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don_quixote

Trent End
i feel the need to recount last night and share why football is bloody brilliant

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On a night when most football matches were cancelled in London, a decision was taken by the Force to allow the game to go ahead, despite fears that there would be a second night’s violent disorder, stretching police resources.

And despite the nail-biting thrills on the pitch and a penalties victory after extra time for Forest, there wasn’t a single incident of disorder either before, during or after the game.
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http://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/newsandevents/news/2011/august/10/force_thanks_football_fans/

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prematch - note the county fans were given both tiers of the bridgford stand, unprecedented in my memory. they brought 6000 away fans!!! total attendance last night was 21,600, easily the biggest of the evening across the country.

3. first off paul anderson misses what i perceive to be a sitter in the opening exchanges, then county start bombarding us with set pieces. they get the impression our keeper is shaky on crosses, he bloody is you know. anyway, they end up scoring (yah boo). county fans start chanting "youre getting sacked in the morning" to steve mcclaren.


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awesome free kick to equalise

5. forest start to turn the screw, put the ball in the back of the net but it's called offside, not sure whether it's dubious, i'd like to see the tv pictures. my angle wasn't very good.


6. start of the second half, robbie findley scores a rather scuffed attempt from an andy reid cross - http://www.twitvid.com/OFKFI forest fans start singing "youre getting sacked in the morning.

7. forest are cruising. supposedly. mcclaren takes mgugan off and shit happens. craig westcarr scores against his former club from the edge of the area and takes us into extra time. no video of that i am afraid. edit - found one http://www.twitvid.com/SW145

8. this happens, shite http://www.twitvid.com/PTYHG

9. county go backs against the wall and try and take us on the break.

10. last 5 minutes, wes morgan equalises with a screamer from the edge of the area with literally the last kick of the match


11. penalty shootout
 
bandshell

bandshell

Grand High Witch
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don_quixote

Trent End
yes, you can't quite beat your centre back leathering it into the net from 25 yards out.

incidentally he was a cf when he was growing up so we've got into a habit of lobbing him upfront when we desperately need a goal, but this is the first time i remember him actually getting one
 
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crackerjack

Well-known member
Liking this championship lark - 2 games, 2 wins, joint top of the table.

Though a 98th-minute winner last week and 95th-min penalty save this suggests it might not be all plain sailing.
 
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paolo

Mechanical phantoms
Glad that Fabregas has finally gone to Barca cos that seemingly never-ending transfer saga was doing my brain in. I reckon he'll now be the world's most expensive sub
 
bandshell

bandshell

Grand High Witch
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...Capello-for-revelations-in-autobiography.html

Some of this sounds hilarious.

“A few days after we arrived in Germany for the 2006 World Cup, I walked past the snooker room in hotel and Wayne was having a match with John Terry,” Walcott writes. “It was close but when JT sank the winning pot, Wayne lost his rag and snapped the cue with his hands. It put the fear of God into me.”
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“Suddenly Mr Capello started screaming at me at the top of his voice. Training stopped and everyone stared at their feet and looked embarrassed.

"'Theo,' he was yelling, 'I will kill you if you come inside like that again!' "
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“The food we’re officially allowed is OK, it just gets a bit boring. So during the build-up to one match some of us snuck in some Nando’s on the quiet. That was a seriously nerve-racking episode. Everybody kept expecting Mr Capello to burst out of the shadows as the players were eating their food.”
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e/y

Well-known member
reading excerpts of Walcott's 'book' was so painful. whoever advises him needs firing.

in other news, lol @ Mourinho
 
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crackerjack

Well-known member
e/y said:
in other news, lol @ Mourinho
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That was extraordinary. It's like he got sick of metaphorically tweaking his opponents' ears and thought it was about time he took it that one step further, in full view of the cameras in a game he knows will be pored over ad infinitum, or at least until the next Clasico. If he's not actually flat-out banned from football before he's through I'll be very surprised.
 
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baboon2004

Darned cockwombles.
IdleRich

IdleRich

IdleRich
Yeah, I agree - the best matches to watch are ones that are really good (obviously) but the next best ones are those with loads of edge, bad temper and people acting like dicks. In fact maybe the best are those with both. Although one thing I don't like at all are obviously wrong refereeing decisions even though they often cause the bad temper I like so much.
 
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Phaedo

Well-known member
These two SuperCup games have had everything. I am kind of loosing respect for Mourinho slowly though, not sure if you can be that ridiculous when you are loosing.
 
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e/y

Well-known member
baboon2004 said:
Love Mourinho. Who has given the game more entertainment (off the pitch, obviously) than him over the past 8 years or so? As he begins to lose more often, the funnier it will be.
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yes. he's been good value for entertainment - and in terms of football, his Chelsea side early on was genuinely exciting.

now, though, I get the impression that he's not just trolling / winding up the opposition and the press, but he seems to be cracking up. it must be frustrrating for him to see that his side playing very, very well cannot beat a half-strength Barca side which didn't perform too well (wrt to the first leg).

also, the manner in which he has his players behave is dangerous - Pepe, Marcelo, Ramos have all been very close to seriously injuring their opponents, and is getting worse.

very ugly and very close to no longer being amusing.
 
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