Roux Posted February 7, 2017 Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 i support Man Utd because they won everything and i wanted an easy life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgod Posted February 7, 2017 Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Roux said: i support Man Utd because they won everything and i wanted an easy life. Hehe. The last few years have been pretty horrible then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roux Posted February 7, 2017 Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 1 hour ago, ...and then said: Hehe. The last few years have been pretty horrible then. @two Haha. Being serious - i grew up when United weren't doing so well. It was pretty bad - Fergie was about to be sacked and there was a bit of a drinking culture at the club. I was 5-6 years old - so was too young to fully understand what was going on in truth. Like some of the others on here - i supported United through family, my granddad was from Manchester and got my dad into it, who then passed it on to me. My dad moved to London for work when he was very young so i've never lived up there - but we'd travel to games on the weekends. I had a season ticket for youth games as part of some membership scheme - so i got to see Nevilles, Butt, Beckham, Scholes etc play at Gigg Lane (i think it was Burys ground) all the time. Being alot older now - with commitments its alot harder for me to see games in person - which doesn't really bother me too much, i think i've learnt alot more about the game from watching it on TV. I'm pretty grateful i got to witness near enough the beginning and the end of the Fergie Era and i know my dad is grateful he got to witness the Busby Babes era - so we're both pretty lucky i guess. When it comes to supporting a team - you're usually born into it over here. But if you're not i guess just watch as many different games as you can and find a style/player you like. Maybe find a clubs that's been pretty stable - with good ownership, history and has a good relationship with the fans. Once you've done all that - watch the games and maybe join the teams forum or something and share what you think. The more games you watch, the more you'll be able to talk about. Finally - NEVER change clubs! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgod Posted February 7, 2017 Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 Cool story man. Would love to have such a relationship with a club. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roux Posted February 7, 2017 Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 5 minutes ago, ...and then said: Cool story man. Would love to have such a relationship with a club. I think its why the history of a club is so important - some events can be tragic like Munich 1958, Heysel and Hillsborough, but it further ingrains you into the club. I love reading about the times before i was born - so many stories and characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott. Posted February 7, 2017 Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 Put all teams into a hat and pick one out. Doesn't have to be premier league. You must have some sort of connection to Europe?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theedge00 Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Barcelona getting slaughtered lol 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott. Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Are Barca match fixing? I've never ever seen them this bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petros Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Seeing barca getting exposed like this is so happy to see. I've been waiting for years for this to happen for ether paris saint germain or man city and they always underperformed and made barca look good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petros Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 1 minute ago, Scott. said: Are Barca match fixing? I've never ever seen them this bad. They haven't been real good for years. Even when they won the chl in 2015 they weren't that good imo. Their defense has always been dreadful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott. Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 30 minutes ago, petros said: They haven't been real good for years. Even when they won the chl in 2015 they weren't that good imo. Their defense has always been dreadful. They don't look interested. Messi off in the summer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petros Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Scott. said: They don't look interested. Messi off in the summer? Nah messi would never leave barca. It's his kingdom there. He isn't the type of player to take the challenge to go and see if he can make it in a different team. For example argentina such a great team and he can't even win a copa america which is ridiculously easy compared to euro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roux Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Andre Gomes - who is this fraud? I've also never bought into the Neymar hype. Draxler is a beautiful footballer - how he's never been at a real top club i'll never know. He's got that thing Bale has where he can play anywhere and be excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgod Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Draxler is a cunt, only in for the big money. Signed a long-term extension with Schalke and then wanted to leave soon afterwards to WOLFBURG soon afterwards and made it public. Then when things didn't go well there he started behaving like a crybaby again. Good player but wouldn't want such a personality in my locker room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgod Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Barca game was great yesterday. Hate that club and their style of play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roux Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 hour ago, ...and then said: Draxler is a cunt, only in for the big money. Signed a long-term extension with Schalke and then wanted to leave soon afterwards to WOLFBURG soon afterwards and made it public. Then when things didn't go well there he started behaving like a crybaby again. Good player but wouldn't want such a personality in my locker room. From what i understood at the time, Draxler wanted to leave Schalke and the club were very happy to let him go because the money they got for him was record breaking. Not much of an issue in my opinion. He stayed in Germany for his career when he could have made alot more going abroad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott. Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Always nice to see blood bags fc get a battering. Psg were fantastic. Still hope Monaco win the league though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgod Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 21 hours ago, Roux said: From what i understood at the time, Draxler wanted to leave Schalke and the club were very happy to let him go because the money they got for him was record breaking. Not much of an issue in my opinion. He stayed in Germany for his career when he could have made alot more going abroad. Sure it was good money for Schalke but they were mainly happy because through his constant complayning he lost all credit from the fans and teammates. He was very popular before. I mean, if you sign a new contract you can't start complaining that you wanna leaves just months afterwards + he did basically the same in Wolfsburg when they underperformed last year Pretty good player for sure but these kinds of players need to think before signing a contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roux Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 1 hour ago, ...and then said: Sure it was good money for Schalke but they were mainly happy because through his constant complayning he lost all credit from the fans and teammates. He was very popular before. I mean, if you sign a new contract you can't start complaining that you wanna leaves just months afterwards + he did basically the same in Wolfsburg when they underperformed last year Pretty good player for sure but these kinds of players need to think before signing a contract. He gave alot of good years to Schalke - his boyhood club. Signing a contract and leaving is MUCH better then leaving for free or wanting to run down the end of a contract. Although as fans, we'd love to see players show loyalty and respect - it just simply doesn't happen in today's game. Its not much different than you leaving your job for better pay/quality of life. He's a supremely talented footballer too - so maybe there is a bit more arrogance on his part, but i can't blame him for wanting to move up the ladder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Value Boy Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 Anyone thinking a player signs a contract because they intend to see it out is foolish, he got more money and Schalke maximise the value of their asset and risk him walking away on the cheap/free. Loyalty in football is dead and feel Tuesday night probably vindicated the move on a professional level too. PSG is a step up and he will get to play in the CL every single season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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