RugbyRebels

Having just obtained Sky Sports for a month to watch the autumn internationals , I thought I'd dip into some live premiership football . Saturday I watched Man Utd v Arsenal and Sunday Boro' v Chelsea . Goodness me , how boring and how long did those games seem to go on . Some skill levels were obvious but the constant sideways midfield passing was just mind numbing . Then I was reading the media match reports by people who must have been watching a different game who appeared to be highly excited by what they had seen . Think I'll stick to MOTD and enjoy the highlights and goals .

I started to lose interest in the mid 90's when the 'continental' game started to become prevalent.
10 mins is the longest I can stick it now. Nothing ever happens.

At least our sport is run by reasonably sane people unlike wendyball

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38077727

'The FAW said the incidents being investigated include "fans in the stands wearing the poppy" and the presence of "a member of the armed forces holding a bunch of poppies at the exit of the tunnel".'

Must be hard to accept FIFA making an enquiry into anything with their track record .


Now they've made tits of themselves over this issue , I'd suggest no further action or face open hostility from one & all .

I'm expecting points to be deducted.

WaspInWales wrote:I'm expecting points to be deducted.

Possibly , they've never been big on PR !

Bumping this sumbitch because this might as well be the footsoccer thread.

Anyone keeping up with the Samir Nasri hilarity?

He had an erection for over an hour and the nurse described his behaviour as ' excellent ' .

He's facing a potential 4-year ban as well for his IV drip. WADA regs state any IV over 50ml requires a TUE, and neither Nasri nor Sevilla have produced one for what was a 1-litre IV. I hope banging that wannabe Kardashian was worth it.

I'll see if I can rustle up his tweets when his ex hijacked his twitter account, as they were tremendous.

Just received a nice Invitation from Liverpool FC to attend their end~of~season party . Its next Tuesday .

Discreet Hooker wrote:Just received a nice Invitation from Liverpool FC to attend their end~of~season party . Its next Tuesday .

Boom!

Leicester City FC has lodged an official complaint to the FA regarding the behaviour of Millwall fans during their FA cup fixture which Millwall won 1 ~ 0. Millwall fans apparently abused and threatened Leicester fans , before , during and after the game .

A spokesman for Millwall said it was unfortunate and surprising that Leicester didn't make the complaint on the day of the match . What difference this would have made is purely laughable . Surely the manic behaviour of Millwall fans was there for all to see . They have a fearsome well earned reputation stretching back decades . Millwall FC are stuck with them and take every opportunity to defend them or play down any unruly behaviour . Horrible club , horrible fans .

Claudio Ranieri ~ Sacked today .


Whats he ever won anyway ?

Disgusted at the decision to sack Ranieri, no class

BBD wrote:Disgusted at the decision to sack Ranieri, no class

No doubt they'll say he ' lost ' the dressing room.


Will be a trick quiz question in future sports nights .

Not a huge surprise though is it?

Perhaps the board could have waited for the outcome of the second leg of their CL match.

They've two home league games before then too, so their fortunes could've changed.

It was some time coming, so I'm surprised anyone is shocked by this. Managers have been sacked for less in the Premier League. Look at Chelsea, ffs.

The knuckle draggers at Millwall FC are in trouble again . Having received official complaints from Leicester Fc regarding crowd behaviour , the club has again been reported to the FA for fans shouting racists slogans at Spurs South Korean player . Shouts of ' DVD ' & 'three for a fiver ' aimed at the player are thought to associate Koreans of a sales culture at market stalls .*


* Yup, I thought that too .

Discreet Hooker wrote:The knuckle draggers at Millwall FC are in trouble again . Having received official complaints from Leicester Fc regarding crowd behaviour , the club has again been reported to the FA for fans shouting racists slogans at Spurs South Korean player . Shouts of ' DVD ' & 'three for a fiver ' aimed at the player are thought to associate Koreans of a sales culture at market stalls .*


* Yup, I thought that too .

I do enjoy Fonejacker and that made me laugh.

No doubt it makes me a terrible person. I've been called an apologist for war crimes so I think I can handle it.

Joey Barton has taken early retirement ~ whats the odds on that ?

I heard that Joey Barton was disappointed to get an 18 month ban from football for gambling.......he had a £20 bet on only getting a year

Nasty injury at the Manchester derby last night , Augero suffered a broken eyelash after an horrendous assault by Fellini . The injury was compounded by Augero suffering dirty shorts after the subsequent fall .


These blood sports must stop . Somebody could get hurt .

Spurs will play at Wembley next year..they're forking out £750M on a new gaff that can seat a thousand more people than the Emirates...NFL & entertainments venue..microbrewery..'finest in the world'....not sure if it's got a name yet.
Strict dress code apparently:- no tattoos, denim or replica sports strips.

I have developed a fairly long bit of patience for Joey.
I lived in L'pool for 10 years, 2 of those around Huyton which then was the most economically deprived area in the UK.
It's incredible when anyone from that background manages to drag themselves up. I know he has had/ still might have psychological difficulties as a result of his background but he has clearly made a concerted effort to reform his life and he's clearly had some very good support while he's been attempting to keep an even keel.
He's going to be an interesting pundit and I look forward to seeing him do a Savage/Hansen.

There's a 5live podcast with Freddie Flintoff, Savage and Mathew Sayeed that I'd strongly recommend to any sports fan.
They're just chatting shit but it's blydi fascinating.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08fr7t ... /downloads