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Post by Wortleyblue on Mar 26, 2017 17:56:28 GMT
Just been watching England and they have bored the arse off me. Is it just me or has top flight football just become too tedious much prefer watching the Blues even when losing
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Post by Peter Pundit on Mar 26, 2017 18:06:51 GMT
It's nice t England that are boring, its the opposition and their lack of ambition to actually have a go.
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Post by Peter Pundit on Mar 26, 2017 18:08:21 GMT
Oops, that should have read, it's not England that are boring, it's the opposition...
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Post by Rio Doherty on Mar 26, 2017 18:10:48 GMT
So proud to be non-league!
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Post by archwhopper on Mar 26, 2017 18:18:36 GMT
sterling spends less time on his feet than kane richards, without the constant bickering towards the ref though
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Post by billyw on Mar 26, 2017 18:32:44 GMT
Just been watching England and they have bored the arse off me. Is it just me or has top flight football just become too tedious much prefer watching the Blues even when losing No it's not just you, it is boring as are many of the Premiership games. A lot of the time it is like watching a game of chess. How often do you see about 20 short passes being made without gaining an inch. Our level of football cannot obviously compete with the skill aspect but for me it's a damn sight more exciting. |
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Post by Lobster on Mar 26, 2017 19:38:58 GMT
They do always seem a bit slow-paced. I don't know why England play like this as it's not the strength of the English game to play in this way.
That said, I do feel a bit sorry for the players sometimes because nothing is ever good enough for the fans and media. It must be a total chore playing for England. Maybe we've just got to accept our place in world football. Look at some of the countries that have got to a major semi-final more recently than England - Turkey (twice), South Korea, Croatia, Greece, Russia and even Wales. All in all, a 2-0 win against Lithuania is good enough.
I find the demise of Holland quite interesting. Didn't qualify for the last Euros and now with a lot to do again after losing to Bulgaria. It seems surprising, but really it's a fairly small country that's just had a fantastic football tradition for the last 40 years or so, and maybe that's coming to an end like it did for the Hungary side that was one of the superpowers not long before them.
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Post by Chester_Blue on Mar 26, 2017 19:54:00 GMT
the love young bradley has for defoe is something special
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Post by whopper1 on Mar 26, 2017 19:58:14 GMT
the love young bradley has for defoe is something special yes special bond there and he's a Sunderland fan |
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Post by Matchday1974 on Mar 26, 2017 20:14:12 GMT
nice to see hart allow defoe to go on the pitch before captain
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Post by midfieldgeneral on Mar 26, 2017 20:47:18 GMT
I didn't even know they were playing and couldn't be more disinterested, in how they get on?
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Post by Rio Doherty on Mar 26, 2017 20:49:08 GMT
I didn't even know they were playing and couldn't be more disinterested, in how they get on? 2-0 🤔. |
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Post by Bemused from Blacon on Mar 26, 2017 20:52:59 GMT
So proud to be non-league! No desire to become a football league side again then ? What a strange thing to say !!! |
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Post by Rio Doherty on Mar 26, 2017 20:56:14 GMT
That would be my dream mate. The whole point of the post was I would rather watch non league football than the premier league.
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Post by Love trooper on Mar 26, 2017 21:05:07 GMT
I recorded the match, transferred it onto DVD and I'm selling them off to insomniacs. I'll be a millionaire this time next week!
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Post by Rio Doherty on Mar 26, 2017 21:12:25 GMT
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Post by Wortleyblue on Mar 27, 2017 8:27:04 GMT
I like that it sums up watching England perfectly |
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Post by Statto on Mar 27, 2017 9:59:26 GMT
They do always seem a bit slow-paced. I don't know why England play like this as it's not the strength of the English game to play in this way. That said, I do feel a bit sorry for the players sometimes because nothing is ever good enough for the fans and media. It must be a total chore playing for England. Maybe we've just got to accept our place in world football. Look at some of the countries that have got to a major semi-final more recently than England - Turkey (twice), South Korea, Croatia, Greece, Russia and even Wales. All in all, a 2-0 win against Lithuania is good enough. I find the demise of Holland quite interesting. Didn't qualify for the last Euros and now with a lot to do again after losing to Bulgaria. It seems surprising, but really it's a fairly small country that's just had a fantastic football tradition for the last 40 years or so, and maybe that's coming to an end like it did for the Hungary side that was one of the superpowers not long before them.Holland have had spells like this before in those 40 years though. They failed to qualify for the 82 world Cup, after being beaten in the final in 78. They also never made the 86 finals or 2002 either. They also missed out on the 84 Euro Championships as well. |
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Post by The Angry Agenda on Mar 27, 2017 10:11:02 GMT
Just been watching England and they have bored the arse off me. Is it just me or has top flight football just become too tedious much prefer watching the Blues even when losing No it's not just you, it is boring as are many of the Premiership games. A lot of the time it is like watching a game of chess. How often do you see about 20 short passes being made without gaining an inch. Our level of football cannot obviously compete with the skill aspect but for me it's a damn sight more exciting. Not seen that many Exciting Chester games this season to be honest - or last. |
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Post by sqzl on Mar 27, 2017 10:57:05 GMT
No it's not just you, it is boring as are many of the Premiership games. A lot of the time it is like watching a game of chess. How often do you see about 20 short passes being made without gaining an inch. Our level of football cannot obviously compete with the skill aspect but for me it's a damn sight more exciting. Not seen that many Exciting Chester games this season to be honest - or last. Not a regular then i take it? |
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Post by The Angry Agenda on Mar 27, 2017 11:16:46 GMT
Not seen that many Exciting Chester games this season to be honest - or last. Not a regular then i take it? Went to most home games last season, and been to all in 2017. Missed a few earlier on this season through working away. |
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Post by sqzl on Mar 27, 2017 11:42:01 GMT
Not a regular then i take it? Went to most home games last season, and been to all in 2017. Missed a few earlier on this season through working away. You must have found some games entertaining. Admittedly there are always a few that you come away thinking you'd rather have had a day out but conference football is full of action packed games. That said, the home game against Gateshead a couple of years ago was one of the best conference footballing games i've seen. Remember Curtis got sent off for them that day and we won 2-1 i believe. We can't be compared to international football it's dull and bland! |
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Post by The Angry Agenda on Mar 27, 2017 11:51:57 GMT
I did say I hadn't seen many exciting games, which means I found a few entertaining yes. We've been okay in the majority of games I've seen this season, but I wouldn't class the games as exciting, and the majority of last season was a total write off under Burr which was Predictable and very poor at times.
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Post by Krankie's Ghost on Mar 27, 2017 12:10:29 GMT
I thought Tranmere game was exciting even if it didnt go our way
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Post by Blacon Rolex on Mar 27, 2017 15:17:41 GMT
I did say I hadn't seen many exciting games, which means I found a few entertaining yes. We've been okay in the majority of games I've seen this season, but I wouldn't class the games as exciting, and the majority of last season was a total write off under Burr which was Predictable and very poor at times. And here lies part of the problem why attendances have dropped. The football served up at times has not been worth the entrance fee to a lot of people. The same with England last night - yes they won, but it was a poor spectacle and if I'd have paid top dollar for a seat at Wembley yesterday I'd be questioning wether it was Worth it. |
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Post by eyeswideopen on Mar 27, 2017 16:36:38 GMT
I did say I hadn't seen many exciting games, which means I found a few entertaining yes. We've been okay in the majority of games I've seen this season, but I wouldn't class the games as exciting, and the majority of last season was a total write off under Burr which was Predictable and very poor at times. And here lies part of the problem why attendances have dropped. The football served up at times has not been worth the entrance fee to a lot of people. The same with England last night - yes they won, but it was a poor spectacle and if I'd have paid top dollar for a seat at Wembley yesterday I'd be questioning wether it was Worth it. The FA released some tickets for twenty quid on Thursday for that, I would say that was over priced. |
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Post by sqzl on Mar 28, 2017 8:47:49 GMT
And here lies part of the problem why attendances have dropped. The football served up at times has not been worth the entrance fee to a lot of people. The same with England last night - yes they won, but it was a poor spectacle and if I'd have paid top dollar for a seat at Wembley yesterday I'd be questioning wether it was Worth it. The FA released some tickets for twenty quid on Thursday for that, I would say that was over priced. That said though, you're seeing top, top footballers and big name stars from the countries biggest clubs. Sometimes you can go to an away game and spend a good £70 including transport and food to watch us play Dave the postman and Ryan the bl**dy Bartender play against us. All prices are irrelevant IMO, if you support the team, and can afford to attend, then you'll always get people that go to games. It's the growth that will be affected as you say. |
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Post by Wortleyblue on Mar 28, 2017 12:05:38 GMT
The FA released some tickets for twenty quid on Thursday for that, I would say that was over priced. Sometimes you can go to an away game and spend a good £70 including transport and food to watch us play Dave the postman and Ryan the bl**dy Bartender play against us. All prices are irrelevant IMO, if you support the team, and can afford to attend, then you'll always get people that go to games. It's the growth that will be affected as you say. So therefore we should be seeing top class entertainment instead of all the boring tedious style of play. If you paid top dollar to see the Rolling Stones for instance you would expect something more than a mediocre karaoke performance |
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Post by Lobster on Mar 28, 2017 12:33:59 GMT
That said though, you're seeing top, top footballers and big name stars from the countries biggest clubs. Sometimes you can go to an away game and spend a good £70 including transport and food to watch us play Dave the postman and Ryan the bl**dy Bartender play against us. All prices are irrelevant IMO, if you support the team, and can afford to attend, then you'll always get people that go to games. It's the growth that will be affected as you say. So therefore we should be seeing top class entertainment instead of all the boring tedious style of play. If you paid top dollar to see the Rolling Stones for instance you would expect something more than a mediocre karaoke performance If you go and see a band, you don't get another band on the same stage trying to stop them playing well. I have a feeling eyeswideshut meant to say 'wouldn't say that was over priced' rather than 'would' |
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Post by iandychesterfc on Mar 28, 2017 13:01:44 GMT
The English premier league is so hard to adapt to because it's so quick and powerful.
Not any more it isn't, we've become obsessed with possession football and as a result we've not touched the final stages of the champions league despite dominating in the mid-2000s.
Play our football our way, stop being a poor imitation of whoever is flavour of the week.
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