I really think we need a strong influence in this area, not sure Huddlestone is up to it, but in the absence of anything better then most probably worth a punt. I'm still hopeful MM can pull something out of the hat still.
Can I get a blue card please for repeating the word that strangely got deleted by your censors? Apartheid
Apartheid [video=youtube;MMzd40i8TfA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMzd40i8TfA&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/video]
Are you sure mate? Frosties is Tony the Tiger, I'm off to the Hull board seeing as they are the tigers to look for a blue card
Tell you what lads, choose the one you want from this lot: - http://www.idcardsandaccessories.co.uk/static/Coloured Cards Total.jpg
Oh contraire Dilli, oh contraire. As per Newtonian theory, combining BfB's multiple cards into a simple wheel and spinning them fast in a circular motion, makes white . BfB had already covered that base in his extreme generosity
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