United thread 2019/20

[laserblue]

I agree with your general point, but Goa has always been known for its love of footbal.
"Normally other states are fond of cricket but association football is the most popular sport in Goa and is embedded in Goan culture as a result of the Portuguese influence."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goa

When I visited Calcutta (Kolkata) 25+ years ago I was surprised to learn how popular football was there.

 

[ali benarbia's studs]

up to mid table....whoooooooo

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

up to mid table....whoooooooo

Does that mean they are back?

I kid you not, I even saw a headline in reference to their performance with the term 'swagger' being banded about...........

 

[deegee33]

Does that mean they are back?

I kid you not, I even saw a headline in reference to their performance with the term 'swagger' being banded about...........

Yeah, the "swagger " that comes when you move 7 spots up in the table....to get to 7th place. Hahaha. SCUM.

 

[roy.or.r]

When I visited Calcutta (Kolkata) 25+ years ago I was surprised to learn how popular football was there.

This is so true. I was born and raised in Kolkata. I have lived there for 22 years and football there is a religion kind of. The Mohan Bagan-East Bengal Derby is one of the fiercest derbies in the world. Bengalis (people who live in West Bengal of which Kolkata is the capital city) generally have preferred football to cricket. They do even now. During the 50s and 60s when the Indian national Team was good, there used to be atleast 5 to 6 Bengalis in the first XI regularly. Most of the great Indian football players were Bengalis before it all went downhill. God knows what happened but you will hardly find anyone from Kolkata in the National team anymore.

 

[KS55]

This is so true. I was born and raised in Kolkata. I have lived there for 22 years and football there is a religion kind of. The Mohan Bagan-East Bengal Derby is one of the fiercest derbies in the world. Bengalis (people who live in West Bengal of which Kolkata is the capital city) generally have preferred football to cricket. They do even now. During the 50s and 60s when the Indian national Team was good, there used to be atleast 5 to 6 Bengalis in the first XI regularly. Most of the great Indian football players were Bengalis before it all went downhill. God knows what happened but you will hardly find anyone from Kolkata in the National team anymore.

It disappeared into the black hole

 

[bluevengence]

Since 2005 myself and Mrs Up North have been winter holidaying in Goa and since retiring in 2012 we spend most of the Winter there. To get to the point , when we first started coming the locals virtually didn't know what football was ,never mind the "Great Man Utd". However as the years went on the game was more accessible and they started to follow it. Whenever I told them I was from, Manchester UK, came the reply "Ah Manchester United" no I say City, the Blue side, it was met with blank stares. However it is now changed so much, the Prem League is big now here in Goa and Indias' own IPL is half decent. To the point where as now talking to a local guy the other evening, when I told him I'm a City fan ,he replied wow they are a good team but how do you think they will go on without David Silva next season. The tide in this part of Asia is definitely turning.

I had a WTF moment about 16 yrs ago whilst walking around Anjuna market when i came across a stall holder wearing a snide City top.

 

[Hoghead]

It disappeared into the black hole

Did they ever find Mother Theresa?

 

[deegee33]

SCUM
Just wanted to wake up the thread. I'd hate to think that we've lost all of our vitriolic opinions of this bunch due to a bump in the road vs. the dippers.
C'mon Blues!!! No rest for the weary.

 

[jrb]

Daily Mail.

It’s a done deal.

Add another £20mill on to that price.

Erling Braut Haaland grew up idolising Zlatan Ibrahimovic and can't stop scoring goals... but where would the £85m-rated 'manchild' fit in at Manchester United?