The English Football Thread

**Goofle** · 03-05-2012, 07:51 AM

^ That.

And as someone who doesn't have a patriotic bone in his body, you want the best man for the job, not some Stewart Pierce muggins shouting the anthem and putting out a terrible team.

Unknown Soldier · 03-05-2012, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Goofle11

^ That.

And as someone who doesn't have a patriotic bone in his body, you want the best man for the job, not some Stewart Pierce muggins shouting the anthem and putting out a terrible team.

At least get the muggins Stuart Pearce's name right

**Goofle** · 03-05-2012, 08:58 AM

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MoonlitSunshine · 03-06-2012, 07:59 AM

How many English managers over the last 30 years have been a) English and b) actually respected managers? Every manager that doesn't succeed gets slated, no matter what the job is.

Unknown Soldier · 03-06-2012, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MoonlitSunshine

How many English managers over the last 30 years have been a) English and b) actually respected managers? Every manager that doesn't succeed gets slated, no matter what the job is.

Most of the managers have been English, Sven-Goran Erikssen started the trend of foreign managers. Yes managers do get slated by the press for failing, but the England job is an extreme as far as being slated goes. Any England manager has huge expectations heaped upon him and usually an average bunch of players, along with a media just dying to see him fail. For example, Boas was just sacked from Chelsea and had one of the best squads in the Premiership and the media actually felt sorry for him!

**Goofle** · 03-12-2012, 07:00 PM

Arsenal are the best team to support in England. You aren't guaranteed anything as an Arsenal fan, but its one hell of a ride.

10 points behind your fiercest rivals a month back, now, after four wins on the trot, all after conceding the first goal, we are within a point.

Xenith · 03-12-2012, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Goofle11

Arsenal are the best team to support in England. You aren't guaranteed anything as an Arsenal fan, but its one hell of a ride.

10 points behind your fiercest rivals a month back, now, after four wins on the trot, all after conceding the first goal, we are within a point.

I could imagine the match up against Milan being a rather intense ride. Personally don't think I would be disappointed at their effort though I could understand.

**Goofle** · 03-12-2012, 07:09 PM

The woeful first leg cost us, their effort in the second was phenomenal.

Xenith · 03-12-2012, 07:15 PM

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The woeful first leg cost us, their effort in the second was phenomenal.

The second leg should give you a good feeling about rooting for a team that doesn't just roll over to die.

Also I love the concept of people owning shares of a club like with Tottenham and Arsenal.

**Goofle** · 03-17-2012, 01:17 PM

Bolton player Fabrice Muamba has apparently has a seizure of some sort during a game, they gave him CPR on the field now he is being taken to the hospital, apparently not breathing and not improving his condition at all.

I am weeping quite a bit right now.

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