tonyXIII

Jealousy is a terrible affliction.

Phew! On to Sunday. Come on you blues!

Cheeky gits! And here was I, about to say complimentary things about Liverpool. Not now! I hope the scouse barstewards get flogged in every game.?

Are you talking to yourself, mate? Relax. Stop taking things so seriously. Hope whatever is bugging you goes away soon.

And the away goals rule saw to it that there was no reward for these tactics. Fwiw, when I saw the 1-0 result, I feared this would happen. City can score lots of goals, but they struggle to keep a clean sheet so it was always likely to be a case of who can outscore whom. Also, the substitution just after going 4-2 up struck me as risky. What did you think?

I think the away goals rule was to prevent teams playing away first just shutting up shop and making zero effort to score. After a 0-0 draw in the first leg, the away team has to try and score in the second leg and that means there is a big advantage over the two legs for the team drawn away in the first leg. I seem to remember some awful first leg games in the 60s, Man City vs Fenerbahce for one.?

But ... "gym" is derived from the Greek "γυμνος" (gymnos) which means "naked". Why shouldn't he weigh himself in the buff? What are you worried about?

That's more like it! You see, you can do it when you try! ?

You're getting better but still need to try harder. ?

That would accommodate the whole of a typical Salford crowd. According to some TRL posters, anyway.

Something is not right. It's been persisting down for days now. Today was positively biblical. There's a "river" flowing through my cellar. Fortunately, there is a channel for it and a drain hole to take it away. The worrying thing is that it is coming in through a concrete wall. I hope it stops raining soon!

Ah! Blaming someone else for your lack of oversight. Now, why does that set a little bell ringing in the back of my mind?

Surely it's more like 30 years out of date? ☺

I was, as usual, being facetious. But you knew that. It is good that people are thinking about their health. I don't tend to worry until something crops up. When it does, I go to the quack.

Where is this 'gym' you keep talking about? And what is this 'fitness' you are obsessed with? Is any of this catching? Can I get a jab (pun intended) for it?

Welcome back. (Mind you, my post referred to January 2018 which means you're a year late ☺. Yes, I did go back and check. I am that nerdy!)

Serves you right for buying inferior Swinton merchandise. New Year, same sh*t. Happy New Year.?

Ha! I remember the 50s. Our family GP, Doc Murphy, used to smoke a pipe. The waiting room was bad enough, but stepping into his surgery must have taken a year off my life every time.

You should know better than to let her loose with your platinum credit card! ?

Or frozen stiff? I'll get my coat.

As an erstwhile Man City fan, can I just say how sorry I am for him? On a serious note, the knives came out for him last season, yet they actually finished second to City, iirc. There was not much more he could have done. PS. I lied. I'm not really sorry.?

You hope who got out alive - the people in the car or the ABC reorters?

Totally agree. They've banned tobacco advertising in sport. They've banned alcohol advertising in sport. It's high time gambling advertising went the same way. It's insidious, it's ubiquitous and it is dangerous with addiction now affecting even children.

I know! I know! There's no need to rub it in. ?

A couple of rounds after I heard "Swinton get beaten in the cup?" ?