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A Serious Man (Y)

I'm having a hard time picturing the Henry one specifically but I remember a spate of goals from quickly taken free-kicks around that time. If I remember right, it was Richard Keys superlatives all round when the big teams were doing it, but by the time it had filtered down and players from unfashionable clubs were giving it a go, yellow cards were being dished out left, right and centre because they weren't waiting for the ref's whistle. Funny that. In an attempt to lighten the mood following our miserable derby day exploits, I'd like to present my first ever nomination for the "footballers who look like lesbians" archives - QPR 'keeper and serial banned substance abuser, Paddy Kenny. Have we got enough to start a team yet?

D'oh!

Attwell, Clattenburg and Dowd (amongst others) make me wonder if the refs actually know the rules of the game or just make it up as they go along, because I sure did learn a few new ones yesterday... Apparently, you have no right to moan if an opposition player commits a red card offence right in front of you. Dowd, having watched Coloccini try to seperate Elmohamady's head from his shoulders in the fifth minute, seemed more intent on warning Cattermole for momentarily losing his rag. It almost reminded me of one of those ancient "You are the Ref" quiz questions, though I guarantee the correct answer wouldn't have been to award us a free-kick for said incident, virtually square up to our captain and then not bother even speaking to the original offender. He also has this intensely irritating habit of taking the red card out of his pocket every time he issues a yellow one (and vice versa), as if to orchestrate the crowd and initiate some kind of drama whenever a foul is committed. In short, the guy annoys me no end. But it's also a measure of the embarrassing, spineless performance we served up that Dowd's pathetic posturing had no bearing on the result. In the end, we were lucky not to have conceded 10. If United don't have a fixture on Saturday, maybe Rio Ferdinand could take charge of our game against Stoke. Not only does he seem to fancy himself as some sort of refereeing oracle, he's apparently recognised by the likes of Mark Clattenburg as a qualified official.

The Walkmen - Juveniles

Never fear Joe, the thread is fully spoiler-free so far.

Surprised nobody at the FA has noticed what an obvious attention seeker and grade-A berk Phil Dowd is. Yesterday was one of the worst, most pathetic, "oh please won't everybody look at me" refereeing performances I've seen in a fair while. He comes across like a hammy actor in an amateur dramatics company who tries to steal every scene and ends up ruining the play. No excuses about the result though. As much as it pains me to say it, we deserved a kicking and we got one. Bruce sent a team of kids into a lion's den (while players who lit up the World Cup kept the bench warm) and they were blown away by tougher and more determined opposition.

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Sure thing Joe - which one did you have your eye on? I notice they reserve the right to say no to the winning contestant's marriage proposal too.

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Merlin Merlin is a British fantasy-adventure television series developed by Julian Jones, Jake Michie, Julian Murphy and Johnny Capps. The series is based on the Arthurian legends of the mythical wizard Merlin and his relationship with Prince Arthur, but differs from traditional versions of the legend in many ways, especially the characters. After a successful first season, American broadcaster NBC began airing the programme on 21 June 2009, but after a decline in viewership, was moved to the cable network Syfy, where it began broadcast of the second season in April 2010. The second season began airing in September 2009 on BBC One. The concept for Merlin was influenced by the American show Smallville, about the early years of Superman. After many failed attempts to bring the programme to life, development of the current Merlin began in late 2006, with physical production beginning in March 2008. Series overview Merlin is a sorceror who arrives at the city of Camelot, after his mother arranges for him to stay with Gaius, the court physician. He discovers that the king, Uther Pendragon, has outlawed magic and has imprisoned the last great dragon deep under the city. The dragon informs Merlin that he has an important destiny to protect Uther's son, Arthur, who will bring forth a great Kingdom. When he meets Arthur for the first time he believes that he is arrogant and Arthur views Merlin as subservient, as Merlin has to keep his magic a secret or face execution at the hands of Uther. Morgana is Uther's ward and daughter with the power of prophetic foresight, which frightens her and which she keeps secret. Guinevere, whom she calls "Gwen", is her maid servant and close friend. The first series focused on the development of Merlin and his friendship with Arthur. The second series focuses more on development of the other cast members. Some of the central themes of the series are the budding romance between Arthur and Gwen and Morgana's struggle to control her powers. Other characters from Arthurian legend have also appeared. Lancelot longed to become a knight but was unable to do so because of his birth as a commoner. Mordred has appeared as a Druid boy who formed a bond with Morgana (in legend he is her nephew), and it has been predicted by the dragon that Mordred will be the cause of death of Arthur (in the legend this occurred at the Battle of Camlann). Mordred and the Great Dragon refer to Merlin by his Druidic name, Emrys (the Welsh form of Ambrosius); Ambrosius Aurelianus was a historical figure that Geoffrey of Monmouth partially merged with Merlin. Excalibur is an ordinary sword that becomes enchanted by the Great Dragon and is later thrown into a lake (in the legends, this was the sword Nimueh gave to Arthur). Cast Colin Morgan... Merlin (34 episodes, 2008-2010) Bradley James... Arthur (34 episodes, 2008-2010) Katie McGrath... Lady Morgana (34 episodes, 2008-2010) John Hurt... The Great Dragon (voice) (33 episodes, 2008-2010) Anthony Head... Uther Pendragon (33 episodes, 2008-2010) Richard Wilson... Gaius (33 episodes, 2008-2010) Angel Coulby... Gwen (33 episodes, 2008-2010) Emilia Fox... Morgause (6 episodes, 2009-2010) Michelle Ryan... Nimueh (4 episodes, 2008) Asa Butterfield... Mordred (3 episodes, 2008-2009) Santiago Cabrera... Lancelot (2 episodes, 2008-2009) Eoin Macken... Gwaine (2 episodes, 2010)

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Looking for Eric (Y)

Looks: Shanina Potential: Shanina Overall: Ashley

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Was planning on being a conscientious objector for my own nominations, but in the interest of keeping the game going - 2.8

I the Warpaint album. Out of interest Limer, what's the real stuff and what's the fake?