All week I’ve been telling myself that it is a healthy thing that discriminatory chanting has come under the spotlight prior to Euro 2012. The world needs to focus on those who are unable to find an outlet for their testosterone without picking on the vulnerable.
We know all about discriminatory chanting in Scotland, you could say, we’re up to our knees in it, so I’ve been slightly uncomfortable at the tone to some of the reporting about Poland and Ukraine. It feels a bit like we’ve decided, ‘They have it too, let’s talk about them. Not us’. When I say “us”, I don’t mean you, of course.
Fair enough, I thought, let’s bring this issue out, but at the start of the second half between Netherlands and Denmark when BBC commentator Jonathan Pearce reported “We haven’t heard any racist comments here today. Not when the young, black, Dutch left back got the ball, or at any other time” I figured this is more about xenophobia than racism. Xenophobia about Eastern Europe.
We’re no wiser about how to deal with our testosterone-fuelled under-achievers with a purpose to find than anyone else. In fact, we’re worse for allowing our intellectuals to indulge in the last refuge of the scoundrel.
My money is on the Polish and Ukrainian fans emerging from this tournament with a better reputation than some of their Western European counterparts.
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PF ayr
Never understood that analogy. I love good mince.
Goal woke me up. Could be a more interesting last 15 minutes
monteblanco on 9 June, 2012 at 21:12 said:
Mark Lawrenson, somehow every time he opens his mouth I think of Les Dawson in curlers and a hair net, standing clutchin his bag to his bosom, bitchin to his wee pal.
He is also as tight as a crabs arse. Seen him drag his family across the car park at Manchester airport in the rain, so that he did not have to pay his taxi the £2 parking fee.
Dixiebhoy69
Hello, my friend ……. Won’t be long now……..when this CVA bites the dust on Thursday, I’m going to freak out all together…..LOL……CHUCKIE
Can someone clarify this transfer windows activity so far ?
Cervi – Released. Confirmed Celticfc.net
McGinn – Released. Confirmed Celticfc.net
O’Dea – Released. Confirmed Celticfc.net
Towell – Released. Confirmed Celticfc.net
Loovens – Out of Contract and nothing new signed ?
Cha – Signed on Bosman for Fortuna Dusseldorf. Confirmed Celticfc.net
Juarez – BBC reports Signed with Club America in Mexico.
Murphy – Rumoured to be signing for an English team £300k fee or thereabouts.
Brozek – Loan deal finished. Left the building
Forster – Loan finished, potentially resigning.
Josh Thomson – Word on the street that he has left. Confirmed ?
Zeng Zhi – New 2 year deal signed.
Alot of room cleared for our latest batch of signings….
GetTheSevilleMoneySpentCSC
DixieBhoy .69
By the way, I’m supporting Portugal here..
67heaven. When it happens, party at ma hoose again if ur up for it!
What a miss, Portugal
You dont pay for a candle you make a donation!!!
Brazil v Arg on 530 ESPN for all you sad Sky peepil. Belter of a game!!!
Jude
If it says CANDLE 20p….isn’t that a payment and not a donation??
Textbook header from Gomez to give Germany the lead
If Germany see this out it will be a massive win. Puts massive pressure on Holland for Wednesdays game against Germany
The Germans would take glorious delight in putting the Dutch out
Dixiebhoy69 ………..as long as you can cope with a raving ranter…..
Where every single night…..
Jude
when they tell you the candles cost 40p/20p would you donate 10p? o)
you Coatbridge bhoys….
sore yin for Swinsteiger///
Evening guys , hope the football improves as the tournament progresses.
Hail Hail
That’s quite a lot of stoppage time played….
Germany have been average as I predicted, Holland poor, Spain to walk it if they turn up (hopefully).
3 3 Brazil Argentina 15 to go..
Messi….
superb
What a goal by Messi, u really need to see that!!
Further to my message of 21.25 I though id pencil a team on paper….
Zaluska
No Replacement
Matthews Rogne Mulgrew Izaguirre
Lustig Wilson ? ?
Brown Kayal Ledley Forrest
Samaras Wanyama Ki ?
Hooper Commons
Stokes ?
Young team; F Twardzick, P Twardzik, Ibrahim, Blackman, Watt, Spence, Slane, Keatings, McGeough.
Not so young: McCourt, Bangura, Rasmussen, Murphy.
StillWorkToBeDoneCSC
Messi hat trick!! Then blesses himself!!! Sign him Lenny.
At least a £1 for a connell!!
Great interview with Alex Ferguson on the official site. Well worth a look.
Bid candles for the G G’s Wee connells for the greyhounds mind!!
Argies gettin ratty now, 2 red cards in final minutes.
The Kano Foundation Euro 2012 Predictor
Congrats to shabbs67 who has taken over at the top.
Dungannonbhoy slips to 2nd with TTT and tir gan teanga on joint 3rd .
Still a lot to play for with less than 6 points separating 1st and last !
Only another 27 games and god knows how many postings to go.
http://www.sportguru.co.uk/euro2012//pool_leaderboard.asp?p=10018468
Sanna
The Engerlanders like the huns have no sense of irony.
They blithely talk in disparaging terms about the racist Eastern Europeans meanwhile conveniently forgetting the racist in their own camp that is John Terry, a disgrace of a human being who is keeping out of their team a black player who quite rightly refuses to have anything to do with this troll.
No amount of trudging about concentration camps is going to convince any reasonable person that this is anything more than a hypocritical and cosmetic cover up.
These muppets, like rankers, deserve everything that is coming to them.
That goal by Messi to win it. Stunning.
Best player in the world by a million miles.
Up there with Paddy.
Jeez mate don’t tar a whole nation because of a few.
Bid = big
Ryan,
Mate where did you here about Zeng zhi signing a new 2 year deal?
I’m hearing his contract with the Chinese circus is watertight and no chance of him signing
Lionel Messi has now scored a record 82 goals this season: 73 with Barcelona, 9 with Argentina.
2 year deal then a testimonial for Zheng Zhi. Well deserved for a loyal (pardon the expression) servant.
Good to see the positive comments about Zheng Zhi as he’s a player often overlooked. He’ll be like a new signing next season.
Brasil 3 Argentina 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww7TENIsWE0&feature=youtu.be
Enjoy
Bhoys own – link or what channel?