"How I turned a Torres Hat Trick into a criticism of Rafa" By Chris Bascombe

[hamstrung]

"Keane scored 4. Shame you never played them together Rafa"

 

Even Rashid would wince at that one.

[Spy Bee]

I just don't read him anymore.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

"Keane scored 4. Shame you never played them together Rafa"

 

Even Rashid would wince at that one.

 

Never played them together? What a weapon.

[zigackly]

Shame to think he was once a Liverpool supporter.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Shame to think he was once a Liverpool supporter.

 

There are only two possible reasons for that comment:

 

1. He didn't watch any matches when Keane was here.

2. He knows that he is wrong but is so desperate to take a dig at Rafa that he will make things up.

 

Considering his job is to do the first thing and then report on it, it doesn't leave many options.

[Baldi]

We are a 2 man team apparently, zonal marking is a kin to witchcraft only practised by Rafa oh and by the way did you he's foreign not like that wonderful Mr Ferguson. The press and TV are turning into cliches now, may as well just watch the match with the sound off.

[MLB]

Wonder how long Bascombe's mates will go on defending this kind of shite.

[Cardie]

Questions need to be asked why we only beat 'boro 2-1 last season with a Gerrard winner and Pogatetz own goal instead of 7-0.

 

More Rafa witchcraft no doubt.

[t1971]

"Keane scored 4. Shame you never played them together Rafa"

 

Even Rashid would wince at that one.

 

feckin hell. is he really that daft?

[goatboy59]

Where is that line actually written?

[hamstrung]

Where is that line actually written?

 

I am paraphrasing slightly as I only read it in the newsagents but it was on the back page.

[goatboy59]

Horror of horrors you've made me go on their website just to check, and for the life of me I can't see that line in the match report.

 

There's also a big story about a potential new face-off between the Yanks, but this is what ends up being ahem 'debated' on here?

 

Yes, I'm a friend and yes he's made his bed now etc etc, but some of the stuff on here is getting like RAOTL.

[Juan Galonso]

Yet another Sunday morning on TLW....

 

You can set your watch by it. Kids in sweet shops.

 

People accuse Chris B of not getting facts right. How about you get your own right first and show an example.

[hamstrung]

Horror of horrors you've made me go on their website just to check, and for the life of me I can't see that line in the match report.

 

There's also a big story about a potential new face-off between the Yanks, but this is what ends up being ahem 'debated' on here?

 

Yes, I'm a friend and yes he's made his bed now etc etc, but some of the stuff on here is getting like RAOTL.

 

Its not on the match report its on the back page. No idea if its on the website, but if you want to pop to the shops, you'll see it there in black and white.

[Trucker Paddy]

There are only two possible reasons for that comment:

 

1. He didn't watch any matches when Keane was here.

2. He knows that he is wrong but is so desperate to take a dig at Rafa that he will make things up.

 

Considering his job is to do the first thing and then report on it, it doesn't leave many options.

 

3rd possible reason the mans a fuckin cunt who is on a tirade against the manager and the club, not even his most diehard believers can stick up for Bascombe anymore.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

3rd possible reason the mans a fuckin cunt who is on a tirade against the manager and the club, not even his most diehard believers can stick up for Bascombe anymore.

 

Fairly sure that's covered by question two. Either way, it's fuckin' right :D

[goatboy59]

I'm just wondering why isn't in the match report?

 

McCarthy's his boss don't forget, I'd imagine what goes on the back page isn't much to do with the writers, more the editor and sub editors.

 

And "paraphrasing slightly" isn't the best basis for the usual witchhunt ;)

[Spy Bee]

And "paraphrasing slightly" isn't the best basis for the usual witchhunt ;)

A witchhunt against CB? Oh the irony!

[hamstrung]

I'm just wondering why isn't in the match report?

 

McCarthy's his boss don't forget, I'd imagine what goes on the back page isn't much to do with the writers, more the editor and sub editors.

 

And "paraphrasing slightly" isn't the best basis for the usual witchhunt ;)

 

I have checked for you. We wouldn't want a witch hunt to get off on the wrong foot, after all.

 

The exact words, after discussing the fact Keane scored 4 ("showing Benitez what he can do" apparently) are "Shame Rafa didn't play the 2 of them together..."

 

Its got Bascombe's name on it.

 

The artistic license I have used is shocking, isn't it?

 

Normally, I could care less what he writes. Reading the above struck me as pathetic. Something even the ubermongs on here would think twice about.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

 

Normally, I could care less what he writes. Reading the above just struck me as pathetic.

 

It's hatred, and it seeps from every article he writes. He doesn't show much journalistic objectivity. He is lucky to write for any paper at all, let alone a national Sunday paper, such as it is, because he is shabby at what he does.

[goatboy59]

Fair enough. It is strange him getting to write the back page AND about a Tottenham player scoring 4 though. Maybe he's been promoted?

 

The form Torres is in shows why Keane should never have come here in the first place, but there's another can of worms that should remain sealed.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Keane scored four goals. That's a good thing. His total for the season is now... erm... 5. It'll take much more than four goals against Burnley to think that we did something wrong. Keane got plenty of opportunity. Both to play with Torres and when Torres was injured. He was shit.

[elvis]

I have checked for you. We wouldn't want a witch hunt to get off on the wrong foot, after all.

 

The exact words, after discussing the fact Keane scored 4 ("showing Benitez what he can do" apparently) are "Shame Rafa didn't play the 2 of them together..."

 

Its got Bascombe's name on it.

 

The artistic license I have used is shocking, isn't it?

 

Normally, I could care less what he writes. Reading the above struck me as pathetic. Something even the ubermongs on here would think twice about.

 

I think you're wasting your breath mr strung , he writes for a shit sensationalist rag now

enough said.

[Antynwa]

BASCOMBE IS HITLER

[Lefti]

Who gives a toss about Bascombe any more, any ways?! The man is a massive sell out cunt.