General Football Thread

[Colly]

Oops. I stopped scrolling at the Zidane story. That being said I read it this morning on the BBC so I probably should've assumed it had been c&p'd...

[IAceI]

I'd definitely support them if they weren't called Newcastle. I guess I'll just have to settle for Del Piero and Sydney FC instead then. Shucks.

[Lineker]

I actually didn't take it from the BBC site - wasn't on there when I posted it. Berk.

[Colly]

Does Michael Buerk still work for the beeb?

And I'm definitely going to pass a note to my Australia habiting cousin for a Heskey shirt to go with my Collingwood scarf.

Edited September 26, 2012 by Colly

[Lineker]

Nah. His son Roland does though.

[Colly]

What as?!? Genuinely curious.

[Lineker]

...a journalist?

[Colly]

On TV or behind the scenes? There's more than one job at the BBC! Peter Snow does different stuff to his son!

[Lineker]

He's a correspondant.

[Colly]

I will look out for him in future. And hum the 999 theme that is now stuck in my head.

[Lineker]

You're more likely to hear him rather than see him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Buerk

[Colly]

Parents: Michael Buerk

Immaculate conception!

[Adam]

Some super goals been scored tonight. Anderson, Hoilett, Cisse, Shorey, Pogrebnyak, Arshavin, Walcott x2. I'm sure there's more to come on these highlights too.

[Lineker]

Wrong thread?

But yes, impressive batch!

[Adam]

Oops, how did I manage that!? But yes, some crackers tonight

Mark Bright also just said that Neil Warnock took QPR up on a shoestring budget...yeah, sure thing Mark. Only had Britain's richest man and two other billionaires backing him. Shoestring indeed.

[Herr Matzat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=vuPS4EZ4ntk#t=144s

[Colly]

This discussion about homophobia in football on the Footballers Football Show is going about as well as when I chair meetings at work. Long silences and lots of 'theres no problem's. Martin Allens pretty much suggesting a gay footballer should just not mention it (and that players and fans weren't bothered about Justin Fashanu being gay...), Ugo Ehiogu's trying but has no chance, and Simon Jordan as always is a cunt. Worst episode ever.

And now Allens laughing at the word transgender. Have they genuinely ran out of intelligent football types before Septembers over?

Edited September 27, 2012 by Colly

[Adam]

What station is this on? Not Talksport?

[Lineker]

No - Sky Sports have brought back the Footballers' Football show for this season, there's been several episodes of it already.

[Monkey D. Lars]

We already have our goal of the month september:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeJGKKhNIw4