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We made about 3 or 4 bids for Grealish over the course of the window though, Levy wouldn't have done so if he was under the impression they couldn't be accepted. We just lowballed too many times and Villa's new owners eventually told us to go away in so many words, can't say I blame them either.

very sound logic here.

Levys not one to waste time if the opportunity wasnt there
 
Top man, Avram Grant. Lost a cup final to us in Chelsea's runner-up season. <ok>
2nd in the league, lost the final of the Champions League to Utd on penalties and the League Cup to us in extra-time.
Even lost the Charity Shield, just to complete the set.

One of Michael Ballack's famous "nearly" seasons. He lost the Euros with Germany to add to it that summer.
Had previously gone one worse with Leverkusen in 2002.
2nd in the Budesliga, lost in the German Cup final to Schalke, lost the Champions League final to Real Madrid and lost the World Cup final to Brazil.

Spursy x2:bandit:
 
Bale returning to Real.Can't blame him.He knows now what a load of crap our team is now.....and won't get a pot with us!
 
Levy facked up the acquisition of Grealish by trying to low ball a financially struggling club, he should have made the deal happen quickly and without fuss instead of dragging it out to try and pick up a bargain, when Villa were taken over, Levy`s game backfired, no amount of sucking Levy off will change that.
 
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So Twitter has been the king of platforms for making up fake viral rumours over the years that spread like wildfire.

We had one where Vertonghen had supposedly shagged Eriksen’s missus which was why Vertonghen had a black eye at one stage.

Then we had more recently Aubameyang is secretly gay and cheated on his wife with a man as for the reason for his absence.

The latest one doing the rounds is that the reason James Rodriguez has been out for a while and will now apparently no longer play (men’s?) football again is because he’s had gender reassignment surgery and chopped his dick off to become a woman <laugh>.
 
So Twitter has been the king of platforms for making up fake viral rumours over the years that spread like wildfire.

We had one where Vertonghen had supposedly shagged Eriksen’s missus which was why Vertonghen had a black eye at one stage.

Then we had more recently Aubameyang is secretly gay and cheated on his wife with a man as for the reason for his absence.

The latest one doing the rounds is that the reason James Rodriguez has been out for a while and will now apparently no longer play (men’s?) football again is because he’s had gender reassignment surgery and chopped his dick off to become a woman <laugh>.
Even if you ignore the awfully cropped headline and clear change of typeface, they left the Russian bird he was allegedly shagging in the photos! <laugh>
Helga Lovekaty, if anyone fancies a NSFW search.
 
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So Twitter has been the king of platforms for making up fake viral rumours over the years that spread like wildfire. ...

The latest one doing the rounds is that the reason James Rodriguez has been out for a while and will now apparently no longer play (men’s?) football again is because he’s had gender reassignment surgery and chopped his dick off to become a woman <laugh>.

Hmm.

I remember the rumours around for ages about the 80s
pro road cyclist Robert Millar having done exactly that,

Nobody could confirm/refute it (Millar was notably spiky
and low interaction towards the sporting press in his day) ,
so it was thus dismissed.

Turned out it was actually true.
 
Hmm.

I remember the rumours around for ages about the 80s
pro road cyclist Robert Millar having done exactly that,

Nobody could confirm/refute it (Millar was notably spiky
and low interaction towards the sporting press in his day) ,
so it was thus dismissed.

Turned out it was actually true.
Top search result for Robert Millar: Philippa York, Scottish journalist. Same person.
 
Sex changes in the 80s?

I.had no. Idea tbh thought it was a newish thing
 
Hmm.

I remember the rumours around for ages about the 80s
pro road cyclist Robert Millar having done exactly that,

Nobody could confirm/refute it (Millar was notably spiky
and low interaction towards the sporting press in his day) ,
so it was thus dismissed.

Turned out it was actually true.
Is it any surprise the **** they were pumping into their bodies on the pro cycling tours back then , but not today, no sir not today
 
Is it any surprise the **** they were pumping into their bodies on the pro cycling tours back then , but not today, no sir not today

Dunno if Robert Millar doped.

AFAIK he was a veggie during his pro days, and having
clashes with his directeur sportifs about whether his
specific dietary regime was sufficient for the physical
demands of riding in the "grand tours" .
 
Sex changes in the 80s?

I.had no. Idea tbh thought it was a newish thing

Probably better IMHO for the mods to move this thread into the "Bill Nic" article. :)

The first public one I recall was "Tula" (who had a background
role in the "For your eyes only" Bond movie) , via the tabloids
whipping up quite a story about her.

Work-wise I was on a gig for a client (1997 ish) , and they told me
the tale of how some dept at their site a few years earlier had hired
some bloke who had a deferred start of a few weeks.
Between then and the start date the bloke had the surgery done
(which no doubt came as quite a shock to those who did the interview
when day 1 came) .
 
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Probably better IMHO for the mods to move this thread into the "Bill Nic" article. :)

The first public one I recall was "Tula" (who had a background
role in the "For your eyes only" Bond movie) , via the tabloids
whipping up quite a story about her.

Work-wise I was on a gig for a client (1997 ish) , and they told me
the tale of how some dept at their site a few years earlier had hired
some bloke who had a deferred start of a few weeks.
Between then and the start date the bloke had the surgery done
(which no doubt came as quite a shock to those who did the interview
when day 1 came) .

Back in '91, I worked for a bloke who was transitioning from male to female. It was the very early days and he still had a voice like James Earl Jones, the physique of a 60 year old couch potato and the dress sense of a street prostitute.

Thankfully, it was only a temporary job, as I was having problems with not laughing.
 
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April Ashley was a very early transgender who was outed by some scumbag newspaper, the famous Corbett v Corbett court case in the early 60s was about her marriage
 
Hmm.

I remember the rumours around for ages about the 80s
pro road cyclist Robert Millar having done exactly that,

Nobody could confirm/refute it (Millar was notably spiky
and low interaction towards the sporting press in his day) ,
so it was thus dismissed.

Turned out it was actually true.
I remember watching Millar as both rider and them later as commentator.
I’ve never taken LSD but I felt I didn’t need to.
 
Even if you ignore the awfully cropped headline and clear change of typeface, they left the Russian bird he was allegedly shagging in the photos! <laugh>
Helga Lovekaty, if anyone fancies a NSFW search.
When misogyny becomes a hate crime, all this will be dangerous territory.
Along with the England chants to Sweden fans: “You’re ****, but your birds are fit”.
What a shame.