Kenny Dalglish Won't Be Delivering the Module: English Premiership 2011-12

Otoh, FA dispensing w/pre-game handshakes

― L'ennui, cette maladie de tous les (Michael White), Friday, 27 April 2012 16:46 (1 year ago) Permalink

are you part of the leeds-chelsea-rangers-linfield confraternity of progressive values in football?

― The term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove at Racialicious (nakhchivan), Friday, 27 April 2012 17:04 (1 year ago) Permalink

Ha ha. *Sigh*

― L'ennui, cette maladie de tous les (Michael White), Friday, 27 April 2012 17:16 (1 year ago) Permalink

Terry must have done himself a world of good for his forthcoming appearance in court with his half-time statement about what happened with Alexis Sanchez the other night.

CPS barrister: "Mr Terry, is there any reason for the court to believe you might lie about your own misdemeanours on the pitch in order to protect your reputation? Can you recall any instances in which you have failed to supply the truth about about offences you have committed when subsequently asked."

Terry: "You fucking blind cunt."

― Manfred Mann meets Man Parrish (ithappens), Friday, 27 April 2012 17:19 (1 year ago) Permalink

Ha, I never thought about that. Sweet.

― Ismael Klata, Friday, 27 April 2012 17:25 (1 year ago) Permalink

Maybe he abused Ferdinand 'just to let him know he was there'.

― L'ennui, cette maladie de tous les (Michael White), Friday, 27 April 2012 17:27 (1 year ago) Permalink

just to let him know he was black

― diafiyhm (darraghmac), Friday, 27 April 2012 17:29 (1 year ago) Permalink

It saddens me that his sending off may have actually galvanized Chelski to some extent. I often like JT's committment (preferably to prison, of course) but he's such a monumental idiot.

― L'ennui, cette maladie de tous les (Michael White), Friday, 27 April 2012 17:32 (1 year ago) Permalink

― Number None, Friday, 27 April 2012 17:42 (1 year ago) Permalink

Perfect mouthbreathing 'JT the slack-jawed yokel' shot there.

― L'ennui, cette maladie de tous les (Michael White), Friday, 27 April 2012 17:45 (1 year ago) Permalink

I saw a reference somewhere to the Cup Final kicking off at 5.15pm and assumed it was an amusing comment on the inevitability of it being a sterile affair settled on penalties. But no, it's true. What's the idea behind that?

― Ismael Klata, Friday, 27 April 2012 18:12 (1 year ago) Permalink

The Football Association can confirm that this season’s FA Cup with Budweiser Final between Chelsea and Liverpool will kick-off at 5.15pm on Saturday 5 May.

It will be the first FA Cup Final under floodlights at Wembley Stadium in almost 20 years – the last being Arsenal’s replay win over Sheffield Wednesday in 1993 when a last-minute header from Andy Linighan in extra-time sealed a 2-1 victory for the Gunners.

The FA aren't saying so let's assume it's for TV

― seapunk run. run punk run! (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:15 (1 year ago) Permalink

'We stated on record at the end of last season's final that we were looking at a later kick-off time after an FA review of the competition with fans and broadcasters," said a spokesman.

'Research showed that 5.15pm was more appealing than 3pm.

'5.15pm obviously gives people a chance to attend or play in a game earlier that day before watching the final on TV.

'The later time also maximises a bigger domestic and global TV audience for broadcasters.'

'Also we are huge cunts.'

― seapunk run. run punk run! (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:16 (1 year ago) Permalink

Engineering work, planned up to 18 months in advance, by Network Rail over the bank holiday weekend means Virgin Trains have cancelled all but three of their Liverpool to London services on the day of the final.

And while fans are being advised to travel to the capital via Manchester, Chester or Stoke, there appears to be no means of making the return journey as there are no trains returning to the north-west after the game.

Further engineering work near Milton Keynes means return journey times of over five hours for those hoping to travel back the day after.

― seapunk run. run punk run! (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:18 (1 year ago) Permalink

i'd say "unfuckingbelievable" but y'know it's the FA so

― seapunk run. run punk run! (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:18 (1 year ago) Permalink

What?! That's some oversight.

― L'ennui, cette maladie de tous les (Michael White), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:20 (1 year ago) Permalink

mighty

― diafiyhm (darraghmac), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:20 (1 year ago) Permalink

brb, buying a coach

― diafiyhm (darraghmac), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:22 (1 year ago) Permalink

that start time makes it significantly easier for me to see it, though.

― L'ennui, cette maladie de tous les (Michael White), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:22 (1 year ago) Permalink

Is the bank hol for May day? Who's stupider or more stubborn in this case, the FA or Network Rail?

― L'ennui, cette maladie de tous les (Michael White), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:24 (1 year ago) Permalink

Fucking hell. No transport, graveyard slot on telly, drowned out by the greatest league in the world - the Coupe de France is going to be the world's preëminent cup competition before you know it.

― Ismael Klata, Friday, 27 April 2012 18:24 (1 year ago) Permalink

it's a better telly slot, tbh

― diafiyhm (darraghmac), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:26 (1 year ago) Permalink

xp

the FA if that line about the repairs being announced 18 months ago is correct.

puts an interesting spin on all the whining when they weren't allowed to organise a World Cup finals, they can't even organise 1 match.

― seapunk run. run punk run! (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:27 (1 year ago) Permalink

i'm sure that overseas markets were in mind when they altered the time

― seapunk run. run punk run! (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:28 (1 year ago) Permalink

Why would Network Rail do repairs on a line over bank holiday weekend, though? Is there less traffic? I would have thought it made for a good weekend getaway to have an extra day off.

― L'ennui, cette maladie de tous les (Michael White), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:31 (1 year ago) Permalink

repairs usually happen over weekends, especially bank holidays. there's significantly less necessary traffic than during a working week.

― seapunk run. run punk run! (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:33 (1 year ago) Permalink

and it isn't just sprung on people on the whole.

― seapunk run. run punk run! (Noodle Vague), Friday, 27 April 2012 18:33 (1 year ago) Permalink

Whereas who could've predicted that a team from the north west would make the final?

― Ismael Klata, Friday, 27 April 2012 18:45 (1 year ago) Permalink

Under floodlights? The match will be over by 7pm, maybe.

― pandemic, Friday, 27 April 2012 19:17 (1 year ago) Permalink

The floodlights will be on. Even if they are unnecessary. They were on at the Chelsea-Spurs game the other week.

― Manfred Mann meets Man Parrish (ithappens), Friday, 27 April 2012 19:20 (1 year ago) Permalink

You'd think the FA could do with saving a few quid on their energy blls.

― pandemic, Friday, 27 April 2012 19:22 (1 year ago) Permalink

lets face it,he is a black fairy along with the white­ fairies getting paid loads of money for kicking a bag­ of wind about ,footballers hah bunch of over paid poofs­ and well over paid.

From Cliff, on Sat 28 Apr 0:28

― The term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove at Racialicious (nakhchivan), Friday, 27 April 2012 23:43 (1 year ago) Permalink

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/27042012/58/premier-league-jones-wins-court-case-perfect-alibi.html

― The term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove at Racialicious (nakhchivan), Friday, 27 April 2012 23:43 (1 year ago) Permalink

cliff is a great name for a racist

― The term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove at Racialicious (nakhchivan), Friday, 27 April 2012 23:44 (1 year ago) Permalink

Cliff, Dover (White)

― we are not bemused (onimo), Friday, 27 April 2012 23:46 (1 year ago) Permalink

over paid poofs­ and well over paid = early stage alzheimers?

― The term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove at Racialicious (nakhchivan), Friday, 27 April 2012 23:47 (1 year ago) Permalink

Just a few weeks ago manager Tony Pulis successfully argued that he should be able to keep his driving licence despite being clocked doing 96mph in a 60mph zone.

Pulis's lawyer - the same Mike Stephenson who defended Jones - claimed that the manager should not be disqualified since he had to make deals while on the phone in his car, and if the £1m-a-year boss had a chauffeur driving him round, the confidentiality of those calls could be breached - potentially scuppering major transfers.

And Magistrates accepted the argument that the inability to deal while at the wheel could lead to relegation: "The people of Stoke could suffer if Mr Pulis lost his licence," Stephenson said in his winning argument.

― r|t|c, Friday, 27 April 2012 23:53 (1 year ago) Permalink

mike stephenson, you are worth your weight in gold

― r|t|c, Friday, 27 April 2012 23:54 (1 year ago) Permalink

http://www.beswicks.com/view/images/staff/michael_stephenson_big.jpg

a winning smile begets a winning argument

― The term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove at Racialicious (nakhchivan), Friday, 27 April 2012 23:56 (1 year ago) Permalink

cameron jerome crashes into the courtroom, trips over football, bulldozes entire prosecution, judge smiles and says "i'm going to allow this!" etc

― r|t|c, Friday, 27 April 2012 23:58 (1 year ago) Permalink

that is a stoke city club lawyer if i ever saw one

bet pulis treated him to a big pie in a weatherspoons after

― r|t|c, Friday, 27 April 2012 23:59 (1 year ago) Permalink

http://beta.ilxor.com/sandbox/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=141&threadid=1704#unread

worth keeping imo

― diafiyhm (darraghmac), Saturday, 28 April 2012 00:20 (1 year ago) Permalink

Saha's verdict on 13 years in England: 'Yeah, I've been nearly great' Asked to sum up his career in eight words, Saha's first choice is 'paradoxical'

― The term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove at Racialicious (nakhchivan), Saturday, 28 April 2012 00:25 (1 year ago) Permalink

triffic conceptualisation e's got, e'll bring a lot to the team's vocabulary, wunnee?

― diafiyhm (darraghmac), Saturday, 28 April 2012 00:27 (1 year ago) Permalink

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2136309/Louis-Saha-Ive-nearly-great.html

some of it is a bit comment box ramble ish but he does seem unusually eloquent and self-reflexive for a football player.....tho french players tend to be like that, maybe why it's not as easy to corral them into a team

― The term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove at Racialicious (nakhchivan), Saturday, 28 April 2012 00:31 (1 year ago) Permalink

it's cos they have time to think about shit while they're translating their thoughts from english into french imo

― diafiyhm (darraghmac), Saturday, 28 April 2012 00:34 (1 year ago) Permalink

there are some like gerrard who seem reasonably intelligent despite their lack of formal schooling etc but the last interview i saw w/ scott parker made him seem borderline special needs

― The term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove at Racialicious (nakhchivan), Saturday, 28 April 2012 00:38 (1 year ago) Permalink

like obv he is bored and wants the interview to be over but it's like just give one tiny sign of metacognition and....no, the jaw moves but the eyes are utterly inert

― The term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove at Racialicious (nakhchivan), Saturday, 28 April 2012 00:40 (1 year ago) Permalink

i think a scan last year revealed that his brain has turned 90 degrees anticlockwise in his skull as a result of years of juddering impacts with the knees of players more prone to standing in a tackle. great heart tho, what a pro

― diafiyhm (darraghmac), Saturday, 28 April 2012 00:40 (1 year ago) Permalink

if that was the case wouldn't he start passing forwards?

― The term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove at Racialicious (nakhchivan), Saturday, 28 April 2012 00:42 (1 year ago) Permalink