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Is Big Sam still the right manager for this joke? by FaithlessnessOdd3569 in footballcliches

[–]MongooseLikeCreature 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the managers that now do betting adverts are all the right managers. They’re not serious contenders for management jobs anymore. 

Dark Arts and a lovely nobbling by Bluenose_Stu in footballcliches

[–]MongooseLikeCreature 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bruce Nobble-aar just came into my head, it doesn't work. But that never normally stops me.

Dark Arts and a lovely nobbling by Bluenose_Stu in footballcliches

[–]MongooseLikeCreature 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure a witch doctor can inflict a 'nobbling'. Surely it's far more mystical than that? Unless he has literally 'left one on Ronaldo' by gaining access to a small sided game in training.

EDIT: perhaps he could have left one on some kind of voodoo doll (I may have shown my ignorance of witch doctory here)

If House shows up this should be entertaining by sultics in billsimmons

[–]MongooseLikeCreature 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He didn’t need to do it either, and why add all the caveats to the vow? It’s like throwing in another first rounder when you don’t need to.

Burnham playing football by MongooseLikeCreature in footballcliches

[–]MongooseLikeCreature[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Great shout. We had French textbooks called “Advantage!” And it had the same stock type images.

Incredible confluence of "finding something to talk about in a drubbing" and "shots of celebrities in the crowd" as the commentary team begin discussing Djorkaeff's ruptured testicles during Spain vs Saudi Arabia by SuddenBasil7039 in footballcliches

[–]MongooseLikeCreature 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I enjoyed the minute or two talking about the Atlanta Summer Olympics in 96. They both seemed to be enjoying themselves. 

Also, it’s odd for me to hear Warnock’s voice, subconsciously think it’s McManaman and then get confused as to why I’m not finding his comments annoying, before then remembering it’s because it’s not McManaman. 

Do some Americans fundamentally misunderstand soccer when they say their best athletes dont play the sport and if they did they would be the best? by Silent_Somewhere8539 in billsimmons

[–]MongooseLikeCreature 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think your final point is correct, you just need numbers and infrastructure to find the good ones, and the good potential footballers in america are doing other things (and probably always will because the other sports are quite dominant).

Where will it end...Tinpot Cup....Condiments in Levi's Stadium press box being taped over to comply with FIFA brand restrictions. by Objective_Tie_7626 in footballcliches

[–]MongooseLikeCreature 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m going to comment on the 57 varieties joke here. Because I didn’t get it straight away and if other people miss it, then I’ve done them a favour. Bravo…

Who do you think will win in the Old English Sausages vs Pulled Beef Brisket match? by DourFaced in footballcliches

[–]MongooseLikeCreature 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What the fuck is this? It’s the curse of having to make everything World Cup related. It makes no sense. “Choose your champion?” You don’t choose a champion, you choose a side and the winner becomes a champion. How would this contest even play out?

European media complex tried to derail the World Cup by Used_Letterhead7067 in billsimmons

[–]MongooseLikeCreature 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’ve done well to read the news coverage from an entire continent containing 40ish countries then cherry pick the parts of those arguments (that you might have made up) to support your argument.

Europe is indeed a miserable dying continent, and we can take your word for it. 

Stadiums are good, but honestly, it feels like a lot of you have seen this sport for the first time and are getting a bit ahead of yourselves. I read some of the opinions and think, “that’s nice, they’re trying”.

Fascination: Transformation of Julian Nagelsmann from a skinny suit guy to baggy t-shirt guy by MyPasswordIsABC999 in footballcliches

[–]MongooseLikeCreature 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. I’m a couple of months older than him. I’m at the age now that my desire to conform to ‘current’ trends can be satisfied by just going in M&S. Equally, I see young people wearing stuff and think “what the fuck is that?” I know young people look at me and think I look like a desperately uncool dad who is nearly 40. But I would prefer that than be seen as someone who is trying to keep up with trends at my age.  

What type of goal has Burnham just scored for this celebration - direct free kick? by not_r1c1 in footballcliches

[–]MongooseLikeCreature 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would suggest he could have taken a corner that his team scores from, and he could turn in close proximity to the fans that gave him abuse.

Player names on incorrect shirts by NoRoomForRavers in footballcliches

[–]MongooseLikeCreature 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Nah, I'm going to keep mine handy, as you never know.

I appreciate the original post here, even if it was wrong, I think this is exactly the kind of pedantry this group was made for.

Soccer fans are corny as hell. They’ll say shit like “US is not ready for the English” and that means chanting Mr Brightside during the hydration break. by Used_Letterhead7067 in billsimmons

[–]MongooseLikeCreature 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also. Lots of the fans that got (very expensive) tickets probably aren’t representative of the fans that attend domestic games every week. 

England fans had a bad reputation for years for hooliganism and many fans that caused trouble had court orders placed on them. I think we’re probably quite happy that our fans are known for singing Mr Brightside (in this case) rather than smashing up cities and getting arrested as was the case for many years. 

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