I'm Waiting For The Crusade To Kick Off Again, Feeblebeebies
Dec 13th, 2009 by 'holic
The United man feels players who dive are not just cheating the opposition, they are duping the paying public as well.
“England has always had a good record of being honest,” he said.
“It is important you try and play honestly.
You don’t like to see anyone cheating. It is not fair on the fans or the opponents.”
The allegation he cheated is something the 23-year-old strongly rejects.
“Everyone who watches me play knows I am an honest player,” he said.
“I play the game as honestly as I can.“
Any ideas who was quoted thus?
The world and his dog seemed to have a view on cheats and divers back in September. Strange how the burning desire to rid the game of this scourge is somehow relegated to the point of not even being worthy of a mention on ‘Match of the Day’ when the offender is a good honest Englishman?
This was ‘holic, reporting from Manchester United 0 Aston Villa 1, honestly.
14 Responses to “I'm Waiting For The Crusade To Kick Off Again, Feeblebeebies”
The media makes me sick!
Stevie G is playing today…What are the chances of a dive?
Indeed ‘holic’! Great point well made!!
Good old world class Wayne Rooney. Strange because MoTD are always so routinely keen when it comes to reviewing his match performances.
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I’m sick of it. Its bordering racism, its ethno-centricism at the least.
But what do we do? Gerrard got pulled last week without a booking I might add. Rooney this week. Yet its Eddy who will get cheat chants for the three seasons. It is the fans but its the media more.
The ref who booked Rooney needs to be congratulated. Because, for me this is as big an issue as the media lies. If a ref books an England international and then gets pulled up for it. Terry being the best example. They wont do.
I wonder if that ref ever gets a UTD game again. I would be surprised if he does not this year.
Refs need to be protected within reason. Common sense has left our FA for the hills of obscurity.
COME ON THE GUNNERS
Optajoe, a great source of random statistics, brought a great one up on Twitter today.
Ten player have been booked for simulation in the Premiership this season. Seven of them are British, five of them English.
http://twitter.com/optajoe
I find that statistic incredible – it is a much higher proportion than you’d expect, given the media’s ‘it’s those forriners what dive, innit’ propaganda.
Excellent point ‘holic. Harking back to the theme of yesterday…. I’m a chiropractor by profession, so please forgive any accusations of self promotion… but look at this link as an example from AC Milan of thinking slightly “out of the box” in an effort to reduce injuries….
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/teams/england/5486760/England-v-Andorra-David-Beckham-can-thank-Milanello-training-regime-for-return-to-fold.html
Obviously, for all I know there may already be a chiro on the staff, but if not I’m available for a fee in Barcelona (damned DNA…!)
Interesting article Catalan Gunner. I often wonder if the club would be open to using alternative therapies and fitness regimes. I wonder how they’d get on with something like Tai Chi for core stability and mental strength.
I’m surprised Wenger hasn’t tried to imitate something like Milanello at the club. He must surely be aware of it.
It all boils down to the sordid business of commercialism, circulation numbers, readership retention, with a good wee bit of stupidity thrown into the mix for good measure, ‘Holic.
On the morning after the Titanic sunk, that esteemed Aberdonian rag, The Aberdeen Press and Journal’s headline was “North East Man Dies at Sea”. They spotted the fact that 99.9% of their readers had never seen a cruise ship, never been on one and, likely, had never heard of the Titanic. But, they realised that the prospect of learning whether “one of theirs” (Did ah ken thon laddie?) was worth the 2 pence purchase.
Surprising as it is, we Gooners are not universally loved. The English gutter writers realise this and, with the motivation of selling one more rag, leverage all of the club’s perceived deviations. The converse is true too. “Better not upset the fat sheep shagger’s fans, we might sell one less bog-roll”
What to do? Maintain the high ground with excellent observations and balanced writing like your own, barman. But recognise you’ll never win the debate. Commerce trumps morality every time.
Forty minutes to kick-off. Pissing down in Oakton. Oakton Gooners assembling. Tension rising nicely. Enjoy the game, ‘Holics. Heavy night last night, Typhoo Tea with two sugars please, barman.
Don’t get me started on Rooney’s latest dive.
I suppose all we want is some balanced reporting, but we’ll never get that. We would appear to be the Millwall of the Premier League when it comes to the press liking us.
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1-2 to the Arsenal!!!!
An excellent result.
Wo-hoo! So pleased, so so pleased!!!!!
Only ONE Arsene Wenger. Well done the little lads.
I haven’t heard the AW post game but I can imagine “Yes, the team showed a lot of character…..”
The only thing that could save my dreadful day of the most hangoverish hangover ever actually happened. I’m in heaven.