Comments on: England till we recover http://www.thedevilinme.co.uk/2007/10/09/england-till-we-recover/ Football analysis by Mark Payne Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:56:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: The Grimace http://www.thedevilinme.co.uk/2007/10/09/england-till-we-recover/comment-page-1/#comment-12 The Grimace Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:23:57 +0000 http://www.thedevilinme.co.uk/2007/10/09/england-till-we-recover/#comment-12 I was talking to a mate of mine before the last internationals and asked him how important to him it was for England to win compared to his own team (Spurs) winning. '95%', he said, 'and you?' '5% max' We agreed to differ. Call me obsessive, but I reckon the FA's loathing for United goes back to 1964 when a numpty referee called Gilbert Pullein made some offensive comments during a game to Denis. The King duly reported this and the club complained. The idiot referee had to resign. So if you want to know why a United player gets an eight month ban for missing a drugs test while a city player gets a fine, or why Eric gets a similar ban for thumping a fan who is abusing him whilst Drogba gets nothing for kicking a fan who has been restrained and is on the floor, look no further. The England team is the FA's team, and the FA is the enemy. The Grimace I was talking to a mate of mine before the last internationals and asked him how important to him it was for England to win compared to his own team (Spurs) winning. ’95%’, he said, ‘and you?’ ’5% max’ We agreed to differ.

Call me obsessive, but I reckon the FA’s loathing for United goes back to 1964 when a numpty referee called Gilbert Pullein made some offensive comments during a game to Denis. The King duly reported this and the club complained. The idiot referee had to resign. So if you want to know why a United player gets an eight month ban for missing a drugs test while a city player gets a fine, or why Eric gets a similar ban for thumping a fan who is abusing him whilst Drogba gets nothing for kicking a fan who has been restrained and is on the floor, look no further.

The England team is the FA’s team, and the FA is the enemy.

The Grimace

]]> By: Big Stef http://www.thedevilinme.co.uk/2007/10/09/england-till-we-recover/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Big Stef Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:19:46 +0000 http://www.thedevilinme.co.uk/2007/10/09/england-till-we-recover/#comment-11 Rugby is indeed a strange, strange game but who cares when we beat the Aussies? I mean, a win against those delightful Frenchies and we're in the final again. If that happens, I might even run through my village naked and proclaim my love for Alex Ferguson. Though what I'll do if we win the final I'm not sure. Offer him my body? Rugby is indeed a strange, strange game but who cares when we beat the Aussies? I mean, a win against those delightful Frenchies and we’re in the final again. If that happens, I might even run through my village naked and proclaim my love for Alex Ferguson. Though what I’ll do if we win the final I’m not sure. Offer him my body?

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