If I watch a football match, I rant at it like a lunatic with tourettes. I imagine if that was in the presence of a therapist, they'd press the panic button under their desk.
League two.
I went to see Steve Cotterill's promotion-chasing Forest Green Rovers at relegation-threatened AFC Fylde.
A 3-0 home win, with the FGR fans turning on their team (chanting what a waste of money at their striker for example).
Cue Cotterill losing it with them at full-time, big argument at the front of the terrace. Players and staff involved. He walks away, something else is shouted, so he goes back and carries it on.
Came over to the seats (where I was), shouting "I'm not having it, I'm not having them fcuking abusing the players, I'm just not having it." Stops, poses for a picture with a little kid, then continues shouting and swearing.
Worth the entrance money alone.Did you play IFC with Ferny? He only played for us a few times to help out. My favourite one of his, and there were many, was when he arrived late to the dressing room at half time. The manager was deep into a bollocking for a poor first half performance. "Don't bother mate", Ferny says, "the ref's called the game off."
He'd laid out a couple of spectators.
I miss proper football.
Reminds me of a sell-out game under the lights at Sincil Bank when I was at uni. Would have been the 98/99 season when Lincoln had come up from the fourth division and Manchester City had been relegated from the second.
It was a crackling atmosphere (City had filled a stand and a half) and somehow little old Lincoln were two-nil up after 30 minutes and held out until half-time. We were sat low down behind the home goal and when the whistle went, Lincoln's batshit-crazy goalkeeper Barry Richardson, who had a short spell with Forest in the late 2000s, turned around to the crowd and screamed at the top of his voice "COME ON, YOU FUCKERS!!!!"
In his excitement, he'd not noticed the young boy who was running towards him for an autograph, which he got with a wonderful side of bellowed profanity and a new word to tell the kids at his infant school the next morning. Great stuff.
Big club formula alert: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c337xrmr5keo
Was all set to be outraged but, actually, that top 10 is pretty reasonable. Think the top 3 - ManU, Liverpool, Arsenal- are beyond debate and the rest of them make sense.
I like how you think they'd only send one therapist, they'd be at least a months build where they assembled a crack squad.
Clearly we are joint 3rd with Chelsea. Until we win it next year and go joint 2nd with ManU. Dishing out prizes for also rans is very 21st century school sports day.
Coventricity vs the blunts, is a high quality game so far. Or dull, for those of you that only like numberwang.
Good goal that as well.
How can Jack Robinson only be 31? It must be 15 years since he was playing for us.
I like the way championship games are officiated much more than the bent carnage of 'ship shape games.
Isn't this a cup game?
No, league
Well I never knew Championship football was live on terrestrial TV.
Unless they are playing for the Michael Doyle trophy, then no.
The blunts ran over them really. Much more physical, and without the pissing about.
