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Things that really annoy you in football

Discussion in 'Tottenham Hotspur' started by Hoddle is a god, Sep 12, 2013.

  1. Apologies if this has been mentioned previously but can't be asked to review 11 pages.....

    The overuse of the word 'FANTASTIC' by pundits and commentators to describe a pass or piece of skill that is good at best and more likely than not to be plain average.
    When a player actually does something a bit special - eg the Kasami goal other night - it gets lost in the dross that happens for 99% of the time.....
     
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  2. humanbeingincroydon

    humanbeingincroydon Well-Known Member

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    If it hasn't been brought up already, overuse of the term "world class" - usually in reference to England players who clearly are not. For example, Joe Hart is not a world class goalkeeper - Gianluigi Buffon is a world class goalkeeper, and the clear gulf in ability between the two makes this obvious. Considering that Hart isn't even the best goalkeeper in the Premier League, how can he be world class?
     
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  3. redwhiteandermblue

    redwhiteandermblue Well-Known Member

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    The inappropriately passionate note which creeps into various announcers' voices when they say the words "Wayne Rooney," during a game, making it all too painfully obvious that they are dreaming of kneeling before him and unzipping trou. I admit I am prejudiced here, in that that is not an activity that appeals to me, and, even if it was, I could not imagine Rooney being the object of my (or for that matter anyone's) desire. Maybe a particularly hairy gay troll who wanted to feel pretty by comparison. However, even if Rooney was my dream lover, I would hope I would be able to keep the seemingly unmistakable note of unrequited man love out of my voice when naming him during a game. Get a grip on yourself, man. There are children watching.
     
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  4. littleDinosaurLuke

    littleDinosaurLuke Well-Known Member

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    A few Spurs fans had a crush on Rafael vdV, I recall. Many copied Beckham's hairstyles. Waddle and Hoddle were heroes for '80 metrosexuals.

    But Rooney? <yikes> A very good player, but you couldn't fancy him, could you?
     
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  5. redwhiteandermblue

    redwhiteandermblue Well-Known Member

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    His appeal does escape me.
     
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  6. humanbeingincroydon

    humanbeingincroydon Well-Known Member

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    He's got lots and lots of money...but so does Duncan Bannatyne.
     
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  7. O.Spurcat

    O.Spurcat Well-Known Member

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    The very same logic can be applied to Hugo Lloris.
     
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  8. bigsmithy9

    bigsmithy9 Well-Known Member

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    Rooney looks Irish and has an Irish name so I guess he was born "somewhere" in England if he is playing for them.But what was that about someone trying to get him to play for Scotland?
     
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  9. littleDinosaurLuke

    littleDinosaurLuke Well-Known Member

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    Lots of Irish emigrated to Liverpool, Smithy (and London and Manchester) but not all the Irish are ugly

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  10. bigsmithy9

    bigsmithy9 Well-Known Member

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    Those Irish "eyes" keep you smiling!That's for sure.
    Where were they when I went to Ireland?
     
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  11. humanbeingincroydon

    humanbeingincroydon Well-Known Member

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    That reminds me of something else I hate - footballers having autobiographies before they're 25, let alone retired.

    In his first(!) autobiography, Rooney tried to say he wasn't eligible for Ireland despite being ginger and named Rooney...until somebody pointed out that he is, as one of his grandparents is Irish. What was the point of even denying it? If there was even a whiff of him playing for Ireland, The FA would've kidnapped him, slung an England shirt on him, and thrown him onto the pitch for his first cap.
     
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  12. deedub93

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    Liverpool is the capital of Dublin, or so an old Irish friend would never stop reminding me.
     
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  13. "Tottenham playmaker Christian Eriksen, 21, says they have a genuine chance to win the Premier League for the first time this season."
    (Source: London Evening Standard)


    <doh>

    Why do these players do this to us?
     
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  14. ...and that would have been when he was still in nappies.
     
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  15. SpursDisciple

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    <laugh> who would make extravagant claims on our behalf eh HIAG <whistle>
     
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  16. Dier Hard

    Dier Hard G'day mate!

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    We've had this for the past 4-5 seasons.

    Starts with - "we can win the league".
    After a few months - "we can definitely finish in the top 4".
    Near the end of the season - "top 4 finish will be a great achievement if we do it".
     
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  17. Inda

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    hmmmmm.

    and another hmmmmmm.

    "It is better to fail aiming high than to succeed aiming low..." - you know the rest.
     
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  18. No Kane No Gain

    No Kane No Gain Well-Known Member

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    Every club has players who do it. It's the safe answer from their point of view as it shows ambition and belief, I doubt they care if a few rival fans have a chuckle about it on internet messaging boards.
     
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  19. Certainly not me.*






















    *<whistle>
     
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  20. bigsmithy9

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    Talking about extravagant claims.Monsewer Wenger has been very quiet lately,wonder why?
     
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