memories

memories

- Ian Taylor pissing himself laughing when Shearer got sent off. Respect to that man.

- The nation's media whipping themselves up into a frenzy of self-rightousness over internet football violence. I ask you, if you're about to ferment widespread public disorder and lawbreaking, would you announce it to the public? I think not. In any case, look at the infamous Paul Dodd website. It's funny for a bit but pages of adolescents writing about how hard Exeter, Norwich and Crewe Alexandra are soon gets very boring indeed.

- Liverpool's annual home defeat to relegation favourites. The eighties are over and you're not very good. Just accept the fact.

- Jaap Stam's entry for Goal of the Month.

- Mark Bosnich's 'hamstring' injury. And him a happily married man as well.

- The decline and fall of Newcastle United and their sexy former manager Mr Gullit.

- The exodus of Evertonians from the Witton end when we went three up.

- Villa wondering why the crowds are down after a summer of being told they would be.

- Paul Gascoigne's portly pal getting a month for every belly and one more for luck.

- West Ham getting an equaliser with eight seconds left. Admit it, they deserved it.

- David Beckham getting all morally just when a few Leeds supporters said nasty names about him and the charming, ever-modest Victoria.

- Terry McDermott on Match of the Day, standing in the pissing down rain wearing a white plastic mac.

- The sight of somebody in a lion costume prancing around the pitch with a bunch of spotty schoolgirls before Middlesbrough. Has a more toe-curlingly embarrassing scenario ever been enacted at a football ground? I think not.

- Spreading false and scurrilous rumours to everybody signed up for the cup direct debate scam that the Villa were charging £25 for Chester.

- The manager's programme notes at Watford. Without actually saying as much of course, but did he not like our chairman.

- Just in case you missed it the first time, Alan Shearer getting sent off.

- Bosnich in the reserves. Couldn't happen to a nicer bloke.

- The prices coming down. Villa Do Something Right For A Change sensation.

- Walsall beating the we-are-a-big-club-with-a- divine-right-to-be-in-the-Premiership Wolves at Molineux.

-The media going into hyperbole overdrive after England's win over mighty Luxemburg.

- And changing their minds after the latest Polish fiasco.

- Doug and John not looking at each other at the shareholders forum then Doug chasing after our manager when he walked away at the end.

- Jamie Carragher's magnigficent glancing header for, or was it against, Liverpool v Man Ure

- Thinking maybe, just maybe, at Highbury. For two and a half minutes.

- Manchester United realising that just for once, they have to stick to the same rules as everybody else..

- One last time. Shearer.

Dave Woodhall