# SDMB FOOTIE FOCUS: September **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 1, 2003, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-footie-focus-september/198942 "2003-09-01T09:30:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-footie-focus-september/198942/241 "2003-09-30T11:50:50Z")
Any which way you look at it, playing with 17 year-old strumpet is playing with fire. Conclusion: She’ll make bundles, we’ll never know the truth (if there is a single truth), the players will be (at least) smeared. Dirty, ugly business. - I’m waiting fo tthe CCTV footage to find it’s way online, for a fee . . . ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-footie-focus-september/198942/242 "2003-09-30T12:23:25Z")
This is the problem: After the “event” the girl involved tried to sell her story to the press BEFORE going to the police. This leads to credibility problems. (incidentally she went to the Express - which doesn’t argue being the brightest bulb on the xmas tree) As to the players: If you look at the three teams that would have been in London that weekend, and then look for the one that has the biggest set of nasty bastards in it, and from that team picked three players who have a history of violence and poor behaviour around women - there’s your guilty men (and they are bang to rights by all accounts). The names are now already well known in London - and they will leak out as surely as did John Leslie’s. ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-footie-focus-september/198942/243 "2003-09-30T16:33:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Barks’ dog food \* > \*\*Can’t Chicago Reader be sued if you falsly accuse someone? > You may want to ask a mod. > > If not then this would certainly be relevant as one team might loose 6 players for the rest of the season, but I think we should be careful untill we know more. \*\* Don’t worry **Bark’s** , no one’s accusing Sol of this one… ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-footie-focus-september/198942/244 "2003-09-30T16:38:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by London\_Calling \* > \*\*Hey, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with ‘kerb crawling’ – wouldn’t even be a criminal offence, I suspect, without the Daily Mail, etc. Harmless - joshing at a personal predilection as per Gazza’s pies. > \*\* I hope that wasn’t aimed at me… I was just having another cheap shot at Arsene Venker… “Two Little Boys”, you philistines… ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-footie-focus-september/198942/245 "2003-09-30T16:44:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by London\_Calling \* > \*\*Hey, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with ‘kerb crawling’ – wouldn’t even be a criminal offence, I suspect, without the Daily Mail, etc. Harmless - joshing at a personal predilection as per Gazza’s pies. > \*\* I hope that wasn’t aimed at me… I was just having another cheap shot at Arsene Venker… “Two Little Boys”, you philistines… ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-footie-focus-september/198942/246 "2003-09-30T20:16:48Z")
Yet another reason to love my job. Working late, but have a TV on my desk, so get to watch the footie anyway. Last time we played this mob, Larsson broke his leg. We’re getting revenge tonight in the sweetest way possible 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-footie-focus-september/198942/247 "2003-09-30T21:47:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by owlstretchingtime \* > \*\*This is the problem: > > After the “event” the girl involved tried to sell her story to the press BEFORE going to the police. This leads to credibility problems. (incidentally she went to the Express - which doesn’t argue being the brightest bulb on the xmas tree) > > As to the players: If you look at the three teams that would have been in London that weekend, and then look for the one that has the biggest set of nasty bastards in it, and from that team picked three players who have a history of violence and poor behaviour around women - there’s your guilty men (and they are bang to rights by all accounts). > > The names are now already well known in London - and they will leak out as surely as did John Leslie’s. \*\* I know this is irrelevant, but didn’t convicts used to wear black and white stripes? ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-footie-focus-september/198942/248 "2003-09-30T21:53:51Z")
I hear Newcastle are going to be sponsored by 7-up next year. Celtic 2 Lyon 0. Henrik Larsson. King of Kings. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-footie-focus-september/198942/249 "2003-10-01T13:29:40Z")
Damn you Twisty, you stole my joke. Note to others: if you don’t get it … don’t ask! ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2003, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-footie-focus-september/198942/250 "2003-10-01T13:39:36Z")
A band ? Fwiw, we appear to be moving forward to the [October thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=214675) btw, didn’t know Marnonel had a house in High Wycombe still. Anyone know how much influence wifey weilds in the house ? ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-footie-focus-september/198942/251 "2003-10-01T14:15:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ruadh \* > \*\*Damn you Twisty, you stole my joke. > > Note to others: if you don’t get it … don’t ask! \*\* It might have something to do with Carlton Athletic. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-footie-focus-september/198942.md?page=12)