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Topic: The Football ThreadPosted By: UMUR
Subject: The Football Thread
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2011 at 2:02pm
Well I thought we needed a thread to discuss European style football/soccer (No American football. Please create your own thread). I guess it�ll be me and Chris talking to ourselves (or me talking to myself) for a while, but I hope when more people join, that we can have a talk about games, results and tournaments.
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Replies: Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2011 at 3:20am
I'm a hammer. I follow West Ham in the English League.
My interest in football has waned somewhat over the last few years.
Apologies to my dear European friends but since the governance of the game has been taken over it has ended up as a non-contact sport and a game for girls.
As a youngster I played to a reasonable standard before a knee injury curtailed my career. I came across highly skilled players that could handle the physicality and many would say they used their skills to outwit the hard nuts. It was a game for men. Just watch a game that included the likes of Law and Best etc
Now, every game is played the same way and bores me to tears. I prefer to watch second and third tier games and local matches. I never watch the premier league or internationals anymore.
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2011 at 4:01am
Well following The Hammers don�t leave you many chances to watch Premier League at the moment now does it?
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2011 at 4:02am
As my signature reveals I follow Lyngby Boldklub. I�m a pretty enthusiastic follower of the
club and purchase season card every season and have done so for the last 10 years. I�ve only
watched football for 10 years though. As a child and as a teenager I never enjoyed the sport.
I spend all my time in a rehearsal room trying to be a rock star. I didn�t have time to watch
football. What a waste of time was how I felt about it back then. But a friend of mine gave
me free tickets for a whole season and I was quickly bitten by a mad football and since
Lyngby Boldklub is my local club (the stadium is situated about 2 - 2.5 kilometers from where
I live, this is the club I feel I belong to.
The club was founded in 1921 and has won two Danish championships (1983 og 1992), three cup
titles (1984, 1985 og 1990) and quite a few silver and bronze placements. Unfortunately the
club went bankrupt in 2001 and was relegated three leagues as punishment after having been in
the best league in Denmark from 1980 to 2001. An incredibly hard blow. It only took 5 years
before we entered the best league in Denmark again. unfortunately time and lack of funds has
made us an elevator team which means relegation one year and promotion the next. The clubs
biggest problem is the lack of a decent stadium. It�s not for fun the supporter of the club
call Lyngby Stadium "The Ruin".
The club is known for it�s great talent work and have produced several national team players
throughout the years. Including Henrik "Store" Larsen who was the top scorer in the 1992
European Champianship that Denmark won.
Lyngby Boldklub is known for playing offensive attacking football which means that we�ve
never given much of a damn about the defensive part of the game. The motto has always been "We don�t care how many goals the other team scores, as long was we score one more than they do".
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Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2011 at 4:15am
UMUR wrote:
Well following The Hammers don�t leave you much chances to watch Premier League at the moment now does it?
I purposely used "follow" and not "fan" because I look for their results but thats about it now.
There are 3-4 premiership games live on TV every week here to watch if I was interested.
It tends to be a case of who can fool the referee wins the game. Can't stand cheats, another big reason why I can't watch it ..and don't get me started on the shirt pulling and holding in the box at set pieces, that eminated from Italy.
It was once such a beautiful game
I watch and enjoy Rugby now, the game where men now play
Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2011 at 4:20am
UMUR wrote:
Lyngby Boldklub is known for playing offensive attacking football which means that we�ve
never given much of a damn about the defensive part of the game. The motto has always been "We don�t care how many goals the other team scores, as long was we score one more than they do".
That might be why they get relegated so much, perhaps they can't score more than the opposition
Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2011 at 4:25am
Its good to see you support your local team (through thick and thin)
In this country we are a nation of glory hunters, most football supporters follow one of the top sides but live hundreds of miles away from the club.
Not only that but players who represent their country are cheered whilst playing for England then jeered by the same supporters when opposing their club - crazy!
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2011 at 4:58am
Colt wrote:
UMUR wrote:
Lyngby Boldklub is known for playing offensive attacking football which means that we�ve
never given much of a damn about the defensive part of the game. The motto has always been "We don�t care how many goals the other team scores, as long was we score one more than they do".
That might be why they get relegated so much, perhaps they can't score more than the opposition
Yeah unfortunately it�s been that way for the last 4 or 5 years, but hey all clubs have up and down periods. Even though we played in lower leagues the times when we were promoted it�s something I�ll never forget. That feeling is fantastic. Let�s just forget the relegations. Horrible, horrible heart tearing times. This year we are unfortunately heading towards another relegation, but we might still save our asses if those over payed sissies on the field deliver like men.
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Posted By: Woutjinho
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2011 at 7:52am
I'm only interested in european and world leagues.
Holland - Germany last week for example. Though, I wanted The Netherlands to win, but obviously Germany was way better. They won 3-0, they've earned it. I think Holland was thinking too easily because we were in the finals last world league... This should've taken them down to earth.
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2011 at 4:49pm
Yeah The European Championship is coming up this summer, so it�s of course also perfectly allright and encouraged to talk about National teams. I saw Alex had posted the 4 seating groups over at PA. Here they are:
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2011 at 4:52pm
I know Poland and Ukraine are the hosts but I still think it�s a bit weird to see them in Pot 1, judged on their results and qualities on the pitch. I hope Denmark will play one of those two teams instead of Spain or The Netherlands.
Horror group for Denmark would be: Spain, Germany, Portugal, Denmark.
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Posted By: Balthamel
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2011 at 5:07pm
but what if you pull Sweden out of the hatt, then i would not vissit Stockholm or Copenagen those days, the citys will catch fire, but i also bet Denmark vs Germany also have it's share of prestige
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2011 at 5:23pm
We�d love to play Sweden. It�ll be a close game with lots of intensity. This is the game you don�t want to lose. Germany eahh it�s not the same, but beating them would of course be a major scalp.
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2011 at 5:28pm
To tell you the truth I�m much more of a Club football man than a National Team ditto. I follow the National Team when I have time but I never miss a match with my Club Team.
How did Rosenborg do this year Chis. I haven�t really payed much attention to the Norwegion league this year. Molde ended up Champions right?
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Posted By: Balthamel
Date Posted: 19 Nov 2011 at 6:49pm
they have had a pretty sucky season this year, trying to establish a new team and have like not lived ip to their goals at all so new energy is needed
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2011 at 1:22pm
Damn it!!! My team just played 2-2 home against HB K�ge. An absolutely terrible game from our side. Sometimes I wonder why I bother.
...and as you can see from the table it�s not looking good...
Nr
Klub
K
P
1
FC K�benhavn
16
35
2
FC Nordsj�lland
16
31
3
FC Midtjylland
15
26
4
AGF
15
25
5
AC Horsens
16
23
6
AaB
15
23
7
OB
16
22
8
Silkeborg IF
15
20
9
S�nderjyskE
16
18
10
Br�ndby IF
16
17
11 12
Lyngby BK HB K�ge
16 16
12 6
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Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2011 at 2:43am
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2011 at 2:58am
16 out of 33.
12 points in 16 games. That spells relegation
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2011 at 2:59am
Is anyone of you listening to The Guardian's Football Weekly podcast? Brilliant stuff.
BTW, the extreme physicality is one of the things I dislike most about modern football.
I might soon be going to the first game since I moved to France, the PSG - Athletic Bilbao game in the Europa League. If we like the atmosphere and the overall experience we might be going on a regular basis. The ticket prices are a bit steep for me though.
Milan - Barca was brilliant the other day. I also enjoyed Napoli - Man City a lot.
Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2011 at 3:11am
harmonium.ro wrote:
Is anyone of you listening to The Guardian's Football Weekly podcast? Brilliant stuff.
BTW, the extreme physicality is one of the things I dislike most about modern football.
I might soon be going to the first game since I moved to France, the PSG - Athletic Bilbao game in the Europa League. If we like the atmosphere and the overall experience we might be going on a regular basis. The ticket prices are a bit steep for me though.
Milan - Barca was brilliant the other day. I also enjoyed Napoli - Man City a lot.
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2011 at 3:44am
Man that was a kung fu kick. I�d say that�s a bit too dangerous for my entertainment. If one of our players had been treated like that, we would have shouted w**ker and other more nasty things at the kung fu kicker the rest of the game.
I don�t like acting and referees giving out freekicks for minor things, but there is a line you shouldn�t cross and I�d say kung fu kicks in head hight is crossing that line. That can be potentially dangerous.
The thing with less injuries in the old days, was probably also because the game moved much slower. At least that�s the impression I get from watching games from the 70s and 80s for that matter.
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2011 at 3:47am
harmonium.ro wrote:
Is anyone of you listening to The Guardian's Football Weekly podcast? Brilliant stuff.
BTW, the extreme physicality is one of the things I dislike most about modern football.
I might soon be going to the first game since I moved to France, the PSG - Athletic Bilbao game in the Europa League. If we like the atmosphere and the overall experience we might be going on a regular basis. The ticket prices are a bit steep for me though.
Milan - Barca was brilliant the other day. I also enjoyed Napoli - Man City a lot.
Yeah and PSG should be worth watching again after so many years not being in the top 3 in France.
I watched most of Milan - Barca but watched Arsenal - Dortmund too, while watching some other programme being half asleep with fever, but I got a good impression of the game.
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Posted By: Woutjinho
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2011 at 4:42am
Colt wrote:
..and yes play just carried on, no girlie fights or play acting. ...and yes shortly after Bremner got up and played on. ...and yes there were far less injuries than today even with the physical side that existed back then. If you can find it get a copy of the Leeds v Chelsea FA Cup Final Replay 1970. REAL football. Not for the faint hearted but also some of the silkiest skills you will ever witness.
Though, he was laying down the whole time. All he needed was a wet sponge to get up... That's just trying to get a free kick or a penalty in this case.
This guy was badass. EK 2000, against Czech Republic he had a head injury. He needed 8 stitches right there and he just got back on the field immediatly.
Jaap Stam... Video doesn't work...
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Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2011 at 4:47am
UMUR wrote:
Man that was a kung fu kick. I�d say that�s a bit too dangerous for my entertainment. If one of our players had been treated like that, we would have shouted w**ker and other more nasty things at the kung fu kicker the rest of the game.
I don�t like acting and referees giving out freekicks for minor things, but there is a line you shouldn�t cross and I�d say kung fu kicks in head hight is crossing that line. That can be potentially dangerous.
Yeah it was way out of line, just making a point.
The thing with less injuries in the old days, was probably also because the game moved much slower. At least that�s the impression I get from watching games from the 70s and 80s for that matter.
Yeah I agree, though the pitches were in an awful state. I'll find a vid and post one shortly.
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2011 at 5:17am
Colt wrote:
Beach soccer anyone?
The crazy thing is, most games in England were played in these conditions over the winter.
Now that�s great fun. Incredible that they actually play some pretty good technical football in that clip. With a pitch like that any modern coach would be cursing and swearing that it was because of the condition of the pitch that his team lost
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2011 at 5:22am
Colt wrote:
harmonium.ro wrote:
BTW, the extreme physicality is one of the things I dislike most about modern football.
Are you winding me up Alex??
Not at all, just providing conversation. :) By physicality I am
referring to the force put into rule-abiding contacts, especially
tackles and shoulder-to-shoulder runs. I am often watching videos of
football played twenty or more years ago and the thing that strucks me
more is how the creative player can dribble and twist around the
opponents freely, in a manner that today would not be possible anymore.
Just look at these videos for example:
This stuff isn't possible anymore; most such encounters end with the
player with the ball being smashed into and brought down to the ground
or at least put off balance enough to lose the ball. Today this is seen
as a perfectly normal aspect of the game basics, it's part of the
"professional" approach.
Here are some typical examples:
Now we idolize Messi for his outstanding skill and we rate him as
probably the best footballer ever, but in reality we simply became
unaccustumed with such playing style (the dribbling no.10) as it slowly
disappeared under the pressure of extreme physicality. But back in the
day there were plenty of players whose style was just like that.
In fairness though, Messi probably is the most technically gifted
ever, considering he manages to dribble like he does in our days... And
the same applies to Ronaldinho.
It's no wonder that the only game style from our days fully based on
technicality, that of Spain and Barcelona, is not one in which
technicality is employed in taking on the adversary in a one-on-one with
the ball, like in the old days, but in releasing the ball in short and fast passes before the opponent can reach you in order to close you down (the so-called tiki-taka):
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Now, from what you said and from the video you posted, the physicality
you mentioned is a different one, one which was specific to the
"romantic" era. This wasn't about ruthlessly closing down the opponent
as tough as possible, but it was about (sorry if the words offend)
extreme recklessness and even pure violence (kicking and hitting). When
you couldn't do anything of a sporting nature against the opponent,
you'd resort to that. Here's a classic example:
And the classic target of the romantic era:
His physical resilience to all this was just amazing. Probably the most
assaulted football player ever. One can even split in categories the
most used violent procedures against him, now all disappeared from the
game: standing in front of him for impact, hugging and bringing him
down, hitting his legs, making him trip from behind.
Maradona didn't escape it either:
Some variations from Maradona's time are the punch in the face and the scissor-tackle.
But this is probably the "best" moment of violence on the football field:
Personally I consider all this stuff barbaric and completely opposed to
the idea of sportsmanship. Fortunately I started watching football in
the mid '90s, when this phenomenen had just (finally) disappeared from
football.
I listen regularly to the BBC 5 live daily football podcast and I can't
stop noticing how whenever players from back then are asked about the
positive changes in the game, what they stress is always:
- quality pitches
- the more dynamic game (especially because of the liberalization of the
offside rule and of the banning of the backwards pass to the
goalkeeper), and
- the ruling out of violence from the game (especially gratuitous violence and the tackle from behind).
All of them seem pretty happy with the evolution, and so am I.
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Phew! Glad I got that off my chest!
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Oh, and the other thing that I dislike (actually this annoys me as hell) is complaining and protesting to the referee.
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2011 at 5:28am
Colt wrote:
Beach soccer anyone?
The crazy thing is, most games in England were played in these conditions over the winter.
And the mud variation:
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2011 at 12:32pm
Sorry Jonas. :(
Good draw, nevertheless.
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2011 at 3:09am
that sucks!!!
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Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2011 at 4:10pm
(obligatory American response)
That guy running the ball is 90 kilos and that guy he is dragging by his neck weighs around 150!
The play that won my team the championship back in 2008
I kid! Ironically could never get into football, watching but it is damn fun to play! And rough...god my shins and ankles are beat up to hell and my feet hurt. Was playing with some kids at school and my roommate accidentally got a kick to head and said the whole day all his teeth were loose. Was afraid to eat or do anything until they settled back into place
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Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 1:53am
Ah! (obligatory European response) the game that gets so incredibly exciting ..........
....and then everyone takes a break for ten minutes!
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 2:01am
...and don�t remember to buy a hamburger, some fries and a 1 gallon coke.
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 2:11am
^Sorry for the generalization, but like Steve I find American football incredibly boring.
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Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 11:01am
I know I know I couldn't resist, it just has to be done.
UMUR wrote:
...and don�t remember to buy a hamburger, some fries and a 1 gallon coke.
Hey hey, it was all good until now. Don't be like Daniel Gildenlow, keep the lazy fat bastard stereotypes away please!
Like I said it is fun to play and I do hate when people laugh it off as "sissy" and all that, those dudes can pretty messed up. It's also fast paced and frenetic for sure.
Oh, and running around is fun, just some of us have evolved to use our hands
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Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 11:37am
The only time I ever watch soccer (is that a bad word?? ) is the occasional match during the World Cup. Since it is one of the least expensive sports to play, several of my classmates in elementary school would play it (or baseball) instead of the more popular and much more expensive hockey. I grew up in a single income home, so my parents could not put me in any sports leagues, though I was on my school's volleyball team for 2 years (an even cheaper sport ).
I do have lots of memories playing football (that wasn't so hard!) during many recesses at school, even during the winter. That made for some fun full-contact into mounds of snow! I remember when my twin brother and I would play, we'd often be put on defense while the "better" players would cherry-pick around the opposing net. We'd both play rather physically, taking joy in making aggressive slide tackles. I remember one kid who was the self-appointed king of the sport (he did play in organized leagues) wouldn't shut up with his complaining about any contact at all. He was around our size (albeit scrawnier), so he was always fun to play against.
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 1:19pm
The Angry Scotsman wrote:
I know I know I couldn't resist, it just has to be done.
UMUR wrote:
...and don�t remember to buy a hamburger, some fries and a 1 gallon coke.
Hey hey, it was all good until now. Don't be like Daniel Gildenlow, keep the lazy fat bastard stereotypes away please!
Like I said it is fun to play and I do hate when people laugh it off as "sissy" and all that, those dudes can pretty messed up. It's also fast paced and frenetic for sure.
Oh, and running around is fun, just some of us have evolved to use our hands
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Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 9:53pm
I got so used to calling it football from PA (even if I didn't go out of my way to say Soccer they would just have to correct me on it) and "handegg" makes me giggle anyway.
You are right Dan, it does make cheap easy fun and for "backyard" play football is much safer than handegg. At Uni when it would rain and things would get all muddy and messy we'd play handegg and while it's cheap and easy (you dont even need a net) we obviously weren't wearing helmets or pads and would play tackle (because cmon we're men!) and....well I am not a big guy
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Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 3:30am
The Angry Scotsman wrote:
Oh, and running around is fun, just some of us have evolved to use our hands
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 4:48am
Now there is a man�s sport Not that sissy (sorry Brian) American version with pads and helmets.
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Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 11:49am
Eh I'm used to it, that is pretty much the #1 comeback.
Not really anything to say, people still die in American Football (sadly) though not at the NFL level, a few years ago it almost happened though and was saved thanks to quick medics, and at ALL levels people still get paralyzed and etc This one HS kid in my area is paralyzed from the neck down.
I always wanted to know how big these rugby guys are and how hard do they play? What are the injuries like? Because if they are as big and fast and violent as handegg players and don't wear gear...well fuck, they are insane! Most players have tons of health issues in their post career, so I think they may object to being called sissies It's sad to see guys back in the day who could destroy other teams now be confined to a wheelchair, or this one doesn't even remember winning the Super Bowl he's had so many concussions
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 12:46pm
Yeah I know it�s not a sissy sport, I�m just teasing you
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Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2011 at 4:13am
Sorry for hijacking this thread but I guess Rugby is a form of football
Basketball was invented by a rugby coach in 1891 - Dr. James Naismith was looking for an indoor activity to provide winter conditioning for his rugby players.
Famous rugby players (just to name a few): Sean Connery, John F. Kennedy, J.R.R. Tolkien, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Russell Crowe, Chris Farley, Meat Loaf, Ernesto �Che� Guevara
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2011 at 7:35am
Man they are monsters
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Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2011 at 8:57am
Colt wrote:
Basketball was invented by a rugby coach in 1891 - Dr. James Naismith was looking for an indoor activity to provide winter conditioning for his rugby players.
And people say basketball isn't a winter sport....
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 15 Dec 2011 at 9:54am
He he good one Dan
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 11:26pm
UMUR wrote:
Well I thought we needed a thread to discuss European style football/soccer (No American football. Please create your own thread).
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2011 at 1:53am
Yeah well I thought I would let the guys speak about their sissy sports before reminding them what I wrote in the opening post
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 02 Jan 2012 at 4:41am
Did anyone see this?
What a stupid ass "fan". I heard he got a 30 year "not welcome" on Amstardam arena and violence charges from the police too.
I wonder what will happen to the goalkeeper. I understand he felt the need to defend himself, but I don�t think it was necessary to kick the man while he was laying on the ground...and twice!!! Not the best case.
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Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 02 Jan 2012 at 5:15am
Extraordinary!
Well, final evidence for me that the world is officially mad and the tree huggers and human rights activists have won the day.
Where has the right to defend yourself gone? This is just fuckin crazy.
Believe me, if I was in the keepers shoes the guy would have left the stadium in an ambulance.
....but what happens? The guy who is assaulted is shown the red card like its his fault......you couldn't make it up!
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2012 at 2:00am
UMUR wrote:
Did anyone see this?
What a stupid ass "fan". I heard he got a 30 year "not welcome" on Amstardam arena and violence charges from the police too.
I wonder what will happen to the goalkeeper. I understand he felt the need to defend himself, but I don�t think it was necessary to kick the man while he was laying on the ground...and twice!!! Not the best case.
It was announced a couple of days ago that the interrupted game between Ajax Amstardam and AZ Alkmar is to be played again but only children up to 12 years are allowed to be part of the audience. Allthough I understand the intention (there is obviously a fear that fights among the "fans" of the two teams will break out), I don�t see many children below the age of 12 going to a football match without an adult to acompany them.
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Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2012 at 2:25am
No offense, but why the fuck are some soccer fans - or maybe sports fans in general - so fucking lame? Don't they have anything better to do? It's just a fucking football match! Just like that fat idiot who attacked the referee during that Denmark-Sweden match. Although it is not right to kick a man lying down, the goalie did well in deflecting the attack, and that lame-ass fan had it coming.
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2012 at 3:00am
Yep a lot of soccer fans are pretty lame and all the alcohol and drugs among the audience doesn�t help. It�s not so long ago I found a bag with cocaine leavings on the toilet during a match. There are a lot of drugs at matches (in addition to the beer of course). A lot of the people I watch football with smoke weed during the matches and have done that ever since their early teens. Nice guys but they definitely have an abuse problem.
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Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2012 at 4:48am
It is the only spectator sport I know that a respectable Monday-Friday suit becomes a thug and hooligan on a Saturday.
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2012 at 5:05am
Colt wrote:
His tackle was sublime and perfectly executed. Today's game is played by and run by pussies.
I rest my case m'lud
I've said it for many years, Football will be a non-contact sport in my lifetime.
Yet another reason why I've totally lost interest in soccer - another one being the idiotic fans (again, no offense intended).
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2012 at 7:57am
So my team started the second half of the season winning away from home 1-2 over FC Midtjylland. An important victory as we ate 3 points from our opponents above the relegation line. Unfortunately we lost 0-1 to Aab yesterday, but our opponents above the relegation line fortunately lost too, so nothing happened in that regard.
...we now lack 6 points to save ourselves from relegation and 13 matches to to win those points. It�s hard but not impossible. I�m really positive as we�ve enlisted some pretty good players in the winter break.
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 17 May 2012 at 8:49am
^My team Lyngby Boldklub is now 6 points from salvation in the best Danish league. It�s practically an impossible mission as we will have to win the last two matches of the season while the team right above us have to lose their next two matches.
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 17 May 2012 at 8:51am
The Danish cup finale is played today. AC Horsens is meeting FC Copenhagen. I�ll by cheering for the Horsens team. FC Copenhagen is a local rival to my team (our stadiums are placed only 10 kilometers from each other), so we have a long history of not liking each other.
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 20 May 2012 at 1:52pm
My Club was relegated to the second best Danish league today after losing 4 - 0 to OB. I�m in a black mood tonight
...anyone needs a kick in the ass or like to lose a couple of teeth. Come by my door
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Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 20 May 2012 at 3:14pm
UMUR wrote:
My Club was relegated to the second best Danish league today after losing 4 - 0 to OB. I�m in a black mood tonight
...anyone needs a kick in the ass or like to lose a couple of teeth. Come by my door
Sorry to hear that Jonas.
...and sorry to rub it in but my team (West Ham) were promoted to the Premiership yesterday.
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 20 May 2012 at 3:17pm
Yeah I noticed. Congrats Steve that�s great. Of course The Hammers belong in the Premier league.
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Posted By: Balthamel
Date Posted: 20 May 2012 at 4:18pm
my team Rosenborg play like crap now, and they need ti sack their sport manager and coach, they seem to have no game plan, REFRACE, they don't have ANY gameplan, just playing without sence of direction,
i am so angry
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2012 at 10:45am
Denmark is playing against The Netherlands in the first group game in the European Championship tonight. I�ll be following the game and hope we don�t get beaten to a pulp by the on paper superior Dutch team.
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Posted By: bartosso
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2012 at 12:13pm
I'm not a football fan but as we have Euro 2012 co-hosted in my country I just had to post something in this thread. So... Poland opened Euro with Greece yesterday and there's 1-1. Great achievement for the polish team, pretty lame for the greek one Still, Lewandowski's goal was great:
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2012 at 1:55pm
I actually saw 2 penalties not given. Not that I care one bit
...of course if it was the other way around I woudl be screaming "cheating"
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2013 at 7:46am
An important game this Sunday for my team as they will play at home against number 2 in the league. We are currently number 4 with 4 points up to the two places that mean advancing to the Danish Premier League. So a loss will mean 7 points up and a win will mean that we�re only 1 point behind. This one included there are 10 games to play before the season is over.
My club was relegated last season (we finished second last in the Danish Premier League), so a quick return to the best league would be great.
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). I guess it�ll be me and Chris talking to ourselves (or me talking to myself) for a while, but I hope when more people join, that we can have a talk about games, results and tournaments.
UMUR wrote:
. This year we are unfortunately heading towards another relegation, but we might still save our asses if those over payed sissies on the field deliver like men
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that sucks!!!
Not that sissy (sorry Brian
Bite a bullet tulips