The Football News Thread 2022/23

[Deutsch Wolf]

The Graham Taylor England documentary is on Channel 4 tonight at 11.10pm. Still essential viewing even now.

I'm a metre, I'm a metre.

Facking Paul

And just watch Nigel Clough as he tries (and fails) to understand his instructions when coming on as sub.

 

[SSB]

The Graham Taylor England documentary is on Channel 4 tonight at 11.10pm. Still essential viewing even now.

Preceded by “Breastfeeding My Boyfriend” Where do they come up with these programs?!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Preceded by “Breastfeeding My Boyfriend” Where do they come up with these programs?!

A mate said to me a couple of weeks ago "stick E4 on, now". Knowing what a fan I am of criminally awful TV shows.

Was a show where two couples had to strip naked in the middle of nowhere then trek 50 miles across Yorkshire to the nearest town.

I'll be honest, I was struggling to the see the merit in it.

 

[Tony Towner]

Anyone watching that will see why he was a ridiculous appointment for Wolves at the time. Seen as a joke nationally, not wanted by the fans because of that. It was always a matter of time before he was turned on, although presiding over a side that would have got relegated and trying to sell a club icon will do that. So much bullshit revisionism about his departure

As an aside Rob Shepherd who's the journalist he has a go at subsequently got sent down for (I think) GBH

 

[Alan]

A mate said to me a couple of weeks ago "stick E4 on, now". Knowing what a fan I am of criminally awful TV shows.

Was a show where two couples had to strip naked in the middle of nowhere then trek 50 miles across Yorkshire to the nearest town.

I'll be honest, I was struggling to the see the merit in it.

Naked and Afraid!

Never seen it but Americans gobble that tripe up. We don't know bad entertainment when we see it.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

There’s a reason why I don’t watch our shit standard channels.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Not really the thread for it but the BBC's drama output is outstanding.

ITV and C4 have put some great stuff out lately too. Most of it involves Stephen Graham, but there you go. The great thing these days being you can just grab it when you want, within reason.

We need genuine quality public broadcasting, it's important. And equally you have to appreciate that we might dislike some of the crap, but a lot of younger people do like it. I can't insist on a channel showing me pure Jimmy Nesbitt dramas, Oasis/Smiths songs. a Danny Boyle film and some vintage Ramsey before it all became a parody of itself. The world doesn't revolve around me.

TV is healthier now than it was 10/15/20 years ago.

 

[b3h]

Naked and Afraid!

Never seen it but Americans gobble that tripe up. We don't know bad entertainment when we see it.

Don't laugh but I started watching these the other day. I need to stop myself before I'm knee deep in 13 seasons of it, plus 7 seasons of a spinoff, plus other spinoffs. Send help

 

[Banjo]

The Graham Taylor England documentary is on Channel 4 tonight at 11.10pm. Still essential viewing even now.

I'm a metre, I'm a metre.

Facking Paul

And just watch Nigel Clough as he tries (and fails) to understand his instructions when coming on as sub.

This was such a good doc for so many reasons. The level of access was incredible, looking back on it. I know he was a figure of fun (and he looked ridiculous in that 90s shellsuit), but on reflection I did feel very sorry for Taylor when rewatching the doc. He also felt very loyal to the documentary makers and even snuck them into a match disguised as physios as the host FA had refused to accept a behind-the-scenes film crew.

If anyone likes a sports podcast, I'd strongly recommend the Socially Distanced Sports Bar, where they discuss this doc in their very first episode.

 

[Banjo]

Scenes on SSN today as a post-interview chat between presenter and guests when they thought they'd gone to an advert break led to this from TWF favourite Danny Mills:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1453297672161566727

 

[1986]

The Championship is a mad league to be in .

Luton are 5th right now , but they are also joint 11th - all on 21 points from 5th to 11th .

 

[James]

The Championship is a mad league to be in .

Luton are 5th right now , but they are also joint 11th - all on 21 points from 5th to 11th .

6 goals between Blackpool & Luton.

 

[leedswolf]

"What sort of cowboy outfit were you running?"

The organiser of the flight that ditched near Alderney, killing footballer Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson, was asked if he ran “cowboy outfit” after admitting in court that he did not know

www.bailiwickexpress.com

 

[Tony Towner]

Barton has done the 'if anyone was offended' line about his holocaust comments ...prick

 

[YoungWolf]

How has he not been sacked there? He still has two open assault cases doesn’t he as well?!!

 

[Donegal Wolf]

How has he not been sacked there? He still has two open assault cases doesn’t he as well?!!

How the fuck was he appointed there in the first place? had done nothing really elsewhere and the biggest cunt in the game as well.

 

[YoungWolf]

Brian Clough and me: ‘If it wasn’t for him, I’d be in prison’

Craig Bromfield was a ‘ragtag’ youngster when the legendary football manager changed his life by inviting him into his family. So what went wrong?

www.theguardian.com

Sad but also amazing read

 

[Tony Towner]

We aren't arrogant, paranoid or deluded. Says arrogant, paranoid and deluded Newcastle fan

How it feels to be a Newcastle fan now everyone hates them

There was a time, so the cliche goes, that Newcastle were the nation’s second-favourite team - now things are very different

theathletic.com

 

[Donegal Wolf]

We aren't arrogant, paranoid or deluded. Says arrogant, paranoid and deluded Newcastle fan

How it feels to be a Newcastle fan now everyone hates them

There was a time, so the cliche goes, that Newcastle were the nation’s second-favourite team - now things are very different

theathletic.com

They sound fucking pathetic and precious.
Taking it personally when opposition fans take the piss about their predicament.
We all know that is the while purpose of opposition fans.

 

[The Bear]

Bournemouth's away game at Middlesbrough is a 5 and 1/2 hour drive for their fans. So Sky have kindly decided to have it as a 12:30pm kickoff. Wankers.