Football The 2010/2011 Season Thread

[Turamber]

Crikey, blokes chatting about women ... who'd have thought. Perhaps they should restrict their discussion to what sort of flowers they're going to send her whilst describing the object of their affections in Thomas Hardyesque tones.

Bloody pathetic. I've been out with girls who talk about guys in just the same way -- it isn't sexism it is just the way some people speak. Andy Gray is a product of his generation. Watch an old Carry On film and see how the people behave and the way they talk.

Anyway, didn't intend to post on that subject but to quote Mr Holloway's latest musings:

'"I don't talk about other team's players," said Holloway, who has seen Adam request a transfer.

"Mr Houllier didn't do that. He said they had offered and we hadn't got back to him and Charlie is really good. What is that to do with him? How unsettling is that?

"Charlie knows I want the best for him.

"You have to work for what you want. I did. My dad did. He worked in a foundry, and Charlie will have to accept what we do.

"Big clubs will come back in for him after this transfer window because he will only fail to make it through injury.

"Everyone in the world can see how good he is going to be."'

It was Holloway that told the world Villa had bid for a Blackpool player. What should Houllier do? Admit to having bid for the player but say we have no interest in him? Bonkers. Holloway has a big gob, a small brain and lots of issues. We loaned him players to help him get into the Premier League and now he runs us down at every opportunity.

Utter cock.

 

[Marc]

It's been posted again

YouTube - Would you smash it?

Oh ffs what is wrong with that? Tbh, what is wrong with the tuck me in clip either. Jesus christ the world is going mad.

 

[Gibbo]

Oh ffs what is wrong with that? Tbh, what is wrong with the tuck me in clip either. Jesus christ the world is going mad.

I just think the pair of them come accross as just really sleazy in both clips.

In the Andy Gray/Charlotte Jackson clip. You can tell she is totally not amused by it, and that makes Gray even more pleased with himself.

In the Keys clip, it's almost forced the way Keys comes into the conversation. Like he wants to be one of the lads and the only way he knows how to do it is by being crude. Gullit is having none of it, Souness you can tell by the little kick and look he gives Keys at the end thinks he has overstepped the mark, and Redknapp looks a bit embarrassed. Keys comes accross as a rude version of Alan Partridge.

A far better punishment would have been to demote them to covering the Football League. "Lets see you use your fancy graphics on Southend v Hartlepool now Andy". That would have been hilarious.

I am glad they have been brought down, not quite a sacking any of it if I am being honest but the pair have been crap for a few years now. Keys is far too smug, and Gray has become a parody of himself 10 years ago.

And in all of this you have an apparently good official who has found pictures from her Facebook pages put on the front pages of newspapers, withdrawn from officiating a game because of all of this and you wonder what it will do to her career. You can imagine the pressure she'll be under the next game. And all because two football dinosaurs can't keep their mouths shut.

 

[Lethul]

 

[cHodAX]

You can tell a woman didn't draw that, far too technical for her little brain.

 

[Turamber]

You can tell she is totally not amused by it

Only if you have psychic powers.

 

[cHodAX]

Agreed, when a woman looks at me like that it usually means one of two things. Either she is gagging for it or she is gagging on it, balls deep.

 

[Vasconcelos]

Agreed, when a woman looks at me like that it usually means one of two things. Either she is gagging for it or she is gagging on it, balls deep.

Quit the pornhub PapaCho!!

 

[JingleBells]

The BBC have denied rumours that there is an off-air recording of Alan Shearer saying something interesting & informed

 

[leviathane]

BBC Sport - Football - Chelsea's Gael Kakuta secures Fulham loan move

 

[Everz]

BBC Sport - Football - Dundee's Leigh Griffiths set to join Wolves

Just what we needed! Striker number 205

 

[Cerb]

They must have been playing FM.

 

[Raven]

Looking more and more like a stitch up.

BBC Sport - Football - Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys uncertain over future

 

[leviathane]

messi whose that? xD

World Football - Miracle goal becomes web smash - Yahoo! Eurosport

 

[JingleBells]

messi whose that? xD

World Football - Miracle goal becomes web smash - Yahoo! Eurosport

Ha, just came to post that - absolutely incredible strike!

Here's the vid for the lazy:
YouTube - GOLAZO del Venezolano Yohandry Orozco - 24/01 Sudamericano Peru 2011!

 

[Everz]

They must have been playing FM.

Indeed, least we got him at the right price hah

 

[Wonk]

nice

YouTube -

 

[Everz]

Ronaldinho .

 

[Gibbo]

Richard Keys has resigned from Sky Sports.

 

[Embattle]

nice

YouTube -

Kind of more important if you can score from the front however

 

[Lethul]

So, any West Ham/Villa fans here? I wonder if there is any reason for the colors? It seems Villa where first with the colors (according to wiki). I have never seen any teams with similar colors outside of U.K, which leads me to believe that something is up! Are there any links between them or?

ps. I really like the colors

 

[Lethul]

nice

YouTube -

Oh oh, there is USA vs The World in the commentator field right now!

 

[gohan]

defenders were shocking to be fair

just sliding in all over the shop

 

[Everz]

So, any West Ham/Villa fans here? I wonder if there is any reason for the colors? It seems Villa where first with the colors (according to wiki). I have never seen any teams with similar colors outside of U.K, which leads me to believe that something is up! Are there any links between them or?

ps. I really like the colors

Black and Gold > all

Add Burnley/Scunthorpe to have the same colours.

 

[megadave]

So, any West Ham/Villa fans here? I wonder if there is any reason for the colors? It seems Villa where first with the colors (according to wiki). I have never seen any teams with similar colors outside of U.K, which leads me to believe that something is up! Are there any links between them or?

ps. I really like the colors

Burnley too, I always found it odd that 3 different teams would take the same awful colour combination.

 

[Cerb]

Some great quotes from Holloway:

20. “I don’t see the problem with footballers taking their shirts off after scoring a goal? They enjoy it and the young ladies enjoy it too. I suppose thats one of the main reasons women come to football games, to see the young men take their shirts off. Of course they’d have to go and watch another game because my lads are as ugly as sin.” – about the new rule restricting footballers from removing their shirts during a match.

19. “Hasney’s bust his hooter. He can smell round corners now.” – on an injury sustained by central defender Hasney Aljofree.

18. “Sir David Beckham? You’re having a laugh. He’s just a good footballer with a famous bird. Can you imagine if Posh was called Lady Beckham? We’d never hear the end of it!” – on rumours about a possible knighthood for David Beckham.

17. “We need a big, ugly defender. If we had one of them we’d have dealt with County’s first goal by taking out the ball, the player and the first three rows of seats in the stands.” – after a defeat against Notts County.

16. “Apparently it’s my fault that the Titanic sank.” – on criticism from Plymouth Argyle fans during LeicesterCity’s match against Plymouth Argyle.

15. “It’s all very well having a great pianist playing but it’s no good if you haven’t got anyone to get the piano on the stage in the first place, otherwise the pianist would be standing there with no bloody piano to play.” – after being criticised for using defensive players in midfield.

14. “Paul Furlong is my vintage Rolls Royce and he cost me nothing. We polish him, look after him, and I have him fine tuned by my mechanics. We take good care of him because we have to drive him every day, not just save him for weddings.” – on veteran striker Paul Furlong.

13. “If he’s only worth £4 million, then I’m a Scotsman called Mctavish.” – Again on bids received for captainCharlie Adam

12. “Have you ever seen The Incredibles? They have a a kid and he’s just so quick, like ‘WOOSH’ and he’s gone, and they call him ‘Dash’. – on Scott Sinclair, then on loan at Argyle.

11. “It was a bit cheeky wasn’t it? But I don’t think it was that bad. It would have been worse if he’d turned round and dropped the front of his shorts instead. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a couple of butt cheeks personally. (…) If anybody’s offended by seeing a backside, get real. Maybe they’re just jealous that he’s got a real nice tight one, with no cellulite or anything.” – on Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton mooningEverton fans

10. “When my wife first saw Marc for the first time, she said he was a fine specimen of a man. She says I have nothing to worry about, but I think she wants me to buy her a QPR shirt with his name on the back for Christmas.” – on QPR’s new Danish striker Marc Nygaard.

9. “I call us the Orange club – because our future’s bright!” – on QPR’s potential.

8. “It’s like the film Men in Black. I walk around in a black suit, white shirt and black tie where I’ve had to flash my white light every now and again to erase some memories, but I feel we’ve got hold of the galaxy now. It’s in our hands.” - Holloway on QPR’s financial situation.

7. “Every dog has its day, and today is woof day! Today I just want to bark!” – Holloway after securing promotion to the Championship.”

6. “I am a football manager. I can’t see into the future. Last year I thought I was going to Cornwall on my holidays but I ended up going to Lyme Regis.” – asked whether QPR would be able to beat Manchester City.

5. “It was lucky that the linesman wasn’t stood in front of me as I would have poked him with a stick to make sure he was awake.” – Holloway states his opinion about the linesman’s performance in a game againstBristol City.

4. “He’s six foot something, fit as a flea, good looking – he’s got to have something wrong with him. Hopefully he’s hung like a hamster – That would make us all feel better. Having said that, me missus has got a pet hamster at home, and his cock’s massive.” – talking about Cristiano Ronaldo.

3. “Dream on! If they want to insult me by only offering £3.5 million and then get it all over the paper and try to upset me well, sorry, they’re barking up the wrong tree, they’re messing with the wrong dog and I’ll come and bite them.” – On bids received for captain Charlie Adam.

2. “To put it in gentleman’s terms if you’ve been out for a night and you’re looking for a young lady and you pull one, some weeks they’re good looking and some weeks they’re not the best. Our performance today would have been not the best looking bird but at least we got her in the taxi. She weren’t the best looking lady we ended up taking home but she was very pleasant and very nice, so thanks very much, let’s have a coffee” – on the “ugly” win against Chesterfield. This is perhaps Holloway’s most famous quote.

1. “If I was in there I wouldn’t try to be everybody’s friend. I’d have to say ‘Excuse me, hang on a minute, I think you’re wrong there. Don’t raise your voice at her like that, don’t get like that. It’s just an Oxo cube, we got it wrong and we’re all in this together’. It’s like the Witches of Eastwick. They need Jack Nicholson to come in and sort them right out.” – on the bullying of Shilpa Shetty on Celebrity Big Brother 2007.

 

[Turamber]

Are there any links between them or?

Reputedly the claret and blue is down to Scottish influence in the early years at Villa when we had many Scottish directors. Hearts play in maroon and Rangers play in blue -- and we have a Scottish lion (rampant) on our badge. We adopted those colours in 1890, before that we played in blue and red hoops.

The story goes that a relative of a West Ham player had a race against four Villa players and won the race and the wager. The Villa players were unable to pay the sum that had been bet but, instead, one of them was responsible for washing the team kit and offered him those instead.

There is also a version of the story where the guy simply stole the kits

Burnley also play in claret and blue and that was in homage to Villa's 1910 league winners.

 

[Lethul]

Refreshing to see us trying to keep the ball on the ground at least. Is enjoyable to watch even if it looks like a 0-0 game.

It's painfully obvious tho that this sort of game does not fit Kuyt (and to an extent Maxi) at all Need some proper pace and flair on LW and RW imo.

 

[leviathane]

could it be going to extra time at st andrews or a last minute wonder i wonder

 

[Lethul]

Male linesman don't know the offside rule