A triumph of human ingenuity over the forces of nature, much like Worcester racecourse, and just as damp. The seventh-happiest country in the world, bar none, apparently. Good at korfball (q.v.) (see picture). Never did quite finish reclaiming that Zuiderzee (q.v.).
14 March 2016
EXXO
Ha, another classic from TLP – having sojourned a while very near to said flood plain, I can relate.
There’s a lovely page somewhere on t’ web where you can enter different potential 22nd century sea level rises, and watch the entire country disappear not long after about 6 or 7 metres (long with fucking Chatteris which goes after just a couple of metres). Great stuff.
14 March 2016
EXXO
When China & then loads of other places eventually start beating them at Korfball at least they’ll know they were once the best, when they were the only ones playing it much.
The British will never have that satisfaction with football, and my theory is that actually we’ve always been shit at it.
14 March 2016
Peter mcornithologist
Their football team of 1974 was possibly the best not to win The World Cup. The only rival ,IMHO, would be the Hungarians of 1954 but even I can barely remember them!
I wish louis van gaal will return there shortly for good….
14 March 2016
EXXO
Not a view shared by a majority on here I’m sure, though it’s bound to be a laugh watching that increasingly deranged **** Mourinho struggle there too.
14 March 2016
Hendrix TATtoo
@exxo Jesus christ would struggle there also….
14 March 2016
EXXO
yes, they had too much to answer for, so he fucked them right off
Ten days after Dr.Desperate giving us the pleasure of the turn, Johan Cruyff dies. Hey, Bobby Svarc. Remember when he almost came to Leicester ?
24 March 2016
bobby svarc
Remember it?? We only stopped talking about it when Cambiasso signed last year.
24 March 2016
Hendrix TATtoo
R.I.P Johan Cruyff…. 22 Topps football cards I collected of him in the 70’s…Top Top Player.
You’d probably have recognised him then, unlike some – CtSO
24 March 2016
Hendrix TATtoo
@Ctso…Confused fans out and about used to mistaken him and ask for autographs in the 70’s famous for a miss in the world cup final in 1978…https://youtu.be/N1lIy6dzEwg
He certainly suits the colour blue Bobby. But would he get into the present magnificent side?
27 March 2016
Hendrix TATtoo
@PMc….Cruyff R.I.P Smoked during is playing career….so he would of not got in the fine leicester team at the present moment….[as you know football is a lot different to back in he’s day]footballers now are superfit like Vardy[blinding goal he scored last night] and co….I also think Vardy and Kane should start for england….leaving out a certain mr. rooney…. Anyway good luck for the rest of the season and hopefully the fella in the article will be kissing everyonehttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3477250/Alan-Birchenall-MR-LEICESTER-Former-star-kissed-Tony-Currie-played-Pele-falls-Jamie-Vardy-s-pranks.html
Peter Mc is a Leicester fan?…and so is Michael Fish.
28 March 2016
bobby svarc
And not forgetting, Glorious Leicesterfan and the Showaddywaddy Sound Machine.
28 March 2016
EXXO
All this Ingerlund hype has made de Oranje a nice price on the handicaps tonight ….they’ve picked some hungry young newcomers of their own…like Janssen who’s scored in 11 of his last 13 games…
Meanwhile, while we’re all sharing our favourite Leicester teams, how about this fine bunch of lads who we’ve been proud to host on our floor when they come up for our tournaments, etc.
29 March 2016
The Bullet of Escobar
Can be very direct, matter-of-fact in their way of speaking that can be extremely hurtful if you’re hoping for a bunch of evasive white lies. Gi
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this leaden paul
A triumph of human ingenuity over the forces of nature, much like Worcester racecourse, and just as damp. The seventh-happiest country in the world, bar none, apparently. Good at korfball (q.v.) (see picture). Never did quite finish reclaiming that Zuiderzee (q.v.).
14 March 2016
EXXO
Ha, another classic from TLP – having sojourned a while very near to said flood plain, I can relate.
There’s a lovely page somewhere on t’ web where you can enter different potential 22nd century sea level rises, and watch the entire country disappear not long after about 6 or 7 metres (long with fucking Chatteris which goes after just a couple of metres). Great stuff.
14 March 2016
EXXO
When China & then loads of other places eventually start beating them at Korfball at least they’ll know they were once the best, when they were the only ones playing it much.
The British will never have that satisfaction with football, and my theory is that actually we’ve always been shit at it.
14 March 2016
Peter mcornithologist
Their football team of 1974 was possibly the best not to win The World Cup. The only rival ,IMHO, would be the Hungarians of 1954 but even I can barely remember them!
14 March 2016
dr desperate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD91OHNLM_0
14 March 2016
Hendrix TATtoo
I wish louis van gaal will return there shortly for good….
14 March 2016
EXXO
Not a view shared by a majority on here I’m sure, though it’s bound to be a laugh watching that increasingly deranged **** Mourinho struggle there too.
14 March 2016
Hendrix TATtoo
@exxo
Jesus christ would struggle there also….
14 March 2016
EXXO
yes, they had too much to answer for, so he fucked them right off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UXwPKa1oZg
14 March 2016
Radar
Very tall.
21 March 2016
Peter mcornithologist
Ten days after Dr.Desperate giving us the pleasure of the turn, Johan Cruyff dies. Hey, Bobby Svarc. Remember when he almost came to Leicester ?
24 March 2016
bobby svarc
Remember it?? We only stopped talking about it when Cambiasso signed last year.
24 March 2016
Hendrix TATtoo
R.I.P Johan Cruyff….
22 Topps football cards I collected of him in the 70’s…Top Top Player.
You’d probably have recognised him then, unlike some – CtSO
24 March 2016
Hendrix TATtoo
@Ctso…Confused fans out and about used to mistaken him and ask for autographs in the 70’s famous for a miss in the world cup final in 1978…https://youtu.be/N1lIy6dzEwg
25 March 2016
dr desperate
The Grauniad probably mistook that picture for this one, which The Times went with on their back page.
http://www.mirror-photos.co.uk/p/54/johan-cruyff-hollland-world-cup-1974-beats-carnevali-63801.jpg
He amassed an impressive collection of 48 Dutch caps, and in 1998 was picked for the World Team of the 20th Century to play Mars (q v).
25 March 2016
Peter mcornithologist
I always admired Cruyffs refusal to join Real Madrid in 1973 because of the relationship between that club and Franco.
25 March 2016
dr desperate
And his refusal to go to Videla’s Argentina for the ’78 World Cup: “How can you play soccer a thousand metres from a torture center?”
26 March 2016
Hendrix TATtoo
Ajax are to name the amsterdam arena the Johan Cruyff stadium what a fitting tribute to the best european footballer in the world….
26 March 2016
Bobby SVARC
http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/images/localworld/ugc-images/276308/binaries/28008641.jpg
26 March 2016
Peter mcornithologist
He certainly suits the colour blue Bobby. But would he get into the present magnificent side?
27 March 2016
Hendrix TATtoo
@PMc….Cruyff R.I.P Smoked during is playing career….so he would of not got in the fine leicester team at the present moment….[as you know football is a lot different to back in he’s day]footballers now are superfit like Vardy[blinding goal he scored last night] and co….I also think Vardy and Kane should start for england….leaving out a certain mr. rooney….
Anyway good luck for the rest of the season and hopefully the fella in the article will be kissing everyonehttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3477250/Alan-Birchenall-MR-LEICESTER-Former-star-kissed-Tony-Currie-played-Pele-falls-Jamie-Vardy-s-pranks.html
27 March 2016
Hendrix TATtoo
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3477250/Alan-Birchenall-MR-LEICESTER-Former-star-kissed-Tony-Currie-played-Pele-falls-Jamie-Vardy-s-pranks.html/article-3477250/Alan-Birchenall-MR-LEICESTER-Former-star-kissed-Tony-Currie-played-Pele-falls-Jamie-Vardy-s-pranks.html
Soz@PMc …
27 March 2016
Hendrix TATtoo
https://www.google.co.uk/search?safe=strict&client=ms-android-om-lge&source=android-home&site=webhp&source=hp&ei=zlT4VvGMH8GmPozTqUA&q=alan+birchenall&oq=alan+birche&gs_l=mobile-gws-hp.1.0.0l5.9307.17972.0.19339.13.12.1.5.5.0.182.1760.0j11.11.0….0…1.1j4.64.mobile-gws-hp..1.12.1142.1.SbY9w-U_CCs#q=alan+birchenall&safe=strict&prmd=inv&start=10&imgrc=1a_GrE_Q1Q6I3M%3AH
Hope this works?@soz@PMc
27 March 2016
bobby svarc
Peter Mc is a Leicester fan?…and so is Michael Fish.
28 March 2016
bobby svarc
And not forgetting, Glorious Leicesterfan and the Showaddywaddy Sound Machine.
28 March 2016
EXXO
All this Ingerlund hype has made de Oranje a nice price on the handicaps tonight ….they’ve picked some hungry young newcomers of their own…like Janssen who’s scored in 11 of his last 13 games…
Meanwhile, while we’re all sharing our favourite Leicester teams, how about this fine bunch of lads who we’ve been proud to host on our floor when they come up for our tournaments, etc.
29 March 2016
The Bullet of Escobar
Can be very direct, matter-of-fact in their way of speaking that can be extremely hurtful if you’re hoping for a bunch of evasive white lies. Gi
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