DieselDaisy Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 10 hours ago, Graeme said: I can see that working well. No-one will notice. To be honest, you'd get away with saying nothing at all, it's not like you get interrogated on arriving at the stadium... Wear neutral colours, clap when the people around you are clapping. I imagine sitting in the Celtic end would be a very uncomfortable experience for me, but a neutral could probably be in either end and be fine. I have not been to The Grange. Scotland's home ground basically. Lovely cricket ground apparently (I have a thing for cricket grounds I should point out). I imagine the ball swings around corners in Scotland haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionsOfSpiders Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 I'm taking my kids to their first football match today: Derby vs Sheffield Wednesday. £30 a ticket for adults for that shower of shite! My little boy is beyond excited so I suppose it will be worth it. It will if the Rams win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 (edited) Arsenal managed to get past Red Star Belgrade...just. Everyones banging on about Girouds goal, no ones mentioning what a moribund performance there was the previous 86 fuckin' minutes. I don't mind going back to boring boring Arsenal if we're gonna win or hold off good teams on 1-0 scorelines but i do fuckin' mind being boring boring Arsenal on a Thursday evening in Belgrade at 0-0. Edited October 21, 2017 by Len Cnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrayWyatt Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Once again my football team as become an embarrassment sacking another manager. Its hardly the managers fault when a fkin idiot striker misses a penalty in injury time, then concede 30seconds later. Nevermind Rangers will be champions again soon. WATP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 (edited) 30 minutes ago, BrayWyatt said: Once again my football team as become an embarrassment sacking another manager. Its hardly the managers fault when a fkin idiot striker misses a penalty in injury time, then concede 30seconds later. Nevermind Rangers will be champions again soon. WATP. Aye, it's a difficult one. People would argue that he signed aforementioned idiot striker (who I actually think is a good, hard-working player but the farcical 5 minute build-up to the penalty meant there was more chance he was going to miss it than score). Rangers fans are notoriously short of patience, so the Motherwell cup defeat and a last-minute draw with the worst team in the league were always going to be a provocation to hit the ejector seat... Add in the fact that the entirety of the Scottish sports media seemed to want to set the man up to fail every week, probing him for soundbites, knowing that English wasn't his first language. I quite like a fair few of his signings, I just think we haven't seen the best of them yet. His tendency to start Windass was frustrating, and playing Jack and Dorrans together doesn't seem to work as well as it did when Jack was out (again with a disciplinary issue) and Dorrans played further forward with Holt. I think we saw the creative, attacking midfielder that Dorrans can be in the match against St. Johnstone. Despite him coming in for a lot of criticism, I personally like the look of Carlos Peña's goal tally for time played. Now that Caixinha's gone, it's going to be interesting to see if his successor can get the best out of him. I think it'd be a shame not to try. Edited October 26, 2017 by Graeme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrayWyatt Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 17 minutes ago, Graeme said: Aye, it's a difficult one. People would argue that he signed aforementioned idiot striker (who I actually think is a good, hard-working player but the farcical 5 minute build-up to the penalty meant there was more chance he was going to miss it than score). Rangers fans are notoriously short of patience, so the Motherwell cup defeat and a last-minute draw with the worst team in the league were always going to be a provocation to hit the ejector seat... Add in the fact that the entirety of the Scottish sports media seemed to want to set the man up to fail every week, probing him for soundbites, knowing that English wasn't his first language. I quite like a fair few of his signings, I just think we haven't seen the best of them yet. His tendency to start Windass was frustrating, and playing Jack and Dorrans together doesn't seem to work as well as it did when Jack was out (again with a disciplinary issue) and Dorrans played further forward with Holt. I think we saw the creative, attacking midfielder that Dorrans can be in the match against St. Johnstone. Despite him coming in for a lot of criticism, I personally like the look of Carlos Peña's goal tally for time played. Now that Caixinha's gone, it's going to be interesting to see if his successor can get the best out of him. I think it'd be a shame not to try. I wanted pedro to stay, some of his signings are questionable but boys like morelos look tidy players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 35 minutes ago, BrayWyatt said: I wanted pedro to stay, some of his signings are questionable but boys like morelos look tidy players. I liked his recruitment too. I don't know who people think is going to come in and wave a magic wand and make us as good as Celtic by the time we play them in December, but that's the hoop (pardon the pun) that's been lined up for Pedro's successor to jump through. Poisoned chalice is one of those horrible football cliches, but it does effectively sum up the position of Rangers manager at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) England beat Spain in an exciting thriller to win the World Cup Under-17s that is. There is a lot of age group talent, a lot to be optimistic there, based on the performances of our age group sides. We just have to wait for the current duds to bugger-off and start advancing these development players. Edited October 29, 2017 by DieselDaisy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Told my wife that I was really happy I have a late flight tomorrow so I can spend most of the day with her and the kids, and that it is only tiny weeny sad that means I will miss the Manchester United game. She wouldn't have any of it, no chance to re-book to an earlier flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 My Philadelphia Eagles are 7-1, leading the NFL. Great season so far. Not sure what y'all have been posting about but this is the proper football thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 4, 2017 Author Share Posted November 4, 2017 29 minutes ago, Kasanova King said: My Philadelphia Eagles are 7-1, leading the NFL. Great season so far. Not sure what y'all have been posting about but this is the proper football thread. No wonder they kicked your folks out of Italy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 The Toon got beat at home from Bournemouth I see? Glad I'm not in Newcastle tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris1989 Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Morata's header. Woop. Bloody brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Liam Miller, who played for Celtic and Manchester Utd among others, is reportedly in hospice with days to live. 36 years old. Hopefully he makes a remarkable recovery, but going by what I've read, it seems unlikely. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15656738.Ex_Celtic_star_Liam_Miller_in_cancer_battle/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 36 is too young for anyone. Hope he pulls through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pishy Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Extremely sad and heartbreaking, must be frightening, poor guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Arrivederci. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juventino Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 What an embarrassment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 20 minutes ago, Juventino said: What an embarrassment. Could be worse, you could be England, least you've won shit in the last half a century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 If Ireland do not do something tonight looks like there will be a distinct absence of Celts! The Northern bunch, Atari's crue, were shafted by a horrendous penalty decision. I do not know what is worse really, comfortably qualifying only to play utterly abysmally in the actual tournament and be knocked out in the groups (à la England), or simply to not qualify in the first place and save yourself the hassle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 10 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said: If Ireland do not do something tonight looks like there will be a distinct absence of Celts! The Northern bunch, Atari's crue, were shafted by a horrendous penalty decision. I do not know what is worse really, comfortably qualifying only to play utterly abysmally in the actual tournament and be knocked out in the groups (à la England), or simply to not qualify in the first place and save yourself the hassle. On the plus side the opposite are looking pretty shite this year so if we show up then maybe we could put some sort of a run together eh? I’m doing it again, aren’t I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 4 minutes ago, Len Cnut said: On the plus side the opposite are looking pretty shite this year so if we show up then maybe we could put some sort of a run together eh? I’m doing it again, aren’t I? You are already half-way to buying the replica shirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 4 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said: You are already half-way to buying the replica shirt. Fuck it, I’m off down JD Sports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juventino Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Len Cnut said: Could be worse, you could be England, least you've won shit in the last half a century. That's true and it's something I could never forget. But this is just awful. Not even making the damn tournament! And on a personal level I always love that build-up, that last month or so before the tournament. I always get the classic matches out to get in the World Cup mood. It's going to be so empty now. Ah well, Juve will just have to win the Champions League* to give Buffon the send-off he deserves. *It's 99% not going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 5 minutes ago, Juventino said: That's true and it's something I could never forget. But this is just awful. Not even making the damn tournament! And on a personal level I always love that build-up, that last month or so before the tournament. I always get the classic matches out to get in the World Cup mood. It's going to be so empty now. Ah well, Juve will just have to win the Champions League* to give Buffon the send-off he deserves. *It's 99% not going to happen. Again, could be worse, they got a better chance than Arsenal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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