equalizer

If you ever meet Mark Lawrenson, mention Robin Friday, and watch his face! From Wiki, not the most reliable of sources I know, but if he did take a dump in Lawro's kit bag then bravo sir! "Friday was marked during the game by Mark Lawrenson, who so frustrated the Cardiff forward with his close attention that Friday waited for Lawrenson to attempt a slide tackle and then kicked him in the face. After receiving a red card, Friday left the ground with the game still going on; according to legend, before leaving he broke into the Brighton dressing room and defecated in Lawrenson's kit bag."

Sergey Gotsmanov

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/14979551.UPDATE__Woman_arrested_after_100_Portsmouth_FC_shirts_stolen_from_official_club_shop/?ref=mr&lp=11

"If this was a boxing match they'd have won on points" is one that usually gets me throwing things at the TV. Also, "He rolled him there..." Rolled him in what, flour? Just say he turned him, although not a great alternative it's better than "rolled him" FFS!

And Wimbledon away after that!

High Rise by JG Ballard

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/walkover

They've found a fiver down the back of the sofa?

Compound words. Chunnel was the first one I remember when the Channel Tunnel was being built. Now we have mizzle, guesstimate and there is a special place reserved in hell for those people who use the compound word, staycation. I think people who use compound words are funts! Also Americanisms that are creeping in to the English language, such as 'moving forward' 'touching base' 'take a rain check' etc. Oh and 'Team GB' got on my nerves during last years Olympics.

Mike Newell of Everton, scored at the Dell with an 18 yard looping header over Neville Southall, early 90's I think?

I hate compound words, the worst being "staycation", especially when used by TV presenters in this country, as we use the word holiday, not vacation, it is pretty stupid to use staycation to mean a holiday taken in your own country.

If you subscribe to ESPN through Sky you get ESPN America, which shows at least 10 games per week!

I've followed MLB since the mid-eighties when it was shown on Channel 4, there were a few barren years between them ending their coverage and Channel 5 picking it up in the mid-nineties and in those pre-internet days the only way I could keep in touch was to buy USA today in WH Smith a couple of times a week! I'm a Philadelphia Phillies fan due to the fact that they seemed to be the MLB version of the Saints with their red an white striped uniforms (okay pinstripes but close enough) the fact that at that point they'd only ever won a solitary World Series, and they have a loyal but demaning fan base like Saints. Plus being called the Phils sealed it for me!

Notts County and Gillingham (both league cup ties) and possibly Bradford as I remember going to Valley Parade when they spent two seassons in the prem but cant remember going to the home games!

I was there, that was when the away fans had the Archers road stand, it was foggy that night and when they took the lead the Oldham fans only started cheering when they saw us kicking-off again! Also that Benali bullet header I think it put us 2 down at the time, I was sat in the upper east stand and myself and everyone around me couldn't help but laugh our heads off it was so comical the way he launched himself full length at it. It still makes me chuckle thinking about it now.

just started Not a number, Patrick Mcgoohan - a life by Rupert Booth. Only 50 pages in but I'm already impressed by the amount of research the author has done already, and I'm trying to savour it instead of reading it inside a couple of days like I usually do if I find a book I love.

Burnden Park, Bolton. They sold off half the terrace behind the goal to a supermarket and if you stood too far back you couldn't see the right hand side of the pitch!

Hey a fellow Phillies fan, with our squad we really should be there or there abouts again this year, I wouldn't be suprised if it's another Phils v Yankees world series, with hopefully a better outcome this time!

Michael McIntyre

Operation Thunderchild by Nick Pope about Alien attacks on the RAF, about halfway through at the mo, can be a bit dull in places but I want to keep going to find out what happens!

First Saints Game:- 1987. Saints 2 Man U. 2 First Away Game:- 1994 3-3 draw at West Ham Best Away Trip:- Chelsea away New years day 2001 I think. Won 4-2 and it was the first time we had won away from home in the league after being behind at half-time for something stupid like 13 years or something. Favourite Saints Memories:- 6-3 against Man U. and the JPT Final and 2003 FA Cup Semi. Worst Saints Memories:- Losing 4-3 at Tranmere in the cup after leading 3-0 at half-time. Preferred Strand St. Mary's:- Kingsland North Preferred Stand The Dell:- Archers St. Mary's or the Dell:- The Dell Best current player:- Adam Lallana. Favourite Players technically other than Le Tiss:- Danny Wallace Favourite Players cult wise other than Le Tiss:- CMFG, Jimmy Case Favourite unsung heroes:- Franny Benali Favourite Manager:- Alan Ball Most hated Players:- Neil McCann, David Speedie, David Hirst Worst Players:- Callum Davenport, Andreas Jakobsson, Neil McCann, David Speedie, John Burridge Worst Manager:-Branfoot. Where will Saints be in 5 years time realistically:- Championship.

Murphy's mob

Halfway through Gray Matters, Andy Gray's autobiography. Not a bad read so far.