Inspiral_Carpet

Ancona v Latics?

That's it. Hangoverphobia. The fear of sobering up and feeling like crap.

Welcome Wolfy. Hopefully an Admin will be along soon to get you validated. Cheers

Welcome Alan. I had many a pint in the Woolpack in my younger days! We are a bit short on the ground with Admins today but I am sure one will be along soon to validate you.

Also, make sure the pesky microphone is switched off so that Marcel Desailly can't hear you. As that incident proves, you really do have to consider far more than the person to whom you are speaking when on TV. The fact that BB is delayed live coverage suggests though this has been done more as a stunt rather than for reasons of integrity.

......Or fools never differ? I think the fact that TTA have publically said they are going to back Shez with a bigger budget gives him far more leeway to bring in some top quality first teamers and some really decent squad players. He would not have let Rocastle go if he did not think he could get someone better in before the start of the season. None of us know what is going on behind the scenes. Nor do we know what treasures await us from Stamford Bridge.

The point is though that they are squad players and so easily replaceable. There will be hundreds of decent out of contract players available this summer. Many of those players will still be contracted to their current Clubs until July 1. Port Vale have brought in Edwards and Rocastle as first team players from what I can gather - and they are talking about a push for promotion. Not many Latics fans would be happy to have this pair as anything more than cover. Regarding signings, there are strong rumours that we have already bagged Gordon Greer and Mark Crossley. I am sure there are loads more irons in the fire. Plus, I'd expect some Season-long loans. Possibly Kilkenny and maybe a couple of players from Chelsea as part of the Philliskirk deal. The beginning of June is not the time to be panicking!

No. Edwards is out of contract and Rocastle has gone on a free.

In light of recent events, OAFC wish to announce that the "Staff v Fans" match is now being treated as a trial.

I was concerned for your safety so did a google on venomous snake in Israel. That piece came up. I know you work at Ben Gurion Airport so it seemed a real coincidence! Sleep well tonight Bob!

There are 10 types of venomous snakes in Israel Bob. Be careful. Hope you weren't working on Wednesday! Snakes on a Plane!

I've got a phobia about people wearing masks - or people speaking in voices which are clearly not their own. Oh - and I am scared stiff of snakes.

I'd be careful mate. I know a sub-contracting aerial guy up here. He is straight and tells me it is very difficult to beat the "system". He has also told me a lot of horror stories about things that dodgy contractors have offered. You will need 4 LNB outputs to run 2 Sky Plus boxes but most new dishes will have those. You will also need two viewing cards from Sky (sounds like you are being offered dodgy ones). Sky are very careful with multiroom. As has been said, it is an extra tenner a month and so Sky are concerned that unscrupulous neighbours may share a dish and have a feed through the wall so that they both get the works for less than two separate systems. Consequently, both boxes need to be plugged into a telephone line permanently. During the night, Sky will occasionally send a request for the box to "call home". If both boxes send differing telephone information back, then you will get invoiced for two separate systems back-dated. Similarly, if both boxes are not plugged in, Sky's policy is to shoot first with an invoice. Now it may not work like this. Maybe the engineer knows how to get round these problems. The thing with Sky though is they change things regularly to avoid fraud. One other thing, to activate Sky+ recording facility, you have to call Sky yourself. Again, maybe there is a workround that this dodgy Engineer is aware of. You may be paying £150 for something that works now. In 3 months time however, you may be stuck with something worthless.

They are having to apologise several times over the next few days for the Shilpa racism row and now they are able to prove that they have smartened up their act. Clever Channel 4. That will get the regulator off their backs. As you say, shame it was the fit one who was the fall-girl. Anyway, as you will see from the link, she only gets her kit off "professionally". Emily The Actress Additional skills - Football: waitress; Harry Potter. Harry Potter?

Fair point! I thought he was still under contract and had refused an extension. I also thought he was a lot younger than 29!

It may be possible that Rocastle and Edwards could be part of a deal to bring Leon Constantine to Boundary Park.

Nice translation mate! And you are right, Ashley would be banned in a matter of minutes! It does bring things into perspective though when reading something like that (and hearing what Ashley is like around Town). While we all sit in judgement of Lee Hughes; Chris Hall etc, you do have to remember that many footballers aren't that bright. Add a lot of free time and lots of money, then it isn't surprising that so many go off the rails.

Ackey's your man for Txt Speak translations. He luvs em!

She has had a little assistance from the surgeon but it was money very well spent in my humble opinion.

It is also a possibility that he may be in line for joining the cast of Dream Team on Sky. I also would think he'll be a shoe-in for Graham Taylor's side in the next series of "The Match"!

Hmm. Nailing Hollyoak's Gemma Atkinson once she's bored with Cristiano Ronaldo or freezing your nads off on the Boundary Park Substitutes bench? Seriously though, I totally agree. If I had half his talent, then I'd be making damn sure that I continued playing at the highest level I possibly could. Gemmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmahhhhhhhhhhhh

Fortunately not!

A winger who rarely beat his man. But his crosses were sublime. He had a left-foot like a Pitching Wedge and regularly planted perfect lobs onto the heads of our Strikers. One of the main architects of the "pinch-me" years. The art of crossing is clearly difficult since few can do it well. David Beckham has built a multi-million pond career on this skill but few others seem able to do it consistently. Apart from Tricky Ricky. Before we played Luton away on the opening day of the 2005-2006 season, I stayed at a Hotel in Milton Keynes. Barnsley were playing there that day and I introduced my eldest son (then 5) to Rick saying we were Oldham Fans. He seemed genuinely shocked that we'd want to say "hello" to someone like him and he pointed out that Andy Ritchie would be along in a minute. I've news for you Rick, you are a Latics Legend too. Nice bloke. Very modest. Tremendously skilful. Scruffy dude.

They were romantically attached for part of last Season. Not sure who dumped whom. I've just been sick in my mouth at the thought.

That'd mean both our Centre Backs would have been screwed by Keigan Parker.