NAMING RIGHTS THREAD: Liverpool really won't win the Premiership 2010-2011

Standing in amongst seats is actually less safe than standing on a purpose-built terrace.

could you expand? is it because legs and arms can get caught between seats?

There's standing in a number (all?) of MLS stadia too, either simply standing amongst seats/bleachers or in some cases on semi-German-style terracing.

actually in the Chicago supporter sections that aren't terraced ppl just stand on the benches

In a rather enthusiastic goal celebration you can actually trip over seats and go tumbling down several rows. (xxp)

^^^seen this happen a few times

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42692000/jpg/_42692677_bremen203.jpg

this is from bremen's stadium, folding seats if you want them, if not: stand away

I really want to work out the answers to that quiz, but don't want this thread to just become endless quiz speculation, so I've started this thread:
http://www.optasports.com/about/news/feature-the-opta-joe-sports-quiz.html

Doh. ^ That's not the thread.

This is: Opta Quiz

http://i.imgur.com/z7qSp.jpg

http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=site:bbc.co.uk+mike+phelan&um=1&hl=en&biw=1503&bih=679&tbs=isch:1,imgo:1,isz:ex,iszw:512,iszh:288

at White Hart Lane, if you go to a high seat, the steps are on such a steep slope that going up them always feels dangerous and dizzying to me!

the idea of a panicked crowd tumbling down those slopes is doubly scary.

In a rather enthusiastic goal celebration you can actually trip over seats and go tumbling down several rows. (xxp)

― in a wonderful balloon! (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Wednesday, 23 March 2011 21:48 (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

there was that Cardiff City dipshit that fell off the top tier at the New Den last week during a fruitless celebration

I have suffering multiple bruisings and dead legs from stupid wee plastic seats being in front of me when trying to celebrate goals. I have also nearly broken my ankle twice from clambering over flip-up seats to try and negotiate a swift exit from Celtic Park after games.

http://www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/london-sport/london-qpr/2011/03/25/qpr-plan-swoop-for-wolves-striker-kevin-doyle-82029-28397762

tee hee, yes please

Doyle and Taraabt together would be the alpha and omega of lower-half-of-Premiership attacking football. Tasty.

Obviously we couldn't hold on to Doyle if we go down, but we won't be going down so soz guys

Doyle and Taraabt together would be the alpha and omega of lower-half-of-Premiership attacking football. Tasty.

Stick Rory Delap in there as well, all bases covered.

ive not watched a lot of gods own epl this season

what are the best teams to watch

For excitement value, probably Blackpool.

Scratch that, Newcastle have probably had more ridiculous results than anyone. Doesn't necessarily mean they play great football but they haven't been bad.

I think Citeh in full flow are pretty thrilling but they do it what, once in every four games?

ya i've seen them look pretty great when silva, tevez, even balotelli get their act together, but that's rare

West Brom can't defend but they've been gorgeous.

Wigan are apparently pleasing on the eye but I've hardly seen them this season.

Džeko's gonna be great too I think. It's a hell of a strike-force.

West Ham have looked rather tasty in recent weeks.

And Wolves.

Basically all the Ws innit.

Hammill's gonna be thrilling I think. Guedioura too once he's fully fit, assuming that chucklehead lets him play.

kinda like watching the villa most atm, good individuals being collectively inept

guess west ham are currently in possession of the moment though yeah

mainly just demba ba's baby wanchope routine passing the time in anticipation of a hitzlcunter spesh

all about parker

Most of the relegation candidates play decent football actually, with the possible exception of Birmingham and Blackburn. And maybe Stoke if they still count as relegation candidates.

they dont, probably cos they dont gaf for pretty football.

Great Joy of Six this week:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2011/mar/25/joy-of-six-title-race-turning-points

i remember when we were close to the title in the early 80s and fcked up, but the searing memory was going to villa park and being spanked 6-1 in the 77-78 season. there couldn't have been more than 200 supporters in our 'end' and i can still picture the crowded terraces of villa fans on either side pointing their fingers and laughing.

we went on to beat arsenal in the cup final a couple of weeks later and for this 11 year old that was some consolation.

Were you at that (the cup final)?

no. my dad wasn't into football. but a family friend was a diehard fan and when they came up for a weekend to birmingham he obviously saw the opportunity to watch the villa game.

i'd have loved to be at that cup final, because it will always be a one-off for my team. but at the time it was enough to read the newspapers and snip out all the stories.\

different times.

The mystery of who tossed a banana onto the field during Sunday's friendly meeting between Brazil and Scotland has been solved, with confirmation that the object was thrown by a German tourist with no racist intent.

http://www.cleansheetsallround.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Jens-Lehmann-Arsenal-300x225.jpg

:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0HTpfu0Yvk

srsly

jaysus

NHS guidelines suggest that by two years old, toddlers can say around 100 words and start putting them into short sentences.

Ms Douglas questioned whether somebody with just 100 words at their disposal would be able to form sentences with full grammatical syntax structures.

"Perhaps they would just concentrate on nouns or verbs like 'football', 'kick' or 'harder'," she says.

http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/859554-niko-kranjcar-wants-to-quit-spurs-as-fulham-and-qpr-express-interest?

man i know we'll only end up signing jon parkin and greg halford or w/e but i am already loving this onrushing summer of transfer hype boners

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/columnists/oliver-holt/Oliver-Holt-column-Manchester-United-s-Nani-won-t-be-my-player-of-the-season-for-his-scowling-and-play-acting-but-Scott-Parker-Luka-Modric-Jack-Wilshere-Nemanja-Vidic-and-John-Terry-could-be-article718099.html

Oh God I would love to see The Beast playing in the Prem.

Parkin admitted his fitness was below 100 per cent because of a freak golfing accident during the build-up campaign in Austria.
"I was driving a golf cart, but didn't realise how steep the hill was," he said. "One thing led to another and it ended up on its roof."

none more big

Just started the reading the piece on Xavi in The Blizzard, and it's just struck me - wouldn't it be great if he, or any player for that matter, could wear shades or a headband with a tiny camera built-in so you could see the game from his perspective. That'd be well cool.