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Post by greyman on Nov 4, 2015 18:48:43 GMT
There really is more horse shit spouted on this topic than any other, and that's saying something.
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Post by greyman on Nov 4, 2015 14:18:16 GMT
Chris Greenacre
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Post by greyman on Nov 4, 2015 14:12:25 GMT
Why not Wayne Thomas?
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Post by greyman on Nov 2, 2015 3:35:11 GMT
We need a new board for people who've mixed up real life with Football Manager.
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Post by greyman on Oct 28, 2015 20:45:53 GMT
It's OK the voting wasn't rigged, they didn't need to have one. 2018 was 'agreed' BEFORE the vote took place! Sepp Blatter says Russia 2018 agreement made before voteBlatter: told TASS: "In 2010 we had a discussion of the World Cup and then we went to a double decision. For the World Cups it was agreed that we go to Russia because it's never been in Russia, eastern Europe, and for 2022 we go back to America. And so we will have the World Cup in the two biggest political powers. "And everything was good until the moment when (French president Nicolas) Sarkozy came in a meeting with the crown prince of Qatar, who is now the ruler of Qatar. And at a lunch afterwards with Mr Platini he said it would be good to go to Qatar. And this has changed all pattern.
It never ceases to amaze me just how incredibly stupid Blatter is.
In an attempt to smear Platini, he has (probably without even realising it) let the cat out of the bag and admitted that the voting process was rigged.
Surely there is no way back for both he and Platini now after this revelation?
He's not stupid. He's just showing his true character. He knows the game is up for him so he's taking the whole damn thing down with him out of spite. |
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Post by greyman on Oct 28, 2015 18:21:24 GMT
This is Arsenal.... why are you surprised? They're ALWAYS the fucking victim, I've been saying it for bloody years. Ever since the Invincible's and hoards of these pseudo-intellectual chino wearing University students started supporting, they've developed this massive victim complex. They'll be creating another petition soon to have them reinstated into the cup. I couldn't help it, I had to check out their forum this morning and one fan suggested that the pitch was to blame, in that it favoured the home team? I didn't realize a pitch was now able to feel emotion and make conscious fucking decisions. They've got form when it comes to blaming the pitch. playfootballthearsenalway.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/part-24-understand-why-things-go-wrong/ |
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Post by greyman on Oct 28, 2015 17:34:07 GMT
It's OK the voting wasn't rigged, they didn't need to have one. 2018 was 'agreed' BEFORE the vote took place! Sepp Blatter says Russia 2018 agreement made before voteBlatter: told TASS: "In 2010 we had a discussion of the World Cup and then we went to a double decision. For the World Cups it was agreed that we go to Russia because it's never been in Russia, eastern Europe, and for 2022 we go back to America. And so we will have the World Cup in the two biggest political powers. "And everything was good until the moment when (French president Nicolas) Sarkozy came in a meeting with the crown prince of Qatar, who is now the ruler of Qatar. And at a lunch afterwards with Mr Platini he said it would be good to go to Qatar. And this has changed all pattern. Old and under pressure but nobody can push someone under a train quite like him. Politically Blatter can match anyone. Now, like the cornered rat he is, he's turning on Platini. link |
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Post by greyman on Oct 21, 2015 10:06:26 GMT
I don't normally defend Arsenal but the word he used was 'mittelmäßig' which somebody has translated (probably via Google) as mediocre. Its truer meaning is probably more like 'middle of the road' or something like that. In the context of the interview, it probably suggests 'mid-table'. Not good but not as bad as is being portrayed. If I was Joselu, however, I wouldn't be happy about being described as durchschnittlich (average). I hope he gets the chance to tear Mertesacker one when we play them at home. Cheers, the transaltion confirms what I was sort of thinking/posting  This is always the problem with translations and the media sometimes opting for the worst possible option. If you can speak the language, always worth going back to the original. Even so, Mertesacker should have known this and also been very careful about calling a fellow professional 'average' as if he's Franz Beckenbauer. |
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Post by greyman on Oct 20, 2015 16:34:09 GMT
I don't normally defend Arsenal but the word he used was 'mittelmäßig' which somebody has translated (probably via Google) as mediocre. Its truer meaning is probably more like 'middle of the road' or something like that. In the context of the interview, it probably suggests 'mid-table'. Not good but not as bad as is being portrayed. If I was Joselu, however, I wouldn't be happy about being described as durchschnittlich (average). I hope he gets the chance to tear Mertesacker one when we play them at home.
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Post by greyman on Oct 8, 2015 11:50:04 GMT
One thing with the bigger clubs is that none of them seemed to entirely address the problems they had. If Aguero gets injured, who's going to score the goals for Citeh? Bony? Man Utd still look like they need a centre half and another wide player. Chelsea spent their summer signing fringe players. Arsenal still won't buy a striker or a defensive midfielder. The problem with strikers is how few genuinely world class ones there are in the whole game worldwide. It's easy enough to buy good strikers, but not exceptional ones. There are only a handful of them at any level so it's rare for any team to have one, let alone two. |
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Post by greyman on Oct 6, 2015 15:15:42 GMT
I think it's time the admin just pinned and locked one of these threads then just deleted anything else on the same subject. It's all been said over and over again
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Post by greyman on Oct 5, 2015 9:39:46 GMT
If Tony relegated them it would be the funniest thing ever. Though we wouldn't be able to laugh out of respect. Pulis will walk before the seasons out, to ring fence the ' never been relegated' tag.... Whether he will walk or engineer his own sacking will very much depend on the terms of his contract. |
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Post by greyman on Sept 20, 2015 7:56:24 GMT
It would make some on here very happy. Unfortunately true. A number of people think their opinions are more important than the club. We had some who wanted us relegated to prove themselves right about Pulis. Now we've got the other bunch of idiots who want us relegated to prove THEMSELVES right about Pulis. |
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Post by greyman on Sept 18, 2015 9:37:10 GMT
This is the Pro-evo generation at it's best! Diouf slapped the ball the other weeek so we're obviously also sorted if Butland gets injured...happy days! To be fair, I remember once that Wayne Thomas scored a goal so the cry went up for him to play up front. That was before people had their brains addled by FIFA 15 and Football Manager. In this case I think the thought process is that because we lack 'fight' and 'spirit', we need people who can point and shout and run around a lot. If they have a shaved head and a vein throbbing in their temple, all the better. On that basis, I'd sign Scott Brown. Failing that, to hell with and just stick Andy Wilkinson and Jon Walters in midfield. |
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Post by greyman on Sept 10, 2015 8:35:44 GMT
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Post by greyman on Sept 7, 2015 7:49:38 GMT
Can you imagine the reaction on here if we played that formation? I made the mistake once of proposing it on here (worked for me a peach in FM) and Bayern tried to have me banned. I'd ban and possibly have executed anybody who bases their opinions on what they've achieved on Football Manager. I suspect this site would get very quiet. |
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Post by greyman on Sept 2, 2015 14:51:57 GMT
If you believe Rob I'm not a Stoke supporter then there's nothing I can do about that,in any case if people are only allowed to comment about clubs they support this message board would be fairly quiet. You're masquerading as a Stoke fan when you're not one. I find it weird more than anything. You're allowed to comment, but it's ill-informed gubbins based on what you see on heavily edited highlights. I think he's suddenly 'become a Stoke fan' now people are calling him out on his incessant trolling. I'm having no more to do with it. I've said too much already. |
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Post by greyman on Sept 2, 2015 14:42:12 GMT
If I can just correct you slightly greyman. Not a Stoke supporter wrong Don't attend games correct Don't watch games wrong Am a cunt correct You're not a Stoke supporter. That's a lie. You don't attend games. You're a troll who gets kicks out of all this shit and winding up genuine fans who actually attend games and contribute to the club productively. If it were my website, I'd have kicked you off after the first few days of your trolling. |
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Post by greyman on Sept 2, 2015 12:48:04 GMT
Mark Hughes has done a great job and the OP has got the timing of this thread completely wrong. We've had two 9th place finishes, finished last season strongly and are only four league games into this season, knowing also MH teams are slow starters. Peter Coates said the transfer policy had to be self supporting and in an age where transfer fees are simply stupid I think he's correct. There is no 'we'. You are not a Stoke supporter and do not attend or even watch games. You're a cunt. Now fuck off. |
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Post by greyman on Sept 1, 2015 19:36:12 GMT
Just fuck off you pompous ignorant twat. I assume the political message boards on which you post are in countries you don't vote and about news stories you haven't read. You're the biggest bloody idiot on here because none of it has anything to do with you. Everything anybody needs to know about what a complete arse you are comes down to the fact that you think you can somehow tell a Stoke fan on a Stoke message board who attends Stoke games to stop reading threads about Stoke City when you have nothing to do with the club and haven't even watched the game you are dribbling on about. You are possibly the biggest wanker ever to commit anything to this board and that is really saying something. There's no need for this is there? Not normally, no. But this arsehole is a real special case. You have to be to incessantly troll the fans of a club that you don't support about games you haven't even watched on their own messageboard before proving what a complete twat you are by telling them they don't have to read a website dedicated to the club they support. |
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Post by greyman on Sept 1, 2015 16:51:32 GMT
Just fuck off you pompous ignorant twat. I assume the political message boards on which you post are in countries you don't vote and about news stories you haven't read. You're the biggest bloody idiot on here because none of it has anything to do with you.
Everything anybody needs to know about what a complete arse you are comes down to the fact that you think you can somehow tell a Stoke fan on a Stoke message board who attends Stoke games to stop reading threads about Stoke City when you have nothing to do with the club and haven't even watched the game you are dribbling on about. You are possibly the biggest wanker ever to commit anything to this board and that is really saying something.
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Post by greyman on Sept 1, 2015 15:40:30 GMT
I've already said Rob's report was really good but in my view he went over the top with his remarks on Oliver. The officials face four issues that weren't present in the game some years ago: The amended offside rule. Diving Feigning injury Shirt pulling/grappling. On top of this they have huge scrutiny by the media, indeed MOTD gives significant coverage to refereeing decisions. When I watch a game I like to see as little as possible of the ref, all players staying on the pitch and the game allowed to flow. Football players and coaches have worked on new methods to con the officials, some of which I have listed above, this has made the officials jobs more difficult and resulted in some unfair criticism as in the case in Rob's report. Just in response to greyman, I'm on a couple of financial and political message boards which are far more abusive/controversial than the Oatcake, the key though in any debate is that different views are accepted and tolerated, it would be pretty boring if we all agreed on the same things. I'll tell you what's boring. You, you cunt. |
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Post by greyman on Sept 1, 2015 13:59:00 GMT
I don't think it helps the messageboard when people get abusive but I always make an exception in your case Geoff. You're not even a Stoke fan, you don't go to games and yet you're always on here shooting your stupid fucking mouth off. Why don't you just fuck off and spout off somewhere else about something you know something about and to people who give a shit what you think? He's a wind-up mate. If you want to make him fuck off, don't say as much  I understand that which is why I don't normally respond. But everybody has their occasional cracking point and mine came when he started getting all sanctimonious just then. I wish the admin would just ban him and have done. for everybody's sake, including his. |
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Post by greyman on Sept 1, 2015 13:32:58 GMT
I take it striper that you never post any views on games unless you were actually there live, is that correct? I don't think it helps the messageboard when people get abusive but I always make an exception in your case Geoff. You're not even a Stoke fan, you don't go to games and yet you're always on here shooting your stupid fucking mouth off. Why don't you just fuck off and spout off somewhere else about something you know something about and to people who give a shit what you think? |
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Post by greyman on Aug 30, 2015 20:28:11 GMT
With the exception of Clyne, that defence looks absolutely shit. Smalling is very good, Shaw is bearable too though was vastly over-rated Smalling is not very good at all. He's a mediocre centre back who will be shown up in any major tournament |
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Post by greyman on Aug 30, 2015 19:22:57 GMT
Ryan Mason ... token Spurs player who has to be included by law. Even Hodgson wouldn't stoop to picking Kyle Calamity Walker right now.
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Post by greyman on Aug 27, 2015 13:58:49 GMT
A rabbi, a priest and a mullah walk into a bar. The barman says: What is this? Some sort of fucking joke?"
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Post by greyman on Aug 27, 2015 9:41:21 GMT
Jeremy Beadle had a really small penis. But on the other hand it was quite big.
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Post by greyman on Aug 18, 2015 9:00:50 GMT
Do you think the big teams get the majority of the decisions from the officials? The result of this game was an absolute travesty. I just think officials are like everyone else, they do things to avoid criticism, maybe even subconsciously. It is much easier to deal with the press reaction if you annoy Bournemouth than it is if you annoy a club like Liverpool. I actually think Pulis' idea a few years ago, where he suggested managers rate referees each game and there is a promotion/relegation system would avoid this. The media jumped all over it as Pulis being paranoid though rather than giving it any serious discussion. I suppose it suits everybody if the bigger clubs do better. The high profile managers come out and say how good the officiating is or at least don't criticise as often, the media haven't got to build up relationships with new upstart clubs and the governing bodies get the reflected glory when the teams with the expensively formed squads get into Europe. Who wants to rock the boat and really question what's going on? It's not going to be Richard Scudamore who has openly stated that any time a club like Man Utd undergoes a slump it is harmful for the Premier League's brand. I don't believe there is any cheating from officials but am convinced there are a number of underlying biases that make their way onto the pitch. Last night was a disgraceful display from the officials. Absolutely shameful. |
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Post by greyman on Aug 17, 2015 13:11:02 GMT
This is always worth trotting out
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