doing an all time best arsenal starting XI
What's the point?
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doing an all time best arsenal starting XI
What's the point?
It's always a bit silly as well because people feel duty bound to include a couple of players from the 1930s despite the fact that not only have most alive people never seen them play, but they would have almost certainly died of heart attacks trying to play the modern game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
Like those best albums ever polls there is always the usual suspects. but have stupid entries that are popular at the time like Robbie Williams.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Yes. And someone usually goes with sentimental choices like David Rocastle or nostalgia-driven ones like Brady. The fact is that the best Arsenal XI ever is composed entirely of players who played under Wenger for the very simple reason that he has produced the best ever Arsenal teams. :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
This forum perhaps notwithstanding, people *do* love talking about football, so there's lots of money in it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
Match of the dayQuote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
CL Group stage, transfer windows, all analysis at half time/full time and especially on motd, probably a ****load more if I think about it... I'm growing out of football at last imo :cloud9:
Ah, just noticed I have SSN on though :hehe:
I hope one day they will remove these broadcast rules. 'YOU CAN NOT WATCH FOOTBALL AT 3PM. BUT YOU CAN WATCH A BUNCH OF OLD PLAYERS WATCHING THE MATCHES'Quote:
Originally Posted by barrybueno
and as soon as the final whistle goes they tease you by showing footage of the players walking around the pitch.
Especially as anyone with an ounce of smarts can find a 3pm live streamQuote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
Football players banging on about playing the latest FIFA game, you ****ing do the real thing for a living!!! At least play something different in your downtime!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
Exactly. I'd even be willing to pay extra to watch those games. Maybe part of that revenue can be distributed into the lower leagues. I really do not feel it would have any effect on attendances. Plus these days all games are filmed the people are already there.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
McManaman's creaky little high-pitched voice. Ian Darke good, Steve McManaman not good. Also how cool a name is Darke.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
I suppose the only losers are the television companies who actually own the "exclusive" rights. And maybe they don't really care as they can offset the loss against the fact that even more viewers get to see the advertising they're getting paid for. Like product placement in movies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
I believe Youtube livestreams the odd game nowadays, doesn't it. That's the start.
The 2 week international break :yawn:
Not boring persee, but things that annoy me in Football
The rule where a player gets booked for removing his shirt after scoring an important goal, going into the crowd etc.
The fuss about players changing shirts with opponents
How modern stadia haven't figured out how to serve food and drink quickly at half time (e.g. ban cash, make the season ticket card like a contactless Oyster)
Home made placards held by adults at games
Ah, have we done the whole 'watching the match through a mobile phone' thing? :shout:Quote:
Originally Posted by Brentwood
Dunno about banning cash. They should certainly hire people who know what the word "beer" means though. :-| We should all probably boycott the catering really. The club get no money for it, and if Delaware got no money for it they might walk away from their cosy 1,000 year contract and we can start again. Preferably with a caterer who hires peope who know what the word "beer" means.
Throw ins.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
People laughing at the referee using foam to mark the position for free kicks despite it being a perfectly sensible idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Awimb
We don't get any money from it? Really?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
Players claiming throw-ins when they clearly touch it last....ditto goal kicks/corners*Quote:
Originally Posted by Awimb
*This is more of a bugbear than boring
And when players know they are offside but pretend they are not and put the ball in the net all casual.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
And fans who know it's offside but still celebrate and get mad.
Discussions of the club's financesQuote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
Mo: £3M Illegal! Coming from a man who wants Usmanov to take over!Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Awimb nowerdays : hide:
The shirt removal-thing is understandable. For the sponsors, a player celebrating his goal is the money-shot, so to speak. For them, it's ruined if he takes it off. Although I wonder what happens if he's wearing an equally advertiser-friendly shirt underneath :rubchin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Brentwood
:clap: :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
"Punditry" from daft ex players talking absolute *******s but getting paid because they once sat in a PL dressing room: take a bow - Michael Owen, Robbie Savage, Andy Townsend, Ian Wright (yes it pains me), Shearer, Ferdinand, Crouchy et al. it is beyond a joke.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
And the endless different programmes and phone-ins the PL have during the week on endless repeat.
It comes dangerously close to putting you off the sport.
Chris Sutton is a whole new level of dumbQuote:
Originally Posted by Lady Henry AKA The African Queen
Fair point. But if not them, ex-players, who would make good pundits?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady Henry AKA The African Queen