Champions League Final

[Tombwfc]

Has anyone seen the Chelsea fan they keep showing being interviewed? The one with terrible vocal inflexion...every time he says something he says "Yeah?" in a high pitched mannerism.

It's so hilariously bad, he's also a think c*nt too. "Yeah...it't don't matter yeah, it's Chelsea yeah, it's just anuvver trofey that coulda bin on our shelves yeah"

Wow, bet they are glad their fans make such classy, intelligent spokesmen!

To be fair, we'd hardly come off well if you judged support on the people Sky rope in to interview. Everyone they get on to talk about us either looks like an inbred, or is 74 years old with a flat cap stood on a cobbled street somewhere.

[Dujon]

Big games like this being decided on penalties make me angry, sick, befuddled and frustrated - all at the same time. What the answer is I don't know but, surely, there has to be a better way? I am aware that a replay is awkward given the logistics involved and that even a closed door televised game would have its disadvantages (though the free to pay mobs would make a motza). Is there an answer? The so called 'golden goal'; play till you drop; pistols at ten paces?

I'd be interested in serious comments on what I find to be a conundrum.

[FD]

Has anyone seen the Chelsea fan they keep showing being interviewed? The one with terrible vocal inflexion...every time he says something he says "Yeah?" in a high pitched mannerism.

It's so hilariously bad, he's also a think c*nt too. "Yeah...it't don't matter yeah, it's Chelsea yeah, it's just anuvver trofey that coulda bin on our shelves yeah"

Wow, bet they are glad their fans make such classy, intelligent spokesmen!

To be fair, we'd hardly come off well if you judged support on the people Sky rope in to interview. Everyone they get on to talk about us either looks like an inbred, or is 74 years old with a flat cap stood on a cobbled street somewhere.

Tom I hope you've seen the interview in question because honestly, it makes every other football fan look normal.

Even the sky news people were taking the piss out of him, as much as they were allowed.

[CrazyHorse]

Simply Red singer and Manchester United fanatic Mick Hucknall was reluctantly dragged away from watching the Champions League final penalty shoot-out by concert organisers at a charity function he was performing at. (Daily Express)

Cock.

[hisroyalgingerness]

Simply Red singer and Manchester United fanatic Mick Hucknall was reluctantly dragged away from watching the Champions League final penalty shoot-out by concert organisers at a charity function he was performing at. (Daily Express)

Cock.

aye but a cock who's shagged zeta jones

[CrazyHorse]

Simply Red singer and Manchester United fanatic Mick Hucknall was reluctantly dragged away from watching the Champions League final penalty shoot-out by concert organisers at a charity function he was performing at. (Daily Express)

Cock.

aye but a cock who's shagged zeta jones

Yeah but who hasn't?

[hisroyalgingerness]

Simply Red singer and Manchester United fanatic Mick Hucknall was reluctantly dragged away from watching the Champions League final penalty shoot-out by concert organisers at a charity function he was performing at. (Daily Express)

Cock.

aye but a cock who's shagged zeta jones

Yeah but who hasn't?

i haven't. i was too young she said

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

Big games like this being decided on penalties make me angry, sick, befuddled and frustrated - all at the same time. What the answer is I don't know but, surely, there has to be a better way? I am aware that a replay is awkward given the logistics involved and that even a closed door televised game would have its disadvantages (though the free to pay mobs would make a motza). Is there an answer? The so called 'golden goal'; play till you drop; pistols at ten paces?

I'd be interested in serious comments on what I find to be a conundrum.

What's so wrong with penalities if two teams can't be separated after 120 minutes of football, Dujon? What method would you use if a replay ended in a similar stalemate?

I love penalty shootouts, perhaps for the very reason you object them: they introduce something that isn't often present in the normal course of a game of football - very extreme individual pressure. Maybe it's because it introduces the pressure present in golf of being an individual, standing over a stationary ball, with all the time in the world to agonise over striking it. For me, the most fascinating aspect of any sport is the effect of pressure on individuals. The fact that Woods gets better under pressure, whereas his opponents crumble, is the most impressive aspect of the way he playes the game.

How impressed were you with those younger United players who dispatched their penalties with everything on the line?

No, I think it's one of the great spectacles of cup football. It's right that those with the heart and stomach for it should prevail. The Germans are to be much admired in their penalty taking - who was any doubt that Ballack would register a green circle?!

I certainly don't think that any 'play 'til you drop' option would operate more fairly. At any rate, extreme heartache, just like pressure, should be a big part of any sport: it's what makes the winning worthwhile.

[CrazyHorse]

I'd rather they just flicked a coin than went to penalties. I can't stand them....

[Bruce Rioja]

I'd rather they just flicked a coin than went to penalties. I can't stand them....

You're joshin', right?

The penalty shoot-out matches nerve with technique. You'd rather see the ref flick a coin? I have to say that that is quite possibly the biggest pile of shit that I've ever read. So let me get this right, CH. On Wednesday evening, after two teams that had earned the right to enter a competition due to their league placings in the prior season, had slogged it out over the course of an entire competition and taken the final of that competition to a stalemate after two hours of competeing against one and other should have their medals decided not by dint of anything to do with football but instead by way of some 50:50 game of chance? Hey, why don't we just decide the winner of every game by way of the toss, rather than picking ends?

[CrazyHorse]

I'd rather they just flicked a coin than went to penalties. I can't stand them....

You're joshin', right?

The penalty shoot-out matches nerve with technique. You'd rather see the ref flick a coin? I have to say that that is quite possibly the biggest pile of shit that I've ever read. So let me get this right, CH. On Wednesday evening, after two teams that had earned the right to enter a competition due to their league placings in the prior season, had slogged it out over the course of an entire competition and taken the final of that competition to a stalemate after two hours of competeing against one and other should have their medals decided not by dint of anything to do with football but instead by way of some 50:50 game of chance? Hey, why don't we just decide the winner of every game by way of the toss, rather than picking ends?

Well what I mean is I'd rather leave it to fate than let any team I support use their skill in a penalty shoot-out. Give me 50-50 over 100-0 any day of the week...

I must admit that penalties are fantastic at building tension for the watching crowd though. Take the other night; I really couldn't have been less interested in who won the game but I was still caught up in the magic of the climax to the game.

[Tombwfc]

Penalties are brilliant (except when we're in them obviously), and they are easily the best way of deciding a game after 120 minutes. People say they don't reflect who the best football side is, but neither would carrying on playing until players legs fell off. If Chelsea were the better side on Wednesday they had 120 minutes in which to prove it and they didn't, so they can have no complaints about losing on penalties. The whole point anyway is that penalties are done after it has been proven that the sides cannot be seperated, so the winner is decided on who has the more bottle, better at an individual skill.

Absolutely love 'em.

[Westhoughton Dave]

Well, i walked into Fred Dones the day of the final, only for the bloke behind the counter, upon spying my BWFC top, say 'Dont be backing Chelsea just because you hate Man Utd' ... henceforth £5 wnet on a Chelsea win in 90 mins ...

That and the number of Man Utd fans at work who would have been gutted at the loss and my making of a profit in the meantime was why i did it ..

But as it got to extra time, i found myself wanting Utd to win it, Why?! .. well for some bizarre reason, i was thinking, Maybe Sir Alex might go through with his retirement now and feck off upstairs into the boardroom and leave the rest of us in peace...

Whats done is done now though, and we can only hope the fuss dies down quickly and we can get better news next season ..

[screech powers]

There are a few jokes at Chelsea and especially John Terry's expense . Now i hate the Rags as much as the next man and i would have loved it if Terry had buried the penalty and rammed it down the plastic's throat ... but i came across this made up ditty on 606 on the BBC website (i know, i know apologies for frequenting such a drosshole of a forum) and gotta admit its quite funny!



To the tune of "Dry your eyes" By The Streets)


In one act of Karma your whole body can fall down
You sit there for a minute, on your spit ridden ground
Lookin’ to the football, then looking back down
Champions league’s just caved in – proper sorry frown
Please let me remind you what you just messed up
You should have changed your studs or tried to adjust
The wicked thing about Chelsea fans is that they always have trust
But you’d miss an open goal if you must

I look at Terry, he stares almost straight back at me
But his eyes glaze over like he’s wishing he’s won at least one of three
Then his eyes must have closed for what seems an eternity
When they open up he's lookin' down at his loser’s medal

Dry your eyes Terry
I know it’s hard to take, but you messed Chelsea’s season up
£300M and no European trophy
Dry your eyes Terry
I Know you want the world to see how much this pain hurts
But you've got to walk away now
You blew it.

So he moves his losers medal from down by his side
The post is still shaking, the season crashing before his eyes
Should have hit it down the middle, not up to the skies
Realise you have no talent, and you let out a sigh
"'Cause I can't imagine another season without a trophy
There's things I can't imagine doin', things I can't imagine seein'
I thought penalties were easy
Please, please, I beg success, please"

Tevez brings his hands up to where Terry’s are rested
He wraps his fingers round his, leans in and whispers
”When you spat on my back I told you we’d get you
’cos I wiped it on the penalty spot just to ruin you”

Dry your eyes Terry
I know it’s hard to take, but you messed Chelsea’s season up
£300M and no European trophy
Dry your eyes Terry
I Know you want the world to see how much this pain hurts
But you've got to walk away now
You blew it.

And he’s just standing there, he can't say a word
'Cause his season's just gone
He’s won nothing
Absolutely nothing

Shouting at the ref out of pure desperation
”I slipped on my spit can’t you hear what I’m saying?”
Scream in his face so he might engage in
Pee in the corner of his changing room if he doesn’t listen again

I'm not gonna *******, just ******* lose it all now
’Cos I wanted glory for myself, and that was my vow
And now I’ve ruined it, while knocking a Chelsea fan down
That attempt was well out of order, the ball flew straight out of town
Terry pulls away, but Drogba’s arms are round his waist
Gently pushed him back, but Drogba falls on his face
Terry turns around to walk straight past the trophy
Drogba takes one last gasp, flails his arms, and passes away.

-Chorus-

I know in the past I've found it hard to play
Shouting about things, but not kicking straight
But the more I look into the camera and sob
The more I’ve lost my England captaincy job.

-Chorus-

[communistworkethic]

To the tune of "Dry your eyes" By The Streets)

surely there's some sort of oxyoron there?

[a1]

surely there's some sort of oxyoron there?

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