Comments for Football Yobs http://www.footballyobs.com A yobbish take on the world of football Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:40:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Euro 2008 Semifinals Preview by eddie http://www.footballyobs.com/blog/euro-2008-semifinals-preview#comment-220 eddie Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:18:40 +0000 http://www.footballyobs.com/blog/euro-2008-semifinals-preview#comment-220 I'm beginning to believe in Russia as well! To my mind, any of the potential finals should make for an awesome match. It's been a great tournament! I’m beginning to believe in Russia as well! To my mind, any of the potential finals should make for an awesome match. It’s been a great tournament!

]]> Comment on My Euro 2008 Team of Nations by Pasha http://www.footballyobs.com/blog/my-euro-2008-team-of-nations#comment-219 Pasha Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:27:15 +0000 http://www.footballyobs.com/blog/my-euro-2008-team-of-nations#comment-219 My choice is a bit different: GK - Lobont - ROM RB - Bosingwa - POR CB - Puyol - SPA CB - Mellberg - SWE LB - Evra - FRA RM - Arshavin - RUS CM - De Rossi - ITA CM - Sneijder - NED LM - Pranjic - CRO RF - Nihat - TUR LF - Podolski - GER Bench: Boruc - POL Jankulovski - CZE Korkmaz - AUT Yakin - SUI Charisteas - GRE PS. Pogatetz is from Austria, not Poland My choice is a bit different:

GK - Lobont - ROM
RB - Bosingwa - POR
CB - Puyol - SPA
CB - Mellberg - SWE
LB - Evra - FRA
RM - Arshavin - RUS
CM - De Rossi - ITA
CM - Sneijder - NED
LM - Pranjic - CRO
RF - Nihat - TUR
LF - Podolski - GER

Bench:

Boruc - POL
Jankulovski - CZE
Korkmaz - AUT
Yakin - SUI
Charisteas - GRE

PS. Pogatetz is from Austria, not Poland

]]> Comment on My Euro 2008 Team of Nations by Yobbo http://www.footballyobs.com/blog/my-euro-2008-team-of-nations#comment-218 Yobbo Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:36:49 +0000 http://www.footballyobs.com/blog/my-euro-2008-team-of-nations#comment-218 Good thing you posted the on form note. A few of these yobs have been down during the opening rounds. Good thing you posted the on form note. A few of these yobs have been down during the opening rounds.

]]> Comment on My Euro 2008 Team of Nations by Alex Gordon http://www.footballyobs.com/blog/my-euro-2008-team-of-nations#comment-217 Alex Gordon Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:34:59 +0000 http://www.footballyobs.com/blog/my-euro-2008-team-of-nations#comment-217 Boruc is a good choice, he has been outstanding at the Euros. Pogatetz is from Austria not Poland as you've put Boruc is a good choice, he has been outstanding at the Euros.

Pogatetz is from Austria not Poland as you’ve put

]]> Comment on My Euro 2008 Team of Nations by trampboy http://www.footballyobs.com/blog/my-euro-2008-team-of-nations#comment-216 trampboy Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:31:04 +0000 http://www.footballyobs.com/blog/my-euro-2008-team-of-nations#comment-216 i think that there should be enough room for hamit altintop and david villa. no way nesta,Ujfalusi or Arshavin should be in the first team i think that there should be enough room for hamit altintop and david villa. no way nesta,Ujfalusi or Arshavin should be in the first team

]]> Comment on About Football Yobs by mike clough http://www.footballyobs.com/about#comment-19 mike clough Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:26:29 +0000 http://www.footballyobs.com/about#comment-19 Hello This is a quick email to tell you about the book I’ve produced for Sport Relief 2008, which you are probably aware takes place this month. I heard about this a few months ago and hoped to take part in the sponsored run. I have quite bad asthma though and was concerned that I wouldn’t get very far before wheezing to an embarrassing standstill! At the time I was doing research into the role of the fan in the history of football, partly to explore whether there was sufficient material to write an academic text about this. Unfortunately this didn’t seem to be so. But then I had the idea of compiling my research into a small book for Sport Relief – a lot easier than running, you might say. Hence The Time-travelling Football Fan. The book is an introduction to the curious history of the beautiful game. Various themes are interwoven with an easy to read narrative – much in the style of Sophie’s World. Throughout the emphasis is on ordinary people not the big players, as it were. For example, I begin with a look at the earliest form of football and how it appealed to the medieval poor. Other topics include the famous match during the Christmas Truce of 1914, how the game became popular amongst working-class men in the latter half of the nineteenth century, as well as the rise and decline of the women’s game. Racism in football is explored in a chapter about that great Evertonian Dixie Dean. There’s a chapter about the infamous FA Cup final between West Ham and Bolton played at the original Wembley Stadium. Also included is an exploration of homophobia in football, the economics of the game, various scandals, the history of televised football, the tragedies of Heysel and Hillsborough. And much, much more...! The book should appeal to anyone who has a love of football, history, or both. It’s being sold for £5/copy, with the profits donated to Sport Relief 2008. I’d welcome all the support I can get: the more copies sold the more money is made for this worthwhile cause. Would you be willing to buy a copy or preferably copies? Also, would you be willing to put a mention on your site or write a review/article? I’m a university teacher with a background in the humanities, particularly history and literature. The standard of the book is very high considering that it has been written in such a short time – for samples please visit the website detailed below. Anyway, I very much hope to hear from you soon. All the best, Mike Clough. Please go to: http://www.timetravellingfootballfan.co.uk Hello
This is a quick email to tell you about the book I’ve produced for Sport Relief 2008, which you are probably aware takes place this month. I heard about this a few months ago and hoped to take part in the sponsored run. I have quite bad asthma though and was concerned that I wouldn’t get very far before wheezing to an embarrassing standstill!
At the time I was doing research into the role of the fan in the history of football, partly to explore whether there was sufficient material to write an academic text about this. Unfortunately this didn’t seem to be so. But then I had the idea of compiling my research into a small book for Sport Relief – a lot easier than running, you might say. Hence The Time-travelling Football Fan.
The book is an introduction to the curious history of the beautiful game. Various themes are interwoven with an easy to read narrative – much in the style of Sophie’s World. Throughout the emphasis is on ordinary people not the big players, as it were. For example, I begin with a look at the earliest form of football and how it appealed to the medieval poor. Other topics include the famous match during the Christmas Truce of 1914, how the game became popular amongst working-class men in the latter half of the nineteenth century, as well as the rise and decline of the women’s game. Racism in football is explored in a chapter about that great Evertonian Dixie Dean. There’s a chapter about the infamous FA Cup final between West Ham and Bolton played at the original Wembley Stadium. Also included is an exploration of homophobia in football, the economics of the game, various scandals, the history of televised football, the tragedies of Heysel and Hillsborough. And much, much more…! The book should appeal to anyone who has a love of football, history, or both.
It’s being sold for £5/copy, with the profits donated to Sport Relief 2008. I’d welcome all the support I can get: the more copies sold the more money is made for this worthwhile cause.
Would you be willing to buy a copy or preferably copies? Also, would you be willing to put a mention on your site or write a review/article? I’m a university teacher with a background in the humanities, particularly history and literature. The standard of the book is very high considering that it has been written in such a short time – for samples please visit the website detailed below.
Anyway, I very much hope to hear from you soon.
All the best, Mike Clough.
Please go to: http://www.timetravellingfootballfan.co.uk

]]> Comment on Why I Love the FA Cup by Ian Hough http://www.footballyobs.com/blog/why-i-love-the-fa-cup#comment-7 Ian Hough Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:05:27 +0000 http://www.footballyobs.com/blog/why-i-love-the-fa-cup#comment-7 The Rafalution will not be televised, the club is in shambles, with farcical rumours surrounding their owners' moves, and this whole "we're fucking wank but we might win the Champions League this year, though!" bollocks is getting right on my tits. As Derek and Clive used to say: is this any way to run a fackin ballroom? The Rafalution will not be televised, the club is in shambles, with farcical rumours surrounding their owners’ moves, and this whole “we’re fucking wank but we might win the Champions League this year, though!” bollocks is getting right on my tits.

As Derek and Clive used to say:

is this any way to run a fackin ballroom?

]]> Comment on Welcome to Football Yobs by Lasher http://www.footballyobs.com/blog/welcome-to-football-yobs#comment-5 Lasher Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:43:52 +0000 http://www.footballyobs.com/blog/welcome-to-football-yobs#comment-5 You fackin Norverrn mankey, inchtya?!?!? Oiy naartiss yer've goat thet manc caants link on 'ere an' all, that caant who reck'n's the Casual cawtcha stor-ed in Mainchaiystah....faackin norverrrn faackin mankeys, the lorraya!!!!!!!!! You fackin Norverrn mankey, inchtya?!?!?

Oiy naartiss yer’ve goat thet manc caants link on ‘ere an’ all, that caant who reck’n’s the Casual cawtcha stor-ed in Mainchaiystah….faackin norverrrn faackin mankeys, the lorraya!!!!!!!!!

]]> Comment on Why I Love the FA Cup by TheThingFromTring http://www.footballyobs.com/blog/why-i-love-the-fa-cup#comment-2 TheThingFromTring Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:40:48 +0000 http://www.footballyobs.com/blog/why-i-love-the-fa-cup#comment-2 Liverpool are crap. They were extremely fortunate to beat Inter Milan due to a dodgy penalty and will probably get turned over on the second leg. Scouse bastards.... Liverpool are crap. They were extremely fortunate to beat Inter Milan due to a dodgy penalty and will probably get turned over on the second leg. Scouse bastards….

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