Sport Football Thread 2011/2012

[Dudley]

But he can throw it a long way!

You know, like virtually every other player. When Stoke came to Stamford Bridge last year, Ivanovic started doing exactly the same thing just to piss Stoke off.

[Gambit]

We have Shotton for that now. At least he can, sort of, use his feet.

I'm starting to hate a lot of these Stoke players now. Huth is another one. And this is from a Stoke fan, god knows what non fans think.

[Dudley]

That's so soft it's almost marshmallow.

[Dudley]

And that was so obvious it's er... your mum wearing pink.

[SMD]

*shrugs* every week officials and governing bodies stick their heads in the sand. If they're not willing to admit mistakes then nothing will get sorted. It looked dodgy just from the positioning of the Stoke player and I'm watching on a stream a quarter the size of my screen.

[Pupponvesh 2]

Stoke played pretty well there. I don't mind Stoke, I kinda like the fact that they continue playing the way they do whilst everyone keeps on slagging them off. Good on 'em.

Also, I find that Sian Massey strangely attractive. Let's have more women refs and that.

[Guest]

Spurs will smash this.

Also - this is a proper football ground. Loving it

[SMD]

It looks almost exactly the same as Crawley's.

[Dudley]

It looks almost exactly the same as Crawley's.

Generic lower league template really, the kind that grows organically as they have money and capacity needs rather than something like say, the emirates that was actually "built".

[SMD]

Generic lower league template really, the kind that grows organically as they have money and capacity needs rather than something like say, the emirates that was actually "built".

Yep, though it'd be interesting to see how it'll be affected if a small club like Crawley continues moving up the leagues rapidly, regarding safety regs.

[exwhyzed]

he looks like a chimp, he looks like a chiiiiiiiiimp ,gareth bale, he looks like a chimp

[humdrum]

Yep, though it'd be interesting to see how it'll be affected if a small club like Crawley continues moving up the leagues rapidly, regarding safety regs.

Or like stevenage who have been promoted in the last two consecutive seasons and are currently sitting just outside the plays offs in league one. So with a bit of luck could be playing championship football next season.

[Elseb]

Or like stevenage who have been promoted in the last two consecutive seasons and are currently sitting just outside the plays offs in league one. So with a bit of luck could be playing championship football next season.

It would be incredible for the stevenage fans if they got promoted to the championship. Whether they would have the finance to stay up would be another thing though.

[SMD]

Or like stevenage who have been promoted in the last two consecutive seasons and are currently sitting just outside the plays offs in league one. So with a bit of luck could be playing championship football next season.

Stevenage haven't quite had the rise that Crawley had, nor the backing. It'd be nice to see them within reach of the Premiership, that would be amazing.

[Guest]

What are Spurs playing at in the cup? They seem like they don't want it at all. They should have lost at Watford too, the home side wasted so many chances.

Awful.

[SMD]

What are Spurs playing at in the cup? They seem like they don't want it at all. They should have lost at Watford too, the home side wasted so many chances.

Awful.

Harry said his priority is getting into the CL.

[Art Vandelay]

I love the way the Stevenage is being described as some sort of mysterious town that no-one's ever heard of before.

[DeadRussian]

Somewhere in Wales, right?

What's the biggest city or town without a professional football club? I'm sure I recall it being Dudley. Salford, perhaps?

Fry will know this.

[ckny]

Dudley's the biggest town without a train station. I have no idea how I know that. Nor why I'm posting it.

[DeadRussian]

Dudley sounds well shit.

[Dudley]

* sobs *

[Shimmyhill]

Ahhh the magic of the cup, i almost wished the stevenage player scored with a wonder shot at the end there.

A replay we could do without but well played to Stevenage who cement their 'Better than Newcastle' claim

[SMD]

I love the way the Stevenage is being described as some sort of mysterious town that no-one's ever heard of before.

"Home of Lewis Hamilton"

I don't think it is right now.

[Fry Crayola]

Somewhere in Wales, right?

What's the biggest city or town without a professional football club? I'm sure I recall it being Dudley. Salford, perhaps?

Fry will know this.

In the UK? Belfast.

For the four constituent countries, it'll be:

England: Dudley

Wales: Barry (or Rhondda, if you consider it a town)

Scotland: East Kilbride

Northern Ireland: Belfast

In the world, it might be New Dehli, but it depends on whether or not the I-League's second division is fully professional or not.

[Guest]

Harry said his priority is getting into the CL.

Redknapp is a piece of work then. That's a strong team out there today, full of international players, and they were terrible.

From the draw, Liverpool vs Everton final would be great!

[AlwaysBeClosing]

Really? How does that make him "a piece of work"?

[Elseb]

The Stevenage/Spurs match was awful to be honest. I just couldn't get into it, not as bad as the Aberdeen vs St Johnstone game though, that was on Sky Sports one.

FA Cup draw....

Liverpool/Brighton v Stoke

Chelsea/Birmingham v Leicester

Stevenage/Tottenham v Bolton

Everton v Sunderland

If we somehow manage to get past Chelsea, a good draw awaits. Though, i'm sure Leicester will say the same.

[toythatkills]

Winning 6-1 and yet still scoring fewer goals than your opponent is kinda impressive

[SMD]

[Smoothy]

"Home of Lewis Hamilton"

I don't think it is right now.

No, he (or specifically him and his family) have been living in Tewin (immediately north of Welwyn Garden City) since his teens (although obviously now that he's a F1 racer, he lives in Switzerland). He did move from Stevenage to Tewin, but it was over a decade ago IIRC (roughly).