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Cheers Joe.

Your wedding was a highlight of that era and Mrs Smug and I still talk about it to this day.

I'd never met you but we travelled from the South of France, via the NE, for your big day.

The people from RTG aren't my posse though mate, all different people hoping to find a forum where being a Sunderland supporter isn't a source of ridicule.

I just hope the board finds a balance whereby people's are respected if not always agreed with.

Totally agree with you mate and posse was a figure of speech.. You had met me btw before the wedding, you came and visited in 2012 and then went to light a candle for Lollie :) .. Always good to catch up with you mate..<ok>
 
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Totally agree with you mate and posse was a figure of speech.. You had met me btw before the wedding, you came and visited in 2012 and then went to light a candle for Lollie :) .. Always good to catch up with you mate..<ok>

Yes mate, all coming back to me.

I was on my way back from a NE meeting, suited and booted, with Mrs Smug.

We called in and met your lovely family and stayed in a great hotel near the Minster.

Great days.
 
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Has everyone seen my MS Paint efforts for the Takeover? :emoticon-0136-giggl

3 bits in this one, 2 obvious and 1 not so obvious

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Where's the one you posted of a Smug fella talking out of his arse <laugh>
 
Mr Benn was subtle, understated and totally cool.

So much better than the shouty, in yer face, alternatives.

It was great for kids but sublime for dad's watching ...

... here's a bloke who can have the most incredible adventures then return to his everyday life.

Wow, what's not to like!

And I bet the lucky bugger wasn't a Sunderland supporter as well
 
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Nah, it's simply that video I linked is a 2005 episode.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Benn#Episode_listing



The special is actually listed on the right on here that has that same text and mentions it also. But aye I know what you mean :emoticon-0100-smile

http://www.jedisparadise.co.uk/2/Mr_Benn.htm

So popular has Mr Benn become in the history of Children's TV, that in 2004, Nickelodeon commissioned King Rollo films to make a special one off episode of Mr Benn. This episode was based on David McKee's latest Mr Benn Book

My episodes shock was there being only 12 of Fawlty Towers. I only got to watch them last year or so too!
love Fawlty Towers and yes there are not enough episodes for sure.
 
Mr Benn was subtle, understated and totally cool.

So much better than the shouty, in yer face, alternatives.

It was great for kids but sublime for dad's watching ...

... here's a bloke who can have the most incredible adventures then return to his everyday life.

Wow, what's not to like!

That’s what being a football fan’s supposed to be like
 
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Bit of idle speculation: I think the Sun article is bollocks, no way will he expect to sell up and then get the same money again if other people's work gets us to the PL, he knows no one is going to let him double his money when he hasn't even got us out of this league. But what if there is a small grain of truth that they've totally got the wrong end of the stick with?

It's been rumoured that FPP are concerned at the potential risk (clubs like Leeds with higher gate receipts struggling to get into the PL). Maybe Donald has suggested payments on promotion, not on top of a full purchase price but with a lower initial price. Maybe he stays on in some capacity so can start getting a wage, he gets most of his money back, and the rest is dependant on promotions, showing them that he is confident and again slightly lowering their risk.

Probably not like, maybe they just invented a story out of thin air, wouldn't surprise me with that rag

Very plausibe GG.

The Sun have just decided that it's an "extra 40m" rather than the actual 40m

Fits in with something said elsewhere (can't remember where exactly) that SD had dropped his asking price by 10m.
 
Observations from my first few weeks following forums, RTG for a week or so and then this one exclusively. You lads are nuts, like! In the past, when out big was happening in the world of SAFC (Bent transfer, new managers, deadline days) I'd be refreshing Google, als or twitter and anything I got back felt substantiated in one way or another (evidently not as reliable as I always assumed based on sundelland tshirt-gate) and generally final. I can honestly say I've never had as many ups and downs as I've had following this takeover/investment on these threads owa the last week or two. I think, on reflection, I was happier living day to day on scraps than I am living hour to hour on ITK. That being said, it's proper addictive innit! ️
 
You just don't get Mr.Benn banter over on RTG.

For the young uns, each episode followed exactly the same format. My memory is a bit hazy but the way I remember it was that he'd be out in his garden or walking down the street. Something would happen early on like a kid goes past playing with a rocket. 10 seconds later he'd be in his favourite fancy dress shop (haven't we all got one?) dressed as a spaceman. He'd walk out of the changing room and in this case, be on the moon or something daft. He'd have a great time and just as it was about to get really interesting the fancy dress shopkeeper appeared, led him through some other door and he'd be back in the fancy dress shop. He'd then walk home, reflecting on the day and find some sort of memorabilia of his visit in his pocket.

Now for the bit where it's clear I've had a few beers this afternoon..... a day in Mr.Benn's world has many parallels to that of an SAFC fan.....

For instance, away days. You start off full of excitement, onto the bus then a pub somewhere near the ground. You're having a great time and just as you're having a class time, the match appears. It's like groundhog day and 90 mins later you've had a kick in the balls. You get home, wake up the next day and have some memorabilia of the day before be it either a cut shin from an over zealous goal celebration or more likely, a half eaten pizza on the floor after you've got in pissed.

Or any recent day at work. You get in, start doing something and your mind drifts to the takeover. You start spamming F5 hoping for something, anything positive. Before you know what's going on it's 530 and it's time to go. You sit at home, reflecting on the day of doing nothing, go to bed, get up and start the same episode again.

I'm off to bed. :emoticon-0102-bigsm
 
You just don't get Mr.Benn banter over on RTG.

For the young uns, each episode followed exactly the same format. My memory is a bit hazy but the way I remember it was that he'd be out in his garden or walking down the street. Something would happen early on like a kid goes past playing with a rocket. 10 seconds later he'd be in his favourite fancy dress shop (haven't we all got one?) dressed as a spaceman. He'd walk out of the changing room and in this case, be on the moon or something daft. He'd have a great time and just as it was about to get really interesting the fancy dress shopkeeper appeared, led him through some other door and he'd be back in the fancy dress shop. He'd then walk home, reflecting on the day and find some sort of memorabilia of his visit in his pocket.

Now for the bit where it's clear I've had a few beers this afternoon..... a day in Mr.Benn's world has many parallels to that of an SAFC fan.....

For instance, away days. You start off full of excitement, onto the bus then a pub somewhere near the ground. You're having a great time and just as you're having a class time, the match appears. It's like groundhog day and 90 mins later you've had a kick in the balls. You get home, wake up the next day and have some memorabilia of the day before be it either a cut shin from an over zealous goal celebration or more likely, a half eaten pizza on the floor after you've got in pissed.

Or any recent day at work. You get in, start doing something and your mind drifts to the takeover. You start spamming F5 hoping for something, anything positive. Before you know what's going on it's 530 and it's time to go. You sit at home, reflecting on the day of doing nothing, go to bed, get up and start the same episode again.

I'm off to bed. :emoticon-0102-bigsm
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Let’s not forget, these potential new owners could buy Manchester United, comfortably.

The fact they are looking not only below that, but 2 leagues down at a club that was £160million in debt 16 months ago is mind boggling.

****ing well done Stu, heartfelt from me, 37 years a fan.

Simple financial advice, buy low, sell high. They are investment bods, not looking for glory and glamour. Most of the profit has already been taken out of investing in Man U but, at least I understood that, in buying out SAFC they were looking to build up a club to at least high Premier League status and, my opinion here, then try to cash in on that.
 
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Now you have done it, I'm going to have you tube them all now


Obviously a load of 'young uns' on here as I'd never heard of it but, having checked, it was broadcast well after my 'kiddy wink' years in 1971/72.

We never even had colour TV until '67 and Andy Pandy was all the rage when I was a child!

That Looby Lou was something else, GRR!
 
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Bit like you with your make believe ITK and the adventures you've had :emoticon-0102-bigsm:emoticon-0102-bigsm


What you talking about? I did say 12 :emoticon-0110-tongu
It seems there are maybe 2 of you have slithered from under a rtg rock just to come and take some cowardly ( behind the safety of a computer ) dig a at riv.
You need help in all aspects of the word
 
Closed the stable door after the horse had bolted ...

... gone lame and gone to the glue factory.

The Mods are blaming everyone for the demise of the site when it's obvious they're culpable through complacency and favouritism.

Only Roger can be held responsible for that, given that he alone determines what is required from the mods and how they should behave.
 
Has everyone seen my MS Paint efforts for the Takeover? :emoticon-0136-giggl

3 bits in this one, 2 obvious and 1 not so obvious

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Sorry mate, excuse my ignorance or stupidity but what do you mean 'MS paint efforts?
 
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