Things I Hate About Football

[Joolz]

A bit quiet on here today, so how about a list of things we hate about football? To get the ball rolling, how about...

1. Managers/Pundits who want referees to be both 'consistent' and 'apply common sense as the situation dictates'.
2. Managers who describe every goal conceded as 'sloppy' and every goal scored as 'good'.
3. Compulsory booing of ex-players when they return to thier old clubs.
4. Sheep like mentality that says you have to hate your local rivals (for the record I hate Crystal Palace more that Col U).
5. People who moan about the noise when they're at a football match.

Any more?

 

[Ron Manager]

The fact that Southend United aren't a dominate force in the Premiership and in Europe, attracting the best players from all over the world to play for us purely for the glory of pulling on the famous blue shirt.

 

[Barry the dog]

Quote[/b] (Joolz @ Nov. 19 2004,14:19)]4. Sheep like mentality that says you have to hate your local rivals (for the record I hate Crystal Palace more that Col U).

yeah but you have to have a local rival you can all hate together, it healthy and creates some good banter/atmosphere which is sometimes lacking.

 

[GNH]

Defenders "shielding" the ball out for a goal kick, otherwise known as blatant obstruction, and when an attacker does it to get a corner it is given as a foul

 

[Groyne Strain]

Kevin Maher.

Darryl Flahavan.

Fans with sense of humour bypasses that don't know they're having the p.iss ripped out of them..

 

[Bob Cratchitt]

Quote[/b] (GNH @ Nov. 19 2004,14:31)]Defenders "shielding" the ball out for a goal kick, otherwise known as blatant obstruction, and when an attacker does it to get a corner it is given as a foul

That one is occuring more and more, it peeves me when that happens.

 

[Ron Manager]

Quote[/b] (GNH @ Nov. 19 2004,14:31)]Defenders "shielding" the ball out for a goal kick, otherwise known as blatant obstruction, and when an attacker does it to get a corner it is given as a foul

I'm sure I've seen you do exactly that whilst playing for Prittlewell FC though.................

 

[TerryintheWest]

Losing  

 

 

[Hong Kong Blue]

Haven't got time to list everything but a quick mention for

1. How the game is turning into a non-contact sport through a combination of bad refs and players diving.
2. Premier$hite fans who only follow their team on Sky.
3. Fans who wear their team's shirt the day after their team has won.

 

[Joolz]

Quote[/b] (Barry the dog @ Nov. 19 2004,14:30)]

Quote[/b] (Joolz @ Nov. 19 2004,14:19)]4. Sheep like mentality that says you have to hate your local rivals (for the record I hate Crystal Palace more that Col U).

yeah but you have to have a local rival you can all hate together, it healthy and creates some good banter/atmosphere which is sometimes lacking.

Agree with that, but I can't get on with slagging off thier fans after the game. After all, they aren't so different from us - loyally supporting a lower division team that has minimal (if any) success.

 

[Joolz]

Celebrity football fans who all of a sudden declare an undying love for the game, but, by coincdence, never happen to support any team that is currently s**t.

 

[Hong Kong Blue]

Two more -

1) Commentators who say what a stupid rule it is that players have to go off the pitch after being treated by the physio. The problem is that players shouldn't (except in serious cases) be treated on the pitch in the first place.

2) The old pro routine of giving the ball back just because someone went down with some minor injury. Keep the ball! (ps Heaven help any team who tries this against us!)

 

[Guest]

Fans who have to moan about something.

 

[Smudger]

Nick Hornby. Annoys the crap out of me - smug middle class ponce.

 

[Joolz]

Quote[/b] (Smudger @ Nov. 19 2004,15:22)]Nick Hornby. Annoys the crap out of me - smug middle class ponce.

...and supports Arsenal.

 

[overseas shrimper]

Quote[/b] (Joolz @ Nov. 19 2004,14:19)]4. Sheep like mentality that says you have to hate your local rivals (for the record I hate Crystal Palace more that Col U).

I didn't know Col U hated Palace!

 

[blues_r_best]

I'm sure he also hates pedantic football fans from abroad.

 

[overseas shrimper]

Quote[/b] (blues_r_best @ Nov. 19 2004,15:43)]I'm sure he also hates pedantic football fans from abroad.

Probably.

 

[Barry the dog]

Mark Lawrenson the football pundit.

Not only does he talk b******s but he has got a face like a wealder's bench and doesn't stop whinging.

Bring back Big Ron.

 

[W4 Shrimper]

John Motson's inability to say the names of any Spanish footballers (who the f**k are 'Jarvi' and 'Yakin' Motty?)

Managers who never admit the faults of their team - it's always the ref or bad luck. I'm thinking mostly Souness and Ferguson here.

People who support a team just because they are successful - as alluded to above, celebrities in particular seem afflicted by this

David Mellor

Sky's pretence that football started in 1992 with the invention of the Premier League.

Rob from Customer Services. He never passes the ball to anyone the greedy c**t