The Mighty Football Thread - Page 13

the ikara cult · 05.17.2008, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by demonrail666

I miss the really long build up you used to get on Grandstand in the 80s. Cameras on the team buses, meet the wives, Jimmy Tarbuck wearing a Pringle rollneck. It seemed to start at about 10.00 in the morning and was like christmas without the presents.

I miss Grandstand too. But the Soccer AM Cup Final build up has been great over the last few years, though im not watching it atm. Tim Lovejoy is crap doing the 606 phone in but hes perfect at doing soccer AM.

demonrail666 · 05.17.2008, 08:16 AM

I don't get Sky so can't see soccer AM. Have seen it round a mates house before though, and thought it was all a bit blokey. You'd not find Jimmy Hill chatting up page three girls in Derby tops, I know that much.

Anyway, I've got a packet of 20 Pall Malls, a family sized bar of Dairy Milk, a jumbo sized bottle of Fanta and a tube of sour cream and chive Pringles so I'm all ready now. Don't really care who wins but a couple of sendings off, a disputed penalty, a fight between a couple of players and having it come down to penalties after ET will leave me well happy. I think you have to fancy Pompey, but its the FA Cup, so it's anyone's I suppose.

the ikara cult · 05.17.2008, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by demonrail666

I don't get Sky so can't see soccer AM. Have seen it round a mates house before though, and thought it was all a bit blokey. You'd not find Jimmy Hill chatting up page three girls in Derby tops, I know that much.

Anyway, I've got a packet of 20 Pall Malls, a family sized bar of Dairy Milk, a jumbo sized bottle of Fanta and a tube of sour cream and chive Pringles so I'm all ready now. Don't really care who wins but a couple of sendings off, a disputed penalty, a fight between a couple of players and having it come down to penalties after ET will leave me well happy. I think you have to fancy Pompey, but its the FA Cup, so it's anyone's I suppose.

Nah, its good fun. The new bloke (and i mean BLOKE) who has replaced Tim Lovejoy is tedious but way back when it was a really nice show. Frankly a show about football HAS to be blokey to a degree.
I think Pompey will win it 1-0 with Judas Campbell and insane David James as men of the match.

demonrail666 · 05.17.2008, 08:30 AM

Yeah, fair enough, I've only seen it with the new bloke.

Agree with the likely score. Although I think if Portsmouth go a goal up early it could be a bit of a landslide. Cardiff's chances are gonna depend a lot on Hasselbiank finding some form of old.

PAULYBEE2656 · 05.17.2008, 10:34 AM

jimmy floyd moneyinthebaink......

the ikara cult · 05.17.2008, 10:44 AM

doesnt look like it, sadly.
I like watching good defensive play because i myself am a defender but this game has been pointless

demonrail666 · 05.17.2008, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by PAULYBEE2656

jimmy floyd moneyinthebaink......

The fat Eddie Murphy himself:

demonrail666 · 05.17.2008, 10:46 AM

Agree with Ikara, very boring. No real quality from either side.

the ikara cult · 05.17.2008, 10:48 AM

If Wankywank Kanu is the most exciting thing about a game its a sad state of affairs...

demonrail666 · 05.17.2008, 11:32 AM

Yeah, I think the commentators were bigging it up largely cos of the passion of the two teams' fans, rather than anything that happened on the pitch. Not as bad as some FA Cups but there was a sense of 'so what' about the whole thing. I like it when a smaller team get there, but you do sort of need one of the big four in it as well for neutrals to really get a sense of excitement. Saying that, it's not for the neutrals and Pompey fans could probably care less that it wasn't exactly a classic.

PAULYBEE2656 · 05.17.2008, 01:05 PM

nope, not a classic... not a classic at all.. but still. great day for pompey fans....

demonrail666 · 05.17.2008, 01:12 PM

Indeed. The FA Cup, probably more than any other competition in English football is primarily one for the fans of the teams involved and I'm sure the Portsmouth fans had a great day out. I remember West Ham beating Arsenal in the 1980 FA Cup as vividly as if it'd happened yesterday. Same with the final a couple of years ago when we lost to Liverpool which, despite the result, still remains an amazing memory. I think every teams' fans, regardless of the size of their club, deserves an FA Cup final day to call their own. In this age of big business and behind the scenes cynicism, it maintains a certain romance that I don't think exists anywhere else in the today's game. Play up Pompey indeed.

Danny Himself · 05.17.2008, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by demonrail666

the final a couple of years ago when we lost to Liverpool which, despite the result, still remains an amazing memory.

That was a good day. A very good day. For me.

PAULYBEE2656 · 05.17.2008, 04:30 PM

all i can say is i hate keith houchen, gazza is a legend and my earliest live fa cup memory is of ricky villa... legend!

PAULYBEE2656 · 05.24.2008, 01:18 PM

hull city are promoted to the premiership....

the ikara cult · 05.24.2008, 01:52 PM

if anyone else has been to Hull, i am delighted that Rio and Cristiano will have the pleasure

PAULYBEE2656 · 05.24.2008, 05:20 PM

dean windass back in top flight football...... classic!

Cantankerous · 06.09.2008, 02:29 AM

germany beat poland

i made £10

Cantankerous · 06.26.2008, 04:38 PM

+ germany won yesterday
- russia lost today

Danny Himself · 06.26.2008, 05:34 PM

YEAH! SPAIN WON!

Now they can go on to win this thing.

05.17.2008, 08:16 AM	#242
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	I don't get Sky so can't see soccer AM. Have seen it round a mates house before though, and thought it was all a bit blokey. You'd not find Jimmy Hill chatting up page three girls in Derby tops, I know that much. Anyway, I've got a packet of 20 Pall Malls, a family sized bar of Dairy Milk, a jumbo sized bottle of Fanta and a tube of sour cream and chive Pringles so I'm all ready now. Don't really care who wins but a couple of sendings off, a disputed penalty, a fight between a couple of players and having it come down to penalties after ET will leave me well happy. I think you have to fancy Pompey, but its the FA Cup, so it's anyone's I suppose.
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05.17.2008, 08:30 AM	#244
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Yeah, fair enough, I've only seen it with the new bloke. Agree with the likely score. Although I think if Portsmouth go a goal up early it could be a bit of a landslide. Cardiff's chances are gonna depend a lot on Hasselbiank finding some form of old.
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05.17.2008, 10:34 AM	#245
PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	jimmy floyd moneyinthebaink...... __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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05.17.2008, 10:44 AM	#246
the ikara cult invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London sink Posts: 4,576	doesnt look like it, sadly. I like watching good defensive play because i myself am a defender but this game has been pointless __________________ "It is absolutely ridiculous, they are behaving like a cult" - The Vatican
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05.17.2008, 10:46 AM	#248
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Agree with Ikara, very boring. No real quality from either side.
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05.17.2008, 10:48 AM	#249
the ikara cult invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London sink Posts: 4,576	If Wankywank Kanu is the most exciting thing about a game its a sad state of affairs... __________________ "It is absolutely ridiculous, they are behaving like a cult" - The Vatican
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05.17.2008, 11:32 AM	#250
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Yeah, I think the commentators were bigging it up largely cos of the passion of the two teams' fans, rather than anything that happened on the pitch. Not as bad as some FA Cups but there was a sense of 'so what' about the whole thing. I like it when a smaller team get there, but you do sort of need one of the big four in it as well for neutrals to really get a sense of excitement. Saying that, it's not for the neutrals and Pompey fans could probably care less that it wasn't exactly a classic.
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05.17.2008, 01:05 PM	#251
PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	nope, not a classic... not a classic at all.. but still. great day for pompey fans.... __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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05.17.2008, 01:12 PM	#252
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Indeed. The FA Cup, probably more than any other competition in English football is primarily one for the fans of the teams involved and I'm sure the Portsmouth fans had a great day out. I remember West Ham beating Arsenal in the 1980 FA Cup as vividly as if it'd happened yesterday. Same with the final a couple of years ago when we lost to Liverpool which, despite the result, still remains an amazing memory. I think every teams' fans, regardless of the size of their club, deserves an FA Cup final day to call their own. In this age of big business and behind the scenes cynicism, it maintains a certain romance that I don't think exists anywhere else in the today's game. Play up Pompey indeed.
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05.17.2008, 04:30 PM	#254
PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	all i can say is i hate keith houchen, gazza is a legend and my earliest live fa cup memory is of ricky villa... legend! __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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05.24.2008, 01:18 PM	#255
PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	hull city are promoted to the premiership.... __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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05.24.2008, 01:52 PM	#256
the ikara cult invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London sink Posts: 4,576	if anyone else has been to Hull, i am delighted that Rio and Cristiano will have the pleasure __________________ "It is absolutely ridiculous, they are behaving like a cult" - The Vatican
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05.24.2008, 05:20 PM	#257
PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	dean windass back in top flight football...... classic! __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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06.09.2008, 02:29 AM	#258
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	germany beat poland i made £10 __________________ RETIRED
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06.26.2008, 04:38 PM	#259
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	+ germany won yesterday - russia lost today __________________ RETIRED
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06.26.2008, 05:34 PM	#260
Danny Himself invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,623	YEAH! SPAIN WON! Now they can go on to win this thing.
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