*Official* English Football Season 2005-06

[Great Birtannia]

TBF Maitua's been holding the NRL's end up on the old driving whilst incapable front of late, hasn't he? Three times over, was it? Clever lad.

Rugby League players certainly pull their weight in that department. The bulldogs especially.

AFL is a little more serious when the clubs are sponsored by the TAC (Government funded road safety commission ).

Last year a Richmond player was done drink driving and the club had the sponsorship revoked.

Two or three weeks back Geelong announced a new sponsporship deal, picking up the slack from Richmond, with the TAC and three days later the club general manager who negogiated the deal was busted drink drivng

This week it was a Collingwood players turn.

Anyway this an English football thread.....which of the English managers would you prefer? You would be better off sticking to Sven IMO

 

[luckyeddie]

Anyway this an English football thread.....which of the English managers would you prefer? You would be better off sticking to Sven IMO

Doesn't matter really. Within a week of getting the job, someone as squeaky-clean as Mother Theresa will be exposed that when they were 12, they sneakily looked down the English teacher's blouse in class, or that they got tops with their girlfriend after choir practice a week before their 16th birthday.

Whoever takes the job is a marked man because our national press is a national disgrace. I hope they all die horrible deaths, choking on their own bile.

Speaking personally, I've always liked Steve MacLaren.

 

[Loony BoB]

Find someone who has already been shamed consistently day in, day out. Give them the manager's job. Because there's no fun for the press if the person's been "done over" already. Pre-saturated, if you like, before going into the rain.

The English press are certainly their own nation's undoing. If England really want to win, maybe they should start making the personal lives of people in such positions to be regarded as private by the government, or something. But we all know that would never, ever happen.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Doesn't matter really. Within a week of getting the job, someone as squeaky-clean as Mother Theresa will be exposed that when they were 12, they sneakily looked down the English teacher's blouse in class, or that they got tops with their girlfriend after choir practice a week before their 16th birthday.

Whoever takes the job is a marked man because our national press is a national disgrace. I hope they all die horrible deaths, choking on their own bile.

Speaking personally, I've always liked Steve MacLaren.

Small point but a lot of overseas sporting stars who've played in England are convinced that our press is nowehere near as bad as whatever country they come from.

 

[luckyeddie]

Small point but a lot of overseas sporting stars who've played in England are convinced that our press is nowehere near as bad as whatever country they come from.

I was told that when it came to 'personal' matters, some things were left unsaid.

 

[Loony BoB]

That's probably because they're sporting stars and not the national manager, Tom.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Yes that may be true, but does say something IMO. I don't think our press is any better or worse than any other country's personally - they're all bad.

 

[luckyeddie]

Yes that may be true, but does say something IMO. I don't think our press is any better or worse than any other country's personally - they're all bad.

Where did you read that - the News of the World?

 

[luckyeddie]

Every time you post like this confirms you're a total prat. Do you think anyone calling Van Nistelrooy horse most of the time makes them look like a total prat? Or how about Manchester United as Manure? Or how about one of your beloved teams like Snottingham Florists? Snotting Florists and Manure are also far more immature than I've come up with - chief poseur is exactly what he is, as CDMs is certainly a more apt name than Arsenal... how many players do they have from North London again?

Oh, I know I'm a total prat all right - you've told me often enough (missed that first time around - I'm glad we both recognise the truth now). I just said you looked like one.

 

[Pedro Delgado]

Doesn't matter really. Within a week of getting the job, someone as squeaky-clean as Mother Theresa will be exposed that when they were 12, they sneakily looked down the English teacher's blouse in class, or that they got tops with their girlfriend after choir practice a week before their 16th birthday.

Whoever takes the job is a marked man because our national press is a national disgrace. I hope they all die horrible deaths, choking on their own bile.

Speaking personally, I've always liked Steve MacLaren.

Rumours of a McClaren personal life expose in tomorrows Scum.

Why anybody would want this job amazes me.

 

[luckyeddie]

Rumours of a McClaren personal life expose in tomorrows Scum.

Why anybody would want this job amazes me.

Damned dinosaur journalists.

Is it evil of me to wish their own personal meteorite on them?

What's it like in sheepyland?

Has Volty got any views on this type of gutter journalism, and am I naive to think that it's a bit 'off'??

 

[Loony BoB]

I think that the only reason an English manager would really get the job is because no available overseas manager would have either the guts, the mental toughness, the idiocy or even the charisma to take on (or somehow please) the English press.

If you're referring to NZ in 'sheepyland' (which I'm guessing you are?), our coaches tend to be blasted for decisions to do with the game rather than elsewhere. From what I remember, the press only really express massive distaste for an NZ coach if he is to "do a Mitchell" and snub them. But even then, they never do the kind of stuff you'd expect to see in England.

Having said that, Eriksson never did himself any favours when he was stupid enough to have an affair while being the English manager. I mean, really.

 

[marc71178]

And for the record - CDM is Cadbury's Dairy Milk...

A chocolate bar - is it a moral one or is it a Kit Kat?!

 

[Matteh]

A chocolate bar - is it a moral one or is it a Kit Kat?!

I know that you've tried to ge the Kit Kat reference in...and fair play.

But you know fine well it's not a Kit Kat

 

[marc71178]

No the Kit Kat is only there as a symbol of all that is evil about the world.

Well all that is evil apart from Neil Warnock and Cardiff "fans", but that's a different story.

 

[Matteh]

Find someone who has already been shamed consistently day in, day out. Give them the manager's job. Because there's no fun for the press if the person's been "done over" already. Pre-saturated, if you like, before going into the rain.

Robson......Taylor......Venables.......Hoddle.......Keegan......
They've all had the most shaming
Only one on that list i'd want anywhere near managing England again is Venables really.

 

[marc71178]

And why exactly would you want him back?

 

[luckyeddie]

Robson......Taylor......Venables.......Hoddle.......Keegan......
They've all had the most shaming
Only one on that list i'd want anywhere near managing England again is Venables really.

Do you think that the type of gutter-press sensationalism (who bonked who etc) we continually suffer is
a) in the public interest
b) the public's right to know, whether they are interested or not
c) anything other than cheap opium for the moronic masses akin to Orwell's 'Victory Gin'?

I struggle to find any justification for the way our 'news hounds' operate. Maybe it's me who's becoming a prude, but I actually think the whole thing is more than a little sordid and pathetic. I am yet to hear any journalist offer anything other than platitudes in answer to the simple question "Why?"

 

[luckyeddie]

The Scum have indeed now turned their sordid attention on to Steve MacLaren, feeling that it's in the public interest that we know he has been involved in some nocturnal adventures.

So having done their damnedest to get rid of one manager (Sven) and sabotaged the possibility of getting the next (Scolari) they are looking even further down the line.

Today, I am thoroughly ashamed of the English media - truly disgusted. Are they never satisfied?

 

[luckyeddie]

If you're referring to NZ in 'sheepyland' (which I'm guessing you are?), our coaches tend to be blasted for decisions to do with the game rather than elsewhere. From what I remember, the press only really express massive distaste for an NZ coach if he is to "do a Mitchell" and snub them. But even then, they never do the kind of stuff you'd expect to see in England.

You know what you're called, on account of the fact that your hills abound with sheep - similarly the hills around where Richard live abound with that wonderful bird, the Cloud ****oo