9 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Wrexham v Sheffield United was a really good watch and the most redeeming feature for me was none of this trendy playing out from the back risky football that bores me. Give me the type of football I have seen here any time although the football snobs might turn their noses up at it. Goals from set pieces, long throws and great intensity.

I lost interest int he FA Cup yonks ago but actually watched this game and it was a real throwback to old pe internet age FA Cup games.  Old fashioned ground and dodgy pitch, pylon floodlights and no fannying about with the ball.  Good old long balls, long throws.  Route 1 can be exciting if executed well.

9 hours ago, DeeCee said:

It goes against the grain to assume that he would be oakay in that branch of the football world but some people can't cedar wood for the trees 

I've got my coat on already.

Now make like a tree and get outta here

Can we not sign some proven players instead of taking on more kids?

I'd like to see someone like Obafemi sign.  any news on whether Van HEcke might come back?  Ayala cant play out from the back but I'd like him to stay all the same

9 hours ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

In today's LT:-

That would be the last thing a celebrity would want these days.  A big slogan on the side advertising that its their car!

Shearer's interviews were so boring in the 90s.  ''Its always nice to be top of the table''.

He went a bit wild on his goal celebrations though.  In 92/93 he had a raised right arm and extended index finger routine.   It then turned into the right arm int he air and all the fingers extended.

I lost interest while I was cryogenically frozen

4 minutes ago, Hasta said:

He scored one of the iconic goals from my youth against Newcastle, but I think his career before and after Rovers shows he wasn’t good enough for where we were quickly heading.

The FA Cup against Newcastle.  Yes good goal.  Also scored a nice one versus Sheff Wed in the Coca Cola Cup at Ewood before Warhust destroyed us.

What's fans opinions on him?  Was disappointed when Kenny sold him that time although Gallacher was a great buy.  Always thought Wegele had a bit of class and had great feet.

Nothin but 90s baby

Crap chants.  

Keeper taking a kick out  ''you're shit ahahaah''

----- -------- FC are by far the greatest team the world has ever seen and its ---------   ------------

Question I asked a while back but never got an answer.  The steel pillars that hold up the walkersteel stand now, are they the same steel pillars from the old pre 1988 Riverside?  It appears to me they didnt actually rebuild the stand but technically modified it as the skeleton of the original structure appears intact.  Looks liek they changed from a two tier to single tier terrace and changed the roof. Then a couple years later put int he seats post Hillsborough.  The pillars never moved position the whole time throughout with two different roofs.  Different concrete steps were put in I think.

On 18/01/2023 at 18:37, jim mk2 said:

 And we needed to spend money in the summer of 1995 from a position of strength. We signed Matty Holmes

That's all history though

Who have we signed today?

His son

10 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Nah, they didn’t like Big Sam and Dyche is just Sam Mk 2.

Well they can play nice football next season in the championship then.  Hard to believe they got Ancelotti a few years ago.  He was way out of their league.

surprised Sean Dyche hasn't been snapped up.  Can see him going to Everton any day now.

This team have not won as much as one point from conceding first.  Absolute joke.  Spineless displays.

As I have said this team needs a couple of Gordon Cowans type signings.  A couple of experienced hard men in the middle.

On 06/01/2023 at 22:08, onlyoneDuff said:

I would like to see JDT stand up and show some pride as to where we are in the league and the job he has done...whether it has been pretty or not...enough about journeys and the process... speak through the press that we can achieve the playoffs with proper backing...put some pressure on GB and the owners...show the players, the club and the fans that you want top six and promotion and nothing less!

His last interview saying how they are not even thinking about the playoffs or promotion is baffling.    Maybe behind the scenes he and the team are (or maybe he isn't) but you want to inspire the fans that they are out to achieve something not 'we'll increase the value of the young players by cheating the passing accuracy statistic''

I always wondered why the upper tiers of the new stands had a different colour seats to the lower tiers.  The upper tier are a lighter shade of blue.

Sad end for a great player.  RIP

Ànyone else not giving a toss about the FA Cup?

It ceased to be important around 2000

Just now, Mike E said:

Women enjoy men's footy too, nothing wrong with them being pundits.

I often find them more bearable than the men!

No doubt but it pure tokenism just to fulfill a PC box ticking exercise.  For me football is a lads thing to get away from the women like women have a girls night out to get away from the men.  They wouldn;t like it if the men started going along cramping their style.

31 minutes ago, Ossydave said:

The misconception that Newcastle have the most loyal fans in the world, and that they're long suffering (or were till the recent takeover).

The shit ale at most grounds.  I know its not specifically football, but its part and parcel of the day out for many.  Rather bizarrely one of the best pints I've had this season was at the Turf!

Clinton Morrison.

"Who are ya" chants.

"Insert name here is a shithole, I wanna go home" - GO THEN.

Sky Sports trying to force womens football on us.

Its getting particularly annoying alright.   You see a breaking news banner and the presenter announces Liverpool have made a big signing and its some female player.  Total con job. 

Also every pundit panel having either a female presenter or female pundit on almost every game.  Its like one of your mates bringing his girlfriend on a  stag do.

6 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

I know what you mean - some are awful places. Try Northampton Town's Sixfields

Derby's Pride Park however I find to be  a very pleasant new build and not at all like the others

Coventry's was good too

All of them are better than the likes of Luton's stinking slum

Renaming Ewood is a red line for me. I wouldn't go

 

The Totally Wicked Arena

anything post 90s really😂

1. Short corners

2. Generic box netting.  Where have all the individual stanchions gone such as Chelsea,, Southampton etc.

3. Every pitch is cut the same way.  No diamond patterns or interesting designs.

4.  More than 2 subs allowed.  Never see an outfield player going back in goals now.

5. Wages.  Players are no longer relatable and are primadonnas.

6. Social media. ''we go again Saturday'' followed by a fist bump or strong arm emoji.

7. Lack of toilet rolls being thrown onto the pitch.

8. LED pitchside advertising particularly the double decker type that MAn City use

9. Too many foreigners and too big squads.  Used to be able to name off most teams 1-11.  Now the players change so often and are taken from foreign leagues that I no longer can name more than a handful from each team.

10. Slim fitting shirts but baggy shorts.  Don't look right to me Jeff.

11. Generic bowl stadiums.  Boring.  The World Cup in Qatar all looked like they were being played in the same stadium.

12.  Lack of dug outs below pitch level like the old ones at Anfield.

More to come no doubt....

On 02/01/2023 at 21:30, goozburger said:

Old meets new. Not sure who to credit for this photo.

Looks like Nov or Dec 93

Are the steel pillars of the Riverside/Walkersteel Stand the same steel pillars that were int he old Riverside pre 1988?

ffs this is going to be a goal