| Cobain_94 Posted on 20/3 19:31 | |
| Last night, straw that broke the camel's back | |
Possibly for me anyway. For the first time in 14 years I am considering not going to Football next season. It's nothing to do with Boro, I'm quite happy with the job Southgate's doing. It's football as a whole, last night epitomised that. Im sick to death of players cheating and getting away with it and commentators sticking up for them. OK technically it was a penalty but is there any need to go down like that, absolutely pathetic. I'm not just talking about Man Utd either, George Boateng acting the big man pushing a 13 year old ball boy. For once I agreed when Rooney lost it. I'm sick to death of the media bumming the big clubs, I'm sick to death of referees bumming the big clubs, I'm sick to death of the fact that only 3 teams can win the league and the same 4 teams every year finish in the top 4 and win all of the trophies. I might be wrong but off the top of my head I can think of only Everton who've won the FA Cup or Premiership outside the current top 4 in the last 11 years. I'm sick of all the dickheads banging on about crowds. I'm sick of every little detail being analysed in depth. I'm sick of sky sports, I'm sick of Andy F_uckin Gray, I'm sick of overpaid whinging footballers. I'm f_uckin sick of Football. --- Post edited by Cobain_94 on 20/3 19:36 --- --- Post edited by Cobain_94 on 20/3 19:37 --- | |
| grantus Posted on 20/3 19:34 | |
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You and me both mate. Completely fed up of it all. Exept I don't have a season ticket. | |
| boro_ian Posted on 20/3 19:34 | |
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Agree, i wondered what george had done to annoy Rooney. How can you win the premiership if you are outside of the top four? lol | |
| Stepper_T Posted on 20/3 19:35 | |
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Me too. | |
| Cobain_94 Posted on 20/3 19:35 | |
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I said the same 4 teams every year not the top 4 teams, I was careful to avoid someone saying that.  --- Post edited by Cobain_94 on 20/3 19:36 --- | |
| Ancoatsred Posted on 20/3 19:36 | |
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Hang on a minute you 4! If you go who are the other two going to talk to? | |
| mboro19 Posted on 20/3 19:37 | |
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I agree with some of your points in the respect that im fed up with how the game is taking shape; bias, cheating and the rediculous money involved. I was fed up at the end of last season as well so didnt get my season ticket this season but found myself going to most games this season. Next season im not sure where i'll stand but am considering not going to games at all. | |
| boro_ian Posted on 20/3 19:37 | |
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Sorry :-) lol | |
| MontagueLongfellow Posted on 20/3 19:39 | |
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it soumds like youve got the hump | |
| signal Posted on 20/3 19:43 | |
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i love the boro and i'll no doubt buy a season ticket next year. but (i said this aftert he first man utd cup game) that I will request they deduct £20 off my ticket price as I shan't be going to watch a game featuring Mr. Ronaldo ever again. i am not paying to watch cheating. I pay to watch football | |
| redandproud Posted on 20/3 20:01 | |
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im sick of u. u r a tart. | |
| borobuddah Posted on 20/3 20:01 | |
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(Walks off whistling "Fook 'em all, fook 'em all, the scousers the jawdees and all, 'cos we are the Boro.....") | |
| Turner_86 Posted on 20/3 20:10 | |
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The thing that keeps me following the Boro and watching football, is that Gibson does all he possibly can (even if it is only very little) to fight against the big clubs and their dirty tactics, agents and greedy players etc. If he stands any chance of succeeding, he needs the fans to back the club, and the more successful the club are, the bigger voice Gibson has. So if nothing else, back Gibson and the Boro, and stand up against the corrupt greedy cheating bastads. --- Post edited by Turner_86 on 20/3 20:11 --- | |
| juninho_the_legend Posted on 20/3 21:41 | |
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Ill see what gibson does about season tickets before i decide, he is an excellend club chairman but doesnt do much for the fans. Why couldnt he pay for the fans transport for last nights game? I had spent nearly £60 before i set off last night and get the feeling that ive been totally ripped off. Football is pricing the real fans out of the market. | |
| bobstermarley Posted on 20/3 21:53 | |
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That's exactly how I felt last night, that was my gut reaction. If I see of hear any other broadcasting medium talking about "the dream FA Cup Final" I won't be responsible for my actions. The game stinks to high heaven - since when wasn't football a contact sport? | |
| chorleyphil Posted on 20/3 21:54 | |
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I said that after paying 34 quid to watch Boro at Bolton and being bored sh1tless. Never been to a game since, I cant justify the price! The reason I never went last night...cost and a sort of knowing what was going to happen. Its like England! --- Post edited by chorleyphil on 20/3 21:56 --- | |
| Turner_86 Posted on 20/3 22:05 | |
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'he is an excellend club chairman but doesnt do much for the fans.' Give over! | |
| jeff_potato Posted on 20/3 22:08 | |
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Start watching the Superleague on a Friday night like I have, the things I lament the passing of in football are all evident and in fine health in this sport! | |
| borobadge Posted on 20/3 22:08 | |
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for post's like this one, and the one that Paulinho posted to stand any credibility with me.. you HAVE to post them when we (the boro)are on a winning run..not following a defeat... a spiteful, sour and heartfelt defeat i understand, but thats not the time to do it...i.m.h.o... if by hook or by crook we 9the boro) had come through winning last nights game, people wouldnt be saying or doing any of this posturing. as i see it we have a very good team that just needs a touch more fine tuning with some new blood, we played 2 games agaoinst just about the best team/club in europe and in the top 3 in the world and over 2 games lasting 180 + minutes they came through with a penalty, having had a penalty to save the previous game... we won @ west brom on penaltys...thats the game ... you cant get bitter and twisted over it, dust ourselves down and move on, to west ham, watford, villa, wigan etc..... in times of adversity (and this aint no 1986 case)..Keep The Faith...UP THE BORO. | |
| Cobain_94 Posted on 20/3 22:22 | |
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"you cant get bitter and twisted over it, dust ourselves down and move on, to west ham, watford, villa, wigan etc....." Great 4 meaningless games to end the season in the most uncompetitve league on earth. | |
| cargofleet Posted on 20/3 22:23 | |
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well said cobain , you just put the reasons why thousands of fans , not just boro ones , have given up going to matches . | |
| tees_tripper Posted on 20/3 22:27 | |
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Agree with a lot of what has been said on this thread. All the 'dream final' talk has really got my goat. To be honest I don't think I could bare to watch it if man u and chelsea get there - imagine the absolute drivel coming out of Motson's/Gray's mouth all game. The media completely overlook theams outside the top 4, especially northern clubs, ie. Bolton. When it was Spurs challenging Arsenal for 4th place the media could't stop hiping it up On another point, what Gibson and Southgate are doing makes me proud to be a Boro fan, both seem very principled and genuinly care a lot more about the fans than Boro as an enterprise. That's why its such a good feeling when, occasionally, we put the big club's noses out of joint. Keep the faith indeed! | |
| tees_tripper Posted on 20/3 22:28 | |
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Agree with a lot of what has been said on this thread. All the 'dream final' talk has really got my goat. To be honest I don't think I could bare to watch it if man u and chelsea get there - imagine the absolute drivel coming out of Motson's/Gray's mouth all game. The media completely overlook theams outside the top 4, especially northern clubs, ie. Bolton. When it was Spurs challenging Arsenal for 4th place the media could't stop hiping it up On another point, what Gibson and Southgate are doing makes me proud to be a Boro fan, both seem very principled and genuinly care a lot more about the fans than Boro as an enterprise. That's why its such a good feeling when, occasionally, we put the big club's noses out of joint. Keep the faith indeed! | |
| Turner_86 Posted on 20/3 22:30 | |
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Would some of you rather we were in a relegation battle and had to win every game we had left, like West Ham? It happens, We've had our fair share of exciting endings to seasons. Give credit to GS for turning around what looked like being a relegation season, hopefully he can build us into a side who can challenge for Europe next year. | |
| Gamblor Posted on 20/3 22:33 | |
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Very reactionary post. You don't see these kind of threads when we're winning. | |
| heaton_mersey_boro Posted on 20/3 22:47 | |
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I understand peoples' feelings up to a point, but to turn our back completely on Boro........just don't get it. The football aspect I agree with 100%. Couple of years ago I would happily watch Champions League footy, Super Sunday, Monday night footy, even a lot of the championship. Now, I can't be arséd one bit. Champions league - stick it. FA Cup - yawn. Carling Cup - we had our moment, but normal service resumed. Premiership - say no more. Utter rubbish, with teams petrified of losing and teams continually getting turned over by "the big 4". Yawwwwwnnnnnnnnn. But strangely, all this has done is galvanise me more towards Boro. Living away from the area, being a non ST holder, the matchday experience - home and away - has become more enjoyable (with thanks to Gareth for this......). I still love live footy, can't beat it. Stick Sky f_cking Sports and there continuous big club arsé licking. Try to keep the faith people; its not just you who are suffering from this malaise that has embedded itself in the game. | |
| Shevchenko Posted on 20/3 22:51 | |
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good post cobain and i feel the same way but boro will always be my club.i have followed the club for many years and i intend to continue to watch my club. | |
| Boro_till_I_fry Posted on 20/3 23:07 | |
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To be honest, I now prefer cricket - most players will walk if they know they are out before the umpire raised his finger and cheating is rare. Contrast that with football. | |
| ThePrisoner Posted on 20/3 23:08 | |
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Unless both Blackburn and Watford get to Wembley this year I won't be watching the Cup final, the first I won't have watched since 1969 (Man City 1 Leicester 0 since you ask). I can't stomach yet more of the same three teams day in day out, week in week out. Every game is like Groundhog Day. Had enough, and I don't care if they have the best players on display. | |
| heaton_mersey_boro Posted on 20/3 23:16 | |
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I used to love the FA Cup Final; first one I remember was the 1979 one. Absolute classic. Don't think I missed one until about 2002? 2003? Now, just another Sky match with a Chelsea / ManU / Arsenal / Liverpool wankybumfest for 3-4 hours. No thanks. I actually blame Roberto Di Matteo for my decline in enthusiasm 
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| Rich_Boro Posted on 20/3 23:17 | |
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Agree on most things. The final- Man United 1 (Ronaldo pen) Chelsea 0 Another cracking encounter...can't remember many good games between the top 4 | |
| flakey_scrotum Posted on 20/3 23:32 | |
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the sooner the top 4 fook off and play in a European league the fookin better for me.....get some normality back into the game....acceptable prices.....more competition and more 3pm kick offs on a saturday! | |
| trodbitch Posted on 20/3 23:35 | |
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flaky, if that doesn't happen would you be happy with the next best thing? ie Relegation? Because that's what it will be like, to be honest. | |
| Mike_Wazowski Posted on 20/3 23:35 | |
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Piss funny that. If the Sky coverage bothers you so much, I've got a really novel approach for you. Don't fûcking watch it. I haven't watched any of that shìt for nearly nine years, and anyone who does (and therefore buys into the new-fan bòllocks that football became after Euro 96) deserves all they get. You don't get all that at the match, just go there instead? | |
| flakey_scrotum Posted on 20/3 23:43 | |
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no it doesn't mean relegation.....it means there is more to football, or there should be, than fookin pandering to ManYoo, chelski, Arsenal and Liverpool.....they win all the cups (more or less) finish in the top four while everyone else fights for the scraps.....and it will get harder and harder to break this cycle as the emphasis on money becomes more entrenched! it's rapidaly turning into a waste of fookin time | |
| stantheman Posted on 21/3 8:25 | |
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you're sick of players cheating, then you say it was a penalty... ace. | |
| Ickes_disciple Posted on 21/3 8:52 | |
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It's all very simple. If you don't like Sky - don't give them your hard earned and don't watch it. If you're sick of Ronaldos antics don't turn up to the Man U home game. An empty stadium would make people sit up and take note. | |
| whinneybanksaint Posted on 21/3 8:54 | |
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I agree with a lot of the posts in this thread, does it cost that much less money to watch 1st division football ? and could all these factors , ie big 4 clubs , corporate investment, working class man priced out of attending etc could this all lead to a European super league ???? | |
| legend_george Posted on 21/3 9:33 | |
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I also sympathise with much of what has been said here. Although I think the worm is starting to turn. There are many people starting to say the same sort of things that have been said here. Many of the fans are starting to vote with their feet and not go to games. The clubs and premier league are starting to realise they have a problem, although they won't neccesarily admit it openly. Its good in one respect for them to have big players playing in the big league for the big four, but eventually this will lead to complete appathy by everyone not involved with the big four. Gates will drop further, stadiums will empty, the big players wont want to play in empty stadiums without atmosphere. I have a theory that the bubble will burst. I think we are seeing most of the clubs attendances dropping to around what they were before the Sky hype started. The hardcore of supporters who go to watch a game they love not just going to watch the big name players because they've seen them on the tv. When the bubble bursts, I for one will be there to pick up the pieces of a game I have a huge passion for. The prima-donnas who play this game at the moment can go and rot in hell, or some other league. I love the game of football and one day it will return! When it does, I think Boro will have an advantage over these 'big' clubs with their corporate hospitiality, multi-million pound sponsorship, foreign owners who only care about the 'franchise' not the game and money grabbing players. Our 'hit' will be a lot smaller! If you compare the premiership to the italian league of several years ago, we are going through the same thing. Look what happened to Napoli, who bought Maradona, had loads of plastic fans etc. It ended in disaster for them! One day that will happen to Chelsea! Remember, the worm is turning... | |
| Perry_Combover Posted on 21/3 10:15 | |
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witness 15000 empty seats on monday night at OT, a reaction to the sky high proces imposed by glazier? alot of fans of so-called big clubs are peed off too, hence the rise of FC United. Glazier needs to milk the fans dry just to service their huge debt | |
| bandito Posted on 21/3 11:13 | |
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fans moan and moan and moan and moan but still turn up and turn up and turn up and turn up............ | |
| legend_george Posted on 21/3 11:22 | |
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I am a paying customer with a right to an opinion. I also love the game of football and my home town club, so I will continue to turn up while I am able to do so. In general there is only one thing I hate about football, and thats footballers! Everything else I can handle. --- Post edited by legend_george on 21/3 11:22 --- | |
| rozi Posted on 21/3 13:29 | |
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FAO The Prisoner - the Man City v Leicester final was played on my wedding day (the EX hubby never forgave me) and I believe it's the only time ever that the FA Cup Final was played in April, somthing to do with the 1970 World Cup qualifiers. | |
| Vinny_Garstroke Posted on 21/3 14:18 | |
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Nice one Cobain. But, I think your rant is an elaborate cover-up to hide the fact that your bird has ordered you to spend time with her on a Saturday afternoon, in future. | |
| Cobain_94 Posted on 21/3 21:27 | |
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 Vinny. Right now onto the rest:"I haven't watched any of that shìt for nearly nine years, and anyone who does (and therefore buys into the new-fan bòllocks that football became after Euro 96) deserves all they get. You don't get all that at the match, just go there instead?" Read my post you numpty, I went. "you're sick of players cheating, then you say it was a penalty... ace." I've since seen the incident a couple of times and don't think it was at all. Ronaldo moved his leg to make sure woodgate "tripped" him. Just because I thought it might have been a penalty on first viewing is no excuse to exaggerate a fall, you're a prime example of what's wrong with Football, fans just accepting players cheating, sticking up for c_unts like Ronaldo. I'd love to be able to admire how good a player he is because he's one of the best I've seen live but I just can't because he goes down when a breath of wind goes past him and generally doesn't play within the spirit of the game. --- Post edited by Cobain_94 on 21/3 21:30 --- | |
| Cobain_94 Posted on 21/3 21:31 | |
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"fans moan and moan and moan and moan but still turn up and turn up and turn up and turn up............" I'll be tunring up for the rest of the season, after that I don't know, I don't like the game football's turning/turned into. | |
| blotonthelandscape Posted on 21/3 21:39 | |
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I have promised Mrs B that this is the last season for me and that we will get our weekends back. I may have promised a very similar thing last season, and the season before that, and every season since 80-81. | |
| Paulinho Posted on 21/3 23:38 | |
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borobadge, i get your point but I was just telling it as I saw it. I was gutted about the Boro getting beat on Monday night and it was down to a bloke who's a serial cheat. you can hardly blame me for wanting a fair crack of the whip. The whole thing stank: the player, the manager, the way the media reported the incident, the analysis. i read it completely different from all those people and after spending about thirty years playing football with I can tell this: Ronaldo cheated you. | |
| guyr Posted on 21/3 23:39 | |
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Have spoken to a few mates who feel the same, poor ref's giving decisions in favour of top 4 teams, eg the penalties against us, would they have been given for us at old trafford? Cheating players, Ronaldo is so skillfull, fast athletic etc etc, BUT he dives all over the pitch not just in the box, he cheats time and time again, the FA NEED to sort this out, review games over the weekend, monday etc. make judgements on diving and give 3 game bans, followed by doubling for repeat offenses. watch it stop, discussion held on 606 after mon nights game on the banning for diving many in favour. maybe the fans should petition the FA to bring it in rather than penalty shoot outs to decide league mathes. Oh and the imbalane will ontinue to get worse, liverpool looking at making 70,000 seater ground. so we will have 4 clubs able to get 60k + crowds the rest below 40k. So where wil the money and power be? | |
| bandito Posted on 22/3 9:18 | |
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Cobain: Can you remember when Boateng dropped like a sack of sh it after pretending he'd been hit in the face? Always remember that one and I seem to recall you being as embarassed as me. Bit foolish of him to start coming out with ten page essays about Ronaldo on his website | |
| elio Posted on 22/3 12:08 | |
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Don't let the door hit you on the way out. The way you lot play, it won't be long before your out of the prem anyway. | |
| bandito Posted on 22/3 12:10 | |
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oh to support a team that wins everything. it must be so good. | |
| Cobain_94 Posted on 22/3 19:17 | |
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Yeah bandy, I found it rich considering he'd manhandled a 13 year old ball boy the same night. Glad he's never gone down since that incident, hopefully he'll learn from his stupidity on Monday night as well. Elio, say what you like. I don't respect any Man U fans opinion's on football, none of you have ever had your support properly tested even the so called hardcore. | |
