The Football Thread - Page 1910

**victor meldrew** · November 26th, 2016, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by old alal

No that is Joey Barton! (IMHO) but Diouf was a close second.

For me its Diouf, anyone who spits at fans and players has no place in the game. After giving the phlegm man a trial at WHU BFS decided against signing him after club fan sites went into melt down, don't think that happened when we tried to sign the Joey the thug.

**gordian_knot** · November 26th, 2016, 03:05 PM

Funny that Diouf can't get anyone to agree with him.

http://www.goal.com/en/news/1862/pre...-was-scared-of

I suspect it's more a case that Gerrard let Diouf know that he was a shit player and a worse person.

**snowy25** · November 26th, 2016, 03:19 PM

Diouf is basically a saddo that has an over-inflated ego and opinion about his own ability as a player. He craves attention and as he is no longer playing needs to find another way to get it. The end result being he constantly has a dig at Gerrard knowing that it will blow up on social media because Gerrard has a lot of fans behind him. Thus keeping him in the news when he should have faded away long ago.

**footstep** · November 26th, 2016, 03:54 PM

We had Diouf in 2000/2002 at Lens.
He got married while the CAN 2001 and didn't come back after...
No one knew where he was......finally 2 weeks after, he came back and got a big tax...

**gordian_knot** · November 26th, 2016, 03:56 PM

Have to watch MOTD tonight just to see the "who'll get sacked next" final between Swansea and Crystal Palace.

Swansea 5 Palace 4.

Still a couple of minutes to go with Pardew in the box seat for the chop.

Coutinho has apparently sustained a bad injury which will be a big blow to Liverpool.

**snowy25** · November 26th, 2016, 04:04 PM

Watched the Eintracht vs Dortmund game earlier. I would guess not many had that result in the Bundesliga prediction thread. Frankfurt won 2-1 which is a great result for them and takes them 3rd.

The Swansea vs Palace game is one of those that will have people talking about for a while I think. There are not many games where the lead changes back and forth when there are 9 goals involved. Usually its a case of one side getting a battering and getting a consolation goal or two at the end.

**victor meldrew** · November 26th, 2016, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by snowy25

Watched the Eintracht vs Dortmund game earlier. I would guess not many had that result in the Bundesliga prediction thread. Frankfurt won 2-1 which is a great result for them and takes them 3rd.

The Swansea vs Palace game is one of those that will have people talking about for a while I think. There are not many games where the lead changes back and forth when there are 9 goals involved. Usually its a case of one side getting a battering and getting a consolation goal or two at the end.

I wonder who was the only person in the German Football Bundesliga Predictions thread to pick a 3-2 home win.

Is it goodnight Pardew?

Are those sneaky Pensioners glory bound?

Leyton Orient in a downward spiral, well done Mr Pastry for leaving the club in safe hands, your words not mine.

Time to put pen to paper, well an email and advise the SFA to hand the SPL trophy to Celtic as a Christmas gift.

**old alal** · November 27th, 2016, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by victor meldrew

For me its Diouf, anyone who spits at fans and players has no place in the game. After giving the phlegm man a trial at WHU BFS decided against signing him after club fan sites went into melt down, don't think that happened when we tried to sign the Joey the thug.

I accept your view VM, but I could put up with someone spitting at me. Someone who stubs a cigar out in a junior players eye ...... I'd rip his arms off and hit him with the soggy ends!

**Devius** · November 27th, 2016, 06:28 PM

Jose Mourinho was sent off for a second time in a month as his Manchester United side drew 1-1 against West Ham at Old Trafford.

The Portuguese boss kicked a water bottle in reaction to referee Jon Moss showing Paul Pogba a yellow card for diving. Replays showed West Ham's Mark Noble did not make contact with the France midfielder.
Mourinho's men are now 11 points shy of leaders Chelsea.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38041957

Moyes – 22 points from 13 games.
LvG – 22 points from 13 games.
José – 20 points from 13 games.

United's worst start in Premier League history - Mourinho is 2 points worse off than Moyes was at this point in the season.

FYI: United have spent $615m since they fired David Moyes....

**Meini Again** · November 27th, 2016, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by victor meldrew

......... Are those sneaky Pensioners glory bound?........

Just an aside. I have a sister-in-law that organises hospitality etc at Twickers, and is an avid Chelsea fan. Well, since Roman arrived

I used the term"The Pensioners" once and she went livid, saying they'd never been called that, she lived in London and knew all the posh grounds etc etc, whereas I lived hundreds of miles away and supported a team that played in a pigsty. Which is probably fair

To this day she is adamant that I made the knickname up to get a rise out of her and her allegiances. I emailed her an old pic from the time when they allowed Chelsea Pensioners to have their own little section.
She said it wasn't Stamford Bridge.

A thought had occured, have they re-written history, air-brushed reality so the term Pensioners and post-Roman support truly aren't compatible?

Just an aside.

November 26th, 2016, 03:05 PM	#19092
gordian_knot Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Gordium Posts: 1,225 Thanks: 6,524 Thanked 13,823 Times in 1,209 Posts	Funny that Diouf can't get anyone to agree with him. http://www.goal.com/en/news/1862/pre...-was-scared-of I suspect it's more a case that Gerrard let Diouf know that he was a shit player and a worse person. __________________ - "The whole of anything is never told." - Henry James "Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable." - George Orwell

November 26th, 2016, 03:56 PM	#19095
gordian_knot Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Gordium Posts: 1,225 Thanks: 6,524 Thanked 13,823 Times in 1,209 Posts	Have to watch MOTD tonight just to see the "who'll get sacked next" final between Swansea and Crystal Palace. Swansea 5 Palace 4. Still a couple of minutes to go with Pardew in the box seat for the chop. Coutinho has apparently sustained a bad injury which will be a big blow to Liverpool. __________________ - "The whole of anything is never told." - Henry James "Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable." - George Orwell Last edited by gordian_knot; November 26th, 2016 at 04:01 PM..

November 27th, 2016, 06:28 PM	#19099
Devius Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: It's a London Thing.... Posts: 23,607 Thanks: 142,521 Thanked 229,034 Times in 23,643 Posts	Jose Mourinho was sent off for a second time in a month as his Manchester United side drew 1-1 against West Ham at Old Trafford. The Portuguese boss kicked a water bottle in reaction to referee Jon Moss showing Paul Pogba a yellow card for diving. Replays showed West Ham's Mark Noble did not make contact with the France midfielder. Mourinho's men are now 11 points shy of leaders Chelsea. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38041957 Moyes – 22 points from 13 games. LvG – 22 points from 13 games. José – 20 points from 13 games. United's worst start in Premier League history - Mourinho is 2 points worse off than Moyes was at this point in the season. FYI: United have spent $615m since they fired David Moyes.... __________________ "I've had it with them, I've had it with you, I've had it with ALL THIS - I WANT ROOM SERVICE!* I want the club sandwich, I want the cold Mexican beer, I want a $10,000-a-night hooker!"* Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

November 26th, 2016, 03:19 PM	#19093
snowy25 Vintage Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,274 Thanks: 6,664 Thanked 23,144 Times in 2,260 Posts	Diouf is basically a saddo that has an over-inflated ego and opinion about his own ability as a player. He craves attention and as he is no longer playing needs to find another way to get it. The end result being he constantly has a dig at Gerrard knowing that it will blow up on social media because Gerrard has a lot of fans behind him. Thus keeping him in the news when he should have faded away long ago.

November 26th, 2016, 03:54 PM	#19094
footstep Lost luggages? Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: France Posts: 7,268 Thanks: 92,097 Thanked 86,801 Times in 7,170 Posts	We had Diouf in 2000/2002 at Lens. He got married while the CAN 2001 and didn't come back after... No one knew where he was......finally 2 weeks after, he came back and got a big tax...

November 26th, 2016, 04:04 PM	#19096
snowy25 Vintage Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,274 Thanks: 6,664 Thanked 23,144 Times in 2,260 Posts	Watched the Eintracht vs Dortmund game earlier. I would guess not many had that result in the Bundesliga prediction thread. Frankfurt won 2-1 which is a great result for them and takes them 3rd. The Swansea vs Palace game is one of those that will have people talking about for a while I think. There are not many games where the lead changes back and forth when there are 9 goals involved. Usually its a case of one side getting a battering and getting a consolation goal or two at the end.