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[Bad Red Bull]

i hate giving the cunt credit, but he won the european cup with porto ffs. that job earnt him the right to live at the top table money wise, why would he want to go back to that type of job again?

That was a one-off. Rafa won us the CL with far less talented players than Deco, Carvalho and the rest. Mour is really "the Special Cunt"

[Nomad]

Whats wrong in this country is for years and still we dont have a real set up for grass roots footballers coming up into the game, instead we spend loads of money on shite Ex-players taking part in focus groups to work to an agendas set by the FA and give there opinion in the media. Its very rarly we have one that goes againt the grain.

[Major Tom]

What I notice in Poland - as a random contrasting example - is that football journalists are predominantly a rather academic breed: nerds, in other words, who take pride in knowing their stuff, watching football from across the globe on a constant basis, reading up on their history and tactics, and so forth. Compare that with the English equivalent: a bunch of lazy, parasitic, semi-literate, and even xenophobic hacks who can't believe their luck and aren't about to rock any boats...

I think you've described tabloids in general there. There are a number of decent broadsheet football writers, if not papers.

[Josef Svejk]

I think you've described tabloids in general there. There are a number of decent broadsheet football writers, if not papers.

 

Of course, it's a generalization. But I think it applies to many broadsheet writers. How many of them can claim to have a significant knowledge of non-Premier League football, world football history, coaching theory, sports science, etc.?

 

Seriously, if I was being paid as a full time football writer, I'd make damn sure I knew my stuff. Call it professional pride.

[LFC64]

Didn't know that, but sounds very much like Rafa's take on it.  I liked that side of him.

 

Agree about the national game too.

Think the source was Guillem Balague who was quoting something Benitez had told him before. We may have the best attendances in the PL but we probably have the most uneducated spectators who would probably happily swap the footie itself  for a public execution or stoning. Don't let the rules get in the way of a good afternoon's booing and abuse. 

[LFC64]

Think the source was Guillem Balague who was quoting something Benitez had told him before. We may have the best attendances in the PL but we probably have the most uneducated spectators who would probably happily swap the footie itself  for a public execution or stoning. Don't let the rules get in the way of a good afternoon's booing and abuse. 

Badly expressed.

Just to clarify 'we' in this case refers to fans in this country as opposed to we meaning LFC. 

[Manny]

Think the source was Guillem Balague who was quoting something Benitez had told him before. We may have the best attendances in the PL but we probably have the most uneducated spectators who would probably happily swap the footie itself  for a public execution or stoning. Don't let the rules get in the way of a good afternoon's booing and abuse. 

 

Agreed. I said multiple times in the whole Suarez affair that nobody was interested in the nuances of the case - and in a lot of cases, didn't care about the prevalence of racism in football or otherwise, they just wanted their opinion on the latest pantomime villain validated. "We always knew he was a wrong'un, now we've got official proof. BooOOooOOO! You know what you are!"

 

I reckon the average footie fan in this country is far more interested in the tribalism than the tactics - the opportunity to express their team's - and therefore their own - superiority over others. The writing reflects this, as on the whole it's provocative and explosive rather than full of analysis (with a few exceptions). But fuck it, I'm no psychologist.

[John McClane]

news just in, a big FU to the fans of the holders and this years semi finalists....

 

FA Cup holders Wigan play Arsenal in this season's Wembley semi-finals on Saturday, 12 April at 17.00 BST.

 

League One outfit Sheffield United will take on Hull City in the second semi-final the following day at 16.00 BST.

 

Latics fans will be hoping there is no extra time because the last train leaving Euston Station for Wigan will depart at 20:31 BST.

[Dr Nowt]

Kaboul's wrongful dismissal claim has been upheld.

 

Suarez given immediate 5 match ban for diving to get him sent off.

[magicrat]

Pardew got a 7 match ban and a £60 k fine

Got off lightly imo. 

[PestiRed]

3 matches of Pardew's ban are a full stadium ban. I thought the FA would bottle that and just go for touch line. Wonder if he'll be smuggled in a laundry basket

[Jairzinho]

How will they cope without his tactical input during games?

[FanchesterCity]

If things go badly for Newcastle, they'll be calling for Pardew's head... but on who's nose?

[Redder Lurtz]

Very much looking forward to seeing the gooners get torn a new one again shortly. Gin & tonic (with cucumber obvs) and a big lump of Jarlsberg with crackers. Beats popcorn.

[Stickman]

Pardew got a 7 match ban and a £60 k fine

Got off lightly imo.

 

If he doesn't pay the £60 grand by the end of the week it goes up to £250 grand.

[Adebisi]

Cant see anything other than an absolute bumming for Arsenal looking at the team sheets. 

[Stickman]

What a goal by Costa...1 0 Atletico

 

 

Townshend already starting to get on my tits and there ain't even 10 minutes gone yet

[Nomad]

What a goal by Costa...1 0 Atletico

Townshend already starting to get on my tits and it ain't even 10 minutes gone yet

Yep...saying if they work Dante he will get a second yellow to even the game up. Ha. Tit.

[Torvald Utne]

what the fuck was that from Javi Martinez? gets tapped on the cheek and is lying on the ground like he's bee knocked out, what a cunt.

[Paco]

BORING

[Paco]

we re gonna destroy europe next season

[Torvald Utne]

"that should be a yellow card, that's definitely a yellow card"

 

...

 

replay shows a dive

[Redder Lurtz]

Townsend's co-commentary is exactly like having to stand near some bellend gobshite in a pub as he spouts utter shit all the way through the match.

[Special K]

"that should be a yellow card, that's definitely a yellow card"

 

...

 

replay shows a dive

I'm sure I heard someone (possibly Keane) burst out laughing when you saw the replay of Chamberlain tripping himself up

[Stickman]

that should be a yellow card, that's definitely a yellow card

 

...

 

replay shows a dive

And the constant c'mon every time Arsenal break when is Townshend and the rest gonna realise nearly all the watching public want Arsenal to go out just like it will be the same tomorrow when City play.

How about a bit of fucking unbiased commentary