Wooderson Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 I’d a couple pals that were Big Settee fans in college and the best thing they’d to shout about was Shawn Goater. Plastics they were not. Now Irish Chelseh fanz on the other hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 It’s just the Irish United/Liverpool/Chelsea/Arsenal fans who are plastics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooderson Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 3 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said: It’s just the Irish United/Liverpool/Chelsea/Arsenal fans who are plastics. Course it is mate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomicide Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 Would an Irish Leicester fan be a Plastic Fox (plastic fox)? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted December 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 6 hours ago, eFestivals said: just a guess, but did those selections have anything to do with Irish players at those teams at the time? (it could certainly apply to City) Would very much doubt it. In that era we had very few Irish players. Unless you count Chris Hughton who was born in East London but surprise surprise found a great aunt with a pet hamster who's cousin once holidayed in Dingle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted December 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 Fucking awful game tonight, 1 shot on target for both sides combined. Arsenal were shit and we were worse. Only good thing was the pitiful crowd made for a swift getaway. Have to win the FA Cup now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comfy Bean Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 Think you’ve also got to factor in the glory hunting element. If Pep stays a while and City win League and Champs League titles over the next few years then all the kids will be wearing their tops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetime Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 5 hours ago, Comfy Bean said: Think you’ve also got to factor in the glory hunting element. If Pep stays a while and City win League and Champs League titles over the next few years then all the kids will be wearing their tops. Can’t say I have seen a vast increase of Chelsea shirts in the last 15 years. Even when Utd were shit in the 80s they still had the appeal. United and Liverpool will always have that appeal more so than your city’s and Chelsea’s of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooderson Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 6 hours ago, thetime said: Can’t say I have seen a vast increase of Chelsea shirts in the last 15 years. Even when Utd were shit in the 80s they still had the appeal. United and Liverpool will always have that appeal more so than your city’s and Chelsea’s of the world. The only two clubs that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted December 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 29 minutes ago, Wooderson said: The only two clubs that matter. To the Irish....f'sure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooderson Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 48 minutes ago, TheGayTent said: To the Irish....f'sure... Shitload of Leeds fans over here. Poor hoors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted December 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 Dirty Leeds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nal Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) Just spotted one of the comments leedsjay4 years ago have these little c**ts ever had a bath? Edited December 20, 2017 by The Nal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jyoung Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 Pep has pushed Sterling to another level tbf. His game is a lot more consistent than it ever has been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 32 minutes ago, jyoung said: Pep has pushed Sterling to another level tbf. His game is a lot more consistent than it ever has been. Hmmm. How much of that is Pep, and how much of it was coming anyway? He always looked like he was likely to be one of the best (English players of this era), after all. He's standing out a lot now, but that's got more to do with how he was misused previously rather than any great spot by Pep to use him better. (having said all of that, and how city are flying, I'm not saying Pep has had zero effect) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comfy Bean Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 12 hours ago, thetime said: Can’t say I have seen a vast increase of Chelsea shirts in the last 15 years. Even when Utd were shit in the 80s they still had the appeal. United and Liverpool will always have that appeal more so than your city’s and Chelsea’s of the world. I think it depends on what age you are or what was happening when you first got into footy. I`m not talking massive numbers but 15 years ago I would have seen zero kids wearing Chelsea tops now there are always a few. Liverpool and United were winning everything back in the day and I think they have still have that appeal. If....neither win a thing for a decade and Man City sweep loads of league and european trophies with all the tv exposure etc that brings then I reckon the yoof of today grow up with City as their English club. I`m not saying there is anything wrong with that, I think it`s just the way it is. Loads of kids in Barca or Real strips these days including my own. Not so many Spanish strips about for the less successful teams ? Just remembered about a banner that the Celtic fans unveiled at a recent old firm game " your grandchildren will be Celtic fans ". There have always been more buses leave my town for Celtic and Rangers than go to my home ground where we go every week *. Think this is where I was getting my glory hunter thoughts. * some of them have non footy related reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink_triangle Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 4 hours ago, zahidf said: I suspect the media would have treated him very differently if he had been white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink_triangle Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 2 hours ago, Comfy Bean said: I think it depends on what age you are or what was happening when you first got into footy. I`m not talking massive numbers but 15 years ago I would have seen zero kids wearing Chelsea tops now there are always a few. Liverpool and United were winning everything back in the day and I think they have still have that appeal. If....neither win a thing for a decade and Man City sweep loads of league and european trophies with all the tv exposure etc that brings then I reckon the yoof of today grow up with City as their English club. I`m not saying there is anything wrong with that, I think it`s just the way it is. I disagree, I think there are a lot of family connection pulling people to Liverpool and man utd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetime Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 2 hours ago, Comfy Bean said: Liverpool and United were winning everything back in the day and I think they have still have that appeal. Can’t think of any era in modern day football when Liverpool and Utd were winning everything at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooderson Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 No other teams really matter. Similarly, Real and Barcelona are the only teams that really matter in Spain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayTent Posted December 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) Clement gone....Pulis back to Wales...too obvious? Doesn't fit their previous style of play but Edited December 20, 2017 by TheGayTent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comfy Bean Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 36 minutes ago, thetime said: Can’t think of any era in modern day football when Liverpool and Utd were winning everything at the same time. If I inferred at the same time then my mistake. If we skip a generation and in the meantime they win nothing and Man City and say Chelsea dominate everything Home and abroad then do you think Liverpool and Man U still have the same appeal ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comfy Bean Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 7 minutes ago, Wooderson said: No other teams really matter. But you’re a fan of one of them. Fans of other teams quite possibly don’t give a shit about them. Plenty of other footy fans probably don’t give a shit about the league they are in never mind any of the clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comfy Bean Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 47 minutes ago, pink_triangle said: I disagree, I think there are a lot of family connection pulling people to Liverpool and man utd. In the Far East as an example :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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