Dr Jinx Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 35 minutes ago, leffe186 said: Absolutely this… …and also this. But it’s not the tribalism itself that’s killing football. The tribalism IS football. It’s the lack of parity, gulf between top and bottom, and disconnect from the community. We used to have OTT tribalism to the point where we were having pitched battles and organized rumbles. Now we piss and moan on the internet. I’m not convinced that the percentage of people that want their rivals to just not exist is any different than it was. It’s just all broken. A couple of weeks ago I heard people on here talking about how they kinda liked West Ham right now. The club that basically got given a stadium on the taxpayers’ dollar, and in the process broke league rules and nearly obliterated Leyton Orient. Fuck them forever. Growing up a football fan in London is instructive. We were mainly Spurs and Arsenal (and fucking Liverpool) in North London. I used to play footy on Stepney Green with loads of West Ham fans. At a certain level, the solidarity between grassroots fans will always be there, along with the tribalism. I will always remember dancing with and hugging an Arsenal fan at work when Campbell scored that (disallowed) goal against Argentina. Both the tribalism and the solidarity are there from day one. Dunno if I can boil it down to a point. I guess that every team has at least two identities. The club itself, and the fans. They just seem to be further and further apart than ever. There has always been a gulf between the top teams and the rest, what i think is worse now is that the corruption between the associations running football to keep the status quo. It's repugnant. And out in the open at this point in time, nobody seems to care, least not the clubs in or around us, they seem happy to play second fiddle and let the bigger clubs set rules which prevent them from ever being more than what they are. If we manage to stay up, this league will never be the same. Man Utd will have to be content feeding off the scraps of us, Man City and Chelsea. If they miss out on the CL this season they'll be dipping into their overall revenue, that can't last forever. And more importantly, they won't be able to call the shots for much longer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Love Shota Arveladze going to Hull. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Shouldn't the R in "'Round" be lower case...? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 I reckon Spurs could be looking for a new manager next week if they keep losing out on players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Just now, WarrenBartonCentrePartin said: Good on him, he’d be mad to go to Goodson and take that job on. I’m liking Rooney the none player, I liked him as a player of course in terms of rating his game, but not as a person. I hope he proves himself to be a good young coach as our game needs more and more from these shores. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Have to say I never thought Wayne Rooney would be a good manager. The jury is still out, of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 I hope Lampard takes them down, would be glorious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Chuffed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantail Breeze Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Fuck me what is going on in the world when Wayne Rooney becomes likeable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Better bet than Pereira. Lampard will likely motivate them enough to stay up imo. He is decent with younger players and might get a bit more respect with the older ones than he did at Chelsea. They will be hounding him out in 12 months though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, Pilko said: I hope Lampard takes them down, would be glorious. Absolutely. He's such a fucking weapon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Probably the best option of a bad bunch for them. It's not disastrous, but it's not great by any means. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Frank Lampard’s Everton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Would be funny if they sold Calvert-Lewin on Monday mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 He will totally sort out their terrible defence. Oh wait... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 They seem very happy about this on GOT. Have to say, I don’t think they’ll go down under him and it is a shame that they’re not all divided anymore. That Portuguese fella was 100% taking them down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Fuck it, offer 60m for DCL, I think he’s David Ginola worth it! Imagine the fume! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Brave Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Lampard offered Everton job Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Tory on the streets of Merseyside Tory on the bench at Woodison Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 He's going to get a shock when he hears the scousers chanting fuck the tories. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) Seems like an appointment that really fits in with the mess they've been, being flash with little effect. A big name without the record to go with it - he could turn out to be a good manager but I don't think he's shown that enough to be getting a job like Everton, they should be getting someone more proven/promising. Having said that I suppose they're struggling to get someone of a higher quality due to the mess. I mean I reckon he'd have been a realistic replacement for Bruce under Ashley. Edited January 28, 2022 by Inferior Acuña Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Bonk Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Why did they not go for Hodgson before Watford? Anyways, I hope we beat them soundly next weekend and they have a mighty whinge at all things NUFC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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