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Veras sink Submarine, 10 - 2 at The Massacre of Market Road
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Angus Deyton isn’t a man unfamiliar with sting of ignominy, but he suffered probably his greatest public humiliation this weekend, as his Submarine side were torn by a rampant Vera’s team, 10 2 in the Quarter Final of the Divisional Musical Associations Cup.
Submarine had the hilarious temerity to even go ahead early on, before a quick-fire Oli Jones hat-trick turned the tables. Submarine got a goal back from a well-worked freekick, and threatened to draw level, with only the goal keeping heroics of Tarn Willers and some last ditch defending keeping them out.
But Veras were in no mood to fanny about: A beautifully flighted Andre Lazos corner found Barney Thomas at the front stick who buried his header, before the two linked up again for a mirror image goal from the other corner, putting the Veras 5 - 2 up at halftime.
The eternal wit of the football fan
In between the vile chants, there are moments of genius like this.
On his retirement, Gary Neville is a…
In terms of loyalty, passion and spirit Neville is among the top Man United players ever.
Okay, in terms of natural talent, skill, scoring and facial hair he’s not. But looking at Neville’s career I think it goes to show how far loyalty and commitment can get you.
Brilliant player. Brilliant bloke. Crap beard.
Nat Lofthouse has died.
The Lion of Vienna who scored 30 goals in 33 appearances for England has passed away. He earned his moniker scoring a second goal against Austria in a 3-2 victory during which he was elbowed in the face, tackled from behind and body-checked by the keeper.
Sad day.
A United vs Liverpool derby to savour
Most Manchester United Liverpool matches are 90 minutes to be savoured. And though classic encounters have been a rarity in recent years (since Gary Palister’s brace of headers in reality) it’s still the first clash most fans of the respective clubs look for when the fixture list hits.
Tomorrow’s FA Cup tie was hardly filling me with excitement. But today’s events, the sad but inevitable departure of Roy Hodgson and the installing of King Kenny back on the managerial throne at Anfield, have filled me with a boyish enthusiasm, one to match my boyish good looks.
I don’t care what colour your sporting blood runs — football fans of all club creeds should enjoy the sight of Kenny Dalglish back in charge at Liverpool. It was his success in the 80s that put English football back on the map. And though I’m wholeheartedly glad United came and knocked them off their perch — bloated, over-confident and smug as they’d become, Dalglish is one of football’s true legends. Alongside Alex Ferguson and others he has made English football the most loved league in the world.
And I can’t wait to see him walk out of the tunnel at Old Trafford tomorrow.
Prepare to be scintillised?
So I did this at work today. Read it, I think you’ll agree it’s pretty freaking mint. Mint, for those of you born after 1988, and living outside the undulating Northern expanses of the UK, is slang for “fucking awesome”.
Ryan Giggs
Right, I know I’ve posted this video before, but I’ve just watched Sports Personality again on iPlayer and there isn’t really a substanial enough Ryan Giggs montage. And I wanted one.
Best United player ever? Yes. Best player ever? Definitely.
Trains + Arsenal fan = Cous cous vomit
Me: By you?
Fat man: No but it’s reserved.
Me: [sitting down] But not by you?
Fat man: No but look mate that seat is reserved
Me: Yeah… I’m gonna sit here. Thanks.
sade:
(via leftofsound)
I play football for a mostly-jewish football team (they were all jewish, but they got kicked out of the Jewish League for fielding a heathen and subsequently have relaxed their admissions policy) and was expecting some below-par performances owing to Yom Kippur/fasting. I was anticipating woozy jews strewn on the astroturf, how wrong I was! We smashed it, winning 6-1.
Source leftofsound
The Manchester Derby And A Man Called Ryan Giggs.
48.21 - Goal Darren Fletcher, assist Ryan Giggs.
80.00 - Goal Darren Fletcher, assist Ryan Giggs.
90.00 + 5.28 Goal Michael Owen, assist Ryan Giggs.
Is anyone else sensing a theme? I’m not going to argue about whether it was right or wrong, fair or unfair. 96th minute winners are always going to be controversial. And subjectivity, as a lifelong Manchester United fan, isn’t something I’m even going to attempt.
What I’d like to say is indisputable: Ryan Giggs won that game for Manchester United. Owen finished brilliantly and Fletcher’s ability to crop up with important headers is well documented (Chelsea 1-0). But look! Up there. Three assists. One man, a 35-year-old one at that.
I could sit here and wax lyrical about Ryan Giggs for months - actually months. But I needn’t there isn’t a person on the planet, with even a passing interest in football who doesn’t know what Ryan Giggs has contributed to not just Manchester United, but football itself.
“It’s embarrassing to say, but I once cried watching a man play football, it was Ryan Giggs. For Manchester United versus Tottenham in 1996,” said Alessandro Del Peiro in 2004.
“He’s the best, he has everything, poise, control, passing, scoring, he was the player I most aspired to be like - that hasn’t changed,” said Theirry Henry in 2007.
“If he was French, I would be warming zee bench,” said Zinedine Zidane in 2003 (he didn’t say zee).
“Lampard, Ballack, Mikel, Essien - well, Giggs taught them all a lesson today, wow. What a player, what a player,” said Guus Hiddink in 2009.
Sport sometimes gets over-hyped, blown out of all proportion, and given significance beyond its station. But watching Ryan Giggs you can see why.
Enough, this is pointless. Watch the man.
And as an added bonus here’s a picture of Guus Hiddink in the ’80s.
