tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post8023770014325738786..comments2024-03-18T23:04:56.177+00:00Comments on TPQ: From The Prestigious FA Cup – To Fuck All CupAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-82832640573244391222022-02-15T10:18:58.118+00:002022-02-15T10:18:58.118+00:00Barry - I don't know why you are asking me. I ...Barry - I don't know why you are asking me. I have not commented on that aspect of the game. AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-68261527720639600572022-02-14T22:48:22.137+00:002022-02-14T22:48:22.137+00:00British and Irish tend to hold pets in much higher...British and Irish tend to hold pets in much higher regard than their fellow humans though. As soon as my son showed me the video I knew there'd be a huge backlash against him.Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-10443420944487581432022-02-14T15:45:19.545+00:002022-02-14T15:45:19.545+00:00Caoimhin
The "game as it should be played&qu...Caoimhin<br /><br />The "game as it should be played" is very likely the cause of dementia and early death for so many of our heroes from yesterday due to excessive heading of the ball. Think Jeff Astle, Nobby Stiles, Jack Charlton, Billy McNeill, Gordon McQueen and many more.<br /><br />It was an era when health and safety concerns were non-existent on the pitch and on the terraces. Barry Gilheanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220262677398695734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-28322645985412795142022-02-13T15:49:12.646+00:002022-02-13T15:49:12.646+00:00Definately Anthony, priorities arse first. As you ...Definately Anthony, priorities arse first. As you say society has gone mad, "lunacy".Caoimhin O'Murailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014116388545562992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-49599895496731571422022-02-13T13:35:57.882+00:002022-02-13T13:35:57.882+00:00I think it is the lunacy of society Caoimhin and n...I think it is the lunacy of society Caoimhin and not just the game. Too many want to be the loudest virtue signaller in town. He kicks humans every week and not a word uttered about it. Protection for animals definitely, and while we can never quite be certain why something might ignite the public imagination, but in a world where it is estimated that 3.1 million children die from malnourishment AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-4789093959888747792022-02-13T07:39:09.536+00:002022-02-13T07:39:09.536+00:00Another sign if the direction towards lunacy the g...Another sign if the direction towards lunacy the game is taking, apart from the willful destruction of the FA Cup is the fuss over West Ham player, Kurt Zoumer, kicking his cat. No, he should not have done it. Perhaps he should be legally banned from ever keeping a domestic pet again, in fact, if the concern is for the animal, as it should be, this would be the correct way to penalise him with a Caoimhin O'Murailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014116388545562992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-26533789486116458422022-02-11T21:13:43.119+00:002022-02-11T21:13:43.119+00:00It was the game as it should be played. To have be...It was the game as it should be played. To have been there was to experience it, unlike the tripe served up today. Fans who don't even attend games!! Whatever next? As for the rioting, it was no more than mods and rockers at Brighton and other coastal regions, in fact not as bad. It certainly could not match the Brit forces, army v navy,rugby union game when the town of Twickenham has to be Caoimhin O'Murailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014116388545562992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-34013524195318187092022-02-11T18:29:41.518+00:002022-02-11T18:29:41.518+00:00Stevie,
let's not forget it was one full of r...Stevie,<br /><br /><i>let's not forget it was one full of rioting, substandard stadiums and play that was agricultural bordering on assault at times.</i><br /><br />Let's talk about football related violence in the modern game first....<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c6n97992z45t/football-related-violence" rel="nofollow"> open this</a> and you can read quite a few reports from frankiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452424095829736700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-34528806986488428292022-02-10T23:54:54.242+00:002022-02-10T23:54:54.242+00:00Caoimhin
It was 2-1 to Chelsea in a warfest in wh...Caoimhin<br /><br />It was 2-1 to Chelsea in a warfest in which had David Elleray been refereeing six players from each side would have been sent off. Ah, those really were the days. Leeds fans will never forget or forgive Chopper Harris taking out Eddie Gray at the start of the replay.Barry Gilheanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220262677398695734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-40445240278801092382022-02-10T22:04:16.199+00:002022-02-10T22:04:16.199+00:00While I can appreciate your lament of a bygone era...While I can appreciate your lament of a bygone era, let's not forget it was one full of rioting, substandard stadiums and play that was agricultural bordering on assault at times.<br /><br />The skill levels of modern players, their fitness and diet, and the huge amounts of background analysis that goes into the modern game simply would not exist if it stagnated.<br /><br />Flip sake if you Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-49626314525868946532022-02-10T17:42:59.946+00:002022-02-10T17:42:59.946+00:00I know the feeling Ronan, I missed out the Chelsea...I know the feeling Ronan, I missed out the Chelsea Leeds game, replayed at Old Trafford 1970. Chelsea won the replay 3-2 if memory serves me.<br /><br />Caoimhin O'MuraileCaoimhin O'Murailehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014116388545562992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-40003955951586840872022-02-10T16:08:16.063+00:002022-02-10T16:08:16.063+00:00I know the result of every Cup final from 1973 - ...I know the result of every Cup final from 1973 - 2006. After that, haven't a clue ; one yr morphs into the next # Old age # Mickey 🐭 ☕ Ronanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668466933420738253noreply@blogger.com