*Official* English Football Season 2009-2010

[cpr]

Don’t think there’s much “could” about it TBH, watching the replay it’s hard to see what possible defence he has. ****ing stupid thing to do Rio, particularly, as you’ve only just come back and we really needed you for the upcoming games.

Of course, I’ll not lower myself to mentioning that it seems yet again that retrospective trial by video only applies to United players…

Nah, happens to others, we just need to find the right video angle to prove its inconclusive

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

We will lose today, no doubts about it.

 

[Uppercut]

Nah, happens to others, we just need to find the right video angle to prove its inconclusive

Hahaha love how that makes no sense whatsoever yet still is probably what will happen.

 

[The Sean]

Nah, happens to others, we just need to find the right video angle to prove its inconclusive

Hahaha love how that makes no sense whatsoever yet still is probably what will happen.

Well he's decided to appeal so he can play tonight, and is now risking a longer ban - we're obviously sweating on Vidic being back for the Villa and Everton games, both of which Rio's almost certain to miss unless he somehow gets off tomorrow.

In other news, a usually reliable source on a United website just posted:

"Quick bit of team news coming out of Carrington earlier this morning. Fergie's picking a team very much with Arsenal in mind. Rooney, Evra and Fletcher on the bench with Anderson and Gibson almost certain to start. I don't like it more than the next man, but the men need to rest and Arsenal is a far more important game. It's a gamble, hopefully we won't end up with egg on our faces."

 

[GIMH]

I will say what I've said when I've read this on a lot of forums. Over-rated piece of whing toss, coz I quite like football.

Here's mine:

I hate when some whinging rose-tinted specs spite-machine with only self-evident ****ing crap to spout get's such an inordinate amount of publicity.

Having said that I'm probably only ranting about it because I hate football a tad this morning.

I don't agree with all of it but I did find it fairly humorous. Some decent points in there amidst it all I felt.

I was just a bit biased towards the bit about lower league players scoring special goals. Pat Nevin scored the best goal I've ever seen on these shores, end of discussion, case closed.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Just told my friend I can't go running with him this evening because I have a business meeting. Didn't tell him that that meeting was with two Manchester clubs.

 

[Jarquis]

Bendtner and Nasri set to make the bench, Ramsey and Sagna should both be fit enough to start

 

[social]

I don't agree with all of it but I did find it fairly humorous. Some decent points in there amidst it all I felt.

I was just a bit biased towards the bit about lower league players scoring special goals. Pat Nevin scored the best goal I've ever seen on these shores, end of discussion, case closed.

Agree with you mate

I may not be the most passionate fan on the planet but I'm still torn between the old days and the new era e.g. I used to hate Chelski but now I recognise that the new ownership "structure" is a sort of inevitability and dont really mind too much as long as the cashed-up clubs bring together great squads which make for quality football and the others still spring the odd surprise

 

[Matteh]

Caaaaaaaaarn Citeh tonight.

 

[Uppercut]

I don't agree with all of it but I did find it fairly humorous. Some decent points in there amidst it all I felt.

I was just a bit biased towards the bit about lower league players scoring special goals. Pat Nevin scored the best goal I've ever seen on these shores, end of discussion, case closed.

I just hate the whole attitude. If you don't like what football has become, do what Goughy did and stop watching and following it. I don't particularly like what Gaelic football has become. It's become very cynical and defensive and has a shocking amount of gamesmanship considering it's an entirely amateur sport. So I don't watch it anymore.

Some people instead respond by watching loads of it anyway so they can complain about it, and lurking around football forums moaning incessantly about how good it used to be and how bad it is now. It's like, give it a break, yeah? We've heard it all before, and the footballing times that fill you with teary-eyed nostalgia had plenty of old farts moaning about how it ain't what it used to be around too.

I'm not talking to you, by the way, I'm using "you" in a general sense. Just to clear that up

 

[The Sean]

"Quick bit of team news coming out of Carrington earlier this morning. Fergie's picking a team very much with Arsenal in mind. Rooney, Evra and Fletcher on the bench with Anderson and Gibson almost certain to start. I don't like it more than the next man, but the men need to rest and Arsenal is a far more important game. It's a gamble, hopefully we won't end up with egg on our faces."

All three starting, as it turns out.

 

[Agent TBY]

Some people instead respond by watching loads of it anyway so they can complain about it, and lurking around football forums moaning incessantly about how good it used to be and how bad it is now. It's like, give it a break, yeah? We've heard it all before, and the footballing times that fill you with teary-eyed nostalgia had plenty of old farts moaning about how it ain't what it used to be around too.

Sounds like loads of ex-wrestling fans are watching football now.

 

[GIMH]

I just hate the whole attitude. If you don't like what football has become, do what Goughy did and stop watching and following it. I don't particularly like what Gaelic football has become. It's become very cynical and defensive and has a shocking amount of gamesmanship considering it's an entirely amateur sport. So I don't watch it anymore.

Some people instead respond by watching loads of it anyway so they can complain about it, and lurking around football forums moaning incessantly about how good it used to be and how bad it is now. It's like, give it a break, yeah? We've heard it all before, and the footballing times that fill you with teary-eyed nostalgia had plenty of old farts moaning about how it ain't what it used to be around too.

I'm not talking to you, by the way, I'm using "you" in a general sense. Just to clear that up

The thing is, if you're hopelessly attached to a team you can't stop following it. FWIW I wouldn't say I 'hate' what football has become (I probably attend more games than the bulk of posters in this thread, not that that means anything but I obviously don't hate it that much if I do this) but it is very easy as a supporter of a bigger club to sit there and say all this. If I go back fifteen years we had very realistic Premier League ambitions. I know clubs like Burnley and Wigan have done it, but really, the whole rags to riches thing will never happen again from lower league to top level, and when you're a lower league fan it's a bit deflating. It's a bit like having a dead-end job; it's fine when you're young and you know you can rise up and do a bit more with your life. If you realise that you're never likely to get any better, it is a bit depressing.

 

[Craig]

Got sent this, humorous rant from a QPR fan

I take more pleasure in seeing Chelsea lose than I do in seeing QPR win at the moment.
I sat through so many matches when we were absolute dog****e under the likes of Ray Harford and with people like Paul Bruce, Matthew Brazier and Mark Perry in the squad and I never felt like this.
The club isn't ours anymore but moreso than that - football is just properly gash these days.
I mean really gash.
Football generally.
I hate nearly everything about it these days....
I hate the Prem and the myth that it is exciting this year. Man City breaking into the top four isn't exciting. They spent loads of money. It's no more exciting that Nameless **** getting to number 1 in the charts after winning the X-Factor.
I hate the myth of Arsene's kids. Buying some French kid when he's 17, playing him in the League Cup and then selling him when he's 20 after about 3 appearances in the league is NOTHING SPECIAL.
I hate hearing about Liverpool/Man Utd's debt but nothing ever happening about it. A club needs to go to the wall for the money thing to change but it doesn't happen. Why the **** are Charlton, Leeds and Southampton still in business?
I hate Frank Lampard's stupid ****ing face. I hate that Joe Cole's tongue is never in his mouth, the downsy spacker. I hate John Terry being England captain when he's CLEARLY AN OAF.
I hate young exciting wingers who have nothing but pace. Tony Scully had nothing but pace.
I hate Harry ****ing Redknapp. And Jamie Redknapp. And Louise Redknapp... And the Wii.
I hate Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer.
I hate Garth Crooks.
I hate Garth Brooks a lot for that matter.
I hate Sky Sports.
I hate that when a lower league player beats 10 players and chips the keeper it doesn't matter but if Rooney scores from more than 20 yards it's amazing.
I hate that female sports journos are now mandatory.
I hate Mark Lawrenson for not coming out. 'I do like a big man at the back'. I bet you do...
I hate any advert that portrays football to be about anything other than pain and disappointment.
I hate Lee Hughes and the fact that he makes a living from the game. I hate Marlon King and any team that signs him when he gets out. I hate that it'll probably be us.
I hate Phil Brown.
I hate 'well the ball is a lot lighter now and will cause goalkeepers real problems this summer' before EVERY ****ING TOURNAMENT!
I hate that Kieron Dyer earned more in the time I took to write this post than I'll earn this month.
I hate Adrian Durham, Ian Wright and Alan Brazil.
I hate Gazza. Either die or shut up. Stop ****ing lingering.
I hate hearing about Hillsborough more than I hear about Heysel or Bradford.
I hate Leeds.
I hate Roy Keane.
I hate grown men wearing football shirts of their team whilst shopping on a Saturday when their team is playing at home.
I hate that I don't hate Roy Hodgson.
I hate Jermaine Beckford and any player who has neck tattoos.
I hate songs being inappropriately taken as club anthems and then sung in a manly way. 'I'm forever blowing bubbles....'. Gaylords.
I hate Danny Dyer and anyone he's ever interviewed.
I hate the book 'Cass' by Cass Pennant. It is honestly the stupidest thing I've ever read. Chapter 1: Millwall. 'Yeah we took 50 to Millwall. They had 1000 in their mob but we ran 'em up and down the street'. Chapter 2: Liverpool. 'Yeah we took 50 to Liverpool. They had 2000 in their mob but we ran 'em up and down the street'. **** me... Jade Goody's autobiography is probably better. Even her non-ghost-written one.
I hate that all good youngsters end their careers at Spurs before they start.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

I hate Harry ****ing Redknapp. And Jamie Redknapp. And Louise Redknapp... And the Wii.

Probably the best thing I've read all year.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Ferdinand swings an arm at Tevez. Carlitos makes a seventeen course banquet out of it, but Rio had a sly look that he was there before moving his arm to the hunky Argentine's chin.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Manure move ahead on aggregate.

 

[BoyBrumby]

**** it. 2-0 ManUre. Find myself caring more than I should do, tbh.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Jesus. Rooney misses an absolute sitter. Puts it wide from 5 yards. Should've been Goodnight & God Bless.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Tevez. 2-1. Ferdinand done like a kipper.