Balls to Fiend (The Football Thread) (Read 1358197 times)

tomtom · May 30, 2011, 11:26:03 am

Quote from: Grubes on May 30, 2011, 10:49:57 am

I was listening while cooking... Sounds like you were on top and then bang... Unlucky, as the commentators were saying, 87 points would have been enou for automatic promotion in the last 18 seasons.

Anyone any preferences for today's epl playoff??

Jaspersharpe · May 30, 2011, 12:52:54 pm

Quote from: Grubes on May 30, 2011, 10:49:57 am

Bad luck Grubes. What a sickener.

Quote from: tomtom on May 30, 2011, 11:26:03 am

Anyone any preferences for today's epl playoff??

I'm struggling to give a toss as I neither like nor particularly dislike either team.

tomtom · May 30, 2011, 01:01:59 pm

Quote from: Jaspersharpe on May 30, 2011, 12:52:54 pm

Quote from: tomtom on May 30, 2011, 11:26:03 am

Anyone any preferences for today's epl playoff??

I'm struggling to give a toss as I neither like nor particularly dislike either team.

Yeah... I think for next years championship I'd rather see Swansea go up (and play reading next year etc..) but that aside its Reading, as they've come from no-where in the Championship this year - whereas Swansea have been there or thereabouts all year.. fairy tale etc.. Still its raining, and theres nothing else on the telly, and the angst and importance of the game often makes it an interesting (if not necessarily good) game to watch...

tomtom · May 30, 2011, 01:13:08 pm

meanwhile, Warner unleashes his 'tsunami' of evidence of how bent FIFA is...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/may/30/jack-warner-fifa-sepp-blatter

I really hope they implode and something new is born.. its a shit fest..

nai · May 30, 2011, 02:23:53 pm

I was following it on text, felt for you when they scored after all that possession.

Favouring Swansea today, could be interesting next year with them in the PL.

See David Jones sacked this morning and Qatar outed as having bought the 2022 world cup, close season's are getting better entertainment every year.

Grubes · May 30, 2011, 05:01:46 pm

Quote from: nai on May 30, 2011, 02:23:53 pm

I was following it on text, felt for you when they scored after all that possession.

We were beat by a better team imo. We were set up for an away match in a 4-5-1 with benik afobe up top (one to watch arsenal/england youth player). Hes good but too young to play upfront on his own in that role.
Another year of experience for Clark as manager. Will be interesting to see how many players we loose over the summer.

Quote from: nai on May 30, 2011, 02:23:53 pm

Favouring Swansea today, could be interesting next year with them in the PL.

Looks like its been a good game. Swans 3-0 up at half time and just looked reading got it to 3-2 now 4-2.

Quote from: nai on May 30, 2011, 02:23:53 pm

See David Jones sacked this morning and Qatar outed as having bought the 2022 world cup, close season's are getting better entertainment every year.

Dave Jones sacked was expected
Qatar bought the world cup what a shocker ... nice that evidence is now being presented.
Sepp Blatter now has no opposition but the vote is still going ahead on wednesday. Fifa is a joke I guess the FA's descision not to vote a couple of weeks back was a good option to avoid the farce.
Interesting article

on a side note is it me or does chuck blazer look like some thing out or lord of the rings

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · May 30, 2011, 05:45:41 pm

Quote from: aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB on May 04, 2011, 07:00:03 pm

C'mon Man United.

Win this one.

Then we can all sit round laughing as you're shellacked by Barça in the final and Messi and Xavi make Rio Ferdinand and Wes Brown look like a right pair of twats.

Jaspersharpe · May 31, 2011, 10:57:52 am

Flemish MOTD crossbar challenge where the player tries to hit the bar five times in the quickest time possible. 75 year old Erik Lambert......

Jaspersharpe · May 31, 2011, 12:03:19 pm

Great little piece here in tribute to Paul Scholes.

http://www.manutd.com/en/Fanzone/News-And-Blogs/2011/May/paul-scholes-the-little-master.aspx?pageNo=1

Warning! You may feel the need to wash after visiting the site though.

Norton Sharley · May 31, 2011, 12:26:14 pm

Can't access that site. Does it mention the thick, dirty, fouling little .... at all?

butters · May 31, 2011, 12:57:30 pm

"and the sporadically feral challenges."

That will have to be good enough for you until one of the sports writers do something that doesn't have to pass Man U's "quality control" first.

Cynical tackles aside he was an awesome player though and one who I have been singing the praises of for years. OK latterly he wasn't as good as in his heyday circa 10 years ago (but then neither am I) but the thing that always stood out for me was his awareness of where the opposition player who had the unfortunate job of marking him was. Ball would be passed to him, he would control it and just turn in the opposite direction to his marker and play a simple pass - text book midfield play really and he made it look so simple. Thank god he was ginger...

Jaspersharpe · May 31, 2011, 04:32:10 pm

Just seen that Big Sam is supposed to be going to West Ham. Not exactly Real Madrid.....

Jaspersharpe · May 31, 2011, 05:48:49 pm

http://www.myfootballgames.co.uk/game/80/Baggio_s-Magical-Kicks.html

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · May 31, 2011, 06:45:40 pm

[Dially Mile]
Political Correctness gone mad blah, blah,
Nanny state, blah, blah,
Freedom of speech, blah, blah,
Banning Golliwogs, blah, blah,
[/Dially Mile]

[AliceRoberstFanKlub]
Good.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-13606444
[/AliceRoberstFanKlub]

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · May 31, 2011, 06:59:19 pm

Quote from: Jaspersharpe on May 31, 2011, 12:03:19 pm

Great little piece here in tribute to Paul Scholes.

http://www.manutd.com/en/Fanzone/News-And-Blogs/2011/May/paul-scholes-the-little-master.aspx?pageNo=1

Warning! You may feel the need to wash after visiting the site though.

OK.

If no-one else is going to do it…

Quote from: Alice Cooper

Scholes Out For Everrrr…

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · May 31, 2011, 07:26:49 pm

No comments on the new Blunts' manager yet?

Chavtastic!

Grubes · May 31, 2011, 07:31:32 pm

Spoke to a blades fan at work. I was trying not to laugh when I asked him what he thought. Response was cheap option for a crap manager.

My thoughts were similar

nai · June 01, 2011, 07:56:29 am

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wayne-Rooney-penalty-spot-Ewood-Park-Blackburn-Rovers-/250828149905?pt=UK_SportsMemorabilia_Football_Memorabilia_ET&hash=item3a6685d491

Jaspersharpe · June 01, 2011, 11:15:25 am

Quote from: aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB on May 31, 2011, 07:26:49 pm

No comments on the new Blunts' manager yet?

Chavtastic!

Someone is actually holding up an inflatable pig with a Wednesday shirt on in that photo aren't they.

Quote from: nai on June 01, 2011, 07:56:29 am

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wayne-Rooney-penalty-spot-Ewood-Park-Blackburn-Rovers-/250828149905?pt=UK_SportsMemorabilia_Football_Memorabilia_ET&hash=item3a6685d491

Someone has actually bid £1300 for some mud, grass and white paint haven't they.

Jaspersharpe · June 01, 2011, 11:49:27 am

YYFY!!!

http://www.seagulls.co.uk/page/Stadium/0,,10433~2369519,00.html

Falling Down · June 01, 2011, 07:51:47 pm

tomtom · June 01, 2011, 08:09:00 pm

19: n n none of them received a hero's welcome..

aLICErOBERTSfANkLUB · June 01, 2011, 10:41:35 pm

Quote from: Falling Down on June 01, 2011, 07:51:47 pm

Jaspersharpe · June 03, 2011, 09:34:07 am

This is just getting silly now......

http://www.plymouth.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=243475

Jaspersharpe · June 03, 2011, 01:28:02 pm

Newcastle hit back at Owen:

http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_6964103,00.html

Quite amusing, especially the irony of Newcastle complaining about paying £40m for his services. Nobody forced them to!

Quote

Under Kevin Keegan's management he was offered a one-year extension at £140,000 a week which he did not take. He was already on £133,000 a week.

Owen's a prick too.