matthew123 Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 I have drawn attention to an assualt on the pitch performed by Roy Keane - why is that deemed as anti-United? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandperson Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 It's going to be twitchy tonight. Probably 0-0 at half time and ten a 1 or 2-0 win. Fingers crossed. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew123 Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 I might make on a bet on United winning.. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jah Lush Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Don't bother. Save your money the odds are crap. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
red devil Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 ...better odds for 1st goalscorer, half/full time predictions etc... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171215 Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew123 Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Right the spell has been cast, just put ?2 on United to win >:D Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandperson Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Thanks for working your magic Matthew! :)) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atila Reincarnate Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Good grief, I stay away for a day and look what happens!! Liverpool and Man U fans getting stuck into each other. And I thought it was just me that brought out the worst in opposing fans. So I'm not the devil incarnate after all. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171395 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annasfield Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 No just Atila Reincarnate. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171400 Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew123 Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 Grrrrrr..... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171418 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybee82 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Loved this comment on the BBC website:"New Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink has revealed that when he was growing up he dreamed of being a "stront boer" - a farmer who raises animals to sell manure" (The Sun)Congratulations Guus. Your dream has now become a reality at Chelsea! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikecg Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Harsh JB but fair, HA! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171462 Share on other sites More sharing options...
red devil Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Don't worry Atila, just a release valve for all that built up tension before the Man U v 'pool game coming up, you wouldn't understand what with L'Arse v Spuds not being a proper derby...;-)For all you serious debaters out there...When Man U played West Ham recently, everytime Berbatov got the ball or came near to the touchline he was greeted with chants of 'Yiddo' from the West Ham fans, Yid I believe being a derogative term used to describe a Jew. This wasn't a one-off, and is frequently heard at Chelsea games too, even if an ex-Spurs player is not involved e.g. 'Stand up if you hate Yiddos' etc, and to a lesser extent at Arsenal games. I know that the Spurs 'casuals' of the 70's and 80's adopted the moniker of 'Yid Army', maybe as a way of 'reclaiming' the word, a bit like gangster rappers with the 'n' word, but this shouldn't excuse the use of this term. Quite rightly the FA have backed campaigns to clamp down on racist abuse, but this appears to only address the issue of abuse aimed at black players. Can you imagine the uproar now if organised racist chanting was aimed at a black player, witness the reaction to the abuse of black England players in Spain. Apart from the odd article in the Guradian/Independant the press haven't picked up on this, TV commentators suddenly lose their voices, clearing their throats instead, it's just like being back in the 80's. When will the FA grow a backbone and do something about the anti-semitic chanting aimed at Spurs or ex-Spurs players?Atila Reincarnate Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Good grief, I stay away for a day and look what> happens!! Liverpool and Man U fans getting stuck> into each other. And I thought it was just me that> brought out the worst in opposing fans. So I'm not> the devil incarnate after all. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171470 Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew123 Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 Good to see Mark Clattenburg, one of the best young Referees in the Premiership is finally being reinstated from April.http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/feb/18/referee-mark-clattenburg-suspended-business-affairs Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171475 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keef Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Interesting one about the "yiddo" chants. I usually hear it from Spurs supporters cheering their team on. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171486 Share on other sites More sharing options...
red devil Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Exactly Keef, that was my point about Spurs fans reclaiming the term. I wouldn't go around using the 'n' word because i'd heard a black person use it. It's all to do with context. Fans of certain teams are using it in a derogatory sense, and appear to be getting away with it... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171499 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandperson Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I think it has be reclaimed to a certain extent but I think it's the thin end of the wedge when it comes to use by other supporters. It was good to see the those fans getting done for homophobic chanting aimed at Sol Campbell. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jah Lush Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Well Spurs have a large Jewish following. Being a non-Jewish Spurs supporter I do feel a little uncomfortable with it though. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
red devil Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 But was that more to do with him being a high profile player, television cameras etc, ask any Brighton fan about homophobic abuse... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171504 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jah Lush Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 It's partly because he spent all of his last season at Spurs winding down his contract saying he wasn't going to leave and then at the end of it he signed for our biggest rivals.Of course I don't agree with it at all and I think it's pathetic of a certain contingent of Spurs fans to continue with it after nearly a decade after he left the club. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171522 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keef Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Some fans hold a grudge, just ask Paul Ince about his trips to West Ham! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171669 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratty Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 In Sol Campbells last game for Tottenham at Fratton Park the Pompey fans chanted non stop "Gay and He's Mental" (nice). It only stopped after Svetoslav Todorov broke Campbells nose and he had to go off.Pompey fans then complaining about the abuse Campbell got from Spurs last year is a bit rich imo! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
red devil Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I saw a programme recently that featured the church in the corner of Everton's Goodison Park ground. Apparently it's the only stadium in the world that features a church in it's grounds.Got me wondering whether anybody knows of any other similar football ground quirks, past or present. Ratty, Fratton Park must mave some quirky goings-on, and I'm not talking about that bloke with the bloody bell!It's a shame to think that when Everton do finally move to their spanking brand new all-seater stadium, it will lack any character or sense of community this church provides... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171915 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keef Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Not the same really, but like the fact you can see the flats used in Only fools and horses, from Ashton Gate, as most of it was filmed in Bristol. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171931 Share on other sites More sharing options...
red devil Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 There's a huge cock outside the entrance to White Hart Lane (no Harry Redknapp jokes please Ratty!)... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5028-on-the-ball-new-football-focus/page/19/#findComment-171940 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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