AFC Wulfunians v Halesowen Town
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Saturday 19 July 2014
AFC Wulfrunians v Halesowen Town
Pre-season friendly
AFC Wulfunians v Halesowen Town
For a pre-season friendly this was a cracking game and Wulfrunians can feel justly proud of claiming this scalp albeit from a team probably containing some trialists. Apart from the opening minutes Northern Premier League side Town were below par and the home team thoroughly deserved their victory; indeed,following a raft of second-half substitutions they enjoyed the lions' share of possession. Town briefly shone when they reduced the deficit to 2-1 but the home side were in no mood to yield their advantage and a late free kick restored their two-goal lead.This display from Wulfrunians augers well for the season ahead while it was difficult to assess Town as this was obviously not their full first team.
AFC Wulfunians v Halesowen Town
Saturday 12 July 2014
A Game of three halves
Pre-season friendly
Bilston Town v Rushall Olympic
I do wish players would pay attention. Have they not learnt anything from the World Cup ? Don't they know ;
a) When tackled you're supposed to drop, screaming out loud, like you've been shot by a bloody sniper and then roll over three times(Tip;just watch video replays of Mr Messi and you'll soon get the hang of it).
b)Kick the living shit out of the opposition(Tip : watch any Brazil game).
c)Badger the ref on every decision,until he doesn't know whether he's coming or going(Tip; as above).
Seriously, this was a welcome return to a brand of football long forgotten by the prima-donnas on show in Brazil. This is the kind of football that matters.This is the kind of game where non of the above was evident.Being a pre-season friendly the result was secondary really but you wouldn't know it from the endeavour displayed by both sets of players.They wanted to win,friendly or not.
Despite being from much lower in the pyramid, Bilston took the lead early on and could have added a second.Olympic had their chances but were held until later in the game when superior fitness showed and they took control and won the game 4-1.Being a very warm,humid day,common sense prevailed and the game was played in 3 x 30 slots allowing players and officials to take on fluids.
You have to hand it to Bilston. This is a real community club. Following a recent break-in at the club causing £8,000 worth of damage, everyone rallied round with building materials and peoples' time being donated and a fund-raising evening planned. A line in the programme says it all really ; " We'm Bilston and we won't be beaten."
Bilston Town v Rushall Olympic
I do wish players would pay attention. Have they not learnt anything from the World Cup ? Don't they know ;
a) When tackled you're supposed to drop, screaming out loud, like you've been shot by a bloody sniper and then roll over three times(Tip;just watch video replays of Mr Messi and you'll soon get the hang of it).
b)Kick the living shit out of the opposition(Tip : watch any Brazil game).
c)Badger the ref on every decision,until he doesn't know whether he's coming or going(Tip; as above).
Seriously, this was a welcome return to a brand of football long forgotten by the prima-donnas on show in Brazil. This is the kind of football that matters.This is the kind of game where non of the above was evident.Being a pre-season friendly the result was secondary really but you wouldn't know it from the endeavour displayed by both sets of players.They wanted to win,friendly or not.
Despite being from much lower in the pyramid, Bilston took the lead early on and could have added a second.Olympic had their chances but were held until later in the game when superior fitness showed and they took control and won the game 4-1.Being a very warm,humid day,common sense prevailed and the game was played in 3 x 30 slots allowing players and officials to take on fluids.
You have to hand it to Bilston. This is a real community club. Following a recent break-in at the club causing £8,000 worth of damage, everyone rallied round with building materials and peoples' time being donated and a fund-raising evening planned. A line in the programme says it all really ; " We'm Bilston and we won't be beaten."
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| Bloody hell,whatever is that stink on my finger ? |
Thursday 10 July 2014
World Cup News 12
World Cup News 12
Penalties
Am I being too simplistic in my thinking,regarding penalties ? Surely basic physics says that if you kick the f**king shit out of the ball,it will travel faster than the goalkeeper, certainement ? So just how do these stupid pr**ks manage to keep having their penalties saved ?
PS. We now know the real reason Van Gaal changed keepers(see pic above).Never mind all that bollocks about Krul being bigger,etc.
Press snippets
Germany were described as 'powerful', 'focused' and 'committed', with their fellow finalists Argentina being labelled 'confident' and 'unconvincing'. Hosts Brazil were 'emotional', 'popular', 'desperate' (and a bunch of complete wankers).
The multi-billion word database of written and spoken English language was designed to give an indication of how each team was perceived by media and fans alike.
Earlier research by the organization found that confidence levels in England were rated at 77 out of 100 on the day of their opening match, which ended in a 2-1 defeat by Italy.By the end of their brief foray in the competition,that had become ' who gives a f**k ? '
Striker Sergio Aguero believes Argentina have proved people wrong by reaching Sunday's World Cup final against Germany.No they haven't,not me,anyway. I've always thought they were a bunch of dirty cynical twats.
The BBC are having a vote on Friday on whether this has been the 'best-ever' World Cup. They're having a laugh,aren't they ? Please tell me they're taking the urine.
And finally..... old Dracula has finally been told his appeal has been rejected.Now Mr S, STFU.
Well,that's it for now and remember this is just a bit of fun.
Ciao !
Penalties
Am I being too simplistic in my thinking,regarding penalties ? Surely basic physics says that if you kick the f**king shit out of the ball,it will travel faster than the goalkeeper, certainement ? So just how do these stupid pr**ks manage to keep having their penalties saved ?
PS. We now know the real reason Van Gaal changed keepers(see pic above).Never mind all that bollocks about Krul being bigger,etc.
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| Are my eyes deceiving me,or has Stevie pooed his pants( Lineker style) ? |
Experts have compiled a database which reveals the words most frequently used to describe countries at the World Cup.
The Cambridge University Press study of a range of
media sources and found the words most associated with England were
'exciting', 'disappointing' and 'inexperienced'. In hindsight,maybe they should have added the word shit. Germany were described as 'powerful', 'focused' and 'committed', with their fellow finalists Argentina being labelled 'confident' and 'unconvincing'. Hosts Brazil were 'emotional', 'popular', 'desperate' (and a bunch of complete wankers).
The multi-billion word database of written and spoken English language was designed to give an indication of how each team was perceived by media and fans alike.
Earlier research by the organization found that confidence levels in England were rated at 77 out of 100 on the day of their opening match, which ended in a 2-1 defeat by Italy.By the end of their brief foray in the competition,that had become ' who gives a f**k ? '
Striker Sergio Aguero believes Argentina have proved people wrong by reaching Sunday's World Cup final against Germany.No they haven't,not me,anyway. I've always thought they were a bunch of dirty cynical twats.
The BBC are having a vote on Friday on whether this has been the 'best-ever' World Cup. They're having a laugh,aren't they ? Please tell me they're taking the urine.
And finally..... old Dracula has finally been told his appeal has been rejected.Now Mr S, STFU.
Well,that's it for now and remember this is just a bit of fun.
Ciao !
Monday 7 July 2014
World Cup news 11
Report 11
Knob of the tournament(so far).
Glen Hoddle, for these little gems ; 1) " I expect them to get a fair share of the lion of the ball " Eh ?
2) For calling Algeria "Al-Jazeera "
Total twat of the tournament.
Sepp Blatter rented Ronaldos' penthouse for £400,000,paying £10,000 a day. Residents couldn't even use the lift- Sepps' heavies saw to that.
Gaffe of the tournament.
Dutch airline KLM ; (Re Robbens' 'dive' v Mexico)They tweeted "Adios Amigos " adding a picture of a departures lounge and a mustachioed guy in a sombrero. Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal tweeted " I'm never flying your shitty airline again. F**k you big time." KLM offered " heartfelt apologies " .
Stats of the week.
54. the number of fouls in the Brazil Q-final. The most since the 51 in the Brazil v Chile game.Brazil managed more fouls per minute than they have in any World Cup game since records began. Did you know Brazil also have a system of rotating the player who fouls the opposition,thus saving on yellow/red cards.
Social progress report of the tournament.
FIFA report 57% of World Cup tickets have been sold to Brazilians.A data polling company find 67% of fans at Brazil /Chile game were white and 90% came from Brazils' top two economic classes.
Poor sod of the tournament(so far).
James(Hames Rodriguez) became favourite player for a lot of fans and then had the living shit kicked out of him by the Brazilians.David Luiz put his arm around the tearful James at the final whistle.
Tribute of the tournament(so far)
Model Andressa Urach - a former Miss BumBum pageant runner-up when asked to weigh up Brazils' performances so far, " they lack focus.I can certainly say this : Hulk makes more impact with his butt than his football ".
All of the above,courtesy of The Observer Sport 06.07.14
In other news.
Netherlands winger Arjen Robben, 30, says he is tired of people criticizing him after he admitted diving during the last-16 win against Mexico. WTF !
Ciao !
Knob of the tournament(so far).
Glen Hoddle, for these little gems ; 1) " I expect them to get a fair share of the lion of the ball " Eh ?
2) For calling Algeria "Al-Jazeera "
Total twat of the tournament.
Sepp Blatter rented Ronaldos' penthouse for £400,000,paying £10,000 a day. Residents couldn't even use the lift- Sepps' heavies saw to that.
Gaffe of the tournament.
Dutch airline KLM ; (Re Robbens' 'dive' v Mexico)They tweeted "Adios Amigos " adding a picture of a departures lounge and a mustachioed guy in a sombrero. Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal tweeted " I'm never flying your shitty airline again. F**k you big time." KLM offered " heartfelt apologies " .
Stats of the week.
54. the number of fouls in the Brazil Q-final. The most since the 51 in the Brazil v Chile game.Brazil managed more fouls per minute than they have in any World Cup game since records began. Did you know Brazil also have a system of rotating the player who fouls the opposition,thus saving on yellow/red cards.
Social progress report of the tournament.
FIFA report 57% of World Cup tickets have been sold to Brazilians.A data polling company find 67% of fans at Brazil /Chile game were white and 90% came from Brazils' top two economic classes.
Poor sod of the tournament(so far).
James(Hames Rodriguez) became favourite player for a lot of fans and then had the living shit kicked out of him by the Brazilians.David Luiz put his arm around the tearful James at the final whistle.
Tribute of the tournament(so far)
Model Andressa Urach - a former Miss BumBum pageant runner-up when asked to weigh up Brazils' performances so far, " they lack focus.I can certainly say this : Hulk makes more impact with his butt than his football ".
All of the above,courtesy of The Observer Sport 06.07.14
In other news.
Netherlands winger Arjen Robben, 30, says he is tired of people criticizing him after he admitted diving during the last-16 win against Mexico. WTF !
Ciao !
Saturday 5 July 2014
World Cup News 10
Report 10
My Opinions
France v Germany
This game was bloody awful. What a waste of of nearly two hours of my life.
The French side have played some excellent stuff up to this point while Germany have been average to poor. France were bad. The Germans hardly had to get out of second gear and credit to them,they stifled the game and got their result. In Sakho, the French had a player who seemed determined,come what may, to give the ball to the opposition. I don't know about Sakho ,I'd rename him Sakhoshit. He wasn't the only offender though; the whole French side were way off the mark.
So in summary; France were Merde; Germany were Scheissen and as for the bloody ref, he was shit and so was the game.
Brazil v Colombia
"Brazil secured a World Cup semi-final against Germany with victory over Colombia on a night of gripping tension and passion in Fortaleza".So writes the BBC reporter Phil McNulty.What !!! Is he out of his tiny mind ? Gripping tension !!! I stopped watching this around about the hour mark being really wracked off at the diabolical one-sided decisions by the ref and the amount of fouls(54 in total,that's a stoppage every 1.6 minutes ! ).This ref was under orders - no doubt about it. Anyone with a pair of eyes could see he was favouring Brazil. Scolari says Neymar was ' hunted '. About time they got some of their own back.Dirty cynical twats.
Argentina v Belgium
Apparently this is the 'Golden Generation' of Belgium football.Excuse me while I split my bloody sides laughing. What a load of bollocks. This was like thoroughbreds v cart-horses. The Argies were just too quick for them.Every time a Belgian player received the ball there was an Argie up his arse(metaphorically speaking of course; the other way would just be plain dirty )
Press Snippets
Germany coach Joachim Low has written off England's chances of ever winning a tournament again, highlighting the high number of foreign players in the Premier League as a major factor. I think he may have a point. Statistics show only 30% of EPL players are eligible to play for England. Still, it is "the best league in the world" isn't it ? HaHaHaHa.........
Barcelona will hire a leading psychologist to keep Luis Suarez's demons at bay if he completes his expected move to the Nou Camp. They'd better give their bloody opponents shoulder pads as well while they're about it.
Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini, 26, says he does not have to prove himself as a footballer. Oh yes he does. He's about as much use as a boil on the arse.
Some words of wisdom from Joey Barton,no less;
"Brazil scrape through again. The best player in the tournament goes home. Great end to end game. Sad to see James exit. I can't have them as WC winners. They have so many vulnerabilities. Yet they are two wins away? Worst Brazil side in a long time that...If that was a Big Sam team they'd be absolutely pilloried for that performance. Because it's Scolari and Brazil, everybody has blinkers on..." Mr B, I think you're a horrible twat but cannot disagree.
I think I may be reaching World Cup overload.Now the group stages are finished and we are into the quarter-finals, I find I'm bored after about half an hour.It's really getting on my tits,all the falling,the rolling about like they've been kicked by a donkey(are you listening Mr Messi) and the shit refereeing.
Ciao !
My Opinions
France v Germany
This game was bloody awful. What a waste of of nearly two hours of my life.
The French side have played some excellent stuff up to this point while Germany have been average to poor. France were bad. The Germans hardly had to get out of second gear and credit to them,they stifled the game and got their result. In Sakho, the French had a player who seemed determined,come what may, to give the ball to the opposition. I don't know about Sakho ,I'd rename him Sakhoshit. He wasn't the only offender though; the whole French side were way off the mark.
So in summary; France were Merde; Germany were Scheissen and as for the bloody ref, he was shit and so was the game.
Brazil v Colombia
"Brazil secured a World Cup semi-final against Germany with victory over Colombia on a night of gripping tension and passion in Fortaleza".So writes the BBC reporter Phil McNulty.What !!! Is he out of his tiny mind ? Gripping tension !!! I stopped watching this around about the hour mark being really wracked off at the diabolical one-sided decisions by the ref and the amount of fouls(54 in total,that's a stoppage every 1.6 minutes ! ).This ref was under orders - no doubt about it. Anyone with a pair of eyes could see he was favouring Brazil. Scolari says Neymar was ' hunted '. About time they got some of their own back.Dirty cynical twats.
Argentina v Belgium
Apparently this is the 'Golden Generation' of Belgium football.Excuse me while I split my bloody sides laughing. What a load of bollocks. This was like thoroughbreds v cart-horses. The Argies were just too quick for them.Every time a Belgian player received the ball there was an Argie up his arse(metaphorically speaking of course; the other way would just be plain dirty )
Press Snippets
Germany coach Joachim Low has written off England's chances of ever winning a tournament again, highlighting the high number of foreign players in the Premier League as a major factor. I think he may have a point. Statistics show only 30% of EPL players are eligible to play for England. Still, it is "the best league in the world" isn't it ? HaHaHaHa.........
Barcelona will hire a leading psychologist to keep Luis Suarez's demons at bay if he completes his expected move to the Nou Camp. They'd better give their bloody opponents shoulder pads as well while they're about it.
Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini, 26, says he does not have to prove himself as a footballer. Oh yes he does. He's about as much use as a boil on the arse.
Some words of wisdom from Joey Barton,no less;
"Brazil scrape through again. The best player in the tournament goes home. Great end to end game. Sad to see James exit. I can't have them as WC winners. They have so many vulnerabilities. Yet they are two wins away? Worst Brazil side in a long time that...If that was a Big Sam team they'd be absolutely pilloried for that performance. Because it's Scolari and Brazil, everybody has blinkers on..." Mr B, I think you're a horrible twat but cannot disagree.
I think I may be reaching World Cup overload.Now the group stages are finished and we are into the quarter-finals, I find I'm bored after about half an hour.It's really getting on my tits,all the falling,the rolling about like they've been kicked by a donkey(are you listening Mr Messi) and the shit refereeing.
Ciao !
Thursday 3 July 2014
World Cup News 9
Report 9
Snippets from the Press
Russian MP Vladimir Zhirinovsky says coach Fabio Capello should appear before parliament and explain why his side performed so badly at the World Cup, going out in the group phase. Oh shit Fabio,looks like Putin's sending you to the Gulag!
Argentina defender Pablo Zabaleta rejects suggestions his side are a one-man team - but claims the players have been told to give the ball to influential striker Lionel Messi as much as possible. One-man- team ? The very idea.
Midfielder Michael Essien could face punishment from the Ghana Football Association after coach Kwesi Appiah claimed Essien, 31, refused to warm up before his side's last group game against Portugal. It isn't a warm-up he needs; it's a kick-up......the arse,the idle twat.
Brazil coach Felipe Scolari has summoned the team's psychologist for a therapy session to help the players deal with the World Cup pressure. Pressure ! What bloody pressure ? They not involved in a nuclear war, they're playing football for Christs' sake !
Aston Villa's new assistant manager Roy Keane says he does not deserve his fearsome reputation in the game.What !!! Ask Alfe Inge Haaland what he thinks.(Yeah Roy,you're a big pussy cat)
Goalkeeper Paddy Kenny, 36, has been dropped by Leeds because the club's owner Massimo Cellino hates the fact the goalkeeper is born on 17 May. Cellino believes 17 is an unlucky number. Looks like Leeds have got a nice,sensible,level-headed guy in charge. FFS !
Snippets from the Press
Russian MP Vladimir Zhirinovsky says coach Fabio Capello should appear before parliament and explain why his side performed so badly at the World Cup, going out in the group phase. Oh shit Fabio,looks like Putin's sending you to the Gulag!
Argentina defender Pablo Zabaleta rejects suggestions his side are a one-man team - but claims the players have been told to give the ball to influential striker Lionel Messi as much as possible. One-man- team ? The very idea.
Midfielder Michael Essien could face punishment from the Ghana Football Association after coach Kwesi Appiah claimed Essien, 31, refused to warm up before his side's last group game against Portugal. It isn't a warm-up he needs; it's a kick-up......the arse,the idle twat.
Brazil coach Felipe Scolari has summoned the team's psychologist for a therapy session to help the players deal with the World Cup pressure. Pressure ! What bloody pressure ? They not involved in a nuclear war, they're playing football for Christs' sake !
Aston Villa's new assistant manager Roy Keane says he does not deserve his fearsome reputation in the game.What !!! Ask Alfe Inge Haaland what he thinks.(Yeah Roy,you're a big pussy cat)
Goalkeeper Paddy Kenny, 36, has been dropped by Leeds because the club's owner Massimo Cellino hates the fact the goalkeeper is born on 17 May. Cellino believes 17 is an unlucky number. Looks like Leeds have got a nice,sensible,level-headed guy in charge. FFS !
Wednesday 2 July 2014
World Cup News 8
Report 8
My Opinions
So we reach the round of 16 and Holland get through in the final few minutes courtesy of a beautifully executed 'dying swan' dive by Robben. Everyone was screaming 'he dived' ! Yes he did and that's cheating but no-one has mentioned the Mexico defender throwing his leg in front of Robben with a ' there you go old chap,fall over that if you dare '. What a prick !
Anyway, that's one less South American and one more European side( forgot to mention,I'm supporting all the European sides).
Costa Rica go through because they were up against a side who couldn't hit a cows' arse with a cricket bat.I was actually shouting at the TV( I think I need help )at the utter uselessness of the Greeks shooting.They obviously thought the goal was 50 feet up in the air. Useless bastards. I really felt for the Greek manager,Santos; his expression speaks volumes.You can almost see him thinking 'FFS, WTF are them useless twats doing out there ? '
Brazil go through 'though the lord knows how.Hang on,maybe that's it; it must be divine intervention because they really have been shit up to now.
Colombia go through and Uruguay are out. Oh joy unconfined ! I did forecast Mr Suarez would be crying soon enough following his gloating and boy,did I enjoy this result.
The French continue to impress. Following the 2010 World Cup where their team was a bloody disgrace,Deschamps has put together what I consider to be the best Team at these finals.They just seem so organised and together.
Germany had their toughest test yet against, would you believe it,Algeria who,it has to be said,paid the price for missing a host of chances.To quote the BBC match report " The three-time champions lacked urgency throughout the 90 minutes. They frequently looked rattled as an enterprising Algeria wasted a succession of chances in an open, exciting encounter, before Andre Schurrle finished from close range early in the first additional period. " That's just it ! They needed extra time and will need to up their game considerably if they are get past the French.
Argentina are through.Switzerland are not. The Swiss could and should have put this game out of Argentinas' reach despite Messis' team dominating possession.They don't look like World Champions to me(but WTF do I know,I backed Italy).
Belgium go through at the expense of USA. The Belgians were better in this game after looking like a bunch of bloody carthorses in previous games.I predict the USA will win the World Cup sometime in the not too distant future. Klinsman has put together a more than decent team made up of virtual unknowns( this side of the water), who just refuse to give in.Howard,in the USA goal was utterly brilliant.
I'm getting the feeling the old order could be changing.The usual suspects, Brazil, Argentina, Spain, Germany and Italy have,up to this point all under-performed and I'm fully aware some will say 'yes but when they need to up their game,they're capable of doing so '. It isn't just that though. It's the fact that teams like Costa Rica, Algeria, Chile, Switzerland and USA have all played exceptionally well on the biggest stage. We'll see if I'm right or if I'm barking up my own arse, in 2018.
Ciao !
My Opinions
So we reach the round of 16 and Holland get through in the final few minutes courtesy of a beautifully executed 'dying swan' dive by Robben. Everyone was screaming 'he dived' ! Yes he did and that's cheating but no-one has mentioned the Mexico defender throwing his leg in front of Robben with a ' there you go old chap,fall over that if you dare '. What a prick !
Anyway, that's one less South American and one more European side( forgot to mention,I'm supporting all the European sides).
Costa Rica go through because they were up against a side who couldn't hit a cows' arse with a cricket bat.I was actually shouting at the TV( I think I need help )at the utter uselessness of the Greeks shooting.They obviously thought the goal was 50 feet up in the air. Useless bastards. I really felt for the Greek manager,Santos; his expression speaks volumes.You can almost see him thinking 'FFS, WTF are them useless twats doing out there ? '
Brazil go through 'though the lord knows how.Hang on,maybe that's it; it must be divine intervention because they really have been shit up to now.
Colombia go through and Uruguay are out. Oh joy unconfined ! I did forecast Mr Suarez would be crying soon enough following his gloating and boy,did I enjoy this result.
The French continue to impress. Following the 2010 World Cup where their team was a bloody disgrace,Deschamps has put together what I consider to be the best Team at these finals.They just seem so organised and together.
Germany had their toughest test yet against, would you believe it,Algeria who,it has to be said,paid the price for missing a host of chances.To quote the BBC match report " The three-time champions lacked urgency throughout the 90 minutes. They frequently looked rattled as an enterprising Algeria wasted a succession of chances in an open, exciting encounter, before Andre Schurrle finished from close range early in the first additional period. " That's just it ! They needed extra time and will need to up their game considerably if they are get past the French.
Argentina are through.Switzerland are not. The Swiss could and should have put this game out of Argentinas' reach despite Messis' team dominating possession.They don't look like World Champions to me(but WTF do I know,I backed Italy).
Belgium go through at the expense of USA. The Belgians were better in this game after looking like a bunch of bloody carthorses in previous games.I predict the USA will win the World Cup sometime in the not too distant future. Klinsman has put together a more than decent team made up of virtual unknowns( this side of the water), who just refuse to give in.Howard,in the USA goal was utterly brilliant.
I'm getting the feeling the old order could be changing.The usual suspects, Brazil, Argentina, Spain, Germany and Italy have,up to this point all under-performed and I'm fully aware some will say 'yes but when they need to up their game,they're capable of doing so '. It isn't just that though. It's the fact that teams like Costa Rica, Algeria, Chile, Switzerland and USA have all played exceptionally well on the biggest stage. We'll see if I'm right or if I'm barking up my own arse, in 2018.
Ciao !
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