The Beautiful Game thread, season 2013/14

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Re: The Beautiful Game thread, season 2013/14

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XXXIV wrote:
Jimmydeicide wrote:Its funny cos as soon as you left to buy the tampons for your missus...
Nice...

I have bad news for you lot... Im making it official. I have now chosen a football club...Liverpool.

:lol: :lol: :lol:
You guy are like Abbott & Costello. :) Give them credit 34, the D suck a$$ but the O surely looked lethal.
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:)

I was not kidding about Liverpool. Im in.

I didnt have a football club. Reading this board and their fans( except Jimmy :P )I was leaning...Then that youtube video and the game against arsenal pretty much sealed the deal.

I watch the games... I figure at 47 yrs old I might as well pick one before its too late...
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I was a Chelsea fan last 3 years but people told me their fans are like millionaires and upper class London.

So I changed to Arsenal this year as someone told me their fans are more middle class. Is that true?

Liverpool is a good story but its hard to root for a team who has that cheater Suarez.
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Chelsea is a very swanky part of town, with Stamford Bridge being close to the Thames, where real estate is the most expensive.

Arsenal and Tottenham stadiums are both north of the center of London. But Emirates makes Arsenal one of the highest-grossing clubs.

Reasons people are put off by Chelsea are probably Abramovic and Mourinho. And Terry isn't well-liked either.

But then, the English probably don't like any foreign managers and there are a lot of them in the EPL.

Looks like the cheapest tickets for Arsenal and QPR are 25 or 26 quid while Chelsea has some under 20 pounds. So affordable for the middle class but those are probably in the corners of the stadiums where you see more of the fans than the pitch and it would be games against shitty clubs.


The sport has working-class history but like American sports, as they move into new facilities, they try to attract the richest fans. After all, the biggest stars in the sport earn as much if not more than the highest-paid NBA and MLB players.

I heard there's a law that a certain percentage of matches must be available on "free" TV as opposed to only on Sky? Though if the owners limit the broadcasts to pay TV, that will hurt ad revenues and probably the overall popularity.
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wco81 wrote:
But then, the English probably don't like any foreign managers and there are a lot of them in the EPL.

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And your name is now MORONOVICH!!!
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Jimmydeicide wrote:
wco81 wrote:
But then, the English probably don't like any foreign managers and there are a lot of them in the EPL.

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And your name is now MORONOVICH!!!
Just now? Where the f*** have you been?
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Things didn't look so Crystal for Chelsea today as the PL is up for grabs again. Speroni's monumental save on Hazard was top notch. City and Liverpool with games in hand now, a big blow for Mou's team.
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If Arsenal would have won instead of tied last game they'd be back in it.
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Inuyasha wrote:If Arsenal would have won instead of tied last game they'd be back in it.
Or if they didn't lose a key match last week 6-0 vs the Leaders, and if...The Chelsea upset today opens up everything again.

But the match of the week is back tomorrow in Argentina: Boca-River, River-Boca.
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Its all coming up Liverpool.

21 hrs 18 minutes til Spurs.
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Didnt wanna jinx til now but at 4-0 ...I can say it...WOW!
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How are they doing it? I guess it's nice to see since they're a cinderella team. They also had to go thru that BEING LIVERPOOL show last year.

If they beat Chelsea and Man City coming up, they will have earned it.
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Inuyasha wrote:How are they doing it? I guess it's nice to see since they're a cinderella team. They also had to go thru that BEING LIVERPOOL show last year.

If they beat Chelsea and Man City coming up, they will have earned it.
WHAT??? Maybe you should support Chelsea or more appropriate Man U.
Have you seen them play? How are they doing it? err scoring more goals than the other team and with a little style.
Cinderella, f*** me side ways
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Jimmydeicide wrote: Cinderella, f*** me side ways
:lol:

Love that attack attack attack style.

Suarez a bit unlucky to only score one.
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Jimmydeicide wrote:
Inuyasha wrote:How are they doing it? I guess it's nice to see since they're a cinderella team. They also had to go thru that BEING LIVERPOOL show last year.

If they beat Chelsea and Man City coming up, they will have earned it.
WHAT??? Maybe you should support Chelsea or more appropriate Man U.
Have you seen them play? How are they doing it? err scoring more goals than the other team and with a little style.
Cinderella, f*** me side ways
it was a compliment. I was going to buy a Liverpool jersey but sounds from you the bandwagon is full.
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Was there a match today? Haven't really been paying much attention this season. ;)
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RobVarak wrote:Was there a match today? Haven't really been paying much attention this season. ;)
Yes, Boca lost to River in the Superclasico. :twisted: 8)
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10spro wrote:
RobVarak wrote:Was there a match today? Haven't really been paying much attention this season. ;)
Yes, Boca lost to River in the Superclasico. :twisted: 8)
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Inuyasha wrote:
Jimmydeicide wrote:
Inuyasha wrote:How are they doing it? I guess it's nice to see since they're a cinderella team. They also had to go thru that BEING LIVERPOOL show last year.

If they beat Chelsea and Man City coming up, they will have earned it.
WHAT??? Maybe you should support Chelsea or more appropriate Man U.
Have you seen them play? How are they doing it? err scoring more goals than the other team and with a little style.
Cinderella, f*** me side ways
it was a compliment. I was going to buy a Liverpool jersey but sounds from you the bandwagon is full.
Yes im a bandwagon fan of liverpool . Im a Cartwright for them.
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:lol: :lol:

Too easy isnt Jimmy?
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Jimmydeicide wrote:
Yes im a bandwagon fan of liverpool . Im a Cartwright for them.
I thought XXXIV got the last spot on the bandwagon.
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Hanging on tight I see! If they lose to Chelsea and Man City the bangwaoner's will drop like flies! HA HA HA!
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Wow.

I feel bad for you. I really do.
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On another note - The coolest thing I saw this weekend was the post game fans from Crystal Palace singing GLAD ALL OVER after their win.

I didn't know that was their song. Very exciting to hear them sing it .
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10spro wrote:
RobVarak wrote:Was there a match today? Haven't really been paying much attention this season. ;)
Yes, Boca lost to River in the Superclasico. :twisted: 8)
10s, I have a serious question. Not trolling.

Don't you have a hard time supporting an Argentine team given the insanely non-competitive way they structure the league? That bizarre cumulative points system exists for the sole purpose of ginning up Superclassicos, tossing all sense of competitive balance right out the window.

I used to enjoy those games for what they were, but with both teams having such patchy stretches over the last few years I've really lost interest.
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I really doubt any of these dudes are bandwagoners.

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