Football Focus

[Jah Lush]

To be fair to Emerson and far be it for me to stick up for him for a change but I also found your post somewhat "patronishing" and "schoolmasterly" and uncalled for Sean. Where was the goading? I haven't seen any today.

[Mick Mac]

Stop copying me declan

Narnia Wrote:

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> Actually Allardyce has shown he is not useless in

> keeping small clubs in the PL which after all is

> what most of them aim for. You may not like his

> style but you could argue he has been more

> sucessful than some managers of so called big

> clubs.

[Narnia]

I'll admit to mildly goading Atila after the Arsenal result against Man U. He avoided commentating on the game at all afterwards. To those of you who, like Keef and Anna, believe he is being picked on, you only have to look at his own postings to see why some people might react in that way. I can't speak for anyone else but it's why I do.

Apart from slagging Man U off continually with nothing but childish comments I personally hate it when people always have to resort to using foul language which they appear to think cements their view as being the right view. Sam A is a fat $%&^%$, Patrice Evra is a ?$%^&*.

I see banter as an integral part of this thread. But if you dish it out you should be prepared to accept it. Why did Atila not make any post match comments after the Man U game? Maybe he takes this more seriously than I do. I don't know. But for anyone to think that poor old Atila is being goaded again and is not adult enough to deal with it in a grown up manner, now that really is patronising.

[Emerson Crane]

Narnia Wrote:

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> Actually Allardyce has shown he is not useless in

> keeping small clubs in the PL which after all is

> what most of them aim for. You may not like his

> style but you could argue he has been more

> sucessful than some managers of so called big

> clubs.

Really? How many titles, FA cups has he won?

[Narnia]

As usual you don't read the post before jumping in. Success is relative. If you measure it by trophies won then over the last 5 years he has been as successful as Wenger.

[Emerson Crane]

Narnia Wrote:

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> I'll admit to mildly goading Atila after the

> Arsenal result against Man U. He avoided

> commentating on the game at all afterwards. To

> those of you who, like Keef and Anna, believe he

> is being picked on, you only have to look at his

> own postings to see why some people might react in

> that way. I can't speak for anyone else but it's

> why I do.

>

> Apart from slagging Man U off continually with

> nothing but childish comments I personally hate it

> when people always have to resort to using foul

> language which they appear to think cements their

> view as being the right view. Sam A is a fat

> $%&^%$, Patrice Evra is a ?$%^&*.

>

> I see banter as an integral part of this thread.

> But if you dish it out you should be prepared to

> accept it. Why did Atila not make any post match

> comments after the Man U game? Maybe he takes this

> more seriously than I do. I don't know. But for

> anyone to think that poor old Atila is being

> goaded again and is not adult enough to deal with

> it in a grown up manner, now that really is

> patronising.

Ok here's my take on the Manc game. It was a poor game and quality was lacking from both sides. The Arsenal were very inhibited and Mancs lacked ambition by playing 4-5-1 at home. The Rooney penalty miss was worth the ?250k he gets a week. I bet Manc supporters are happy they hung to such a loyal servant who is paying back the club that stood by him when his name was being dragged through the mud by the tabloids. He's a top lad. Is thtat better?

[Emerson Crane]

Narnia Wrote:

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> As usual you don't read the post before jumping

> in. Success is relative. If you measure it by

> trophies won then over the last 5 years he has

> been as successful as Wenger.

You didn't mention a time span in your original post. Keep up. I stick by what I said Allaradyce is an odious, nasty piece of work, and deserved the bullet. Maybe Fergie can give him a job as his number 2 as theryre such good buddies, I'm sure his coaching skills could be put to good use

[Narnia]

I really don't care what you say. Describing someone you don't know as being odious and a nasty piece of work without backing it up with examples shows you up as being a typical one-eyed tribal football fan. To hell or to Nunhead!

[Emerson Crane]

Narnia Wrote:

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> I really don't care what you say. Describing

> someone you don't know as being odious and a nasty

> piece of work without backing it up with examples

> shows you up as being a typical one-eyed tribal

> football fan. To hell or to Nunhead!

Oooohhh touchy. I think you'll find others on here also think he's an odious piece of work. Didn't you say you thought banter was an integral part of this forum? Now get back in the wardrobe and back to the world of make believe you name calling beast you.

[Annasfield]

Strange that the only people that seem to like Fat Sam are United supporters. He's so far up Ferguson's arse you can't see where one finishes and the other begins.

[Emerson Crane]

Anna I couldn't have put it better myself, but if I had I would have been slaughtered.

[Narnia]

Where have I said I like 'Fat Sam' Anna? I'm indifferent to him i.e his character. It just amazes me that people like you want to slaughter him. Good word Atila. What about Fat Rafa? Bet you wouldn't like the love of your life being described as such.

[Emerson Crane]

Narnia, you obviously can't stand the heat, so take Seans advice, the same advice ha gave Anna, and run along and come back when the dust has settled.

[Ladymuck]

6000

Man U Supporter - Yay!

[SeanMacGabhann]

I didn't give Anna ANY advice. I merely pointed out her behaviour compared to others. But don't let anyone have facts get in the way.

[Narnia]

Emerson Crane Wrote:

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> Narnia, you obviously can't stand the heat, so

> take Seans advice, the same advice ha gave Anna,

> and run along and come back when the dust has

> settled.

Just like you did eh?

[Emerson Crane]

On a serious note, just watched Ford Super Sunday from Afghanistan, very moving. Very proud of those men and women, puts everything else into perspective. Let's hope they all come home to their loved ones safely.

[Ladymuck]

EDITED TO DELETE ORIGINAL POST ON REALISATION THAT I HAVE GOT THIS THREAD CONFUSED WITH THE 100s THREAD.

In case you had already read it, Admin, and are now scratching your heads thinking "WTF?"- my apologies. Put it down to a temperature of 103 degrees, heavy medication, and a scatty (pea) brain. Twas a genuine mistake:-$

[Emerson Crane]

Best ask admin about that.

[SeanMacGabhann]

Can't see any deleted posts lm.

[Ladymuck]

Oh gawd...

Cross post...see...ahem...edit above...

*crawls away with tail between legs*

[Annasfield]

Narnia Wrote:

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> Where have I said I like 'Fat Sam' Anna? I'm

> indifferent to him i.e his character. It just

> amazes me that people like you want to slaughter

> him. Good word Atila. What about Fat Rafa? Bet you

> wouldn't like the love of your life being

> described as such.

I have an immense dislike for Allardyce based on his regular snidey comments about the former manager of the club I support. His comments about managing the likes of Real Madrid and other big teams were quite frankly laughable, but just summed up what a plonker he really is.

Re the "fat Sam" comment, he's quite commonly known as that. Much as Rafa was/is the "fat spanish waiter", Ferguson is "whiskey nose" and so and so forth. All about terrace chants and harmless ribbing and there is nothing wrong with it.

[ratty]

Fat Sam = Northern Harry Redknapp

[Annasfield]

Apparently Benitez has left Inter

[Keef]

Where did you hear that? BBC website only has a story about the chairman getting pissed off at Rafa asking for backing. Sounds familiar.