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Haway man Screacher - tell us aal aboot it then.

-- Anonymous, March 03, 2001

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Haway man, I'm dying ter knaa hoo wi did wiyoot were real big stars - like Dyer and Goma.

BTW, what the hell was wrong with Goma? Did he turn out for France the other night and get injured - or is it just another sprained sock?

-- Anonymous, March 03, 2001


OK OK. With a Little Help From My Friends!!

Fat Geordie B@st@rd, you're a fat Geordie B@st@rd

A late start for me - far later than leaving Blyth to get to SJP (via the Straabeery). Checked out the map - usual parking place still convenient for the ticket hand-over in Orry's on County Road. Pocketful of change to ensure the wheels were still on the car was not needed. Surely Walton Jail wasn't full already? SUn shining, but quite chilly.

Arrived at Orry's, and surprisingy non-partisan. Very genial banter but decided to stick with the home-ton accent rather than the adopted one. Eventually contacted ticket-holder - so that was two of us who hadn't had wor phones nicked. Met a couple of ex-pats, one of whom confessed to living in Southport but said he wasn't called Dalgish.

Short walk to Goodison, via Gladys's street. You'd have thought Gladys would have moved by now - I guess she likes the testosterone influx every other Saturday too much. Lower Visitors this time, and found the seat with plenty of time (more beer nurse) to spare.

We started well, and had the beter of the first 25 mins or so but couldn't make our territoial advantage count. Yet despite that, we could have gone behind, with Jonno's mate Kevin Campbell shaving the post when evenJonno would have scored. However, in the mellee in the area, Rob Lee came in with a late committed tackle and the ensuing injury on their player looked bad. Broken leg?? Nothing more than a goal kikc and we all breathed a sigh of relief.

The half continued with the home side gaining more territorial advantage, but they weren't running the game. Halftime 0-0 and we deserved it.

Second half saw us start brightly with Shearer getting the ball on the left corner of their area. He tangled with Yeti (not for the first time) and cam out with the ball, trying an optomistic shot which Gerrard inexcusably spilled. But there was no Newcastle player on and to slot the ball into the net, so David Unsworth did it for us. 0-1 woohoo!!

This seemed to galvanise Everton into action and they started to take the game more to us. Stevie Caldwell was having a great game, Fixing a Hole in defence and control of things, with Hughes helping out admirably. Maybe it's Hughes' presence (or lack thereof) but I don't seem to notice him as much as his CB partners. Anyway, he was keeping a slippery customer in Campbell under control.

But Campbell started to play on Steve's inexperience, diving Here, There and Everywhere and eventually Mr Nowhere Man pointed to the spot. Hard to call from where I was, but judging by his previous decisions, it was more Please Please Me for the home fans and less I Feel Fine for the travelling Toon Army. Unsworth kept his cool and made up for his earlier howler by sending Shay the wrong way. Actually, it was a sh!t penalty, but Shay had alreay gone the wrong way. Had he stood still, he could have stuck out a boot and stopped it.

Ah well, you win some and you lose some - and there was plenty of time to do either! Everton finally cranked up the volume, and pressed for the last 10 mins or so. I have too confess, Father McKenzie, I could see us throwing it away, but Stevie Caldwell continued to Twist and Shout and kept things under control at the back. I Should Have known Better!

All-in-all, a point earned from The Toffees rather than two lost - especially afer a sticky patch. I guess it's best to Let It Be and think about it all as A Day in the Life.

-- Anonymous, March 03, 2001


Er - perhaps I should have explained the bit about Fat Geordie B@st@rd. A very warm welcome to one P Gascoigne Esq when he came on as sub. Great stuff - especially as he di f*ck all after he came on.

Oh - and another thing. Crackin' chant about "the fat b@st@rd in the hat". Well, the fat b@st@rd in the hat took offence, dropped his pants and was duly frog-marched out by old Bill. Tee Hee. Will they never learn? 1-0 to the Toon Army!!

-- Anonymous, March 03, 2001


Thanks for the Beatles Anthology Screach, and the good match report.
I couldn't face listening to it on Metro, so helped 'er indoors do some desecrating, I mean decorating.
As you say, a valuable point gained which most of us would have taken before KO, and a point nearer safety.
Delighted that Steve Calwdwell seems to have had a decent game - hopefully Bobby will give him some more exposure through the balance of the season.

I note you clawed another point back on me in the Team Pick - it's going to be a tense finish to the season.

-- Anonymous, March 03, 2001


Clarky - I just watched the replay of MotD - fell asleep last night :-( and although they didn't show much of Ellaby Rigsby's appaling decisions, they showed both "penalty" incidents. Clearly Rigsby's got it in for Shearer, only giving one decision his way in the whole game. As for our "penalty" (sorry, forgot to mention it last night, it looked as much, if not more than theirs. IMHO, Stevie Caldwell made a genuine challenge for the ball and KC (without his Sunshine Band simply tumbled to the ground - not for the first time I might add. In the first half, Shearer had been knocked over by not one but two defenders and the Harrow slap-heed simply waved his arms around like a bliddy windmill.

Shearer must learn from this and take acting lessons from Billy Elliott (Mackem git).

PS. Was Goma injured or did YBR want to make a point? SC played well and Goma wouldn't have done any better. Might just make my teampick next time ;-)

-- Anonymous, March 04, 2001



Yes I saw our ritual 40 seconds on MOTD. In my totally unbiased opinion, Shearer should have had a penalty, and the award against Steve Caldwell was an absolute bloody disgrace.

Sadly, there were 4 or 5 instances of diving to influence decisions in games yesterday, and this particularly distasteful disease has now assumed epidemic proportions in the PL.

-- Anonymous, March 04, 2001


Apparently, Goma woke up with a hamstring strain!!

Well that's a new one - he must have tackling Shaun Goater in his sleep.

-- Anonymous, March 04, 2001


Ah well, I suppose that's a different kind of pull to have in bed.

-- Anonymous, March 04, 2001

We'll take your word for that Screach!

-- Anonymous, March 04, 2001

Sorry Clarky - don't know what you're talking about!

Seems no other BBSers were there so can't get any other views. Even Niall & Biffa haven't got their report online yet.

-- Anonymous, March 04, 2001



The Sunday Times reckon we were cr@p - but what do they know.

-- Anonymous, March 04, 2001

The Sunday sport reckon we were great, and the pictures of typical female toon fans are canny as well.

-- Anonymous, March 04, 2001

Was the contingent of 'typical female Toon fans' particularly large this week Rik?

-- Anonymous, March 04, 2001

You mean you don't read the Sunday Sport? The ground breaking stories and exclusive pictures make it a must read for anyone serious about Sport.

-- Anonymous, March 04, 2001

That's precisely what Brian Woolnough is saying about the Daily Star - tosser!

-- Anonymous, March 04, 2001


That's precisely what Brian Woolnough is saying about the Daily Star.
It's a reet rivetin read. Tosser!

-- Anonymous, March 04, 2001

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