Have you got the hair shirt back from the cleaners yet Jim? On 25 June 2012 15:02, Parkes Jim - Sydney-MHA <jpar...@munichre.com> wrote:
> F**k off**** > > ** ** > > *Jim ***** > ------------------------------ > > ** ** > > *From:* nswolves@googlegroups.com [mailto:nswolves@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Steven Millward > *Sent:* Monday, 25 June 2012 12:26 PM > *To:* nswolves@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [NSWolves] E&S last week; 10 positives for next > season........**** > > ** ** > > I'd almost forgotten about Wolves. Might be time to bow out. **** > > **** > > What say you that we change this group to "English Midlands Swans" and > become a supporters club for the Sydney Swans purely of people that used to > be Wolves fans? **** > > **** > > We were top of the "ladder" on Friday night and at least we could go to > games or watch them on TV. Plus it's a man's game**** > > **** > > > > **** > > On 25 June 2012 11:13, Parkes Jim - Sydney-MHA <jpar...@munichre.com> > wrote:**** > > *The fat lady has belted out her final tune, the grim reaper has yielded > his mighty scythe and there’s a big fat R next to our name where once there > was a 20, writes Wolves blogger Tim Spiers.***** > > We knew the inevitable was coming, which did soften the blow somewhat, but > fact we’re not a Premier League club anymore hurts. A lot.**** > > Still, when you think about it, there are a few positives to come out of > being in the Championship next season. Like these 10.**** > > 1. *We might win a game and/or keep a clean sheet*. Wi-nn-ing you say? > What’s that then? Some new fandangled concept from David Cameron’s crazy > ideas machine to make us all forget the recession, the death of the NHS and > Michael Gove’s face? Oh no sorry, I remember – winning. Yes we might > actually win a football match, what a notion that is. Or keep a clean sheet > more regularly than once every eight months. If we’re lucky our first home > win of 2012 will be in August. Let’s face it, after winning 27 matches in > our promotion season, and just 25 since then, it’ll be nice not to be in a > relegation battle. Presumably.**** > > 2. *The leg room at Molineux will be plentiful*. With just 12.000 season > tickets in a 30,000 stadium, there’ll be room to spare. If you don’t like > the annoying bloke sitting near you, just pick another seat. Oh and the > shiny new North Bank will look lovely. Well, if they can sort out the wonky > ‘S’ on ‘Wolves’ which looks like it’s been drawn by Amy Childs after three > bottles of Lambrini, that is.**** > > 3. *Referees will be biased towards us, not against*. Steve Finnan’s > handball for Portsmouth, red cards for Karl Henry (against Arsenal), Nenad > Milijas (against Arsenal) and Sebastien Bassong (against Arsenal), Tim > Howard, Jonathan Woodgate and Frank Lampard not being sent off, the trial > by media after Karl Henry versus Joey Barton, etc, etc. Anyone remember so > many injustices in the 20 years or so in the Championship preceding that? > Exactly.**** > > 4. *Far fewer diving cheats*. Probably the worst thing about the Premier > League. To be fair to the refs, their life is made ten times more difficult > by the diving, histrionics and constant ear-bashing, mostly from the > foreign element of the Premier League. And Ashley Young.**** > > 5. *Don’t have to put up with the ignominy of being last on Match of the > Day*. Think of all the hours we’ve wasted sitting through an hour of > Match of the Day, waiting for our 10-minute snippet at the end. You’re > talking, what, 30 hours a season maybe, which works out at nearly four of > your human days over three years. Use next season’s extra time wisely, > perhaps by taking up a new hobby, or maybe by solving the riddle of what on > earth Richard Stearman is keeping under that bandage on his arm.**** > > 6. *We’ll have a new manager*. Yes that’ll be nice won’t it? And also…**** > > 7. *It won’t be Terry Connor*. I couldn’t feel sorrier for him if he was > a two-month-old Labrador puppy with three legs and a woof impediment. But > he’s just not manager material, is he? Plus I don’t think I can bear to > watch another of his heart-wrenching post-match interviews, with his lips > pursed so tightly together they look like they’re about become stuck, like > Keanu Reeves in The Matrix. And for goodness sake don’t let Geoff Shreeves > anywhere near him after the Wigan game. “Terry I can confirm Wolves have > finished bottom and you’ve got the worst managerial record in Premier > League history. And a bird has just defecated on your head, I can confirm > that too Terry. After 13 years you’re probably going to get the sack too, > aren’t you? And your reputation’s in tatters. How do you feel about that? > Terry?”**** > > 8. *Saturday 3pm kick-off times*. And a few on Tuesday nights as well. > Forget this Sunday 2pm and Saturday 12.05pm malarkey.**** > > 9. *We can all hide under a rock for a season*. After the most > humiliating few months at Wolves in living memory, I’d rather everyone just > stop talking about us now. The whole world and his wife knows how bad we > are. Next season, just tell your sofa-bound Man United-supporting mates > that we’re coasting the Championship, no matter where we actually are in > the league. He’ll be too busy eating prawn sandwiches and pretending he > knows who Denis Law is to bother checking the table.**** > > 10. *Stearman’s comical mishaps won’t be as costly*. Ah Stearman. God > loves a trier, and Richard Stearman is exactly that – very trying. Sadly my > suggestion to the club that they should play the Laurel and Hardly music > over the public address system whenever he touches the ball hasn’t been > taken on board. But it’ll be okay next season because his many hilarious > errors won’t be punished as regularly. So we can just all have a big laugh > when he falls flat on his face while trying to play a five-yard pass. > Altogether now, do do do do do do do….**** > > > > Read more: > http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2012/04/27/10-reasons-for-wolves-to-sort-of-be-cheerful/#ixzz1ylNVlOL3 > **** > > **** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > CAUTION: This message is intended only for the named addressee. 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