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The only way that would have been better would have been if we stuck 7 past Southampton (Y)

7-4 :blink:

7-3? Benjani hat trick? My god I can't wait for MOTD

Damn :blink:

A loss of a British great and two children before their time.

He brings character to the Premiership, his interviews are great and I'd put money on him winning the Champion's League with the club he goes to when his idiot employers fire him this season.

Well at least Pompey have got the 'big four' out of the way Thought we could have taken the 3 points from Liverpool but I think in the end a draw was a fair result.

Not a great World Cup for the Northern Hemisphere so far....

And now it looks like the Aussies will get their revenge but only if we can beat Samoa, it's sad that we are not even putting up a fight for our title.

As a Portsmouth fan I was gutted to hear about him passing away. He managed us in some dark times and it's a shame he won't be there to see our new stadium. I'd hope there will be some dedication to him, I'd love to sit in the Alan Ball stand in a few years time.

As he managed Southampton as well it would be great for the two sides to play a friendly in the summer for a favourite charity of his. I'd hope both sets of fans would show him (and each other) the respect he deserves.

Ok we are out, Sven's time is up so, what can we do to go forward?

my 10 pence says,

1)If anyone is playing below form then they should be dropped.

I think the greatest weakness of Sven's management was that player's had the security of knowing if they could play then they would make the 1st 11. Beckham, Rooney, Lampard, Owen all made it into squads when they were either unfit, lacked match practice or out of form. The best football we played against Portugal was when Beckham was replaced and Crouch was our lone man up front. Any player should face more competition for their spot in their national team than their club. Also if a player is underperforming then the manager should let them know about it. How many England players would have received the 'hair dryer' treatment from Alex Fergerson in the last six years? How much better is Joe Cole since Mourinho laid into him?

2)Pick players to fit your tactics not a system to get everyone on the pitch.

Lampard and Gerrard are class players but we only need one of them on the pitch. Lennon caused more damage by running at defenders than Beckham does by long balls. If you are playing a lone striker then you need someone who isn't going to get wound up and can hold the ball up.

3)It doesn't matter how we win as long as we win.

Great teams can get results when they play badly. Did Greece produce any world class performances when they won Euro 2004? It would be wonderful England performed as well as we did against Germany when we won 5-1 or when we beat Holland in '96, it just isnt going to happen every game. I felt the criticisms we received after our games up to the Portugal match were a little harsh.

4)We are out so are Brazil, Argentina, Holland and Spain. Some commentators were willing to hand Argentina the trophy after they crushed Serbia 6-0. We can claim to be one of the top eight teams in the world surely that counts for something?

I wish Steve Maclaren all the best, he has some awesome talents to work with and I hope he has learnt from Svens mistakes and sucesses.

Rumor has it that Harry Redknapp has got £30 million to play with, if true I'm looking forward to this off season

As a Pompey fan who thought we were finished at christmas, I'd just like to say thanks Harry and all the players who came in with him.

Lets hope Mandaric doesn't have any more 'bright' ideas and Harry stays on.

As a Pompey fan I'm glad to see the back of Robert what a complete waste of a human being. Hopefully Harry can buy us a decent squad now he has what he always wanted a decent transfer fund

It must be shit to support Portsmouth.

And Southampton must be awful for Redknapp to go back to Mandaric.

I think the best thing I can say about this diary is that the product here is so superior to what I feel as a golden era of wrestling in 'the real world'. Given that 1997 was perhaps the most influential year in the history of modern wrestling you have managed to create a world that easily matches such a great time. This should be pinned without doubt I'm looking forward to seeing how Austin rises up the card and how Nash and Hall continue to be better characters than they were when they were in WCW.

Fair point oldskool but I still feel this diary deserves a chance. Its an interesting story and unless Dukes makes a claim of plagarism I don't see a major problem with this. It will be interesting to see what happens, It could be worse it could be another generic wwe 2005 diary that lasts a few posts.

(crosses fingers and hopes this one lasts)

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"What made BVS so good was that Dukes knows how to right"

If you are going to have a go over grammar at least get yours right. It makes your point of view more credible.

Any chance people can turn down their bitch dials? Too many diaries seem to crash and burn because people won't give the writers a chance.

Good luck and least you have the guts to try

Good show Was gutted Owen missed out. Hopefully Austin gets a singles run now he's no longer tag champ and the Todd is pure class I think he should fight JR for the announcers job at the next ppv.

1997 Royal Rumble Match

Featuring- Cactus Jack, Owen Hart, Scott Steiner, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, Ahmed Johnson, Billy Gunn, British Bulldog, Marc Mero, Sycho Sid, Vader, Alex Wright, "All American" Bart Gunn, Brian Adams, Brian Lee, Hollywood Holly, Goldust, Jacobs, Mark Henry, Rocky Maivia, Scott Taylor, Fatu, Yokozuna, Kamala, "Cowboy" Bob Orton, Doink The Clown, Taka Michinoku, Mystery Entrant #1, Mystery Entrant #2, Mystery Entrant #3

World Wrestling Federation Championship

Bret Hart Vs. Scott Hall©

World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Championship

Al Snow and Steve Austin© Vs. Model Of Perfection

World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Championship

Hunter Hearst Helmsley© Vs. Jesse James

Light Heavyweight Showdown!

Chavo Guerrero Vs. Brian Christopher

Ron Simmons Vs. John Bradshaw

Marty Jannetty, Koko B. Party and Van Hammer Vs. Duke Droese, Simon Diamond and Johnny Swinger

Tie Breakers

1. What will be the first match of the night? Ron Simmons Vs. John Bradshaw

2. Which match will get the best match quality in EWR? Bret Hart vs Scott Hall

3. Which match will get the worst match quality in EWR? Royal Rumble

4. Who are the three mystery entrants in the Royal Rumble? Sean Waltman, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash

5. Who will be the first two men in the Royal Rumble? Cactus Jack, Ahmed Johnson

6. Who's entering the Royal Rumble as #30? The Undertaker

7. Who's going to be the final ten men in the Royal Rumble? Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, Cactus Jack, Scott Steiner, Sycho Sid, Owen Hart, Rocky Maiva Hollywood Holly, and Mystery Entrant #3 (Kevin Nash)

8. Who's going to be the final four men in the Royal Rumble? Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, Owen Hart, and Mystery Entrant #3 (Kevin Nash)

9. Who's going to be the final two men in the Royal Rumble? Kevin Nash and Owen Hart

10. How many titles will change hands? (titles can't change hands by DQ, No contests, Etc) 1

11. Which person will be the first one eliminated in the Royal Rumble? Kamala

I'm thinking that Hall drops the belt then does what Angle did this year and takes someone's spot in the rumble for a clique reunion. Owen wins to set up the dream main event for Wrestlemania. Nash gets a good run to restore some heat but gets cheated of a win by Owen.

*****

Way better than the real wwf in '96. Looking forward to '97 and hope Hall keeps the belt till wrestlemania

is javert's '86 diary still available?

If the crismon twins are here does this mean Cobra commander will show too? Or Maybe the Dreadnoks as they'd be a pretty cool stable.

Love the Gi Joe reference B)

Just finished reading through the diary and this is along with the LAW diary is the best diary in the dome. Almost better than the WWF in '96 hoping owen gets a run at the WWF title in '97

Here we are now entertain us

Good luck with this it already sounds better than the real world smackdown. Glad you put over Undertaker at his last wrestlemania, his 'mania streak has almost seemed a greater acheivement than his title reigns to me.