Bobby Reid Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Wishing death on a fellow City supporter? Nice! Classy! Actually I was thinking he might give up the computer... You've got some mind you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Actually I was thinking he might give up the computer... You've got some mind you! Ah right old people don't use computers? Maybe you should look at the "bald/grey" OTIB posters poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK0wnag3 Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 Oldham, Crewe, Swansea, Wigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfOfWestStreet Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 West Ham United. Great heritage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Surprisingly, nobody has mentioned Melchester Rovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC_Dan Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Baines had played 145 times for Wigan Coleman? Since when was he English?(and they brought him) Osman yes 100% Same with Rodwell Since when did the players have to be English? The original poster said "home grown talent", which to me is young players who have developed at the club rather than being brought in. I admit I had forgotten Baines was with Wigan as he is an Evertonian and has been with them a long time now. Nevertheless, they signed a young, local lad and have improved him dramatically, when they could have signed a foreigner, which I think counts for the purposes of this discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Since when did the players have to be English? The original poster said "home grown talent", which to me is young players who have developed at the club rather than being brought in. I admit I had forgotten Baines was with Wigan as he is an Evertonian and has been with them a long time now. Nevertheless, they signed a young, local lad and have improved him dramatically, when they could have signed a foreigner, which I think counts for the purposes of this discussion. don't bother arguing, because they aren't playing for a international team or a top 2 team they don't count as being developed by the club, they must of been plucked out of thin air and had no coaching what so ever, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Man Utd, not everyone's favourite club admittedly but the fact they won so many trophies with a core of their home grown academy players is pretty amazing and will never happen again in English football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterStyvarsRightFoot Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Hull,Crewe,Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton,Shrewsbury, Swansea All clubs I respect for one reason or another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou-peters-dive Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Rooney and Stones spring to mind? Alan Ball Colin Harvey Howard Kendall Joe Royle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bend it like brian Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 9 iron.....its my favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Mansfield, they can always be relied on to do a thoroughly professional job. The way that final nail was expertly driven in with aplomb, absolutely fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Mansfield, they can always be relied on to do a thoroughly professional job. The way that final nail was expertly driven in with aplomb, absolutely fantastic. Don't forget the steely determination of Wycombe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Man Utd, not everyone's favourite club admittedly but the fact they won so many trophies with a core of their home grown academy players is pretty amazing and will never happen again in English football. Always hated them. During the eighties they were the self proclaimed biggest club in the world even though they hadn't won the league for 20 odd years. And now i can't stand how their fans especially away fans sing anti England songs all the time. Mancs= scum. On the positive side Everton, Villa, Spurs. All proper clubs, lots of history but all underachieving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxy27 Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 AFC Wimbledon, for obvious reasons. Further afield - Borussia Dortmund. Superb football, brilliant stadium, cheap tickets, great (and loyal) manager, many loyal players, amazing support. A club with heart and soul. I agree totally with the Dortmund comment Sadly, they're having some of their heart and soul torn out by Bayern (who did help save them from the brink of financial meltdown I suppose), who's new transfer policy is just to sign Dortmund's best player every season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bakes Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Got to be Mansfield! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 How about Bristol Rovers? - they have achieved something that we won't ever do ....Conference league status. Fair play to them. oh yeh, and they take at least 10,000 fans to every away game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Athletic Bilbao, one of only three clubs never relegated from La Liga but who won't compromise on their beliefs. You cannot play for the Basque club if you aren't Basque. Their all encompassing academy set up in the Basque part of Spain has to be seen to be believed, they run something like twenty teams from age 7 upwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfred Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Millwall: The last of the old school football clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash the Bash Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Do you think any other fans would say us in a similar thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Ah right old people don't use computers? Maybe you should look at the "bald/grey" OTIB posters poll. Computers are perfect for old timers (older than me ) who can't get about much any more. There's some weird prejudices about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Swindon, Luton, Gillingham? Just joking, honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Controller Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Athletic Bilbao, one of only three clubs never relegated from La Liga but who won't compromise on their beliefs.You cannot play for the Basque club if you aren't Basque. Their all encompassing academy set up in the Basque part of Spain has to be seen to be believed, they run something like twenty teams from age 7 upwards. From the "Greater Basque Country" which also incorporates parts of France. Bixente Lizarazu played for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Any non Prem club in the Manchester urban circle. Dont go for Man City or Utd but go down and watch Oldham or Stockport. Credit to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Always hated them. During the eighties they were the self proclaimed biggest club in the world even though they hadn't won the league for 20 odd years. And now i can't stand how their fans especially away fans sing anti England songs all the time. Mancs= scum. On the positive side Everton, Villa, Spurs. All proper clubs, lots of history but all underachieving. Absolutely, I went to see Spurs v Man U a few years ago and the United fans sang 'Argentina, Argentina' non stop pretty much for the whole game. Still can't get my head around what that was about. I knew guys who perished in the Falklands conflict and can't understand why the Mancs glorify in the other side to that war. Can anyone enlighten me?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GrahamC Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 From the "Greater Basque Country" which also incorporates parts of France. Bixente Lizarazu played for them.Yep and they have a young defender now, Aymeric Laporte who is also a French born Basque. To them though it is a regional identity thing and I love that about them, imagine if our entire playing squad were born in the West Country? For instance when they bought an ex player back (Aduriz, their current main striker) they knew the selling club (Valencia, I think) could ask more from them because they limit their own market, but they don't care. Their fans were polled a few seasons ago as to whether they'd change their stance if it meant avoiding relegation, well over 90% said no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfred Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Absolutely, I went to see Spurs v Man U a few years ago and the United fans sang 'Argentina, Argentina' non stop pretty much for the whole game. Still can't get my head around what that was about. I knew guys who perished in the Falklands conflict and can't understand why the Mancs glorify in the other side to that war. Can anyone enlighten me?? It was their way of supporting Beckham after his sending off against Argentina. They continued to chant it for years afterwards (probably still do) to suggest that they are Man United and they couldn't give a **** about England. Personally speaking it just enhanced my opinion of Man U fans as complete c0cks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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