The team, who unlike Middlesbrough are former Champions of England and twice Champions of Europe,
are called Nottingham Forest. Not Nottinghamshire Forest. It's like calling your lot SuburbofNewcastleborough
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 15:07, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

brough, not borough
Though they bizarrely want to be known as the Boro. Go figure
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 15:08, Reply)

Yeah, I've never understood that either
It's a bit like Michael McIntyre calling himself a comedian
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 15:12, Reply)

Not really, I'm pretty sure the BBC pay him under the guise of comedian, possibly light entertainment as well

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 15:15, Reply)

Have you looked at a map?
Boro is nowhere near The Toon. Miles apart - it's like saying Edinburgh is a suburb of Glasgow.

Boro got to a European final more recently than your lot, were in the Premiership more recently than your lot and have a better stadium than your lot. We're not dining out on ancient history presided over by an alcoholic ego maniac.

The defence rests.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Wed 8 Jun 2011, 15:16, Reply)

This was their problem last season too

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 15:17, Reply)

Zing

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Wed 8 Jun 2011, 15:19, Reply)

Maps are for scholars, my friend
I think you may have undermined your "not dining out on ancient history" point somewhat, and if your stadium was size-appropiate for attendance ours would be twice as big. Lastly, if the greatest English manager in the history of football rocked up at the Riverside and promised you glories beyond imagining with the caveat that he had alcohol abuse and self-aggrandisement issues, you'd rip his arm off.

This is where Rory tells us how much better his team are than either of ours
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 15:23, Reply)

*ahem*
Come on you Baggies, etc.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 15:32, Reply)

Rory can get to fuck, the wee cunt. No offence Rory.
Of course Clough did *play* for Boro, and was born and raised in the town.

He also worked at the same ICI site that my dad did I have just discovered, through the wonders of Wiki. Funnily enough, my dad was a smart arse who knew it all as well.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Wed 8 Jun 2011, 15:34, Reply)

He scored a fuckload of goals for them too if I remember
If Geoffrey Boycott worked on the same site then we should assume it has mystical properties
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 15:40, Reply)

Scored a shitload for Sunderland too until he did his knee in

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 15:41, Reply)

Cruciate ligament, apparently - which was a show-stopper back then

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Wed 8 Jun 2011, 15:44, Reply)

Curiously BC and GB were very good friends.
I have no idea how that worked.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Wed 8 Jun 2011, 15:43, Reply)

I imagine they got together over "a few" drinks
And discussed how they were better than everyone else in the world.

As a Forest fan and the son of a Yorkshireman, it must be said that they were correct in this assessment.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 15:45, Reply)

Boycs, despite being the greatest living Yorkshireman, was an anti-social bugger so I can't really imagine them going out for a few scoops.

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Wed 8 Jun 2011, 16:03, Reply)