[30/04/2008 09:38:40] DogFace says: You spawny gits!
[30/04/2008 09:40:38] DogFace says: got any fingernails left?
[30/04/2008 09:45:00] dhjackal says: none
[30/04/2008 09:45:15] dhjackal says: He scores goal galore, He scores goals, Paul Scholes he scores goals
[30/04/2008 09:45:33] dhjackal says: repeat until you pass out
[30/04/2008 09:45:39] DogFace says: Great strike though - yeah... you did well to hang on until the end - man...
[30/04/2008 09:45:56] dhjackal says: i know
[30/04/2008 09:45:59] dhjackal says: i was dying
[30/04/2008 09:46:20] DogFace says: I thought Henry was going to break your heart when he got that free header - but he just nodded it at the keeper... good game to watch - some of the Barca movement was awesome they were all over you – but couldn't quite finish. And your boys had, I think, two half decent attacks that didn't come to anything.
[30/04/2008 09:56:15] dhjackal says: we battered them
[30/04/2008 09:56:16] dhjackal says: it was easy
[30/04/2008 09:56:23] dhjackal says: i knew it would be
[30/04/2008 09:56:32] dhjackal says: i'm £60 up!
[30/04/2008 10:02:08] DogFace says: I think 'battered' is perhaps the wrong word... but yeah - you had a plan and it paid off - well done. Going to be a shite final though if the Chavs get through... wouldn't mind watching Man-u Vs Liverpool though.
Wednesday 30 April 2008
Tuesday 29 April 2008
Two out of three ain't bad.
Last nights game was a cracker – again we had a fair shout from the officials, now we can’t win anything, why bother to continue with the persecution; so it was a chance to see some proper football, a rare treat!
I say we can’t win anything but actually it’s mathematically slim to the point of impossible after the Manu/Chav most rigged game ever made the title race go “right to the wire”... but saying that – the string of ‘key decisions’ that went against us earlier in the season was also mathematically slim to the point of statistical impossiblility so who can tell just ‘how exciting’ the title race will get?!
Place your bets ladies and gentlemen please (you fucking mugs) - blah.
Derby, fair play to them came out and gave us a game – Fuck the pundits Derby fans, they gave you boys massive disrespect. It takes guts to come out and play – and fair fucking play to your support, you got a full house of proper fans and that’s more than most EPL clubs these days... shame you’re shit and got no fitness – but what don’t kill you makes you stronger and you’ll bounce back next season a better team.
I had an argument with QPR Dan the other day as he said that these games must be “non-events” for me – I told him that cup finals were non-events these days and an honest football match with a chance to see good football is an event in itself.
“But you can’t actually win anything” he said.
"We can win the match on the day, 90 minutes 45 each way, what more do you want? We would have won the league with this match all things being equal over the season, decisions wise."
“Oh don’t start with that shit again – Man-u are much better than you that’s why they are going to win it!”
"We’re 10 points a better team than Man-u, 20 points a better team than Chelsea – you don’t get it do you?!"
“Sour grapes mate - The trouble with whingy Wenger and you armchair supporters is...”
It was obvious - QPR Dan was on the windup - rumbled, QPR Dan loves the windup! QPR Dan has a soft underbelly though – he “loves” QPR just a little bit more than winding me up, he has a QPR tattoo and everything.
"I can imagine you not giving a shit about corruption as you boys will buy your way into the EPL next season. And what’s all this about “armchair supporter”? I go to every home game, you – as I recall – jacked in your season ticket."
“Yeah, but you KNOW I’VE SUPPORTED QPR SINCE 86!!!”
"So… why don’t you go to the games?"
“I WILL NEXT SEASON!”
"What… when you start winning you’ll support them again?"
“WHEN WE GET INTO THE PREM I’M GOING TO COME AND TAKE A SHIT ON YOUR DESK YOU FUCKER!”
QPR Dan gets angry quite easily... but it’s fair to say that he wound me up as much as I did him. We haven’t spoken since and I fully expect a desk full of faecal matter as and when QPR buy their way to glory – the definition of a “non event”.
[29/04/2008 11:31:35] DogFace says: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7370698.stm
[29/04/2008 11:39:14] dhjackal says: mental
[29/04/2008 11:39:17] dhjackal says: what a bunch of losers
[29/04/2008 11:40:15] DogFace says: Yeah well - saw it coming a mile off - Thaskin only wanted Man Shitty as a publicity vehicle to ingratiate himself with the Thai people after fucking them blind and running off with all their cash in the first place.
[29/04/2008 11:40:45] DogFace says: He don't give a shit about football... wonder who he has lined up to replace him?
[29/04/2008 11:50:20] dhjackal says: why would owning Man City ingratiate you to anyone?
[29/04/2008 11:50:31] dhjackal says: surely that's a capital offence
[29/04/2008 11:50:39] dhjackal says: they should have shot the fuckwit
[29/04/2008 11:50:42] DogFace says: They love the EPL over there... could have been any team.
[29/04/2008 11:51:01] dhjackal says: rumor is he's lining up Wenger to take over
[29/04/2008 11:51:04] DogFace says: LOL
[29/04/2008 11:51:10] DogFace says: *whatever*
[29/04/2008 11:51:24] DogFace says: He'll probably get some Thai celebrity.
[29/04/2008 11:52:14] DogFace says: He's having some bother at the moment as his puppet in charge has turned on him - thus not releasing his billion-in-the-bank of stolen funds.
[29/04/2008 11:52:45] DogFace says: So I doubt that shitty will get much of a budget in the summer for new signings.
[29/04/2008 11:53:13] DogFace says: Unless they want a few more Thai 'super stars' for photo oppertunities (chuckle)
[29/04/2008 11:54:14] DogFace says: Mind you - he still will have a bit of cash kicking around from air asia... so you never know.
[29/04/2008 11:54:54] DogFace says: Anyway - let's talk gambling... what you going for on tonights game?
[29/04/2008 11:56:05] DogFace says: It should be a good one, up for grabs! Your boys going to play football tonight or shut up shop and play for penalties?
[29/04/2008 12:10:17] dhjackal says: i don't know you tell me
[29/04/2008 12:10:26] dhjackal says: you "know" all the results nowerdays
[29/04/2008 12:10:29] DogFace says: You know your team
[29/04/2008 12:10:39] DogFace says: Ha, yes - I won more on last nights game (cash)
[29/04/2008 12:10:46] DogFace says: £30 - sweet
[29/04/2008 12:10:49] dhjackal says: nice
[29/04/2008 12:10:52] dhjackal says: you can buy lunch
[29/04/2008 12:11:07] DogFace says: HT/FT Arsenal/Arsenal @ Arse to score more than 3.
[29/04/2008 12:11:28] DogFace says: £20 down £30 profit.
[29/04/2008 12:11:53] DogFace says: I got two bets on tonights game but I am concerned by the odds at the moment...
[29/04/2008 12:12:47] DogFace says: Apparently you are the favourites... which seems wierd in my opinion i.e. your team are carrying key injuries and Barca played you off the park in the first leg?
[29/04/2008 12:12:58] DogFace says: ...so - dunno...
[29/04/2008 12:13:39] DogFace says: There isn't much money on it though... so - I reckon that the pro gamblers are steering clear as it's a flip-of-a-coin type of game.
[29/04/2008 12:14:13] DogFace says: You'll get 3 times as much cash down, for instance, on a rigged midweek Chelski game.
[29/04/2008 12:15:30] DogFace says: But - based purely on form and ability I reckon Barca by 2 goals... if you do win then you will deserve it - no way will there be anything dodgy going on - I hope!
[29/04/2008 12:17:39] DogFace says: If anything I would say that an all english final would not be desired as a pan-european spectacle... but Manu (as do Barca) have too much clout to be robbed in the CL.
[29/04/2008 12:26:18] dhjackal says: bollox
[29/04/2008 12:26:30] DogFace says: whaddup?
[29/04/2008 13:18:57] dhjackal says: nothing
[29/04/2008 13:31:04] DogFace says: Thinking about it... I reckon that SAF might come up with the old 'flood the pitch' master stroke to destroy the Barca passing game... better hope it rains! That might actually work.
[29/04/2008 13:35:15] dhjackal says: well it's what we did when we destroyed you
[29/04/2008 13:35:22] dhjackal says: so you might be right
[29/04/2008 13:35:33] DogFace says: haha... cunning
[29/04/2008 13:35:59] DogFace says: in an anti-football kind of way.
[29/04/2008 13:36:51] DogFace says: I wish I had thought about that before I put my cash down!! :-@
[29/04/2008 13:37:32] dhjackal says: never mind
[29/04/2008 13:40:29] dhjackal says: oi
[29/04/2008 13:40:37] dhjackal says: if you bet on the game tonight
[29/04/2008 13:40:44] DogFace says: uh huh?
[29/04/2008 13:40:44] dhjackal says: are you only betting on the 90 minutes?
[29/04/2008 13:40:51] DogFace says: Yeah.
[29/04/2008 13:41:03] DogFace says: Otherwise you bet on who reaches the final.
[29/04/2008 13:41:31] DogFace says: You got some tips for me bad boy? What are you getting on?
[29/04/2008 13:45:23] dhjackal says: Barcelona
[29/04/2008 13:45:37] DogFace says: Insurance bet?
[29/04/2008 13:45:38] dhjackal says: have to lay some of my bets
[29/04/2008 13:45:47] DogFace says: what other bets you got?
[29/04/2008 13:45:49] dhjackal says: have £100 riding on Man Utd
[29/04/2008 13:45:55] dhjackal says: with "mates"
[29/04/2008 13:45:58] DogFace says: bejesus!
[29/04/2008 13:46:15] DogFace says: You can get great odds on Barca....
[29/04/2008 13:46:29] DogFace says: ...but tell me - what if it's a draw 1-1?
[29/04/2008 13:46:29] dhjackal says: i can lay all that for £28
[29/04/2008 13:46:36] dhjackal says: which i can take
[29/04/2008 13:47:19] DogFace says: Not like you mate - but probably wise as you didn't get the away goal... and the odds, as you say, are favorable to that.
[29/04/2008 13:48:25] dhjackal says: exactly
I say we can’t win anything but actually it’s mathematically slim to the point of impossible after the Manu/Chav most rigged game ever made the title race go “right to the wire”... but saying that – the string of ‘key decisions’ that went against us earlier in the season was also mathematically slim to the point of statistical impossiblility so who can tell just ‘how exciting’ the title race will get?!
Place your bets ladies and gentlemen please (you fucking mugs) - blah.
Derby, fair play to them came out and gave us a game – Fuck the pundits Derby fans, they gave you boys massive disrespect. It takes guts to come out and play – and fair fucking play to your support, you got a full house of proper fans and that’s more than most EPL clubs these days... shame you’re shit and got no fitness – but what don’t kill you makes you stronger and you’ll bounce back next season a better team.
I had an argument with QPR Dan the other day as he said that these games must be “non-events” for me – I told him that cup finals were non-events these days and an honest football match with a chance to see good football is an event in itself.
“But you can’t actually win anything” he said.
"We can win the match on the day, 90 minutes 45 each way, what more do you want? We would have won the league with this match all things being equal over the season, decisions wise."
“Oh don’t start with that shit again – Man-u are much better than you that’s why they are going to win it!”
"We’re 10 points a better team than Man-u, 20 points a better team than Chelsea – you don’t get it do you?!"
“Sour grapes mate - The trouble with whingy Wenger and you armchair supporters is...”
It was obvious - QPR Dan was on the windup - rumbled, QPR Dan loves the windup! QPR Dan has a soft underbelly though – he “loves” QPR just a little bit more than winding me up, he has a QPR tattoo and everything.
"I can imagine you not giving a shit about corruption as you boys will buy your way into the EPL next season. And what’s all this about “armchair supporter”? I go to every home game, you – as I recall – jacked in your season ticket."
“Yeah, but you KNOW I’VE SUPPORTED QPR SINCE 86!!!”
"So… why don’t you go to the games?"
“I WILL NEXT SEASON!”
"What… when you start winning you’ll support them again?"
“WHEN WE GET INTO THE PREM I’M GOING TO COME AND TAKE A SHIT ON YOUR DESK YOU FUCKER!”
QPR Dan gets angry quite easily... but it’s fair to say that he wound me up as much as I did him. We haven’t spoken since and I fully expect a desk full of faecal matter as and when QPR buy their way to glory – the definition of a “non event”.
[29/04/2008 11:31:35] DogFace says: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7370698.stm
[29/04/2008 11:39:14] dhjackal says: mental
[29/04/2008 11:39:17] dhjackal says: what a bunch of losers
[29/04/2008 11:40:15] DogFace says: Yeah well - saw it coming a mile off - Thaskin only wanted Man Shitty as a publicity vehicle to ingratiate himself with the Thai people after fucking them blind and running off with all their cash in the first place.
[29/04/2008 11:40:45] DogFace says: He don't give a shit about football... wonder who he has lined up to replace him?
[29/04/2008 11:50:20] dhjackal says: why would owning Man City ingratiate you to anyone?
[29/04/2008 11:50:31] dhjackal says: surely that's a capital offence
[29/04/2008 11:50:39] dhjackal says: they should have shot the fuckwit
[29/04/2008 11:50:42] DogFace says: They love the EPL over there... could have been any team.
[29/04/2008 11:51:01] dhjackal says: rumor is he's lining up Wenger to take over
[29/04/2008 11:51:04] DogFace says: LOL
[29/04/2008 11:51:10] DogFace says: *whatever*
[29/04/2008 11:51:24] DogFace says: He'll probably get some Thai celebrity.
[29/04/2008 11:52:14] DogFace says: He's having some bother at the moment as his puppet in charge has turned on him - thus not releasing his billion-in-the-bank of stolen funds.
[29/04/2008 11:52:45] DogFace says: So I doubt that shitty will get much of a budget in the summer for new signings.
[29/04/2008 11:53:13] DogFace says: Unless they want a few more Thai 'super stars' for photo oppertunities (chuckle)
[29/04/2008 11:54:14] DogFace says: Mind you - he still will have a bit of cash kicking around from air asia... so you never know.
[29/04/2008 11:54:54] DogFace says: Anyway - let's talk gambling... what you going for on tonights game?
[29/04/2008 11:56:05] DogFace says: It should be a good one, up for grabs! Your boys going to play football tonight or shut up shop and play for penalties?
[29/04/2008 12:10:17] dhjackal says: i don't know you tell me
[29/04/2008 12:10:26] dhjackal says: you "know" all the results nowerdays
[29/04/2008 12:10:29] DogFace says: You know your team
[29/04/2008 12:10:39] DogFace says: Ha, yes - I won more on last nights game (cash)
[29/04/2008 12:10:46] DogFace says: £30 - sweet
[29/04/2008 12:10:49] dhjackal says: nice
[29/04/2008 12:10:52] dhjackal says: you can buy lunch
[29/04/2008 12:11:07] DogFace says: HT/FT Arsenal/Arsenal @ Arse to score more than 3.
[29/04/2008 12:11:28] DogFace says: £20 down £30 profit.
[29/04/2008 12:11:53] DogFace says: I got two bets on tonights game but I am concerned by the odds at the moment...
[29/04/2008 12:12:47] DogFace says: Apparently you are the favourites... which seems wierd in my opinion i.e. your team are carrying key injuries and Barca played you off the park in the first leg?
[29/04/2008 12:12:58] DogFace says: ...so - dunno...
[29/04/2008 12:13:39] DogFace says: There isn't much money on it though... so - I reckon that the pro gamblers are steering clear as it's a flip-of-a-coin type of game.
[29/04/2008 12:14:13] DogFace says: You'll get 3 times as much cash down, for instance, on a rigged midweek Chelski game.
[29/04/2008 12:15:30] DogFace says: But - based purely on form and ability I reckon Barca by 2 goals... if you do win then you will deserve it - no way will there be anything dodgy going on - I hope!
[29/04/2008 12:17:39] DogFace says: If anything I would say that an all english final would not be desired as a pan-european spectacle... but Manu (as do Barca) have too much clout to be robbed in the CL.
[29/04/2008 12:26:18] dhjackal says: bollox
[29/04/2008 12:26:30] DogFace says: whaddup?
[29/04/2008 13:18:57] dhjackal says: nothing
[29/04/2008 13:31:04] DogFace says: Thinking about it... I reckon that SAF might come up with the old 'flood the pitch' master stroke to destroy the Barca passing game... better hope it rains! That might actually work.
[29/04/2008 13:35:15] dhjackal says: well it's what we did when we destroyed you
[29/04/2008 13:35:22] dhjackal says: so you might be right
[29/04/2008 13:35:33] DogFace says: haha... cunning
[29/04/2008 13:35:59] DogFace says: in an anti-football kind of way.
[29/04/2008 13:36:51] DogFace says: I wish I had thought about that before I put my cash down!! :-@
[29/04/2008 13:37:32] dhjackal says: never mind
[29/04/2008 13:40:29] dhjackal says: oi
[29/04/2008 13:40:37] dhjackal says: if you bet on the game tonight
[29/04/2008 13:40:44] DogFace says: uh huh?
[29/04/2008 13:40:44] dhjackal says: are you only betting on the 90 minutes?
[29/04/2008 13:40:51] DogFace says: Yeah.
[29/04/2008 13:41:03] DogFace says: Otherwise you bet on who reaches the final.
[29/04/2008 13:41:31] DogFace says: You got some tips for me bad boy? What are you getting on?
[29/04/2008 13:45:23] dhjackal says: Barcelona
[29/04/2008 13:45:37] DogFace says: Insurance bet?
[29/04/2008 13:45:38] dhjackal says: have to lay some of my bets
[29/04/2008 13:45:47] DogFace says: what other bets you got?
[29/04/2008 13:45:49] dhjackal says: have £100 riding on Man Utd
[29/04/2008 13:45:55] dhjackal says: with "mates"
[29/04/2008 13:45:58] DogFace says: bejesus!
[29/04/2008 13:46:15] DogFace says: You can get great odds on Barca....
[29/04/2008 13:46:29] DogFace says: ...but tell me - what if it's a draw 1-1?
[29/04/2008 13:46:29] dhjackal says: i can lay all that for £28
[29/04/2008 13:46:36] dhjackal says: which i can take
[29/04/2008 13:47:19] DogFace says: Not like you mate - but probably wise as you didn't get the away goal... and the odds, as you say, are favorable to that.
[29/04/2008 13:48:25] dhjackal says: exactly
Thursday 24 April 2008
Living for the weekend
[24/04/2008 09:38:21] DogFace says: So... Man-u play the better football then?
[24/04/2008 09:38:28] DogFace says: :-D
[24/04/2008 09:38:35] dhjackal says: better than Arsenal
[24/04/2008 09:39:00] DogFace says: on a level playing field against a team who play proper football your boys are shown up to be exactly what they are...
[24/04/2008 09:39:04] DogFace says: ...ordinary.
[24/04/2008 09:39:14] DogFace says: believe it!
[24/04/2008 09:39:51] dhjackal says: if we're "ordinary" what are you
[24/04/2008 09:39:57] DogFace says: honest
[24/04/2008 09:39:59] dhjackal says: a team we beat 3 times
[24/04/2008 09:40:40] DogFace says: you cheat. you know it.
[24/04/2008 09:42:52] dhjackal says: we win! you know it!
[24/04/2008 09:42:57] DogFace says: who cares
[24/04/2008 09:43:04] dhjackal says: you do
[24/04/2008 09:43:05] dhjackal says: loser
[24/04/2008 09:43:09] DogFace says: you pay money to watch that 'soap opera'?
[24/04/2008 09:43:13] DogFace says: you're the loser!
[24/04/2008 09:43:23] DogFace says: (rofl)
[24/04/2008 09:43:36] dhjackal says: you pay more money to watch your team lose "in style"
[24/04/2008 09:43:41] dhjackal says: who's the loser
[24/04/2008 09:43:43] dhjackal says: YOU
[24/04/2008 09:43:46] DogFace says: I pay money to watch proper football
[24/04/2008 09:43:51] dhjackal says: course you do
[24/04/2008 09:43:53] DogFace says: which makes me the winner
[24/04/2008 09:44:13] DogFace says: you pay money to buy 'glory'
[24/04/2008 09:44:22] DogFace says: which makes you A loser.
[24/04/2008 09:45:47] dhjackal says: wiinning = glory
[24/04/2008 09:45:54] dhjackal says: losing = nothing
[24/04/2008 09:46:04] dhjackal says: you might as well support Reading
[24/04/2008 09:48:26] DogFace says: What up - truth hurt?
[24/04/2008 09:48:37] dhjackal says: by the way what game were you watching last night?
[24/04/2008 09:48:49] DogFace says: the one where your boys were getting raped.
[24/04/2008 09:48:57] DogFace says: how you managed 0-0 I don't know!?
[24/04/2008 09:49:08] dhjackal says: but we did
[24/04/2008 09:50:01] DogFace says: That was foreplay for barca - they are going to bend you over in the second leg and shaft you like tuppeny whores in front of your own fans.
[24/04/2008 09:51:20] DogFace says: I'll say 0-2, it's free money - get on it.
[24/04/2008 09:51:34] DogFace says: draw/barca
[24/04/2008 09:51:52] DogFace says: Henry to get both
[24/04/2008 09:52:06] dhjackal says: how much are you putting on it?
[24/04/2008 09:52:11] DogFace says: £20
[24/04/2008 09:52:17] dhjackal says: good lad
[24/04/2008 09:38:28] DogFace says: :-D
[24/04/2008 09:38:35] dhjackal says: better than Arsenal
[24/04/2008 09:39:00] DogFace says: on a level playing field against a team who play proper football your boys are shown up to be exactly what they are...
[24/04/2008 09:39:04] DogFace says: ...ordinary.
[24/04/2008 09:39:14] DogFace says: believe it!
[24/04/2008 09:39:51] dhjackal says: if we're "ordinary" what are you
[24/04/2008 09:39:57] DogFace says: honest
[24/04/2008 09:39:59] dhjackal says: a team we beat 3 times
[24/04/2008 09:40:40] DogFace says: you cheat. you know it.
[24/04/2008 09:42:52] dhjackal says: we win! you know it!
[24/04/2008 09:42:57] DogFace says: who cares
[24/04/2008 09:43:04] dhjackal says: you do
[24/04/2008 09:43:05] dhjackal says: loser
[24/04/2008 09:43:09] DogFace says: you pay money to watch that 'soap opera'?
[24/04/2008 09:43:13] DogFace says: you're the loser!
[24/04/2008 09:43:23] DogFace says: (rofl)
[24/04/2008 09:43:36] dhjackal says: you pay more money to watch your team lose "in style"
[24/04/2008 09:43:41] dhjackal says: who's the loser
[24/04/2008 09:43:43] dhjackal says: YOU
[24/04/2008 09:43:46] DogFace says: I pay money to watch proper football
[24/04/2008 09:43:51] dhjackal says: course you do
[24/04/2008 09:43:53] DogFace says: which makes me the winner
[24/04/2008 09:44:13] DogFace says: you pay money to buy 'glory'
[24/04/2008 09:44:22] DogFace says: which makes you A loser.
[24/04/2008 09:45:47] dhjackal says: wiinning = glory
[24/04/2008 09:45:54] dhjackal says: losing = nothing
[24/04/2008 09:46:04] dhjackal says: you might as well support Reading
[24/04/2008 09:48:26] DogFace says: What up - truth hurt?
[24/04/2008 09:48:37] dhjackal says: by the way what game were you watching last night?
[24/04/2008 09:48:49] DogFace says: the one where your boys were getting raped.
[24/04/2008 09:48:57] DogFace says: how you managed 0-0 I don't know!?
[24/04/2008 09:49:08] dhjackal says: but we did
[24/04/2008 09:50:01] DogFace says: That was foreplay for barca - they are going to bend you over in the second leg and shaft you like tuppeny whores in front of your own fans.
[24/04/2008 09:51:20] DogFace says: I'll say 0-2, it's free money - get on it.
[24/04/2008 09:51:34] DogFace says: draw/barca
[24/04/2008 09:51:52] DogFace says: Henry to get both
[24/04/2008 09:52:06] dhjackal says: how much are you putting on it?
[24/04/2008 09:52:11] DogFace says: £20
[24/04/2008 09:52:17] dhjackal says: good lad
Tuesday 22 April 2008
Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?
The game at the weekend pretty much went according to plan, although Reading were allowed to go in heavy on the challenge I saw this as just a personal bias from the Ref rather than anything more sinister - there wasn’t too much against us other than that in terms of key decisions, so pretty fair all things considered.
We won 2-0.
I gave up my seat to Adam, so he could sit next to his girlfriend – my brother couldn’t make it so she had that one – I sat somewhere behind the goal. Shit view – but it was a good game none the less. The atmosphere was not so good – there seemed to be a lot of first timers about... you know the ones who laugh, nudge each other and obligingly get to their feet when the now passé “Stand up if you hate Tottenham” chant goes round. Personally, I only sing it when we are playing Tottenham – other than that, who really cares?
I was sat with what seemed to be an Arsenal supporter family – two young lads and a mother. The young lad that was behind me had an incredibly loud voice and sang pretty much all game – to himself for the most part. In between chants he was continually on Gallas’ back for imagined misdemeanours in his playing and captaincy style... Adebayor also got berated when he scored as apparently he:
“Should have been doing that more a few weeks ago, too little too late Ade! Too late now to start playing well now!”.
I informed him that it wasn’t Adebayor’s fault that he was getting continually ruled offside, denied penalties and had perfectly good goals disallowed – we’ve been robbed, nothing to do with the teams performance as we were clearly the best team in the league... he said that I sounded like Adam and went into an ear splitting chant of:
“I’ve got a foreskin haven’t you dirty jew...”
What - we're playing Reading you fucking moron?!?! What slimy dark corner of your 'id' did that one crawl out of?
His brother then said:
"I would rather us play a rubbish, scrappy game of football and win something rather than this shit".
He cast me a nervous, accusatory look – was he testing me? I told him that season tickets are still for sale at Stamford Bridge... and, also, that it would be unlikely that we would win anything until we sold out to Usmanov – the mother chimed in:
"Yeah, that's what we should do – it's for the best init; we should sell out and start winning"
Shit kickers – I can’t believe they took hope from that statement?!? To quote Lydon (again): 'I think you'll find that empty vessels make the loudest noise' - never a truer word spoken - although he probably nicked it...
I left the match feeling like something like Winston Smith in the land of the proles but other than that it was enjoyable – RvP was stepping back up to his amazing form and Theo had an excellent game. I was really pleased that he had done so well from starting the match – he really got stuck into it. I was a happy fan.
I emailed The Joker on Monday with an idea about releasing a video on youtube detailing how matches can be fixed with examples of techniques... match fixing is an art form – I hate it but part of me admires the way it is done. It’s not just the officials either – the whole game is complicit. I might attempt to detail this in later posts but, at present, it’s too much of a mind-fuck to contemplate on a Wednesday morning. The Joker was positive about some of my ideas but maybe he’s just stringing me along and being polite – he’s a nice guy and he has got all the inside information on everything football, where he gets it from I don’t know but his research is amazing.
You should read his blog if you get the chance – he’s a professional gambler... I think?
He told me:
“A rather worrying sign is that Usmanov has got Schalke included in next season's Emirates Cup - this is a concern as Schalke are another Kremlin/Gazprom outfit. Fat boy has already got some clout.”
This looks bad for Arsenal and football in general – I can’t back this up as Google doesn’t bring anything back on the 2009 Emirates cup? As I said – inside info... is it true? Time will tell.
I’ve learned a lot about the game from him and yesterday I put this knowledge to good use and placed some bets based on the reasoning that:
Liverpool are shit, Liverpool will cheat, Chelsea have rested everyone and based their whole season on this game after buying an easy route to the semi's.
Did you see the match? Hilarious – Chelsea got nothing from the ref all game where as Liverpool had it handed to them on a platter... how I laughed at the end, much as I dislike Chelsea – justice was done. It’s going to be a thriller of a 0-0 second leg!
Champions League football seems to get duller as we near the yawn-fest of the final – BTW, dhjackal – you should have taken my advice:
[22/04/2008 13:36:23] DogFace says: well... yes - Chelsea are shit but Abramovic will have the cash out on this one any way he can - Liverpool are tier 1 G14 and that also goes a long way in the CL decisions wise.
[22/04/2008 13:37:03] DogFace says: Liverpool are at home...
[22/04/2008 13:37:21] DogFace says: ...hmm
[22/04/2008 14:42:02] DogFace says: Draw I reckon. I'm going heavy
[22/04/2008 14:47:04] DogFace says: Chelsea to get the away goal due to a ‘Reina howler’.
[22/04/2008 14:49:56] dhjackal says: sounds plasiable
[22/04/2008 14:50:13] DogFace says: might look into the spread betting...
[22/04/2008 14:50:33] DogFace says: I can't see anyone walking away with this one - it'll be 1-1 or 1-0
[22/04/2008 15:07:47] DogFace says: Where's your money going?
[22/04/2008 15:07:56] dhjackal says: not betting
[22/04/2008 15:07:58] dhjackal says: broke
[22/04/2008 15:08:05] DogFace says: thought you had £100?
[22/04/2008 15:08:06] dhjackal says: might have to withdraw that
[22/04/2008 15:08:14] dhjackal says: cos i'm skint
[22/04/2008 15:08:33] DogFace says: if you put it all on 1-1 you'll make £700
[22/04/2008 15:08:43] DogFace says: FREE MONEY
[22/04/2008 15:08:46] DogFace says: (chuckle)
[22/04/2008 15:10:33] DogFace says: I'm going on: 1-1 @ 7 and HT/FT - Liverpool/Draw @17.5 - Speculative bets - but I'll keep the stakes low-ish.
Quids in!
We won 2-0.
I gave up my seat to Adam, so he could sit next to his girlfriend – my brother couldn’t make it so she had that one – I sat somewhere behind the goal. Shit view – but it was a good game none the less. The atmosphere was not so good – there seemed to be a lot of first timers about... you know the ones who laugh, nudge each other and obligingly get to their feet when the now passé “Stand up if you hate Tottenham” chant goes round. Personally, I only sing it when we are playing Tottenham – other than that, who really cares?
I was sat with what seemed to be an Arsenal supporter family – two young lads and a mother. The young lad that was behind me had an incredibly loud voice and sang pretty much all game – to himself for the most part. In between chants he was continually on Gallas’ back for imagined misdemeanours in his playing and captaincy style... Adebayor also got berated when he scored as apparently he:
“Should have been doing that more a few weeks ago, too little too late Ade! Too late now to start playing well now!”.
I informed him that it wasn’t Adebayor’s fault that he was getting continually ruled offside, denied penalties and had perfectly good goals disallowed – we’ve been robbed, nothing to do with the teams performance as we were clearly the best team in the league... he said that I sounded like Adam and went into an ear splitting chant of:
“I’ve got a foreskin haven’t you dirty jew...”
What - we're playing Reading you fucking moron?!?! What slimy dark corner of your 'id' did that one crawl out of?
His brother then said:
"I would rather us play a rubbish, scrappy game of football and win something rather than this shit".
He cast me a nervous, accusatory look – was he testing me? I told him that season tickets are still for sale at Stamford Bridge... and, also, that it would be unlikely that we would win anything until we sold out to Usmanov – the mother chimed in:
"Yeah, that's what we should do – it's for the best init; we should sell out and start winning"
Shit kickers – I can’t believe they took hope from that statement?!? To quote Lydon (again): 'I think you'll find that empty vessels make the loudest noise' - never a truer word spoken - although he probably nicked it...
I left the match feeling like something like Winston Smith in the land of the proles but other than that it was enjoyable – RvP was stepping back up to his amazing form and Theo had an excellent game. I was really pleased that he had done so well from starting the match – he really got stuck into it. I was a happy fan.
I emailed The Joker on Monday with an idea about releasing a video on youtube detailing how matches can be fixed with examples of techniques... match fixing is an art form – I hate it but part of me admires the way it is done. It’s not just the officials either – the whole game is complicit. I might attempt to detail this in later posts but, at present, it’s too much of a mind-fuck to contemplate on a Wednesday morning. The Joker was positive about some of my ideas but maybe he’s just stringing me along and being polite – he’s a nice guy and he has got all the inside information on everything football, where he gets it from I don’t know but his research is amazing.
You should read his blog if you get the chance – he’s a professional gambler... I think?
He told me:
“A rather worrying sign is that Usmanov has got Schalke included in next season's Emirates Cup - this is a concern as Schalke are another Kremlin/Gazprom outfit. Fat boy has already got some clout.”
This looks bad for Arsenal and football in general – I can’t back this up as Google doesn’t bring anything back on the 2009 Emirates cup? As I said – inside info... is it true? Time will tell.
I’ve learned a lot about the game from him and yesterday I put this knowledge to good use and placed some bets based on the reasoning that:
Liverpool are shit, Liverpool will cheat, Chelsea have rested everyone and based their whole season on this game after buying an easy route to the semi's.
Did you see the match? Hilarious – Chelsea got nothing from the ref all game where as Liverpool had it handed to them on a platter... how I laughed at the end, much as I dislike Chelsea – justice was done. It’s going to be a thriller of a 0-0 second leg!
Champions League football seems to get duller as we near the yawn-fest of the final – BTW, dhjackal – you should have taken my advice:
[22/04/2008 13:36:23] DogFace says: well... yes - Chelsea are shit but Abramovic will have the cash out on this one any way he can - Liverpool are tier 1 G14 and that also goes a long way in the CL decisions wise.
[22/04/2008 13:37:03] DogFace says: Liverpool are at home...
[22/04/2008 13:37:21] DogFace says: ...hmm
[22/04/2008 14:42:02] DogFace says: Draw I reckon. I'm going heavy
[22/04/2008 14:47:04] DogFace says: Chelsea to get the away goal due to a ‘Reina howler’.
[22/04/2008 14:49:56] dhjackal says: sounds plasiable
[22/04/2008 14:50:13] DogFace says: might look into the spread betting...
[22/04/2008 14:50:33] DogFace says: I can't see anyone walking away with this one - it'll be 1-1 or 1-0
[22/04/2008 15:07:47] DogFace says: Where's your money going?
[22/04/2008 15:07:56] dhjackal says: not betting
[22/04/2008 15:07:58] dhjackal says: broke
[22/04/2008 15:08:05] DogFace says: thought you had £100?
[22/04/2008 15:08:06] dhjackal says: might have to withdraw that
[22/04/2008 15:08:14] dhjackal says: cos i'm skint
[22/04/2008 15:08:33] DogFace says: if you put it all on 1-1 you'll make £700
[22/04/2008 15:08:43] DogFace says: FREE MONEY
[22/04/2008 15:08:46] DogFace says: (chuckle)
[22/04/2008 15:10:33] DogFace says: I'm going on: 1-1 @ 7 and HT/FT - Liverpool/Draw @17.5 - Speculative bets - but I'll keep the stakes low-ish.
Quids in!
Friday 18 April 2008
Greetings to the new brunette...
Well – what can I say about football? This season has been the best of times and the worst of times for me. As a football fan in my second year of holding a season ticket I am learning the game fast.
I used to think I knew it all from watching the game in the pubs, MOTD and dodgy internet streams but I was wrong. You have to watch the games live to appreciate exactly what is going on out there.
Let me state this now and clearly as I possibly can:
The pundits lie.
The papers lie.
The media in general is full of shit.
Next time you watch a match, turn the volume down and make you own decisions – remember them and do not allow them to be swayed by anyone – no matter how much of a self proclaimed ‘expert’ they are. Watch the games, believe your eyes, trust your instincts - that is all.
Last season I had niggling doubts as to some of the decisions that were going on - on the field of play... but now I am in no doubt that Premier League football is crooked. I support Arsenal and right now we are out of every competition. I am NOT a sore loser. We HAVE been robbed.
Let me step back a few months - the game that finally woke me up was the Birmingham Vs Arsenal match in February (2-2). I had just got home from taking the kids out (swimming I think) and I was in the kitchen sorting out a beer so I could settle down for the game when I got a phone call from my brother PieFace. His voice was shaky – he said:
“Are you watching?”
I said no.. was just going to switch on.
“It looks bad – Eduardo been injured.. it looks bad.”
How bad?
“I think he’s out for the season... it’s very bad, broken leg.”
Jesus man – I’m going to watch it now – I’ll get back to you…
...it was bad – I switched on to see Ade looking scared and sick, Fabregas was in clear distress, nobody knew what to do – Gary was fussing about and waving for backup and oxygen and that shit-kicker Taylor was just sitting there.
Taylor got sent off – it was the only correct decision that the Ref (Mike Dean) made that day. The rest of the first half was a disjointed affair, the players clearly had their minds on what state Eduardo was in and not on the match.
Birmingham scored from a free kick which wasn’t a free kick... or was it? I don’t know – it seems that Arsenal can’t get a free kick for love or money (unless we are breaking in a dangerous position and the boy in black blows his whistle to give the other team a chance to get the whole fucking squad behind the ball before play continues) – where as our competitors get free kicks and penalties for tripping over their own shoe laces... I say ‘love or money’ but I suspect that ‘money’ is more important in getting referee decisions these days than the increasingly irrelevant emotion in this league for the ‘love’ of the game.
The experts at half time reckoned that Taylor must be in a terrible state, imagine how poor Taylor must feel – it wasn’t a ‘bad’ tackle apparently. Bullshit – he went in hard and straight legged with the shit-kicker tactic of the shit-kicker teams that play us: “hoof Arsenal off the ball for the first 10 minutes as the ref won’t even card you for it” – well done Fergie for giving the premier league that gem of “footballing genius” – I guess that’s what you call progressive football, all good for the game eh?
Taylor ruined Eduardo – and Arsene has been saying that this would happen for years... Arsene was proved correct. Nobody cared as Eduardo was just a foreigner and played for Arsenal – if that had happed to Rooney then effigies of Martin Taylor would still be swinging from lamp posts. Eduardo is quality and class. Eduardo is a gentleman. Eduardo loves football. Eduardo is a foreigner. Eduardo is all the things Martin Taylor isn’t.
I don’t feel sorry for Taylor – Wenger was correct, he should never play football again… what was he even doing on the field? If you go out on national television and destroy something beautiful then you should not expect any sympathy for it.
The second half was better, Theo scored 2 and we were up – Gallas and Wenger had clearly got focus back in the dressing room as we were flying. They wanted to win this one for their colleague and friend and they got on with it despite the best efforts of Dean and his henchmen – we were going to win. Then – Ade got fouled in the area – it was a clear penalty under the eyes of Dean – 1-3 to us. Good. Fuck you very much Birmingham and fuck you very much Taylor.
What happened next destroyed any faith that I had in this league as a fair competition. The penalty was not awarded... instead in the last minute of extra time Birmingham hoofed it up field and Clichy let it drift before clearing it under a speculative challenge from McFadden. A giddy with joy Dean could not wait to whip his whistle out and award a penalty – McFadden scored and Birmingham equalised.
Well done McFadden you cheated twice and got your rewards as a shit-kicking lackey in a bent league... tell your grandkids about it why don’t you?
Alas – the cameras didn’t focus on your smug face for long... the cameras moved to William Gallas. Our captain.
Gallas knew the score, he knew as captain his team, our team, had been cheated not only out of 3 points but out of a result that might have made some sense of that tragic fucking bloody day – you could see it in his eyes as he cried - it had dawned on him too:
Football has broken.
Since then we have been robbed game after game after game after game.
Tomorrow I’ll go to watch us play Reading at Ashburton Grove – as we have been removed from every major competition and we are no longer a threat to Man United’s title (that was in my opinion bought and paid for last summer) then I have high hopes that we might see a match worth watching... not that it means anything in terms of trophies – but, saying that, trophies these days don’t actually mean anything in terms of football.
I used to think I knew it all from watching the game in the pubs, MOTD and dodgy internet streams but I was wrong. You have to watch the games live to appreciate exactly what is going on out there.
Let me state this now and clearly as I possibly can:
The pundits lie.
The papers lie.
The media in general is full of shit.
Next time you watch a match, turn the volume down and make you own decisions – remember them and do not allow them to be swayed by anyone – no matter how much of a self proclaimed ‘expert’ they are. Watch the games, believe your eyes, trust your instincts - that is all.
Last season I had niggling doubts as to some of the decisions that were going on - on the field of play... but now I am in no doubt that Premier League football is crooked. I support Arsenal and right now we are out of every competition. I am NOT a sore loser. We HAVE been robbed.
Let me step back a few months - the game that finally woke me up was the Birmingham Vs Arsenal match in February (2-2). I had just got home from taking the kids out (swimming I think) and I was in the kitchen sorting out a beer so I could settle down for the game when I got a phone call from my brother PieFace. His voice was shaky – he said:
“Are you watching?”
I said no.. was just going to switch on.
“It looks bad – Eduardo been injured.. it looks bad.”
How bad?
“I think he’s out for the season... it’s very bad, broken leg.”
Jesus man – I’m going to watch it now – I’ll get back to you…
...it was bad – I switched on to see Ade looking scared and sick, Fabregas was in clear distress, nobody knew what to do – Gary was fussing about and waving for backup and oxygen and that shit-kicker Taylor was just sitting there.
Taylor got sent off – it was the only correct decision that the Ref (Mike Dean) made that day. The rest of the first half was a disjointed affair, the players clearly had their minds on what state Eduardo was in and not on the match.
Birmingham scored from a free kick which wasn’t a free kick... or was it? I don’t know – it seems that Arsenal can’t get a free kick for love or money (unless we are breaking in a dangerous position and the boy in black blows his whistle to give the other team a chance to get the whole fucking squad behind the ball before play continues) – where as our competitors get free kicks and penalties for tripping over their own shoe laces... I say ‘love or money’ but I suspect that ‘money’ is more important in getting referee decisions these days than the increasingly irrelevant emotion in this league for the ‘love’ of the game.
The experts at half time reckoned that Taylor must be in a terrible state, imagine how poor Taylor must feel – it wasn’t a ‘bad’ tackle apparently. Bullshit – he went in hard and straight legged with the shit-kicker tactic of the shit-kicker teams that play us: “hoof Arsenal off the ball for the first 10 minutes as the ref won’t even card you for it” – well done Fergie for giving the premier league that gem of “footballing genius” – I guess that’s what you call progressive football, all good for the game eh?
Taylor ruined Eduardo – and Arsene has been saying that this would happen for years... Arsene was proved correct. Nobody cared as Eduardo was just a foreigner and played for Arsenal – if that had happed to Rooney then effigies of Martin Taylor would still be swinging from lamp posts. Eduardo is quality and class. Eduardo is a gentleman. Eduardo loves football. Eduardo is a foreigner. Eduardo is all the things Martin Taylor isn’t.
I don’t feel sorry for Taylor – Wenger was correct, he should never play football again… what was he even doing on the field? If you go out on national television and destroy something beautiful then you should not expect any sympathy for it.
The second half was better, Theo scored 2 and we were up – Gallas and Wenger had clearly got focus back in the dressing room as we were flying. They wanted to win this one for their colleague and friend and they got on with it despite the best efforts of Dean and his henchmen – we were going to win. Then – Ade got fouled in the area – it was a clear penalty under the eyes of Dean – 1-3 to us. Good. Fuck you very much Birmingham and fuck you very much Taylor.
What happened next destroyed any faith that I had in this league as a fair competition. The penalty was not awarded... instead in the last minute of extra time Birmingham hoofed it up field and Clichy let it drift before clearing it under a speculative challenge from McFadden. A giddy with joy Dean could not wait to whip his whistle out and award a penalty – McFadden scored and Birmingham equalised.
Well done McFadden you cheated twice and got your rewards as a shit-kicking lackey in a bent league... tell your grandkids about it why don’t you?
Alas – the cameras didn’t focus on your smug face for long... the cameras moved to William Gallas. Our captain.
Gallas knew the score, he knew as captain his team, our team, had been cheated not only out of 3 points but out of a result that might have made some sense of that tragic fucking bloody day – you could see it in his eyes as he cried - it had dawned on him too:
Football has broken.
Since then we have been robbed game after game after game after game.
Tomorrow I’ll go to watch us play Reading at Ashburton Grove – as we have been removed from every major competition and we are no longer a threat to Man United’s title (that was in my opinion bought and paid for last summer) then I have high hopes that we might see a match worth watching... not that it means anything in terms of trophies – but, saying that, trophies these days don’t actually mean anything in terms of football.
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