DA Baracus Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 I'm completely ambivalent about Messi. I don't have any sort of footballing affection for him as I did/do for many other footballers. I was wondering why this is and then I realised that it's because I've hardly actually seen him play. When I was younger I'd see loads of top footballers due to Football Italia, MOTD, the Champions League, UEFA Cup and Cup Winners Cup, all of which were on terredtial TV. The European competitions felt more special as they hadn't yet been watered down and 'fixed' for the big teams like they became. However out of the aforementioned sources, I only watch MOTD now. Haven't watched Champions League games or Europe League games for years and don't have any interest in them at all. I've only really seen Messi a few times when playing at the World Cup, and I've not seen all of Argentina's games. Therefore the few times I've seen him he hasn't particularly stood out as potentially the greatest player ever and I've been a bit disappointed, aside from a couple of moments. I'm not saying he isn't a great player or anything like that. Just that I feel totally 'meh' about him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 1 minute ago, DA Baracus said: I'm completely ambivalent about Messi. I don't have any sort of footballing affection for him as I did/do for many other footballers. I was wondering why this is and then I realised that it's because I've hardly actually seen him play. When I was younger I'd see loads of top footballers due to Football Italia, MOTD, the Champions League, UEFA Cup and Cup Winners Cup, all of which were on terredtial TV. The European competitions felt more special as they hadn't yet been watered down and 'fixed' for the big teams like they became. However out of the aforementioned sources, I only watch MOTD now. Haven't watched Champions League games or Europe League games for years and don't have any interest in them at all. I've only really seen Messi a few times when playing at the World Cup, and I've not seen all of Argentina's games. Therefore the few times I've seen him he hasn't particularly stood out as potentially the greatest player ever and I've been a bit disappointed, aside from a couple of moments. I'm not saying he isn't a great player or anything like that. Just that I feel totally 'meh' about him. I saw him take the absolute piss out of Hibs for half an hour at Murrayfield in a friendly, is that enough proof of his greatness... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, tamthebam said: I saw him take the absolute piss out of Hibs for half an hour at Murrayfield in a friendly, is that enough proof of his greatness... Taking the piss out of Hibs is a rather low bar. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 If only for the numerous times Messi, Xavi & Iniesta induced 'lost the heid' moments in the Real Madrid defence (especially cvntchops Sergio Ramos), he deserves lots of affection and cuddles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisal Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Just now, Empty It said: Bringing the site down for maintenance during national hangover Sunday after Engerland were pumped out the WC, poor form. I thought he was trying too hard on twitter. Site crashes after St Mirren and England defeats. Your fooling no one. Just rename it Jellied eels and Mash. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 10 hours ago, DA Baracus said: I'm completely ambivalent about Messi. I don't have any sort of footballing affection for him as I did/do for many other footballers. I was wondering why this is and then I realised that it's because I've hardly actually seen him play. When I was younger I'd see loads of top footballers due to Football Italia, MOTD, the Champions League, UEFA Cup and Cup Winners Cup, all of which were on terredtial TV. The European competitions felt more special as they hadn't yet been watered down and 'fixed' for the big teams like they became. However out of the aforementioned sources, I only watch MOTD now. Haven't watched Champions League games or Europe League games for years and don't have any interest in them at all. I've only really seen Messi a few times when playing at the World Cup, and I've not seen all of Argentina's games. Therefore the few times I've seen him he hasn't particularly stood out as potentially the greatest player ever and I've been a bit disappointed, aside from a couple of moments. I'm not saying he isn't a great player or anything like that. Just that I feel totally 'meh' about him. yer also older. that plays a massive part. I've an insane fondness for loads of 90s footballers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 You just have to Youtube search Messi goals and theres so many great moments he's had. He's not as great as Zidane, mind. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 10 minutes ago, Stellaboz said: You just have to Youtube search Messi goals and theres so many great moments he's had. He's not as great as Zidane, mind. He's a poundland Russell Latapy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 17 hours ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: His reaction there was a total minter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Busta Nut said: yer also older. that plays a massive part. I've an insane fondness for loads of 90s footballers. Haha aye, definitely, and I'm the same regarding loads of 90s footballers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 My mates daughter bought me a chilli sauce advent calendar then when I went to the toilet she opened all the windows. She had 5 bottles of prime. I've drunk them all and replaced the contents with water. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 (edited) Making up a reference list, it surprises me how many people were given first and middle names that collectively spell B.J. I can only presume that the term 'BJ' is a relatively recent (~1970s onwards) development? Eta: a very niche complaint, but whoever came up with the 'Chicago' referencing system deserves to see the inside of a Brazen Bull. Edited December 13, 2022 by Hedgecutter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eindhovendee Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Dick Van Dyke is 97 today. I thought he was dead. Happy birthday son. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Just now, eindhovendee said: Dick Van Dyke is 97 today. I thought he was dead. Happy birthday son. Cockneys can live a long time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 9 hours ago, eindhovendee said: Dick Van Dyke is 97 today. I thought he was dead. Happy birthday son. ^^^BluRay advertising pish for this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Apparently there's been an incident offshore in Qatar between 3 Aberdonian's. 1 boy has murdered his room mate and left another in intensive care. Battered them over the head and bundled them up in sheets. Some boy, Scott Forrest? I think, is the accused. Nothing in the news about it, being in Qatar. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, johnnydun said: Apparently there's been an incident offshore in Qatar between 3 Aberdonian's. 1 boy has murdered his room mate and left another in intensive care. Battered them over the head and bundled them up in sheets. Some boy, Scott Forrest? I think, is the accused. Nothing in the news about it, being in Qatar. Sounds like a typical night out in Qatar tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 13 minutes ago, johnnydun said: Apparently there's been an incident offshore in Qatar between 3 Aberdonian's ... After reading that part above, I was genuinely expecting it to be followed by something like the following: ... Authorities asked them if they'll all be staying together, to which the Aberdonians say "aye, is that a problem? I suppose Qatar has some funny rules when it comes to men staying under the same roof?". Qatari says: "Not a problem with you lot, we can trust you" "Ha, good to know we don't look gay" says one Aberdonian. Qatari then says "No, I thought if you were going to be doing anything of a sexual nature then you'd have a sheep with you" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 You know when you sneeze and after, there's a strange feeling left in your nose that you just know that if you sniff hard enough you're going to make yourself ill? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 4 hours ago, Richey Edwards said: Sounds like a typical night out in Qatar tbh. You been on many? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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