Burger King for the lads

[gavlin]

In this modern times of talk of high quality balance diets for football players. Just stopped at Hopwood services and Burger King was full of the city squad ordering and eating burgers. Love it just shows they need there carbs. Off for a few pints at the hotel to wash them down!!!

[BUTOR]

Fat bastards

[And Its Smith]

They went up straight after the game on Saturday. Don't know why they would be at Hopwood now.

[Kid in the Riot]

A shit burger with the poorest quality meat imaginable in it is exactly what they deserve after Saturday's shambles.

Should make them all go veggie - doesn't seem to be doing Forest Green any harm!

[Bristol Rob]

A shit burger with the poorest quality meat imaginable in it is exactly what they deserve after Saturday's shambles.

Should make them all go veggie - doesn't seem to be doing Forest Green any harm!

Oddly, reading Fast Food Nation a number of years back seemed to suggest that the buying power of these chains ensured the finest quality meat, butchered, prepared and cooked by the least  (and cheapest) individuals.

The failings in the quality of food wasn't to be found in the meat quality, rather everyone else involved in the supply chain.

[spudski]

I'm seriously surprised Professional Athletes are allowed to eat that shit, especially the night before a game.

[joe jordans teeth]

They went up straight after the game on Saturday. Don't know why they would be at Hopwood now.

to get a decent burger

[formerly known as ivan]

Had a KFC before pro5 once and gave one of the best performances of my life. Team ended an 8 game losing streak.

[And Its Smith]

I'm seriously surprised Professional Athletes are allowed to eat that shit, especially the night before a game.

considering they left for Preston after Saturday's game, the traffic is either REALLY bad or the OP is lying/mistaken.

[spudski]

considering they left for Preston after Saturday's game, the traffic is either REALLY bad or the OP is lying/mistaken.

Or they were on their way back to the hotel from some light training or bonding....who knows :-)

 

 

[Guest]

U21s on the way back from Leeds?

[Bristol Rob]

Had a KFC before pro5 once and gave one of the best performances of my life. Team ended an 8 game losing streak.

Bet your pan showed some different and unwelcome streaks as well.

[And Its Smith]

Or they were on their way back to the hotel from some light training or bonding....who knows :-)

 

 

bonding in Bromsgrove.  Sounds fun.  

[exAtyeoMax]

I bet they'd been to WHSmith. You get a special BK voucher if you buy something

[Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan]

Had a KFC before pro5 once and gave one of the best performances of my life. Team ended an 8 game losing streak.

I had a couple of pints and a kebab before pro 5 once and I nearly shat my goddam keks. 

[Smokey]

I had a couple of pints and a kebab before pro 5 once and I nearly shat my goddam keks. 

Haha. Almost did a Lineker

[Guest redarmy1974]

This would have been the u21s on there way back from Leeds 

[spudski]

This would have been the u21s on there way back from Leeds 

Not a good day for the U 21's or U 18's today.

[Fordy62]

bonding in Bromsgrove.  Sounds fun.  

the wife and I are doing some of that this evening when I finish work. 

[stephenkibby.]

Well there lies the problem to our s..t start

The boys need to stop eating this American crap and start the day off with a full English!!

[Welcome To The Jungle]

A shit burger with the poorest quality meat imaginable in it is exactly what they deserve after Saturday's shambles.

Should make them all go veggie - doesn't seem to be doing Forest Green any harm!

Forest Green have a ban on red meat only...as you were. *scurries away*

[PeterStyvarsRightFoot]

They went up straight after the game on Saturday. Don't know why they would be at Hopwood now.

Hopwood is m42??? Can only suggest is was wade and his boys on their way back from the defeat at leeds

[cidered abroad]

U21s on the way back from Leeds?

Pretty certain that is correct. M42 is en route from Leeds to Bristol.

[Bristol Rob]

Well there lies the pbreakfastour s..t start

The boys need to stop eating this American crap and start the day off with a full English!!

Right. Well that starts a debate. One that OTIB can be proud of.

The perfect 8 piece breakfast. Assume that tea/coffee/juice is automatically included, likewise toast or fried bread, and you have 8 items to select. Also assume the menu includes eggs the way you like them and all usual brekkie items.

2 bacon? Thats two items.

Mushrooms?  That's one.

Knock yourself out kids, how would you order? Me?

2 Sausage

1 Bacon

2 scrambled eggs

1 hash brown

1 mushroom

Beans.

 

To be clear, coffee and fried bread as well.

[Bristol Rob]

Usual brekkie items include white and black pudding, tomatoes in a variety of different styles and, for the scaffolders, potatoes in all styles including chipped.

[T R]

Well there lies the problem to our s..t start

The boys need to stop eating this American crap and start the day off with a full English!!

The full english isn't english anymore, it is full of the american hash browns. Also the tomato's and mushrooms, where the hell did that come from. Mind you i had the best breakfast in Birmingham that i have had for a long time. I even got the fried bread on a separate plate. 

[Lack of Action Man]

Right. Well that starts a debate. One that OTIB can be proud of.

The perfect 8 piece breakfast. Assume that tea/coffee/juice is automatically included, likewise toast or fried bread, and you have 8 items to select. Also assume the menu includes eggs the way you like them and all usual brekkie items.

2 bacon? Thats two items.

Mushrooms?  That's one.

Knock yourself out kids, how would you order? Me?

2 Sausage

1 Bacon

2 scrambled eggs

1 hash brown

1 mushroom

Beans.

 

To be clear, coffee and fried bread as well.

youve opened pandoras box now squire!

2 sausage

1 bacon 

1 fried egg

2 hash brown 

Beans

1 Cooked tomato

 

Heavily buttered toast and a pint of orange juice, now we're talking.

[stephenkibby.]

for me perfect  nosh before the game has to be eggs,bacon,sausages, fried toms, beans,fried bread,toast.

3 pints of thachers then head for the changing rooms and polish your six studs per boot, and bring em on!!!!!

[Lita For Congo]

My best game last season and for a few seasons for that matter, I'd been out the night before, had 10 pints of Thatchers and a curry. Was hanging at football, but scored a hat trick. Ive scored one other in my life. Tried it again and played terrible though. 

[Red-Robbo]

the wife and I are doing some of that this evening when I finish work. 

In my "naughty days" many moons back I bonded with someone else's wife in the Premier Inn outside Bromsgrove.

Unfortunately her husband found out.

Even more unfortunately, he was built like a brick shithouse and had been inside for ABH.

[Marina's Rolls Royce]

In my "naughty days" many moons back I bonded with someone else's wife in the Premier Inn outside Bromsgrove.

Unfortunately her husband found out.

Even more unfortunately, he was built like a brick shithouse and had been inside for ABH.

Dad? 

[Red-Robbo]

Dad? 

If you're after 20 years of pocket money, ask "other dad". Assuming he isnt inside again.

[One Team In Keynsham]

Right. Well that starts a debate. One that OTIB can be proud of.

The perfect 8 piece breakfast. Assume that tea/coffee/juice is automatically included, likewise toast or fried bread, and you have 8 items to select. Also assume the menu includes eggs the way you like them and all usual brekkie items.

2 bacon? Thats two items.

Mushrooms?  That's one.

Knock yourself out kids, how would you order? Me?

2 Sausage

1 Bacon

2 scrambled eggs

1 hash brown

1 mushroom

Beans.

 

To be clear, coffee and fried bread as well.

Item count:

1: bacon

2: bacon

3: poached egg

4: poached egg

5: mushroom

6: sausage:  only if cooked on all sides, don't present a crispy top side and hide the raw underbelly 

7: grilled tomato

8: beans

coffee and toast.  

Items that can GTFO:  fried bread, hash browns, black pudding, white pudding

[Red-Robbo]

Item count:

1: bacon

2: bacon

3: poached egg

4: poached egg

5: mushroom

6: sausage:  only if cooked on all sides, don't present a crispy top side and hide the raw underbelly 

7: grilled tomato

8: beans

coffee and toast.  

Items that can GTFO:  fried bread, hash browns, black pudding, white pudding

No way. Re-add black pudding and drop beans.

Baked beans at breakfast time is just so wrong.

[richwwtk]

I have two theories in life and one of them touches on this subject RR...

1. There is no meal in existence that can't be improved by the addition of baked beans.

2. There has never been an email that cannot be improved by the addition of the word mother******.

[Negan]

7 beans & 1 Fried Tomato. No toast and just hot water with milk.

[CyderInACan]

Is the bacon smoked or unsmoked? Grilled or fried? Streaky or Back? 

Are the sausages tat like Richmond or a more artisan banger like what you get in Bob Wherlocks/Rare, DR Butts etc? 

This thread has ended up posing more questions than it answers, and I'm ITK FFS 

[RedM]

Bacon x 2, Fried Eggs x 2, Mushrooms, Grilled Tomato, 1x Sausage if I really have to, but it must be a Premium sausage. Fried bread.

No beans, no hash browns (Yuck) poaching an egg is the worst kind of egg.(double yuck)

 

 

[Bristol Rob]

Is the bacon smoked or unsmoked? Grilled or fried? Streaky or Back? 

Are the sausages tat like Richmond or a more artisan banger like what you get in Bob Wherlocks/Rare, DR Butts etc? 

This thread has ended up posing more questions than it answers, and I'm ITK FFS 

whatever you want.

[Major Isewater]

In this modern times of talk of high quality balance diets for football players. Just stopped at Hopwood services and Burger King was full of the city squad ordering and eating burgers. Love it just shows they need there carbs. Off for a few pints at the hotel to wash them down!!!

thanks for the photographic evidence there . There can be absolutely No doubt now that you are not talking absolute and total bollocks.

[Major Isewater]

In this modern times of talk of high quality balance diets for football players. Just stopped at Hopwood services and Burger King was full of the city squad ordering and eating burgers. Love it just shows they need there carbs. Off for a few pints at the hotel to wash them down!!!

thanks for the photographic evidence there . There can be absolutely No doubt now that you are not talking absolute and total bollocks.

 

that spooky parallel universe thingy again !

DANGER

do not read this post .

[CiderCraig]

Lucky gits also get actively encouraged to eat nandos. Nowt better than a nandos. 

Cheeky

[Gert Mare]

I did a Robbie Fowler once and as the ball came over my shoulder under the floodlights I pinged one first time on the volley (I was out on the wing) and it rifled into the right hand corner of the 5-a-side net.

At least that is what I thought happened?

Then I flew home in like 3 minutes

[CyderInACan]

whatever you want.

Have it YOUR way. Maybe they could do with a BK DMS 

[Rocky]

A treat to a burger king isn't an issue, just regular visits isn't good.

They'd burn off a BK no problem.

[spudski]

A treat to a burger king isn't an issue, just regular visits isn't good.

They'd burn off a BK no problem.

It's not the fat content that's the problem mate...it's all the other crap in them...especially Sodium, which can have an effect even just after one meal.

Excessive sodium disrupts your body's water balance and raises your blood pressure, putting you at risk for serious cardiovascular problems. The Institute of Medicine recommends you keep your sodium intake below 2.3 grams a day to protect your heart, but a Burger King Whopper contains more than 60 percent of this, with 1.4 grams. If you eat a large order of french fries with it, your sodium intake increases to more than 2.1 milligrams of sodium in one meal.

I feel really crap the next day after eating them.

[One Team In Keynsham]

Is the bacon smoked or unsmoked? Grilled or fried? Streaky or Back? 

Are the sausages tat like Richmond or a more artisan banger like what you get in Bob Wherlocks/Rare, DR Butts etc? 

This thread has ended up posing more questions than it answers, and I'm ITK FFS 

can only be premium back unsmoked done under a grill.

similarly, you can stick your non-artisan tat sausages where the sun don't shine.

[Sir Colby-Tit]

Apologies if this messes with your mojo, but the perfect fried breakfast has to include fried halloumi.

 

 

 

[Red-Robbo]

It's not the fat content that's the problem mate...it's all the other crap in them...especially Sodium, which can have an effect even just after one meal.

Excessive sodium disrupts your body's water balance and raises your blood pressure, putting you at risk for serious cardiovascular problems. The Institute of Medicine recommends you keep your sodium intake below 2.3 grams a day to protect your heart, but a Burger King Whopper contains more than 60 percent of this, with 1.4 grams. If you eat a large order of french fries with it, your sodium intake increases to more than 2.1 milligrams of sodium in one meal.

I feel really crap the next day after eating them.

I'm sure they'll survive one burger. 

I'm of the opinion that the science of nutrition is at about the same level of understanding as chemistry was at during the Middle Ages. Take the complete reversal recently of 30 years of advice to avoid saturated fat. It now emerges - from a study of half a million people's diet and health - that fatty meat, dairy (etc) is good for you whereas polyunsaturated fats - originally marketed as "good for the heart" - are bad.

Salt is a current bugbear. The campaign against it is jollied along by a quango of full-time anti-salt campaigners funded by the NHS. 

Now I'm not going to say tbey are right or wrong, but all I know is my grandparents,  who all lived into their late 80s,  used to smother their meals with salt. My first wife's granddad used to.literally pour salt onto everything, claiming he couldn't taste it otherwise. He died at 98 - and not of anything to do with a heart problem. 

[CyderInACan]

Apologies if this messes with your mojo, but the perfect fried breakfast has to include fried halloumi.

 

 

 

You, Sir, need to behave yourself. Halloumi, indeed. 

[Sir Colby-Tit]

You, Sir, need to behave yourself. Halloumi, indeed. 

I'm embracing my feminine side

 

 

 

 

 

 

[spudski]

 

I'm sure they'll survive one burger. 

I'm of the opinion that the science of nutrition is at about the same level of understanding as chemistry was at during the Middle Ages. Take the complete reversal recently of 30 years of advice to avoid saturated fat. It now emerges - from a study of half a million people's diet and health - that fatty meat, dairy (etc) is good for you whereas polyunsaturated fats - originally marketed as "good for the heart" - are bad.

Salt is a current bugbear. The campaign against it is jollied along by a quango of full-time anti-salt campaigners funded by the NHS. 

Now I'm not going to say tbey are right or wrong, but all I know is my grandparents,  who all lived into their late 80s,  used to smother their meals with salt. My first wife's granddad used to.literally pour salt onto everything, claiming he couldn't taste it otherwise. He died at 98 - and not of anything to do with a heart problem. 

Totally agree mate...All natural organic products that our grandparent ate were good for us. If you could pick it, pull it, kill it, fish it....then eat it.

Unfortunately most products are now pumped full of chemicals and crap....even what we think is natural. Even salt...unless it's natural rock salt.

I know if I eat natural organic products I feel energised and work better. It's all the crap in products that muck around with our health and immune systems. They suggest we will live longer....but all with illnesses....just great....just suffer longer.

I've had dealing with sports nutritionalists in both Professional Skiing and football....none would advice eating products from fast food premises.

Hopefully it is a one off.

[Numero Uno]

It's not the fat content that's the problem mate...it's all the other crap in them...especially Sodium, which can have an effect even just after one meal.

Excessive sodium disrupts your body's water balance and raises your blood pressure, putting you at risk for serious cardiovascular problems. The Institute of Medicine recommends you keep your sodium intake below 2.3 grams a day to protect your heart, but a Burger King Whopper contains more than 60 percent of this, with 1.4 grams. If you eat a large order of french fries with it, your sodium intake increases to more than 2.1 milligrams of sodium in one meal.

I feel really crap the next day after eating them.

I think the dietary advice for athletes is to eat healthily but AFTER the match, run or whatever it is, when you won't be training the following day, you can eat what the hell you like. High fat and carbs is not a problem at that point as you need to get some kind of energy back into your body. By the time Monday comes round after a Saturday game and assuming you don't eat the same crap on the Sunday you will be fine again.

[Nogbad the Bad]

 

I'm sure they'll survive one burger. 

I'm of the opinion that the science of nutrition is at about the same level of understanding as chemistry was at during the Middle Ages. Take the complete reversal recently of 30 years of advice to avoid saturated fat. It now emerges - from a study of half a million people's diet and health - that fatty meat, dairy (etc) is good for you whereas polyunsaturated fats - originally marketed as "good for the heart" - are bad.

Salt is a current bugbear. The campaign against it is jollied along by a quango of full-time anti-salt campaigners funded by the NHS. 

Now I'm not going to say tbey are right or wrong, but all I know is my grandparents,  who all lived into their late 80s,  used to smother their meals with salt. My first wife's granddad used to.literally pour salt onto everything, claiming he couldn't taste it otherwise. He died at 98 - and not of anything to do with a heart problem. 

Indeed, bodies like 'The Institute of Medicine' come out with different erroneous scare stories all the time and have often been proved completely wrong, even to the extent of their previous advice causing damage. Their funding should be stopped and all these useless self important quangos scrapped.

My Mum used to say, 'Everything in moderation', and 'A little bit of what you fancy does you good'.

That, including the occasional burger, will do for me.

[Lrrr]

If they've just played then there's really no problem, you often hear stories of away teams having pizzas delivered for the players to eat on the coach back etc 

[spudski]

I think the dietary advice for athletes is to eat healthily but AFTER the match, run or whatever it is, when you won't be training the following day, you can eat what the hell you like. High fat and carbs is not a problem at that point as you need to get some kind of energy back into your body. By the time Monday comes round after a Saturday game and assuming you don't eat the same crap on the Sunday you will be fine again.

Far from it fella....after exercise, you have to replenish all the nutrients you have lost....especially with good protein and rehydration.

Your body is like a sponge after a hard workout...it absorbs everything. You put shit into it, then it won't repair itself properly and it will have a knock on effect to your next performance.

Perhaps that's why so many Foreign coach's are shocked at what British players consume. I know there has been massive changes with diets at clubs.

[View from the Dolman]

Moyes must be a genius then. He banned chips. That went well.

[chipdawg]

You're all nuts. Its clearly:

3 x smoked back bacon

2 x grilled pork sausages

2 x fried egg

2 x hash browns

2 x piece of black pudding

2 x slices of white toast w/butter

big dollop of beans. 

Mug of tea, though I'll allow coffee. And if anyone suggests a Source other than brown to accompany it, you're dead to me. Ketchup is for fish and chips and little girls

Bloody hell I'm hungry now...

[myol'man]

What the hell is 'White Pudding'?

[TNBT]

Right. Well that starts a debate. One that OTIB can be proud of.

The perfect 8 piece breakfast. Assume that tea/coffee/juice is automatically included, likewise toast or fried bread, and you have 8 items to select. Also assume the menu includes eggs the way you like them and all usual brekkie items.

2 bacon? Thats two items.

Mushrooms?  That's one.

Knock yourself out kids, how would you order? Me?

2 Sausage

1 Bacon

2 scrambled eggs

1 hash brown

1 mushroom

Beans.

 

To be clear, coffee and fried bread as well.

3 Bacon

2 Sausages

1 Egg

Beans

Black Pudding.

[Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan]

What the hell is 'White Pudding'?

Bread.

[Calculus]

What the hell is 'White Pudding'?

This recipe nicked from the interweb thingy: White pudding or oatmeal pudding is a meat dish popular in Ireland, Scotland, Northumberland, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. White pudding is similar to black pudding, but does not include blood; it consists of pork meat and fat, suet, bread and oatmeal formed into a large sausage.

[Major Isewater]

white wine for the ladies !

[Major Isewater]

This recipe nicked from the interweb thingy: White pudding or oatmeal pudding is a meat dish popular in Ireland, Scotland, Northumberland, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. White pudding is similar to black pudding, but does not include blood; it consists of pork meat and fat, suet, bread and oatmeal formed into a large sausage.

Or otherwise known as a Higgs .

[RedM]

Moyes must be a genius then. He banned chips. That went well.

I've just gone off him...a little bit. No chippies? Noooooooo

[redysteadygo1]

This recipe nicked from the interweb thingy: White pudding or oatmeal pudding is a meat dish popular in Ireland, Scotland, Northumberland, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. White pudding is similar to black pudding, but does not include blood; it consists of pork meat and fat, suet, bread and oatmeal formed into a large sausage.

Also known in Cornwal and Devon as Hogs pudding, Could easily be confused with Higgs.

[CyderInACan]

2 Rashers of Smoked, Streaky, Bacon

1 Poncey Artisan Sausage

Mushrooms

Runny Poached Egg

Black Pudding 

Bubble & Squeak 

Fried Bread

Just like they'll be serving DMS 

[CyderInACan]

Or perhaps I should have a partisan sausage; one who REALLY hates mushrooms. 

[Selred]

2 Steaks

3 Eggs

2 bacon

1 gym workout after.