luckyluke 1 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Sports minister Richard Caborn says British footballers should conduct themselves like England's cricket team. "Football has something to learn from cricket: respect for officials, for each other as professionals and for the opponents," said Caborn. But top football official Gordon Taylor hit back at Caborn, saying cricketers are not always perfect role models. "There has been a long history of sledging between England and Australia," insisted Taylor. The chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association added: "Sometimes football can be the whipping boy because it is so prominent. "There's a lot of emotion in football, the game is fast and physical and takes place over 90 minutes. "A Test match takes place over five days. Even in this Ashes series the Australian captain was fined for swearing about England's tactics of using substitute fielders." Caborn highlighted the difference in attitudes towards officials as the main difference between the two sports. "In cricket, there is never a direct challenge to the umpire's decision even though it can be more subjective than you get in football," he said. "The discipline of the cricket players has been remarkable. It has been a tough series, with no quarter given or taken in sporting terms. "But the respect shown between the rival teams, and the respect for their team-mates, has been exceptional." Is that the best you can come up with Mr Taylor? You really are even more of a pathetic, feeble, wet-fart than even I imagined. 33080[/snapback] I concur. What a pathetic little twat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 36007 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 33115[/snapback] Shane chose the wrong moment to show the lads his Bruce Forsyth impression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Have you heard the talksport advert? A piss take of the credit card advert. 'The cost of a night out with Alan Brazil? £1,600. The cost of a litre of premium unleaded petrol? £2.10. The look on Shane Warne's fat face when England won the ashes? PRICELESS! Australia, the country that rhymes with......failure' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 33115[/snapback] You've just dropped the Ashes Warney! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Lazaru 0 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Ah Gordon Taylor appears again and as i've said many times before manages to talk complete and utter bollocks! There can be few people out there with his capacity for being wrong, acting and talking like a twat and generally just being a waste of tiem and oxygen. One of these days he may just have to accept that football is the biggest and best sport out there but these days alot of the people who play it are (like him) complete cocks and just be big enough to own up to that fact, but he won't and will continue to make me wish he was dead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Taylor is indeed talking bollocks, again. The bit he omits about Ricky Ponting is that he was heavily fined and issued a public apology whereas many top footballers swear their head off without reproach during matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Lazaru 0 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Taylor is indeed talking bollocks, again. The bit he omits about Ricky Ponting is that he was heavily fined and issued a public apology whereas many top footballers swear their head off without reproach during matches. 33313[/snapback] Yeah funny how the bit where the regulators step straight in and discipline him and his own public apology go missing from Gordon spouting his usual bollocks, the man really is a little turd. Cricket, rugby in fact any other sport wouldn't allow a tosspot like him a voice defending the indefensible and would politely tell him to grow up and fuck off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 36007 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Taylor is a total twat like. As PL says, in any other sport his job simply wouldn't exist as the players themselves are required to take responsibility for their actions. Pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Anyone seen the pic of Freddie after the other lads wrote all over his face in biro when he fell asleep on the bus? He's got 'twat' written across his forehead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Lazaru 0 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Anyone seen the pic of Freddie after the other lads wrote all over his face in biro when he fell asleep on the bus? He's got 'twat' written across his forehead. 33388[/snapback] Yeah it was in the paper this morning, nice big picture and in the article they pointed out that his team mates had written "Twat" on his face, in case people couldn't tell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Haven't seen it...can somebody put it up here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 (edited) There y'are.. Edited September 15, 2005 by catmag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 :D Cheers Cath, brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 :D Cheers Cath, brilliant. 33410[/snapback] FREDDIE Flintoff's 32-hour Ashes victory bender ended in his team-mates drawing all over his face. As the 27-year-old England star finally fell asleep, they scrawled "twat" across his forehead and gave him a beard, moustache and a pair of glasses. When the cricket all-rounder stumbled from the bus, he appeared to have no idea what his friends had done. An onlooker said: "He was the last off the coach. He was good-humoured but clearly the worse for wear. "As some fans started taking photos, security guards rushed out and put coats over his head. Poor old Freddie had no idea what was going on." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 There y'are.. 33397[/snapback] ahahaahahhaaaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Hog 363 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Plenty websites are jumping on the band wagon with unofficial t-shirts: http://www.teefly.com/catalog/product_info...90b6497398afc06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 We should put a bulk order in for these on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 From cricinfo England must apologise for accusations of cheating in 1992 Akram: England should apologise September 15, 2005 Wasim Akram says England should apologise for accusing his team of cheating in 1992 when they used reverse swing. Akram and Waqar Younis used it to devastating effect in that series, and England employed the same art to similar effect all summer against Australia; Simon Jones and Andrew Flintoff were particularly adept at using it. "England owe us an apology in a big way," Akram told AFP. "When we did the reverse swing against England in 1992, they were [the] great moaners and groaners of the world, [and] they termed it as cheating. And now when they achieved an Ashes win through reverse swing, it's an art," Akram said. Akram, Pakistan's best left-arm seamer, and his pace partner Waqar Younis shattered England with a devastating display of reverse-swing bowling during Pakistan's tour of England in 1992, helping Pakistan to a 2-1 win. England's tabloid press accused the pair, who took 41 wickets between them, of cheating and ball tampering. But England used the same technique to dismantle the much-touted Australian batting, and dethrone Australia as Ashes champions after a hard-fought 2-1 series which ended Monday. "Now English bowlers know it, it's the art of reverse swing. Still, I am happy that they have finally realised the importance of reverse swing," Akram said yesterday. Akram, who has taken 414 Test and a world record of 502 one-day wickets in his career, said Pakistani bowlers should be given credit for the reverse swing. "This art has spread only because of Pakistani bowlers," he said. "Imran Khan taught me how to reverse swing the ball, I told Younis and we mastered it." He said English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff learnt a lot from him while they both played county cricket for Lancashire in the late 1990s. "He learnt how to hide the shine and he did that during the Ashes. Had I not told him, he would have learnt it anyway, but I am glad that he has learnt well. They have mastered the art of reverse swing and [the] Australians had no clue as to how to cope with the reverse swing," Akram said. Khan was ball tampering though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Lazaru 0 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Why apologise, since they were caught on camera gouging the ball with their nails! Leading to Ritchie Benaud to say "Steady on!" during his comentary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Michael Atherton cough cough cough............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Aye, fitting how they are now making their pitches dusty and dry in readiness for the spinners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 So not only should 'England' (I'm not sure who he means by this - the board? Players? Media?) apologise for something the tabloids (when was the last time they apologised without enormous public pressure) said 13 years ago, we also have Wasim to thank for winning the Ashes for us. Bag of chips for your shoulder, Mr Akram? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Tell you what, we'll apologise for that if the Pakistan team apologise for the disgusting behaviour of their fans every time it looks like they might get beat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Imran Khan, Waquar Younis and Wasim Akram are three of the best bowlers I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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