FOOTBALL: Season 2006/07 Discussion Thread

Zoot · Post by **Zoot** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 8:31 pm 0

Sickboy wrote:Howay the lads, etc.

Come on you Arse!

Geenius · Post by **Geenius** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:18 am 0

Forest fans: Why, when you have a Grant Holt and a Gary Holt in the starting line-up, does one of them have "G HOLT" on his back?

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:29 am 0

I must say, I do miss the Rev gloating when Liverpool lost big games.

Col · Post by **Col** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:52 am 0

First game on Match of the Day!! And Nathan Tyson looks excellent

Zoot · Post by **Zoot** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:55 am 0

Zen-Chan wrote:I must say, I do miss the Rev gloating when Liverpool lost big games.

I miss the Rev full stop. I didn't agree with him 99% of the time, butr I enjoyed his wit.

merman · Post by **merman** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:37 pm 0

Zoot wrote:
Zen-Chan wrote:I must say, I do miss the Rev gloating when Liverpool lost big games.
I miss the Rev full stop. I didn't agree with him 99% of the time, butr I enjoyed his wit.

What's to gloat about? Arsenal got the tactics spot on, counter-attacking, and Liverpool didn't make the most of the few chances they had... mind you, if that shot at the end of the 90 minutes had gone in to make it 3-2, things could have been interesting...

fog · Post by **fog** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:44 pm 0

merman wrote:
Zoot wrote:
Zen-Chan wrote:I must say, I do miss the Rev gloating when Liverpool lost big games.
I miss the Rev full stop. I didn't agree with him 99% of the time, butr I enjoyed his wit.
What's to gloat about? Arsenal got the tactics spot on, counter-attacking, and Liverpool didn't make the most of the few chances they had... mind you, if that shot at the end of the 90 minutes had gone in to make it 3-2, things could have been interesting...

Typical of Liverpool the many times I've seen them this season. Loads of possession but creating very few chances. You'd think with Crouch and Kuyt up front they would get the ball in the box a bit more often.

Governmentyard · Post by **Governmentyard** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:54 pm 0

Geenius wrote:Forest fans: Why, when you have a Grant Holt and a Gary Holt in the starting line-up, does one of them have "G HOLT" on his back?

G is for 'ginger' - that's Gary Holt...

Governmentyard · Post by **Governmentyard** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:56 pm 0

Col wrote:First game on Match of the Day!! And Nathan Tyson looks excellent

I came home from the pub for quarter past eleven so's I could see the game - the digibox said two other games were the main games and I'd hoped Forest would be on third at least - came in to find them walking off the pitch. Gutted.

Where can I watch MOTD again? The website doesn't show it

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:00 pm 0

goatboy wrote:
Where can I watch MOTD again? The website doesn't show it

If you can try and get a UKNOVA account, last night's show is already up.

Rib · Post by **Rib** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:07 pm 0

Zoot wrote:
Sickboy wrote:Howay the lads, etc.
Come on you Arse!

Sickboy been strangely absent so far.

Sickboy · Post by **Sickboy** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:20 pm 0

Rib wrote:
Zoot wrote:
Sickboy wrote:Howay the lads, etc.
Come on you Arse!
Sickboy been strangely absent so far.

Awful to admit, but I absolutely don't give a fuck about the FA Cup, any more. I only half-watched the game, yesterday.

I have great memories of final day as a kid, and last year's West Ham/Liverpool was a glorious individual game of football, but I'm 100% happy that we can just focus on Premiership and Champion's League, now.

I know the media like to present that view as a cliche/big club arrogance, but they're just desperately clinging to a romantic ideal that simply doesn't exist any more. Fact is, the FA Cup is only attractive to sides who don't stand much chance of winning anything else. Arsenal were happy to win yesterday, but that was more to do with bagging bragging points over Premiership rivals than genuine excitement at getting one step closer to the FA Cup.

The Carling Cup and FA Cup should only be eligible to teams who didn't qualify for the Champion's League. Then, there'd be a genuine chance of a leftfield side coming in and winning the things. (I think, since Wimbledon's win, the FA Cup has been routinely passed around a tiny clique of top-tier clubs).

Zoot · Post by **Zoot** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:39 pm 0

Sickboy wrote:
Rib wrote:
Zoot wrote:
Sickboy wrote:Howay the lads, etc.
Come on you Arse!
Sickboy been strangely absent so far.
Awful to admit, but I absolutely don't give a fuck about the FA Cup, any more. I only half-watched the game, yesterday.

I have great memories of final day as a kid, and last year's West Ham/Liverpool was a glorious individual game of football, but I'm 100% happy that we can just focus on Premiership and Champion's League, now.

I know the media like to present that view as a cliche/big club arrogance, but they're just desperately clinging to a romantic ideal that simply doesn't exist any more. Fact is, the FA Cup is only attractive to sides who don't stand much chance of winning anything else. Arsenal were happy to win yesterday, but that was more to do with bagging bragging points over Premiership rivals than genuine excitement at getting one step closer to the FA Cup.

The Carling Cup and FA Cup should only be eligible to teams who didn't qualify for the Champion's League. Then, there'd be a genuine chance of a leftfield side coming in and winning the things. (I think, since Wimbledon's win, the FA Cup has been routinely passed around a tiny clique of top-tier clubs).

Easy for you to say when:

You're not fucking in it anymore!

Governmentyard · Post by **Governmentyard** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:54 pm 0

Sickboy wrote:I think, since Wimbledon's win, the FA Cup has been routinely passed around a tiny clique of top-tier clubs

Not quite - Spurs won it one year against Forest when they should have been down to ten men

Gorecki · Post by **Gorecki** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:23 pm 0

Sickboy wrote:(I think, since Wimbledon's win, the FA Cup has been routinely passed around a tiny clique of top-tier clubs).

But that's pretty much the same as the league, isn't it? It's far more indicative of the state of English football than it is of the FA Cup on it's own. Personally, I love the FA Cup and I'm gutted we're not in it. Largely as I don't have a Sky dish and therefore relish being able to watch any football match with a sense of occasion (and without adverts and programme sponsors).

And on that note:

Come on Villa! Come On Villa!