ChezGiven 0 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 His breakfast show on xfm was class. I see Clive James is on his last legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26550 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Syria vs Turkey Shit 'bout to get ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Whitehurst 795 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 FFS, his football correspondent is now telling us that it is certain that England will beat Italy and that they have two of the best keepers in the world in Hart and Butland. This is exactly the shite that encourages the rest of the British Isles to cheer your failures. Yes, that sort of shite and the huge chip on your shoulder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveTheBobby 1 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 " . . This country" #partridge 1:38 http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/multimedia/news/local-news/2012/06/21/x-factor-hopeful-claire-chatto-on-judges-cruel-jibes-72703-31232175/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26550 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Yes, that sort of shite and the huge chip on your shoulder. Aye, it's every one else's problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Whitehurst 795 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Aye, it's every one else's problem. I just find the bitterness towards England from the rest of the British Isles sad as fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26550 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 The bitterness towards England from the rest of the British Isles doesn't exist. My point was about the over hype of your national team by media desperate to whip up some form of patriotic fervour and the inevitable crash and burn that follows. It wasn't a comment about England or the English in general. So maybe you want to have a look at your own chip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Whitehurst 795 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 The bitterness towards England from the rest of the British Isles doesn't exist. My point was about the over hype of your national team by media desperate to whip up some form of patriotic fervour and the inevitable crash and burn that follows. It wasn't a comment about England or the English in general. So maybe you want to have a look at your own chip. That's bollocks for Euro 2012. The media has been fairly downbeat on England's chances this time round, nobody expected us to do well and we have already exceeded most people's (including the media) low expectations, whatever happens from here is just a bonus. Using the example of some numpty from the Christian O'Connell is patently nonsense. You need to have a word with yourself for even listening to that in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Whitehurst 795 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 They WERE fairly downbeat then Rooney came back and ruined it all with his hype and they jumped onboard with things like "He-roo returns!" and other bollocks even chris evans the other morning had me laughing when he said "it was nice we were the underdogs for a change it was going well, we were one of the teams people were happy were there..nice while it lasted" I really think you are being selective here, I'm pretty sure the majority are happy with the progress we've made and aren't expecting much else. Anyway, that's by the by, anyone who gets wound up or taken in by the media (particularly given the state our media is in at the moment) and/or celebrity no nowts needs to get some perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12775 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 We're one of 6 teams left in and I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who reckons we're more than 5th favourites at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9034 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 The bitterness towards England from the rest of the British Isles doesn't exist. My point was about the over hype of your national team by media desperate to whip up some form of patriotic fervour and the inevitable crash and burn that follows. It wasn't a comment about England or the English in general. So maybe you want to have a look at your own chip. Sure it does. If there wasn't bitterness you'd ignore the idiocy of a few media and realise that the majority of the England supporting people think we'll be fortunate to get past Italy, let alone do anything greater. You know damn well that the Irish media would be whipping up a storm if you'd managed to get out of the group/get a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38911 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Scotch, Irish and Welshists have no bitterness towards the English team? I'll take that bullshit and raise you a pile of shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26550 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Scotch, Irish and Welshists have no bitterness towards the English team? I'll take that bullshit and raise you a pile of shite. No, that's not what I was saying. I was stating that there's no collective bitterness against the country of England or the English. Generally speaking, everyone else wants to see the England team fail. I'm not sure that bitterness is the correct term, it's not like you have all these trophies to lord over the rest of us. Just a certain sense of satisfaction when you do fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9034 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 No, that's not what I was saying. I was stating that there's no collective bitterness against the country of England or the English. Generally speaking, everyone else wants to see the England team fail. I'm not sure that bitterness is the correct term, it's not like you have all these trophies to lord over the rest of us. Just a certain sense of satisfaction when you do fail. Like the mackems towards us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleeToonFan 1 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Aye the Scottish and Irish in particular are glorified Mackems. The Welsh are more Boro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26550 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Aye the Scottish and Irish in particular are glorified Mackems. The Welsh are more Boro This is in your opinion following your extensive experience of these countries/people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26550 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Like the mackems towards us? Look again at my objection to the word 'bitterness'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9034 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Look again at my objection to the word 'bitterness'. So how would you categorise the feelings between the rest of the British Isles towards the English? You want us to fail and so far the only reason you can give is the behaviour of the press and a minority. Despite the fact you know damn well your press would hype your team if you progressed through the stages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleeToonFan 1 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 This is in your opinion following your extensive experience of these countries/people? Yep. I understand rivalry but the bitterness held towards English football is unreal. I wanted Ireland to qualify and would be with and other British/Irish teams, probably wouldn't grumble if they lost on penos but I certainly wouldn't be taking an 'Anyone but Scotland/Ireland/N. Ireland/Wales' stance. Besides when Scotland beat France away their media was going wild.I presume it might have been the same when Norn Iron beat England? Maybe it's just that England aren't as inherently classy as the rest of Britain . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26550 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 So how would you categorise the feelings between the rest of the British Isles towards the English? You want us to fail and so far the only reason you can give is the behaviour of the press and a minority. Despite the fact you know damn well your press would hype your team if you progressed through the stages. Where have I said that I wanted England to fail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9034 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Where have I said that I wanted England to fail? You don't count yourself amongst the Generally speaking, everyone else wants to see the England team fail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26550 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I don't. I watched the match in the pub last night and tbh the shootout defeat was greeted with complete indifference by the entire bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9034 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I don't. I watched the match in the pub last night and tbh the shootout defeat was greeted with complete indifference by the entire bar. So everyone wants England to lose, bar you and all of the people in the pub? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19878 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 The bitterness towards England from the rest of the British Isles doesn't exist. My point was about the over hype of your national team by media desperate to whip up some form of patriotic fervour and the inevitable crash and burn that follows. It wasn't a comment about England or the English in general. So maybe you want to have a look at your own chip. It does like. My in laws are Welsh and firmly in the 'anyone but England' camp. Massive chips on their shoulders. I personally would support one of the other home nations if they made the finals and we didn't. Comes from years of being better than the closest rivals. Easy to be bitter when you're in your closest rivals shadow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 That Twitter thing on the main forum pages needs a bit of an edit if you ask me. Seems to be all Paul Dalglish, Peter Ramage and Stephen Folan. Does anyone really care what they have to say? Basically make it Sammy Ameobi and Ryan Taylor only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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