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Right, that's the New Year serious post out of the way, normal service is resumed... Let's all laugh at Arsenal, Let's all laugh at Arsenal, Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Let's all laugh at Arsenal, Let's all laugh at Arsenal, Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!... :)

Refs have always been inconsistent, in that they will allow all sorts of pushing, pulling and general scratching each other's eyes out in the penalty box, yet will give a free kick for the merest hint of 'contact' outside the box...that is until yesterday when Clattenburg give a pen against Norwich for 'holding' a player in the box. I wonder if his fellow refs will follow?..

...you could also use them to carry hundreds of snails to a place of safety

Ouch!.. :)

???? and Ots, you've already made predictions for week 17 a couple of pages back. I posted 4 'weeks' worth of fixtures in case people were away over the festive period like LadyGooner. I think I was the only one who didn't do this, preferring single 'week' forecasts. Let me know which predictions you want me to take. For future reference, I don't mind if anyone wants to amend predictions, as long as it's done before kick-off, and provided it's done on the original post, not a new one, otherwise there's a good chance I will miss it...

I once spoke to a guy at Junckers (timber floor specialists) about a similar scenario, and he told me that they wouldn't guarantee their solid boards laid directly onto concrete/screed, but they would for their engineered boards, as they are less prone to expansion/contraction. If you want to go down the traditional floorboard look, you don't need to use traditional sized floor joists if you have a concrete floor, small timber battens or a WBP plywood base should suffice. But you need to be sure that no damp/moisture gets into the timber from the concrete, so best to lay a waterproof memebrane over the concrete. You will need to allow for expansion gaps at the perimeter, usually hidden under skirtings/kitchen units...

Week 17 (1st-2nd Jan) - Coupon Buster is Reading to win at Tottenham... West Brom 3 Fulham 1 Man City 2 Stoke 1 Swansea 3 Aston Villa 0 Tottenham 4 Reading 0 West Ham 1 Norwich 2 Wigan 1 Man Utd 2 Southampton 2 Arsenal 3 Chelsea 3 QPR 1 Liverpool 3 Sunderland 1 Newcastle 2 Everton 2

A horse walks into a Lordship Lane bar. Barman says ''Why the long face?'' Horse replies ''Well wouldn't you have one if you were about to be charged ?4 for a pint of watered down pi$$''

Week 16 scores... MM - 5 Correct Results + 2 Correct Scores = 11 pts (What were the odds on that happening?!) Mx - 3 Correct Results + 2 Correct Scores = 9 pts (The great escape begins...) OT - 4 Correct Results + 1 Correct Score = 7 pts AM - 3 Correct Results + 1 Correct Score = 6 pts RD - 6 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 6 pts ?? - 5 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 5 pts RC - 2 Correct Results + 1 Correct Score = 5 pts EP - Played a Maxxi = 5pts DR - 4 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 4 pts JL - 4 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 4 pts PD - 4 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 4 pts LG - 3 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 3 pts SC - 2 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 2 pts

Why did the chicken cross the road? To use the newly installed Lordship Lane pelican crossings and bug the tits of car drivers of course...

aquarius moon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Plants are probably actually here to feed snails. > As they are living creatures & need to eat. Couldn't agree more, so do I...Les escargots et les frites sont sur moi!

aquarius moon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why not remove a snail from the pavement to safety > instead of treading on it? If you can train snails not to eat my plants, we could have a deal...

Tonight it's Barney v The Power...LETTTTT'S PLAAAAAY DARRRRRRTS! *Hums various EuroBeat anthems...*

From the BBC live feed... "Sorry to hear about Brendan Rodgers' virus. I'm sure he's hoping it will pass. And pass. And pass. And pass. And pass. And pass..." :)

That's surprising as Everton aren't big payers. He's apparently already had talks with QPR, which suggests it's about money, or rather his agent's commission...

The Quo weren't shrinking violets back in the day. They once made a 'guest appearance' in a porn mag in the 70's. And Francis and the boys liked nothing better than a good communal 'polish'... One of the guys we knew had a Cine 8 projector, with these [porn] films. Everyone would check into the Central Hotel in Bielefeld, get a towel, and come back to one of the rooms. The projector was set up so it'd go on to the net curtains ? but it would also project across the street. We didn't know this. Everyone would be on the bed, having "a polish". You did everything in each other's company, so having a polish was nothing to worry about.

That's a good point, Maxxi could get 100 points and go to the top, and we wouldn't want that to happen would we ;-)

What's your budget?..

That's a good compromise, bit like the Champions League*, going from a league to a knock-out competition. Would probably just omit the bottom five prior to last eight, to keep everyone interested and in with a chance...any other suggestions/thoughts? *It was suggested at the start that the Champions League is included like the FA Cup. Similar decision needs to be made as to whether to include it in the main league or treat it as a separate competition...

*Bob*'s the one sitting down... http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/27175665/Haircut+100+WA3534691FBHaircut100GrahamJon.jpg

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The first option makes it too much like the > 'league'. Agreed, I personally favour the 2nd option as it's more in keeping with the FA Cup i.e. a knock-out competition. > The third option would need to consider which > fixtures to include as presumably all 64 wouldn't > be. Not sure why you think all matches couldn't be included. There would be 32 matches in 3rd Round, just means more points can be scored. No reason why replays couldn't be included too. Lots of Brucie Bonus points up for grabs in the early rounds but less in the latter rounds. > My suggestion would be to use the FA Cup from the > 3rd round and have fixtures as: > AvBvC > DvE > FvG > HvI > JvK > LvM > > 6 winners plus two best runners up go through to > the q/finals (i.e. 4th round) If you wait until > the FA Cup reaches the last sixteen our Final will > be based on just one fixture THE Final. Could > cause complications. If we started with the 3rd round, our final would be the 6th round (4 matches). Personally I'd like it to mirror the FA Cup, so that it ended up with 2 players going head to head predicting the actual Cup Final. If that is tied, i.e both predict the same result/score, then countback of previous points could decide winner. To avoid 'cheating', predictions can be PM'd to me, or someone else if I'm involved in the final. > I'd also suggest the Cup winners get bonus points > added to their League tally. Something like equal > to the highest score by anyone in one week. Personally I'd like to keep it totally separate, unless the general consensus is different, same applies with my other comments. 3rd round starts next weekend, so we need to decide mid-weekish...

Misread consonant #1... http://i.ytimg.com/vi/wa_0-O8WSOU/0.jpg

It's that time of year again when the Government gladhands and backslaps the great and good amongst us...that's overpaid celebrities to you and me. So, here are some nominations for our very own gongs...feel free to add your own, but keep it friendly(ish)... For Services to Diplomacy - joint nomination, Otta and Jeremy, the voices of reason. Although I'm a bit worried that they both play in a rock band, shouldn't you be spitting and snarling a bit more chaps? Best Restauarant/Pub Reviewer - Sue and her smiley faces. Perhaps Sue can incorpoarte a smiley face rating system :)) :)) :)) For Services to Comedy - humour is subjective, but *Bob*, as well as tickling the ivories, can tickle my funny bone anytime. For Services to Longevity - The Song Thread, the Fleetwood Mac of the forum, it never fecking dies. Although handy if you've got nothing to say but still want to top up your posting score. Thread of the Year - tricky one, there isn't a stand-out candidate, but the Fois Gras thread keeps on giving...even on Christmas Day.

Football fans are ordered to sit down, allegedly on H&S grounds, yet football grounds are often used for music concerts, where fans are freely allowed to stand and alcohol is widely consumed. Let's face it, going to a football match brings out the worse in a lot of people, it's become tribal/confrontational regardless whether there are seats or not...

Predictors, what are your thoughts on the up and coming FA Cup games, should we... - Set up a separate competition/table, on a round by round basis, with points scored as the main league. - Set up a separate knock-out competiton, following FA Cup format...players drawn against each other, highest score going through to next round. As there are only 13 teams, we would have to wait until the last 16, with 3 teams drawing a bye. - Incorporate the FA Cup into the main league, so that it just becomes another week. Any other ideas welcome...