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McBride's - Off The Beat Discussion

Discussion in 'Fulham' started by Bidley, Jul 16, 2012.

  1. Surlyc

    Surlyc Well-Known Member

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    I wish Fulham could be a bit more like my other team, the Northampton Saints. 31-6 at half-time, try scoring bonus point in the bag. That's how you do it!
     
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  2. Surlyc

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    Anyone else find watching England play to be eerily similar to watching Fulham? You know there's talent in the team but you have a host of individuals who cannot string a pass together. A complete absence of a central midfield presence means an inability to hold onto the ball and no quality possession. Occasional counter attacks by your capable winger are unsupported by anyone else.

    As an aside, congratulations to Gary Cahill and Phul Jagielka for winning a point in the Ukraine tonight. Can we multiply that point by five, as we played 2 vs. 11?
     
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  3. Surlyc

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    Oh, and completely unable to win away from home! :p
     
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  4. Cottager58

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    Erm, didn't England beat San Marino?
     
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  5. Surlyc

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    And we beat Sunderland. That one was tongue in cheek.
     
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  6. frogman27

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    Last night was a strange game. Credit to Ukraine for the way they put us under immense pressure when we had the ball. Their left winger was absolute class, although by the end of the night he was diving too much. I thought we were solid whilst being very uninspiring. We lacked a worldy player who could create one bit of magic. It was dare I say very fulhamish. Still love Woy though, his honesty is great but for an international manager to be happy with a draw shows that we will never really be competing with the big guns.

    On a different note, has anyone ever run a half marathon. Myself and my wife are running the Royal parks half marathon in 4 weeks. Have been training for a while now but could ever do with some advice as to how t prepare the ay before and on the day. What is best to eat and when. The race is at 9.00 in the morning so I think I will have to get up at 6.00 to get breaking in early !!!
     
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  7. dempsey's revenge

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    The USA qualified for the next WC on the back of the most in-form American playing anywhere in the world today: ready? Former Fulham washout Eddie Johnson. Dempsey's playing along side him on his MLS team in Seattle, but it's Johnson who's making the headlines. I think it's a sign of the Apocalypse; four horseman and Eddie Johnson scoring.
     
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  8. Captain Morgan

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    Plague, famine, pestilence and Eddie. Has a nice ring to it.
     
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  9. Fulhaman

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    Yep. Can see it now. They crest the brow of a hill and look down on the town. Pestilence with a swarm of flies around him, Famine trailing skeletal children with swollen bellies and bulging eyes, War's every movement making the sound like a million souls screaming, and Eddie doing keepy-uppies with a baseball cap on backwards saying "wha'sup". to the other three.
     
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  10. Cottager58

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    Shad Khan's tache is drooping a bit at the moment:


    "Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan is under pressure from a large portion of his fanbase to sign Tim Tebow.

    If there are any Fulham fans wondering how the Jacksonville Jaguars are getting on in the NFL this season; brace yourselves. The team also owned by their new master, billionaire Shad Khan are in a rapidly downward spiral, despite a number of shrewd off-season moves. They have lost their opening two matches, scoring just one touchdown in a late loss to fellow strugglers the Oakland Raiders.

    Their maligned quarterback Blaine Gabbert severed him hand in the opening defeat to Indianapolis in which they scored just two points, and his replacement Chad Henne looked every inch a back-up QB on Sunday.

    It has led to long-suffering Jaguars fans to plan a rally to get Khan to sign free agent Tim Tebow, the most divisive player in the NFL."


    Source: http://hereisthecity.com/2013/09/16/fulham-owner-shad-khan-under-pressure-to-sign-the-nfls-most-cont/
     
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  11. Bidley

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    Just thought I'd share this; some of my mates play in a 6-a-side league, and one of the team names is "AC A Little Silhouetto Of A Man".
     
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  12. dempsey's revenge

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    All you need is a woman named Bell Zebub, and you'll have a team fit for a bicycle race.
     
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  13. FFC_Madness

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    It seems a lot of things are going the wrong way...

    Our website is a mess...

    Also the ticketing is going from bad to worse. They send paper tickets instead of loading into the cards.
     
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  14. Super Brian McBride

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    They've changed the style of the Webpages, and I presume it's been done with different software, so someone hasn't got in right with the online ticketing pages or thought it through properly before putting it live.
     
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  15. dempsey's revenge

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    Has anyone else enjoyed the America's Cup boat racing on Sky Sports? Normally I'm not a fan of racing of any kind, but I've been transfixed by these races for the last two weeks. I haven't seen anything this exciting since the World Cup two years ago. We Yanks were down 8-1 to New Zealand and all the Kiwis had to do is win one more race and the cup was headed south. But the US team, with is Ausie captain and Brit tactician, have stormed back to draw the series and the winner-take-all race is supposed to happen tonight - weather permitting. I'll be unhappy (not bummed) when this is over.
     
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  16. Fulhaman

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    I think perhaps you should know that "bummed" has a completely different meaning in the UK.
     
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  17. Bidley

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    I thought this board was irrational at times, but some of the comments on Facebook... **** me.
     
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  18. Cottager58

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    What a comeback by Ben Ainslie. Sorry, I of course mean Team USA.

    But you've got to admit the guy is one heck of a sailor.


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  19. dempsey's revenge

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    I watched all the races and he deserves some credit for the turn around, but Oracle's win had to do more with big improvements to the boat and teamwork than it did to one man's contribution. I guess there were seven nationalities represented on the USA boat, including two Ausies and the Brit. But I think the lion's share of credit should go to Kiwi Russell Coutts. Not only did he run the USA team, but the unparalleled excitement of the racing came down to his choice of boat design and the course through SF Bay. So the Common Wealth was well represented.
     
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  20. Cottager58

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    Isn't it just. And why has it gone all "red"? A sop to Marathon?

    Needs a campaign to return to the original background and what we are, BLACk and WHITE
     
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