gnasher16
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Likewise theres only a handful of grounds i havent done....one of them being Burton Albion tomorrow im really looking forward to it.... thank God for the Fa Cup
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Are there any clubs with 3g pitches in that league mate ?....or artificial pitches in general
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Bollocks to that ive been a few rows in front of them lunatics with the drums at an England game once i felt like throttling them.....as you probably experienced yourself its away games where you always got your main hardcore supporters but now with all the different ticket exchanges and what not even that isnt a guarantee your not going to pitch up with a few once a season berks.... i prefer away games now this Olympic Stadium has killed a bit of my enthusiasm for live games truth be told.
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Thats good attendances we're still down in the 2 - 300 bracket but gradually improving and at a tenner admission its nice local league stuff and wont ever be any more than that....owning your ground is massive for non league clubs very few London clubs do for obvious reasons but the quality of the pitches even at this level has improved massively over the years you just dont get the mud baths of non league footie when we was young.
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I dont know if its an age thing or not but i just cant summon up all that dedication anymore....i worked out that up until last year ive been to around about 75% of the games West Ham have played over the last 40 years....now while theres chaps i know who have done a lot more than i have thats still a hell of a lot of games,travelling and money.....after losing somebody close last year i was hibernating and didnt go to one game and it kind of taught me that i can live without it.....much as we love the game and being around our pals at games and the whole football day i think that hunger for c
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Just out of curiosity mate,and i know Fylde are a bigger club playing 1 or 2 tiers above my little lot....but what sort of attendances are you getting there ?....how much is admission etc ? do they own their own ground do you know ?.....just interested like
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You'd of got your head kicked in mate no question about it.....and probably had your pockets rifled through as well while you was down
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Not to mention " Pie & a Presecco " at our gaff ........give me strength ffs !
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Leaving with a few minutes to go in a stinker of a game to beat the rush i kind of get....but im talking about fans going in for a pint at half time and not coming back out again .....they,re literally singing the songs,getting an atmosphere going while watching the game in a pub inside the stadium.....whats that all about.
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Its funny i went to watch my little local club play away to Redbridge last week as i didnt fancy going right up to Burnley to watch that poxy West Ham lot !........i must have had at least 5 taps on the shoulder from football pals i havent seen in ages who no longer go to West Ham and follow Redbridge instead.....as you say a lot of good lads have ditched top level footie now.
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Thats it get your Moyes dig in early ....no its a fair point mate i make you right.....he probably needed better players around him to see the best of him or else like you say he's constantly fighting fires......the skilled tradesman shouldnt make the tea kind of thing i get you. Just out of interest mate my pal sent me this the other day when i said our players just aint good enough for the premier league. This was our starting line up during the 2003 season...........and we got relegated !....scarey innit
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Without going all sentimental over Upton Park one thing that has really struck me since being in this new ground is the amount of " fans " watching the game on tellies in the concourses....." well i wanted a beer and just stayed here " they say......well why bother coming then stay at home and watch it with a beer.....its a terrible look seeing fans get out of their seats before the game ends ive never done it and never will....and it never happened much at Upton Park because the concourses were pissy smelly shitholes nobody would watch telly in !.....people dont go to boxing and leave in the
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Always that one pass too many even Declan was guilty of it last night......his game has certainly come on though mate wouldnt you agree.....powerful running with the ball reminds me a bit of Gerrard the way he covers the ground if thats not an England captain of the future i dont know what is......but im not convinced they have the forward threat real top clubs must have as you say Saka is like a busted flush now and that Gykores whatever his name is,not sure if he can really make things happen.....Trossard is a tricky little player but im surprised they dont start more games with Martinelli h
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Yes i think they'll stick with him mate in my opinion Arsenal have always been a classy club who have certain standards they wont drop below,,,,apart from the Villa manager i forget his name now,they have never been a club with a high turnover of managers.....i know Wenger still has a lot of sway at the club and i reckon he would appreciate what it takes to build a side like that i cant see Arteta going anywhere regardless,do you ? By the way i was kinda hoping young Mr Carrick would surface round these parts again do you think Utd will stick with him ?......try and edge him down this way
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Didnt see this bit....i think those first years they went with the old " bird in the hand worth two in the bush " mentality and i get that,it would have been disastrous to get relegated those first years and something as a club we might not have recovered from so safe hands back then i get.....but now,yes i agree,particularly if we go down...hence in my opinion it wont be the worst thing in the world if we do get relegated.
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Difference is though mate your boy winning his local league was always important to your average boy and his Dad......when you debate the whole womens football thing they say " yes but women have played football for years and years "..............so whats the problem then you's never forced your game alongside the mens game back then but you want to now ! You know yourself mate womens football along with many other not particularly important subjects are exploiting the weak society we currently find ourselves in.
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Oh id be lying if i said i dont have a quick pipe at em but its either them or the lollypop lady and the silly mac puts me off her
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Not at the very highest level of the game though mate....you dont see any industry throw fresh faced newbies in at the deep end.....the Spurs manager being a good example why. I agree about new young managers but they have to of proved they're up to it same in anything. Fair points i suppose......im just not sure you can put people in big jobs like Spurs based on a couple of good seasons at Brentford having come from the absolute back end of nowhere....id say the same about our Nuno....ok he did well at Wolves but again where are these managers making their mark at ?... the little
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I was reading an article the other day that was based on the minutes percentage each club play with English players Everton were top with i think its was 64% followed by Burnley who were actually the last team to start a game with 10 English out field players......Spurs were something like 8 % !
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Good point that about Arteta they've stuck with him and are reaping the benefits i used to hate it when you would hear a manager call it " building a project "....but in his case that really is what he has been allowed to do.
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Thats it mate we've noticed bigger attendances almost week to week for the last few years my club plays in the Isthmian Division 1 North its a decent level of football and a good blokey football atmosphere for the most part although we do get families as well as its in the heart of a busy community but it takes me back to the raw old spirit and character i fell in love with as a kid. Quality wise i think theres players at this level that could be playing higher up the leagues,likewise i think theres pro's that could play at higher levels right up to Championship players good enough to pla
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Clubs seem to want to appoint somebody " new " rather than somebody proven over a long time.....Everton did right they knew what they was getting with Moyse now look where they are......because managers are not at clubs long anymore there can only be a small pool of managers to choose from so they're trying to bring in what are mostly untested at top level. My Hammers used to be known for being quite loyal to managers but since Sullivans arrival we have been through almost as many managers in his 15 years as the previous 108 years combined !!
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Couldnt agree more......the game at elite level could do with taking a leaf out of non league clubs books in that regard.......look how many non football people there are running the game,you just dont see that at non league.....yes have your money men and investors.....but they cant be the people making footballing rules and decisions.
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1) Yes definitely....give the benefit to the forward. 2) No....do away with VAR altogether.....we've tried it,we hate it.....move on. 3) Nah thats going too far....a goal is still the ultimate thing to do in the game and should be celebrated as such we cant take every little bit of fun and humour out the game. 4) Yes.....although id say give a penalty simple......IF we going to have VAR then it wont be a difficult thing to do....give it one Saturday of games doing it throughout the league and it will stop instantly. 5)Yes.....that said id be happy with the basketball style
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Thats a really good point about Saka,my Arsenal pal said similar and he watches him week in week out.....it seems you only have to be really good in the modern game now for a very short period of time in order to rise to the very top.....the Spurs manager being another example.....a few good seasons out of nowhere at Brentford and he gets a top job at one of the biggest clubs in the land...........only to be found out. Where are the early 30's players in the game now who have proved greatness over a whole career......Harry Kane is about the only one i can think of much as it pains me to s
