United thread 2017/18

[bluealf]

Good old Geoff...

Even back in 1990, that was unbelievable.

Still happening now.

Anne Marie Morris
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[Bluebee2]

I had to turn off at 1 min 6 seconds as I cringed too hard. I know we are now 27 years on From that and it’s different times etc but that was appalling.

27 years ago doesn't matter, there is still plenty of racism in football now

 

[bondsman]

SLY Sports just going to a break with - " coming up an interview with Jose Mourinho on how his two new acquisitions Matic and Lukaku have rocketed to the top in the Premier League..." - second from top surely? And there is supposed to be no agenda

Both of whom he previously let go from Chelsea presumably because he didn’t rate them enough?

 

[PW]

Crooks was a waffling wankbag even back then

That is the best description of Crooks I've ever come across. Brilliantly delivered.

 

[PW]

Good old Geoff...

Even back in 1990, that was unbelievable.

What makes me chuckle is that he just casually slips it in to conversation without batting an eyelid, with Crooks and Wilson seemingly oblivious.If that was nowadays they'd have closed down the transmission immediately and Geoff would have been turned into public enemy number one.

Although it seems to be an old fashion saying I'd never heard of it before listening to that interview and googling it's meaning. That word has been frowned upon for a long time and lets be honest it's not phrase that easily rolls of the tongue. No wonder it was Garth and not Geoff who got the nod from the BBC to front the African Cup of Nations.

 

[laserblue]

He lived on stockport road Denton, just before you get to the Fletchers pub. A lot of the city players used to go in there in the early 70s the landlord was David Niven city director I think, all the rooms in the pub were city themed

I didn't realise he was a director of City.

Unless you mean Ian Niven who also owned the Royal Scot in Marple Bridge ;)

 

[crazyg]

I didn't realise he was a director of City.

Unless you mean Ian Niven who also owned the Royal Scot in Marple Bridge ;)

The one and only IAN Niven was the landlord of both. I used to go in the Fletchers (and then the Royal Scot) with friends, and became a great mate of his stepson Phil Booth who I still see in the pub before matches. Phil goes home and away following the blues, although he now lives in Hamble., but is up here with work most weeks, coincidentally when City are playing!.
Many were the times that City players were in the Fletchers, and many times were we "invited" to their rounds. Heady days.

 

[bluebanana83]

That is the best description of Crooks I've ever come across. Brilliantly delivered.

I know the daft twat couldn’t even pronounce Klinsmann or Brehme.

 

[frothy]

I didn't realise he was a director of City.

Unless you mean Ian Niven who also owned the Royal Scot in Marple Bridge ;)

I am getting on a bit :(

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

I didn't realise he was a director of City.

Unless you mean Ian Niven who also owned the Royal Scot in Marple Bridge ;)

If anyone's wonder what I look like on a match day, that's the look, right there.

 

[frothy]

I didn't realise he was a director of City.

Unless you mean Ian Niven who also owned the Royal Scot in Marple Bridge ;)

Clever clogs

 

[remember arthur mann]

If anyone's wonder what I look like on a match day, that's the look, right there.

More like this I would have thought........!

 

[Vienna_70]

Crooks was a waffling wankbag even back then

Some things never change.

 

[Vienna_70]

If anyone's wonder what I look like on a match day, that's the look, right there.

I've always imagined that you have the suave, sophisticated look, GDM.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

It's always depressing to hear someone you admire has said something like that. All I was thinking about was how I was at an England game at Euro 2004 and turned round and Hurst was sat directly behind me. Somewhat startled as you can imagine, but he was a gentleman that day - the one against Croatia where we thought we'd found someone really special in Rooney, and Hurst was glowing with praise - I was just eavesdropping of course.

The other thing about that was that Gerrard's brother was sat the other side of me. The tickets were corporate ones that I'd won as a prize, and all game his brother was on the phone to Chelsea's representatives about a move. So every time I hear that denial that he was ever even thinking of going I laugh - I heard it all.

Re gerrard,he def was on his way,and travelled down to London to speak with jose,s chelsea; it was only rumoured pressure from local heavies in liverpool which frightened him off signing there and then.

 

[ccr]

I've always imagined that you have the suede and suffocated look, GDM.

Edit.

 

[55yr old teenager]

Sky have just described the liverpool utd games as the biggest in world football WTF!!. Sky are really going to town on this match, its really pissing me off. Is it me or is the agenda against us getting worse by the minute on all sports news outlets, ie tv radio press?

 

[citytilllidie]

Sky have just described the liverpool utd games as the biggest in world football WTF!!. Sky are really going to town on this match, its really pissing me off. Is it me or is the agenda against us getting worse by the minute on all sports news outlets, ie tv radio press?

This is their big derby, although Jose has claimed it's just an ordinary 3 pointer. More like a 1 pointer, eh Jose?

 

[waspish]

Sky have just described the liverpool utd games as the biggest in world football WTF!!. Sky are really going to town on this match, its really pissing me off. Is it me or is the agenda against us getting worse by the minute on all sports news outlets, ie tv radio press?

From yesterday they haven’t stopped going on about it stats galore wall to wall coverage suppose it’s been a slow week.

 

[bluethrunthru]

This is their big derby, although Jose has claimed it's just an ordinary 3 pointer. More like a 1 pointer, eh Jose?

SKY are chomping at the bit over the battle for 6th place.....