themaninblack 2,112 Posted April 17, 2012 Congratulations to Reading for getting promoted to the Premier League... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Flag 84 Posted April 17, 2012 Hope to see Chester in the Premier soon, we got there tonight and now Match of the Day is worth watching again and best of all, I don't have to watch the god-awful Football League show. Come on you Royals! Doubt the FLS will be there to watch for anyone next year. No great loss tbh Well done to Reading. One of the few clubs no one particularly hates, as far as I can tell. Good to see them up there again, and under a great manager in Brian McDermott Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MightyMoose 10 Posted April 18, 2012 Hope to see Chester in the Premier soon, we got there tonight and now Match of the Day is worth watching again and best of all, I don't have to watch the god-awful Football League show. Come on you Royals! Doubt the FLS will be there to watch for anyone next year. No great loss tbh Well done to Reading. One of the few clubs no one particularly hates, as far as I can tell. Good to see them up there again, and under a great manager in Brian McDermott Recalls a song on the Aldershot terraces way back that went : "My old man said be a Reading fan, I said "fuck off, bollocks you're a cunt!" So I think it's safe to say Aldershot don't like Reading.... (and they don't like audiobooks either - boom boom!) Having said that, in between songs bitching about the IRA, the list of clubs they "hate" is quite immense... Reading, Woking, Farnborough, Exeter, Leighton, Brighton, Any team with Graham Westley etc etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted April 18, 2012 chelsea beating barca what season roberto di matteo is having as manager ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Flag 84 Posted April 24, 2012 Football, bloody hell I'm no Chelsea fan but that was incredible. One of the greatest matches I've ever seen PS I think we need Geoff Shreeves to go and have a word with the Gibbs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MightyMoose 10 Posted April 25, 2012 Good tactical, battling performance from Chelsea, naive tactically from Barca in both legs. To make a strategy like that work, you need to ride your luck a little and fair play to Chelsea, they did it. Can't say they didn't deserve it overall either. As for the best game ever, that's a real stretch imo. I doubt many neutrals really count that on their all-time top 10 greatest games. Wish I'd followed my instinct about 2 months ago and put $$$ on Real beating Chelsea in the final - Mourinho's final "fuck you" to Abramovich! Of course, Real have to get there, but I think they probably will. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted April 25, 2012 As for the best game ever, that's a real stretch imo. I doubt many neutrals really count that on their all-time top 10 greatest games. As a neutral viewer I thoroughly enjoyed the match. Well done Chelsea, and all that. Best game ever it wasn't. For that the 2005 final that Liverpool FC managed to win after a 3 goal deficit comes to mind. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Flag 84 Posted April 26, 2012 I don't think it's the best game I've seen either. Wigan vs West Ham last year was pretty special But in terms of the situation, the context of it, and all the sub-plots that were taking place as well (the previous matches they've played, Barca's defeat in El Clasico on the previous Saturday, the Terry sending off, Chelsea having their worst season in a decade etc), it's one of the greatest matches I've seen. This one will live long in the memory Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MightyMoose 10 Posted April 26, 2012 Champions League Final 05 will always be a special game, of that there's no doubt. But I actually preferred both the Uefa 2001 final vs Alaves, 5-4, red cards, penalties, comebacks, a last minute equaliser, golden Own Goal in Extra Time, that game probably had it all - plus everyone said it was going to be very boring! Or the other one would be the 2006 FA Cup final, after a boring 25 minutes, the Carragher calamity opened it up. But my personal call would be Liverpool 4 Newcastle 3 in 1996. That was just 2 teams going for a slug fest, end to end all game, with the last minute clincher. Just brilliant. Reading vs Bolton in a play off final was good for the neutral - though not the Reading fans, same as Gillingham vs Man City. I consider Tuesdays game to be riveting, tense & nail biting, but not edge of the seat exciting, just my personal opinion of course! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,194 Posted April 26, 2012 I think the best game I remember is the Everton-Liverpool 4-4 FA Cup tie c. 1991, but that wasn't actually live, but left you shagged out just watching it. In terms of live games, the Coventry City vs Tottenham Hotspur 1987 F.A. Cup final instantly stands out. My personal favourite live match was Reading 6-0 West Ham Utd back in 2007, but that's just biased talk. I don't know if DDT remembers it, but I seem to remember a 6-4 win over Exeter back in the early 90's. If watching Ceefax for score updates counts as watching a game "live" in the pre-Sky Sports days, then that's up there too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted April 26, 2012 Unfortunately, I don't have access to much football on the box, I don't pay for live sports channels. I had to look up several of the matches mentioned above. Quite some legendary stuff, some of which I remember. Though I must have watched hundreds of matches live, few spring to mind as great. EURO 2004 Netherlands 2 - 3 Republic Czech I remember vividly. And of course EURO 1988 West Germany 1 – 2 Netherlands: great match, wonderful Van Basten clincher, old scores settled... I've watched several great Feyenoord matches in De Kuip, but I plead guilty to partiality. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Flag 84 Posted April 27, 2012 Spain vs Yugoslavia in Euro 2000 was incredible, probably the best international match I've seen and may ever see To tie it back into current affairs, Mr Guardiola played that day. Looks as if he'll be taking some time off after this season Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted April 27, 2012 Oh, and of course: Feyenoord 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Celtic, 1970 European Cup, their finest hour. First final I was allowed to watch on TV. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted May 5, 2012 Wishing the Chelsea squad all get some kind of venereal disease before their Champions League final against Bayern Munchen... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,597 Posted May 5, 2012 Wishing the Chelsea squad all get some kind of venereal disease before their Champions League final against Bayern Munchen... As long as it's only the third that's suspended. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MightyMoose 10 Posted May 6, 2012 Wishing the Chelsea squad all get some kind of venereal disease before their Champions League final against Bayern Munchen... Given the way John Terry thinks all the teams WAGs are fair game, there's a chance we only need him to get it for it to become a Chelsea epidemic....... not sure how Ashley Cole will get it, so let's hope he gets a ripped sphincter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted May 6, 2012 Meanwhile, Carlisle's marginal play-off hopes crashed and burned in a lacklustre game at Oldham whilst Stevenage cruised to victory and the final play-off place. All of which means with the addition of Portsmouth, Crawley and Swindon to League One next year and the possible addition of Southend or Cheltenham once the League Two play-offs are finished, and the certain failure of at least one of MK Dons or Stevenage to escape League One that still holds Leyton Orient, Brentford and Bournemouth.....anyway the increased bill for overnight stays and coach miles might blunt another promotion push. Not that the exiled supporters in the London Branch will be complaining! Carlisle should consider negotiating an away supporters season ticket with southern clubs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Flag 84 Posted May 7, 2012 Speaking as a Torquay fan, hopefully we can add to that, although with our form of late and Swindon helpfully tapping up our key player in public, I very much doubt it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted May 14, 2012 Exit Alex McLeish, who's next to lose their manager? Could it be Carlisle, not sacked but possibly poached by Hull City. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18056282 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted May 14, 2012 Exit Alex McLeish, who's next to lose their manager? Could it be Carlisle, not sacked but possibly poached by Hull City. http://www.bbc.co.uk...otball/18056282 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted May 15, 2012 Stevenage Borough duly dumped from the League One play-offs and MK Dons needing a miracle to over-turn Huddersfield's two goal lead (earned at MK Dons' ground) in the other semi-final. I predict next season will be a busy one for Cumbrian coach companies at exiled Carlisle supporters in the south. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted May 16, 2012 MK Dons stuck in the third tier for another term, very southern league in prospect, doubtless the thought of the travel bills facing the losing team will spur on Huddersfield and Sheffield United at Wembley in a few days time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted May 16, 2012 Apparently Manchester United have had the worst season in their entire history with regard to injuries. I think 1958 might have been their worst. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,597 Posted May 16, 2012 Apparently Manchester United have had the worst season in their entire history with regard to injuries. I think 1958 might have been their worst. Did football exist prior to 1992? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Flag 84 Posted May 18, 2012 Exit Alex McLeish, who's next to lose their manager? Almost certainly Blackburn. In fact, there's talk it may have already happened. And let's face it, that's not particularly surprising, is it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
