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I think seating has killed the atmosphere at games
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Things that have "No Place in Football"
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I think seating has killed the atmosphere at games
It's just an easy way to refer to something, rather than saying "oh you know that whole controversy when The Large One did a massive flounce?"
Waste of words. BollockstoREMF-gate. Easy, everyone knows what you're referring to, simply with the addition of the suffix "gate".
So there? Are you 7 years old? Let's see if I can end my post in a suitably childish way...
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thats true, while i agree with that , there is some absolute bollocks written about footbal in the seventies concerning standards of play , mainly by ex players, all the usual "there are no characters in the game anymore" " every team had five players who could win a game for you", how about bollocks .
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Hmm, not that you're trying to prove my point...
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i got to say i dont agree, it depends on the game, ive been to some cracking games since stadiums went all seat.
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true. you tried throwing a terrace?
That's the same in every sport though - ex-cricketers are particularly prone to this.
There were some poor players in the 70s and 80s and some dreadful games but there are today.
I'm not suggesting that 30 years ago was some footballing nirvana where players, touched by genius, scored goal after goal in 5-5 thrillers in stadiums where fans were served heaven's own beer, served by golden-tressed virgins - cos it wasn't. It was often served up in crumbling grounds in the pissing rain but I can't say that, on the whole, the football these days is all that much better
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I see your cricket and raise you a snooker.
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Totally agree. Brentford this season was a breath of fresh air. All seater stadiums have also played a massive part in Joe Public not being able to support their preferred team.
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That you're being a pedant? We're not "in journalistic terms" here.
So there.
You concern yourself with 'a waste of words', when the phrase you wish to use to circumvent a reasonable description of events is both misleading and insulting to the readers.
So, no I'm not being pedantic. I'm pointing out that the use of the suffix '-gate' is appalling, especially when it is misused to the extent that it has been, such as the example you have now twice peddled.
And, back to the thread topic, it has no place in football.
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*ahem ahem cough cough*
I would love to know how this little gem has slipped through the net.
I would love to know how this little gem has slipped through the net.
With the standard of player coaching, diets, training regimes and people like Alex Ferguson keeping young 'uns out of parties and the good life, I reckon Bestie would have been inter-galactic in the size of his stardom if he played today.
He was physically strong even when he was so thin he had to run around in the shower to get wet. He rode "tackles" from people like Ron Harris that wouldn't just be straight reds, but might even get you charged with assault nowadays.
No, Best today would be a few pounds heavier with muscle, better fed, trained and off the booze. He would be even better than he was back in the day.
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i couldnt believe he was serious, i honestly thought it was some kind of joke............. cruyff turns
I was using an example. You are being PAINFULLY pedantic. Let it go.
All I've ever "peddled" was a BMX in my youth. And it's "pedalled"...waits for pedantry overload.
i couldnt believe he was serious, i honestly thought it was some kind of joke............. cruyff turns
No genuinely. You see Cruyff turns in the park. It's piss easy. In the 70s that was the PINNACLE of football. Total Football was passing it around instead of hoofing it. WOOOOW.
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Someone dig out some Frank Worthington footage for the boy, please.
I've seen Worthington. He was QUALLA. But he was a rarity.
I never get tired of this one
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seriously ,you're talking bollocks.