The English Football Thread

[goodfoot]

west ham are more a footballing entity than burnley, bolton, blackburn, etc, any of the pish from the surrounding area, they have very loyal, passionate fans, that make home games at upton park special occasions, and deserve better than fighting relegation every year..

[Unknown Soldier]

Originally Posted by goodfoot

west ham are more a footballing entity than burnley, bolton, blackburn, etc, any of the pish from the surrounding area, they have very loyal, passionate fans, that make home games at upton park special occasions, and deserve better than fighting relegation every year..

A lot of clubs have loyal passionate fans but that alone isn`t a reason to like them.

[Urban Hat€monger ?]

Originally Posted by goodfoot

west ham are more a footballing entity than burnley, bolton, blackburn, etc, any of the pish from the surrounding area, they have very loyal, passionate fans, that make home games at upton park special occasions, and deserve better than fighting relegation every year..

I think your average West Ham thug on the street cares more about kicking lumps out of Millwall fans than they do about any of this rubbish.

Keep your bigoted sectarian crap to your own mickey mouse league.

[right-track]

Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Keep your bigoted sectarian crap to your own mickey mouse league.

+1

[right-track]

goodfoot only likes West Ham because of the loyalist connection, which is even less of a reason to like them.

[TheCunningStunt]

I really enjoyed the massacre in Milan, unlucky for it not to be 3-1. I just hope we can finish them off at OT.

When they got the second goal I was a bit like

I'm sure that's what I'll be like for the home leg, except I'll actually be there. So it'll be biting the nails instead of hiding behind the couch. Confident we can do it, but it's not a formality.

[Unknown Soldier]

Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

I really enjoyed the massacre in Milan, unlucky for it not to be 3-1. I just hope we can finish them off at OT.

When they got the second goal I was a bit like

I'm sure that's what I'll be like for the home leg, except I'll actually be there. So it'll be biting the nails instead of hiding behind the couch. Confident we can do it, but it's not a formality.

Can you really see AC Milan winning by two clear goals at Old Trafford.

[Bulldog]

Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Can you really see AC Milan winning by two clear goals at Old Trafford.

Exactly.

Your lot are through to the quarters, no doubt about it.

[TheCunningStunt]

Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Can you really see AC Milan winning by two clear goals at Old Trafford.

Well, no. I can't see it, but crazier things have happened and I don't want to count my chickens.

Originally Posted by Bulldog

Exactly.

Your lot are through to the quarters, no doubt about it.

Oh I do hope you're right.

I am confident, but I mean, dismissing a team like Ac Milan is just disrespectful, Ronaldinho is still simply devine. Huntelaar is a good finished despite at that club having a lack of confidence, Beckham can produce quality. As can Seedorf (as you saw in the first leg.)

I think I'm more hindered by them getting the second goal. I was delighted with 3-1, then their second just gave me a reality check that it's not over.

[Unknown Soldier]

Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

Well, no. I can't see it, but crazier things have happened and I don't want to count my chickens.



Oh I do hope you're right.

I am confident, but I mean, dismissing a team like Ac Milan is just disrespectful, Ronaldinho is still simply devine. Huntelaar is a good finished despite at that club having a lack of confidence, Beckham can produce quality. As can Seedorf (as you saw in the first leg.)

I think I'm more hindered by them getting the second goal. I was delighted with 3-1, then their second just gave me a reality check that it's not over.

Its more than that, English clubs have dominated the Champions League for several seasons now and have consistently beaten the best teams that the other two big leagues have (La Liga and Serie A most notably) So clubs like AC Milan, despite being giants of world football, will still come into a tie against clubs like Man.Utd and Chelsea etc knowing that the English club is the favourite.

There are exceptions of course.....because its football, especially when Barcelona ended the English dominance last season and despite their deserved victory in the final, they only got there because of scandalous refereeing in the semis against Chelsea.