Bully Wee Villa Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Well, he's earned a reputation as a manager so it would make more sense than Gerrard, who was basically just a starfucking "what a good player he was" appointment. I'd be happy to give him a chance but feel there are possibly more exciting options out there. That said, I've learned not to get my hopes up when it comes to Villa managers. We usually go for someone massively underwhelming. Anyway, Gerrard could always go on a winning run and make this moot... not likely, but still. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Michael W said: Will be delighted to see the back of Rodgers. Can't quite put my finger on why, but the man just leaves me feeling uneasy. The type of person you wouldn't be at all surprised to see outed as a complete and utter wrong 'un. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 It wouldn't matter who was in charge at Leicester - if you don't spend money in the EPL you are fucked.They are going down because they will be detached by the transfer window. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 15 hours ago, Bairnardo said: I heard a commentator the other night lamenting that in years gone by there would have been a man on that post, but not anymore. I hadnt realised it had been officially cancelled. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanburn Dave Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Arsenal absolutely bossing their game at Brentford.......but even at 0-3 Ramsdale up to his usual shithousery faking a mystery injury to break up the play. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanburn Dave Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Arsenal putting on a 15 year old....... WTF 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford Bridge Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Was that 2016 Petrofac Cup winner Mark Warburton on the West Ham bench? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Apparently so. https://www.whufc.com/news/west-ham-united-appoint-mark-warburton-first-team-assistant-coach 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 4 minutes ago, Crawford Bridge said: Was that 2016 Petrofac Cup winner Mark Warburton on the West Ham bench? I forgot he used to manage Sevco. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 This has been an absolutely awful first half. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Everton been playing alright. Plenty of passes into the final third and occasionally some linkup around the box, but never any danger of creating a chance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Good finish by Maupay although Rice sold himself in the build up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 There is simply no bigger "proper football club" in the Barclays than West Ham United. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 There is simply no bigger "proper football club" in the Barclays than West Ham United. What's the lineage of "properness" over the years, do you think? And who will be next? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: What's the lineage of "properness" over the years, do you think? And who will be next? When I think about what constitutes a 'proper football club', I think first about the supporters. I think the fanbase of a 'proper football club' will have lots of 'salt of the earth' types; probably quite a strong English working-class identity and a high regard for 'tradition', even if I'm not fully sure how this can be measured. It is more of a vibe, I suppose. It definitely helps if the club is based in a footballing 'hotbed', too. You are primarily looking at London, the north-east, the north-west for this. I think it also helps the case if they are perceived as fairly patriotic, although I'm not sure if this is compulsory; I'm thinking a high visibility on #EnglandAway trips for this. They probably aren't known for winning a huge amount, either. I definitely think Manchester City have gradually become much less of a 'proper football club' since around 2008, for example. When I think about the most obvious 'proper football clubs', I think of your West Hams, your Millwalls, probably the north-east clubs. When I think about the least 'proper football clubs', I'm looking at your Bournemouths, your Brightons, your MK Donses and your Forest Green Roverses of this land. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 West Ham not sending the goalie forward for an injury time corner when losing one-nil is an absolute disgrace. They should be docked points. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 6 minutes ago, Bully Wee Villa said: West Ham not sending the goalie forward for an injury time corner when losing one-nil is an absolute disgrace. They should be docked points. The laws of the game should force teams to put the goalie up at least once a game. Pure entertainment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle_do_nicely Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Bairnardo said: 1 hour ago, DrewDon said: There is simply no bigger "proper football club" in the Barclays than West Ham United. What's the lineage of "properness" over the years, do you think? And who will be next? 40 minutes ago, DrewDon said: When I think about what constitutes a 'proper football club', I think first about the supporters. I think the fanbase of a 'proper football club' will have lots of 'salt of the earth' types; probably quite a strong English working-class identity and a high regard for 'tradition', even if I'm not fully sure how this can be measured. It is more of a vibe, I suppose. It definitely helps if the club is based in a footballing 'hotbed', too. You are primarily looking at London, the north-east, the north-west for this. I think it also helps the case if they are perceived as fairly patriotic, although I'm not sure if this is compulsory; I'm thinking a high visibility on #EnglandAway trips for this. They probably aren't known for winning a huge amount, either. I definitely think Manchester City have gradually become much less of a 'proper football club' since around 2008, for example. When I think about the most obvious 'proper football clubs', I think of your West Hams, your Millwalls, probably the north-east clubs. When I think about the least 'proper football clubs', I'm looking at your Bournemouths, your Brightons, your MK Donses and your Forest Green Roverses of this land. Good, well thought answer. Probably can boil it down to "can you picture this club featuring prominently in a Guy Ritchie/Nick Love film about English football hooligans". If yes = proper football club. Edit: genuinely couldnt think of a West Ham example for a bit there until I remembered Green Street (#standyourground) was a thing that happened Edited September 18, 2022 by Thistle_do_nicely 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford Bridge Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 I would like to nominate Sunderland, Forest, Villa and Wednesday as proper clubs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 19 minutes ago, Crawford Bridge said: I would like to nominate Sunderland, Forest, Villa and Wednesday as proper clubs. Yeah. Big crossover between #proper and #sleepinggiant IMO, which is evident in your selections. I'm sure Boro see themselves in the proper bracket, but erring more towards the "are country are rules don't like it leave simple as" branch of properness. Theres an interesting Venn Diagram in this somewhere, but its hard to decide if the centre should be "proper" or "boos the knee but cos its political" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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