Guff football is pish

[Aldo1983]

Fact

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[Mason89]

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[Aldo1983]

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[Pacman1903]

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[Pacman1903]

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[Pacman1903]

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[EintrachtFrankfurt]

Plastic fantastic ie everything thats wrong with modern fitba you will find flourishing in guffland.

[Pacman1903]

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[Mason89]

European, Spanish & international football is also pish. Scottish football is the only game worth watching

[MalagaSheep]

Why is there no LIKE button no more!

Every one gets a like! And some

[Jormungand]

A lot of truth in this thread. Can hardly stomach looking at those photos: check those reprobates, with their cold, dead eyes. Millionaire-idolisers - all tories, probably wear t-shirts with union jacks on them and go to sleep wi' a signed photo of Cristiano Ronaldo on their pillow. The average voter. Gads min.

[Aldo1983]

There is no hope for football with this kind of pish. None.

Take away the tribal aspect and football is as pointless as rugby.

[Pacman1903]

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[Pacman1903]

Don't know how to post a pic of this but

Friendlies against teams from your own league in some far reach country :mad:

[EintrachtFrankfurt]

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Grory Grory Man Utd. We ruv Wade Wooney.

[neilthedon]

Grory Grory Man Utd. We ruv Wade Wooney.


Well the thread started out well enough, but I think we`re getting a bitty off kilter with this one E.F. ?

There`s about a billion o the wee chaps who speak better English than halp o us , nae fair to mock that.

Possibly back on topic, this new thing, with Sky/Fox/gllobal hype and " the franchise "

Do we get to criticise anyone on here that follows NFL ?? Same thing eh ?

[Jupiter]

http://i66.tinypic.com/e692dw.jpg

They've got a point about Fellaini

[EintrachtFrankfurt]

The asian gloryhunters dont really bother me its the hype and the arrogance that do. Its just a hyped up clown show courtesy of that old scumbag Murdoch.

[Pacman1903]

I was more pointing out that the Asians in the pic know f@ck all. Why would you want Tom Cleverlys shirt. Of all the players to choose

And Fellaini is a f@cking horse

[Jupiter]

I was assuming they wanted somebody esle to buy Fellaini, not Man U.

[Redtothebone]

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[mondo_notion]

At least they are at the games I suppose even if they have took an extendable device for taking self portraits with them.

[ILikeJam]

"Field" FFS

https://www.trollfootball.me/upload/thumb/1527007_874132819293602_1630593804_n.jpg

[Aldo1983]

The "dab" might be the nail in the coffin.

1889

[Stoney_Scarfer]

The "dab" might be the nail in the coffin.

1889

DAB??? Looks like text spik ti me.....

Unless of course it stands for Dirty Arab B4sturts

[Jupiter]

What's a Dab?

[InversneckieDob]

What's a Dab?

That's what I was wondering.

[theram1975]

What's a Dab?

You really don't want to know.

[sheepcrooky]

What's a Dab?

It is:
A; A pose Usain Bolt style
Or
B; A "Dirty Arab Barsteward" (AKA PJM).

[Jormungand]

Dabbing is a gesture, popular among today's youth. I think many of you will find this video both informative and entertaining. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0y0RU5wQQ4

This is what football is now. Expect to see some sort of Dabbing Dons promotion in the next few months.

[Pacman1903]

http://i67.tinypic.com/34go9pe.jpg

Fit aboot Man Citys boyband "travel gear" that Guardiola wanted. See it helped them last night

[Mason89]

That is f*cking horrendous

[Aldo1983]

The man from Zara.

[Pacman1903]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/nov/13/manchester-united-barcelona-football-best-paid-team

An average first team wage at Manure is 5.77 million a year. For what? They are pish are they not?

Overpayed d@cks

Our complete wage bill is 6.8 million a year.

[The_Verninator]

Trouble is - where does it end?

Players/Agents will continue to milk it for all it's worth

Football inflation is staggering

[Pacman1903]

I saw Murderpool v Manure on my last trip offshore and i can safely say it was the worst game of football ive ever seen.

How much is paid out on that mind numbing b@llocks( the two teams combined)

[Pacman1903]

Morgan Schneiderlin signs for Everton from Manure for 22-potentially 24 million spondools.

This guy signed for Manure July 2015, has appeared 32 times aka a third of possible games for Manure and is 27.

Please somebody justify that price tag to me.

[campervanbethoven]

ach, leave them to it. It's having an impact on their international team and I think the penny is starting to drop in some quarters that it's overhyped pish.

I watch the odd game, but not as many as I would have done once upon a time, but to be honest, other than an Aberdeen game I don't watch that much scottish football either as it generally involves one of the cheeks.

[Jupiter]

TV viewing numbers are dropping in England

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/oct/24/sky-sports-bt-sport-people-switching-football-off

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-4062844/The-Big-Turn-TV-rights-deals-sky-high-viewers-switching-digital-video-content-accelerates.html

[sheepcrooky]

I did think it was one of the most ironic quotes ever last week when Pep from Man City said 'the money from Chinese football is ridiculous and will destroy the game".

[Stupie82]

I did think it was one of the most ironic quotes ever last week when Pep from Man City said 'the money from Chinese football is ridiculous and will destroy the game".

He is not wrong, Chinese football could be the nail in the coffin, but English Football has been at the forefront of ridiculous spending for years and joking aside, i think English football is utter ****e. Its marketed very very well and breeds the illusion its fantastic.

However, like all economical bubbles, the football one will burst eventually. Over inflated ticket prices, player wages, ridiculous transfer fee's, huge debts and higher tv subscription rates for viewers will ensure it cant last forever. It may take a company like BT or SKY to go tits up, it may take a huge club or two to go under or it may take some rich **** like Abramovich to walk away from and the rest will come tumbling down. Lets not forget, the 1bn he has ploughed into Chelsea is a LOAN!

One the major factors surrounding the financial crisis of 2007 was that not many saw it coming. The big financial players took it all for granted, got greedy and the whole lot came down. In the US, Mortgage backed securities were still deemed a good investment even when the companies behind them were told it was going to collapse. Football is perhaps a different animal, but the principles are the same.

Take Bournemouth, a club that spunked £40 last summer and play in front of 11,500 fans at Dean Court... they are purely financed through TV money.. if it goes, they go and there are many clubs budgeting purely on TV money. Its completely unsustainable. BT and SKY combined spent £5.1Bn on English football and another £1bn on Champions League football... its an absolutely incredible amount of money, but will it last? It may not go tits up this year or next, but it has to one day. The wages and debt will outstrip revenue so much that it has to fail eventually...

[Pacman1903]

Todays guffball rumour

Man City to offer Barcelona 100m quid for Messi and pay him 800k a week

Deary me

[macattack]

Why is there no LIKE button no more!

Every one gets a like! And some


Too Right we should start a campaign to get it back

[EintrachtFrankfurt]

Todays guffball rumour

Man City to offer Barcelona 100m quid for Messi and pay him 800k a week

Deary me

Sickening and greedy and way overrated, but that is guffball in a nutshell. Its gotta implode sometime-no sympathy here for any of them.

[Pacman1903]

Sickening and greedy and way overrated, but that is guffball in a nutshell. Its gotta implode sometime-no sympathy here for any of them.

Its a huge dose of Messi is a greedy bawbag too as Barcelona reckon they cant afford his new contract. Hence why FC Abu Dhabi Used To Be Sh@tey C@nts are interested

[sheepcrooky]

Graeme ***** aghast on Sky Sports just now that Diego Costa might get paid £30m a year from a Chinese club. He's only on about £5m a year just now, so ***** thinks it is disgusting to be offered 6 times your wage.

Maybe so *****, but £5m is poor? Feck off you muppet heid.

[Pacman1903]

Its good to here that Costas been banished for being a prick and so has the Payet at West Ham as well in the same day. Mercenary foreigner dicks

[Jupiter]

Graeme ***** aghast on Sky Sports just now that Diego Costa might get paid £30m a year from a Chinese club. He's only on about £5m a year just now, so ***** thinks it is disgusting to be offered 6 times your wage.

Maybe so *****, but £5m is poor? Feck off you muppet heid.

He's gone in the huff and is pretending to have a back injury. Chelsea should take the money & run.

[Pacman1903]

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Is this guy looking down in the dumps because his team got walloped by Chelsea, or is it because of his scarf. Cockbag

Half and half scarves should be punishable by death by rapid boots to the temple

[Mason89]

If you're watching that pish, you're part of the problem

[Pacman1903]

I wasn't, it was the main picture on the BBC Sport website

Id rather eat an Angolans sh@te in a sannie washed down with a pint of a winos pish with horse sputum ice cream for pudding than watch that

[fatshaft]

If you're watching that pish, you're part of the problem

Watching it
Checking guffy scores while at Pittodrie
Talking about it and sneering at Scottish fitba
Paying for SKy sports/BT

There's more, but those 4 boil my piss

[sheepcrooky]

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Is this guy looking down in the dumps because his team got walloped by Chelsea, or is it because of his scarf. Cockbag

Half and half scarves should be punishable by death by rapid boots to the temple

I've got 1/2 and 1/2 scarves from Madrid and Munich :( :( :(.

[InversneckieDob]

I've got 1/2 and 1/2 scarves from Madrid and Munich :( :( :(.

Aye, these are souvenirs of occasions, I've nae issue wi that (I have a half and half fae the Bayern game) but in Guffie land they seem to have half and half scarves for every league game, at least they do at the "big" teams.
Looking for the tourist $$$$$$ I guess.

[dons8321]

Aye, these are souvenirs of occasions, I've nae issue wi that (I have a half and half fae the Bayern game) but in Guffie land they seem to have half and half scarves for every league game, at least they do at the "big" teams.
Looking for the tourist $$$$$$ I guess.


There were 1/2 and 1/2 scarfs at the semi final against Morton (though didn't see any at the final ;D)

[InversneckieDob]

There were 1/2 and 1/2 scarfs at the semi final against Morton (though didn't see any at the final ;D)

Morton/Bayern Munich.......... I'm guessing they were mair directed at the Morton fans.

[The_Verninator]

Sickening and greedy and way overrated, but that is guffball in a nutshell. Its gotta implode sometime-no sympathy here for any of them.

Trouble is will it collapse anytime soon ?

The amount coming in from SKY/BT etc is huge + overseas deals are massive as well.
I think the gravy train has quite a few years left.
They are all greedy bast*rds anyway

[Pacman1903]

I meet Pacbro at the badge man at the Merkland before games if i dont go for a pint with him. Usually have a blether with the badge mannie. He was saying before the sevco game that 3 folk that day had been up asking for half and half scarves. Unreal

Arsenal/Chelsea, come on to f@ck

Manure/FC Abu Dhabi come on to F@ck

Liverpool/Everton come on to f@ck

Just shows the mentallity of the folk watching guffball who will buy that sh@te. Its nae about the fitba, its about the occasion and being part of it

[Jupiter]

TV viewing figures are dropping because young people can't be bothered to watch a whole game. The lazy sods.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/02/04/sporting-sponsorship-flux-asmillennial-fans-tune-highlights/

[RED_JOHN]

I meet Pacbro at the badge man at the Merkland before games if i dont go for a pint with him. Usually have a blether with the badge mannie. He was saying before the sevco game that 3 folk that day had been up asking for half and half scarves. Unreal

Arsenal/Chelsea, come on to f@ck

Manure/FC Abu Dhabi come on to F@ck

Liverpool/Everton come on to f@ck

Just shows the mentallity of the folk watching guffball who will buy that sh@te. Its nae about the fitba, its about the occasion and being part of it


If any Aberdeen fan has a 1/2 Aberdeen and a 1/2 opposition scarf they should be banned from Pittodrie! Why on earth would a Aberdeen fan want to wear the oppositions colours and name on a scarf?...They should be banned from selling tat items. :P

[Jupiter]

Has anybody ever seen a Celtic/Sevco half and half scarf?

[InversneckieDob]

Has anybody ever seen a Celtic/Sevco half and half scarf?

Rod Stewart's got een.

[ILikeJam]

Ahem...

http://i44.tinypic.com/20ivzsx.jpg

[ObanRed]

If any Aberdeen fan has a 1/2 Aberdeen and a 1/2 opposition scarf they should be banned from Pittodrie! Why on earth would a Aberdeen fan want to wear the oppositions colours and name on a scarf?...They should be banned from selling tat items. :P

I remember maybe 25 years ago a guy wandering about the south stand with half Aberdeen, Half Everton hat. Maybe he as a king Joey fan ??

[Stoney_Scarfer]

Ahem...

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Post of the year so far!!!!!!

[StandfreeFM]

Checking guffy scores while at Pittodrie



This. Folk saying "See Man U are winning?" whilst at a Dons match :?:?:?

[Aldo1983]

This. Folk saying "See Man U are winning?" whilst at a Dons match :?:?:?

Long are the days of everyone listening to the half time scores from Scotland and being interested.

[Stupie82]

Long are the days of everyone listening to the half time scores from Scotland and being interested.

I dont know why folk get upset at this. I take an interest in Scottish (all leagues), English and German football, always have done so when it gets to half-time i like to check the scores. Both myself and my mate take an interest in them. I dont watch guff football, but I do follow it to certain degree. I dont think it makes anyone less dedicated to either Aberdeen FC or Scottish Football just because they have an interest in another league.

[Mason89]

The biggest weirdos are the ones that cheer on Barcelona goals

[LaMaquina]

This. Folk saying "See Man U are winning?" whilst at a Dons match :?:?:?


A few weeks back (on the Y, no less) a boy behind me was moaning like f*** about absolutely everything (this boy's s***, that boy's s***, that was a s*** ball, Scottish fitba's s***) then started talking about how it was costing him £25 to watch this, but you could get a ticket for Man City v Chelsea for £40! XD

[Pauldolski10]

The biggest weirdos are the ones that cheer on Barcelona goals



I cheered 10 of them in 2 matches this season

[Pacman1903]

I cheered 10 of them in 2 matches this season

I chuckled rather than cheered

[Aldo1983]

I dont know why folk get upset at this. I take an interest in Scottish (all leagues), English and German football, always have done so when it gets to half-time i like to check the scores. Both myself and my mate take an interest in them. I dont watch guff football, but I do follow it to certain degree. I dont think it makes anyone less dedicated to either Aberdeen FC or Scottish Football just because they have an interest in another league.

I don't lose sleep over it but it's a shame people up here have lost interest in the league's up here.

[Pacman1903]

I don't lose sleep over it but it's a shame people up here have lost interest in the league's up here.


Aye min, exactly

I know plenty of "Aberdeen Fans" who now pay more attention to Spurs, West Ham and Arsenal these days

[Stupie82]

Man City install catwalk at Etihad before tonights game.


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[Jormungand]

Hahaha! Fox ache! Eagerly awaiting Pacman's assessment.

[andoplzcumbak]

CRIIIIINGE! This is a wind up surely?
I hear there were plenty empty seats too..

[Pacman1903]

Holy f@cking sh@t. That has taken the guffball mercenary w@nkathon to new levels of get to f@ckness. Whats next. Each player gets an enterance tune like a wrestler? Each player gets an enterance hotty like in the darts? Id be f@cking affa embarrassed if i was a W@nk city fan. First the top man travel get up, now a catwalk. You just have to laugh at the c@nts. That the best thing to do as they are a f@cking joke

The game was on here. It was turn up as a blue seat night i noticed.

[Pacman1903]

https://s13.postimg.org/q1yho9slv/untitled.png (https://postimg.org/image/q1yho9slv/)

Sergio Aguero, Joe Hart, David Silva and Uwe Rosler make their entrance to the Etihad last night

[Mason89]

Uwe Rosler was magic. His slide tackle on the corner flag celebration was class.

Back when City were a football club

[Stupie82]

I originally laughed like f*ck when i saw this, but it soon turned to utter cringe and despair. We say Scottish football is Sh*te at times and it is, but by christ im glad its nothing like the w*nkfest down there. What an embarrassment to football and whats worse is that the players go along with it. Nae a real manny among them! Imagine telling god back in the 80's he would be expected to do this... he would have floored whoever suggested it.

[Aldo1983]

It shouldn't but it does annoy me when our captain done that dab ****e when he scored and Christie does that stupid dance the wee French boy does. Embarrassing.

[InversneckieDob]

It shouldn't but it does annoy me when our captain done that dab ****e when he scored and Christie does that stupid dance the wee French boy does. Embarrassing.

See, stupid celebrations dinna really bother me.

That usually starts at training and is usually an indicator that there's a good spirit at training.

I had nae idea what Jacko was doing (I thought it was a "kiss the guns" type gesture) and I've nae noticed Christie's dance, but these things usually start as a wind up at training.

[campervanbethoven]

It shouldn't but it does annoy me when our captain done that dab ****e when he scored and Christie does that stupid dance the wee French boy does. Embarrassing.

Didn't realise Christies dance moves were a copy of anything other than of some of my moves fae Boogaloos back in the day.

It doesn't bother me. Some celebrations are timeless, some are of the moment, but the reality is he's a 20 year old loon showing a bit of enthusiasm and excitement. As a 40 something year old mannie it's a level of enthusiasm and excitement I can only fondly look back on.

[Jormungand]

Whats next. Each player gets an enterance tune like a wrestler?

In fairness, this could be amazing. Imagine Andy Considine charging out to Ultimate Warrior's music and clotheslining some tim beaut. Would need to be behind the refs back, like.

[The_Verninator]

It shouldn't but it does annoy me when our captain done that dab ****e when he scored and Christie does that stupid dance the wee French boy does. Embarrassing.

All fake "look at me" w*ank post-goal celebrations should be banned henceforth - so say me

Simple raising of the hand as a thank you and back to the game - like in the ye-olden days.

Prima donna tosspots

[theram1975]

Had Sky Sports News on in the back ground a couple of weeks ago when I heard this,

"After the break we'll bring you right up to date with Marouane Fellaini's haircut". :O

[graniteman]

Had Sky Sports News on in the back ground a couple of weeks ago when I heard this,

"After the break we'll bring you right up to date with Marouane Fellaini's haircut". :O

Isn't that a Manic Street Preachers B side? ;D

[Pacman1903]

All fake "look at me" w*ank post-goal celebrations should be banned henceforth - so say me

Simple raising of the hand as a thank you and back to the game - like in the ye-olden days.

Prima donna tosspots

I will always choose an Alan Shearer hand up or a Muller jumping up and down. Timeless classics. But any excuse to post the greatest celebration ever

https://s7.postimg.org/qmrny8nrb/Aberdeenv_Celtic1985_Miller_Goal_Celebration_rdax. jpg (https://postimg.org/image/qmrny8nrb/)

The greatest

Love it

[InversneckieDob]

I always liked Eric Black's take on the Denis Law single finger job.

[StandfreeFM]

Back when City were a football club

Some celebrations when they went 4-3 up tho...

https://www.joe.co.uk/sport/rival-fans-mock-manchester-city-supporters-for-their-celebration-after-john-stones-goal/114198

[Mason89]

Some celebrations when they went 4-3 up tho...

https://www.joe.co.uk/sport/rival-fans-mock-manchester-city-supporters-for-their-celebration-after-john-stones-goal/114198


Compare that to Paul Dickov at Wembley. I think there's a sizeable chunk of the City support that preferred being pish in Moss Side, than this farce.

[sheepcrooky]

Some celebrations when they went 4-3 up tho...

https://www.joe.co.uk/sport/rival-fans-mock-manchester-city-supporters-for-their-celebration-after-john-stones-goal/114198

Thought that was me politely clapping when Christie scored his thing of beauty last week.

[thebeachend]

I always liked Eric Black's take on the Denis Law single finger job.

Agree, Duncan Shearer had a decent celebration. Liked Willie Pettigrews GIRFUY move

[Pacman1903]

https://s24.postimg.org/8cojterrl/download.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/8cojterrl/)

I also love the Robin Friday approach to celebrating

That man "dont give a f@ck"

[StandfreeFM]

https://s24.postimg.org/8cojterrl/download.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/8cojterrl/)

I also love the Robin Friday approach to celebrating

That man "dont give a f@ck"

f@ck yeah

[Mason89]

f@ck yeah


Something for the Weekend came on the radio yesterday. Not sure the Noggies were impressed with my singing

[StandfreeFM]

Something for the Weekend came on the radio yesterday. Not sure the Noggies were impressed with my singing

Excellent. Just the chorus or did you regale them with the verse as well?

"Five, six, seven I heard George Foreman say:
Slow horses loose
Fast women frighten"

[ILikeJam]

It was always this celebration for me growing up...

https://s1.postimg.org/lqnejhg4f/Mc_Ghee.png

[macattack]

Shows how crackers it is win the league then 9 months later gettin the boot :O

[theram1975]

Heard a guy on Sky Sports News yesterday saying it took Pedro a while to adjust to the step up of joining Chelsea.

He was a Barcelona regular. :D :D

[Pacman1903]

Arsenal

[medw1311]

"So Arsene, do you in 10-2 stay on as manager?"

[Pacman1903]

Nae directly about guffball but hes a guff, so thats good enough.

I have the preview to the Champions League on. Michael Owen claims his "only criticism" of Edinson Cavani at PSG is hes an "average finisher"

Eh Michael, you do realise he has scored 36 times this season? Well it turned out he does as he went on to say his strike rate

F@cking eejit

[Pacman1903]

Nae directly about guffball but hes a guff, so thats good enough.

I have the preview to the Champions League on. Michael Owen claims his "only criticism" of Edinson Cavani at PSG is hes an "average finisher"

Eh Michael, you do realise he has scored 36 times this season? Well it turned out he does as he went on to say his strike rate

F@cking eejit

My mistake, 37 in 36 he has

Owens best was 28 in 43 over a season, he must have been below average

[Getintaethem]

My mistake, 37 in 36 he has



The mistake was quoting Michael Owen ;)

[Pacman1903]

38 now. The boys sh@te Mikey min

[Stupie82]

Scenes after Barcelona scored their winning 6th goal last night! BT pundits including Ferdinand and Owen, jumping and running around like lunatics... :confused:

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[Pacman1903]

Plenty of folk cheer on Barca and Real here too. Bet some beauts were going wild in bars across aberdeen last night

[Mason89]

Plenty of folk cheer on Barca and Real here too. Bet some beauts were going wild in bars across aberdeen last night

Total f*cking weirdos.

[Pacman1903]

Total f*cking weirdos.

Nae as weird as the two Angolans i work with that support Hearts

[medw1311]

Nae as weird as the two Angolans i work with that support Hearts

Relatives of José Quitongo perhaps?

[Aldo1983]

Nae as weird as the two Angolans i work with that support Hearts

Or the local my mate bumped into in Malawi with an East Fife top on.

[Pacman1903]

Relatives of José Quitongo perhaps?

No i asked them. One is a control room operator and i dinna deal much with him but the other een is a rigger (glad i didnt make a typo there). I speak to him all the time. Probablly say hes the soundest local there to be fair to him. Maybe hes just being nice to me because i give him Jolly Ranchers and Humbugs
He has strips, the other boy doesnt

[Stupie82]

Total f*cking weirdos.

Absolutely!

There is also apparently an outcry from Real Madrid fans because Owen was celebrating the goal... again weirdo's!

I just dont get the fascination. Everyday all over Facebook there are stories about Barca and Real and how ace Messi and Ronaldo are... personally i couldnt give a f*ck about either club. As for Real Madrid, to me they are just a team we papped in the final of ECWC... :D

[BorneoRed]

As for Real Madrid, to me they are just a team we papped in the final of ECWC... :D

This..........everyday of the week.

[Pacman1903]

Total f*cking weirdos.

Fit aboot Airdrieonians that clap a Leicester goal?

[Pacman1903]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z_cwQmP99k

Alexis Sanchez is officially a Rivaldo-esque w@nker

[Stoney_Scarfer]

And twice on Sundays 😉

[Pacman1903]

Whats that? Another totally overhyped televised game of guffball just happened. Surely not

[NaeMairNeeps]

Maybe hes just being nice to me because i give him Jolly Ranchers and Humbugs
He strips, the other boy doesnt

Fixed it for ye :D

[Stupie82]

Uzbek-born Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov has made a £1bn bid to wrest control of Arsenal from majority shareholder Stan Kroenke.

But with Kroenke showing no interest, the bid has in effect been rejected, though Usmanov is yet to receive written confirmation.

The Financial Times reported Usmanov made the offer last month, and that Kroenke has yet to formally respond.

Metal magnate Usmanov owns 30% of Arsenal's shares.

He is, though, not part of the board or decision-making at the club.

£1bn to take control of Arsenal... and he owns 30% already. Bonkers stuff and further proof why football is f*cked.

[Aldo1983]

Uzbek-born Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov has made a £1bn bid to wrest control of Arsenal from majority shareholder Stan Kroenke.

But with Kroenke showing no interest, the bid has in effect been rejected, though Usmanov is yet to receive written confirmation.

The Financial Times reported Usmanov made the offer last month, and that Kroenke has yet to formally respond.

Metal magnate Usmanov owns 30% of Arsenal's shares.

He is, though, not part of the board or decision-making at the club.

£1bn to take control of Arsenal... and he owns 30% already. Bonkers stuff and further proof why football is f*cked.

He could have bought rangers for £999,999,999 less.

[Getintaethem]

£1bn to take control of Arsenal.


I can be bored at home on a Saturday afternoon for free. No need to buy Arsenal for that.

[Getintaethem]

He could have bought rangers for £999,999,999 less.

ha ha... who helped you with that sum?

[kkong]

ha ha... who helped you with that sum?

Is that a UK billion or a US billion?

It could be the difference between "flicking a coin across the table" or "a gentleman Medellin with a suitcase full of cash" getting involved.

:P

[Mason89]

I don't get it. Why spunk a billion on Arsenal when you could buy Morton for a tenner? Win the champions league with the change

[andoplzcumbak]

I don't get it. Why spunk a billion on Arsenal when you could buy Morton for a tenner? Win the champions league with the change

XD

[Stupie82]

I don't get it. Why spunk a billion on Arsenal when you could buy Morton for a tenner? Win the champions league with the change

It's the greatest league in the world don't you know. Who would want to buy Morton when you can have the glamour :confused: of buying Arsenal for A BILLION!

You could buy every team in Scotland for that amount and still have about 900 million spare! Crazy money and to be honest I'm glad that hasn't happened here in Scotland ! Real fitba teams here, with real fans and realistic football !! Wouldn't change it for the world !!

[Pacman1903]

It's the greatest league in the world don't you know. Who would want to buy Morton when you can have the glamour :confused: of buying Arsenal for A BILLION!




Id rather go to Cappielow and stand on a terrace for a game v Dunfermline than the emirates where id be surrounded by half and half scarves and selfy sticks (I realise you were being facetious)




Crazy money and to be honest I'm glad that hasn't happened here in Scotland ! Real fitba teams here, with real fans and realistic football !! Wouldn't change it for the world !!

Absolutely spot on.

[Stupie82]

Absolutely Pacman...

I swear to god if saw anyone like this at a game of football attended, I would say something to them like!! Long may this stay well away from our grounds!!

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[Mason89]

Read the first sentence of this shyte. This is the English Premiership in a nutshell.

https://www.spectator.co.uk/2017/05/arsenal-fans-need-to-put-up-or-shut-up-about-arsene-wenger/

[Stupie82]

Read the first sentence of this shyte. This is the English Premiership in a nutshell.

https://www.spectator.co.uk/2017/05/arsenal-fans-need-to-put-up-or-shut-up-about-arsene-wenger/

WOW :O

When i talk of English football fans to folk, im clearly referring to this guy. What an absolute tool and i would say a good 50%+ of English football fans are these type of guys. This would be the sort of idiot who would ask for a refund if his team got hammered!! Line that lot up and shoot them!!

[Pacman1903]

Read the first sentence of this shyte. This is the English Premiership in a nutshell.

https://www.spectator.co.uk/2017/05/arsenal-fans-need-to-put-up-or-shut-up-about-arsene-wenger/

Deary me

Read the first sentence then closed the link

[EintrachtFrankfurt]

Deary me

Read the first sentence then closed the link

Just another plastic w@nker-guff football is full of them, overpriced overhyped greedy vain money driven sub Americanized sh1te.
Go 20/30/40 yrs without silver wear and then get back to us Mr Reilly whoever you maybe.

[Jupiter]

I think it's mostly tourists who buy half and half scarves. They should really support their local team instead of being glory hunting numpties.

[Pacman1903]

I think it's mostly tourists who buy half and half scarves. They should really support their local team instead of being glory hunting numpties.

An Angolan boy said to me out here. "Why do you support your team. They don't play in the Champions League with my two teams Chelsea and Real". Needless to say he didn't understand the expression "you're a fanny". I asked him why he doesn't support Petro or 1 de Agosto. "because they are sh@t" he said

Nothing like local pride

[Jupiter]

An Angolan boy said to me out here. "Why do you support your team. They don't play in the Champions League with my two teams Chelsea and Real". Needless to say he didn't understand the expression "you're a fanny". I asked him why he doesn't support Petro or 1 de Agosto. "because they are sh@t" he said

Nothing like local pride

You should ask him who he would support if Chelsea played Real. That would stump him.

[Aldo1983]

You should ask him who he would support if Chelsea played Real. That would stump him.

He'd support them both. Isn't that the problem?

[Aldo1983]

Sunderland agreed to kick the ball out the park yesterday on the 26th minute mark. All so that John Terry (who wears the number 26 shirt) could be subbed. He then receives a guard of honour. Pretend football.

I'd imagine there won't be many homegrown players down there like him (even if he is a dick) coming through and playing so many games.

[Pacman1903]

Sunderland agreed to kick the ball out the park yesterday on the 26th minute mark. All so that John Terry (who wears the number 26 shirt) could be subbed. He then receives a guard of honour. Pretend football.

.


That is f@cking criminal. Why would anyone want to watch that. Id rather watch the WWF

[Jupiter]

Sunderland agreed to kick the ball out the park yesterday on the 26th minute mark. All so that John Terry (who wears the number 26 shirt) could be subbed. He then receives a guard of honour. Pretend football.

I'd imagine there won't be many homegrown players down there like him (even if he is a dick) coming through and playing so many games.

Isn't that match fixing?

FA rules on match fixing state: "Fixing is arranging in advance the result or conduct of a match or competition, or any event within a match or competition.

[Stupie82]

Just read this on the BBC comments page, after Wenger has been given a 2 year extension.

"Why has this happened when every single gooner including myself wanted this clown out?

Some sort of corruption is clearly going on at the club- I'm considering switching my allegiance to Chelsea."

:?

[EintrachtFrankfurt]

Just read this on the BBC comments page, after Wenger has been given a 2 year extension.

"Why has this happened when every single gooner including myself wanted this clown out?

Some sort of corruption is clearly going on at the club- I'm considering switching my allegiance to Chelsea."

:?

After everything Wenger has done for that club over the years and thats how some of the fans treat him, plastics. :mad:

[Pacman1903]

"Why has this happened when every single gooner including myself wanted this clown out?

Some sort of corruption is clearly going on at the club- I'm considering switching my allegiance to Chelsea, well I do have the half and half scarf anyway."

[/QUOTE]

[February_1971]

strange thread this, folk claiming to hate guf fitba.
Not enough it seems.

TV is mainly to blame for the state of the once beautiful game.

[andoplzcumbak]

strange thread this, folk claiming to hate guf fitba.
Not enough it seems.

TV is mainly to blame for the state of the once beautiful game.

Folk are laughing at guff fitba and it's deluded and oddball fans.

I agree that tv has f*cked fitba these days!

[Jupiter]

Check ot how much money EPL cubs got this season. It's f@cking mental.

Club (UK live TV appearances in brackets) Prize money (£s) Total payment (£s)

Chelsea (28) 38,832,180 150,811,183
Spurs (25) 36,890,571 145,461,325
Man City (28) 34,948,962 146,927,965
Liverpool (29) 33,007,353 146,112,439
Arsenal (25) 31,065,744 139,636,498
Man Utd (28) 29,124,135 141,103,138
Everton (18) 27,182,526 127,800,699
Southampton (15) 25,240,917 122,450,841
Bournemouth (13) 23,299,308 118,237,066
West Brom (11) 21,357,699 114,023,291
West Ham (15) 19,416,090 116,626,014
Leicester (16) 17,474,481 115,820,488
Stoke (10) 15,532,872 107,062,381
Crystal Palace (14) 13,591,263 109,665,104
Swansea (10) 11,649,654 103,197,163
Burnley (10) 9,708,045 101,237,554
Watford (13) 7,766,436 102,704,194
Hull (10) 5,824,827 97,354,336
Boro (13) 3,883,218 98,820,976
Sunderland (10) 1,941,609 93,471,118
Total 407,737,890 2,398,515,773

[Aldo1983]

Apparently the Michael Carrick testimonial was live on TV over the weekend. Why the **** would you watch that on TV?

[vinnydesalvo]

Check ot how much money EPL cubs got this season. It's f@cking mental.

Club (UK live TV appearances in brackets) Prize money (£s) Total payment (£s)

Chelsea (28) 38,832,180 150,811,183
Spurs (25) 36,890,571 145,461,325
Man City (28) 34,948,962 146,927,965
Liverpool (29) 33,007,353 146,112,439
Arsenal (25) 31,065,744 139,636,498
Man Utd (28) 29,124,135 141,103,138
Everton (18) 27,182,526 127,800,699
Southampton (15) 25,240,917 122,450,841
Bournemouth (13) 23,299,308 118,237,066
West Brom (11) 21,357,699 114,023,291
West Ham (15) 19,416,090 116,626,014
Leicester (16) 17,474,481 115,820,488
Stoke (10) 15,532,872 107,062,381
Crystal Palace (14) 13,591,263 109,665,104
Swansea (10) 11,649,654 103,197,163
Burnley (10) 9,708,045 101,237,554
Watford (13) 7,766,436 102,704,194
Hull (10) 5,824,827 97,354,336
Boro (13) 3,883,218 98,820,976
Sunderland (10) 1,941,609 93,471,118
Total 407,737,890 2,398,515,773

Are Soonderland still £90m debt after that? Ach well, there's always the three parachute payments. Dirk will be fine.

[ILikeJam]

Are Soonderland still £90m debt after that? Ach well, there's always the three parachute payments. Dirk will be fine.

Considering their wage bill alone is over £90m per year, it's no wonder they're f*cked.

As if it wasn't already obvious, this graphic shows just how f*cked up guffball is:

http://cdn.caughtoffside.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Top-25-wage-bills-in-world-football.jpg

[Jupiter]

They could have spent a lot less than £90m on wages and still been relegated and saved themselves some money.

Athletico Madrid spent £4m less than that & got to the Champions league semi final.

Mental.

[Pacman1903]

Thats why Derek turned it down

[sheepcrooky]

Sunderland agreed to kick the ball out the park yesterday on the 26th minute mark. All so that John Terry (who wears the number 26 shirt) could be subbed. He then receives a guard of honour. Pretend football.

I'd imagine there won't be many homegrown players down there like him (even if he is a dick) coming through and playing so many games.

Our league maybe does not have the ridiculous amount of money, but it has ethics. No wonder no self respecting manager would not join the macaams.

[Pacman1903]

Our league maybe does not have the ridiculous amount of money, but it has ethics. No wonder no self respecting manager would not join the macaams.


Like, like, like

[medw1311]

Our league maybe does not have the ridiculous amount of money, but it has ethics. No wonder no self respecting manager would not join the macaams.

Seriously???????

[sheepcrooky]

Seriously???????

The players do, maybe not the SFA. Fair point.

However, can you imagine AFC kicking the ball out in the xx minute so that Scott Brown can leave his final game to a guard of honour.

[Mason89]

The players do, maybe not the SFA. Fair point.

However, can you imagine AFC kicking the ball out in the xx minute so that Scott Brown can leave his final game to a guard of honour.

Absolutely. We're their bitches

[Pacman1903]

Seriously???????

In Scottish fitba has there ever been an incident of the ball being kicked out of play by the opposition on the minute that is the same as the oppositions retiring captains number who is a scummy c@nt who shagged his mates wife and national team mate leading to him being banished from the national team

I canna mind

[Mason89]

I'll be keeping an eye on the West Brom results, nearly as much as McInnes

[Pacman1903]

I'll be keeping an eye on the West Brom results, nearly as much as McInnes

I hope your nae a grump when I come to the rock

[Mason89]

I hope your nae a grump when I come to the rock

I have a naturally cheery disposition

It's only Aberdeen falling short of the very achievable standards that I set for them, that makes me grumpy.

Edit- Folk playing Pink Floyd records as well

[Pacman1903]

I have a naturally cheery disposition

It's only Aberdeen falling short of the very achievable standards that I set for them, that makes me grumpy.

Edit- Folk playing Pink Floyd records as well

Ill leave my Dark Side Of The Moon Tshirt at hame then

[theram1975]

Why the hell was the English League cup draw held in Bangkok today?

Charlton Athletic's name came out twice in the draw. :D

[andoplzcumbak]

Why the hell was the English League cup draw held in Bangkok today?

Charlton Athletic's name came out twice in the draw. :D

Because the big Asian boaby up their collective anuses is loaded.

They're hoors basically.

[Pacman1903]

English League cup draw held in Bangkok today?


What the f@ck

[sonofrgmsdad]

folk playing Pink Floyd records as well

Oft, the music police are alive and kicking. The greatest band in the world causing upset? Too many midge bites causing bad taste?;D

[Pacman1903]

Why the hell was the English League cup draw held in Bangkok today?



Now sponsored by a Thai energy drink, that was why. Fit ever happened to Rumbelows

[Stupie82]

Things just get crazier in English football... there is also a snippet on Scottish Football too.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40555593

[macattack]

Things just get crazier in English football... there is also a snippet on Scottish Football too.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40555593

Aye read that earlier Crazy !!

[Stupie82]

Aye read that earlier Crazy !!

Wages rose 12% to £2.3BILLION!! XD f*cks sake.

In the Championship, overall revenues increased to a new record level of £556m in 2015-16, and have risen by 74% in the past decade.
But for the third time in four years, clubs spent more on wages (£561m) than they generated in revenue, resulting in a record operating loss of £261m. This follows two seasons where losses have been reduced.
Clubs in the Championship stand to see their revenues jump by at least £170m from promotion to the Premier League, rising to over £290m if they survive one season.

Disgusting really!

[Pacman1903]

SSN were w@nking over the fact there have be 8 tranfers over 30 million. Woopdee do. Over inflated sh@te. Everton with 2 of them. Everton constant also rans blast 60+ mill on two play. Away to f@ck

[Stupie82]

English football - Turn off lights, shut the doors, bolt them shut and never reopen... this video is the most cringy thing you will ever watch .

Arsenals Chinese Promo Video :vomit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bRCkk6V-os

[thebeachend]

I dinna get involved in this threads, normally. Living abroad, hands up I watch all the fitba including England. Mind you BEIN is shutdown now so may change. Anyway, SKY ran yellow banner headline last week for Kyle Walker transfer. Highest fee ever for a number 2! Thats really pushing the agenda.

[vasilyrats86]

Whats with all these friendlies in Singapore, Malaysia and Ceylon its all a load awf pish

Chel**** playing Woolwich Arsenal on the box noo from Peking zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[theram1975]

Darren Randolph, a bit better than average keeper at Motherwell for a few seasons joins Middlesbrough for £5 million. :O :?

[The_Moog]

Apparently they were charging something like $150-$200 plus for tickets for a Man U v Man City friendly in Houston 😲😲😲. Anyone paying that for a f'ucking kickabout in the sun deserves all they get 😂😂😂.

My mate is paying £70 plus per month for Sky and BT Sport. I know folk paying way more than that too. Until folk wise up and tell these companies to "GTF I'm nae paying that" - it's only going to get worse.....

[Pacman1903]

Man U v Man City friendly

That sums up that league. Its so money orientated they have a friendly between two fierce rivals, completely devaluing the rivalry. All for a quick buck

W@nker football for w@nkers

[sheepcrooky]

That sums up that league. Its so money orientated they have a friendly between two fierce rivals, completely devaluing the rivalry. All for a quick buck

W@nker football for w@nkers

You nae going to search for a 1/2 & 1/2 scarf online then Pac. Note, I have not searched myself, but would not be surprised.

[Pacman1903]

You nae going to search for a 1/2 & 1/2 scarf online then Pac. Note, I have not searched myself, but would not be surprised.

Unbelievably i know someone who has a half n half manurecity. He showed me it after i saw one one here. Too young to rip the sh@te out of. He would probably cry if i did

[Jormungand]

Not just that, but the BBC actually report what happens in these friendlies as if it's news. Mental.

[vasilyrats86]

Unbelievably i know someone who has a half n half manurecity. He showed me it after i saw one one here. Too young to rip the sh@te out of. He would probably cry if i did


Just wrong

Anybody mind those half and half hats in the mid 80s?

You'd get Rasellik and Everton or Rasellik and Notts Forest /Liverpool Man Utd

As the Hunnery were on the slide no many folk admitted following them or switched during the 80s at my school so cannae mind seeing Hun ones but no doubt they existed.

Dinnae think we had any thank ****

Another abomination

[bucky1973]

Just wrong

Anybody mind those half and half hats in the mid 80s?

You'd get Rasellik and Everton or Rasellik and Notts Forest /Liverpool Man Utd

As the Hunnery were on the slide no many folk admitted following them or switched during the 80s at my school so cannae mind seeing Hun ones but no doubt they existed.

Dinnae think we had any thank ****

Another abomination

We had those hats for sure but they are totally unrelated to half and half scarfs

[vasilyrats86]

We had those hats for sure but they are totally unrelated to half and half scarfs

same pish in ma book

I mind seeing twa cellik fans scrapping as one had Everton the other Manure n the end they supported the same SPL club

moronic

[ILikeJam]

Man Utd and Real Madrid lead onto the pitch by Ronald McDonald. RIP football.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/nintchdbpict000340936876.jpg

[vasilyrats86]

Man Utd and Real Madrid lead onto the pitch by Ronald McDonald. RIP football.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/nintchdbpict000340936876.jpg

what was the score after the 3rd quarter??

[Pacman1903]

I can guarantee Ronald McDonald is a better player than Fellani

[Pacman1903]

Also its good to see so many empty seats. Maybe the appeal isn't that big

[ILikeJam]

Also its good to see so many empty seats. Maybe the appeal isn't that big


Whilst I agree with the sentiment, US stadia are comparatively f*cking amazing behind the scenes with bars and loads of different food options so it wouldn't surprise me if a lot of people were still to get to their seats.

[kkong]

RIP football.

I hope you're not a protestant.

Because apparently you're not allowed to say that any more. :/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-40705687

[Pacman1903]

Whilst I agree with the sentiment, US stadia are comparatively f*cking amazing behind the scenes with bars and loads of different food options so it wouldn't surprise me if a lot of people were still to get to their seats.

Mourinho commented on the empty spaces after the game according to BBC sport

[ILikeJam]

what was the score after the 3rd quarter??


1 & 0 to the Unity Reds with Real Big Fish pressing high in the offensive zone and trying real hard to equilibrialize the game points.

Unity win the penalty shots 2 & 1



(Aye that's actually true like - f*cking 2-1 on penalties. Pinnacle of football)

[EintrachtFrankfurt]

Just wrong

Anybody mind those half and half hats in the mid 80s?

You'd get Rasellik and Everton or Rasellik and Notts Forest /Liverpool Man Utd

As the Hunnery were on the slide no many folk admitted following them or switched during the 80s at my school so cannae mind seeing Hun ones but no doubt they existed.

Dinnae think we had any thank ****

Another abomination


Aye we did I have seen Aberdeen/Everton half/half hats probably from about the early/mid 80s.

[theram1975]

Lots of Asians wearing Chelsea tops clapping as Bayern go 3 up. :?

Also someone in a Manure top celebrating as well. :?

[SmedDUm]

Loving this thread.

Do you know how many Gavin Sw*nkie's you can get for Romelu Lukaku?
9,375.
Sw*nkie 8 grand Forfar to Arbroath. Lukaku £75 million Everton to Man U.

:)

[Aldo1983]

Loving this thread.

Do you know how many Gavin Sw*nkie's you can get for Romelu Lukaku?
9,375.
Sw*nkie 8 grand Forfar to Arbroath. Lukaku £75 million Everton to Man U.

:)

Wouldn't fancy being in that nightclub though.

[Pacman1903]

Loving this thread.

Do you know how many Gavin Sw*nkie's you can get for Romelu Lukaku?
9,375.
Sw*nkie 8 grand Forfar to Arbroath. Lukaku £75 million Everton to Man U.

:)

Bloody hell hes back at Arbroath. How many times is that now. When I went to Forfar v the Binos last season Sw@nkie was decent. Hes pretty commanding in the middle of the park.

Lets nae forget he single handedly binned sevco oot the cup a few years back.

LuCACKu pfffft. He's no Sw@nkie. 8 grand is a steal. 75m=football for d@cks

[rico94]

I dont think the guff football is going to be able to carry on the way it is now. I read the other day Arsenal are offering Ozil 280000 pounds a week if he signs a new deal, even with the money these clubs get from Sky and sponsors this gravy train is going to come to an end some time and leave a lot if these clubs in a mess. Especially once the foreign owners get bored and take off on a new hobby.

Speaking of Sky my old man was saying they are now charging you for each Sky Sports channel! Instead of 1,2,3 and 4 the c@nts have got Sky Premier League, Sky Golf, Sky F1 etc and are charging 18 quid a channel, I binned that a long time ago and suggested my dad should do the same but it just shows you that Sky are struggling to pay for the rights of showing Premier league games. It wont be long before they go bust at this rate when they piss off enough folk by charging them ridiculous prices to watch a bunch of millionaires rolling about the ground feigning injury.

[fittiered]

My mate is paying £70 plus per month for Sky and BT Sport. I know folk paying way more than that too. Until folk wise up and tell these companies to "GTF I'm nae paying that" - it's only going to get worse.....

I know sumbody who was paying sky £132 per month!! WTF? I'm sure they Dinna now but were up till earlier this year. Fkn criminal.
That is the full package like....... Phones, full tv and broadband and maybe more I'm nae sure......

[Skacel]

I dont think the guff football is going to be able to carry on the way it is now. I read the other day Arsenal are offering Ozil 280000 pounds a week if he signs a new deal, even with the money these clubs get from Sky and sponsors this gravy train is going to come to an end some time and leave a lot if these clubs in a mess. Especially once the foreign owners get bored and take off on a new hobby.

Speaking of Sky my old man was saying they are now charging you for each Sky Sports channel! Instead of 1,2,3 and 4 the c@nts have got Sky Premier League, Sky Golf, Sky F1 etc and are charging 18 quid a channel, I binned that a long time ago and suggested my dad should do the same but it just shows you that Sky are struggling to pay for the rights of showing Premier league games. It wont be long before they go bust at this rate when they piss off enough folk by charging them ridiculous prices to watch a bunch of millionaires rolling about the ground feigning injury.

Nae to defend Sky but it looks like the £18 p/month is for one channel with no contract, cancel anytime like nowtv. If you add a second channel it's £22. It's not £18 per channel, that would be ridiculous.

Or you can buy the whole sports bundle and sign up for a long term subscription.

[rico94]

Nae to defend Sky but it looks like the £18 p/month is for one channel with no contract, cancel anytime like nowtv. If you add a second channel it's £22. It's not £18 per channel, that would be ridiculous.

Or you can buy the whole sports bundle and sign up for a long term subscription.

Ah ok fair enough I was going by what my da told me, I binned Sky years ago even if its not £18 per sports channel its still a rip off. We were paying the guts of 100 quid a month for it and we were hardly watching it.

[vasilyrats86]

Ah ok fair enough I was going by what my da told me, I binned Sky years ago even if its not £18 per sports channel its still a rip off. We were paying the guts of 100 quid a month for it and we were hardly watching it.

Cancel the lot and listen tae it on the wireless if ye must save yer money for watching the Dons.

I dinnae give any EPL crap the time awf day its utter drivel identikit stadia, over priced and over hyped mince with transfer fees for average players going for exorbitant sums that could wipe out the debt of maist Central African nations in a oner.

Are there any friendlies in Lhasa today? West Ham vs Bournemouth maybe???? GTF

[The_Verninator]

I dont think the guff football is going to be able to carry on the way it is now. I read the other day Arsenal are offering Ozil 280000 pounds a week if he signs a new deal, even with the money these clubs get from Sky and sponsors this gravy train is going to come to an end some time and leave a lot if these clubs in a mess. Especially once the foreign owners get bored and take off on a new hobby.

Speaking of Sky my old man was saying they are now charging you for each Sky Sports channel! Instead of 1,2,3 and 4 the c@nts have got Sky Premier League, Sky Golf, Sky F1 etc and are charging 18 quid a channel, I binned that a long time ago and suggested my dad should do the same but it just shows you that Sky are struggling to pay for the rights of showing Premier league games. It wont be long before they go bust at this rate when they piss off enough folk by charging them ridiculous prices to watch a bunch of millionaires rolling about the ground feigning injury.

Engerlund football inflation is seriously scary now - has been for a few years - Daniel Levy is right - it's unsustainable in the long term...trouble is how long is long term.
It will certainly continue for a few years yet...the bubble will not burst anytime soon.

I don't know what the average EPL wage is but i bet it's skyrocketed over 10+ years...and the mug SKY viewers and fans are paying for it.

Mind you being the hypocrite i am i'm using Mania HD and Kodi...but that covers all my sporting needs.

But i can't wait for the day when it does go t*ts up.

[The_Verninator]

I know sumbody who was paying sky £132 per month!! WTF? I'm sure they Dinna now but were up till earlier this year. Fkn criminal.
That is the full package like....... Phones, full tv and broadband and maybe more I'm nae sure......

Yep workmate was paying something similar...i got him to change his broadband and get Kodi and Mania HD...saved a huge amount over the year.

[Mason89]

I have no idea why anyone pays for SKY. Even if you were caught up in all the showbiz of the football & pantomime darts, you can still watch it for free

[rico94]

Mind you being the hypocrite i am i'm using Mania HD and Kodi...but that covers all my sporting needs.



Quick question regarding Kodi,is it worth getting a VPN or is it a con?

Most sites I have been on to install addons suggest getting one so no one can see what you are watching.

[mondo_notion]

Quick question regarding Kodi,is it worth getting a VPN or is it a con?

Most sites I have been on to install addons suggest getting one so no one can see what you are watching.

It's worth using a VPN as a lot of them wont cost you anything. I pay about 7 quid a month for IPVanish and find it easy to use home and abroad. I cancelled it for a while then got a warning letter from BT telling me I shouldn't really be downloading Rouge One. Nosey b*stards.

It's not actually the internet service providers who are snooping though. There are companys set up with the sole purpose of monitoring illegal sites and torrent services. They then contact the providers and grass you up.

[kkong]

Another court order from the Premier League.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40727972

Will apply to main ISPs, can be avoided by choosing an alternative "niche" ISP. ;)

[Skacel]

I used to use the hola unblocker extension for Chrome but apparently it's dodgy and should be avoided.

[The_Verninator]

Quick question regarding Kodi,is it worth getting a VPN or is it a con?

Most sites I have been on to install addons suggest getting one so no one can see what you are watching.

I would recommend getting a VPN - IPVanish/Pure VPN etc etc..good prices at the moment - esp for one or two year deals.

I would get one that doesn't keep any logs.

The free VPN's are a false economy...and many keep logs.

[weejoeharper]

I would recommend getting a VPN - IPVanish/Pure VPN etc etc..good prices at the moment - esp for one or two year deals.

I would get one that doesn't keep any logs.

The free VPN's are a false economy...and many keep logs.

IPVanish is the one I use but there are loads. It works for me and RedTV international.

[Landvetter83]

[URL="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/07/29/manchester-citys-220-million-summer-spending-spree-puts-back/"]

About feckin' time!

Fantasy fitba clubs with super rich owners - Citeh, Chelski and PSG are making a total mockery out of the game at that level.

Closer to home, UEFA need to grow a pair and look at a certain club and follow-on tribute act from Govan - nae exactly FINANCIAL FAIR PLAY from those chunts for over 30 years!

[Donanddusted]

Malky Mackay: Owner Vincent Tan says ex-Cardiff boss an 'idiot' over Cornelius signing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40916521

Still, I'm sure he knows what he's doing at the SFA.
Does anyone else?

[Pacman1903]

Everton agree fee of 45m for Gylfi Sigurdson.

Madness.

[Pauldolski10]

Draw for next round of league cup is.... 4.15 am on thursday

[Pacman1903]

Draw for next round of league cup is.... 4.15 am on thursday

As long as the people of turkfu@ckistan or wherever keep paying money its ok though

[ILikeJam]

Draw for next round of league cup is.... 4.15 am on thursday


...in Beijing.

Should keep the hordes of Doncaster and Burton Albion fans in China happy.

[mondo_notion]

Just read an article in the Scotsman about 'the tunnel club' at Manchester City.

Pre-match drinks, meal and the chance to stand behind glass and watch the teams wait to come out in the tunnel.

Yours for only £18,812 per season. Sounds like something I would want to do absolutely never.

[Stupie82]

[URL="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/07/29/manchester-citys-220-million-summer-spending-spree-puts-back/"]

About feckin' time!

Fantasy fitba clubs with super rich owners - Citeh, Chelski and PSG are making a total mockery out of the game at that level.

Closer to home, UEFA need to grow a pair and look at a certain club and follow-on tribute act from Govan - nae exactly FINANCIAL FAIR PLAY from those chunts for over 30 years!


"City are also prepared to rival Real Madrid for the £161 million purchase of Monaco striker Kylian Mbappe in the event they cannot persuade Arsenal to sell Sanchez, a move that would push their spending closer to £400 million."

Its gone beyond madness. It wont last forever and it cant last forever. Even with what seems like an endless stream of
TV revenue, all things come to an end and this will be no different. I would love SKY or BT to go pop and the crads will come tumbling down. F*ck the lot of them when it happens.

[Pacman1903]

Just read an article in the Scotsman about 'the tunnel club' at Manchester City.

Pre-match drinks, meal and the chance to stand behind glass and watch the teams wait to come out in the tunnel.

Yours for only £18,812 per season. Sounds like something I would want to do absolutely never.

You can only laugh

Im away to watch Forres v Rothes in the pissing rain for 8 quid tonight(maybe less as its NOS cup) . I could do that 2351.5 times the equivalent of about 138 seasons for the same money

[Jupiter]

The Grauniad taking the piss out of it

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/aug/23/manchester-city-tunnel-club

Spurs are going to have one in their new stadium too, I suppose the people who are really to blame for this nonsense are the fans who are gullible and stupid enough to pay for it.

[Pacman1903]

On a much, much lesser scale obviously but I don't like the way AFC are going down this same elitist route with their bronze/silver/platinum tiers. I rolled my eyes when I saw the S/T's themselves were even branded thus.

I wonder if the saddos who had B&G in their bios have updated them to say B&G 'Platinum' S/T holder.


Fits this tier sh@t? Never knew about it. Going by the soaking I got on Sat I take it I'm in the sh@tty brown tier and everyone in the Y is such

[Stupie82]

Interesting article on Sky this morning, albeit ironic, about football transfers in world football.

Adam Parsons, Business Correspondent :

What do football clubs and anxious socialites have in common? No, this isn't about dreams of a champagne lifestyle, nor about falling out of nightclubs on a Saturday night. Rather, it's about bad cases of FOMO.

"Fear of missing out" is a real thing. As a noun, it's now in our dictionaries. As a business imperative, it drives on our football clubs, who live with the morbid fear that they'll lose their place at the top of the world's most popular sport.

And with good reason. Recent years have seen a succession of clubs, many of them famous old names, sent into a ghastly spiral of relegation from the top league followed by relegation down the divisions. Alongside that has come financial crisis, an exodus of players and dwindling crowds. It is a horrible spectacle that every single club dreads.

That's why they do whatever it takes to mitigate that risk. The biggest clubs in England don't worry about relegation, but they do fret about missing out on Champions League football, on struggling in the league and, ultimately, on losing their lustre.

A clever coach can take you so far but, increasingly, ambitious clubs across the continent have come to the same conclusion about the best insurance policy against FOMO, which is to invest in a succession of players who are, hopefully, a bit better than the ones you already have.

So today brings a special frisson, a particular tingle of energy. Because this is the last day when a Premier League team can buy a player this year. After 11pm tonight, you're stuck with what you've got.

In the language of football, the transfer window doesn't merely close, but slams shut. And it invariably slams to the echo of last-minute deals, of hastily-arranged medicals, and of faintly comical tales of players rushing down the motorway to sign before the deadline.

These are the cliches of football transfer windows, but this one's been different - disruptive, sometimes acrimonious and, above all, ludicrously cash-laden.


Football has got itself into a swirl of ridiculously escalating costs, predicated on the assumption that income will always go up... The same assumption previously made about the value of tulips, houses, dotcom businesses and gold.

Nothing represents that more than the £200m transfer of the Brazilian player Neymar from Barcelona to Paris St Germain. Four years after a murky deal took him to Spain, PSG bankrolled an even weirder deal to take him to France.

Why weird? For one thing, PSG's money comes almost entirely from Qatar. For another, there is no way on Earth that you can justify that transfer on any sensible business grounds. It simply doesn't make sense to pay such a vast sum to sign one player.

Yes, he's a very good footballer, but no - there is no way they'll get back the cost of the transfer fee, Neymar's £500,000 weekly salary or the sums paid out to middle-men, including Neymar's father. This is not a football transfer, it's a vanity purchase.

But what this absurd deal has done, has been to recalibrate the expectations of European football clubs. Barcelona spent the money on signing the promising French player Ousmane Dembele in a deal that could be worth £135m.

Liverpool's attacker Philippe Coutinho has been valued at something like £120m.

Mundane players are now being touted around for fees of £15m, £20m or £30m. And FOMO is leading anxious clubs to buy them.

There are those worrying about all this spending. "I think it's unsustainable," said Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, but not before orchestrating his own £218m spending splurge. Among that was about £158m spent on the team's defence - a higher level of defence spending than Ghana, Bosnia or Afghanistan.

His concern may sound slightly ironic, but the word is accurate. Football has got itself back into a swirl of ridiculously escalating costs, predicated on the assumption that income will always go up. It's the same assumption that people have previously made about the value of tulips, houses, dotcom businesses, gold and a thousand other things. And history suggests that it almost always ends badly.

Nobody knows what will happen to the next round of television deals in England, France, Spain and around the world. Yes, the income might go up - but will it cover these rising costs? Will transfer fees continue to follow a Neymar-induced spiral? Will we lose the green shoots of financial prudence that, surprisingly, began to sprout in the Premier League?

It's a fear of missing out. "Just one more £20m player, and we'll be safe". But that £20m player wants a four-year contract, and a signing-on fee and £100,000 per week, and suddenly the deal will cost £45m and he might not even get in the team. But every other player now wants to earn at least as much as him.

These are the finances of exuberance, of excess, of bubbles. As its window closes, football should be nervous.

[Pacman1903]

Football should be nervous as its f@cked

[Pissedofdon]

Football should be nervous as its f@cked

The whole deadline day thing is a complete embarrassment! There will come a point where those in the stands will just eventually give up on this! There was an interesting app on BBC website that showed that Neymar would take 24 minutes to earn my annual salary! It would take me 424 years to earn his annual salary.

F@ck that. It is obscene!

[Pacman1903]

SSN having a a major chug over the obscene 1.5b quid spent by guffball teams this summer. How is it a good thing.

Only 4 teams recieved more money than they spent

[sancho_panza]

The whole deadline day thing is a complete embarrassment! There will come a point where those in the stands will just eventually give up on this! There was an interesting app on BBC website that showed that Neymar would take 24 minutes to earn my annual salary! It would take me 424 years to earn his annual salary.

F@ck that. It is obscene!

It is obscene if you think about it morally, but that isn't going to stop people going - no more than the huge amounts of money Mayweather/McGregor earned stopped people wanting to watch the fight, the huge amounts film stars make stop people going to the cinema and so on.

Will the bubble eventually burst? Possibly, but there are some reasons to think it won't matter that much if it does. Some of these clubs are backed by states and may as well have infinite resources. Even the ones that aren't explicitly owned by countries have a kind of under the table de facto guarantee that if they got into serious financial trouble they'd find a way out of it. At worst they'll drop down the leagues and come back again like Sevco. There is essentially a zero percent chance Real Madrid, Barcelona, PSG (and so on) will somehow cease to exist. Governments won't allow it, UEFA won't allow it, so there's no real jeopardy. Even a catastrophic financial collapse would be forgotten about in a few years.

[Stupie82]

It is obscene if you think about it morally, but that isn't going to stop people going - no more than the huge amounts of money Mayweather/McGregor earned stopped people wanting to watch the fight, the huge amounts film stars make stop people going to the cinema and so on.

Will the bubble eventually burst? Possibly, but there are some reasons to think it won't matter that much if it does. Some of these clubs are backed by states and may as well have infinite resources. Even the ones that aren't explicitly owned by countries have a kind of under the table de facto guarantee that if they got into serious financial trouble they'd find a way out of it. At worst they'll drop down the leagues and come back again like Sevco. There is essentially a zero percent chance Real Madrid, Barcelona, PSG (and so on) will somehow cease to exist. Governments won't allow it, UEFA won't allow it, so there's no real jeopardy. Even a catastrophic financial collapse would be forgotten about in a few years.

I sort of disagree. For these clubs to crash in the first place, there would have to be a burst of the bubble or less demand from the fans to pay these obscene amounts. If either happen, the so called 'fans' will walk away. There is no affiliation when it comes to these 'big' clubs and they will soon find something else to focus on.

Football is just another fad for those with money to burn. The hardcore bunch will always go to games, but the glory hunters and the masturbators of transfer windows will vanish quickly. Lets face it, half the guys in the stands in England or Spain etc do not anything about football. Its about prestige and signing multi million pound kids with sh!te haircuts. Transfer deadline day epitomises English football and its as cringy as it is immoral. W@nking over £1.5bn being spent is utterly tragic and football has forgotten itself.

[actonsheep]

The whole deadline day thing is a complete embarrassment! There will come a point where those in the stands will just eventually give up on this! There was an interesting app on BBC website that showed that Neymar would take 24 minutes to earn my annual salary! It would take me 424 years to earn his annual salary.

F@ck that. It is obscene!

Aye, but in your industry it'll be some chunt in a suit who does about 2 hours work a week who'll be the one earning the millions, being flown around in private jets, and not the chunt (i.e you) who actually does the work. There's money in fitba whether we like it or not, and i'd much rather it went to a player than some arse who bought himself his seat in the game.

Fitba is about the most socialised industry on earth. No way the highest earning doctor on earth will ever have grown up with nae shoes on a beach in Portugal. No way some prick shareholder of an oil company is going to end up ruined just so his business can pay a Mud Engineer 10 million a year.

Its nae fitba that obscene, that honour falls to the industries that value board members and shareholders over workers.

[Aldo1983]

Frank De Boer sacked after 77 days at Crystal Palace. 8 days less than when at Inter.

[Pacman1903]

Frank De Boer sacked after 77 days at Crystal Palace. 8 days less than when at Inter.

Hun b@stard

[Aldo1983]

Hun b@stard

Bit harsh neebs. I'm a top red.

[ILikeJam]

SSN having a a major chug over the obscene 1.5b quid spent by guffball teams this summer. How is it a good thing.

Only 4 teams recieved more money than they spent


On a SSN related point...

I f*cking hate Sky News generally and have a particular venom reserved for SSN, but my Mrs wanted to catch an update on the hurricanes last night and stuck on Sky News, which rolled into a Sports update with the lassie announcing:

"RANGERS are now just 3 points behind Celtic in the Scottish Premiership after a 4-1 win" and there ended the SPFL roundup.


I'm thinking about paying them to block all Sky channels reaching my house

[StandfreeFM]

On a SSN related point...

I f*cking hate Sky News generally and have a particular venom reserved for SSN, but my Mrs wanted to catch an update on the hurricanes last night and stuck on Sky News, which rolled into a Sports update with the lassie announcing:

"RANGERS are now just 3 points behind Celtic in the Scottish Premiership after a 4-1 win" and there ended the SPFL roundup.


I'm thinking about paying them to block all Sky channels reaching my house

Sky Sports News is appalling. Every hour it's the same 55 minutes about Nathanial Clyne's left hamstring and 5 minutes of contractually obliged 'other sports' of which Scottish football is considered part of.

I genuinely feel embarrassed that I am in some way financing this whole nonsense. Kept Sky Sports for the Lions tour, red zone nfl and cricket but I don't watch it nearly enough to justify the costs. They now have a channel solely devoted to the EPL. It's fu(king sh!t.

[fittiered]

Must say I binned sky nearly two years now but still on basic package so we can sky+ when we are oot. Everyone should cut down the packages or bin it totally. The spfl hardly gets a mention unless it's the ugly sisters! Mobdro seems to work well!! Alledgedly!!

[Aldo1983]

A friend of a friend uses another friends Sky Go code. Apparently works perfectly. Share the wealth.

[ObanRed]

Mobdro seems to work well!! Alledgedly!!

Apparently so ;)

[Jupiter]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41239042



Yay, even harder for Scottish fitba to compete...
Thought Sky were in rapid decline, can't see this increasing their uptake?

Sky must be getting desperate to pay that much for the diddy English leagues. The only people who watch those games are those clubs fans, neutrals aren't interested.

[sonofrgmsdad]

Ha ha ha ha ha

Atalanta 3 0 Everton h/t

Ha ha ha ha ha

Greatest league in the world

Ha ha ha ha ha

[Jupiter]

How much money did Everton spend in the summer?

And Atalanta sold most of their best players

[Pacman1903]

Good. Did Everton nae buy 3 players over 30m

Mon Atalanta(randomly are high up on my bucket list of teams to see. Have a reason though)

[StandfreeFM]

Sky Sports News is appalling. Every hour it's the same 55 minutes about Nathanial Clyne's left hamstring and 5 minutes of contractually obliged 'other sports' of which Scottish football is considered part of.

I genuinely feel embarrassed that I am in some way financing this whole nonsense. Kept Sky Sports for the Lions tour, red zone nfl and cricket but I don't watch it nearly enough to justify the costs. They now have a channel solely devoted to the EPL. It's fu(king sh!t.

Just checked my Sky Account and it turns out they are undercharging me and I'm not actually paying them for the Sky Sports package I 'enjoy' :D. Moral/Financial Question for you. Do I:-

a ) Fess up, because it's the right thing to do
b ) Fess up, because I don't want to be hit with a big bill further down the road for the services I have used
c ) Keep schtum and if they discover it and chase me for money say "well I've nae watched it because I didn't think I had it" and hope they cannae prove I sat and watched Middle*** v Es*** the other day

Thoughts?

[Jupiter]

Just checked my Sky Account and it turns out they are undercharging me and I'm not actually paying them for the Sky Sports package I 'enjoy' :D. Moral/Financial Question for you. Do I:-

a ) Fess up, because it's the right thing to do
b ) Fess up, because I don't want to be hit with a big bill further down the road for the services I have used
c ) Keep schtum and if they discover it and chase me for money say "well I've nae watched it because I didn't think I had it" and hope they cannae prove I sat and watched Middle*** v Es*** the other day

Thoughts?

It's their fault for undercharging you so just keep quiet.

[Aldo1983]

Just checked my Sky Account and it turns out they are undercharging me and I'm not actually paying them for the Sky Sports package I 'enjoy' :D. Moral/Financial Question for you. Do I:-

a ) Fess up, because it's the right thing to do
b ) Fess up, because I don't want to be hit with a big bill further down the road for the services I have used
c ) Keep schtum and if they discover it and chase me for money say "well I've nae watched it because I didn't think I had it" and hope they cannae prove I sat and watched Middle*** v Es*** the other day

Thoughts?

Hand yourself in for watching cricket. Best to be honest like our local MP.

[Mason89]

It's their fault for undercharging you so just keep quiet.

I was undercharged by my utility company (First Utility, the Huns of energy supply). One year later, countless phone calls & ombudsman intervention later & they still won't accept the 'it's your fault you Hun b'stards' defence.

[fatshaft]

I was undercharged by my utility company (First Utility, the Huns of energy supply). One year later, countless phone calls & ombudsman intervention later & they still won't accept the 'it's your fault you Hun b'stards' defence.

Slightly different, they can prove you used their electric.

[Mason89]

Slightly different, they can prove you used their electric.

I can prove he watched his Sky. Its all there in post #245 :)

First Utility (avoid the c*nts like the plague) sent a guy round to read my meter, who made an @rse of it, then wanted to charge me £120 to get the same guy round for another shot at it, then had over 25 different guesses at what my bill could be, ranging from them owing me £20, to me owing them £1000.

If anyone is with them, or thinking of changing, I can't stress enough how utterly shyte they are when they encounter a problem.

Anyway, ditch your SKY & stream the cricket.

[Pacman1903]

Anyway, ditch your SKY & stream the cricket.

I enjoy skys coverage of Kabaddi

[thebeachend]

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41346317

staggering numbers for fitba

[Pacman1903]

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41346317

staggering numbers for fitba

People buy into the pish. That's the problem