Football Banter

i only watch the old firm derby's because i wanted to see the tackles flying in and the brawling. And i must say today did not disappoint. I don't watch them for the football because the football is poor. SPL just is not as good as the premier league and will never be at the same standard ever.

First of all I don't support either side of the Old Firm I am infact a passionate Dundee United supporter and hate the old firm and for all they stand for more than anybody but I know a good game when I see one and tonights Old Firm clash was a classic better than the Man Utd - Chelsea clash at the weekend played by a bunch of fairies at an opera house wriggling about in pain at the slightest tackle and you call that football. Up here in our league we are made of steel and just get up and get on with the game hence the reason less diving. A lot of people on this forum also might not realise this but Dundee United were a great side in the 80's when we were managed by the great Jim Mclean and formed one half of the new firm alongside Aberdeen who were also managed by a certain Scot called Alex Ferguson and both teams achieved great feats in Europe whilst the English Teams were banned. Dundee United I recall getting to the last four of the European Cup (now called the Champions League) in 1984 and also in 1987 going a step better and reaching the UEFA Cup final beating Barcelona twice in the Quarter Finals both home and away who at the time were managed by a certain Terry Venebles which included many big names at the time such as Garry lineker and Mark Hughs. Not a bad feat for a paltry Small football team in a so called pish league as the English like to refer to it.

(02-03-2011 21:57 )bigguy01 Wrote:  also ticket prices and how the season tickets are managed with terms and conditions eg man utd charge you for cup games even if you dont go, not sure if this is case now but certainly the 1st full season after the glazer take over, and how the club is managed at boardroom level, at arsenal there is a possible take over by one of two people, Ivan Gazidis and stanley kronke both near the 30% share which would trigger a clause for them to place a bid to buy the other shares.

Yes Bigguy, it's still going on nowadays; the only benefit of a season ticket at Old Trafford is a guaranteed seat for every home game. There is the option of opting out of the Carling Cup matches, but doing so makes it extremely difficult to get any potential cup semi-final and final tickets in any cup competition.

The only light at the end of this dark tunnel is that at least last season prices were frozen as a result of a number of home matches failing to sell-out. It would be brave, and foolhardy of the Glazers to raise ticket prices for next season based on the difficulty they face selling out home games. Believe it or not, the only ticket touts I have encountered this season were outside Manchester Academy for a KT Tunstall gig last Friday!

And to show how desperate the club have become, they've recently taken to texting all season ticket holders in advance of withdrawing their moneys for forthcoming cup-ties, and warning them to make sure they have their accounts ready with enough money to enable them to successfully make the financial transaction!

(03-03-2011 00:29 )terence Wrote:  i'm sorry to say but the glasgow derbys are unique, unless your scottish or irish or closly related to somebody who is, chances are you just won't get what these matches mean to everybody involved. yes we all probably watch through rose tinted glasses but it is what it is. english fans will call a piece of shit 0-0 game for what it is, no matter who it's between. celtic/ rangers fans will call a piece of shit match between the clubs a classic because of the added element, religon. it's not just hate for a day and go back to work with each other, it is literally war. now scousers can say the hate each other red or blue, same for manchester, but celtic and rangers is a different kind of hatred. it shouldn't be (it's getting slowly better) but it is.
this isn't a rant, just trying to explain the inexplicable in my honest opinion.!! job done! next the financial crises and peace in the middle east!

Like my recently-posted joke on the Jokes thread said:

What's the definition of an atheist?
Someone who goes to an Old Firm match for the football!

(03-03-2011 00:45 )Master Yoda Wrote:  I'm Irish but i just dont feel that way about it. I like Celtic and would like to see them win the SPL each year but that's mainly because my father is a Celtic supporter. I have even visited Celtic Park twice with himself. I cant justify calling tonights game a classic. What i said about the game in my previous post is exactly how i feel about it. It was a poor advert for the SPL. The players behaviour was an absolute disgrace as was the behaviour of both benches. The quality of football which isnt great at the best of times went out the window. However i will concede that would happen in most derbys in world football anyway.

you visited celtic park twice with himself! hows that work then? is that irish? by the way, cheers for the post on my 1000th thread yoda, i appreciate it m8.

Someones gonna get owned, I've narrowed you down to one of two people, you know who you are..........

(03-03-2011 01:41 )mitchell Wrote:  Someones gonna get owned, I've narrowed you down to one of two people, you know who you are......

who's that aimed at then?

(03-03-2011 01:20 )malicious fan Wrote:  you visited celtic park twice with himself! hows that work then? is that irish? by the way, cheers for the post on my 1000th thread yoda, i appreciate it m8.

I said my dad was a Celtic fan and i visited Celtic Park with himself. Himself being my ould fella......just an Irish way of wording it

No probs on that post mate

ok yoda cheers.

fergie received a 4 touchline ban earlier this season with 2 served and 2 suspened, if the fa deem his comments made to mutv and sky to be questioning the integrity of the ref, fergie would be serving those 2 suspended bans.

i don't know how he keeps a sraight face when complaining about refereeing decisions!!