nickolas Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41444085 Anyone else sick and fed up with hearing this year after year?! £200k+ a week and you cant play a few extra games in close succession. I feel for them, i really do. Isnt this what a 'squad' is for?! Use your youngsters, squad players. Just bl00dy get on with it!
AppyDAZE Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 change that to Souls before the jokes flood in
Vincent Vega Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 5 minutes ago, nickolas said: http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41444085 Anyone else sick and fed up with hearing this year after year?! £200k+ a week and you cant play a few extra games in close succession. I feel for them, i really do. Isnt this what a 'squad' is for?! Use your youngsters, squad players. Just bl00dy get on with it! Another manager moaning yet happy to take the extra money that the Prem offers, although in Klopps case probably not for much longer.
AppyDAZE Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 8 minutes ago, nickolas said: http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41444085 Anyone else sick and fed up with hearing this year after year?! £200k+ a week and you cant play a few extra games in close succession. I feel for them, i really do. Isnt this what a 'squad' is for?! Use your youngsters, squad players. Just bl00dy get on with it! Yes. Bunch of big time Charlie moaners, the lot
Busterrimes Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 If you gave them a Winter Break the clubs would just go to the Far East for meaningless money making tours.
Southstandoriginal Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 9 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: change that to Souls before the jokes flood in Well extra matches are a strain on the feet.
exAtyeoMax Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 4 minutes ago, Southstandoriginal said: Well extra matches are a strain on the feet. exactly how I read it
ZiderEyed Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 Please change this, we'll have 8 pages of foot jokes. I for one, am toetally opposed to it.
AppyDAZE Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 4 minutes ago, ZiderEyed said: Please change this, we'll have 8 pages of foot jokes. I for one, am toetally opposed to it. Or fishy ones
MarcusX Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 20 minutes ago, nickolas said: http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41444085 Anyone else sick and fed up with hearing this year after year?! £200k+ a week and you cant play a few extra games in close succession. I feel for them, i really do. Isnt this what a 'squad' is for?! Use your youngsters, squad players. Just bl00dy get on with it! It's well known that the more you're paid, the more your body can withstand a busy schedule.
MarcusX Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 9 minutes ago, ZiderEyed said: Please change this, we'll have 8 pages of foot jokes. I for one, am toetally opposed to it. This isn't the plaice for jokes
Red Army 87 Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 12 minutes ago, ZiderEyed said: Please change this, we'll have 8 pages of foot jokes. I for one, am toetally opposed to it. I agree, it needs to be stamped out before it goes too far
Septic Peg Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 6 minutes ago, MarcusX said: This isn't the plaice for jokes Quite right. Cod not have put it batter. 3 minutes ago, Red Army 87 said: I agree, it needs to be stamped out before it goes too far Put your foot down Mods. No more puns.
petehinton Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 Imagine if they were basketball players, playing a game every 3 days, travelling about 12 hours a week If there was a winter break, I'm sure 99% of players would travel for winter sun anyway
Major Isewater Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 They have their soles with have our soles .
Cyderman Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 37 minutes ago, Busterrimes said: If you gave them a Winter Break the clubs would just go to the Far East for meaningless money making tours. THIS. Every summer we read about all the big teams playing friendly after friendly in Hong Kong or the USA or wherever, chasing £££££, and then every year a few months later we hear managers claim that all their players are tired cos they had to play an extra Carabao Cup game, or cos Sky made them play four hours later, or whatever. Should be called out a lot more than it is IMO.
Midred Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 I feel so sorry for the premiership players, they already play 8 league matches less than other divisions, supposedly because they're all involved in more internationals, more champions league/Europa cup matches and of course they never get knocked out of the league or FA cup at first attempt!
Taz Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 3 hours ago, ZiderEyed said: Please change this, we'll have 8 pages of foot jokes. I for one, am toetally opposed to it. Well I for one am not going to stand for it
pride of the west Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 Reading the article I don't think he was complaining about the amount of games rather than there's a possibility that a game could be played on Christmas eve. Which if that's the case, he's got a point.
redsquirrel Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 the op has put his foot in it with this one
Portland Bill Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 No sympathy for the manager or the players whatsoever. Give me just 1k a week and I would play at 3am Xmas morning!. But, I do/will feel for any away teams fans that may have to travel 200 miles home on a Christmas Eve evening, just to fit in with sky or BT's tv schedule.
AppyDAZE Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 Off topic, but Reese Witherspoon is HOT oops sorry, BBC 1 now
LondonBristolian Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 3 hours ago, Septic Peg said: Quite right. Cod not have put it batter. Put your foot down Mods. No more puns. I agree. Make them toe the line...
Xiled Posted September 29, 2017 Posted September 29, 2017 1 hour ago, AppyDAZE said: Off topic, but Reese Witherspoon is HOT oops sorry, BBC 1 now Please stay on topic. Plus you're wrong, Margot Robbie wins out by a country mile. Watching Graham Norton tonight was the first time I ever felt jealous of someone getting a tattoo. Jammy sod
wendyredredrobin Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 Clip klopp, clip klopp. My feet are killin me. Anyone got any idea why the likes of Rooney can't play more than once a week? Using his energy in other areas methinks. The booze can't help either, especially with his advancing years. How is he going to cope with community service on top? or will the softies let him do it in the close season?
swanker Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 9 hours ago, MarcusX said: It's well known that the more you're paid, the more your body can withstand a busy schedule. You'd think they'd be able to afford decent shoes earning the money they do.
chipdawg Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 I' even got little sympathy for the players- it's their job, get on with it- but for a fan trying to get home from London to Liverpool after a 4pm kick off on Christmas Eve? That's an absolute shocker
AppyDAZE Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 7 hours ago, Xiled said: Please stay on topic. Plus you're wrong, Margot Robbie wins out by a country mile. Watching Graham Norton tonight was the first time I ever felt jealous of someone getting a tattoo. Jammy sod Agree she was nice, but it's all about having different tastes I suppose. I'll have Reese, you the other . Problem solved. Yeah he was a jammy bstd.
WTFiGO!?! Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 You've made your bloody bed so you can lay in it, I think. Oh, poor Jurgen who's voluntarily chosen a life as an excessively well paid football person. Poor supporters who are forced to be fleeced and exploited at every turn. If only the terrorists weren't forcing a gun to their heads and making them buy the tickets and Sky subscriptions. What bastards the gunmen are! No sympathy, I'm sorry.
exAtyeoMax Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 15 hours ago, nickolas said: http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41444085 Anyone else sick and fed up with hearing this year after year?! £200k+ a week and you cant play a few extra games in close succession. I feel for them, i really do. Isnt this what a 'squad' is for?! Use your youngsters, squad players. Just bl00dy get on with it! 52 minutes ago, WTFiGO!?! said: You've made your bloody bed so you can lay in it, I think. Oh, poor Jurgen who's voluntarily chosen a life as an excessively well paid football person. Poor supporters who are forced to be fleeced and exploited at every turn. If only the terrorists weren't forcing a gun to their heads and making them buy the tickets and Sky subscriptions. What bastards the gunmen are! No sympathy, I'm sorry. he's complaining about playing on Christmas Eve and the impact on the fans travelling to the game, and other people involved (not the players).
nickolas Posted September 30, 2017 Author Posted September 30, 2017 23 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said: he's complaining about playing on Christmas Eve and the impact on the fans travelling to the game, and other people involved (not the players). If you believe that yeah. Its the annual complain about poor soles kicking a bag of air around too often in too short space of time.
SimonR Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 I am not going to join in, I'd feel like such a heel...
Super Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 Surely as football fans we have sympathy for the supporters? Sure we wouldnt be happy if we were playing somewhere up north xmas eve?! Shocking decision and yet again no thought for the fans.
WTFiGO!?! Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 19 minutes ago, Super said: Surely as football fans we have sympathy for the supporters? Sure we wouldnt be happy if we were playing somewhere up north xmas eve?! Shocking decision and yet again no thought for the fans. 1 hour ago, exAtyeoMax said: he's complaining about playing on Christmas Eve and the impact on the fans travelling to the game, and other people involved (not the players). With all due respect, folks, what are the fans themselves going to do about it? Boycott and protest or bend over and be shafted (metaphorically, of course)? It seems moaning due to a shafting is the choice made. If no one turns up to that game on Christmas Eve, then it will not happen next year. No sympathy.
exAtyeoMax Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 14 minutes ago, WTFiGO!?! said: With all due respect, folks, what are the fans themselves going to do about it? Boycott and protest or bend over and be shafted (metaphorically, of course)? It seems moaning due to a shafting is the choice made. If no one turns up to that game on Christmas Eve, then it will not happen next year. No sympathy. but why should they miss out on their game this year? Or be totally inconvenienced by the situation in the first place?
Super Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 38 minutes ago, WTFiGO!?! said: With all due respect, folks, what are the fans themselves going to do about it? Boycott and protest or bend over and be shafted (metaphorically, of course)? It seems moaning due to a shafting is the choice made. If no one turns up to that game on Christmas Eve, then it will not happen next year. No sympathy. You really think if nobody turns up and more watch on sky they wont do the same next year?!
WTFiGO!?! Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 22 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said: but why should they miss out on their game this year? Or be totally inconvenienced by the situation in the first place? I'm largely playing devil's advocate eAM but let me tell you a little story.... Back in 1997 we played Watford at Vicarage Road just before Christmas, it was a top of the table six pointer. This was before the internet as we know it so the main City media sources were the paper OTIB fanzine, the greenun' and local tele/radio. Watford announced, as it was such a big game, they were going to play music after any goals scored. There were numorous letters, outpouring rage at the very idea of trying to 'Americanise' our game and "how dare they try to numb our atmosphere!". 5000ish of us still travelled (drowned out the tannoy) but other than a few people writing in to say that they were not best pleased by the proposition, nothing happened. There has been a gradual and continuing eroding of our football 'values' but nothing will change until us as a collective force it to. You, Jurgen and Super continue to express your outrage or have a whinge if you like, but it'll make bugger little difference to anything.
WTFiGO!?! Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 14 minutes ago, Super said: You really think if nobody turns up and more watch on sky they wont do the same next year?! If, Super, the collective said "enough is enough" today and behave accordingly, then it will make a difference tomorrow, yes. Appologies if that is not literal enough and a bit too theoretical. When is 'enough enough'? When Jurgen says so? The People's game - my arse!
exAtyeoMax Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 3 minutes ago, WTFiGO!?! said: I'm largely playing devil's advocate eAM but let me tell you a little story.... Back in 1997 we played Watford at Vicarage Road just before Christmas, it was a top of the table six pointer. This was before the internet as we know it so the main City media sources were the paper OTIB fanzine, the greenun' and local tele/radio. Watford announced, as it was such a big game, they were going to play music after any goals scored. There were numorous letters, outpouring rage at the very idea of trying to 'Americanise' our game and "how dare they try to numb our atmosphere!". 5000ish of us still travelled (drowned out the tannoy) but other than a few people writing in to say that they were not best pleased by the proposition, nothing happened. There has been a gradual and continuing eroding of our football 'values' but nothing will change until us as a collective force it to. You, Jurgen and Super continue to express your outrage or have a whinge if you like, but it'll make bugger little difference to anything. yes, but surely it's worse not to say anything at all! Nothing will change (at the top) as I can see because too much money/power is invested in it. It's very sad but I feel that the small person still has to display some kind of resistance or one would feel that all hope is lost… Plus, originally, I was clarifying what the article was actually stating, as I felt some people thought it was about players whinging…
Ska Junkie Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 Bloody Klopp putting the boot in again about this issue. He was moaning last year too. This is the English league, know your p-lace Jurgen!
WTFiGO!?! Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 17 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said: yes, but surely it's worse not to say anything at all! Nothing will change (at the top) as I can see because too much money/power is invested in it. It's very sad but I feel that the small person still has to display some kind of resistance or one would feel that all hope is lost… Plus, originally, I was clarifying what the article was actually stating, as I felt some people thought it was about players whinging… Well it is good to talk The small people can and do express themselves when the time's right (see Brexit) but collectively we are usually so bloody useless it's embarrassing, given the might we do have. Individual resistance, although possibly helpful for the individual is inevitably futile re the greater scheme of things. However, I cringe every time I read on here that £28 is acceptable for the 'walk up fan'. The membership scheme makes it acceptable if you're prepared to pay around £130 for four games of second flight football. The "I'm alright Jack - as I can commit to an S/T at £17 a game" attitude. I just think: I wish you would know what it's like to be not 'alright Jack' and something actually effects you to the point that you're reaching out the hand of solidarity and trying to make live football more accessible, as it was. We don't do it very well in this country, we're the poorer for it. Anyway COYR
downendcity Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 18 hours ago, ZiderEyed said: Please change this, we'll have 8 pages of foot jokes. I for one, am toetally opposed to it. That would be too corny!
Lanterne Rouge Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 I remember many years ago we got sent to Southend on New Year`s Eve. Back in Taunton by 10 and didn`t break any speed limits honest!
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