United thread 2018/19

[Vicmeldrew666]

Truely epic that they cannot now be sold off to new owners, with cash to waste due to rules THEY insisted were put in place!

 

[northwichblue]

Love this.

Gets me every time.

 

[Plays By Sense Of Smell]

Truely epic that they cannot now be sold off to new owners, with cash to waste due to rules THEY insisted were put in place!

In my current state I’m not quite sure if this is true or not, or how it works, suffice to say that if true great, and if not...
...well folks, good lesson on how even the most mild mannered amongst us can give in to emotional drag.

 

[old blue]

Pity Matics first name isn 't Otto.

 

[citytilllidie]

Jose bigging his players up again

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/jose-mourinho-accuses-4-man-13630865

I can kind of get what he's trying to say here. I've said it before, but growing up, we were booted out onto the street and only allowed back in at food time.
Back then, a football was gold, it was all we did and there was plenty of lads together to play.
If you were called in (for food), you couldn't get the stuff down your neck quick enough to get back out.
You also got used to 'streetlife'.
Fast forward to today, I have a 10 year old. Although he plays in an organised team and all that, he's a softy.
Where we weren't allowed into the house, today, their not allowed out!
So Jose, you are correct, today's young footballers are spoilt softies, who've probably never needed to scrap, and don't know what it's like to battle hard.

 

[scousemanc]

I can kind of get what he's trying to say here. I've said it before, but growing up, we were booted out onto the street and only allowed back in at food time.
Back then, a football was gold, it was all we did and there was plenty of lads together to play.
If you were called in (for food), you couldn't get the stuff down your neck quick enough to get back out.
You also got used to 'streetlife'.
Fast forward to today, I have a 10 year old. Although he plays in an organised team and all that, he's a softy.
Where we weren't allowed into the house, today, their not allowed out!
So Jose, you are correct, today's young footballers are spoilt softies, who've probably never needed to scrap, and don't know what it's like to battle hard.

My childhood :)

 

[uncle fester]

My childhood :)

if you were lucky somebody would have a Wembley trophy ball - more often than not it was an orange and black 'striker' or the old black and white one modelled on the 1970 world cup ball

 

[dennishasdoneit]

I moved into my current house about 6 years ago. The next door neighbours lad was about 16 then, a big rag (i.e. never shut up about them but never went) On and on he went about how they were btter than us, anyway, he met a girl (I know a real one !) and moved away. The other day I saw his mam and asked her how he was taking the Derby defeat, apparently he is not that interested in football anymore so she didnt know.

Fucking brilliant

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I can kind of get what he's trying to say here. I've said it before, but growing up, we were booted out onto the street and only allowed back in at food time.
Back then, a football was gold, it was all we did and there was plenty of lads together to play.
If you were called in (for food), you couldn't get the stuff down your neck quick enough to get back out.
You also got used to 'streetlife'.
Fast forward to today, I have a 10 year old. Although he plays in an organised team and all that, he's a softy.
Where we weren't allowed into the house, today, their not allowed out!
So Jose, you are correct, today's young footballers are spoilt softies, who've probably never needed to scrap, and don't know what it's like to battle hard.

Totally get what you are saying and brings back memories of my own growing up.

However, for a manager of a high(ish) level professional club to say this, is only going to irritate his players more than they already are.

Well said PEG. You da man.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I can kind of get what he's trying to say here. I've said it before, but growing up, we were booted out onto the street and only allowed back in at food time.
Back then, a football was gold, it was all we did and there was plenty of lads together to play.
If you were called in (for food), you couldn't get the stuff down your neck quick enough to get back out.
You also got used to 'streetlife'.
Fast forward to today, I have a 10 year old. Although he plays in an organised team and all that, he's a softy.
Where we weren't allowed into the house, today, their not allowed out!
So Jose, you are correct, today's young footballers are spoilt softies, who've probably never needed to scrap, and don't know what it's like to battle hard.

Francis Lee said years ago that you don't bring up tough kids in houses with central heating.