JW Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 any fans out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny boy Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Nope...give me league two any day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW Posted November 2, 2006 Author Share Posted November 2, 2006 Nope...give me league two any day! Isn't that the Hooligan's league?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarz Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Nope...give me league two any day! Isn't that the Hooligan's league?? They're in all the leagues - the Premiership clubs have many notorious hooligan firms - Chelsea, West Ham etc etc. You just don't hear so much about it these days, with the 're-branding' of football as a middle-class spectator sport with billions of pounds of Sky TV money and what not, it's gone more underground and away from the stadia now. I've watched Stafford Rangers a couple of times for the first time in fifteen years or so now they're back in the Conference. 14 quid to sit in a stand and watch - daylight robbery if ever there was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 Nope...give me league two any day! Isn't that the Hooligan's league?? They're in all the leagues - the Premiership clubs have many notorious hooligan firms - Chelsea, West Ham etc etc. You just don't hear so much about it these days, with the 're-branding' of football as a middle-class spectator sport with billions of pounds of Sky TV money and what not, it's gone more underground and away from the stadia now. I've watched Stafford Rangers a couple of times for the first time in fifteen years or so now they're back in the Conference. 14 quid to sit in a stand and watch - daylight robbery if ever there was. I remember years back... seeing a documentary about Millwall's fans. Probably the line I remember the most was a rival fan saying.. "I love to go to Millwall for a good pissup and a fight!" Has it gotten better over the last decade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarz Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 It still goes on - I'm not much of a footyfan, but I know the sub-culture is still out there. There's a huge publishing niche out there - hooligan lit:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Congratulations-You-Have-Just-Met/dp/1904034853/sr=1-1/qid=1168880720/ref=sr_1_1/203-8411488-7448755?ie=UTF8&s=books http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rolling-6-57-Crew-Legendary-Football/dp/1844540723/ref=pd_sim_b_4/203-8411488-7448755 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Soul-Crew-Dave-Jones/dp/1903854083/ref=pd_sim_b_2/203-8411488-7448755 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Terrace-Legends-Cass-Pennant/dp/1844540928/ref=pd_sim_b_6/203-8411488-7448755 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Top-Boys-Stories-Footballs-Hardest/dp/1844540952/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b/203-8411488-7448755 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hooligans-L-Britains-Football-Gangs/dp/1903854415/ref=pd_sim_b_4/203-8411488-7448755 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zulus-Football-Hooligan-Caroline-Gall/dp/1903854482/ref=pd_sim_b_2/203-8411488-7448755 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 And I thought Canada was crazy about hockey!!! Soooo is this marketing scheme having ANY impact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarz Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Yep, some people here live and sleep for their football team. I don't think all these books are making more football fans fight, but they are making a lot of publishers and ghost writers pretty rich. I haven't read any of these books but I know they are very popular and a lucrative niche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 Hockey is insanely popular in Canada but we really don't see the hooliganism.hmmmmaybe if they allowed fighting in soccer........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compassionate1 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Hail Drogba! That's all I wanted to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 Drogba has been great this year! I was expecting much more from Schevchenko though. I wouldn't hate Chelsea so much if they had a different mangaer.....Maurinho is such a jerk!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compassionate1 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Drogba has been great this year! I was expecting much more from Schevchenko though. I wouldn't hate Chelsea so much if they had a different mangaer.....Maurinho is such a jerk!!!!!!!!!! You're absolutely right about that. Jose is an ass. There's no bigger fan of Jose Mourinho than Jose Mourinho. He's a heck of a manager; it would be nice if he just kept his mouth shut and worried about his team. Schevchenko might be losing it a bit. He used to be brilliant, but maybe age is catching up with him. His only contribution in the match yesterday was two offsides. And Drogba is the man!! It would be nice if he didn't flop so much (especially considering that he's usually the biggest guy out there), but he was brilliant this year. Your boy Ronaldo is terrific. It's scary to think how good he can be considering he's so young. Thierry Henry is my guy though. When he's healthy, there might not be a more brilliant shotmaker in the world right now. Oh, and Ronaldinho isn't bad either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 Nice win over Liverpool btwnot an easy feat winning at Anfield! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compassionate1 Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Only 2 hours away from Liverpool v Chelsea in the second leg of the Champions League. I'm pumped. I'm heading home so I can catch the first half on ESPN Deux. Chelsea have some good players out as Ballack and Shevchenko are injured. But we still have Drogba! A guy in my office is a huge Liverpool fan, so we're having some fun at each other's expense today. If the 'Pool wins, I'll wear red for the next week (which wouldn't be so bad -- I'm a closet Liverpool fan). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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