Wolves? Wolves???Quote:
Originally Posted by Travs
A salutary tale of how the greatest team in Britain, if not Europe, can fall to the lowest depths warranting sympathy and nostalgia for the "old gold" years.
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Wolves? Wolves???Quote:
Originally Posted by Travs
A salutary tale of how the greatest team in Britain, if not Europe, can fall to the lowest depths warranting sympathy and nostalgia for the "old gold" years.
This mirrors how I feel about the game nowadays. I went to my first Manchester City game in 1969. I've had season tickets and been up and down the motorways for the away games (including Coventry). I take my lad to a few games a season and still look out for their results. Match of the day used to be a weekend highlight but I struggle to stay awake when it's on!Quote:
Originally Posted by Travs
I stopped going the match regularly when I started fell running.
I realised I got little pleasure anymore doing one, and got lots out of the other. So I sacked the match off.
Saving a fortune, and don;t miss it. At all really.
I realise that much of it could refer to us too. Obviously LFC are and have been shite, with brief exceptions, for a generation or more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Witton Park
I've got some pretty decent memories even though I was born in 1990 - Dortmund being the latest one, finally witnessed a "European Classic" instead of hearing about St Etienne etc from my family for the past 15 years...although when we won as much as we did in the 80's, it's always going to be hard to keep that going - 6 league titles, 2 FA Cups, 2 European Cups etc - gutted I just missed out on being alive for those, ha!Quote:
Originally Posted by RichardB
This season's Premier League was very interesting though, finally some teams bucked the trend and teams like us (Liverpool) and Chelsea fell short due to the likes of Leicester, West Ham & Southampton showing consistent form
Get in Hull City,a return to the Premier League, good game, great goal. Up the tigers!!!!
Well done Hull City. I hope that Steve Bruce remains at the club and the perspective of the club being sold does not derail next season.
I think Bruce will stay, well i hope he does, if we'd have lost yesterday though he'd be gone I'm sure. We've got a decent team but need to strengthen big style, so fingers crossed if the club is sold it all goes smoothly.Quote:
Originally Posted by sore legs
Cal mate, if you want to hear boring tails of the good old days, no need to rely on your family, I'm more than happy to step in although the 70's was more my era.Quote:
Originally Posted by CalFerguson
Ask your family if any of them were at Doncaster in January 1974, FA Cup 3rd round replay. Doncaster then bottom of the old 4th division drew 2-2 at Anfield and they hit the bar in the last minute. The replay was a midweek afternoon (the not so good old days of power cuts), not many scousers there that day. we rounded of the day chugging back over the Pennines in a blizzard in my old Austin A40, having won the replay 2-0 Liverpool went on to win the Cup that year, happy days
Back to "God save the Queen"Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
Well done Wales
England were crap AGAIN
3 out of 3 crap games.
Well done Roy
England, expect nowt, it stops the disappointment :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
Too many players camped outside their box waiting for something to happen. Rooney was the only one looking to isolate their players and create some space or a man over....
It's probably no bad thing for expectations to be reduced. As was suggested by the pundits after last night's game, England might have more success playing against a better team who don't park the bus. The flip side I suppose is that our somewhat shaky defence will receive a stiffer test.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daletownrunner
I'm still optimistic.....I think.
Mmmh. So following that logic did the pundits mention how many non-league clubs have won the FRA Cup?:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Muddy Retriever
WALES!! WALES!!:o
Well done indeed to Wales. I wish fist and second had been the other way around but having trounced the Russians, Wales are certainly worthy winners of the group.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wheeze
Sorry, couldn't resist! Just don't mention the rugby, ok??����
Are you happy with that Dr Pat? A great game they fought for every ball. France next!
be great if they could beat France, It would make for and interesting 1/4 finals....should England prevailQuote:
Originally Posted by William Clough
Oh yes,Quote:
Originally Posted by William Clough
With the influx of EU players (vote Brexit :)) into the premiership, Martin is left to pick his team from the Championship so even a second tier Italian team is way above what Martin has available. Great work-rate last night - they left it heart stoppingly late!
Time to throw west ham out of the league.
Trouble against
Bournemouth
Watford
Middlesbrough in the league games.
More trouble against
Chelsea in the cup
This is the same club who cheated and only got a fine for playing ineligible players to survive in this league.
Karen Brady you and your club have been fired.
Your a disgrace to football.
Well done Burnley ��
Bin dippers in the next round Trev...;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
Upton Park was always a horrible place to go as an away fan and the move to the new stadium hasn't improved things. The same thugs are still there, just a bit older and fatterQuote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
Have been in Italy the last 9 days or so, travelling to various football matches. Quite an experience, and puts the atmosphere in England to shame. All 4 matches were a cut above anything I've experienced in terms of atmosphere...
Hellas Verona vs Pro Vercelli, Serie B. - Hellas are top of the league and won at a canter, their fans were fantastic, and have a reputation for taking a lot of English influence, which was evident, as it was the most familiar in therms of atmosphere, albeit a lot better.
AC Milan vs Juventus at the San Siro. - the best atmosphere I've witnessed anywhere. Outside the ground didn't quite carry the tension of the Rome Derby, but the noise really was far and away above anything I've ever heard. Was in the Curva Sud (Milan ultras end) and it was a non stop wall of noise and hostility. Fantastic.
Atalanta vs Inter Milan. - Atalanta are from Bergamo, which is a beautiful city, and it's a really old school Italian type ground, a concrete bowl with no roof. Constant noise, smoke, whistling, very Italian atmosphere and really enjoyed it.
Bologna vs Fiorentina. - first I'd say that Bologna is probably the most beautiful city I've ever seen. The match had the most 'exotic' of the experiences over the week. Drums, megaphones, huge banners, in a really old style ground with a huge pit at the front to keep the fans off the pitch. Very enjoyable atmosphere with a beatific view over the stand opposite to the hills in the sunset. I think the atmosphere got a bit lost in such a big stadium, but it was still pretty incredible.
Stayed in Milan, near the Centrale Station, and quickly found a local Tabbachi Bar where got to know a few locals, and they really are crazy about their football. The biggest daily newspaper in Italy is a football paper.
Sorry England, but I have to say when it comes to football passion, Italy is the place to be...
Good win by city tonight
Just turned on the TV: Scotland in pink.
Why?
Don't get me wrong, I like pink.
But, why?
Surely the traditional dark blue contrasts sufficiently with white.
Is there some other reason?
trying to flog a few away kits.
You see Premiership/Champions league clubs, national rugby teams etc, changing kit to their 2nd/3rd strip when 1st/2nd would have contrasted sufficiently, purely in an attempt to flog more kits.
Hence Man City's horrendous purple/orange job against Barca when the sky blue home kit would probably have contrasted sufficiently
Pleased for Vardy tonight.
Well done Liverpool ��
Southgate anyone?
Great win and good 2nd half by Chelsea.
City disgraced by 2 sent off in last minute.
but more importantly Trev..Leeds up to 4th...Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
Well done Leicester. Just proved the manager was right in mid week to rest a few.
They had won their group prior so the result had no bearing.
Poor Arsenal?
Poor Arsene.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
Once again, Daily Mash spot on:
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/sport/...20170210121905
Personally, I never understood why he never signed someone who could tackle in midfield. When he had Viera, they won the league. After that, they've been lightweight. If I can see it, surely he can - he's a very clever man you know.
The problem for Wenger is that he set the bar too high in his early years so what he's done since looks like failure to some people. Arsenal's whinging fans seem to think they've got a God given right to win the league. But why? Man City, Man Utd and Chelsea can all comfortably out spend them. To get Arsenal into the Champions League year after year is a remarkable achievement. Last year they finished second and it was still seen as failure. How I would love such failure for my club.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel
It looks like the writing is on the wall for Wenger and he'll go at the end of this season. It would serve their ungrateful fans right if they then sank down the table under a new manager.