eddie Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I asked one of the guys outside what on earth he was doing selling that sh1te outside our ground. Got no response. Didn't even give you a polite "Leave it aht, fak orf you wankah"? Pig-ignorant git. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 You've obviously bought one so its pointless to rip you apart! Just don't get it at all. Football is tribal, its why its the most popular sport on earth. Its us agin them. Its your street vs the skip rats from t'other street. Its your estate against the poncy fookers from the posh estate. Its your town vs the soap dodging cnuts from down the road. Its Derby vs Cockney/Scouse/Geordie/Manc barstewards. or, should i say, it was Far cry from small boys in the park, jumpers for goalposts. Rush goalie. Two at the back, three in the middle, four up front, one's gone home for his tea. Beans on toast? Possibly, don't quote me on that. Marvellous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Is the same said for pin badges with both teams on them? Got a couple of them too, and we bought the lad a Brazil scarf from PP when they played here a couple of years ago. Don't think it's so much the opposite team being thought of in any particular sense, or even remembered - it's just the occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulcanRam Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Found it a bit odd to have them. Are we really that much smaller than chelsea and it was only 3rd round. Bang on - if it was a team like Barcelona who we would only play once in a lifetime or a really high profile occasion like a cup final then fair enough. But it makes us look small minded and small time, saying 'look how fantastic it is having such a big club like Chelsea coming to our ground' in the first FA cup round we are in. ******. Our aim is to play them, and beat them, in the same league soon. I don't care if its common at OT or SB, they are catering for the tourist supporters who go there once a season/lifetime. We don't have those kinds of fans (well, one or two on here perhaps ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulcanRam Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Is the same said for pin badges with both teams on them? Got a couple of them too, and we bought the lad a Brazil scarf from PP when they played here a couple of years ago. Don't think it's so much the opposite team being thought of in any particular sense, or even remembered - it's just the occasion. And that's my point. A cup final or play off final is an occasion. For a L2 or non league side who are never going to play Chelsea again, it's an occasion. For Brazil v Ukraine, never likely to be seen again at PP, it's an occasion. 3rd round day against a team in the league above? An interesting game, but for me not an occasion. I'll shut up about it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asanovic Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 You've obviously bought one so its pointless to rip you apart! Just don't get it at all. Football is tribal, its why its the most popular sport on earth. Its us agin them. Its your street vs the skip rats from t'other street. Its your estate against the poncy fookers from the posh estate. Its your town vs the soap dodging cnuts from down the road. Its Derby vs Cockney/Scouse/Geordie/Manc barstewards. or, should i say, it was Exactly Utch. Was - t'int anymore. I'm only a nipper but even when I first started going, a half and half scarf would be laughed out of the ground. But in the age of Sky making football 'everything for everyone' and ticket prices attracting middle class families rather than working class people, you'll get this kind of pathetic nonsense where we should be priveliged to welcome players to the iPro Enerygy Sports Drink Soccer Stadium Arena @ Pride Park Plaza because people idolise them every Sunday on Sky. I love the 90 minutes of football - actually watching it - but everything else around it, that used to be the main reason for me going - I hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Is the same said for pin badges with both teams on them? Got a couple of them too, and we bought the lad a Brazil scarf from PP when they played here a couple of years ago. Don't think it's so much the opposite team being thought of in any particular sense, or even remembered - it's just the occasion. I think thats the point...is Derby v Chelsea a special occasion? I would imagine its a fixture that has been played hundreds of times over the last decade and with a bit of luck will be played again next season. Probably the biggest occasion of every season is our home match against Forest...I'm guessing the 50/50 scarves will be available for that match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I want a Derby/Burton one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I want a Derby/Burton one Think I read in her column that Jill Gallone had one going spare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 The people making and selling this cheap tat are not connected to the club. They travel the country selling their ***** to football tourists - there's obviously a market, its how football is evolving now. You can buy package holidays to Liverpool or Manchester with hotel accommodation, match tickets, tour of the ground etc. The corporate suits want this type of spectator, they'll spend more on club merchandise, food and all the rest. The street hawkers are merely picking up the scraps selling abominations like the 1/2 and 1/2s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbo terrace Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 It goes without saying that half and half scarves are a total embarrassment, and I was very happy to tell every Cockney selling one on Sunday that. But a couple of years ago someone was selling Derby/Stoke scarves for the Cup game FFS.....! Seriously, did anyone buy one of those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodleyRam Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I bought a flange the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Think I read in her column that Jill Gallone had one going spare She's cut one end off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scarlet Pimpernel Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I want a Derby/Burton one I would have gone for a Burton as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Liverpool used to wear half and half with one of the Glasgow teams, they had a connection some how? Was it the Irish immigrants and Celtic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Liverpool used to wear half and half with one of the Glasgow teams, they had a connection some how? Was it the Irish immigrants and Celtic? Liverpool probably bought their Cortina bricks from Glasgow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopRam Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I saw a man dressed in a full Real Madrid track suit couldn't believe my eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Liverpool used to wear half and half with one of the Glasgow teams, they had a connection some how? Was it the Irish immigrants and Celtic? Man Utd & Celtic as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkleyram Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 The people making and selling this cheap tat are not connected to the club. They travel the country selling their ***** to football tourists - there's obviously a market, its how football is evolving now. You can buy package holidays to Liverpool or Manchester with hotel accommodation, match tickets, tour of the ground etc. The corporate suits want this type of spectator, they'll spend more on club merchandise, food and all the rest. The street hawkers are merely picking up the scraps selling abominations like the 1/2 and 1/2s. Sadly, you are right Utch and although I understand those that think this topic is minor - because in the overall scheme of things it is only a very small part of the overall - nevertheless it is an example, in my view, of everything that is different about football today and which I don't like. If we do go up then we will have to put up with more of it. I don't actually mind the scallys that bring the things to flog and then disappear until the next game against a top 4 club - they've always been around in one form or another. I wouldn't mind it if they flogged cheap Derby scarves, or cheap Chelsea scarves even though that does the club out of money. It's the half and half that always irritates, as if they're saying we have a connection with Chelsea, or we should be somehow grateful that Chelsea are in town. Well we don't and I wasn't. Chelsea should be damn grateful that they had an Ipro experience, and the same will apply to any other so called 'big' club that comes in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustylee Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 [quote name="VulcanRam" post="541654" timestamp="1389087289" I don't care if its common at OT or SB, they are catering for the tourist supporters who go there once a season/lifetime. We don't have those kinds of fans (well, one or two on here perhaps ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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