Good thing I put money on a different bet which makes up for the stake loss here, but damn... could have been a grand better off. :| :|
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Football Thread 2012/13 |OT7| Wilde things happen afer dark
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Good thing I put money on a different bet which makes up for the stake loss here, but damn... could have been a grand better off. :| :|
LOI NEWS SPECIAL
Waterford drew 2-2 @ Dundalk on Tuesday night in the LoI play relegation/promotion first leg. 2nd leg is played Friday night. Two once mighty clubs - 15 time's champions betweeen them - who've now fallen on hard times. For the winner, the glory of premier division football for next year. For the loser, the ignominy of a season in the Graveyard that is the Irish 1st Division,which may or may not even exist next year.
C'mon the Blahs!
Indeed. Or starting fist fights in bars for that matter.
Not really no, unless the train is a 'football special' I s'pose. That's a train specifically for football supporters going to a match Kyoufu in case you didn't know.
Waterford drew 2-2 @ Dundalk on Tuesday night in the LoI play relegation/promotion first leg. 2nd leg is played Friday night. Two once mighty clubs - 15 time's champions betweeen them - who've now fallen on hard times. For the winner, the glory of premier division football for next year. For the loser, the ignominy of a season in the Graveyard that is the Irish 1st Division,which may or may not even exist next year.
C'mon the Blahs!
Indeed. Or starting fist fights in bars for that matter.
Not really no, unless the train is a 'football special' I s'pose. That's a train specifically for football supporters going to a match Kyoufu in case you didn't know
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Good thing I put money on a different bet which makes up for the stake loss here, but damn... could have been a grand better off. :| :|
Did you hedge your bet? I.E Stick money on Valladolid/The Draw?
Baconsaurus Rex
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Just got in my shirts from soccertriads
Only took like a month or something. Funny that this one came from Malmö, Sweden and my previous order was from Germany. Gotta ditch the customs somehow I guess.
Only took like a month or something. Funny that this one came from Malmö, Sweden and my previous order was from Germany. Gotta ditch the customs somehow I guess.
No I did the same bet but with Malaga instead of Betis. Got back 135 quid on that one so it makes up for this. Still...
MATE.
Should have stuck 100 on double chance Valladolid/Draw.
Edit: On the subject of songs on trains, i was on the way back from Reading away last year and had a bunch of SAAFHAMPTON YOUTH in my same carriage. They proceeded to punch the top of the train singing...wait for it.... 10 German bombers.
SMH
lol yeah :|
The_Hitcher89
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Still can't believe I was robbed of my thread title
If Nazio's shittiness costs me that accumulator, I'llbe writing a letter to 25 of their players asking for £100 from each of them
If Nazio's shittiness costs me that accumulator, I'llbe writing a letter to 25 of their players asking for £100 from each of them
Joel Was Right
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Anyone who wants to buy Halo 4 tomorrow in London, PM me.
Awesome Animals
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Between Assassin's Creed III release, and me having trouble getting used to Dishonoured's controls / movements, I really want to play some Brotherhood. I still haven't finished it.
Joel Was Right
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Betis are green
Milchmonster
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I remember some Bayern fans were a bit pissed about letting such a talent go. Now, getting 5m for him seems like the best deal you guys did in the last few years lol
Marchisio, Buffon, Chiellini AND Lich? BASTIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN
Wait, their Serie A game with Catania or EL?
Still can't believe I was robbed of my thread title
If Nazio's shittiness costs me that accumulator, I'llbe writing a letter to 25 of their players asking for £100 from each of them
Wait, their Serie A game with Catania or EL?
fadetoblack
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THERE IS NO ONE LIKE PAVELLL <3<3
Maybe I was a little harsh but my patience has run out with PDC, that's not his first defensive mistake (fifth? sixth? And we dropped points in most of them) and one day one of them will bite us in the ass, and it WILL leave a mark. I don't like marks on my ass fade!It'll ruin my beauty mark
Speaking of running out of patience, Matri can do one too. Bendtner is basically Matri, but less frustrating to watch, and even better in the air. Giovinco, even when he's not scoring, pulls stuff out of his ass (butterflies <3) and makes thing happen! He did indirectly save us quite a few times now!
But the lineup is SOLID, I won't mind go in with that, but we NEED Marchisio, he's our big game merda clubs player.
My problem with Giovinco is that he calls himself a striker now rather than a trequartista like Del Piero. If he's a striker, then he needs to be better with his shooting accuracy. He needs to be better at taking his chances when they arrive. He is pretty good at drawing fouls around the box like Del Piero but--unlike Ale, cazzo.. unlike Mirko or Marchisio!--he doesn't take those chances well. The fucking thing is he could take those goals at Parma. So either we're giving him instructions that say "DON'T SHOOT" which is bullshit, or he's just shit at doing it for us.
Giovinco is great alongside a Matri or Bedtner (probably, who knows?) but I don't like him alongside Vucinic. And frankly I'd rather have Vucinic. Well, I'd rather have a 4-3-3 with Giovinco, Matri, Vucinic but then we're 9-0-1 so what the fuck do I know?
Edit: I love that we have 3-4 players who are really good at taking a touch and firing. I also love that Marchisio is probably the best at it. His goal against Cesena last season is a typical example but there are so many.
pulga
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SHWEINYYY BAAAUSSSS
fadetoblack
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Because unlike chanting in stadiums, the only people who hear it in bars and trains are the people who don't want to hear it.
Example: riding the bus home at like 1am, some guys chanting about some player's mother's cunt or who the fuck knows while people are trying to sleep, or read, or just not listen to that shit. Why should people who don't give a fuck about us, our football, our chants be exposed to any of that shit? Like most of my issues with how people behave in society, it's the basic violation of the "time and place" principle. Chant all you fucking want. But don't do it at 1am and keep it to fucking stadiums.
Edit: Also, I never fucking understand what people are saying when they're chanting. They slur their words like drunks. This is, of course, possible because they are drunk.
Shining Sunshine
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I'm late but... sweet revenge by Chelsea.
The problem there is the stupid chant, the average age of 12 and
the southern accent
I love a good sing song on the way to games or in a boozer. My away day starts when I leave the house. As long as it's good fun and not just mindlessly abusive or stupid, I don't see the problem.
Sounds to me like you're judging a pretty harmless away trip activity by an incident involving one wanker on the back of a bus.
Nobody wants to hear one pissed up twat chanting to himself at 1am on a bus, but I don't think that's even remotely the same thing as having a bit of fun on the way to the match.
His shooting is shit indeed.
For all we know, Conte might even stick Pogba up front.
I just hope we don't cave and start LUCIO in the back. It will definitely backfire.
fadetoblack
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Fact: Pogba has had more headed scoring chances than all of our strikers combined.
Yes because its one less potential trophy for the scum.
When was this taken?Andosaurus needs to hit the pies again.
He looked nothing like this yesterday.
Not really no, unless the train is a 'football special' I s'pose. That's a train specifically for football supporters going to a match Kyoufu in case you didn't know
Hey man, Kyoufu is a Sunderland (and allegedly Inter) ST holder. Apologize right now.
At least we know Gio's excuse.
fadetoblack
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Santon is good but still learning. Hasn't scored yet
Yes, your fullback not scoring is real heartbreaking.
They need Ivanovic and Cahill.
pulga
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Andosaurus needs to hit the pies again.
He doesn't look as fat as you guys constantly make him out to be.
Best of luck to them.
Defenders need to score goals too. Can't rely on strikers all the time.
He photoshopped his belly
Either way, as long as he can consistently play like he did yesterday, I don't care how many donuts and MaccyD's he eats.
He looked very unfit earlier in the season.
No apologies, just commiserations on having MON as a manager. HOOF!
You just went on Hixx's ignore list.
Ghahaha.
As mentioned, you could probably make allowances if its a football special train or the pub is a supporters pub of sorts. Otherwise I don't know if I'd much fancy having a few drinks with friends while some gormless types are ranting and raving at a television set next to you.
yeah that was exactly the same I was thinking. lol
fadetoblack
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I don't believe we've met. Kyoufu is it? Pleased to meet you.
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On chants:
It was not one wanker, mate. Any case, why should football chants be permitted in a place like a train? It doesn't matter if you're having a bit of fun. Not everyone likes it, as a starting point. Some people are downright intimidated by it. It's insular and anti-social behaviour. It forgets that not everyone thinks a chant is a bit of fun. A train car is not the stands of a football ground. People banging on the train roofs is stupid and reckless. It's disrespectful.
If a group wants to rent a coach for fans only and want to sing until the windows shatter they can be my guest. But if they're in a public place occupied by people who aren't football fans then that space should be respected. I'm not saying it should be illegal or anything. I think people should have common decency to know where stuff is appropriate and where it isn't.
O'Neill gameplan:
Same starting XI week in week out
2 Wingers
A big man up front
Play on the break
First sub after the 85th minute
And repeat
Are you a Villa fan juanpablo? That is eerily accurate.
One thing which is true of MON though, he is a very good motivator of players and can develop them.
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