Sounds like it is a real shame. Imagine what it's going to be like for me telling my kids I remember what it was like when players ONLY got £100,000 a week!
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Things that have "No Place in Football"
- Thread starter The Spanish
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Sounds like it is a real shame. Imagine what it's going to be like for me telling my kids I remember what it was like when players ONLY got £100,000 a week!
To be fair, I think the opinions of older Albion fans will be at odds with the average older fan, nationwide.
In the 80s, we had some big crowds and marched up the league, so it was a good time for us. Even if Albion v Cambridge/Shrewbury/Oldham in what was division 2 in old money, could be a tediously dull affair, it was still miles better than its equivalent at Withdean - because you could stand, there was atmosphere, and it was cheap to get in.
But the odd thing is that our good times coincided with the bads times for football at large. You ask a Middlesbrough or Wolves fan what he thinks of football in the 80s and I doubt you'd get quite the same number of "it was great in the good old days" posts.
In the 80s, we had some big crowds and marched up the league, so it was a good time for us. Even if Albion v Cambridge/Shrewbury/Oldham in what was division 2 in old money, could be a tediously dull affair, it was still miles better than its equivalent at Withdean - because you could stand, there was atmosphere, and it was cheap to get in.
But the odd thing is that our good times coincided with the bads times for football at large. You ask a Middlesbrough or Wolves fan what he thinks of football in the 80s and I doubt you'd get quite the same number of "it was great in the good old days" posts.
The Spanish
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Where do you get that from? The whole point of this is its not about highs or lows on the pitch. Wolves went within minutes of going bust in the 80's but I bet the average male fan who was teens or above in that period would have those matchday experiences back in a flash.
Wolves went from Div 1 to Div 4 in 3 seasons, and gates fell to 3,000 as Molyneaux fell into decay and the club nearly went bust.
Throw in crowd trouble, along with the shit football and 70% cut in average gates, and I reckon you'd find plenty of Wolves fans who'd rather have it as it is now on balance.
Not me though - I much preferred it in the 80s. I wish it was still the equivalent of 5 quid to get onto the North stand TERRACE.
withdeanwombat
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Bit of a lazy oik today,so haven't read them all,but:
The premiership (of course),but that chappie at Bolton trying to turn it into two divisions of 18 to include Celtic and Rangers.
This is so that his poxy northern boring club never exits the premiership therby joining other giants like Oldham Bury and Rochdale in the football league.
Pre match entertainment that isn't The Haywards Heath Town Band.
Pundits,esp Scottish ones ratting on about English games.Go home to Spartans v Deveronvale.
Jackpot tickets that don't have the results carried around on a big board on somebody's shoulder.
Titus Bramble.
Spitting.
Swearing.
Spitting AND swearing.
The fourth official.
The premiership (of course),but that chappie at Bolton trying to turn it into two divisions of 18 to include Celtic and Rangers.
This is so that his poxy northern boring club never exits the premiership therby joining other giants like Oldham Bury and Rochdale in the football league.
Pre match entertainment that isn't The Haywards Heath Town Band.
Pundits,esp Scottish ones ratting on about English games.Go home to Spartans v Deveronvale.
Jackpot tickets that don't have the results carried around on a big board on somebody's shoulder.
Titus Bramble.
Spitting.
Swearing.
Spitting AND swearing.
The fourth official.
What about a scandal involving Bill Gates, Gatesgate.
burrish-gull
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- Mar 24, 2009
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Don't worry mate football as it is will of destroyed itself by then. Its only heading one way I'm afraid but maybe just maybe a bit of the soul that it used to have might return but I would'nt hold your breath.
Huple
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Bloody good thread.... I`ll tell you what have NO BLOOMIN place in football
Rape
Striped burglar jumpers that all the bad men had in comics when carrying bags of LOOT.
Jalopeno peppers
and last but not least
Jigsaw Puzzles with the Houses of Parliament on them.
Rape
Striped burglar jumpers that all the bad men had in comics when carrying bags of LOOT.
Jalopeno peppers
and last but not least
Jigsaw Puzzles with the Houses of Parliament on them.
Spot on. I'd like to add:
Cabaret.
Dungeon Keeper 2 on the PC.
Clicky noise some people get in their jaws while eating.
Things that should have no place in football but sadly they do are:-
1. Alan Green
2. All seater stadiums
3. Man U and Liverpool blatant dives and for penalties and soft free kicks that nobody else gets
4. Liverpool and Man U's 5 to 10 minutes of extra time when they need a goal
1. Alan Green
2. All seater stadiums
3. Man U and Liverpool blatant dives and for penalties and soft free kicks that nobody else gets
4. Liverpool and Man U's 5 to 10 minutes of extra time when they need a goal
- Jul 7, 2003
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-players pretending to accidentally run directly in front of the ball when they've conceded a free kick, trying to make it look like they were on their way back but in fact deliberately and consciously stopping the opponents from taking it.
-and, following on from that, referees telling the attacking side to wait while the defending team arrange their wall in perfect fashion, and even worse, booking an attacking player if he dares to take it too quickly. A free kick is supposed to be an advantage after someone has committed an infringement- how is it possibly fair to then allow the other team all the time they like to line up and negate that advantage, particularly when the foul is quite often deliberate.
The side winning the free kick should be able to take it whenever they like- if the ball then hits a defender who's been arsing around trying to delay things, he gets booked and they take it again. Obviously it would have to be down to the ref's judgement, to prevent attacking players smashing a ball deliberately into a defender who had no chance to move away, but most of us can tell quite easily when someone's genuinely trying to run. Players would learn soon enough that they can't obstruct the game any more.
-and, following on from that, referees telling the attacking side to wait while the defending team arrange their wall in perfect fashion, and even worse, booking an attacking player if he dares to take it too quickly. A free kick is supposed to be an advantage after someone has committed an infringement- how is it possibly fair to then allow the other team all the time they like to line up and negate that advantage, particularly when the foul is quite often deliberate.
The side winning the free kick should be able to take it whenever they like- if the ball then hits a defender who's been arsing around trying to delay things, he gets booked and they take it again. Obviously it would have to be down to the ref's judgement, to prevent attacking players smashing a ball deliberately into a defender who had no chance to move away, but most of us can tell quite easily when someone's genuinely trying to run. Players would learn soon enough that they can't obstruct the game any more.
- Jul 7, 2003
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That is particularly annoying, and usually comes from the lips of someone stupid like Redknapp (Senior, or Junior, now I think about it).
No, you ruddy faced self-promoting buffoon, sometimes people go to ground after being tackled and they don't even appeal for a penalty. It's called "falling over" and quite often happens when you're a ten stone striker up against a fifteen stone centre half.
How can these people find it so hard to understand that some tackles result in neither dives nor fouls?
Man Utd and Liverpool "fans" who have live in Brighotn and have never been anywhere near watching them live.
Any "fan" of any team that hasnt got any coonection to the club or hasnt been to watch them play.
Are you quite sure that the average Wolves fan would be rather be playing Crewe and Aldershot than Man Utd and Arsenal? I think you would be hard pressed to find more than 10 fans that agree with you.
True, but it seems Liverpool and Man Utd seem to have more than most.
The Spanish
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that wasnt the question.
- Jul 7, 2003
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Teams like Arsenal and Liverpool getting excited over the prospect of finishing fourth. Is that what we're reduced to?
Can you imagine Bill Shankly doing high fives because his team finished fourth and made the Champions League? I'm no lover of Liverpool but I'm pretty sure he'd consider that demeaning.
In fact- count the Champions League in this argument too, as elements of that have no place in football.
Can you imagine Bill Shankly doing high fives because his team finished fourth and made the Champions League? I'm no lover of Liverpool but I'm pretty sure he'd consider that demeaning.
In fact- count the Champions League in this argument too, as elements of that have no place in football.
Not in a million years