English Football 2016-2017: NOW WITH 100% LESS FANERIO
09-25-2016
, 03:58 PM
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Stonewall Jackson was a cold uncompromising man. Back in the 19th century it was proven scientifically that penalty shootouts would be more fair and more fun if they were taken from far enough away so that on average only half of them were scored instead of 80% because duh. But Stonewall Jackson was a confederate fool who believed in foolish things like misogyny and slavery and that penalties were better from the 12 because lol torres. His advisors knew better and told him, so Stonewall had them all murdered. Lynched, if you must know. He was a silly wicked man, but they're his penalties now.
09-25-2016
, 04:09 PM
09-26-2016
, 04:55 AM
I'm in a foul mood (and not because of the football) so I'm going to put a list of moans down about the Olympic Stadium here in no particular order:
- It is an athletics stadium with a few seats bodged in. You'll never get around that - as my old boss used to say, "you can't polish a turd but you can roll it in glitter" and we've certainly covered this one in glitter. Some seats are far too far from the pitch for my liking. Others might disagree.
- It is actually quite loud inside, however the £200m roof isn't so ace that people don't get wet 25 rows back when it rains.
- The game is full of ****s walking back to their seats with hot dogs and popcorn 10 minutes into the second half.
- This was 20 minutes into the second half and is exactly what happens when you move into a large stadium without a team good enough to attract the fairweather fans to top up the core support. It'll be registered as sold out, but I think these are all the give aways to our "friends" in Newham (such giveaways resulted in punch-ups at the old ground).
- Here are the "world class transport links". It is no quicker than getting out of the Boleyn, which was as slow as molasses.
- There have been a lot of complaints about the lack of bag searches. I understand that the security company are the same as at Stade de France.
- The complete failure to segregate fans (lack of family section, not putting those from standing areas at the Boleyn together) is ****witted at best or, at worst, a cynical ploy to begin rooting out the standers, who don't fit with Brady's desired new image to go with the new stadium.
- Ultimately the stadium isn't really for people like me - it is for the yoof, those that like rabonas, names on the back of shirts and all that jazz. I have young 'uns at present and am not planning on going back in a rush - the idea of giving G/S/B any more of my hard-earned doesn't exactly warm the heart so it kind of suits me at present.
- I swear we're not far from crowd noise being played over the PA and perhaps music after goals. If that's the case then...
- It is an athletics stadium with a few seats bodged in. You'll never get around that - as my old boss used to say, "you can't polish a turd but you can roll it in glitter" and we've certainly covered this one in glitter. Some seats are far too far from the pitch for my liking. Others might disagree.
- It is actually quite loud inside, however the £200m roof isn't so ace that people don't get wet 25 rows back when it rains.
- The game is full of ****s walking back to their seats with hot dogs and popcorn 10 minutes into the second half.
- This was 20 minutes into the second half and is exactly what happens when you move into a large stadium without a team good enough to attract the fairweather fans to top up the core support. It'll be registered as sold out, but I think these are all the give aways to our "friends" in Newham (such giveaways resulted in punch-ups at the old ground).
- Here are the "world class transport links". It is no quicker than getting out of the Boleyn, which was as slow as molasses.
- There have been a lot of complaints about the lack of bag searches. I understand that the security company are the same as at Stade de France.
- The complete failure to segregate fans (lack of family section, not putting those from standing areas at the Boleyn together) is ****witted at best or, at worst, a cynical ploy to begin rooting out the standers, who don't fit with Brady's desired new image to go with the new stadium.
- Ultimately the stadium isn't really for people like me - it is for the yoof, those that like rabonas, names on the back of shirts and all that jazz. I have young 'uns at present and am not planning on going back in a rush - the idea of giving G/S/B any more of my hard-earned doesn't exactly warm the heart so it kind of suits me at present.
- I swear we're not far from crowd noise being played over the PA and perhaps music after goals. If that's the case then...
09-26-2016
, 06:36 AM
09-26-2016
, 09:34 AM
Great write up hoopie Appreciate that.
LOL Yank here but the new stadium looks awful on tv. Having been to one match (06 world cup in Stuutgart's stadium) where there is a track surrounding the pitch and being far away despite being 8th row makes me never ever want to see a game in one of those kind of stadiums. There is so much dead empty space at the new West Ham stadium it looks like they're playing behind closed doors. One of the things that makes the English games so palatable on tv is the fact that the crowds are right on top of game.
Also all the English grounds, and European grounds save Stuutgart for that matter, I've been to have been awesome. That Olympic Stadium looks absolute ass
Appreciate that.LOL Yank here but the new stadium looks awful on tv. Having been to one match (06 world cup in Stuutgart's stadium) where there is a track surrounding the pitch and being far away despite being 8th row makes me never ever want to see a game in one of those kind of stadiums. There is so much dead empty space at the new West Ham stadium it looks like they're playing behind closed doors. One of the things that makes the English games so palatable on tv is the fact that the crowds are right on top of game.
Also all the English grounds, and European grounds save Stuutgart for that matter, I've been to have been awesome. That Olympic Stadium looks absolute ass
Last edited by LFC_USA; 09-26-2016 at 09:39 AM.
09-26-2016
, 10:04 AM
09-26-2016
, 11:17 AM
