This must be copy-paste from RedCafe, football is so easy to be hated once you stop being a serious winner.I have been watching a lot of non-league stuff for the past few years, and I've enjoyed it so much more than the pro stuff that I probably won't ever bother going to a Prem game again. It saddens me to say it, but the extortionate cost of the ticket and the travel to and fro is a luxury I can ill-afford now that I'm in my twilight years.
Twenty-odd years ago, it was great fun. Meeting up with mates, watching the game, and a few beers afterwards - what's not to like? Nowadays, the atmosphere in most grounds is flat; the football itself is not as good as it once was, and the whole experience always leaves me saying to myself: "Is this it? Is this what football has come to?"
The most depressing thing is that it won't get any better in the foreseeable future. The fun has gone out of the whole matchday experience, maybe down to VAR or the application of it, but whatever the cause is, I fear it's terminal.
It's like when I used to go and see a big 'name' band somewhere: you pay through the nose to stand about half a mile away from the stage, being jostled and trampled underfoot by the crowd, a pint costs about three times as much as it would in your local pub, and a lot of the time the band are playing to a backing track!
Nowadays, I go and watch a young, up-and-coming band slogging their guts out for little more than petrol money in some back street pub somewhere. They are there because they want to be there; they are not going through the motions, they are giving it their all, and their obvious enjoyment is infectious. It might be because I see myself in them 40 years ago, but whatever it is it's great fun, and I get pleasure from doing it.
Prediction: West Ham down to 10 men by half-time, via dubious straight red or 2x soft yellows.As for the Premier League I think Arsenal’s next match vs West Ham will be critical for them. West Ham are fighting for their lives, are playing at home, and Arsenal may be distracted after their big but hard fought win yesterday. Well, I can hope.
As for the Premier League I think Arsenal’s next match vs West Ham will be critical for them. West Ham are fighting for their lives, are playing at home, and Arsenal may be distracted after their big but hard fought win yesterday. Well, I can hope.
Don't care about Kane, Vinny yes.I hope Arsenal don’t win the Champions League. I actually hope Bayern get through and beat Arsenal because I would like Kane and Kompany to win.
As for the Premier League I think Arsenal’s next match vs West Ham will be critical for them. West Ham are fighting for their lives, are playing at home, and Arsenal may be distracted after their big but hard fought win yesterday. Well, I can hope.
Did anyone hear that idiot Arsenal fan saying that if they win the Champions League they should get a golden trophy as they would be the best team ever to win it. Talk about deluded.
They have had a easier run than a lot of the other teams that have gone unbeaten including when we were champions.New format 2 extra games and will be the first team to do it if they win it! Problem with it is they’ll be a lot of teams who will do it in the future!
They have had a easier run than a lot of the other teams that have gone unbeaten including when we were champions.
We beat both Madrid and Munich went unbeaten but nobody was talking about a golden trophy for City.Yep they’ve had the luckiest draw ever! The win against Bayern was at home and pressure wise is very low
Yep they’ve had the luckiest draw ever! The win against Bayern was at home and pressure wise is very low
What I find so galling about the situation with them is that its obvious cheating which the media and pundits either just ignore it or call it 'clever'. Tables reversed a City would be getting absolutely vilified from all angles and the PiMOL would be all over us. It absolutely stinks how corrupt the whole thing is.No envy just contempt from me. I liked Wenger’s team. Arteta’s team are the biggest cheats we have seen in this country. They are anti-football.
We beat both Madrid and Munich went unbeaten but nobody was talking about a golden trophy for City.
We beat both Madrid and Munich went unbeaten but nobody was talking about a golden trophy for City.
Eh? I'm no plastic. Believe me, whatever else I am, I'm not a Johnny-come-lately bandwagon jumper. I've had to give up gigging, the only thing I've ever done since leaving school, because of a serious spinal injury. I just cannot travel too far nowadays because of it. I've been forced to retire from the session work I've been doing for the past 30-40 years as well, and I may well spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair.This must be copy-paste from RedCafe, football is so easy to be hated once you stop being a serious winner.
Yeah the problem is one or two people come out with this rubbish on fancam it will get a lot of traction! Then we all think majority of fans are saying this wanting this! The is social media world now where 1 person says something and it’s like the whole fanbase are saying it!