matthew123

re: G&B I'd say for a start you need stronger visibility with wine promotions to entice potential customers off Lordship Lane, regardless of the competition.

From the slow-mo of the incident it looked like he was trying to locate the eye and rub a single finger across the surface

Sankey only admitted guilt once back in he UK and after Shields had been sentenced - the coward refused to go back to Bulgaria to face the consequences. Liverpool Echo: "What more evidence do you need, given that someone else confessed to the crime, the Bulgarian admission that the conviction was doubtful, the discredited ID evidence and Michael?s alibi?"

I have to admit I always thought eye gouging meant sticking the finger(s) into and under the eye ball - but from the reaction assumed this had by Rugby Law now been extended to cover stroking finger on face beneath eye socket.. or was Burger yellow carded more for intent? Who is right and who is wrong?

>> Why should he show any loyalty to Liverpool now, when he's been booed at Anfield. I'd say on the 2 visits he paid to Anfield as a Newcastle player he got more claps than boos - so what about showing some loyalty to those that clapped him? >> By the way, can someone tell me why the top story on the Liverpool section >> of the beeb is about the fan in jail being refused a pardon. So what if he's >> a Liverpool fan, that isn't sports news, I want to hear something about the >> football club. Keef, the fan, Michael Shields, was on his way back from Istanbul in 2005 so it very much Sports related. >> Don't know too much about the story, but other than him saying he's innocent, >> is there much evidence to suggest he is? ..Apart from some other guy admitting it was him that did it and witnesses to the fact that Michael Shields was in bed sleeping when the assault took place.

Michael Owen looks anxious as Agent holds last minute phone call on way to United medical.. has his TomTom failed or is it a final plea?

well i'll be going in the evening, probably arrive 8.30 to 9 would have been earlier but probably need to rest after watching rugby during afternoon

Recognise the various patterns and you can always tell when likes of FelicityNormal reappear under new guise

He was probably doing his warm up act and now reading this thread to fine tune things like 'don't knock on window'..

is that the off licence which banned the infamous FeliticyNormal ?

Unfortunately we all have to follow the same laws that were imposed because of the way this kind of freedom was previously abused by lager louts and winos. Yes some discretion could have been shown by the jobsworth but then he might be thinking it's a stitch up by his bosses to see if they could sack him for not following orders.

Jongi Nokwe, winger, is playing and Peter De Villiers said, "He gives me goosebumps and if you blink you don't see him." Last year he scored 4 tries against Australia.

Yellow peppery Curry sauce and chips with dollops of ketchup - pint of Guiness afterwards or Lager beforehand. Lush!

Haha - I don't think we've lost a game in Glasgow for over 40 years! Bring it on!

Hopefully it's a sunny day so it'll put Motson in a flap trying to pick them out

That tell's you everything you need to know about Scottish football that Celtic are signing Nancy Duo...

They've thrown around a lot of money, some of which will be returned by increased shirt sales but how many fans will buy both a Kaka and Ronaldo shirt? I'm not sure the new regime at the Bernabeu really wanted Ronaldo - it seems their hands were tied from 12 months ago. Real sporting director Jorge Valdano said the deal to sign Ronaldo was agreed before he and president Florentino Perez arrived at the Bernabeu, 'There was a contract and we had to respect the dates stipulated, when to make the signing public, when to communicate with Manchester, when to pay. All of that was established in a very precise manner that didn?t allow us to play not even with the dates.'

Got to be in with a big shout after the Boks have overhauled their team with 10 changes! South Africa: Kirchner (Bulls); Ndungane (Sharks), Fourie (Lions), Olivier (Bulls), Nokwe (Cheetahs); M Steyn (Bulls), Du Preez (Bulls); Mtawarira (Sharks), Ralepelle (Bulls), Smit (Sharks), Muller (Sharks), Matfield (Bulls), Brussow (Cheetahs), Smith (Cheetahs), Kankowski (Sharks). Replacements: B du Plessis (Sharks), Steenkamp (Bulls), Carstens (Sharks), Sykes (Sharks), Spies (Bulls), R Pienaar (Sharks), F Steyn (Sharks). Their coach has criticised the Lions media over their coverage of the Burger incident. "We had negative media from Britain in 1974 and 1980 and now I've allowed it again in 2009, I've learnt that if they can't win on the field then they will try to win anywhere else they can."

Arsenal's CEO is suggesting we have a salary cap like in US Sports - is this because he is American or is it because Arsenal have a bleak financial future? http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/usstyle-salary-cap-worth-considering-says-gazidis-1728353.html

Lions team for Saturday is Lions: Kearney; Monye, Bowe, Flutey, S Williams; S Jones, Phillips; Sheridan, Rees, Vickery, Shaw, O'Connell, Worsley, M Williams, Heaslip. Replacements: Ford, Hayes, Alun-Wyn Jones, Wallace, Croft, Ellis, Hook.

Maybe Barry Road should have it's own thread!

BBC have revealed first 4 matches as West Brom v Newcastle - 8 Aug Ipswitch v Newcastle - 26 Sep Derby v QPR - 24 Oct Cardiff v Forest - 1 Nov

Mick take a photo of the evidence and keep your powder dry for another day when you have to justify buying a giant telly for the new football season ;-)

'Real Madrid agree a deal to sign striker Karim Benzema', for ?30m, according to his club Lyon So where will Tevez go... If Man City sign Eto'o I can't see him getting in ahead of Santa Cruz and Eto'o. Similarly at Chelsea I think Anelka and Drogba will be the choice of Ancelotti. Tevez made a few noises about not being a first choice at United so does that mean he needs to find another club.. but whom?

This one passed me by but the BBC are showing 10 live matches from the Championship this season Apparently they won the contract in 2007 - also from this season the Carling Cup final and two semi-final legs will be shown live on the BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7080696.stm