Parkdrive

I used to get off the 63 bus from 1968 to 1973 outside that bagwash place on my way to Peckham Manor school. It was a local landmark long since gone as is the timber yard on the old canal , a mate of mine worked in there for a few years while he was still at Peckham Manor.

Yet another shite weekend for predictions, just the Arsenal result to cheer me up.

I changed my prediction for the Arsenal game to 3 - 1, from 2 -1, serves me right

First obstacle out of the way, just got to win every game now. No pressure there then.

Remember when LVG said Welbeck wasn't good enough for Yanited and bought a "better " replacement?

Kin 'ell poxy results

titch juicy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Parkdrive Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > titch juicy Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Parkdrive Wrote: > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ----- > > > > ???? Wrote: > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > ----- > > > > > ..the problem is that it isn't really the > > > fans > > > > > that pay their wages now - more money > comes > > > > from > > > > > other stuff (TV mainly) > > > > > > > > Agreed quids, and that makes me wonder > > where's > > > the > > > > incentive for the fans to actually go and > > watch > > > a > > > > match live? Of course I understand you > can't > > > > replicate the atmosphere sitting in your > > front > > > > room or even in your local boozer. But if > you > > > add > > > > up the cost and the all the other factors, > > > getting > > > > to and from the ground, parking, cost of > food > > > and > > > > drink at the match, or in the pub at the > > > ground, > > > > it soon becomes prohibitive. Unless you're > a > > > die > > > > hard, the pros seem few compared to the > cons. > > > > After the move from Highbury, I recognize > > fewer > > > > and fewer faces that used to go regularly > or > > > were > > > > season ticket holders. I'm afraid corporate > > > > football is here to stay unless fans en > masse > > > take > > > > a leaf out of the Liverpool fans book and > > take > > > > action, which might, just might, make the > > > faceless > > > > corporations that have ruined football sit > up > > > and > > > > take notice. > > > > > > You can easily replicate the Emirate's live > > > atmosphere in your living room. Just turn the > > > sound off on the telly and pick up a book. > > > > I congratulate you for your thoughtful and > > incisive input, spoken like a true twat. > > Oooh, a raw nerve seems to have been touched. Do > Arsenal fans not do playful banter? Of course we do, we've been laughing at Spurs for decades

titch juicy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Parkdrive Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > ???? Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > ..the problem is that it isn't really the > fans > > > that pay their wages now - more money comes > > from > > > other stuff (TV mainly) > > > > Agreed quids, and that makes me wonder where's > the > > incentive for the fans to actually go and watch > a > > match live? Of course I understand you can't > > replicate the atmosphere sitting in your front > > room or even in your local boozer. But if you > add > > up the cost and the all the other factors, > getting > > to and from the ground, parking, cost of food > and > > drink at the match, or in the pub at the > ground, > > it soon becomes prohibitive. Unless you're a > die > > hard, the pros seem few compared to the cons. > > After the move from Highbury, I recognize fewer > > and fewer faces that used to go regularly or > were > > season ticket holders. I'm afraid corporate > > football is here to stay unless fans en masse > take > > a leaf out of the Liverpool fans book and take > > action, which might, just might, make the > faceless > > corporations that have ruined football sit up > and > > take notice. > > You can easily replicate the Emirate's live > atmosphere in your living room. Just turn the > sound off on the telly and pick up a book. I congratulate you for your thoughtful and incisive input, spoken like a true twat.

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ..the problem is that it isn't really the fans > that pay their wages now - more money comes from > other stuff (TV mainly) Agreed quids, and that makes me wonder where's the incentive for the fans to actually go and watch a match live? Of course I understand you can't replicate the atmosphere sitting in your front room or even in your local boozer. But if you add up the cost and the all the other factors, getting to and from the ground, parking, cost of food and drink at the match, or in the pub at the ground, it soon becomes prohibitive. Unless you're a die hard, the pros seem few compared to the cons. After the move from Highbury, I recognize fewer and fewer faces that used to go regularly or were season ticket holders. I'm afraid corporate football is here to stay unless fans en masse take a leaf out of the Liverpool fans book and take action, which might, just might, make the faceless corporations that have ruined football sit up and take notice.

It isn't just the widening gap between players and fans that's sad, it's the clubs ( many of them not all) inability to appreciate the fans bond with the club as part of their community and treating fans like customers and not fans/supporters. The disconnect in many cases is getting to, if not already reached, the point of no return. Very sad considering that many, like myself, have followed a club passionately for decades. I can see trips to Bromley and Beckenham Town becoming more frequent.

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > An old friend of mine has just reminded me that > Terry Naylor; a regular in the Spurs back four in > the early 70s, used to live opposite him in > Crystal Palace Road from about 70/71 onwards. Can > you imagine a Premier League footballer living in > a little terraced house nowadays? This also being > at a time when East Dulwich wasn't as smart as it > is now. > > How times have changed. And not for the better, the gulf between players and supporters has become a chasm. For this reason, among others, for the first time in almost 30 years I haven't been to a home game. Times have indeed changed

So Derby County sack their manger despite being fifth in the table, seriously? There's something rotten in the state of football, and obviously not just in the prem.

I said somewhere previously on this thread that if Leicester do win it, it will be like a breath of fresh air, and hopefully shake things up within the Prem, but I some how doubt it.

About time I had a decent haul of points.

titch juicy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes, but you haven't scored for 3 games or won in > five, against lesser teams than Leicester. Bournemouth 0 - Arsenal 2, we've put that right > > You might be defensively pretty sound, but will > you be happy with a 0-0 at home? No I won't but I think we'll beat them at our place. > > Barring an injury to Mahrez, Leicester will win it > now I think. They have a potentially tough last > three games (United away, Everton home and Chelsea > away) but we've been talking about their 'tough' > games where they'll slip up all season. And they > keep brushing them aside. > They are favourites , it's theirs to lose

Not at all, even we aren't that bad defensively

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I read that yesterday. I love that Liverpool have > the question "Why are Liverpool so bad?" as one of > theirs. > > If you click on it it takes you to this article > > http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1320844-20-year > s-of-bad-decisions-the-liverpool-fc-way > > Was a trip down memory lane. I'd forgotten some of > those players altogether. Just highlights how many > rubbish signings Liverpool made again and again, > whilst Man United were signing star after star for > less money than LFC were paying for total shite. Stars like Bebe and Djemba Djemba, the man so bad they named him twice. ;-)

Saturday in the park by Chicago, great tune sampled by De La soul for A roller skating jam named Saturday.

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This is quite fun... > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35422467 Q.Why do Stoke fans boo Aaron Ramsey? - A. Because they're c**nts

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Since his death, a lot of early David Bowie. Not > rediscovered or forgotten about just hadn't played > a lot of his stuff in a very long time due to > overfamiliarity. > > And today it was this masterpiece from 1970. > >Good choice Jah

Another poxy week for me

Come down in time - Elton John

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've already tipped the Arsenal to win the title > and I haven't changed my mind. You may have missed > that PD. I'm aware of your prediction Jah, just saying

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's always the same with Arsene. > > http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/feb/03/ar > sene-wenger-ronald-koeman-arsenal-southampton He had a point , last night the officials didn't cover themselves in glory. Southampton were let off with foul after foul, and one mistimed foul from Coquelin was deemed worthy of a yellow card. Consistency was not exercised by Mason, and Wenger was right to question it. Forster was the best player on the pitch and had a worldy. Season ain't over yet.

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Dele Alli has now scored more Premier League goals > than Jack Wilshere has in his entire Arsenal > career and he's only been around six months! > Ooh! And we're now up to third. Leapfrogging the > Arsenal. COYS! Calm down Jah only on goal difference, lets see where you are at the end of the season