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A mercifully moderated forum set up for Scottish fitba fans to critique their teams in public, the Daily Record hotline pulsed with the power of 10,000 suns on Sunday. So hot that whoever was manning it had to wear asbestos gloves as they sifted through comments left by supporters of one particular Glasgow team, who felt compelled to rant about “the turgid, unwatchable garbage” (Sean in Cumbernauld) they’d just been forced to sit though by “players not good enough or not performing at a level anywhere good enough” (Kenny in Moffat), who “don’t seem to know what they’re doing” (John in location unspecified). Rather remarkably, these appraisals were among the more printable posted by a selection of furious Celtic fans, who had just seen their team win at home to Motherwell.
Re: Craig Halkett’s winner in the Edinburgh derby. I was born in 1981, so after 40 years Of Old Firm success mixed with total disregard for fans of the ‘other’ teams – and paranoid claims of conspiracy – I do hope Hearts win the Scottish Premiership” – Alexander McMillan.
I don’t suppose there is any chance you will start giving away the Football weekly mugs again, given that you no doubt have 1,057 stashed in a cupboard somewhere in Guardian Towers? I misplaced (i.e. broke) the last one” – Padhraig Higgins.
It is patently obvious that Ange Postecoglou is not the problem at Nottingham Forest. It is Evangelos Marinakis, the Trump-like figure, who cannot be crossed! I, as a longstanding 82-year-old supporter of an EFL club just down the road from the City Ground, have great respect for Nuno because, in the best interests of his club, he stood up to the owner. Let’s hope that the owner looks in the mirror – what a shock –and for once in his life admits he was wrong. I’m not holding my breath” – John Hindson.
Far be it from me to validate the pedantry of Andrew Parker and Thabo Cavos (Football Daily letters passim) but 13 September to 4 October inclusive is 22 days, which is 3.143 weeks not three weeks. Seven games over that time frame is 2.23 games per week not 2.33, which works out to an extra less than 14 minutes per week. And yes, as Chris Harrison pointed out, if you cherry-pick the period where your club played – say Sunday-Wednesday-Saturday – to ‘prove’ how unfair the fixture list is to your team then you are ignoring the elongated rests your club gets before and after that stretch of fixtures. God, I bore myself. Bring back net-spend whingers!” – Kevin Carter.
Having spent the day indoors due to the persistent downpour we had in Essex, a ray of sunshine from The Beta Band to conclude (Friday’s Football Daily last line – full email edition). ‘Take me in and dry the rain’, an essential moment in the film High Fidelity based, of course, upon Arsenal-loving Nick Hornby’s book. What with Mikel Arteta being ‘happy’ and then this, a touch of Arsenal bias emerging in Friday’s edition?” – Chris Burns.
This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions.
Continue reading…Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!A mercifully moderated forum set up for Scottish fitba fans to critique their teams in public, the Daily Record hotline pulsed with the power of 10,000 suns on Sunday. So hot that whoever was manning it had to wear asbestos gloves as they sifted through comments left by supporters of one particular Glasgow team, who felt compelled to rant about “the turgid, unwatchable garbage” (Sean in Cumbernauld) they’d just been forced to sit though by “players not good enough or not performing at a level anywhere good enough” (Kenny in Moffat), who “don’t seem to know what they’re doing” (John in location unspecified). Rather remarkably, these appraisals were among the more printable posted by a selection of furious Celtic fans, who had just seen their team win at home to Motherwell.Re: Craig Halkett’s winner in the Edinburgh derby. I was born in 1981, so after 40 years Of Old Firm success mixed with total disregard for fans of the ‘other’ teams – and paranoid claims of conspiracy – I do hope Hearts win the Scottish Premiership” – Alexander McMillan.I don’t suppose there is any chance you will start giving away the Football weekly mugs again, given that you no doubt have 1,057 stashed in a cupboard somewhere in Guardian Towers? I misplaced (i.e. broke) the last one” – Padhraig Higgins.It is patently obvious that Ange Postecoglou is not the problem at Nottingham Forest. It is Evangelos Marinakis, the Trump-like figure, who cannot be crossed! I, as a longstanding 82-year-old supporter of an EFL club just down the road from the City Ground, have great respect for Nuno because, in the best interests of his club, he stood up to the owner. Let’s hope that the owner looks in the mirror – what a shock –and for once in his life admits he was wrong. I’m not holding my breath” – John Hindson.Far be it from me to validate the pedantry of Andrew Parker and Thabo Cavos (Football Daily letters passim) but 13 September to 4 October inclusive is 22 days, which is 3.143 weeks not three weeks. Seven games over that time frame is 2.23 games per week not 2.33, which works out to an extra less than 14 minutes per week. And yes, as Chris Harrison pointed out, if you cherry-pick the period where your club played – say Sunday-Wednesday-Saturday – to ‘prove’ how unfair the fixture list is to your team then you are ignoring the elongated rests your club gets before and after that stretch of fixtures. God, I bore myself. Bring back net-spend whingers!” – Kevin Carter.Having spent the day indoors due to the persistent downpour we had in Essex, a ray of sunshine from The Beta Band to conclude (Friday’s Football Daily last line – full email edition). ‘Take me in and dry the rain’, an essential moment in the film High Fidelity based, of course, upon Arsenal-loving Nick Hornby’s book. What with Mikel Arteta being ‘happy’ and then this, a touch of Arsenal bias emerging in Friday’s edition?” – Chris Burns.This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions. Continue reading…
