I remember when I bought the first Reggie Perrin book by David Nobbs, I was persuaded by Ronnie Barker's review which went something like, "I laughed 365 times and cried twice!"
This thread is seriously becoming like a book! He was right, most threads descend into something else but this one was intended to. I reckon I've now posted the most boring response lol.
I will tell you a little story about carrabuh, he has a very good knowledge of the beautiful game and he is very demanding in his wishes to watch good football. He makes some very good points in all his posts, he doesn't suffer fools gladly and whatever you do, never post the "slaphead" smiley at him. Finally, he sometimes makes an outrageous point just to stir up a response! He is also a very welcome poster on here, but you have to learn to roll with the punches! If you disagree with him, tell him, but also, thell him why!
