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Jul 4, 2018 11:03
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Jul 4, 2018 11:38
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I maybe wrong, I love listening to FW every day but if I haven't seen the game I feel like I am none the wiser after listening to the pod except if someone dived or got hit in the nads.
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Jul 4, 2018 12:06
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is the geezer on FW today whose sole contribution to the conversation was it'd be good if England won the world cup because "like, everyone would be pissed for three days" a regular?
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Jul 4, 2018 12:15
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Eau de MacGowan posted:is the geezer on FW today whose sole contribution to the conversation was it'd be good if England won the world cup because "like, everyone would be pissed for three days" a regular? He's been on a couple of times before. Being fair I think his nerves were frazzled after that shoot out.
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Jul 4, 2018 12:28
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Eau de MacGowan posted:is the geezer on FW today whose sole contribution to the conversation was it'd be good if England won the world cup because "like, everyone would be pissed for three days" a regular? Only the third time he's been on, I think. Once that I can remember during the season and one other one during the World Cup. A few of the regulars are out in Russia and they're doing pods every day, so it looks like guests are a little thin on the ground. I've seen a few people complain about him, but I didn't find him too grating.
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Jul 4, 2018 12:55
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algebra testes posted:I maybe wrong, I love listening to FW every day but if I haven't seen the game I feel like I am none the wiser after listening to the pod except if someone dived or got hit in the nads. At this point, World Cup FW is about listening to Max and Barry squabble as they descend into madness rather than to actually learn anything about football.
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Jul 4, 2018 14:42
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peanut- posted:At this point, World Cup FW is about listening to Max and Barry squabble as they descend into madness rather than to actually learn anything about football. And then skipping Barry reading some shite out at the end, or is that just me?
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Jul 4, 2018 15:06
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The running gag of organising englands victory parade makes me laugh every time though
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Mickolution posted:And then skipping Barry reading some shite out at the end, or is that just me? Nah, it’s a joke that’s run its course.
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AttitudeAdjuster posted:Nah, it’s a joke that’s run its course. It was sort of funny once at best. Although it's difficult for me to find an Irish accent funny in and of itself, because I have one. I find this happens with a lot of podcasts, where the presenters/writers end up in an echo chamber with the most sycophantic fans on twitter/email/whatever and jokes/topics get played out. I remember cringing throughout that year whenever Jimbo would tell whichever panelist it was (can't remember who) that the listeners wanted to know about how many different loving beers he'd drank. Same goes for Lars and his breakfast.
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Jul 4, 2018 15:47
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I think they're going for a "Sideshow Bob and the rakes" style gag with that one, where it's funny, then not funny, and eventually wraps around to being funny again
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Jul 4, 2018 15:57
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Ramble has been absolutely on point during this tournament. Loved them.
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britishbornandbread posted:Ramble has been absolutely on point during this tournament. Loved them. TFS hasn't been as terrible as usual either, but yeah, loved the world cup ramble. I love the "tuning radio" intro they've played a couple of times in place of the theme tune.
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Jul 4, 2018 17:38
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I really loved Barry winding up Max at the start of today's episode. STAY ON YER FEET, STAY ON YER FEET I think we've all got a mate like that
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Ninpo posted:TFS hasn't been as terrible as usual either, but yeah, loved the world cup ramble. I enjoyed the little fact about the "love train" being a lincoln city move.
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Jul 4, 2018 17:59
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Eau de MacGowan posted:is the geezer on FW today whose sole contribution to the conversation was it'd be good if England won the world cup because "like, everyone would be pissed for three days" a regular? I hated that mockney within five seconds of him opening his mouth the first time he was on
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webmeister posted:I really loved Barry winding up Max at the start of today's episode. it’s me blaring ‘go on son!’ in the pub
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Jul 4, 2018 19:32
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Also isnt the cockney dude from the finishing post, ie: a horse racing paper?
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algebra testes posted:Also isnt the cockney dude from the finishing post, ie: a horse racing paper? No, he's from Mundial, which I understand is a football magazine for hipsters. There was a guy from the Racing Post on a few times, but I don't really remember him doing or saying much. He did have a London accent, I think.
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Jul 5, 2018 09:21
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He's ok but not particularly great. I think I'm biased because clearly he's an England supporter and maybe max fulfils that role by himself enough. I can see why others wouldn't like him. He's a clueless Daniel Storey, basically.
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Jul 5, 2018 11:00
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I don't want to get too serious for this thread but barry saying about how england doing well is a positive for the far right and brexit etc. I dunno it seems like the complete opposite a harmonious team of guys from all different backgrounds all with the country behind them. Loads of memes no hooligan violence? Possession based football playing out from the back (even if we suck at it). This wc has been so much fun.
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No hooligans in Russia because not many England fans are in attendance, I’ve seen videos of retards fighting each other in the streets here after an England victory because they support different local rivals. The reasons you mention are the reasons it shouldn’t be hijacked by the right as a flag to wave but let’s not be naive we don’t do reasons or thinking in this country at the moment. In the unlikely event of an England World Cup win it would definitely be held up as a metaphor for Brexit.
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I just think as an overall thing. This world cup has been amazing. English society has been completely fragmented in so many ways. I just feel like for the first time in years and years we have something positive and inclusive that everyone can get behind. That is gold dust.
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Jul 5, 2018 22:20
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It would be good but I think it’s an incredibly fragile thing as it as (already saw idiots turning when Colombia equalised) and while a victory may bring people together in the immediacy I doubt it will change their overarching views about unity and strength unfortunately.
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Jippa posted:I just think as an overall thing. This world cup has been amazing. English society has been completely fragmented in so many ways. The UK government would love nothing more than a World Cup win to distract everyone from the fist loving they're giving us. It would be awesome for football reasons and football reasons only, there doesn't need to be a political narrative found for everything. For example, Russia is run by a bunch of cunts and they have a great many deplorable social policies, but guess what, they've so far put on a great tournament. You can either enjoy it for what it is or try and drag politics into it and when poo poo like that happens you get stuck with all seated stadiums, dickheads like Colin Moynahan as Sports Minister and not so polite requests to go back to DnD. Football is an escape from the daily loving bullshit for 90 minutes or so. It's not a fix nor a band aid for it. e: Bacon Terrorist posted:It would be good but I think it’s an incredibly fragile thing as it as (already saw idiots turning when Colombia equalised) and while a victory may bring people together in the immediacy I doubt it will change their overarching views about unity and strength unfortunately. You could hear the knives sharpening for Henderson as soon as he missed as well.
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@ninpo You make very good points. I would still say that this WC is different in that I have seen some thing that unites english people from all different backgrounds. This england team seems to represent modern england and is likeable for every one. I've seen "non white" england fans with shirts every where. This seems to me to be a water shed moment.
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Fingers crossed but I think the players who have received criticism for underperforming would be getting even more vitriol from the great unwashed if they weren’t using the anglicised versions of their names.
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Bacon Terrorist posted:Fingers crossed but I think the players who have received criticism for underperforming would be getting even more vitriol from the great unwashed if they weren’t using the anglicised versions of their names. Well it most certainly isn't coincidence that the scum gutter press decided to go after "Raheem" pre tournament. Jippa posted:@ninpo You make very good points. I would still say that this WC is different in that I have seen some thing that unites english people from all different backgrounds. I don't know how old you are, but you probably didn't see much of that in 2016, 2014, 2012 or 2010's tournaments because enthusiasm has waned heavily over the years not due to national divides, but due to the team being rather poo poo and underachieving to laughable levels. Certainly in 2006 there was still plenty of cross cultural England mania. People forget that modern Britain has been multicultural for some time, a great deal of the "us vs them" of recent years is the product of political and media manipulation and fear mongering. We're not witnessing centuries of whites only Britain just now emerging into the light thanks to Our Boys, just the latest brand of "make them hate each other so they don't hate us" from the powers that be. Anyway, happy to chat more in PM, this isn't DnD etc etc. Ninpo fucked around with this message at 09:25 on Jul 6, 2018 |
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Luke made a really good point on the ramble that this world cup makes mourinho look really bad.
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Jippa posted:Luke made a really good point on the ramble that this world cup makes mourinho look really bad. How so?
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that roberto martinez is somehow making lukaku and marouane loving fellaini look like world beaters, that pogbas actually showed up for france and ashley young has not had a bird poo poo in his mouth for several hundred minutes of football
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Those players just finished second in the Premier League, it's not surprising that they're good??? I mean, Mourinho plays dour football but they've been 'successful' and it's not surprise that's continued
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youre right ninja steve, mourinho is a competent manager and i hope he stays at manchester united for twenty six years
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Jul 9, 2018 11:43
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TBH Lukaku had a great first season and literally banged in lots of goals. Ashley Young also had a good season at United, Fellaini has been used as a plan B just as he has at United, which leaves Pogba, really. It was a funny comment but when actually scrutinised, there's only really Pogba that's doing...better...than his form last season, despite him only coming behind City players in assists.
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Jul 9, 2018 11:59
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I have never seen Lukaku play for United half as well as he did against Brazil or Japan.
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Eau de MacGowan posted:I have never seen Lukaku play for United half as well as he did against Brazil or Japan.  I have no idea where this came from but I hope to God it doesn't continue in club play, it's terrifying.Anyway, I've been getting into the GFW pod thanks to the thread's recommendation, it's fun--except when they have someone call in. I can't understand a word these correspondents are saying! Are they calling in on a tin can phone or something?
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Eau de MacGowan posted:I have never seen Lukaku play for United half as well as he did against Brazil or Japan. I have for Everton though. Makes you think...
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