You mean his retirement is a poignant moment? I suppose it is, as for any player. I respect his achievements, acknowledge that his was a great story and wish him well for the future. The Immortals label is a tiny bit cloying for a non-Hull fan - but that's not his fault.

Right, I feel the need to be indignant about something now, and to repair the shwarmic balance it is going to be Beirut.

It is [size(possibly)[/size typical of you to disparage the poignant renaissance of that great city following the end of the tragic civil war that wracked Lebanon in the 1980s (hush hush eye to eye). To still, after all this time and all the efforts at reconciliation and regeneration, be using it as a by-word for urban catastrophe shows a deep lack of respect. I assure you sir (or madam), that for people of Beirut their recent history and the transformations they have seen amount to much more than an 'insignificant detail', as you blithely describe it - and that deserves to be acknowledged! Will you join me in applauding the city of Beirut and the people who have rebuilt one of the Jewels of the Middle East?

Was that sufficiently lyrical?

Excellent. I suggest we all use it more.

The Immortals v The Beirutians

Coming to Kingston upon Hull Good Friday.

May I be so bold as to suggest;
The Immortals v The Toiletians.

Bog standard reply matey boy

Someone start The Derby thread.

East Hull, East Hull, East Hull is Falafel.

Immortal is a bit of a stretch for a bunch of blokes who plyed rugby, they will be remembered yes, but none are legends/immortal.

Immortal, noun
1.1 A person of enduring fame

You're wasting your time Mrs. B. You can't educate people who already know everything about everything.

Immortal is something that cannot die, not some blokes who ran with a ball. But that is just my opinion.