Volume 4 Number 6 - 18th. June 1999
CHAIRMAN'S EDITORIAL
Dear Fellow Supporters,
Another season comes to a close. Not a good one on or off the field either. The Latics just scraped enough points together to make their position in Division Two safe. If the club had been relegated it would have been a black day indeed. After scaling the heights of the Premiership it would have been a personal disaster as I have supported the team since the days of the old Fourth Division and a return would have been devastating, as they would have gone full circle and would own the title of the first team to fall to the bottom rung from the Premiership.
New changes within the club has also seen up move to a new venue, after much searching, and the move seems to be working out fine. I must apologise for the lack of programmes this season as time has been tight. Unfortunately, I cannot guarantee a more frequent supply for next season either as I appear to be getting more busy every week. Dan is also suffering from fatigue. If anyone would like to play a more active role you can volunteer to collect football related items, jokes etc. and type them up for inclusion in future programmes. Otherwise we will be programmes as and when possible. Well do our best.
Next week will be our final meeting until the season restarts. I hope you will all have a great summer. Several people will moving jobs and it could well effect membership. I just hope that it helps to increase our numbers as I will be expecting you to keep the blue flag flying and also hope that you will help by encouraging new recruits. One of our longest serving members is retiring and will become our sixth honourary member. Bob was present at our first meeting and has done sterling work for the club. His Latics Culture Corner contributions will go down in the annuals. We all wish you a happy retirement and hope that you will still be able to pop in and see us at the meetings in-between your trips to Barbados, Hawaii, Jamaica etc.
The Chairman
THE DEAD GOOD DEAD HARD COMPETITION
The answer to the last quiz - There are six clubs in England and Scotland with 'Athletic' in their name. Who are they? Oldham, Charlton, Wigan, Alloa, Forfar and Dunfirmline
Well give you the answer to this weeks poser From The Daily Telegraph's Football Diary: "During their live commentary on ManUres recent European Cup semi-final, the local Leeds radio station set a phone-in poser for fans: Which of the following is the odd one out - Hastings, Southend, Plymouth, Manchester or Leighton Buzzard.
DEAR DAN
I heard you were a whiz with computers and although not technically football related I would appreciate your Tech Support on the following question:
Last year I upgraded Girlfriend 1.0 to Wife 1.0 and noticed that the new program began "Unexpected Child Processing", which took up a lot of space and valuable resources. No mention of this phenomenon was included in the product brochure. In addition, Wife 1.0 installs itself into all other programs, and launches during system initialisation, where it monitors all other system activity. Applications such as Poker Night 10.3 and Beer Bash 2.5 no longer run, crashing the system whenever selected. I can not seem to purge Wife 1.0 from my system. I've thought about going back to Girlfriend 1.0, but "uninstall" does not work on this program. Can you help me?
Chip Silicon
Dear Mr. Silicon,
This is a very common problem men complain about, mostly due to a primary misconception. Many people upgrade from Girlfriend 1.0 to Wife 1.0 with the idea that Wife 1.0 is merely a "UTILITIES &
ENTERTAINMENT" program. Wife 1.0 is an "OPERATING SYSTEM" and is designed by its creator to run everything. It is impossible to "uninstall", "delete" or "purge" this program from the system, once installed. You cannot go back to Girlfriend 1.0 because Wife 1.0 is not designed to do this. Some men have tried to "install" Girlfriend 2.0 or Wife 2.0, but end up with more problems than original system. Look in your manual under "Warnings - Alimony/Child Support".
I recommend you keep Wife 1.0 and just deal with the situation. Having Wife 1.0 installed myself, I might also suggest you read the entire section regarding "General Protection Faults (GPFs)". You must assume all responsibility for faults and problems which might occur. The best course of action is to push the "Apologise" button, then "reset" as soon as lock-up occurs. The system will run smooth as long as you take the blame for all GPFs. Wife 1.0 is a great program, but is very high maintenance.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT
There was great controversy at the recent European final win by that team which beat the Krauts. Apparently just as the presentations were to be made a commercial break was encountered by ITV and the fans missed it (all together now - Awwwwhhhhhhhhh). The LSC has scoured the archives and found the ten greatest events ever covered in the history of TV and the effect that well be back after these messages had on them:
1 "As now, as Julius Caesar stands up to deliver his Ides of March address, a number of Senators appear to be moving in to get a closer look. We'll be right back after these adverts."
2 "I have to tell that no such undertaking has been received, and Britain is at war with... the high prices you'll find at some other supermarkets. But not at Kwik Save, where every price is a low, low price!"
3 "As President Kennedy's motorcade rolls past the Schoolbook Depository and down Dealey Plaza towards the grassy knoll, time for a break."
4 "And here come the sheriff's men, bringing Lee Harvey Oswald down into the underground car park. In the background, a car horn blares. That's odd, isn't it? Hey, steady on, Jack, where's the fire? More after these messages."
5 "And Bob Dylan comes out for the second half of this concert at Manchester's Free Trade Hall holding an electric guitar. That's sure to delight his many fans. Let's go to the commercials."
6 "That's one small step for a man, one giant... pack of Kellogg's Cornflakes which, for only a shilling, can satisfy the heartiest of appetites."
7 "What a treat for the students of Tiananmen Square - the army have brought out some tanks for them to admire. Thanks very much for that report, Kate. Back after this."
8 "The verdict has been passed to Judge Ito. The forewoman of the jury rises. And now, these words from our sponsor."
9 "Earl Spencer rises to deliver the eulogy. Probably just going to thank them all for coming, eh? Back in a couple of minutes."
10 "Some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over. So here's some adverts.
FOOTBALL JOKES
A Tranmere scout returns from Bosnia raving about a new teenage superstar he's seen in the war torn country. The manager is convinced and is so desperate for no one else to snap him up that he signs the boy without looking at him for himself. The boy arrives in Tranmere for Saturday's game, and is on the bench. With ten minutes to go a player gets injured and is stretchered off. John Aldridge points to the new Bosnian boy: "This is your big chance, son. Go out there and do the business for us". The lad strips off his shell suit and takes to the pitch. In those dying minutes he's a revelation, scoring a hat trick.
Prenton Park goes mad. After the game the manager gives the new boy a big hug in the changing room. "Great performance son. Go and give your parents a ring at home. They'll be so proud of you. You can use the phone in my office". The lad goes into the boss's office and rings his mum. "Mum, I've just had the best debut; I scored a hat-trick!...you don't sound very happy though; why are you crying? Is everything okay?"
"No, son, today has been the worst yet. Your dad has been shot, they've raped your sister, and the house has been burnt to the ground."
"Gosh, mum, that's terrible; I'm really sorry"
"So you bloody should be. It was your idea for all of us to move to Tranmere!"
A Man City fan walks into a pie shop, sits down, says to the bloke: "I'll have the full breakfast please, with the eggs to look like eyes, and the sausage to make a nice smiley mouth and the tomatoes set out to look like blushing cheeks." The waiter smiles and says: "Ahhh, you support Man City, don't you?" The City fan says: "Yes! Amazing! How did you know that?" The waiter says: "You've got a Man City shirt on."
Q: Did you hear that the Post Office just recalled their latest stamps?
A: They had pictures of Manchester United Players on them ... and people couldn't figure out which side to spit on.
Q: What's the difference between a female Manchester United Fan and a pit bull?
A: Lipstick.
Q: If you see a Manchester United Fan on a bicycle, why should you never swerve to hit him?
A: It might be your bicycle.
Q: What is black and brown and looks good on a Manchester United Fan?
A: A Doberman.
Q: What do you not have when 100 Manchester United Fans are buried up to their neck in sand?
A: Enough sand.
Q: What's the difference between a dead dog in the road and a dead Manchester United Fan in the road?
A: There are skid marks in front of the dog.
Q: You're trapped in a room with a tiger, a rattlesnake, and a Manchester United Fan. You have a gun with two bullets. What should you do?
A: Shoot the United Fan. Twice.
Q: What is the difference between a Manchester United Fan and a trampoline?
A: You take off your shoes to jump on a trampoline!
Q: What do you call 5000 dead Manchester United Fans at the bottom of the ocean?
A: A good start!
THE SECRET DIARY OF DAVID BECKHAM
MONDAY: Talk about baby names in training. Yorkie says why not call him "Juan", after the number of brain cells I have. I laugh along but I don't get it. Talk to the gaffer about it. Tell him I'm thinking of naming the baby after myself. Boss says that no kid would appreciate being called "Whinging Egotistical B*****d." Suggests I name baby after him.
TUESDAY: Posh says no child of hers will be called "Moaning Scottish Git". In training, Yorkie asks why my missus is called Posh; I explain it's because she's a classy bird. Everyone laughs, but I don't know why.
WEDNESDAY: Talk to the journalist who's writing my autobiography. Boss gets us motivated for the match by telling me I'll be playing against the man who cheated in the Argentina game during the World Cup. Didn't even know Owen had signed for Inter. In training, boss tells me to practice shooting before getting into the box. Yorkie says I wouldn't be in the situation I'm in now if I'd done that before. Everyone laughs, but I don't get it.
THURSDAY: Wow! Boss calls me in and gives me a ten grand a week payrise. I never asked for it but he explains that I'll need it to keep the child in new Manchester United strips.
FRIDAY: Gosh, I'm a dad. It's going to mean a whole change to my lifestyle. Now I'm going to have to maintain a nanny too. Decide to call it Brooklyn as that's where it was conceived during a weekend away. Yorkie says thank goodness it wasn't that Saturday we played up the Arsenal. Everyone laughed, but I didn't get it.
FOOTBALL FANATICS (OR IS IT LUNATICS)
This weeks nominee is David Webb.
I'd always fancied going to a mid-week match. So Crewe v Leyton Orient seemed ideal, surprisingly no one else was interested. Anyway, I boarded the one coach making the trip. Got to Crewe and promptly lost the rest of the sky blue army (late '80s away kit). I asked a policeman if there was a pub nearby, where I could have a pre-match drink. He told me there wasn't one for miles, and if I tried to come into the ground smelling of booze I'd be nicked.
So eventually, I entered this wooden stand all fanta'd up. It wasn't where the Orient fans were, in fact it wasn't where anyone was, except for one middle-aged man with a Crewe scarf. Crewe came out to a firework reception (it was November 5th). It started to snow. I got talking to the Crewe supporter, he said he thought our number 8 was good (Shaun Brooks). I thought I better return the compliment, asked after their number 4 (missing the fact that number 10 was David Platt). He said he didn't know much about him, it was the first time he'd been in 25 years. What makes a man go see Crewe v Leyton Orient, on bonfire night, after 25 years? Marital problems, as it turned out.
It's hard persuading someone there is a future when your watching Crewe and Leyton Orient. To make matters worse Leyton Orient won 3-2, we never win away from home, and I couldn't celebrate it would have pushed him over the edge. Oh and I missed the bus home.
FAMOUS QUOTES
"Poborsky's very clever there, using both the inside and the outside of his head" - Sky TV's expert summariser TREVOR FRANCIS on the Czech winger's amazing skills.
'It's like a toaster, the ref's shirt pocket. Every time there's a tackle, up pops a yellow card.' - KEVIN KEEGAN
'Welcome to Bologna on Capital Gold for England versus San Marino with Tennent's Pilsner, brewed with Czechoslovakian yeast for that extra Pilsner taste and England are one down.' - JONATHON PEARCE
'Lee Sharpe has got dynamite in his shorts' - STUART HALL
"The Simpsons is one of my favourite shows. Homer Simpson is the funniest man on television, even though he's not a man, if you know what I mean." - STEVE WATSON, quoted in Shoot.
Tranmere manager JOHN ALDRIDGE was being interviewed on Radio Five Live when the talked turned to his old club Liverpool. The former striker came over all dewy-eyed about his former team-mates, the old boot room, etc. "And of course," he added, "I had a tremendous repertoire with the fans."
"Their manager, Terry Neil, isn`t here today, which suggests he is elsewhere" - BRIAN MOORE
"With the very last kick of the game, Bobby McDonald scored with a header." - ALAN PARRY
"It will be a shame if either side lose. And that applies to both sides - - JOCK BROWN
"I didn`t want to rush it." NIGEL BENN, British boxer, on his 67-second defeat of Mike Chilambe
"Not many people in Batley speak Latin, so the first thing we did was change the motto." STEPHEN BALL, Chairman of Batley Rugby League Club
"The lad he tackled was limping at 100mph soon afterwards." JOHN DOCHERTY, Millwall manager, on Teddy Sheringham`s sending off against Wimbledon.
Ronaldo is always very close to being either onside or offside. - RAY WILKINS
The answer was Manchester. Why? All the other towns were emblazoned on Union Jacks and St. George's flags at the San Siro.
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