MikeO Posted October 12, 2018 Report Share Posted October 12, 2018 Nice piece this. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/10/12/leagues-oldest-player-dannie-bulman-22-year-career-tony-adams/ pete0 and markjazzbassist 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted October 12, 2018 Report Share Posted October 12, 2018 55 minutes ago, MikeO said: Nice piece this. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/10/12/leagues-oldest-player-dannie-bulman-22-year-career-tony-adams/ Great post that, thanks Mike. I was 40 in the March and played my last game at the end of April. Never had a serious injury and then halfway through the second-half of the last game, I got clean knocked out with a clash of heads. The other guy ended up in hospital. I had gone to the match in my car but couldn't drive home as I didn't know where I was and couldn't have found my way home. Another player drove me home. I spent a week walking around as if in a dream (they claimed at work that no one noticed!) and it wasn't until the second week that I started to feel somewhat normal. I should, really, have packed in at early to mid 30's, my knees would be in a lot better shape than they are. If I had my time over, I suppose I would still play 'till 40. Loved every minute of it. markjazzbassist, pete0, MikeO and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted October 12, 2018 Report Share Posted October 12, 2018 1 hour ago, MikeO said: Nice piece this. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/10/12/leagues-oldest-player-dannie-bulman-22-year-career-tony-adams/ over here they call this "for the love of the game". people who play to play not for fame. great story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 13, 2018 Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 On 01/08/2018 at 02:05, markjazzbassist said: http://www.espn.com/soccer/club/forest-green-rovers/282/blog/post/3580363/league-two-club-forest-green-rovers-become-worlds-first-carbon-neutral-team they can consider me a fan now too, very cool I just put the curse on them. Was about to point out that there were only four unbeaten sides in the top four leagues, City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Forest Green when they conceded in the 97th minute to lose at Northampton. 1-0 up at half-time as well. Having said that they only had four wins and eight draws so not exactly promotion form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted October 13, 2018 Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 25 minutes to go, and Gibraltar are one up, away, against Armenia. This would be a famous victory for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 13, 2018 Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 39 minutes ago, Cornish Steve said: 25 minutes to go, and Gibraltar are one up, away, against Armenia. This would be a famous victory for them. Amazing, all over. Armenia have 78% possession and 35 shots and lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 13, 2018 Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 On another subject, why are Rugby League teams so much worse at kicking conversions/pens compared to Union players? Is it just because relatively speaking in comparison to Union the kicks are worth less so are practised less or is the ball a different shape? Serious question, I know in the past I've mentioned that I'm not a fan of the thirteen man game but that's beside the point, I'm just curious. Notwithstanding the fact that Freddie Burns missed a sitter for Bath today so I know it can happen in both codes but it does seem a bit lop sided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btay Posted October 13, 2018 Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 2 hours ago, MikeO said: On another subject, why are Rugby League teams so much worse at kicking conversions/pens compared to Union players? Is it just because relatively speaking in comparison to Union the kicks are worth less so are practised less or is the ball a different shape? Serious question, I know in the past I've mentioned that I'm not a fan of the thirteen man game but that's beside the point, I'm just curious. Notwithstanding the fact that Freddie Burns missed a sitter for Bath today so I know it can happen in both codes but it does seem a bit lop sided. One thing I’ve never gotten as well mike - is when they kick for touch in rugby league, they gain about 10 meters normally. Whereas in rugby union they get as much distance down the pitch as they can to attack closer to the other teams try line. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 15 hours ago, MikeO said: On another subject, why are Rugby League teams so much worse at kicking conversions/pens compared to Union players? Is it just because relatively speaking in comparison to Union the kicks are worth less so are practised less or is the ball a different shape? Serious question, I know in the past I've mentioned that I'm not a fan of the thirteen man game but that's beside the point, I'm just curious. Notwithstanding the fact that Freddie Burns missed a sitter for Bath today so I know it can happen in both codes but it does seem a bit lop sided. I think it's more the British game than League in general tbh. The Aussie's have got some fantastic kickers. It's something that winds me up, especially at Wigan. Since Pat Richards left, who was a phenomenal goal kicker (and an Aussie), we've sort of just muddled along with conversions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 On 13/10/2018 at 19:17, MikeO said: On another subject, why are Rugby League teams so much worse at kicking conversions/pens compared to Union players? Is it just because relatively speaking in comparison to Union the kicks are worth less so are practised less or is the ball a different shape? Serious question, I know in the past I've mentioned that I'm not a fan of the thirteen man game but that's beside the point, I'm just curious. Notwithstanding the fact that Freddie Burns missed a sitter for Bath today so I know it can happen in both codes but it does seem a bit lop sided. I think its a general thing with League. Set piece kicking is crap, scrums are a farce, generally the tackling is worse and even set piece offence is completely unplanned. I love League and watching Wigan with my Dad got me into rugby in general but tactically Union is so superior its unreal. Even when I played both, the difference in training between the two was huge. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Don't forget it's a different shape ball, more room for error kicking the pointed end. Bailey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/oct/17/england-amputee-football-world-cup-funding-fa-snub All the money the FA pulls in as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 On 13/10/2018 at 14:05, MikeO said: Amazing, all over. Armenia have 78% possession and 35 shots and lose. Two games in a row. At this rate, Gibraltar might even qualify! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 How many of us remember games like this? Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 4 hours ago, Cornish Steve said: How many of us remember games like this? Sign him up he could take the whole of the shites front line out in less than a minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 6 hours ago, Cornish Steve said: How many of us remember games like this? School playground minus 600 and a orange semi fly-away ball that's magically attracted to either your thigh or nads Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 7 hours ago, Cornish Steve said: How many of us remember games like this? That’s both hilarious and horrifying because of the memories it brings back both at the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/oct/17/wembley-stadium-deal-off-fa-shahid-khan Wembley not being sold after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/premier-league-could-set-massive-15331460 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 3 hours ago, Romey 1878 said: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/premier-league-could-set-massive-15331460 Stupid idea which would affect every team so why the headline? It says refs add on 30 seconds for each sub as it stands but they hold the whistle and the injury time board is "a minimum of" so if someone takes two minutes hobbling off then they can just add two minutes instead of thirty seconds, not fucking rocket science. Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 An interesting read - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/oct/26/andy-cole-manchester-united-interview-kidney-transplant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 Glenn hoddle collapsed and is seriously ill. Wish him all the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 Good luck to Glen Hoddle hope he pulls through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 A Helicopter used by the owners of Leicester City has crashed outside West Ham's ground. No details available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 Just seen another report claiming that its 'fake news'. The original post was from Piers Morgan so I don't suppose we should be surprised! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 11 minutes ago, johnh said: Just seen another report claiming that its 'fake news'. The original post was from Piers Morgan so I don't suppose we should be surprised! https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11712/11537871/helicopter-crashes-in-the-vicinity-of-leicester-citys-king-power-stadium Sky sports reporting it. Be surprised if it's a haux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 That's the problem with 'fake news' . The claim that something is fake news can be fake news. Still I've checked through several news sites and its not mentioned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 27, 2018 Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, johnh said: That's the problem with 'fake news' . The claim that something is fake news can be fake news. Still I've checked through several news sites and its not mentioned? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-46006470 No fake stuff here I think, tragic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 12 hours ago, MikeO said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-46006470 No fake stuff here I think, tragic. No chance anyone has survived that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 Awful to see the wreckage. Can't help but think that the people on board were strapped in and potentially conscious when the fireball happened. Some vile pricks running a man United fanzine with 60k followers have made awful comments like "haven't the glazers got a helicopter" then released an old article about the Thai owner and some money thing. Just awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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