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The "Where should I put this?" Thread;; Strange stories from the crazy world of football.
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19 Aug 2016, 11:37 PM
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Paul Lambert is on The Fantasy Football Club on Sky Sports now. He's waxing lyrical about his time here. They just replayed his 98 goal against Sevco. Question for everyone, which I had forgotten. What number of shirt was he wearing that day? NO GOOGLING!
10, I think? Can't think of what else it could be if Burley was 8, Stubbs 6 and McNamara 4.
Great goal though. My 8 year old self went mental watching it at home
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19 Aug 2016, 11:38 PM
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Was it not 14? Edit: 10 on rewatch.
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19 Aug 2016, 11:40 PM
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Not sure what John Hartson has to do with the club that tried to sign Lescott?
He failed a medical at Sevco the year before he signed for us. Completely different club to the one that tried to sign Lescott
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19 Aug 2016, 11:51 PM
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Paul Lambert is on The Fantasy Football Club on Sky Sports now. He's waxing lyrical about his time here. They just replayed his 98 goal against Sevco. Question for everyone, which I had forgotten. What number of shirt was he wearing that day? NO GOOGLING!
10, I think? Can't think of what else it could be if Burley was 8, Stubbs 6 and McNamara 4. Great goal though. My 8 year old self went mental watching it at home Top of the class San
Edited by Barnsey, 19 Aug 2016, 11:52 PM.
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19 Aug 2016, 11:57 PM
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Not sure what John Hartson has to do with the club that tried to sign Lescott?
He failed a medical at Sevco the year before he signed for us. Please. It's Sevco post 2012. Rangers/huns prior to that.
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19 Aug 2016, 11:57 PM
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Callum Wilson of Bournemouth wears the number 13 shirt because he passed his driving test on the 13th of a month.
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20 Aug 2016, 12:03 AM
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Remember that moment when Harston scored against oldco, as they'd just finished giving h8m abuse about his wife.
effed them right up there and then.
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20 Aug 2016, 12:05 AM
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Callum Wilson of Bournemouth wears the number 13 shirt because he passed his driving test on the 13th of a month.
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20 Aug 2016, 12:07 AM
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Paul Lambert is on The Fantasy Football Club on Sky Sports now. He's waxing lyrical about his time here. They just replayed his 98 goal against Sevco. Question for everyone, which I had forgotten. What number of shirt was he wearing that day? NO GOOGLING!
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20 Aug 2016, 12:08 AM
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Callum Wilson of Bournemouth wears the number 13 shirt because he passed his driving test on the 13th of a month.  This Fantasy Football Club is a mad mixture of useless and insightful information. Lambert is on now picking the best 11 he played against: Buffon, Cafu, Lizarazu, Matthaus, Cannavaro, Effenberg, Pantic, Zidane, Rivaldo, Hagi, Del Piero. That is some line-up. He also said the most important thing in getting promotion from a lower league is not to lose two league games on the bounce. Like I said, insightful stuff. Then you have Callum Wilson talking about why he wears number 13.
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20 Aug 2016, 02:27 AM
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Callum Wilson of Bournemouth wears the number 13 shirt because he passed his driving test on the 13th of a month.  This Fantasy Football Club is a mad mixture of useless and insightful information. Lambert is on now picking the best 11 he played against: Buffon, Cafu, Lizarazu, Matthaus, Cannavaro, Effenberg, Pantic, Zidane, Rivaldo, Hagi, Del Piero. That is some line-up. He also said the most important thing in getting promotion from a lower league is not to lose two league games on the bounce. Like I said, insightful stuff. Then you have Callum Wilson talking about why he wears number 13.
i'l take your word for it. no time for it myself.
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Barnsey
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21 Aug 2016, 12:06 AM
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A little nod towards Dalian Atkinson, killed by the cops last week with a weapon that should be illegal. After he scored the 92-93 goal of the EPL season in the pishing rain he was congratulated by a very conscientious fan with an umbrella. It's 37 seconds in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPQiNjHZfDc# You never see that these days.
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21 Aug 2016, 10:06 AM
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Euan McColm proclaiming the right of free speech for journalists. How they need to be backed and the danger that if they are not backed the truth will not be heard, only propaganda. I am sure that Phil Mac Giolia Bhain would have welcomed this support when he published his book, Downfall. It was to be serialised in The Sun and then pulled. Didn't hear many journalists complaining about the right of free speech being stopped.
Euan McColm: Failing to back journalists puts free speech in danger
Spoiler: click to toggle The sudden silence of Stephen Daisley speaks volumes about how easily politicians can stifle healthy debate Politicians of all parties are frequently to be heard proclaiming their love of – and enduring support for – a free press. A free press is a vital part of a healthy democracy, they say. Journalists must have the right to comment and investigate without fear or favour. But the reality is that many politicians see a sceptical media as something to be endured rather than encouraged. In some cases, one only has to scratch the thinnest of skins to expose contempt for the reality of a press unencumbered by state control. Former first minister Alex Salmond was especially vitriolic about journalism that did not meet up to the standards he expected (by which I mean journalism that did not meekly accept his every word as unquestionable gospel). Perhaps you remember when, shortly before the independence referendum, thousands of Yes campaigners gathered outside the BBC’s Scottish headquarters to demand the sacking of the corporation’s then political editor Nick Robinson. Staff were intimidated by an angry mob. But to Salmond, this was a civic and joyous display of democracy. The SNP, in my experience, has form for this sort of thing. Just about every political editor I know has stories about Salmond calling their bosses to try to kill perfectly legitimate stories. Chums who work at the BBC tell me of relentless complaints, mostly baseless, which make it too troublesome to report even the slightest criticism of the party. The upshot of the SNP’s campaign to muzzle irritants in the media is that a substantial section of the party’s support believes the party’s narrative that the press is out to get them. Just like supporters of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn or Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, they believe their cause is unfairly attacked by journalists with agendas. Which brings me to the case of Stephen Daisley, the digital politics and comment editor of STV who, after complaints from SNP politicians, has been gagged by his employers. Daisley – a fine prose stylist – is employed to run the TV station’s online political coverage, a role which includes the commissioning of columns by a variety of commentators. Until 19 July, he also wrote for the STV website, himself. Daisley was frequently sceptical about the SNP and made a name for himself as something of a provocateur. This was a good thing. Without contrary, thought-provoking, even infuriating opinions, our national discourse is the poorer. Anyway, those wishing to be infuriated by Daisley’s views may not now read them. During a springtime event at Westminster, hosted by STV, SNP politicians complained about Daisley’s writing. The party’s culture spokesman John Nicolson (who, in a previous life, was a BBC journalist) and the former Runrig keyboard player turned MP Pete Wishart also raised concerns about Daisley’s use of social media. I have been fortunate, during what passes for a journalistic career, to have worked for editors who, when confronted by a whining politician who wished to nobble something I’d written, would invariably invite that politician to bugger off. Daisley’s employers seem made of weaker stuff and he has been stopped from writing comment pieces. Two MPs have succeeded in silencing a contrary voice. Depressingly, if unsurprisingly, many of those who support the SNP see this as a victory. Because Daisley wrote things with which they disagreed, it is perfectly reasonable for him to be censored. This is a reckless attitude. Support for a healthy free press is a principle that can’t be caveated. One is either in favour of it or not. And that means tholing views with which one disagrees. STV has previously been criticised for being rather too cosy with the Scottish Government. One thinks of the STV Hogmanay show, which saw actress Elaine C Smith joined not only by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon but her mother, Joan, and her sister, Gillian. It was less light entertainment than SNP love-in, a misjudgment that damaged the channel’s credibility. Not so long ago, director of content Alan Clements – husband of Kirsty Wark – was accused of being too pally with Labour after it emerged he had holidayed with former first minister Jack McConnell. Now, there is an impression that, under his leadership, STV is too pally with the SNP. Nicolson, a rather brittle character, has a track record for complaining to the employers of those with whom he disagrees. When he clashed with the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Cities of London and Westminster seat – Dr Belinda Brooks-Gordon – during last year’s general election campaign (Brooks-Gordon had, understandably, voiced support for Jo Swinson, the Lib Dem who Nicolson would go on to beat to win the East Dunbartonshire seat), he wrote to her employers at Birkbeck College in London, suggesting she needed “extra marking”. It was an embarrassing business that exposed Nicolson as the possessor of a fragile ego and also short on patience (not unlike Alex Salmond, in fact). Nicolson and Wishart have disingenuously claimed they did not pressurise STV over Daisley; they simply raised questions over whether, on social media, he was speaking as a private citizen or on behalf of the TV station. That’s hogwash, of course. These two MPs have succeeded in persuading a broadcaster to play a part in eroding the freedom of the press. We are not, we loudmouths of the media, above criticism. When we get things wrong then we should accept, amend and apologise. But Nicolson and Wishart did not go after Daisley because his facts were wrong but because his opinions were. They made it easier for STV to shut him up than to let him speak his mind. One hopes that criticism over this tawdry business has the effect of forcing STV into backing its journalist. Because when the media allows politicians to dictate terms, our democracy becomes the poorer. Read more at: http://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/euan-mccolm-failing-to-back-journalists-puts-free-speech-in-danger-1-4208361
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21 Aug 2016, 12:27 PM
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A little nod towards Dalian Atkinson, killed by the cops last week with a weapon that should be illegal. After he scored the 92-93 goal of the EPL season in the pishing rain he was congratulated by a very conscientious fan with an umbrella. It's 37 seconds in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPQiNjHZfDc#You never see that these days. Dean Saunders on Goals on Sunday said he's now called the umbrella man now because of that.
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21 Aug 2016, 12:38 PM
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You want equality? Consider if that person feels Equal.
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- 14 Aug 2016, 12:28 PM
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Who's the former Dundee player that became a pundit on Setanta when they had the TV rights for Scottish football? Think he might have had a funny hybrid scottish/english accent. Saw him yesterday at my sons u11s Killie V Dundee game. I'm sure he had a newspaper column too. None of the other Killie parents in attendance recognised him and its been driving me mad ever since. I'm sure he was co-commentator aswell. Going off my head here.
Stuart Lovell? Don't think he played for Dundee though
That's him. Thank you. :clap Sorry wrong post
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21 Aug 2016, 12:59 PM
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Euan McColm proclaiming the right of free speech for journalists. How they need to be backed and the danger that if they are not backed the truth will not be heard, only propaganda. I am sure that Phil Mac Giolia Bhain would have welcomed this support when he published his book, Downfall. It was to be serialised in The Sun and then pulled. Didn't hear many journalists complaining about the right of free speech being stopped. Euan McColm: Failing to back journalists puts free speech in danger Spoiler: click to toggle The sudden silence of Stephen Daisley speaks volumes about how easily politicians can stifle healthy debate Politicians of all parties are frequently to be heard proclaiming their love of – and enduring support for – a free press. A free press is a vital part of a healthy democracy, they say. Journalists must have the right to comment and investigate without fear or favour. But the reality is that many politicians see a sceptical media as something to be endured rather than encouraged. In some cases, one only has to scratch the thinnest of skins to expose contempt for the reality of a press unencumbered by state control. Former first minister Alex Salmond was especially vitriolic about journalism that did not meet up to the standards he expected (by which I mean journalism that did not meekly accept his every word as unquestionable gospel). Perhaps you remember when, shortly before the independence referendum, thousands of Yes campaigners gathered outside the BBC’s Scottish headquarters to demand the sacking of the corporation’s then political editor Nick Robinson. Staff were intimidated by an angry mob. But to Salmond, this was a civic and joyous display of democracy. The SNP, in my experience, has form for this sort of thing. Just about every political editor I know has stories about Salmond calling their bosses to try to kill perfectly legitimate stories. Chums who work at the BBC tell me of relentless complaints, mostly baseless, which make it too troublesome to report even the slightest criticism of the party. The upshot of the SNP’s campaign to muzzle irritants in the media is that a substantial section of the party’s support believes the party’s narrative that the press is out to get them. Just like supporters of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn or Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, they believe their cause is unfairly attacked by journalists with agendas. Which brings me to the case of Stephen Daisley, the digital politics and comment editor of STV who, after complaints from SNP politicians, has been gagged by his employers. Daisley – a fine prose stylist – is employed to run the TV station’s online political coverage, a role which includes the commissioning of columns by a variety of commentators. Until 19 July, he also wrote for the STV website, himself. Daisley was frequently sceptical about the SNP and made a name for himself as something of a provocateur. This was a good thing. Without contrary, thought-provoking, even infuriating opinions, our national discourse is the poorer. Anyway, those wishing to be infuriated by Daisley’s views may not now read them. During a springtime event at Westminster, hosted by STV, SNP politicians complained about Daisley’s writing. The party’s culture spokesman John Nicolson (who, in a previous life, was a BBC journalist) and the former Runrig keyboard player turned MP Pete Wishart also raised concerns about Daisley’s use of social media. I have been fortunate, during what passes for a journalistic career, to have worked for editors who, when confronted by a whining politician who wished to nobble something I’d written, would invariably invite that politician to bugger off. Daisley’s employers seem made of weaker stuff and he has been stopped from writing comment pieces. Two MPs have succeeded in silencing a contrary voice. Depressingly, if unsurprisingly, many of those who support the SNP see this as a victory. Because Daisley wrote things with which they disagreed, it is perfectly reasonable for him to be censored. This is a reckless attitude. Support for a healthy free press is a principle that can’t be caveated. One is either in favour of it or not. And that means tholing views with which one disagrees. STV has previously been criticised for being rather too cosy with the Scottish Government. One thinks of the STV Hogmanay show, which saw actress Elaine C Smith joined not only by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon but her mother, Joan, and her sister, Gillian. It was less light entertainment than SNP love-in, a misjudgment that damaged the channel’s credibility. Not so long ago, director of content Alan Clements – husband of Kirsty Wark – was accused of being too pally with Labour after it emerged he had holidayed with former first minister Jack McConnell. Now, there is an impression that, under his leadership, STV is too pally with the SNP. Nicolson, a rather brittle character, has a track record for complaining to the employers of those with whom he disagrees. When he clashed with the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Cities of London and Westminster seat – Dr Belinda Brooks-Gordon – during last year’s general election campaign (Brooks-Gordon had, understandably, voiced support for Jo Swinson, the Lib Dem who Nicolson would go on to beat to win the East Dunbartonshire seat), he wrote to her employers at Birkbeck College in London, suggesting she needed “extra marking”. It was an embarrassing business that exposed Nicolson as the possessor of a fragile ego and also short on patience (not unlike Alex Salmond, in fact). Nicolson and Wishart have disingenuously claimed they did not pressurise STV over Daisley; they simply raised questions over whether, on social media, he was speaking as a private citizen or on behalf of the TV station. That’s hogwash, of course. These two MPs have succeeded in persuading a broadcaster to play a part in eroding the freedom of the press. We are not, we loudmouths of the media, above criticism. When we get things wrong then we should accept, amend and apologise. But Nicolson and Wishart did not go after Daisley because his facts were wrong but because his opinions were. They made it easier for STV to shut him up than to let him speak his mind. One hopes that criticism over this tawdry business has the effect of forcing STV into backing its journalist. Because when the media allows politicians to dictate terms, our democracy becomes the poorer. Read more at: http://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/euan-mccolm-failing-to-back-journalists-puts-free-speech-in-danger-1-4208361 This should probably go in to the politics thread in General but McColm has a cheek talking about a free press. How free is the press that is owned by a select few extremely rich white guys?
Daisleys columns were what would be called trolling if it came from a guy who didn't share his and McColms point of view.
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21 Aug 2016, 01:02 PM
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Watched a bit of I believe in miracles last night and I must admit, I had no idea just how good a footballer John Robertson was. I was bit too young to appreciate how good Clough was but it's interesting viewing. So many Scots in the that team as well. What in the name of f*ck has happened to our ability to produce players?
Off the top of my head Robertson, Burns, Gemmill, O'Hare?
John McGovern. Dave MacKay was a key signing initially. Made him captain, think he may have been their first signing at Derby (not certain) and was quite old when he signed.
Fantastic, hard player.
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23 Aug 2016, 01:02 PM
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Fantastic read about a fantastic player
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/aug/17/diego-forlan-mumbai-manchester-united-uruguay-hope
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24 Aug 2016, 06:57 PM
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Not that it comes as much of a surprise, but Robbie Keane announced his retirement from international football today - he'll win his last cap against Oman next week.
145 games, 67 goals. Incredible service to his country.
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24 Aug 2016, 07:47 PM
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..for the maintenance of dinner tables for the children and the unemployed
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- 24 Aug 2016, 06:57 PM
Not that it comes as much of a surprise, but Robbie Keane announced his retirement from international football today - he'll win his last cap against Oman next week.
145 games, 67 goals. Incredible service to his country. Aye but how many penalties did he score?
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