# English Football, End of Season 2007-2008 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 3, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909 "2008-05-03T17:38:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909/101 "2008-05-11T18:34:26Z")
[QUOTE=CatInASuit] What else? Cricket, of course. šŸ˜ƒ [/QUOTE] Cricket? fucking cricket? Wash your mouth out you tart ---
**Author:** ![MJinks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@MJinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MJinks)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909/102 "2008-05-11T19:15:56Z")
Formula One? Olympics, whenever that is? Hmmā€¦ I donā€™t mind watching Baseball, although itā€™s on at the wrong timeā€¦ Forget cricket. I used to love coming home from work, pouring myself a drink and watching Score on BBC Interactive on Saturday, with the sound off and the Peterborough game on the radio. Bliss. I lost in my Fantasy League in the last two game days of the season. To my mother. I was trying to prove that an all-English side would beat her idea of an all-star team. God damn fucking Ronaldo, he got 104 points alone, thatā€™s almost double any English player. Seriously, how can compete with that? Of course, I still love himā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909/103 "2008-05-11T19:27:30Z")
Um, isnā€™t there like some sort of really important championship finals going on in, oh, about a month or so? šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![villa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909/104 "2008-05-11T19:32:22Z")
No ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stafford_cripps/32/7167_2.png) [@The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stafford_Cripps)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909/105 "2008-05-11T19:32:24Z")
[QUOTE=villa] First top flight game I went to (on my own not with family) was City vs the Arse at Highbury, and I stood at the away end. Or away corner, as it was. Charlie Nicholasā€™ first season I believe - 1993-94? [/QUOTE] Youā€™re about a decade out there - donā€™t the years just flow by? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stafford_cripps/32/7167_2.png) [@The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stafford_Cripps)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909/106 "2008-05-11T19:39:06Z")
[QUOTE=DSYoungEsq] Well, I will add one thing: Thankfully, with few exceptions (see Boston Red Sox v. New York Yankees for example), Americans have not adopted the concept of **hating** opponent teams. Rooting for your team is wonderful. Hating the opposition is a start down a long slippery slope to precisely the sort of hooliganism for which, sadly, England is known all too well. [/QUOTE] I keep this clipping folded up in my virtual wallet for times like this: [Blinkered America is already among the thugs | US sports | The Guardian](http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2005/dec/07/ussport.football). I donā€™t want to hi-jack the thread, but Iā€™ve been to hundreds of football matches in Scotland and London and seen about 3 instances of ā€œhooliganismā€. ---
**Author:** ![villa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909/107 "2008-05-11T19:50:40Z")
[QUOTE=G. Odoreida] Youā€™re about a decade out there - donā€™t the years just flow by? [/QUOTE] Damn. Yes - I meant 1983-84. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909/108 "2008-05-12T09:04:02Z")
[QUOTE=villa] Iā€™m getting excited. In three days time I will be celebrating the demise of the scumā€¦ [/QUOTE] Your wish came true ---
**Author:** ![tagos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tagos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tagos)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909/109 "2008-05-12T09:23:12Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] Your wish came true [/QUOTE] Iā€™m just going to rant. F\*ck the team (Man City) for their Saturday display. 8-1 to Middlesborough. You bastards are paid five figure bloody sums not to sulk, pout and generally go AWOL no matter what is going on behind the scenes at your club. And that five figures involves at the very least not screwing with our Euro Fair Play League Uefa Cup place with yellow and red cards. Gutless lack of professionalism. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909/110 "2008-05-12T09:23:31Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] OK so manure won the Premiership (again, groan) but I have to admit, and it hurts, they deserved it. [/QUOTE] Classy. Just when I was about to tell you there are two things I hate about football. The first is unnecessary disparagement of local rivals and the second is Preston North End. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909/111 "2008-05-12T12:04:54Z")
[QUOTE=tagos] Iā€™m just going to rant. F\*ck the team (Man City) for their Saturday display. 8-1 to Middlesborough. You bastards are paid five figure bloody sums not to sulk, pout and generally go AWOL no matter what is going on behind the scenes at your club. And that five figures involves at the very least not screwing with our Euro Fair Play League Uefa Cup place with yellow and red cards. Gutless lack of professionalism. [/QUOTE] Did you see them on MOTD? They just couldnā€™t give a shit, after it was 2-0 they gave up even pretending to try. For the first time in my life Iā€™m ashamed of the team I love. It serves them right if they donā€™t get the UEFA place. ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909/112 "2008-05-12T12:24:07Z")
[QUOTE=tagos] And that five figures involves at the very least not screwing with our Euro Fair Play League Uefa Cup place with yellow and red cards. [/QUOTE] And the team replacing them is likely to be Fulham. It is likely to be announced either tomorrow or in a couple of days once all the marking is sorted out. So from avoiding relegation to playing in the Uefa Cup next season. Roy Hodgson must be laughing. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909/113 "2008-05-12T12:27:00Z")
I watched MOTD last night, and when Boro-City came up, the intro from Noddyā€™s best mate mentioned the fair play situation. OK, I thought, the City players will know this, I doubt weā€™ll see a 50-50 challenge all game. Of course, I hadnā€™t reckoned on Richard Dunne. Priceless. Red Devils for the double! Oh, and Bristol City pulled off a shock win at Palace - come on you Robins, two wins from the Premiership - just like we have been for the past two months or so :). ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909/114 "2008-05-12T14:18:41Z")
[QUOTE=villa] No [/QUOTE] Pouter. šŸ˜› Me, I canā€™t wait to see the France - Italy rematch. Wonder whose nipple is gonna get twisted this timeā€¦ :eek: ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909/115 "2008-05-12T15:35:44Z")
[QUOTE=Dead Cat] I watched MOTD last night, and when Boro-City came up, the intro from Noddyā€™s best mate mentioned the fair play situation. OK, I thought, the City players will know this, I doubt weā€™ll see a 50-50 challenge all game. Of course, I hadnā€™t reckoned on Richard Dunne. Priceless. Red Devils for the double! Oh, and Bristol City pulled off a shock win at Palace - come on you Robins, two wins from the Premiership - just like we have been for the past two months or so :). [/QUOTE] Or Suns yellow card And bugger the reds šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![tagos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tagos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tagos)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909/116 "2008-05-12T15:48:46Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] Did you see them on MOTD? They just couldnā€™t give a shit, after it was 2-0 they gave up even pretending to try. For the first time in my life Iā€™m ashamed of the team I love. It serves them right if they donā€™t get the UEFA place. [/QUOTE] My feelings precisely. ---
**Author:** ![Survey1215](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@Survey1215](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Survey1215)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909/117 "2008-05-12T16:49:32Z")
Lacking internet access this weekend I had to rely on Fox Soccer Channelā€™s coverage of Sundayā€™s action, meaning a healthy dose of the ubersmug Keith Costigan (the Premiershipā€™ Shannon Sharpe) as I awaited word of Fulhamā€™s fate. Would it kill FSC to show other scores during a game broadcast? Apparently so. Anyone have any thoughts about what the Cottagers will do in the offseason? Iā€™m assuming Bocanegra and Dempsey are gone. McBride and Keller are aging but were effective late - will they stay? What about Healy and some of Sanchezā€™s other signings? ---
**Author:** ![villa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909/118 "2008-05-12T17:01:48Z")
[QUOTE=DSYoungEsq] Pouter. šŸ˜› Me, I canā€™t wait to see the France - Italy rematch. Wonder whose nipple is gonna get twisted this timeā€¦ :eek: [/QUOTE] Actually, I love the Euro championship. So much better quality than the World Cup usually. And over here, no jingoistic bullshit from talentless commentators. Hopefully not qualifying will do England some good. And stop them picking Lampard. Now all I have is a summer of waiting to hear that Barry has been sold to the 'Pool. And **Survey1215** , my guess is that FSC is not allowed to show live scores in game under their contract. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909/119 "2008-05-14T09:53:59Z")
#One for the Bristol City, Two for the boys in red, Three for the fans down Ashton Gate, Weā€™ll follow ā€˜till weā€™re dead me boys, Follow ā€˜till weā€™re dead!# OK, so the performance doesnā€™t exactly bode well for the final, let alone a season of Premiership football, but Iā€™m not going to worry about that for now. ---
**Author:** ![tagos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tagos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tagos)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909/120 "2008-05-14T13:12:10Z")
[QUOTE=Dead Cat] #One for the Bristol City, Two for the boys in red, Three for the fans down Ashton Gate, Weā€™ll follow ā€˜till weā€™re dead me boys, Follow ā€˜till weā€™re dead!# OK, so the performance doesnā€™t exactly bode well for the final, let alone a season of Premiership football, but Iā€™m not going to worry about that for now. [/QUOTE] This is Hullā€™s year so brace yourself. šŸ™‚ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-football-end-of-season-2007-2008/447909.md?page=7)