Really tacky Premiership gimmicks and other modern football crap

[Lord Camomile]

I like the plinths, they're fun

I'm ambivalent about the pretty boots - on one hand it does seem a bit much, on the other who really gives a fuck what colour they are?! Let the fuckers express themselves a bit! I bet Stanley Matthews would have sported a nifty pair of lime green boots had he been afforded the opportunity

 

[imposs1904]

These twats

Xs 50

 

[Gingerman]

Transfer day on Sky Sports........

 

[Silva]

And then there's those pantomime "look at MMEEEEE!" football boots

I went to a sports goods store here a couple of weeks ago, and was shocked there was no black (or dark) boots on sale, only day-glow or bright. I don't mind a bit of colour, but some of those boots go way overboard. I still remember when Lentini was called a twat for using white boots

 

[chieftain]

Fat bastard grown men in skin tight replica tops, 1 minute applause because fans can't be trusted to stay quiet, Chelsea and Man Citeh, gloves, diving and finally, rescheduled KOs to cater for TV coverage. Modern football is wank.

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

Snoods. Especially official club issued snoods.

 

[Lord Camomile]

gloves

Snoods.

What's wrong with wanting to keep warm?!

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

What's wrong with wanting to keep warm?!

Danny Blanchflower never wore a snood. If he wanted to keep warm, he ran around more.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Wasting energy

"When Danny Blanchflower were a lad 'e used te play with studs on t'inside of his boots"

 

[Gingerman]

Anything involving Tim Lovejoy.

 

[juice_terry]

What was with the Norwich fans and all the silly yellow fans yesterday ?

 

[JTG]

I don't know but they made me very angry

Banners with pithy little sayings or song lyrics on them. I noticed them at Arsenal the other week and they're well shit. Man United occasionally have some good ones mind, the worst thing about Man City finally winning a trophy was that Stretford End pisstake banner had to go

 

[editor]

What was with the Norwich fans and all the silly yellow fans yesterday ?

Those things fucked me off too, like all the officially sanctioned forms of fan expression.

Oh, and can I add the shitty official flags that are all laid out ready for fans at Wembley:

And all this crap too.

 

[editor]

And this ludicrous firework crap:

 

[editor]

And then there's all this nonsense before the game:

 

[skyscraper101]

Yes the children/hand-holding thing it's a bit OTT now. Like it was alright I suppose for the odd World Cup tournament, but feck off for club football already.

 

[JTG]

Those pics remind me of another thing: the increasing amounts of militarist bollocks at big games

 

[Diddly Squat]

I agree with everything on this thread.

 

[Diddly Squat]

Chelsea Dagger
Seven Nation Army

 

[Diddly Squat]

What was with the Norwich fans and all the silly yellow fans yesterday ?

They're paper fans, which make a noise. I prefer to use my hands and mouth to do this.
All very happy, clappy .

 

[skyscraper101]

Bring back football rattles.

 

[BCBlues]

Bring back football rattles.

...and Rosettes. Thats all you needed to declare your allegiance, not some £50+ replica shirt, a flag and a jester hat with your face painted.Yuk.

 

[Balbi]

Bring back ticker tape.

 

[editor]

Bring back ticker tape.

The home-made, Hamlet variety.

 

[Balbi]

That was the home made type!

 

[souljacker]

What happened to people chucking a bog roll? Bring back bog rolls!

 

[editor]

What happened to people chucking a bog roll? Bring back bog rolls!

I think the chief matchday stockists for those used to be the BR football specials.

 

[souljacker]

I think the chief matchday stockists for those used to be the BR football specials.

Yes, and also the loos in stadiums in those days would have a normal toilet roll dispenser, rather than these locked down ones you get these days.

 

[el-ahrairah]

Bring back football rattles.

my missus bought me one of them to take to the hamlet. great noise!

 

[bromley]

Goal music
Ultras.

I agree with all of the above apart from mind games, as I love them!