On the Ball (new Football Focus)

[matthew123]

Well I tried my best but it seems I've upset SP with what I considered a balanced opinion on the fixture list and referees.

[Jah Lush]

That WAS well balanced Matt but the rest of your corresspondence has been Man U baiting at Sandperson. Well, most of it has. No wonder he's had enough.

[Annasfield]

A bit flouncy round here today.

Lady G, Sharon and I are the only ones allowed to have PMT in this thread you know.

[Jah Lush]

Pre match tension?

[kpc]

Post match tantrums?

[ratty]

Paul Mariner's Testiculars!

[Keef]

Don't go SP, just have footy chat with everyone else, and don't read Matt's posts when you see his name at the top of them.

As for Atila, you know (and I guess he'd admit) he gets very wound up, very easily, so why not just ignore him too, otherwise you say something back, he gets wound up, and then a row starts.

It's all playground nonsense anyway. Man U are top of the pile at the moment, can't you just be pleased about that, and take insults as envy?

Liverpool won't get relegated I'm afraid, and think of your poor father-in-law!

[matthew123]

What the hell has happened to the old football fixtures of Christmas? Gone are the days of playing 4 times over the festive period - now we have been left with just 2 games on 26th & 28th December. The PL games either side of this are 19th Dec and 9th Jan. Not forgetting that the Easter programme has long been discarded. The traditions of football have been sacrificed for midweek winter fixtures in mid December and early February, its just wrong, plain old wrong!

[Sharon_H]

Annasfield Wrote:

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> A bit flouncy round here today.

>

> Lady G, Sharon and I are the only ones allowed to

> have PMT in this thread you know.

I was once told that if you drank lots of alcohol you wouldn't suffer from PMT, works for me. :)-D

[Annasfield]

I'll have to try that one Sharon.

[Mick Mac]

It works for me. Never had it.

[SimonM]

You might not suffer from it - just everyone else in a 50 yard radius! :))

[Annasfield]

Controversial that Simon.

[kpc]

In effect only one game has been scrapped over Christmas as we have the FAC on 2 January. Even with 2 games in 3 days there'll be clubs who moan about playing games so close together...As for midweek games, two before Christmas and two after doesn't seem so bad. The ones after Christmas are in London which is a bonus.

[matthew123]

It seems Fernando Torres has had his head turned by a pair of dolly birds in South Africa

 

[Atila Reincarnate]

Keef Wrote:

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>

> As for Atila, you know (and I guess he'd admit) he

> gets very wound up, very easily, so why not just

> ignore him too, otherwise you say something back,

> he gets wound up, and then a row starts.

>

> It's all playground nonsense anyway. Man U are top

> of the pile at the moment, can't you just be

> pleased about that, and take insults as envy?

>

> Liverpool won't get relegated I'm afraid, and

> think of your poor father-in-law!

Keef, as far as I'm concerned it's all banter, and yes I'm as guilty as anyone else of winding peoiple up , and not just SP. I'm afraid Man Ure bring out the worst in me and I can't help myself, I know I should try to get over my hatred of them but I can't, and I genuinely do despise them more than Spurs and only marginally less than Chavski. I've had to put up with some shit in the past on this forum, but what you gonna do eh? Oh well, c'est la vie.

[matthew123]

I agree with Atila it's just gentle banter - if people are taking it as a personal assault on their own character then maybe we should tone it down a little and focus on boring stuff (like I guess they do on the cricket thread) such as what is ideal air pressure in a football... zzzzzzzzzz

It's a shame that not everyone could turn up for the End of Season Football Focus drinks as that may have thawed some of the unnecessary ice.

[Annasfield]

Matthew - I saw that picture on the front of someone else's Metro this morning. What's it all about?

[????]

Not if all the Millwall lot had shown up....

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

PMT Quids?

[matthew123]

Annasfield Wrote:

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> Matthew - I saw that picture on the front of

> someone else's Metro this morning. What's it all

> about?

Looks like a photo shoot of the new Spanish training gear

Apparently Nando has a new nickname... Bruno

[Sandperson]

I noticed, in another attempt to ostracise me, you held the end of season drinks while I was on holiday! ;)

I also don't think that calling a player a 'snarling, egotistical bastard' then going on to suggest that the reason he was like that was because he played for my club is 'gentle banter'. I'd hate to read what you'd say if you weren't being gentle.

[matthew123]

Well it was the last game of the season.. otherwise we'd have waited.. besides Mick Mac turned up to represent Manchester United, although after a few drinks I think he was ready to sing YNWA!

I suppose we could make it another end of season drinks for the Lions game in EDT on Saturday afternoon as it appears there aren't many rugby fans in East Dulwich - see http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?20,292707 to post interest

[mockney piers]

How about the pre season friendly at champion hill. Always a winner and cheap beer, sort of christening the coming season. Something to look forward to?

[matthew123]

Yes now that sounds like a great idea!