The Football News Thread 2023/24

[Paddingtonwolf]

It’s fucking offensive.

 

[AndyWolves]

Imagine behind stuck behind that banner for the whole game.

It's a disgrace on the club to allow it too.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

That's pretty disgusting.

It is:

Geir Bakke møtt av avskyelig banner på vei inn til pause

LSK-supporterne har ikke glemt trenerens avgang fra klubben. Det viste de tydelig til pause mot Vålerenga.

www.nettavisen.no

Bakke also had the stanza "after the match you will die" shouted after him on his way into the dressing room after the first 45 minutes.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

I hereby condemn it.

 

[SSB]

On a similar theme, just up to Ep.3 of the Beckham documentary where Posh is moaning that at one game 75,000 fans were singing "does she take it up the arse?" Not sure which ground that would have been at or have they over exaggerated the numbers?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

1998 no English club ground was near that as the Old Trafford expansion wasn’t complete. Anfield was about 42k. Highbury around 40k

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

I thought whe was talking about Wembley. But I can't imagine it being sung there unless it was for a Charity Shield, England game or cup final.

 

[Del Woppio]

I'm sure I remember United fans singing it (I guess the intention was harmless banter rather than out and out abuse) and Becks giving the crowd a little "" as he went to take a corner

 

[Kenny]

She is picking a random number out to highlight the moment. I doubt she is up on Stadium capacity but probably knows OT holds over 70k these days, so gone with that.

She should know though that football uber geeks will question her knowledge "Sounds horrible Mrs B but it was no more than 40000 singing it so that removes some of the edge to the chant"

 

[Tom Hark]

She is picking a random number out to highlight the moment. I doubt she is up on Stadium capacity but probably knows OT holds over 70k these days, so gone with that.

She should know though that football uber geeks will question her knowledge "Sounds horrible Mrs B but it was no more than 40000 singing it so that removes some of the edge to the chant"

This was back in the days when you were allowed to have a sense of humour. It stemmed from a sketch on Comic Relief when Ali G was mock-interviewing Posh and Becks and it was his final punchline question. I'd be surprised if it wasn't pre-approved by Becks, at least.

 

[Tony Towner]

It pre dated that

 

[Tom Hark]

It pre dated that

Oh, I see. I hadn't realised that. Even so, still a candidate for prime-time TV comedy at the time.

 

[Kenny]

This was back in the days when you were allowed to have a sense of humour.

Am I not allowed one now?

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

She is picking a random number out to highlight the moment. I doubt she is up on Stadium capacity but probably knows OT holds over 70k these days, so gone with that.

She should know though that football uber geeks will question her knowledge "Sounds horrible Mrs B but it was no more than 40000 singing it so that removes some of the edge to the chant"

I do love the couple of exchanges we see her and DB have. The way DB closes the door on her after the Rolls Royce exchange is superb.

Edit: Not sure why I quoted you there, but it's done now.

 

[Kenny]

I do love the couple of exchanges we see her and DB have. The way DB closes the door on her after the Rolls Royce exchange is superb.

Bet Gordon Ramsay watched that exchange and thought "poor working class girl"

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

DB comes across a bit odd at times too, the whole way he sorts his clothes out is obsessive, and how he looks after the kitchen too.

I guess he needs new ways to fill his time now after a huge chunk of it is now free.

 

[Tredman]

Has OCD I think

 

[Kenny]

Has OCD I think

High levels of OCD.

He has spoken about it before. Even as a child he had everything perfect in his room

 

[Langers]

Might give him a ring and ask if he can come round and chat to my kids. I'd accept a low level of OCD just so I can see their bloody bedroom carpets once in a while.

 

[Paul]

Am I not allowed one now?

You should look into one, maybe make some tentative enquiries?