Just thought I'd kick things off before heading to join the Straabeery Clique. Looking forward to reading your postings when I get back (assuming I'm still able to read, that is).

Howay me Bonnie Lads!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Answers

Have a pint and a screach for Buff Stu

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

One before I leave for the pub. GETTING NERVOUS!!!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Gonna watch the game with a Liverpool-fan. GETTING NERVOUS!!!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Singapore cliquing in, we've got the game live on TV, I should be posting.

Howay me Bonnie Lads!!!!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Good morning all. I too have live TV, however Telly not near keyboard so posts will be minimal.

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

G'day all, Webcast is up and running...Line upis ...Given..Griffin..O'brien..Dabs ..Elliott..Solano..Acuna..Lee..R obert..Shearer..Bellamy......On the Bench are ....Harper..Speed..Luax2..Distin..Ambeobi

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

What no Wozza? :-(

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Thankfully he is injured, no no I didn't mean it, really.

I am logging of to go into the longe, watch the game with a bpttle of red and hopefully wake the neighbourhood when we win!!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

We used to have a lounge, but had to make the dining room bigger, so we now only have a longe.

If I use the extendable dining table we only have a lone!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Hello dere pop pickers , Buff here @ work glued to Rangers - Celtic. 15 mins to go, Celts one up, Larson missed penalty, Gers doon to ten, exciting game , waiting for the big un at 2pm, radio and on here,

HOWAY THE BONNY LADS IN THE BLACK N WHITE SHIRTS, UNITED UNITED.

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

I also used to have a bpttle of red, I now have a bottle which is just like a bpttle, only empty!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Baltimore clique here. Webcast only for me today. In addition to all I still needed to get done, a friend had to go into hospital earlier this morning so am now on standby to go pick her up if (hopefully!) she doesn't have to be admitted.

Playing archival broadcasts of RG's introduction without warning are not good for my nerves in this sleep-deprived state!! Nor is listening to all those goals. Again. :-P

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Evening all.

Got a few ex Gateshead friends around for this one so there could be a few beers sunk by the end.

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

gus mate, u wanna borrow a dictionary?

I scored 211 on your "Purity Test", am I depraved?

;-)

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

ooooooo...I"m so nervous!!!

HOWAY THE LADS!!!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Very difficult hearing the announcers over the crowd noise

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Crap!!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Rob lee, what a FUCK UP!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Lee doing a Dabs and playing Santa :-((

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

free kick to us, come ON!!!!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Lee on edge of box, mistake, Risle. BTW Strawberry got mention on 5 for latecomers.

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Strawbeery clique becoming famous?

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Why is Solano taking all the free kicks? Robert does as well if not better.

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Sounds like we aren't playing too badly so far.

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

I'll just hum quietly to myself...

We are the Geordies, the Geordie boot boys...

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Lee could make up for his mistake by taking McAllister out of the game. Now if he could just take out Fowler, Heskey, Murphy..... ;-)

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

great save from Given!!!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

...right off F***er's feet!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

73% possession to the Toon!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Andy O'brien just wide from a corner, anybody else posting / reading?

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Shhh...I'm trying to sleep. ;-)

Come ON lads!! We need a goal before half time!!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

How are we looking? Anyone watching and posting?

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Welllll......i'm watching Kurt Russell in Soldier and he's looking real good ;)

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Hi lads n lassses. Late arrival yet again. Hoped (against hope) that match would be screened here but no gos so pls keep whatever reports you can coming. Ta

Still scoreless do I assume from a quick glance ??

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

0-1 :-(

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

HOWAY!! We keep coming so close. We've GOT to finish one of these chances!!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

H-T, 0-1 all over the bin-dipping tw@t$!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

All over them - but how many decent chances created ??

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

According to radio 5 you have only had 1 chance.A bellamy header apparently.

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

...blocks! kev, O'Brien went the closest and we've had lots of free- kicks, Carragher's been booked watch Robert in the second!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Bud, are you watching? What's the problem? Unlucky? Poor finishing? Liverpool's defence being effective enough to stop us?

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Cheers SK. Anyone care to patch together a HT report from what they´ve heard/seen ??

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Bellamy is causing problems with pace, hints that he should just drive into box turning Henchoz, Carraghey appears to have measure of Robert, 5 feel Speed will be on for Acuna, Solano on ball more than most , Liverpool dangerous on break, Toon playing into wind 2nd. How ya doin Kev, meat and two veg today mind, off the fries

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Nice one Buff. You enjoy the Old Firm ? Only caught last 15 meself - fine goal out of nothing by left-sided Geordie Thompson.

BTW is Solano doing anything with all that possession?

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

I thought we had a canny first half though. mistake by Lee for the goal but he's over it now and playing well. The goals will come. Let's feed robert this half. carragher has already been booked so will have to be careful. Bellamy is being bellamy, all over the place. He just keeps running and running and running. I wouldn't make any changes yet. Keep after them We will be OK.

Howay the lads.

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Ciara, no real problem, we (Rob lee) just gave away a stupid goal after a few mins., we've had loads of possession and I'm confident Robert or even Solano will come good.

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Seems to be doin ok, but Henchoz and Hypia hoy their bodies about

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Another 'f' up (Griffen), fortunately F***er off side!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Nearly gave away another goal. ergh

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

first 5 mins, toon pegged in own half, 3 chances for pool, btw wheres the `hill` at sjp? one according to lawrenson

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

No hill at Mecca as well you know Buff ... though sounds as if there may be a mountain to climb !!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Speed on for Acuna

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Speed on for Acuna. Macbeth cheering wildly. Allegedly. ;-))

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Argh! Elliott header saved! Come on lads!!! Keep up the pressure!!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Robbie Elliott just went close from a corner, come on, very frustrating now!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Ameobi for Solano, 18 mins. left.

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Just organized my filing cabinet. Now what can I do to keep from chewing my nails off? Let's GOOO!!!!!!!! We deserve at least a point from this!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

HAWAY THE LADSSSSSS. NICK ONE WILL YERS

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

"Toon Army, remarkably quiet" - ESPN :-(

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Toon bbs remarkably quiet - Loony Toon

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Everyone's too busy gnawing their nails to type or sing. :-(

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

7 corners to nil! 5 mins. left :-(

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Crap.

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

0-2, Murrphy, great goal $H!t

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Shoulda stuck with my first instinct on the win-lose-draw thread. :-(

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Breakaway- murphy - 2--0, only bellamy playing

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

don`t like sound of that Ciara - wassappenin ??

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Bollix. Hope the board have been watching past 2 games closely. Balls in their court if they want something substantial out of this season ?

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Cmon we can get 2 goals in a minute plus stoppage!! FIGHT!!!!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Perhaps not. :-/

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Owen/Gerrard out, Hou;ier left out litamen , never will havee a better chance to beat the pool, we are a mediaocre outfit

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Robert booked. he must only be 1 or 2 cards away from a suspension now

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Oh dear,how sad,never mind!! I'll have a pint please

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

No surprises today Buff - in the result at least. See my post above on where to from here. Ho hum

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

We've GOT to get a big bruiser to run things in midfield and/or defence. It's a MUST.

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

al ower, 2 nowt, a gift and a counter-attack, we were quite average in the second half, professional display by the scousers.

;7)

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

100% correct we desperately need a strong man in mid-field!

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

On the upside...the webcast worked flawlessly the whole time. :-|

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

IMHO we have not progressed one iota , not pessimistic just realistic

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Kev , Ill give you a fact, Take your pick from Newcastle, Sunderland, Middlesborough and the team would still not get into the top six ,face it man, they are all crap , and for supporters 1.2.3. in the above order that draw most local support in the UK that is a disgrace,

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Aye Buff a disgrace - and probably completely irrelevant in today`s world of the PL ?

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Congrats to Screacher, for (aptly) naming this the "Mickey Mouse" thread :-(

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Thank God I picked Riise in my Fantasy League team - he's down as a ruddy full back would you believe!

On today's performance Rob Lee needs replacing. He gave them the first goal and allowed Murphy to run past unchallenged for the second. He's had is day and it's time for younger legs.

It looked like it was in the midfield where we lost it. Lee past his best and Acuna not quite there. Robert and Solano both out on the fringes. I wonder if in the short term it might be better playing three at the back so we could have another bloke in the middle of the Park (or Bellamy behind Al and Shola). Are Robert and Solano too much of a risk as the wide men in such a formation?

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001

Jacko - Yes you are so right.

-- Anonymous, September 30, 2001