UEFA Champions League 05/06, this is the thread for

Defender Rio Ferdinand, who recently signed a new four-year deal at the club, was also asked if he had spent his pay rise yet.

As United arrived at Budapest airport, a United fan spotted David Gill:

Red: You’ve fucked us over big time there Gill. I can’t believe you’ve sold us out.

Gill: (looks perplexed, doesn’t know what to say. Enter Fergie)

Red: You’ve fucked us over too, you could’ve spoke out about it.

Fergie: I’ve got close mates who’ve been working with me here for 15 years. They come first in all this.

Red: So don’t the fans come first?

Fergie: Well I suppose they do come somewhere.

Red: You what? That’s well out of order.

Fergie: Well if you don’t like it go and watch Chelsea.

Red: The fans have been screwed right over. It costs me £20-odd a game now as it is.

Fergie: It costs more than that at Chelsea, go and watch them.

[Red storms off, and spots Ferdinand: "Oi you greedy cunt, how you spending your pay rise?"]

I hope Everton overturn the Yellow Subs tonight, but I don't think so. Big Dunc on from the start? Reckon it.

now woody's afflicted too, maybe its a contractual obligado eh

Yes, I am excited.

Footballer called Momo in 'being quite good' shocker.

anorthosis famagusta

I didn't notice Momo. I was rereading Perry Anderson on Eric Hobsbawm, with the TV on; maybe that's why?

I have always thought that Alonso was quite attractive and very talented.

LFC looked poor to me. But Hyppia looked like Rutger Hauer and actually OK, though I don't like RH. This is confusing.

I think Everton will go out of Europe. I hope they don't.

I saw Rob Bonnet too! He was talking about Owen's statement yesterday or something.

I didn't understand the Sisqo pun post.

I am listening to The Nightcrawlers' 'Little Black Egg'. It can hardly top the Primitives' take, can it?

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come on

anorthosis famagusta

Everton will surely stay in Europe regardless of tonight's result (UEFA Cup consolation?)

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Of course they do. :(

2245: Villarreal survive a remarkable goalmouth scramble which leaves their fans holding their heads in their hands.

BAH

Didn't see you in Trafalgar Square on Monday. FAP at Heathrow Airport? I'll be the one with a suitcase.

seriously though, do you have a peckham t-shirt?

Celtic fans were doing that *years* ago for Momo Sylla, bloody Liverpool fans, nicking our songs... :)

Ally, I thought Ketsbaia was Famagusta's *only* player, given the focus he was getting off the cameraman (I on;y watched the first half)

i didnt know the primitives had done a version of little black egg, but i can't imagine it could top the nightcrawlers version

the nightcrawlers lp is not so good, its like 11 versions of little black egg

I have never heard the Nightcrawlers, although I nearly bought their album once. Perhaps I shoulkd have done. I would have done if I had known it was going to feature on this thread.

Are you going to the pub later, Michael?

Are you going to the pub later, The Pinefox?

I might, briefly.

Perhaps Premiership referees will heed the example of Collina and penalise Ferguson and Bent everytime they challenge for the ball for the rest of the season. I mean, he's the best, so his reading of the laws is second to none, right? In which case we will be relegated.

(I will walk to the pub this evening, yes - arriving between 6 and 6:30. I will stay for one drink. Lots to do.)