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by sluffy
Sat Aug 05, 2006 11:12 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Tour de France
Replies: 6
Views: 1830

Landis returns positive B sample

Floyd Landis is set to lose his Tour de France title and faces a two-year ban after returning a positive B sample for excessive levels of testosterone.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_s ... 233476.stm
by sluffy
Wed Aug 02, 2006 2:12 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Ha'way you North-Western lot...
Replies: 14
Views: 2354

Re: Ha'way you North-Western Bastards...

Find me a holibob in late October, somewhere sunny, but not overly expensive. Looking to spend up to about £400 for a week. Leaving somewhere in the North, east or west. Lebonan and the likes are out the question. Muchos Gracias I think Batman is a travel agent. But he's not been on here for a coup...
by sluffy
Tue Aug 01, 2006 2:52 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: How Clever Are You?
Replies: 717
Views: 174748

Hey, lets have a bit of respect for Malc. He's gone out of his way to set us up a quiz. What ever he does won't be to everyone's liking. But its only a game! Not much point in playing if you know all the answer's all the time - just becomes a test of who can press the buttons fastest then! ffs - jus...
by sluffy
Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:23 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: How Clever Are You?
Replies: 717
Views: 174748

I just thought we needed a change for a month to keep things interesting as I am sick of the bible or American sports. How about History & Geography or Science & Technology or Hobbies or 1970's or 1980's or as Monty is going to be away for a few weeks (Sorry Americantrotter) United Kingdom Trivia: ...
by sluffy
Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:19 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: How Clever Are You?
Replies: 717
Views: 174748

Music - not for me thank you :(

But I will go along with the majority.
by sluffy
Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:09 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Hi
Replies: 25
Views: 7434

Thankyou! :D! in which way do you think having a european grand-parent will help me? for getting the passport? You can play for the country that your parents or grand parents were born in. So for instance Bolton has a player called Kevin Nolan - who is English - but Ireland and possibly Holland wan...
by sluffy
Sun Jul 30, 2006 11:58 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: What do you think about Iván Zamorano?
Replies: 10
Views: 2416

Cowdrill wrote:better look next time eh?!


:D
I think he meant to say better luck next time
by sluffy
Sun Jul 30, 2006 11:52 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Hi
Replies: 25
Views: 7434

ohh nice time then.... my cousin that lives in aberdeen... went to the beach on these days... PD: in aberdeen do they have football academies like in England? i think that they do... what do you think? Hello F4! The following link is the official Aberdeen Football Club site. It looks as though you ...
by sluffy
Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:14 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Road trip
Replies: 115
Views: 25460

Marvellous pictures Monty - more please!
by sluffy
Sun Jul 30, 2006 5:04 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: 30th July 1966
Replies: 6
Views: 1337

Re: 30th July 1966

chris wrote:Forty years ago today that England won the World Cup.
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by sluffy
Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:08 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Do you know who this unknown legend is?
Replies: 8
Views: 1961

Done - thanks for the reminder!

Also thanks again for the BBC link and your pm - much appreciated.
by sluffy
Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:58 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Do you know who this unknown legend is?
Replies: 8
Views: 1961

Little Green Man wrote:Without clicking on the link, I would say it was .........
Am I close?
Spot on! You may want to edit your post to 'white' so not to spoil it for anyone else who may wish to play.
by sluffy
Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:23 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Do you know who this unknown legend is?
Replies: 8
Views: 1961

Do you know who this unknown legend is?

Without cheating would you know this man? http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41901000/jpg/_41901684_nicol_side203.jpg http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41901000/jpg/_41901682_nicol_promo.jpg Well I didn't! Would you have known him from these clues? This man has won every tournament there is t...
by sluffy
Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:59 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Tour de France
Replies: 6
Views: 1830

Perhaps it really was too amazing after all! Landis gives positive drugs test http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41936000/jpg/_41936806_landis.jpg The positive test came after stage 17 of the Tour, which saw Landis record an epic victory after struggling on the final climb the day before. http://...
by sluffy
Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:32 am
Forum: Site Development & Feedback
Topic: Where are they now's
Replies: 13
Views: 5872

Re: Where are they now's

Don't want to complain too much but all these 'Where are they now?' threads.. can't they have their own section in the forum, or even on the main page? I don't usually read these posts because I'm not too interested in what Franck Passi is doing with his life really, plus the threads take up a lot ...
by sluffy
Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:15 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Matt Jansen: an enquiry
Replies: 10
Views: 2126

Thanks, guys PS: Slough, Plough, bough Or Rough tough Buff Enough :D I currently live in Slough, Berkshire, England - which quite honestly is not the nicest place to live - although saying that I the view out of my window is of the magnificent Windsor Castle. Some visitors to Slough - pronounce the...
by sluffy
Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:32 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Matt Jansen: an enquiry
Replies: 10
Views: 2126

English striker Matt Jansen arrives in Columbus on Thursday for a trial A lot of fans wish him the very best (both Bolton and Blackburn). He was certainly a very talented player and was very unlucky not to go to the 2002 World Cup in Japan. Unfortunately during that summer, whilst on holiday, he cr...
by sluffy
Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:13 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: How Clever Are You?
Replies: 717
Views: 174748

TANGODANCER wrote:9/10. How the f--- am I supposed to know what the treatment is that removes bodily hair? I'd have said a barber. :evil:
I'm fairly sure its expholiation.
by sluffy
Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:07 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Stupid football injuries
Replies: 12
Views: 4921

Some more - Freak injury rules out Hammers keeper Carroll West Ham goalkeeper Roy Carroll has been ruled out of Sunday's Premiership clash with Middlesbrough after injuring his knee in a freak training-ground accident. The Northern Ireland international was collecting balls from a goal when his foot...
by sluffy
Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:20 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Tour de France
Replies: 6
Views: 1830

Tour de France

I don't know if anyone else as been following this years tour. I've been a fan of the race for years - but this is this years is the best I've ever seen. If anybody else is following it I won't say what's happened to day - so not to spoil for anyone. I will say however that it has been yet another a...