posted Oct 13, 2008

I think its disgrace the way the fans (ha ha)
treated cole.what about the pathetic performance of all the forward players in the first half why didnt they boo them.

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posted Oct 13, 2008

whilst being a chelsea fan and admiting cole is not the brightest of footballers for his antics off the pitch, nobody who pulls an england shirt deserves that crap,its no wonder the team have no confidence in playimg at home, you can almost stake your house on the muppets who bood cole would have treated him as god if hed scored the goal that have given england three pts to win the group

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posted Oct 13, 2008

In terms of relativity it could have cost a life? Get up those stairs and to bed.

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posted Oct 14, 2008

lets all face it, most football fans are not football purists. far from it. they are tribal, devoid of any loyalty and only attend games because this is their mis-interpretation of what being a football supporter is.
don't get me wrong. i love football. but too many people disguise their lack of football love, knowledge and genuine passion as 'support'. its very much the 'in' game. all on the same side, where everyone learns the same old cliched lines and then claim to know what they're talking about. just walk into any pub on a match day and you can hear the same fickle voices all over the country. these people who boo are complete muppets. it doesn't help the players, the team and the nation they claim to support. i mean, you don't think cole knows what a gaff that was? its like the thickest kid in the playground telling you something that you learnt years ago.
of course you are all entitled to your opinion, but when you boo at a piece of misjudgement like that then i'm afraid we all look a bit ridiculous.

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posted Oct 14, 2008

Wenbley has no atmosphere anyway so I'm surpirsed the boo'ing was heard.
It looks great but I paid 55 quid to watch dots run around.......I thought Gerrard had scored the first untill I saw the big screen. Obviousley having the most expensive tickets doesnt assist recognsing the players.......Black or white.

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posted Oct 14, 2008

When a Referee makes a bad mistake and causes a team to lose a goal, (eg Rob Stiles at Old Trafford a few weeks ago), he gets pilloried by all and sundry - including the likes of 5 Live's Alan Green.
When a player makes a bad mistake which causes a goal to be conceded, (Ashley Cole), or fails to score, (Scotland against Norway), no one is allowed to pillory them - even though they're making ten times the money. "Every one makes mistakes", said Rio - double standards or what?

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posted Oct 14, 2008

But all this talk about being "pilloried" and so on ignores a basic fact. Nobody but an England football player is BOOED (i.e. the mob make animal noises like a pantomime crowd in the hope(I suppose) of upsetting a worker), while they are working. It seems to happen only in England. Why?

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posted Oct 14, 2008

"It seems to happen only in England. Why?"

Because quite a few England fans are thick as two short planks.

It seems really simple to me. If you want to see the team do well, you do your best to get them playing with confidence by supporting them.

If you want them to do badly you undermine their confidence and distract them by booing.

What kind of fool goes to watch their team play, and then goes about attacking their morale mid-game?

Oh but "I paid £xx for a ticket, they earn $xxxxx blah blah etc etc".

That's not the point. Do you want the team to play well or not?!

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posted Oct 14, 2008

Yes, I agree Mark Walter. That's what I wanted to say. But never forget that:
"The English, the English
The English are best.
I woont give tuppence
For all of the rest!"

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posted Nov 5, 2008

They don't get paid 50k+ a WEEK to go and make mistakes.

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