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Conference trucks::football;1

Title: Soccer Football Conference
Notice:Don't forget your season ticket.....
Moderator:MOVIES::PLAYFORD
Created:Thu Aug 08 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:608
Total number of notes:85903

201.0. "The Excuse Note" by BAHTAT::BLYTHE (Ee bah gum th's trouble at t'mill) Tue Apr 21 1992 12:45

    As the season comes to a close, it's almost time for excuses and
    recrininations why team X won something, whilst team Y didn't. Excuses
    and denials can come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. 
    
    What are your favourite excuses ?
    
    (I can already hear these being concocted by Arsepool United)
    
    jb.
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201.1A start.BAHTAT::BLYTHEEe bah gum th's trouble at t'millTue Apr 21 1992 12:4715
    It's the pitch - the ball bobbled when Lee Sharpe attempted to shoot
    but it didn't for Scott Gemmill.
    
    The referee was blind - it was never a penalty never mind a sending off
    offence.
    
    It was yards offside.
    
    The game should have carried on for longer.
    
    The sun was in their eyes.
    
    It was the pies.
    
    jb.
201.2NEWOA::MORANIT Management ServicesTue Apr 21 1992 13:114
    
    How's about:
    
    They had 11 men and 1 ref, we only had 8.
201.3er.TRUCKS::SANTI owe,I owe,so off to work I goTue Apr 21 1992 13:3812
    
    	How about:
    
    	"It's Gazza's fault, for not making a comeback in Tottering
    	Hopeless's last game due to his extended injury caused by
    	him p*ssing it up in <insert nightclub of choice> last
    	<whenever>, thus allowing United to sneak a 5-0 victory and
    	thus clinch the title"
    
    	..or something like that 8-)
    
    	Andy.
201.4Souness and his life in the SunKERNEL::HAWLEYINo-one expects the Spanish Inquisition!Tue Apr 21 1992 13:526
    
    hows about,
    we had piles of injuries, in fact even our manager got injured.
    
    Ian.
    
201.5Going down.......WELCLU::BROWNIThe Man who sold the WorldTue Apr 21 1992 14:503
    We played crap all season
    
    A West Ham supporter
201.6NEWOA::MORANIT Management ServicesTue Apr 21 1992 15:172
    
    That's not so much an excuse, more an admission.
201.7Pie-EyedPANIC::ANDERSONThe &#039;Pies have gone coldTue Apr 21 1992 15:2813
    
>> <<< Note 201.1 by BAHTAT::BLYTHE "Ee bah gum th's trouble at t'mill" >>>
>>                                 -< A start. >-
 
>>    It was the pies.
    
>>    jb.

    Sadly so jb; not even the help of those boys Williams & McClelland from
    your beloved Leeds (Leeds Leeds) could help out my lads from Note 39.
    
    Rob [who was :-) at 8.29pm last night, but :-{ an hour later]
   
201.8Damn soup's awful as wellBAHTAT::BLYTHEEe bah gum th&#039;s trouble at t&#039;millTue Apr 21 1992 15:356
    Pies, as in BSE thingies, not the footie club.
    
    The pie and chips before the match gave the playes such bad
    indigestion that ...
    
    jb.
201.9EICMFG::HOWEAlice in ordnungTue Apr 21 1992 15:5312
    Must have been the two hour bus journey.... Couldn't have had anything
    to do with last nights monumental p*ss up !!!
    
    If that stupid ref hadn't sent three of our players off, we definitely
    would have stuffed them.
    
    Their goalposts must be smaller than ours ...
    
    If only we hadn't lost the first twenty games (queue the Sheffield Utd
    supporters... 8-))))))))
    
    K.
201.10if onlyBLKPUD::WATTERSONPTue Apr 21 1992 15:5710
    
    If only we;
    
    had a midfield player who could tackle
    had an attacker who could score
    had someone over 5'2...........
    
    hadn't put seats in the St End and killed the atmosphere
    
    An Everton supporter
201.11SUBURB::INV_LIBRARYWho hell he?!?Tue Apr 21 1992 16:0112
    
    We failed to gain promotion from the third division this season due to
    an oversight in the pre-season training; namely, our forwards were not
    told to kick the ball into those rectangular shapes with the net
    attached and instead seem to have assumed that hitting the posts at
    each corner of the pitch is the correct target. This will be overcome
    next season by doing away with the forwards and playing an extra set of
    defenders, who will be told to defend the opponents goal. The resulting
    "back-passes" and attempted clearances should at least double our goal
    tally for this season.
    
    jeff
201.12Scottish ExcuseXSTACY::PATTISONTree!Tue Apr 21 1992 16:495
	Well.. Rangers can afford to spend a trillion quid on
	a squad, can't they.

	TIM
201.13:-)UTRUST::CAMPBELLReal ponies don&#039;t go oink!Tue Apr 21 1992 16:599
    Our manager went upstairs to the boardroom and put a proven useless
    has-been-never-was on the bench instead.  Apart from that we'd have won
    everything going i.e. League, F.A. cup, League Cup, Cup-winners cup etc
    if some Notts Forest player hadn't broken Gazza's leg during last
    year's cup final.  
    
    Stevo
    
    Oh, and there isn't a "1" at the end of the year.
201.14;-)PEKING::DAVIESGE=Mc2..Einstein Was Right!Tue Apr 21 1992 17:3310
    
    
    
    
    Oh, I get it now. You kick the ball and no the player. Riiight. Now I'm
    with yer.
    
    (A southampton player)
    
    Greg.
201.15wot no spotkick??SUBURB::ABSOLOMTJack The HatTue Apr 21 1992 18:405
    Our penalty's dried up. 
    
    (Liverpool fan)
    
    
201.16How about "We weren't good enough"SUBURB::INV_LIBRARYWho hell he?!?Wed Apr 22 1992 09:2820
    
    Liverpool - "Too many injuries"
    
    Arsenal   - "George Graham's tactics"
    
    Spurs     - "We had to play half our games at home"
    
    Leeds     - "Squad too small"
    
    Everton   - "Squad too small (i.e. no-one over 5ft)"
    
    Man Utd   - "Squad too big"
    
    Norwich   - "Squad? What's that?"
    Soton
    Luton
    et al
    
    
    jeff
201.17HAM::SCHARNBERGThis reply is being recordedWed Apr 22 1992 10:2813
    
    Frankfurt	- "Opponent was no challenge"
    
    Hamburg	- "Players don't speak german"
    
    M�nchen	- "Nobody loves us"
    
    Bochum	- "Just wait, we'll be coming soon"
    
    St.Pauli	- "Heeeeeeeeeeelmut Heeeeeeeeeelmut"
    
    
    
201.18Liverpool? It was everyone elses fault.PEKING::DAVIESGE=Mc2..Einstein Was Right!Wed Apr 22 1992 11:237
    
    
    
    Liverpool:   "The refs wanted more money, and we were skint"
    
    
    Greg.
201.19FrenchULYSSE::CHAMPOLLIONGoal of the year for �ric the GualWed Apr 22 1992 12:018
    Monaco:  "Sonor was playing".
    Monaco: "Sonor was not playing".
    Marseille: "Sonor was playing".
    Marseille: "Sonor was not playing".
    
    Paris SG: "All right. We are not spectacular, but we got the points".
    
    JF
201.20"I know...we'll buy Ipswich"SUBURB::INV_LIBRARYWho hell he?!?Wed Apr 22 1992 12:217
    
    Blackburn - "We, er, didn't spend enough money...no, that's not quite
                 right..we spent too much money...um....we had too many 
                 new players....er...um..."
    
    
    jeff
201.21The might of Manchester 10 - 0 West Ham. 22/4PEKING::DAVIESGE=Mc2..Einstein Was Right!Wed Apr 22 1992 17:438
    
    
    
    West Ham - "It was the bond scheme...no, that's not right.... it was
    		Billy bonds....um...... no lets just face it that we're
    		naff."
    
    Greg..
201.22Bring on East HamXSTACY::PATTISONTree!Wed Apr 22 1992 18:393
	Manchester United - "If it wasn't for that West Ham game..."
			  - (blah... fixture buildups...burp)
201.23I HATE West Ham Forever now....PEKING::DAVIESGE=Mc2..Einstein Was Right!Thu Apr 23 1992 09:027
    
    
    It was Giggseys disallowed goal that did it :-)
    
    Boo Hoo.
    
    Greg...
201.24You're forever blowing championships!WELCLU::BROWNIThe Man who sold the WorldThu Apr 23 1992 17:567
    To all Manchester United fans:
    
    
    HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!
    
    Ian
    (A West Ham supporter)
201.25You're forever goin' downSUBURB::WAITEGI speak to God but the Sky is emptyThu Apr 23 1992 18:027
    Your goin down though mate:
    
    HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!
    
    
    Gary
    (A Millwall supporter)
201.26Pot calling the kettle black!WELCLU::BROWNIThe Man who sold the WorldThu Apr 23 1992 18:138
    Yeah, I know that, but it's nice to f**k someone else up at the same
    time. First thing to do with West Ham this season thats actually made
    me smile (apart from some of our defending!)
    
    Incidently, how many seasons have Millwall spent in the 1st
    division...........
    
    Ian
201.27SUBURB::WAITEGI speak to God but the Sky is emptyThu Apr 23 1992 18:143
    Just the two.  
    
    
201.28Millwall V West Ham.....Games of the season;-)PEKING::DAVIESGE=Mc2..Einstein Was Right!Fri Apr 24 1992 09:0415
    
    
    ha ha.
    
    At least, win or lose the championship, every one will be dreading a
    visit to Manchester next season. 
    
    Millwall??
    
    I bet teams in the second division give thanks to the lord when they
    know they're going to play them.
    
    Ha Ha.
    
    Greg...
201.29SUBURB::WAITEGI speak to God but the Sky is emptyFri Apr 24 1992 09:342
    No one will dread a game at Manchester.  You can't even beat West
    Ham:-)))))
201.30Old TraffordWELCLU::BROWNIThe Man who sold the WorldFri Apr 24 1992 10:404
    Aren't Manchester United banning away supporters next season as well
    due to work on the ground?
    
    Ian
201.31SUBURB::ABSOLOMTJack The HatFri Apr 24 1992 10:539
    Lee Sharpe was an empty shell of his former self.
    
    Neil Webb & Fergie obviously aren't fwiends.
    
    Mike Phelan/Clayton Blackmore got selected.
    
    As soon as Paul Ince got injured we got 1 out 9 points.
    
    Tony
201.32Paul InceWELCLU::BROWNIThe Man who sold the WorldFri Apr 24 1992 12:207
    And who, pray, did Paul Ince used to play for?
    
    I rest my case.
    
    Ian (a rather fanatical, therefore, extremely senile West Ham
    supporter)
    
201.33Incy wincy SUBURB::ABSOLOMTJack The HatFri Apr 24 1992 13:454
    Paul Ince will always have a place in my heart for sticking it up
    Looneypool.
    
    Tony
201.34Oh Yes!WELCLU::BROWNIThe Man who sold the WorldFri Apr 24 1992 13:583
    Hallelujah to that!
    
    Ian
201.35YES, GOOD 'OL INCEY.PEKING::DAVIESGE=Mc2..Einstein Was Right!Fri Apr 24 1992 15:194
    
    ....And praise the LORD!
    
    Greg...
201.36StuffingsWELCLU::BROWNIThe Man who sold the WorldFri Apr 24 1992 16:285
    Still got the highlights of that match on video. I'm trying to fill a 3
    hour tape with times we beat Liverpool. Shouldn't take more than 20
    years or so!!
    
    Ian
201.37From the Lane...XNOGOV::PATTISONDon&#039;t worry, be sexyWed Apr 29 1992 17:2133
    Something from one of the Spurs fanzines.  Can you tell the ones they
    made up from the great Shreeves' real ones:
    
    The lads have played too many matches.
    
    The ball boys put the wrong studs on for us today.
    
    It was the wrong kind of grass.
    
    We're very concerned about the effect of the exchange rate mechanism on
    the fresh fruit vegetable options market and I think this is destroying
    the lads' concentration.
    
    We were up late watching the tele last night.
    
    There's a lot of pressure off the pitch.
    
    I am possessed by the ghost of Irving Scholar and keep making crap
    decisions.
    
    The pitch is too bumpy for some of our players.
    
    A high pressure area moving westerly across Viking, Fischer Bite,
    Rockall has caused considerable nervousness in the dressing room.
    
    The fans aren't getting behind us enough.
    
    The milkman only delivered skimmed milk this week and the boys are
    looking a bit peeky.
    
    We haven't got the money for a top class opening batsman.
    
    Adrian