Pongo's Socks

If I don't commandeer the telly early the missus will put something even more shite on

And it's 20 minutes till KO and we're still hearing about Evertons points deduction. Indeed, piss off sky

I'm in danger of launching something heavy at my telly if I hear the word 'delicious' to describe a goal/assist/touch etc many more times. Proper winds me up and i don't know why

Is WD40 on the restricted items list? Because I'm tempted to take a can down on Sunday for the hinges on the security gate between the disabled entrance and the Lower North. Bloody hell that thing squeals

Same here. And I do think you appreciate how bad it is when you're actually at the game rather than on TV. Watching highlights this morning, Ollie and co should've been going crazy after a late winner, reeling away to the fans (remember Dougie against Watford?). Instead we get subdued high 5s and everyone watching the ref. It's awful, I don't care what anyone says, it's ruined the game, you'll never change my mind.

Absolutely sick to death of this now. Was sat behind the subs as they were warming up on touchline last night, Diego scores, and instead of celebrating properly McGinn ran straight over to ask the subs if it looked onside. Then Ollie admits he didn't celebrate his goal properly as he's worried it'll be chalked off. This isn't what football is about.

My big un had a full on meltdown when Mr Pontypines moustache flew away, it really traumatised him. He still won't watch it now years later

Remember them old films, where someone would slap someone else round the face to say 'Pull yourself together man!' ? Thats what you need right now

Think they're loads taller than standard

Most of the school kids I see kicking cans up the street by my house ain't gonna be happy with pop and ice cream, they'd be trying to get on the Artois and moaning they can't smoke or vape inside

I've already asked the missus for this for the match nearest my birthday. We're a family of 4, all members, me and the eldest do at least 15 games a season (including cups). I usually drive so don't have a beer, when we get the bus I usually get about 3 beers in all day due to the queues. We get a sweaty burger from outside the Social, a bag of scratchings, and a chocolate bar at half time. We sometimes leave a couple of minutes early, because if you don't, you're either stuck in a queue for an hour to get out of the car park, or you're crammed in like sardines in whichever pub you can get in after the game. We've sneaked into the holte suite a couple of times with mates who have ST's. So as a one off this seems quite appealing. I'm just annoyed on behalf of the ST holders. This could've been done in a marquee on the carpark, and the holte suite left as it was. Just seems another kick in the teeth after the terrace view. They don't seem to have read the room here

Handball. Its either handball, or 'ball to hand', like it used to be. None of this 'natural position' bollocks. And no flicking the ball up, aiming for opponents hand. Offside. Much like the whole of the ball needs to cross the whole of the line, there should be an obvious gap between attacker and defender for it to be called offside. Again, like it used to be. And none of this 'affecting play' or phases, if yer off yer off. Lino puts his/her flag up straight away. And if they got rid of that God forsaken VAR that's ruined football, they'd probably have to change those 2 rules back, because the ref/lino would have to make their decision there and then. You know, like it used to be.

Really? Mostly we sit Trinity as we have the little un with us, queues for food and drink are horrendous at half time, especially Upper tier. If the kids want a drink or choccy bar the missus goes at 35 minutes or else she'd still be there for second half KO. Lower tier is better, the girls on the Pietanic kiosk are regulars and actually seem to give a sh**e, but they've never got the full menu. Always friendly and helpful though. Bogs are much better than Holte though. On a side note, I'd wish someone would take some WD40 for the security gate that separates lower north from Trinity. Bloody noise is horrendous when they open that thing

Please God, no. I f*****g hate the beatles. Plus that's so cheesy. The best manager we've ever had deserves so much more. Tin hat on, bring it, Beatles Beeaaatches!

Agreed, was really strange, bit disappointed as it was my lads first European game as he's only 10, but like you say it was probably never going to be an electric atmosphere when it was pretty much a dead rubber

Something I noticed watching Emery cam from this weeks game, he seems to be less animated and 'kicking every ball' as it were. Also seems to be barking his orders a lot less. Evident to me that his philosophy has been soaked up by the team, certainly the regulars anyway, and he can trust them to do the job he wants. Compare it to the early games of his reign, he was literally pointing players into position and directing every pass. Good stuff to see

Very nice actually. Get yer dentist on speed dial though

Aint that the pork scratchings fella?

Stunned and gutted by this. Get well soon Emi

Had you had 10 pints that day?

Not sure why anyone wants rid of him? Just the wages?

I know its only Wikipedia, but according to them, the Fanatics deal meant a '450% increase in e-commerce' sales. Now I'm no expert, so not sure what that means in real terms, but it sounds like a s**t-ton of extra cash to me. '

That season we came back up, I genuinely feared for us, a squad rebuild of the size that was required was always going to be a struggle to make things click. Sometimes I genuinely wondered where the points would come from. One player was consistently very good, others were patchy at best, some looked absolute rubbish. As a whole, we were garbage. Wesley was, in my opinion, no worse than many others. Add the fact he was so young, new country etc, and I think he deserves a bit of slack. And at times, dare I say it, he looked pretty effing good! I wish him all the very best, seems a top lad. Oh yeah, and F**K Ben Mee.

Unfortunately I can't agree, I think they'll always be some who won't back him, you can clearly hear the moans and groans from the stands when he's playing, he surely must hear it too and this can't be good for his confidence. During the warm up at Brighton away, he was practicing coming for crosses with the GK coach, some bloke shouted 'YOU CAN F*****G CATCH THEN YOU CLOWN?' He definitely heard it, hardly anyone in the stands at that point, and the blokes around the culprit were laughing their heads off.

It's an ancient bylaw that's never been changed. Anyone who fastens, ties or straps himself to an upright post in public, is considered fair game to be tossed upon by the local peasantry, apart from on Sundays or the King's birthday. If a copper is near by you're allowed to finish in his helmet.