Comedy delusion from a rednoses forum:
"'The criticism of Benitez's signings is also poor judgement. Benitez has worked within a tight budget since he arrived at Anfield and has missed out on top targets such as the likes of Luis Figo, Simao and Daniel Alves because of this. Yet he has still managed to land top players like Xabi Alonso, Daniel Agger, Momo Sissoko and Dirk Kuyt without having the riches of other clubs at his disposal.'"
They actually believe that liverpool aren't amongst the Premiership's big spenders. I assume in their minds Stevie Gerrard plays for nothing and the likes of Kuyt, Cisse and Alonso just turned up begging to be allowed to play.
It's really quite sweet! I wonder if they have images of Benitez chasing players for their subs money and the new boy washing the kits. They genuinely seem to believe that they are plucky minnows taking on the cynical might of United and Chelsea.
You judge
Then again if you look at the what happened to one of their directors when he had a audacity to criticise the manager maybe the nonsense the Echo et al write is a bit more understandable :
Stalinist purge?
Anyway here's Stuey's song of the day. Modern Girl by Sleater-Kinney
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Monday, October 30, 2006
The East Terrace | Fantasy Rugby
The East Terrace | Fantasy Rugby
Woohoo!!!!!!!! sign up!
and in other news :
England believe they can win the world cup
That's an optimistic call...we just never seem to have the one-day team no matter how good our test side is.
Woohoo!!!!!!!! sign up!
and in other news :
England believe they can win the world cup
That's an optimistic call...we just never seem to have the one-day team no matter how good our test side is.
Arsenal 1-1 Everton
Arsenal 1-1 Everton
Given the blues record away at Arsenal this was a fantastic result...it is slightly disappointingly given we lead for an hour of the game but a point is a point. Wenger and van Persie seemed to be moaning about our pragmatic approach to holding our early lead.
We are hardly going to throw caution to the wind whilst leading away from home to one of the best attacking teams in the country. Arsenal are flat-track bullies. If you let them play and set a tempo they'll destroy you...I seem to remember them trying to slow the game down immeasurably at Goodison a couple of seasons ago. Also virus had been doing the rounds with our squad so a point there is all the more creditable.
My sporting weekend was a bit up and down...it started off very, very well with the St Louis Cardinals winning the world series...truly tremendous stuff given their stuttering form towards the end of the regular season.
Here's a vid that contains a bit of a sly dig at Kenny "Pine Tar" Rogers :
I also heard that our friend's Diana's beloved Chicago Fire got dumped out the playoffs at the Semi-Final stage :(:(:(.
Everton's early lead kept our nerves on edge as we watched Waterloo V Pertemps Bees. Again Waterloo had those lapses in concentration which cost them two early tries. They rallied well but never really go back into the game after an attack broke down and the Brummies went up the other end and nicked a third try. A late, late spear tackle on van DeVenter didn't help matters as he's now broke his arm. A great ground out phase-upon-phase effort eventually breached their line and a late interception lead to a breakaway try but ultimately after the slow start Waterloo made a losing bonus was all they could ever hope for 18-38 the final score...We rushed into the clubhouse to watch Sky Sports Centre to see if Everton could hold on, the Evertonian Waterloo fans were all huddled round the television for what seemed like ages. I'm not sure how much injury time was added but eventually Moyes got so annoyed he got sent to the stand for pointing to his watch (painful memories of the City game haunting both fan and management alike methinks).
Given the blues record away at Arsenal this was a fantastic result...it is slightly disappointingly given we lead for an hour of the game but a point is a point. Wenger and van Persie seemed to be moaning about our pragmatic approach to holding our early lead.
We are hardly going to throw caution to the wind whilst leading away from home to one of the best attacking teams in the country. Arsenal are flat-track bullies. If you let them play and set a tempo they'll destroy you...I seem to remember them trying to slow the game down immeasurably at Goodison a couple of seasons ago. Also virus had been doing the rounds with our squad so a point there is all the more creditable.
My sporting weekend was a bit up and down...it started off very, very well with the St Louis Cardinals winning the world series...truly tremendous stuff given their stuttering form towards the end of the regular season.
Here's a vid that contains a bit of a sly dig at Kenny "Pine Tar" Rogers :
I also heard that our friend's Diana's beloved Chicago Fire got dumped out the playoffs at the Semi-Final stage :(:(:(.
Everton's early lead kept our nerves on edge as we watched Waterloo V Pertemps Bees. Again Waterloo had those lapses in concentration which cost them two early tries. They rallied well but never really go back into the game after an attack broke down and the Brummies went up the other end and nicked a third try. A late, late spear tackle on van DeVenter didn't help matters as he's now broke his arm. A great ground out phase-upon-phase effort eventually breached their line and a late interception lead to a breakaway try but ultimately after the slow start Waterloo made a losing bonus was all they could ever hope for 18-38 the final score...We rushed into the clubhouse to watch Sky Sports Centre to see if Everton could hold on, the Evertonian Waterloo fans were all huddled round the television for what seemed like ages. I'm not sure how much injury time was added but eventually Moyes got so annoyed he got sent to the stand for pointing to his watch (painful memories of the City game haunting both fan and management alike methinks).
Friday, October 27, 2006
Here come the southerners
Autumn Internationls
International fixtures
Saturday, 04 November 2006
Wales v Australia, 14:30
Sunday, 05 November 2006
England v New Zealand, 15:30
Saturday, 11 November 2006
England v Argentina, 14:30
France v New Zealand, 20:00
Ireland v South Africa, 17:00
Italy v Australia, 14:00
Scotland v Romania, 14:30
Wales v Pacific Island, 14:30
Friday, 17 November 2006
Wales v Canada, 19:30
Saturday, 18 November 2006
England v South Africa, 14:30
France v New Zealand, 20:00
Italy v Argentina, 14:00
Scotland v Pacific Island, 14:30
Sunday, 19 November 2006
Ireland v Australia, 16:00
Saturday, 25 November 2006
England v South Africa, 14:30
France v Argentina, 14:00
Italy v Canada, 13:30
Scotland v Australia, 14:30
Wales v New Zealand, 17:00
Sunday, 26 November 2006
Ireland v Pacific Island, 14:45
International fixtures
Saturday, 04 November 2006
Wales v Australia, 14:30
Sunday, 05 November 2006
England v New Zealand, 15:30
Saturday, 11 November 2006
England v Argentina, 14:30
France v New Zealand, 20:00
Ireland v South Africa, 17:00
Italy v Australia, 14:00
Scotland v Romania, 14:30
Wales v Pacific Island, 14:30
Friday, 17 November 2006
Wales v Canada, 19:30
Saturday, 18 November 2006
England v South Africa, 14:30
France v New Zealand, 20:00
Italy v Argentina, 14:00
Scotland v Pacific Island, 14:30
Sunday, 19 November 2006
Ireland v Australia, 16:00
Saturday, 25 November 2006
England v South Africa, 14:30
France v Argentina, 14:00
Italy v Canada, 13:30
Scotland v Australia, 14:30
Wales v New Zealand, 17:00
Sunday, 26 November 2006
Ireland v Pacific Island, 14:45
BBC SPORT | McGrath back from the brink
BBC SPORT | McGrath back from the brink
Good article here about Paul McGrath. Interesting the way he says about Ferguson turfing him out when he wouldn't stop drinking. You are reminded of Tony Adams but he straightened up his act and got the extra years on his career.
Good article here about Paul McGrath. Interesting the way he says about Ferguson turfing him out when he wouldn't stop drinking. You are reminded of Tony Adams but he straightened up his act and got the extra years on his career.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Telegraph | News | Lt Col John Pine-Coffin
Telegraph | News | Lt Col John Pine-Coffin:
The odd name made me check that it wasn't April 1st but I loved this bit :
"A series of staff appointments followed. In 1963 he was in Nassau when he was ordered to investigate a party of Cuban exiles that had infiltrated Andros Island, part of the Bahamas. His seaplane landed in thick mud and Pine-Coffin decided that his only chance of reaching dry land was to strip off.
On coming ashore, plastered in mud and wearing only a red beret and a pair of flippers, he was confronted by a party of armed Cubans. Mustering as much authority as he could in the circumstances, he informed the group that they were trespassing on British sovereign territory and were surrounded.
The following morning, when the Royal Marines arrived to rescue him they were astonished to find him and his radio operator in a clearing standing guard over the Cubans and a pile of surrendered weapons. He was appointed OBE."
The odd name made me check that it wasn't April 1st but I loved this bit :
"A series of staff appointments followed. In 1963 he was in Nassau when he was ordered to investigate a party of Cuban exiles that had infiltrated Andros Island, part of the Bahamas. His seaplane landed in thick mud and Pine-Coffin decided that his only chance of reaching dry land was to strip off.
On coming ashore, plastered in mud and wearing only a red beret and a pair of flippers, he was confronted by a party of armed Cubans. Mustering as much authority as he could in the circumstances, he informed the group that they were trespassing on British sovereign territory and were surrounded.
The following morning, when the Royal Marines arrived to rescue him they were astonished to find him and his radio operator in a clearing standing guard over the Cubans and a pile of surrendered weapons. He was appointed OBE."
YouTube - Sleater-Kinney - "The End Of You"
Ace stuff....God bless Corin Tucker, Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weis. Hope the good ship Sleater-Kinney is out of dry dock soon.
This is ace too :
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Go go Gormleys
BBC NEWS | Gormley sea statues win reprieve
BBC NEWS | Gormley says statues should stay
So the Gormleys are to stay on Crosby beach! Common sense wins the day!
BBC NEWS | Gormley says statues should stay
So the Gormleys are to stay on Crosby beach! Common sense wins the day!
League Cup | Everton 4-0 Luton
Everton 4-0 Luton
Everton ran out comfortable winners last night against a pretty lively and well balanced Luton side. It was surprising given the makeshift nature of our side, Lescott and Davies employed as emergency full-backs. It never really looked in doubt but when they got the ball in the box in the first half there were a few anxious moments. We were down in the Park End and the Hatters fans seemed to be having a fine old time criticising our supporters for not singing whilst even finding time to sing happy birthday to Wayne Rooney (cheeky monkeys). My colleagues Pete & Nev are Luton fans and were too angry with us afterwards so alls well that ends well.
Despite Everton creating a lot of chances Luton continued to play footy...they hadn't come to defend or kick lumps out of us. It made for a great game, you could argue that they deserved better but ultimately their keeper was their man-of-the-match.
I like the new Victor Anichebe song ("Do, do, do Victor Anichebe" to the tune of "C'mon lets do the conga"). Davie Weir was taken to hopsital after a nasty clash of heads...hope he's okay.
Everton ran out comfortable winners last night against a pretty lively and well balanced Luton side. It was surprising given the makeshift nature of our side, Lescott and Davies employed as emergency full-backs. It never really looked in doubt but when they got the ball in the box in the first half there were a few anxious moments. We were down in the Park End and the Hatters fans seemed to be having a fine old time criticising our supporters for not singing whilst even finding time to sing happy birthday to Wayne Rooney (cheeky monkeys). My colleagues Pete & Nev are Luton fans and were too angry with us afterwards so alls well that ends well.
Despite Everton creating a lot of chances Luton continued to play footy...they hadn't come to defend or kick lumps out of us. It made for a great game, you could argue that they deserved better but ultimately their keeper was their man-of-the-match.
I like the new Victor Anichebe song ("Do, do, do Victor Anichebe" to the tune of "C'mon lets do the conga"). Davie Weir was taken to hopsital after a nasty clash of heads...hope he's okay.
Monday, October 23, 2006
Backing up your trash talk
O'Gara talks trash
It's an old cliche that when an opposition team start mouthing off before a game about how much better they are the manager generally says that the opposition have wrote his team talk for them. This was the case as the English and Celtic teams went head to head in the Heineken Cup at the weekend
"I honestly think that both for Munster and Ireland, we've got more talented players than the English in many positions"
"At the minute I don't know many of the English players on a friendly basis and I'd say a few think they're better than they actually are in reality."
"We no longer suffer from being beaten before we even travel to England or France any more. That's the level we're at in Munster. We expect to win when we go over there,"
Well the best way to respond to that would be for the English teams to spank the Celts last weekend...unfortunately none of them did. Munster bagged a late penalty to complete a clean sweep leaving English rugby licking it's wounds and feeling pretty abject.
liverpool capitulated yesterday in alarming fashion...there is something wrong there. Everton and United will not have easier games this season for their wins over Raffa's title pretenders. Very odd.
It's an old cliche that when an opposition team start mouthing off before a game about how much better they are the manager generally says that the opposition have wrote his team talk for them. This was the case as the English and Celtic teams went head to head in the Heineken Cup at the weekend
"I honestly think that both for Munster and Ireland, we've got more talented players than the English in many positions"
"At the minute I don't know many of the English players on a friendly basis and I'd say a few think they're better than they actually are in reality."
"We no longer suffer from being beaten before we even travel to England or France any more. That's the level we're at in Munster. We expect to win when we go over there,"
Well the best way to respond to that would be for the English teams to spank the Celts last weekend...unfortunately none of them did. Munster bagged a late penalty to complete a clean sweep leaving English rugby licking it's wounds and feeling pretty abject.
liverpool capitulated yesterday in alarming fashion...there is something wrong there. Everton and United will not have easier games this season for their wins over Raffa's title pretenders. Very odd.
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Weekend report
Well Everton won, we should be happy. The prematch drink in the Black Horse had been accompanied by Wigan V Man City...Four lost Everton points floating before our eyes. Hopefully Sheffield United would provide a chance for us to get back on track.
For most of the first half we were totally in control and indeed until we went two up they weren't really in the game at all...then with Sheffield United down to 10 men Everton suddenly remembered that they were Everton and retreated into themselves and the Blades came much more into the game. If AJ had put away a chance from the edge of the box just before half time it would have been game over but gradually chances started to fall to United and a less profligate team would have scored...had they I don't know if Everton could have rallied and taken control again. The Blades were never in control of the game but Everton just seemed to be totally disrupted, distracted and utterly lacking in fluency. This week substitutions seem to shore things up (Osman, McFadden and Anichebe) and looking back I suppose the fans' nerves were probably unjustified, it's just life as an Evertonian. It has to be said, however, that Goodison was like a morgue on Saturday...strange as the place has been bouncing since our super-strong start to the season. We didn't give the team much of a lift...perhaps after the previous two games we were just too depressed.
It's nice to get back in the winning habit...even if replays show that both goals were dodgy (there was a push on their defender just before our opener and AJ was tugged back but was pretty happy to go to ground). Warnock did a Warnock afterwards bemoaning the referee Dermot Gallagher (hinting that he was a homer due to the fuss Everton had made of him 'cause it's his retirement year). They should take heart from how they rallied and didn't give up even though they were down to 10...Everton should just bank the points and get on with it, take it as recompense for some of the wins we've let slip through our fingers recently. Honourable mentions go to Joleon Lescott who, on what we've seen so far, is a brilliant player and Phil Neville who ranged forward and delivered a superb cross for our first goal even though it was obvious he was going to get clattered late by the defender. Arteta played well whilst the rest of the team were playing well but too many people went missing in the second half for me to sit here singing their praises. Beattie took a superb penalty but again didn't put himself about enough. Davies was positive and strong after his recent superb showing for Wales.
BBC Match Report
As we grumbled our way out of Goodison the lovely autumn day turned pretty wintery so we nipped off home sharpish pausing only long enough to grab a yummy lamb korai. Once home teletext told us that good old Waterloo had won down at Exeter. That's a hell of a result, they've invested a lot in the team and infrastructure and have ambitions of getting to the Guinness premiership (if the money men don't declare themselves untouchable and abolish the promotion/relegation system). Nice to see the lads get something for their efforts after weeks of hard slog being undone by little dodgy spells where they ship two or three tries.
Exeter website match report
The Heineken Cup kicks off this weekend amid lots of big-talk by our celtic cousins about how they rule the roost in terms of the relevant quality of the Guinness Premiership and the Magners League...So far they've certainly lived up to their hype with Leinster punishing Gloucester and the Ospreys beating Sale whilst Llanelli went to the Madjeski to win against London Irish. Let's hope the Tigers can tear a strip off Munster.
So far so good for the Cardinals as they won the opening game of the world series and Scouser Beth Tweddle deserves kudos for winning Great Britain's first ever gold at the Gymnastics World Championships (asymetric bars).
Sunday meant we had a curry to burn off...my throat was destroyed after the match and so my attempts at hymns in Mass were very much like strangling a cat. After Mass we got the bikes out and cycled over to Camp Hill...it's funny how you only notice the 'Hill' part of the name once you are trying to cycle up it. Once we'd got there and my pulse had returned to something like normal (lots of fitness work to do I'm afraid) we kicked a rugby ball to each other with varying degrees of success and played some frisbee...who could ask for more?
As I write this United and the rednoses are just kicking off...let's hope the sh*t doesn't hit the fan as it has done, quite literally, in recent meetings.
Everton have a new investor in Robert Earl. The founder of Planet Hollywood certainly talks a good game in this News of the World interview. Welcome aboard Robert.
For most of the first half we were totally in control and indeed until we went two up they weren't really in the game at all...then with Sheffield United down to 10 men Everton suddenly remembered that they were Everton and retreated into themselves and the Blades came much more into the game. If AJ had put away a chance from the edge of the box just before half time it would have been game over but gradually chances started to fall to United and a less profligate team would have scored...had they I don't know if Everton could have rallied and taken control again. The Blades were never in control of the game but Everton just seemed to be totally disrupted, distracted and utterly lacking in fluency. This week substitutions seem to shore things up (Osman, McFadden and Anichebe) and looking back I suppose the fans' nerves were probably unjustified, it's just life as an Evertonian. It has to be said, however, that Goodison was like a morgue on Saturday...strange as the place has been bouncing since our super-strong start to the season. We didn't give the team much of a lift...perhaps after the previous two games we were just too depressed.
It's nice to get back in the winning habit...even if replays show that both goals were dodgy (there was a push on their defender just before our opener and AJ was tugged back but was pretty happy to go to ground). Warnock did a Warnock afterwards bemoaning the referee Dermot Gallagher (hinting that he was a homer due to the fuss Everton had made of him 'cause it's his retirement year). They should take heart from how they rallied and didn't give up even though they were down to 10...Everton should just bank the points and get on with it, take it as recompense for some of the wins we've let slip through our fingers recently. Honourable mentions go to Joleon Lescott who, on what we've seen so far, is a brilliant player and Phil Neville who ranged forward and delivered a superb cross for our first goal even though it was obvious he was going to get clattered late by the defender. Arteta played well whilst the rest of the team were playing well but too many people went missing in the second half for me to sit here singing their praises. Beattie took a superb penalty but again didn't put himself about enough. Davies was positive and strong after his recent superb showing for Wales.
BBC Match Report
As we grumbled our way out of Goodison the lovely autumn day turned pretty wintery so we nipped off home sharpish pausing only long enough to grab a yummy lamb korai. Once home teletext told us that good old Waterloo had won down at Exeter. That's a hell of a result, they've invested a lot in the team and infrastructure and have ambitions of getting to the Guinness premiership (if the money men don't declare themselves untouchable and abolish the promotion/relegation system). Nice to see the lads get something for their efforts after weeks of hard slog being undone by little dodgy spells where they ship two or three tries.
Exeter website match report
The Heineken Cup kicks off this weekend amid lots of big-talk by our celtic cousins about how they rule the roost in terms of the relevant quality of the Guinness Premiership and the Magners League...So far they've certainly lived up to their hype with Leinster punishing Gloucester and the Ospreys beating Sale whilst Llanelli went to the Madjeski to win against London Irish. Let's hope the Tigers can tear a strip off Munster.
So far so good for the Cardinals as they won the opening game of the world series and Scouser Beth Tweddle deserves kudos for winning Great Britain's first ever gold at the Gymnastics World Championships (asymetric bars).
Sunday meant we had a curry to burn off...my throat was destroyed after the match and so my attempts at hymns in Mass were very much like strangling a cat. After Mass we got the bikes out and cycled over to Camp Hill...it's funny how you only notice the 'Hill' part of the name once you are trying to cycle up it. Once we'd got there and my pulse had returned to something like normal (lots of fitness work to do I'm afraid) we kicked a rugby ball to each other with varying degrees of success and played some frisbee...who could ask for more?
As I write this United and the rednoses are just kicking off...let's hope the sh*t doesn't hit the fan as it has done, quite literally, in recent meetings.
Everton have a new investor in Robert Earl. The founder of Planet Hollywood certainly talks a good game in this News of the World interview. Welcome aboard Robert.
Friday, October 20, 2006
Videos on YouTube
More tremendous stuff on YouTube - I might make this a regular feature so for today...girlie indie :
10,000 Maniacs - Because the night (unplugged)
Belly - Full Moon, Empty Heart
Belly - Gepetto
Throwing Muses - Not too soon
Sleater Kinney - You're no rock n roll fun
10,000 Maniacs - Because the night (unplugged)
Belly - Full Moon, Empty Heart
Belly - Gepetto
Throwing Muses - Not too soon
Sleater Kinney - You're no rock n roll fun
Cards reach World Series
ESPN.com - MLB - Recap
BBC SPORT | St Louis seal World Series place
Congrats to the St Louis Cardinals who did what is, in baseball terms, the almost impossible. In the regular season the Mets were so far ahead of the redbirds as to make the contest barely worth looking at. They were something like 27 games better.
Article outlining the odds.
Sounds like that 9th inning would have given me palpatations! The Tigers are going to be very difficult but the pennant is an achievment in itself. Congratulations to Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor and the boys? ;)
I'm not going to touch the whole Muslim veil women issue with a 20 foot poll. Suffice to say I disagree with the whole veil issue but they should have a right to where it in their everyday lives...however if your work has a dress code and your religious attire interferes with that then you've just got to lump it...not get all bolshy and take the country to court. I oppose politicians getting involved with the issue and I would oppose a ban like the French introduced but you are employed to go into a classroom to teach. There are rules and standards which everyone has to obey.
BBC SPORT | St Louis seal World Series place
Congrats to the St Louis Cardinals who did what is, in baseball terms, the almost impossible. In the regular season the Mets were so far ahead of the redbirds as to make the contest barely worth looking at. They were something like 27 games better.
Article outlining the odds.
Sounds like that 9th inning would have given me palpatations! The Tigers are going to be very difficult but the pennant is an achievment in itself. Congratulations to Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor and the boys? ;)
I'm not going to touch the whole Muslim veil women issue with a 20 foot poll. Suffice to say I disagree with the whole veil issue but they should have a right to where it in their everyday lives...however if your work has a dress code and your religious attire interferes with that then you've just got to lump it...not get all bolshy and take the country to court. I oppose politicians getting involved with the issue and I would oppose a ban like the French introduced but you are employed to go into a classroom to teach. There are rules and standards which everyone has to obey.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Reading players escape FA action
BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Chelsea | Reading players escape FA action
Personally I think Mourinho's comments about the ambulance services are pretty out of order. He does, however, have a point about it being daft to have no stretcher route between dressing room and door apart from going out along the touchline (especially given that their stadium is practically brand new and used for rugby where neck injuries are more common).
As for the Cech challenge I didn't think anything of it until I saw it from this angle.
I don't for a second think Hunt is trying to seriously hurt Cech but it is a bit naughty to leave your leg in like that when you are clearly going to be second the ball.
The Cudicini one is odd too...that's a funny way to jump for a ball
Personally I think Mourinho's comments about the ambulance services are pretty out of order. He does, however, have a point about it being daft to have no stretcher route between dressing room and door apart from going out along the touchline (especially given that their stadium is practically brand new and used for rugby where neck injuries are more common).
As for the Cech challenge I didn't think anything of it until I saw it from this angle.
I don't for a second think Hunt is trying to seriously hurt Cech but it is a bit naughty to leave your leg in like that when you are clearly going to be second the ball.
The Cudicini one is odd too...that's a funny way to jump for a ball
BBC NEWS | Beach statues set to leave coast
BBC NEWS | Beach statues set to leave coast
Anthony Gormley's Another Place is to be removed over health and safety fears. This seems a shame...it gave the area real character.
I suppose they should also get rid of the Mersey Wave in case motorists are distracted and crash or the Super Lamb Banana in case someone climbs it and falls off.
The world will be a pretty dull place if everything that can possibly cause someone to injure themselves is taken away. Those statues made an otherwise non-descript section of Crosby beach a national tourist attraction. Art exhibits like that and the aforementioned wave and, erm, banana are what make the place unique.
Anthony Gormley's Another Place is to be removed over health and safety fears. This seems a shame...it gave the area real character.
I suppose they should also get rid of the Mersey Wave in case motorists are distracted and crash or the Super Lamb Banana in case someone climbs it and falls off.
The world will be a pretty dull place if everything that can possibly cause someone to injure themselves is taken away. Those statues made an otherwise non-descript section of Crosby beach a national tourist attraction. Art exhibits like that and the aforementioned wave and, erm, banana are what make the place unique.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Celtic 3-0 Benfica
BBC SPORT | Football | Europe | Celtic 3-0 Benfica
PS Thanks for Andy & Helen Mills down in lovely Higham Ferrers for being the first folk to leave me a message on the fridge thingy! Superstars
Hail Hail, the Celts are here,
What the hell do we care,
What the hell do we care,
Hail Hail, the Celts are here,
What the hell do we care now...
For its a grand old team to play for,
For its a grand old team to see,
And if you know the history,
Its enough to make your heart go,
Nine-in-a-row
We don't care what the animals say,
What the hell do we care,
For we only know,
That there's gonna be a show,
And the Glasgow Celtic will be there.
Sure it's the best darn team in Scotland
and the players they are Grand,
"We support the Celtic"
'cos they are the finest in the land.
We'll be there to give the bhoys a cheer
When the League Flag flies,
And the cheers go up 'cos we know the Scottish Cup
is coming home to rest at Paradise.
PS Thanks for Andy & Helen Mills down in lovely Higham Ferrers for being the first folk to leave me a message on the fridge thingy! Superstars
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Celebrity cults
Sweet Jesus....as if it wasn't enough 20 year old footballers having books out :
Amazon.co.uk: Living the Dream: My Story: Books: Chantelle Houghton
This country's obsession with the cult of celebrity makes me want to emigrate. It's truly, truly pathetic when bimbo no-marks like her have people slavering all over them to read their 'story'. It's truly an embarrassment. From soft girl up there padding out "I am a vapid, blonde Paris-Hilton-a-like who fancies herself" and Jade Goody's "I am thick as pig-excrement" through Kerry Whats-her-name and Jordan gurning at me from newsagent shelves right up to the omnipresent but omni-not-doing-anything-of-note Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and Sadie Frost.
A load of utterly average, utterly fatuous famous-for-being-famous egomaniacs who for some reason people are obsessed with. There is part of me that says "Good luck" to these people...if morons are going to hang on your every word and deed then who not cash in but for God sake...what are you people famous for. I mean the fact that Chantelle used to work as a Paris Hilton impersonator is, for me, the ultimate statement. The most pointless air-headed spoilt-little-rich-girl has an impersonator...so that other people can book the wannabe no-mark-a-like to come to there parties and flounce round allowing the party throwers and all their stupid little friends pretend to know Paris Hilton...who is famous for going to parties....and being thick.
I despair....but then again I am obsessed with living vicariously through sporting teams so different strokes for different folks.
At the other end of the I'm-blonde-so-I-have-a-right-to-be-famous scale is this :
Sheffield girl group Twin launch a foul mouthed tirade at stadium full of people.
Updates on the Madonna baby story...it seems that Malawian human rights groups have raised objections to her adopting a kid without the usual checks. Before the objections could formally lodged, and for reasons other than Madonna's vast wealth and fame, the child was issued with a passport and allowed to leave the country. Maternal Madonna immediately dispatched a staff member to Africa to retrieve the little urchin.
Now the upshot off all this is one child raised out of poverty and others helped by her donations but it does basically mean that if you have enough cash a child is for sale and the normal procedure don't apply.
Amazon.co.uk: Living the Dream: My Story: Books: Chantelle Houghton
This country's obsession with the cult of celebrity makes me want to emigrate. It's truly, truly pathetic when bimbo no-marks like her have people slavering all over them to read their 'story'. It's truly an embarrassment. From soft girl up there padding out "I am a vapid, blonde Paris-Hilton-a-like who fancies herself" and Jade Goody's "I am thick as pig-excrement" through Kerry Whats-her-name and Jordan gurning at me from newsagent shelves right up to the omnipresent but omni-not-doing-anything-of-note Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and Sadie Frost.
A load of utterly average, utterly fatuous famous-for-being-famous egomaniacs who for some reason people are obsessed with. There is part of me that says "Good luck" to these people...if morons are going to hang on your every word and deed then who not cash in but for God sake...what are you people famous for. I mean the fact that Chantelle used to work as a Paris Hilton impersonator is, for me, the ultimate statement. The most pointless air-headed spoilt-little-rich-girl has an impersonator...so that other people can book the wannabe no-mark-a-like to come to there parties and flounce round allowing the party throwers and all their stupid little friends pretend to know Paris Hilton...who is famous for going to parties....and being thick.
I despair....but then again I am obsessed with living vicariously through sporting teams so different strokes for different folks.
At the other end of the I'm-blonde-so-I-have-a-right-to-be-famous scale is this :
Sheffield girl group Twin launch a foul mouthed tirade at stadium full of people.
Updates on the Madonna baby story...it seems that Malawian human rights groups have raised objections to her adopting a kid without the usual checks. Before the objections could formally lodged, and for reasons other than Madonna's vast wealth and fame, the child was issued with a passport and allowed to leave the country. Maternal Madonna immediately dispatched a staff member to Africa to retrieve the little urchin.
Now the upshot off all this is one child raised out of poverty and others helped by her donations but it does basically mean that if you have enough cash a child is for sale and the normal procedure don't apply.
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Good place to catch up with any My Name is Earl episodes you may have missed.
Still doing the decorating...grim, grim, grim. Still after we'd called it a day we had a nice bottle of Brooklyn lager. Can definitely recomend....full flavoured and hoppy although not at all lagery. Over the weekend we had Cains Lager...which I've already extolled at length on here and some Magners Irish cider just to see what all the fuss was about. It gets a thumbs up. It's not a dry cider but certainly not a sweet teenagers in the park type affair. I'd certainly go for it on a hot day.
The Brooklyn Lager was part of my abortive scheme to have a beer for each and every one of the Everton first team. I put it on hold until I could get my hands on some Nigerian beer and some Tooheys New. The full list read thus :
Howard - Brooklyn Lager
Wright - Greene King
Hibbert - Cains
Lescott - Banks
Yobo - Star (from website)
Stubbs - Cains
Weir - McEwans
Valente - Super Bock
Arteta - San Miguel
Naysmith - McEwans
Neville - Boddingtons
Carsley - Guinness or Magners
Cahill - Tooheys
Osman - Cains
Van der Meyde - Heineken
Davies - Brains
Beattie - Lancaster Bomber
Anichebe - Star
Johnson - Bombardier
McFadden - McEwans
I suppose the rednoses I know can just get a full crate of San Miguel.
Good place to catch up with any My Name is Earl episodes you may have missed.
Still doing the decorating...grim, grim, grim. Still after we'd called it a day we had a nice bottle of Brooklyn lager. Can definitely recomend....full flavoured and hoppy although not at all lagery. Over the weekend we had Cains Lager...which I've already extolled at length on here and some Magners Irish cider just to see what all the fuss was about. It gets a thumbs up. It's not a dry cider but certainly not a sweet teenagers in the park type affair. I'd certainly go for it on a hot day.
The Brooklyn Lager was part of my abortive scheme to have a beer for each and every one of the Everton first team. I put it on hold until I could get my hands on some Nigerian beer and some Tooheys New. The full list read thus :
Howard - Brooklyn Lager
Wright - Greene King
Hibbert - Cains
Lescott - Banks
Yobo - Star (from website)
Stubbs - Cains
Weir - McEwans
Valente - Super Bock
Arteta - San Miguel
Naysmith - McEwans
Neville - Boddingtons
Carsley - Guinness or Magners
Cahill - Tooheys
Osman - Cains
Van der Meyde - Heineken
Davies - Brains
Beattie - Lancaster Bomber
Anichebe - Star
Johnson - Bombardier
McFadden - McEwans
I suppose the rednoses I know can just get a full crate of San Miguel.
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