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| Name: | pete bowler |
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| Homepage URL: | http://fatbuddha.blogspot.com/ |
| Location: | South Wales U.k |
| Gender: | Half man half biscuit |
| Member since: | May 24, 2002 |
| Last visit: | August 29, 2012 |
Fat Buddha has posted 88 links and 709 comments to SportsFilter and 10 links and 576 comments to the Locker Room.
Tracing footballs tribal roots: is a good article, which might be of interest to aficionados of the beautiful game. Should there be a daily world cup huddle where stuff like this can get posted?
posted by Fat Buddha to soccer at 02:48 PM on June 09 - 4 comments
The comedy club of Newcastle Utd F.C: Continues to have us all rolling in the aisles. When he was at Wimbledon, Joe Kinnear, Newcastles caretaker manager used to come across as quite avuncular and jovial, as soon as he turned up at Newcastle though, he looked old, sad, lost and bewildered. Time (a full week) in the job seems to have taken its toll, if this transcript of a press conference is anything to go by. You need to read right until the end for the full belly laugh.
posted by Fat Buddha to soccer at 02:58 PM on October 03 - 8 comments
Feck off to Vile Park: is a favourite response to opinions that may be unkind to my chosen team on the various message boards that I frequent. It's the same on every other board, apparently. This is a great article which one or two on here might relate to.
posted by Fat Buddha to soccer at 11:28 AM on February 08 - 6 comments
Belated birthday wishes: to football! Sheffield FC, the oldest club in the world celebrated its 150th birthday yesterday. Meanwhile, the muscular Christians responsible for starting many of our clubs also deserve a bit of recognition. Who would have thunk it, from a sport which was popularised as result of attempts to keep scraggy arsed working class males from marmalising one another in pubs ............................to David Beckham.
posted by Fat Buddha to soccer at 05:38 PM on October 25 - 5 comments
More fantasy soccer: I appreciate that we already have a perfectly good league and don't need another. However. The Sunday Times reckons its new game is more cerebral than the others, requiring more thought and analysis. The scoring system is more complex and transfers have to be negotiated with other managers. It could be good, it could be crap, who knows. Anyway, I have taken the liberty of setting up a spofi league with room for 15 teams. Feel free to join. The league name is Spofi and the password is Lebowski
posted by Fat Buddha to fantasy at 03:04 PM on July 28 - 15 comments
I don't usually have much interest in Liverpool Bill, being as they are usually at the top end and we usually stuff 'em, but I am interested this year, because of the signings since January. I read about the owners and how they go about recruitment in the baseball (or is football) teams in the USA, and it doesn't really seem to add up.
posted by Fat Buddha at 06:26 PM on August 12
I'm not a fan of the top end of the prem, but there is some fascinating stuff at the bottom and the middle.
Swansea tend to try and play a version of the beautiful game so I am looking forward to see how they do.
I'm hoping Martinez has a great season with Wigan, for at least 2 reasons.
I'm hoping, and predicting that McLeish has a rubbish season with Villa.
I'm intrigued by all Bruces buys at Sunderland.
I'm wondering how Pardew will cope with second season syndrome at Newcastle
Jol's appointment at Fulham bodes well for some entertainment, if only in the press conferences.
I'm looking forward to Hodgsons gnomic post match comments.
And, Bill, dear boy..football started back last week, for gawds sake!
posted by Fat Buddha at 04:16 PM on August 12
Ta. No messing about this year. No sentimental desire to pollute my team with rubbish Birmingham players. Everyone will be hanging on to my coat tails!
posted by Fat Buddha at 04:08 PM on August 12
I might be in and I might not, I can't figure it out
posted by Fat Buddha at 01:37 PM on August 11
Barcelona are impossible to defend against; every one of them has an exquisite first touch, every one one of them knows how to make space, and to find space, and to get away from man marker, every one of them can weigh a pass, it is bewildering to watch, to play against must be a dizzying nightmare.
Manchester did OK, and were very competitive, which made for a good match, but the result never really seemed in doubt.
Hurray for the midgets!
posted by Fat Buddha at 07:19 AM on May 29
I'm a huge fan of Pearsons, and I reckon that his best ever article, closely followed by this one
posted by Fat Buddha at 04:53 PM on August 10
The General speaks
posted by Fat Buddha at 08:59 AM on August 10
Nice to see the claret and blue chumps in turmoil just as the season is about to start. I like O Neill, and to have them finish so high so regularly is some achievement, but chuff me he wasted a hell of a lot of money.
posted by Fat Buddha at 08:15 AM on August 10
The Germans don't like it up 'em. They looked lost when England enjoyed a 5 minute renaissance!
Not sure JJ is being entirely fair on Spain; they have played teams with no real interest in attacking, whereas Germany have played teams with no real talent for defending.
As for toothless Barcelona, they scored 98 goals in the league alone!
posted by Fat Buddha at 04:55 PM on July 05
Last year a number of riders tweeted enthusiastically throughout the race, but they seem to have been silenced. Michael Rogers seems to building up an entertaining grudge with Cavendish though.
posted by Fat Buddha at 04:45 PM on July 05
Did you know that you can track the HTC team with Google, gives location and will even tell you the speed that they are riding and what their heart rate is.
posted by Fat Buddha at 02:11 PM on July 05
Think yourselves lucky; you could have to put with the incomprehensible Adebayor
posted by Fat Buddha at 06:44 PM on July 03
I shall miss Maradona's touchline operatics, but Germany not only look formidable, they are pleasing to watch. The speed with which their midfielders get up to support the front men is wonderful to behold and the intelligence of their runs is beautiful..runs are no good though if you don't have colleagues who can anticipate the run and deliver the ball, Germany have such types in abundance. They will take some beating.
posted by Fat Buddha at 05:27 PM on July 03
It was quite comical seeing Domenech read out the players statement. His heart didn't seem to be in it.
posted by Fat Buddha at 04:59 PM on June 20
Join SportsFilter's Fantasy Premiership
When I made my awful, useless team, it automatically put me in the Spofi league. I am surmising that this is the incorrect league?