Sport Football Thread 2011/2012

[Chooch]

What the fuck have they done to the sports pages on BBC?

It feels like I've been transported back to the web as it was in 1995, it's a horrible design. I don't actually mind the new BBC homepage, but I don't like the way they've tried to make the sports pages fit into that style at all.

I just wish the video clips would work on the iPhone. I thought that was meant to be part of the update?

[toythatkills]

What the fuck have they done to the sports pages on BBC?

My initial reaction was "Jesus Christ, that's yellow."

[DC Lemon]

Terry will go to court a week after the Euro 2012 final.

Well, that's got conspiracy written all over it. Although they might as well have set it for after the QF stage.

[csuzw]

What the fuck have they done to the sports pages on BBC?

It feels like I've been transported back to the web as it was in 1995, it's a horrible design. I don't actually mind the new BBC homepage, but I don't like the way they've tried to make the sports pages fit into that style at all.

It feels more cluttered and yet seems to show less information than the previous site. I don't like the narrow middle column, or the fact you seem to have to scroll far more to find useful information. I think it actually could be ok if you could rearrange the different sections according to your own preferences and they shrunk the right column, to make the middle column at least as wide. Also right justified text to accomodate videos and quotes on the left is slightly odd to read.

[Blooming Marvellous]

It looks like it's part of the Morrisons value range.

[JamesTW]

Terry will go to court a week after the Euro 2012 final.

Well, that's got conspiracy written all over it. Although they might as well have set it for after the QF stage.

I reckon the FA probably had a word, Infact if he had got sent down for 10 years before the tournament they would of probably appealed.

[Rsdio]

Simon Grayson sacked at Leeds.. Got them promoted, stabilised in the Championship, not ever given any money to spend and constantly having his best players sold from under him. Gotta love Ken Bates.

[Dudley]

I reckon the FA probably had a word, Infact if he had got sent down for 10 years before the tournament they would of probably appealed.

There's no danger of jailtime, the maximum penalty is considerably under a days wages for the guy,

[Dude Ranch]

There's no danger of jailtime, the maximum penalty is considerably under a days wages for the guy,

Plus Chelsea might sack him

[Rev]

Simon Grayson sacked at Leeds.. Got them promoted, stabilised in the Championship, not ever given any money to spend and constantly having his best players sold from under him. Gotta love Ken Bates.

Neil "I'm a Premiership manager" Warnock must be going there. It's got to be said, a large bomb taking out Leeds, Ken Bates and Neil Warnock simultaneously would definitely improve football.

[kensei]

Awful awful decision. You can't get anywhere with your best players sold and only loans to replace them. Grayson had us playing nice football when we had the team for it, and always kept a level head. Annoyed.

*please not warnock please not warnock please not warnock*

[toythatkills]

I dunno why you wouldn't want Warnock. He's a twat, but he's got a number of teams promoted including a few from the Championship so you'd be in fairly good (twat-like) hands. He's a decent manager at that level.

Just remember to get rid as soon as you hit the Premier League.

[Rsdio]

He's a cracking manager but I can't see him being daft enough to work under Bates. It's a total poisoned chalice.

Fingers crossed for Steve Bruce

[SuperCat]

"The day ended in dramatic fashion when Redknapp stopped evidence & told Detective Insp Manley in court to stop 'staring at me!', he then went on to say 'I know you are trying to cause me a problem'"

He sounds like he's going mental. Don't look at meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[Tangent]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16845841

Egypt football violence. Mental.

[a big boy]

I've never rated Cisse in the past but that was fantastic.

[ilpostino]

Made up for Cisse, never really got a fair crack with Liverpool. Good luck to him.

[Jack]

http://www.bbc.co.uk...e-east-16845841

Egypt football violence. Mental.

The level of violence is awful. There's a photo doing the rounds of a dead ultra with his eyes gouged out. I know Egypt is in a really unstable state right now, but this is just football, for fuck's sake.

[Dude Ranch]

'At least 73'.. Jesus.

[El Pibe]

It sounds mental. Surely more to it than football?

Blackburn miss a pen! Poor Keeno

[christaylor]

Blackburn you fools!

[a big boy]

Villa really dominating here. Playing with Rob Hulse is like playing with 10 men.

Edit: Finally over. Never felt so fortunate to get a point.

[neoELITE]

Egypt. Holy shit. The worst thing I ever saw first hand was a game between Plymouth & Portsmouth in the 80s where Pompey fans took an end and some of them set fire to a newspaper on the pitch. This however is lunacy. Apparently, it's a massive issue in Egypt.

[Plissken]

Fucking hell. It is just a game.

[Guest]

How's the Arab spring working out for you?

[Smoothy]

Premier League matches that were going to be played on the same day as the cup final moved to Sunday (source).

[toythatkills]

Unless Sky say no.

[aidey6]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16846990

OMG have the FA grown a pair???

[Smoothy]

National sports shirts to sport EU flag?

Source

"Not compulsory", supposedly.

[futureshock]

So in a 100 point plan by the EU to "enhance sport", http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&reference=A7-2011-0385&language=EN the news report picks a single non-compulsory suggestion and runs with it, citing angry Euro Tories.

Oh BBC, brilliant journalism.