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At my Grandfather's house the privvy was at the bottom of the garden. To avoid a wasted journey he would stand in the doorway of the kitchen and holler, "Is there anybody on?". There was no flush mechanism on the toilet so you had to take a bucket of water with you. There was a little picture of a ruin on the back of the bowl with the words 'The Parthenon'  inscribed underneath.

People who leave the bathroom light on and the door closed when they're done, creating uncertainty when it comes to you needing to enter the bathroom yourself as to whether there's someone in there or not. Also people who forget to lock the door when they're in the bathroom.
Leading to....
- Calling out, knocking on the door to check the occupancy status - waste of breath, shouldn't be necessary
- Trying the handle, finding it locked and having to apologise to the occupant for attempting to barge in on them taking a dump. Embarrassing
- Trying the handle and opening the door to the sight of someone sat on the pooper. Mortifying.

They'd finished 6th the season before though and Hyypia was just a poor manager. They had a decent squad capable of promotion. 

Agreed. Even at the time he had his detractors. At times they could get themselves into a tizz and forget the game was on. They'd be going on about how cold it was and how long the ladders were to get to the press room at Charlton for about 20 minutes. We could only assume the game was dull... Anyway, they had their charm. And all their nostalgic talk about the various grounds made me want to visit them - which I mostly did. Even Charlton...

Verbose, imaginative, emotive but excessively hyperbolic and often wildly inaccurate. He managed to create vivid memories for people of things that never really happened!
Rightfully loved at the time and remembered fondly, but would get absolutely slagged if he was commentating today, or rather someone else would if they had the same exact approach.
 

Verbose, imaginative, emotive but excessively hyperbolic and often wildly inaccurate. He managed to create vivid memories for people of things that never really happened!
Rightfully loved at the time and remembered fondly, but would get absolutely slagged if he was commentating today, or rather someone else would if they had the same exact approach.
 

Verbose, imaginative, emotive but excessively hyperbolic and often wildly inaccurate. He managed to create vivid memories for people of things that never really happened!
Rightfully loved at the time and remembered fondly, but would get absolutely slagged if he was commentating today, or rather someone else would if they had the same exact approach.
 

I’ve disagreed with posts on the politics thread and Coronavirus virus thread but not as strongly as I disagree with this one ?

Separated at birth

Separated at birth

Separated at birth

Mistake number one, assuming that trollpachram is giving his honest and considered opinion based on all the evidence at hand rather than playing Devil's Advocate.
Ask yourself how many posters have been so very clearly in the wrong & FOS with every single 'opinion' they've ever presented on the forum!

Mistake number one, assuming that trollpachram is giving his honest and considered opinion based on all the evidence at hand rather than playing Devil's Advocate.
Ask yourself how many posters have been so very clearly in the wrong & FOS with every single 'opinion' they've ever presented on the forum!

Last season is irrelevant in terms of points on the board, yes.
But not when it comes to things that can contribute to a team’s success moving forward - momentum, belief, confidence, mentality, character and spirit.
All of it can be carried from one season into the next, both positively and negatively.
If we had stayed up after a storming run of form, you can bet the mood around the club throughout the summer and up to now would be much more positive.

Rooney is doing a good job with limited resources.but I do worry where the goals are going to come from. 
 
We are desperate for a 20 goal a season man in my view but the start we have made is encouraging 

Well you've got a year in which to see how long it grows.

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(I'll revert it back to just Coconut if/when I have a trim!)

I've found my tolerance of bankers is far less than before I was double jabbed.
My self loathing has reached new heights!

Just so long as it doesn't play out like that time we got an opposition manager sacked despite his team beating us!
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/oct/21/middlesbrough-gareth-southgate-sacked

Other than Martin what other free transfer signings have scored 30 goals for us? 
...or for anyone else? I mean you could probably name Pukki who's scored more than that, but you make it sound like there are loads of them out there just waiting for a Championship club to offer them a deal 

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(I'll revert it back to just Coconut if/when I have a trim!)

Fair to say Rooney’s recruitment under different circumstances would have been a lot different, with hands tied he’s done the best we could have hoped for.
Jagielka is the pick of the bunch for me, looks to be a great signing, his class, experience and reading of the game is there for all to see.
At his age we can’t expect to see him play week in week out, but even his presence will have a positive effect with his knowledge of the game.
Can’t help but question Sheff United’s decision to release him.

Or is he just suggesting that they aren't yet ready to play a whole season and carry the team? What with them being inexperienced youngsters?! 

Well yes.
It's arguing for the sake of being right... but by someone who very deliberately and aggressively always takes the controversial/'wrong' side of any discussion going in order to create further argument, because that's how he gets his kicks 
 

Beer of Europe German bottle order arrived
3x Schneider Weisse Aventinus Eisbock (12%)
3x Eku 28 (Doppelbock, 11%)
3x Weihenstephaner Vitus (Wiezen Bock, 7.7%)
2x Weihenstephaner Korbinian (Doppelbock, 7.4%)
2x Kloster Andechs Doppelbock Dunkel (7.1%)
2x Kloster Andechs Bergbock Hell (Heller Bock, 6.9%)
2x Lowenbrau Triumphator (Doppelbock, 7.6%)
2x Paulaner Salvator (Doppelbock 7.5%)
2x Weltenburger Kloster Asam-bock (Doppelbock, 6.5%)
2x Schneider Weisse Tap 4 Meine Grunes (Hefweizen, 6.2%)
2x Weltenburger Anno 1050 (Amber/Vienna Lager, 5.5%)
2x Astra Rotlicht (Helles, 6%)
2x Uerige Alt (Altbier, 4.7%, weird bottle)