There are a few DVDs (title winning season, Worthy Cup, others) available in the club shop with the added bonus that the club gets some money.

There's a reason it's the only shirt of its kind...

And I'll never forget his hat-trick against Villa in '97.

Fair enough - looks like I got the wrong end of the stick. Both on and off the field

Neil announced he was going to leave then worked his jacksy off til he did. Yes it was about cash but don't accuse him of not putting a shift in.

Super ball to Messi. Yesss! 2-0

Park's making some vital tackles. Delighted with the score. Come on Barca!

Yup, according to Soccerbase Matt got 44 league goals, 57 total.

I hope you're wrong. I fear you're right.

We don't know exactly what went on between the 2. Barton's got form for changing room indiscipline but it's entirely possible that Shearer overreacted or decided to make an example of an unpopular player.

It represents the sort of adequate season Arsenal can get away with, as well as the sort of season Liverpool kept putting in pre-Torres. It shows how bent this whole Champions League setup is. The fact is Arsenal (and previously Liverpool) can qualify comfortably without ever challenging for the title. Champions League my arse!

Overrated as a player. Complete failure as a human being. We're not that fncking desperate.

Santa Cruz is coming to town was pretty regular away from home. Maybe there's more chance at home this season now the drummer's hung up his sticks.

It may have bad associations but we should be singing "he's got a pineapple on his head" to Carlos Villanueva.

Exactly the sort of thing I needed to hear from MGP. Before MH left I'd remarked that his next great performance would be for his next club. With Ince's arrival I'd hoped it could spur a revival in his form. That interview makes me more hopeful.

Awww someone needs a hug. Get out of bed the wrong side today?

Not to rain on anyone's creativity but we've got 2 Santas now, right?

I'm getting close to unsubscribing myself for similar reasons to yourself.

You've posted that twice today. Hasta posted it on Wednesday. I admit it was funny the first time I read it (Monday or Tuesday in the Fiver).

I try sometimes but then I start laughing again. Massive club my arse!

You may need to ask that on the main Nicko thread. This is just one of the 3(?) other threads about Nicko.

Bit of an oldie but

Atonement is great although I prefer McEwan's shorter books. Actually I've never read a McEwan book I didn't enjoy and I've read most of them. The film's worth seeing, too. Following recommendations on this board I've recently read Tim Parks' A Season With Verona and Phil Ball's Morbo - both of which are excellent. "Verona" should strike a chord with many Rovers fans detailing obsession with an occassionally successful, often struggling but always unfashionable club. "Morbo" is a great history of Spanish football from the point of view of an English ex-pat. Very informative, often funny (the author has a great eye for the absurd - something very common in Spanish football) and dispels some lazy myths about regional separatism. Rovers even get a mention, which was a bit of a surprise. Currently taking a break from footie books (Chuck Klosterman's "Sex Drugs and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto"). I'll be reading Phil Ball's "White Storm" very soon.

If you use Firefox and are technically inclined install the Adblock Plus plugin and block all their advertising crap. The site's never going to be quick but removing the excessive (I don't adblock til the amount of advertising on a site annoys me) amount of ads they show really does help. As for Neild: I think he's set the bar pretty low for his successor - here's hoping for an improvement.