Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Tue Apr 08, 2014 11:03 am  

Robbie Savage is only a pundit on the BBC because he was on Strictly

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Tue Apr 08, 2014 6:27 pm  

Alan shearer makes me laugh.

I remember once he was condeming some foul play, with a holier than thou attitude which irritated me after that infamous neil lennon incident. Alan shearer has such bog standard, boring things to say.

Some pundits when they talk, you listen intently. When alan shearer begins to talk, you go to sleep.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:23 am  

FlexWheeler wrote:

Alan shearer makes me laugh.

I remember once he was condeming some foul play, with a holier than thou attitude which irritated me after that infamous neil lennon incident. Alan shearer has such bog standard, boring things to say.

Some pundits when they talk, you listen intently. When alan shearer begins to talk, you go to sleep.

Graham Kelly's autobiography is worth reading for that incident, and Shearer's demands to the FA alone

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Wed Apr 09, 2014 3:52 pm  

flipper wrote:

Graham Kelly's autobiography is worth reading for that incident, and Shearer's demands to the FA alone

Want to give us the highlights?

From my distant memory from the media in general Shearer demanded to be let off or he threatened to refuse to play for England again.

For kicking a player in the head I'd have probably given Shearer a six game ban (reduced to 4 because it was Lennon). For threatening to walk from England to try and influence the disciplinary I'd have banned him for six months.

Absolutely shameful that the FA caved in to him and let him off for that. The FA, UEFA, FIFA, the RFL, the government, they are all absolutely terrible.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Wed Apr 09, 2014 4:53 pm  

Hose Mourinho, Hose Mourinho!

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Wed Apr 09, 2014 5:35 pm  

Chelsea v Real Madrid would make for an interesting semi final

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Wed Apr 09, 2014 7:22 pm  

Cibaman wrote:

Chelsea v Real Madrid would make for an interesting semi final

Make a more interesting final.

TBH I don't think there is any uninteresting finals or semis available. Any option is intriguing.

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Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:03 am  

All Madrid final would be the best outcome I think.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Thu Apr 10, 2014 5:37 pm  

Mike Oxlong wrote:

All Madrid final would be the best outcome I think.

It would in a David v Goliath sense, but finals between teams from the same country tend to be poor.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Thu Apr 10, 2014 7:24 pm  

Lots of interesting potential for the final.

I think any final involving mourinho, failing that bayern v madrid would be my perference.