The Football Thread - Page 930

**pierrelm** · September 12th, 2012, 06:54 PM

Mark Lawrenson is irritating and well past his sell-by; the 'Twat's Twat'.
Shearer has never had anything to say worth listening to. Why is he on the screen?
Hansen exhausted his sum knowledge many seasons ago - he sounds like he's on a loop. I suspect over exposure to Lawro fused something years back. He rivals Lineker in conceit, which is saying something.

Why is it that ex-players become 'safe' - both Lee Dixon and Martin 'face made for radio' Keown were good pundits when they started but seem to be on the slide.

Garth Crooks is a whole new subspecies of self satisfied smug, and risible beyond belief. Has slighlty more insight than the imbecile Carlton Palmer although that's pushing it.

However my real hit list:
"Spoony" - knows fuckall, namedrops and should NEVER be allowed near football/sport broadcasting ever again;
Tim Lovejoy - I even preferred David Mellor to him. Utterly f'in clueless creep.
Robbie overexposed Savage; shouts anyone down that doesn't agree with him, so dense and opinionated he's unlistenable and seems to think that having been a pro makes him a world authority on the game. It so obviously doesn't.

My favourite, by any number of country miles, is the Great Jimmy Armfield, who manages to say more in one short quiet understated sentence than the rest of these babbling monkeys have managed in their entire broadcasting careers.

Oh and 'amen' to Victor's comment about the football league show. It's far more about the football...

**trugoythewhitedove** · September 12th, 2012, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by pierrelm

However my real hit list:
"Spoony" - knows fuckall, namedrops and should NEVER be allowed near football/sport broadcasting ever again;
Tim Lovejoy - I even preferred David Mellor to him. Utterly f'in clueless creep.
Robbie overexposed Savage; shouts anyone down that doesn't agree with him, so dense and opinionated he's unlistenable and seems to think that having been a pro makes him a world authority on the game. It so obviously doesn't.

My favourite, by any number of country miles, is the Great Jimmy Armfield, who manages to say more in one short quiet understated sentence than the rest of these babbling monkeys have managed in their entire broadcasting careers.

Oh and 'amen' to Victor's comment about the football league show. It's far more about the football...

Damn you pierrelm, I'd almost recovered from the horror of Spoony, Savage, and the excretion known as Loveboys. Does anyone else remember his (mercifully) short lived chat show ? His "interview" with Martin Freeman was the highpoint, for me. Loveboys had been given a Ramones tee-shirt to wear - presumably by some stylist. Freeman quizzed him on his Ramones knowledge, of which there was none.

"Name one of their albums, go on, name one"

Loveboys stared at the camera like a hunted deer, lost. Clearly he had never heard of them. Me, I'm so old that I actually saw them live a couple of times, so I loved it even more.

If I recall correctly, the staff on Soccer AM gave him dog's abuse for weeks, on the back of it.

Anyway mate, hopefully Melanie Bishop works for you on another host. Hail hail.

krustymcc · September 12th, 2012, 08:12 PM

Finally, after 23 years of campaigning, the victims' families have the truth.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...yside-19543964

Next step, justice (as far as it's possible after all this time).

September 12th, 2012, 08:19 PM

Agree with all the views on Smug Lineker, I am God Hansen, and nice but dim lawrenson but my pet hate is Mark Bright, so bland and incisive its cringeworthy. He can be 100% sure on something until Garth Crooks argues against him and he decides Garths right and he's wrong

And dont get me started on David Pleat....

**pierrelm** · September 12th, 2012, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by trugoythewhitedove

His "interview" with Martin Freeman was the highpoint, for me. Loveboys had been given a Ramones tee-shirt to wear - presumably by some stylist... Clearly he had never heard of them. Me, I'm so old that I actually saw them live a couple of times, so I loved it even more.

Oh I do indeed...saw them 3 times, on the 'Leave Home'/'R2Russia' tours with Tommy Ramone and the 'Road to Ruin' tour - Joey (RIP) had one of my old art school Ramones litho prints which he got from Gaye (Black) Advert.

Lovejoy was apparently a Watford 'supporter' who decided to follow Chelski once they gained success. Says it all...

I'd genuinely forgotten Mark Bright existed. I think if we can all simultaneously forget him, he'll actually disappear. Makes Shearer look like Tommy Docherty.

**Devius** · September 12th, 2012, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Inglorious

Agree with all the views on Smug Lineker, I am God Hansen, and nice but dim lawrenson but my pet hate is Mark Bright, so bland and incisive its cringeworthy. He can be 100% sure on something until Garth Crooks argues against him and he decides Garths right and he's wrong

And dont get me started on David Pleat....

Gary Lineker - can't they do a Crisp ad where he gets the recent "Go Compare" abuse??

But seriously folks, reading the comments on this thread, just confirms my current feeling of dismay and falling out of love with English Premiership football as packaged today (and hyped as "the greatest, most exciting league in the world" © SKY TV), populated by players who kiss the club badge of ABC FC one season, followed the next with press conferences explaining why the move to XYZ FC was really the dream move they always wanted.

For EPL football, read "Moneyball" instead...

**mitchspur** · September 13th, 2012, 09:56 PM

Hi All!
Just booked my trip there in the Wankropa League with Spurs. Any Brum fans here who went when Birmingham played there? Or, I think Glasgee Rangers played there when they were a 'Big' club.
Just wanted a few 'useful' pointers for the trip. Where to 'booze' and is there a red light district to avoid???

**Roger Allott** · September 14th, 2012, 08:58 AM

Maribor is one of two cities in 2012 to be European Capitals of Culture. The term 'red light district' seems to have taken on a new meaning!

On Poštna Street - now a red light district of Maribor, every weekend from 25th of May until 28th of July the intellectual whores of different professional profiles will operate in artistically modified discarded gondolas of the Pohorje cable-car. Under the auspices of the Performa Festival, the event will not take place only during the usual period at the end of November.

The main purpose of this, to seen by many as a morally controversial street art campaign, is to highlight the undervalued and underpaid, and increasingly negative value of intellectual work – to emphasize what jobs young educated people must do, that is those who cannot find adequate and suitably paid work or employment in the field in which they have been trained. Attention must be drawn to the humiliation and shame related to the fact that from day to day they are forced to perform and to be “liked” in all ways possible by different persons, upon whom it depends as to whether they are able to collect enough money to cover the bills for their basic existential needs.

For many among them, this is a life situation in which sooner or later you loose basic human dignity, it leads to such severe existential distress that the most vulnerable among them even search a solution in suicide – but it should not be talked about; most people speak very little or almost nothing about it! As a response this year's Performa will – among its topics – discuss this situation, and it’s thread will highlight the boundaries between what is public and what is personal, between inside and outside, between acceptable and unacceptable or respectively that invisible line and/or link, that separates and/or joins both entities.

**mitchspur** · September 14th, 2012, 12:22 PM

Well of course, Thank you for your enlightenment!!!!

I knew that all along, I was just testing you. Of course i wasn't going ANYWHERE near any whores.
BUT you ain't told be where the good boozers are

Just off now to ogle Kate 'Cambridge'
P.S. Hari-kiri if I watch Spurs loose at Reading on Sunday.
Boaz is a word in freemasonry. So I will be cautious though

**victor meldrew** · September 15th, 2012, 03:05 PM

Another lunch time ko and another visit to the pub. Norwich having the better of a poor game and on another day, they might well of had a couple of pens. At least the beer was more enjoyable than the game. Could be a struggle for Norwich as a few of our went missing, especially in the second half.

September 12th, 2012, 06:54 PM	#9291
pierrelm Vintage Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Midst the fen mists Posts: 5,450 Thanks: 55,798 Thanked 72,920 Times in 5,422 Posts	Mark Lawrenson is irritating and well past his sell-by; the 'Twat's Twat'. Shearer has never had anything to say worth listening to. Why is he on the screen? Hansen exhausted his sum knowledge many seasons ago - he sounds like he's on a loop. I suspect over exposure to Lawro fused something years back. He rivals Lineker in conceit, which is saying something. Why is it that ex-players become 'safe' - both Lee Dixon and Martin 'face made for radio' Keown were good pundits when they started but seem to be on the slide. Garth Crooks is a whole new subspecies of self satisfied smug, and risible beyond belief. Has slighlty more insight than the imbecile Carlton Palmer although that's pushing it. However my real hit list: "Spoony" - knows fuckall, namedrops and should NEVER be allowed near football/sport broadcasting ever again; Tim Lovejoy - I even preferred David Mellor to him. Utterly f'in clueless creep. Robbie overexposed Savage; shouts anyone down that doesn't agree with him, so dense and opinionated he's unlistenable and seems to think that having been a pro makes him a world authority on the game. It so obviously doesn't. My favourite, by any number of country miles, is the Great Jimmy Armfield, who manages to say more in one short quiet understated sentence than the rest of these babbling monkeys have managed in their entire broadcasting careers. Oh and 'amen' to Victor's comment about the football league show. It's far more about the football... Last edited by pierrelm; September 12th, 2012 at 06:57 PM.. Reason: Correction and addition.

September 12th, 2012, 08:12 PM	#9293
krustymcc Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 85 Thanks: 1,373 Thanked 827 Times in 84 Posts	Hillsborough papers Finally, after 23 years of campaigning, the victims' families have the truth. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...yside-19543964 Next step, justice (as far as it's possible after all this time).

September 13th, 2012, 09:56 PM	#9297
mitchspur Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5,659 Thanks: 10,164 Thanked 87,379 Times in 5,774 Posts	Maribor, Slovenia???? Hi All! Just booked my trip there in the Wankropa League with Spurs. Any Brum fans here who went when Birmingham played there? Or, I think Glasgee Rangers played there when they were a 'Big' club. Just wanted a few 'useful' pointers for the trip. Where to 'booze' and is there a red light district to avoid???

September 14th, 2012, 08:58 AM	#9298
Roger Allott Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,937 Thanks: 10,958 Thanked 155,879 Times in 8,000 Posts	Maribor is one of two cities in 2012 to be European Capitals of Culture. The term 'red light district' seems to have taken on a new meaning! On Poštna Street - now a red light district of Maribor, every weekend from 25th of May until 28th of July the intellectual whores of different professional profiles will operate in artistically modified discarded gondolas of the Pohorje cable-car. Under the auspices of the Performa Festival, the event will not take place only during the usual period at the end of November. The main purpose of this, to seen by many as a morally controversial street art campaign, is to highlight the undervalued and underpaid, and increasingly negative value of intellectual work – to emphasize what jobs young educated people must do, that is those who cannot find adequate and suitably paid work or employment in the field in which they have been trained. Attention must be drawn to the humiliation and shame related to the fact that from day to day they are forced to perform and to be “liked” in all ways possible by different persons, upon whom it depends as to whether they are able to collect enough money to cover the bills for their basic existential needs. For many among them, this is a life situation in which sooner or later you loose basic human dignity, it leads to such severe existential distress that the most vulnerable among them even search a solution in suicide – but it should not be talked about; most people speak very little or almost nothing about it! As a response this year's Performa will – among its topics – discuss this situation, and it’s thread will highlight the boundaries between what is public and what is personal, between inside and outside, between acceptable and unacceptable or respectively that invisible line and/or link, that separates and/or joins both entities. __________________ *If you don't want your beliefs ridiculed, don't have ridiculous beliefs.*

September 14th, 2012, 12:22 PM	#9299
mitchspur Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5,659 Thanks: 10,164 Thanked 87,379 Times in 5,774 Posts	Well of course, Thank you for your enlightenment!!!! I knew that all along, I was just testing you. Of course i wasn't going ANYWHERE near any whores. BUT you ain't told be where the good boozers are Just off now to ogle Kate 'Cambridge' P.S. Hari-kiri if I watch Spurs loose at Reading on Sunday. Boaz is a word in freemasonry. So I will be cautious though Last edited by mitchspur; September 14th, 2012 at 10:22 PM..

September 12th, 2012, 08:19 PM	#9294
Inglorious Guest Posts: n/a	Agree with all the views on Smug Lineker, I am God Hansen, and nice but dim lawrenson but my pet hate is Mark Bright, so bland and incisive its cringeworthy. He can be 100% sure on something until Garth Crooks argues against him and he decides Garths right and he's wrong And dont get me started on David Pleat....

September 15th, 2012, 03:05 PM	#9300
victor meldrew Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: At the bottom of an empty glass Posts: 15,778 Thanks: 531,920 Thanked 180,035 Times in 15,766 Posts	Norwich 0 West Ham 0 Another lunch time ko and another visit to the pub. Norwich having the better of a poor game and on another day, they might well of had a couple of pens. At least the beer was more enjoyable than the game. Could be a struggle for Norwich as a few of our went missing, especially in the second half.