- 04:25 AM
- 11/22/09
Is there a secret code you need to see the pics?
posted by Fat Buddha at 02:50 PM on August 17
He fought the bull and lost. Did the bull ask for that fight? I think not. My sympathies are with the bull.
posted by Fat Buddha at 02:38 PM on August 17
It's a damn shame.
posted by Fat Buddha at 08:36 AM on June 28
David James has given Adams a bit of a slagging in the papers today. Of course, David has never made a mistake in his life, so is uniquely qualified to comment on the shortcomings of others.
posted by Fat Buddha at 07:29 PM on February 14
Leeds had some bloke called Albert who died lonely and impoverished, but West Ham are generally acknowledged to have been amongst the first of the top clubs to embrace the athleticism and footballing intellect of the black man. I still hate the bastards though.
West Ham, that is, not black men.
posted by Fat Buddha at 07:52 PM on November 08
It's alright, they have agreed that he can pay it back at 5 quid a week.
posted by Fat Buddha at 04:18 PM on August 15
Drood "Watched it on Setanta. Not entirely worth my time."
Think yourself lucky, old chap, I had the misfortune to be sitting in the stands watching it and at one point I commented that I wished I was sat at home, in the warm, with a cup of tea.
It was my youngests first game and I felt a bit guilty when the goal went in and I witnessed his unrestrained joy, as I fear I have condemned him to a life of unutterable misery. The best part for me was that another young man came with us, also his first game and his old man happens to be a Villa fan; it might seem cruel, but I think we did the right thing.
And thanks for pointing out to these crazy yanks that the close season is over, for the vast majority of football fans the new season is well under way!
posted by Fat Buddha at 08:33 AM on August 11
Deflated, you don't have to feel sympathy for anyone, if you don't want to. I just heard on the BBC that they have postponed all of Saturdays premiership games as a mark of respect for Eduardo.
posted by Fat Buddha at 08:53 AM on February 26
posted by Fat Buddha at 04:36 PM on February 25
And how many compound fractures did those tackles result in? None, as far as I know, but what's your point?
posted by Fat Buddha at 04:19 PM on February 25
Do you suppose Arsene saw any of the tackles freely available to view here, or was his perch on the moral high ground too elevated?
posted by Fat Buddha at 03:45 PM on February 25
I don't think anyone is playing down the seriousness of the injury, plenty are overstating the likely length of rehabilitation, though.
posted by Fat Buddha at 03:17 PM on February 25
I'll get back to you once I'm done sympathizing with Da Silva and his rehab over the next 2 years Enough over emotional hyperbole please. Eduardo is fully expected to be playing again by Christmas.
posted by Fat Buddha at 02:12 PM on February 25
Taylor is getting death threats and apparently some crazed Croat tried to attck him outside the training ground today. The world has gone mad. Decent article on the episode here.
posted by Fat Buddha at 11:23 AM on February 25
"and Eduardo and the other 21 men on the field all knew that a careless but inadvertent lunge could spell great harm to anyone of them, and conversely, that they could be the ones to provide the lunge." Another video nasty, look at it about 8 seconds in. Has anyone considered that Martin Taylor might be deserving of some sympathy and compassion?
posted by Fat Buddha at 10:21 AM on February 25
Rodgered, your logic defeats me, are none us to be allowed an opinion about a team we support? Is any good result (it wasn't a victory) gained over a team that loses a player to injury devalued? Almost every article I have read and just about every commentator I have heard believes the that tackle was not motivated by a desire to mutilate and that the resulting injury was horrific accident. One of the best things I have read, written by non Blues fan, can be found here.
posted by Fat Buddha at 07:50 AM on February 25
Point taken on the dubious penalty, however there is a football cliche that decisions even themselves out over a season, maybe they do, maybe they don't, but Wenger and his team are not children, they will benefit and suffer from poor decisions in every game: Arsenal were lucky with their first goal, as the keeper was fouled, so there's some balance, right there. So they weren't robbed. I am glad for Arsene however that he has finally found a decent optician, even if he does remain very one eyed.
posted by Fat Buddha at 04:32 PM on February 24
Wengers comments smack of a PR exercise to me, rather than a genuine apology. The PFA should be raising hell and Taylor should sue him. Wengers petulance was a result of his well known and childish inability to lose with dignity. Not they they lost, but you would have thought that they had, the way they reacted. Let's not forget a heroic performance by the Blue boys and two seriously classy finishes from McFadden.
posted by Fat Buddha at 12:30 PM on February 24
I have seen that tackle on both Sky and the BBC many times now and if you watch it, you will see that Taylor was going for the ball and caught Eduardo following through, after that ball had gone. Had it not been for the severity of the injury, I doubt if he would have got a red card. The BBC radio commenators at the time were surprised by the card, the Sky commentators were surprised by the card, the half time analysts on Sky were surprised by the card. Ex pro's on the BBC afternoon sports show said it was not a malicious tackle and the card was harsh. Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrenson, who might know a thing or two about tackling, agreed that there was no malice in the tackle. Steve Bruce has said that it may not even have warranted a yellow in different circumstances. All of which suggests that while it was foul, it was no worse than dozens of other fouls committed in every game, ever played, but it had horrific and unusual results. To demonise Taylor over this is pathetic and unjust; to call for his banning from the sport is, simply, moronic.
posted by Fat Buddha at 10:32 AM on February 24
Wigan only survived by a gnats cock last season; they will soon disappear back into the hinterlands of our soccer consciousness, never to return.
posted by Fat Buddha at 02:36 PM on November 28
Any man or committee that uses the phrase "root and branch" is unworthy of respect, in my book. Not that I have a book.
posted by Fat Buddha at 04:28 PM on November 23
Steve Bruce for Chelsea! Pleeeeeeeeeaaaaassssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!
posted by Fat Buddha at 04:53 PM on September 20
There might only be 3 men left in it to race for overall victory by the time they get to Paris!
posted by Fat Buddha at 02:33 PM on July 25
posted by Fat Buddha at 02:17 PM on July 25
qbert72 and dusted, you are both right, the linkage is poor, the post is shit, but it is the greatest sporting event on the planet and it starts tomorrow, and until my piss poor post, Spofi hadn't mentioned it. Come on !!!!! Get with the programme! afx237vi thanks for knowing something about the damn thing!
posted by Fat Buddha at 07:23 PM on July 06
I used to think that, too, but the way our fans support college football is a lot like how they support football. It's a whole higher level of crazy. I could see that happening for the MLS. Crazy is supporting a team that doesn't exist!
posted by Fat Buddha at 12:45 PM on June 16
I'm sure I have seen some complimentary articles on cyclists by Kimmage, I might be wrong though. I thought you were going to say, apropos Kelly switching urine, " the good news is that he is drug free, the bad news is he is pregnant!"
posted by Fat Buddha at 01:23 PM on May 28
Paul Kimmage, an ex pro himself, has written an interesting article on it.
posted by Fat Buddha at 04:30 AM on May 28
I feel sorry for Floyd's poor mother.
posted by Fat Buddha at 05:23 PM on May 19
If you are the champion and clearly fight the more aggressive fight, the challenger needs to put in a spectacular performance, Mayweather didn't do that; most of his punches landed on De La Hoyas gloves or arms. I think De La Hoya has a right to feel aggrieved. Does anyone believe Mayweather will actually retire?
posted by Fat Buddha at 02:43 PM on May 06
Fantasy football tip for next year: don't pick any Blues players.
posted by Fat Buddha at 12:20 PM on May 02
Trox, that is a very good fucking question!
posted by Fat Buddha at 12:19 PM on May 02
Yes, we are back, WC2002 and ready to hand out ritual humiliation to the scouse gits!
posted by Fat Buddha at 01:01 PM on May 01
I misread that, I thought it said, "Sosa makes history in Rangers loo's". I was imagining an enormous log.
posted by Fat Buddha at 07:44 AM on April 27
Apologies for going off topic, but this article on The Hell of the North will be appreciated by cycling aficionados.
posted by Fat Buddha at 04:52 PM on April 23
Why would the French go to such lengths to get at Landis? His protests seem highly implausible to me. It's a pity because he was a heroic figure, but I have come to believe that all cyclists dope themselves up and I also believe, with absolutely no evidence to back up the belief, that they are encouraged in the practice by their teams and their doctors, but, as is usually the case, it's the poor bloody infantry that take the bullets.
posted by Fat Buddha at 04:33 PM on April 23
You know, I am a Bears fan, and it was sad enough to start with that our greatest ever coach had met an untimely end; to have been murdered makes it even sadder, but, bugger me, the murderer must have had hands like bloody shovels.....have you seen the size of Woolmers neck?
posted by Fat Buddha at 06:26 PM on March 23
I don't suppose you would ever see rugby players indulging in a bit of argy bargy, or wading into the crowd, what with them being proper gents, like.
posted by Fat Buddha at 05:25 PM on February 26
I heard a bloke on radio 5 last night who claimed to have been close to the incident. According to him, there was good natured banter, but nothing malicious; the worst accusation was that Brennan serves crap Guinness in his bar. According to this bloke, Brennan looked around the crowd, then approached the guy very calmly and deliberately before raining blows upon him. If this is true, Brennan can't claim a momentary loss of control.......... it was a cold, calculated assault, with malice aforethought; which marks him out as a violent thug. As for Thomas, a berk, plain and simple, it's a wonder he didn't pop another vessel. Just this second heard on the radio that Brennan claims he was sorely provoked. That's alright then.
posted by Fat Buddha at 10:41 AM on January 23
Sod the cheese eating surrender monkeys.
posted by Fat Buddha at 05:24 PM on January 19
As Matthew Hoggard said: "You plan for a reason," the bowler said. "These are tried and tested plans and they work. It is very disappointing that you have a document that is private and personal in the changing room and somebody has leaked it. "We are continuing our investigations and when we find the culprit we will string him up by his ding-dang-dos and we're chopping them off. The investigations will involve Inspector Morse and Miss Marple. Then also we need to take three quick wickets and bat for a long time. To a large extent the Australian batsmen know what we are trying to achieve and it is up to us to fulfil that plan. I just close my eyes and wang it down; there is not too much planning involved in that."
posted by Fat Buddha at 03:07 PM on December 28
Lord knows what the problem is with Murphy, if any; he scored the other day didn't he? I'm still not sure about West Hams survival chances, Curbishley is massively over rated, in my opinion. Mindy you, Charlton, #### 'em, they don't seem to possess a shred of decency.
posted by Fat Buddha at 04:30 PM on December 25
Whatever you might think of Shane Warne as a human being, By all accounts he is a pretty good human being, always willing to help and encourage the opposition, once the game is over. I was reading something about him earlier and a good England player, I can't remember who, made the point that whereas Murali tried to put maximum spin on every ball, Warne varied everything, spin, speed, flight, so you never knew what was coming, which might explain why he didn't need to be over reliant on the googly.
posted by Fat Buddha at 05:07 PM on December 22
Fence, I don't agree that rugby refs communicate more. When I played, at a very undistinguished level, the ref would not speak to anyone but the captain. If anyone else tried to speak he would be told, in peremptory tones, to go away. The ref would speak to the captain, but only to explain his decision, it wouldn't exactly be a dialogue. I approve, as it happens.
posted by Fat Buddha at 03:01 PM on October 20
I wish old Thierry would grow up a bit and stop squealing like a stuck pig every time his team loses. As far as the rugby- football dichotomy goes, I think the greater respect shown to refs has to do with tradition, class, and deference. Rugby is game that was born in the public schools of Great Britain, presumably (I don't actually know) with masters refereeing pupils, so there is an in built deference built in to the tradition; then there is the respect for authority thing. I suppose it's a matter of breeding. Or it could be to do with prefects and fags. Or arse banditry. Football was popularised, if not invented by rude mechanicals, although the toffs dominated in the early years, so the whole deferential thing wasn't there to any great extent. Plus, footballers are thick. I am happy to accept that all of the above may be cobblers. Apart from the last line.
posted by Fat Buddha at 05:35 PM on October 19
Wales actually played all right, in parts, with a very young, very inexperienced team and an ageing, dodgy keeper. I wouldn't be surprised if they beat Cyprus, unless, of course, Cyprus really have turned into Brazil.
posted by Fat Buddha at 09:53 AM on October 10
"5-2 to Cyprus has to be one of the worst funniest results ever." Meanwhile, the Sadlers are flying.
posted by Fat Buddha at 03:31 PM on October 09
This looks to me like a case of the BBC desperately trying to make the news, rather than report it. Never trust a man called cnut!
posted by Fat Buddha at 02:00 PM on September 20
Carrick played for Blues for literally five minutes when he was a teenager, on loan from West Ham. I distinctly remember turning to my mates and saying, " that kid will go for 18 million one day, mark my words"
posted by Fat Buddha at 05:18 PM on August 01
In Tim Parks A Season With Verona, a book as irritating as it is brilliant, he comments all the way through that most of Italy simply accept that the game is corrupt and while it is irritating, it is a simple fact of life. If the game is as corrupt as Parks suggests, I don't really have any sympathy with Juve fans; they were not complaining too loudly when it was all going their way.
posted by Fat Buddha at 04:27 PM on July 30
What it needs is the Syrians to tell the cyclists to cut that shit out.
posted by Fat Buddha at 02:19 PM on July 29
After the win Armstrong was claiming credit for the tutelage he gave Floyd. At the time I thought it was incredibly arrogant, now I realise he was just coming clean!
posted by Fat Buddha at 05:28 PM on July 27
Did it really finish today? Gosh!
posted by Fat Buddha at 01:19 PM on July 23
Some quotes from an Obsever article: Landis has never been much of a man for received wisdom, as might be expected of a character who spent his formative cycling years struggling against the religion of his family - strict Mennonites from Pennsylvania. Sport falls into a list of forbiddens along with television, computers and women uncovering their heads. Riding in shorts was forbidden so Landis trained in tracksuit bottoms. To prevent him training, his father came up with a whole range of household tasks that would take up his son's entire day: Landis trained at night, swaddled in many layers of cycling kit. At 17 he was US national mountain biking champion and tests showed he had a physical capacity which was not far off that of Indurain. As a professional cyclist, Landis has always been an independent spirit. At US Postal Service, he would turn down water with added salts, to combat dehydration, on the premise that it tasted foul. He questioned the team's bonus system and said acidly that Postal expected a rider to be honoured to accept a lower salary than in other squads. Cycling wisdom has it that walking is to be avoided: Landis walks. Before last year's Tour he opted to ride his bike through the Pyrenees to get to the start rather than use the plane ticket his team had booked for him. Landis was friendly with Armstrong but fell completely under his spell in his time at the team, and in 2005, after he quit to join Phonak, the pair spent the season feuding in a way that occasionally seemed petty. And while the pair have buried the hatchet, Europeans may well appreciate the fact that the 2006 Tour winner is no new Armstrong. They share an uncompromising ability to train hard, both detest the excuses that cyclists tend to make when they lose races, and they have the same fighting spirit, no doubt because both spent their youth kicking against the traces, but there the similarity ends. Armstrong turned the Tour into a circus of bodyguards, visiting celebrities and spin doctors and showed a lack of humility which was in disconcerting contrast with, say, Indurain, who retained the modesty of his rural roots. He is nowhere near either man's status, but thus far Landis seems more Indurain than Armstrong, sharing a chaotic apartment in one of the grimmer blocks in the Spanish town of Gerona, limiting his entourage to a trainer and a physiologist. Given that he rode the Tour a few months after surgery on his broken hip, and even now is in such pain that he is contemplating a replacement for the joint, he clearly has a rare ability to defy pain. His sense of humour, however, is all his own: one tale has him taping Lynyrd Skynyrd's eight-minute guitar classic Freebird on to Armstrong's answering machine when the Texan got divorced; another has him riding down a mountain on a wheel with no tyre, yet another involves cappuccino-drinking competitions with his close friend Dave Zabriskie of the CSC team. There is a pattern here, that of an unorthodox spirit who does not take anything lying down. Thursday's epic escape makes perfect sense in those terms, and today's overall victory will be unlike anything the Tour has seen in its 103-year history. The man is a legend!
posted by Fat Buddha at 09:14 AM on July 23
Paul Kimmage, a former pro, now an interviewer for the Sunday Times, had another go at Alp D'uez, and wittily tells us his tale.
posted by Fat Buddha at 04:04 PM on July 22
Perhaps they should ban the favourites every year, it makes for a fantastic race. The way it has gone, I wouldn't be surprised if something unprecedented does happen tomorrow, even if it's only Landis falling off, mind you, Yank cyclists seem to be made of iron, so I can't see anything stopping him. Can we have a small, polite round of applause for the Brits, please............it's the first time we have had two finish the race since about 1993. Bradley Wiggins, refreshingly honest, has said he hates it and will never race it again.
posted by Fat Buddha at 03:58 PM on July 22
Harlequins rugby coach given three year ban
NON CONTESTED SCRUMS!