My screen name is a huge hint. :) Not Tottenham, bro, fah real?! Three clubs I hate in descending order:I enjoy watching football (calling it by its correct term lol). I did used to play when I was younger, but now I just watch the occasional match when I can. Favourite team are Spurs, I used to live close to the stadium. What are your favourite football team(s)?
Chelsea will always be my favourite when it comes to football club that's got a good affiliation with Blacks and Jose Mourinho will always be my favourite Manager. This guy loves black players like nothing else and he's made a good career in having great players from them. Players like Samuel Eto, Drogba, Tammy Abraham and so much more.My screen name is a huge hint. :) Not Tottenham, bro, fah real?! Three clubs I hate in descending order:
1. Manchester United
2. Tottenham (very close to #1)
3. Chelsea
I don't like Everton simply because I heard they made it a point of not having black players when John Barnes was big at Liverpool. Whenever I have met black Brits over a certain age (40 or so), they are often Liverpool fans because of John Barnes. A lot of blacks support Tottenham though I've seen. Explain why? Is there a black area near the club? Or some other generic reason? Just curious.
Your screen name was a huge hint! (full disclosure, took me longer than I'd care to admit to clock it).My screen name is a huge hint. :) Not Tottenham, bro, fah real?! Three clubs I hate in descending order:
1. Manchester United
2. Tottenham (very close to #1)
3. Chelsea
I don't like Everton simply because I heard they made it a point of not having black players when John Barnes was big at Liverpool. Whenever I have met black Brits over a certain age (40 or so), they are often Liverpool fans because of John Barnes. A lot of blacks support Tottenham though I've seen. Explain why? Is there a black area near the club? Or some other generic reason? Just curious.
Regarding Chelsea, their reputation with Black people during the 70's and 80's was terrible for good reason. Chelsea FC fans had proven links with Combat 18 (C18). The fans were called Headhunters and regularly racially abused black players. They even abused black players that played for them 'Goals by black players don't count'Mourinho is gone. The team that has a good reputation of playing blacks from way back. Liverpool when it was very, very good started a black player I mentioned above.
Arsenal I think was the first team to have an all black starting team other than the goalkeeper and was playing more blacks on average than any other team as far as back as the 80s and 90s.
Chelsea wasn't really known for that. I don't really think Chelsea had on average more black players than most sides even with Mourinho...I think.
Bro, you know your stuff! You might be interested to see one of the ICF top boys: West Ham Hooligans ICF - Football HooligansI know about the Head Hunters. Also the Inner City Firm of West Ham was it? The Yid Army (hate using that anti-semitic term) of Tottenham I think. Other hooligan / firms as its called, right?
The area of Stamford Hill, which borders the area of Tottenham, is Jewish. And yes, they are still considered a Jewish club. How the Yid Army came about is an issue. Because Jewish football fans gravitated towards watching Spurs, when fans of other clubs came to what is now called Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, they made hissing sounds in reference to the gas chambers used in the Jewish Holocaust at the end of WW2. They also used the term "yid" as an insult towards Spurs fans; Chelsea and West Ham fans were notorious for doing that. What non Jewish Spurs did was to co-opt the term to mark solidarity with Jewish Spurs fans.Anyway, I didn't know that about the Spurs. Wasn't the area Jewish or whatever? They were known as a 'Jewish' club and sorta, kinda still are, correct? (Levy their CEO maybe?)
Arsenal used to be based in South London. Historically, they are a South London club, which Spurs fans make jokes about. (Full disclosure, Arsenal moved to North London over 90 years ago).the interesting thing to me was the blacks in south London (Brixton, Streatham, etc) seemed largely Arsenal supporters even though the club is technically in north London (Islington).
You're welcome! I've still yet to read or see Fever Pitch though. As much as I watch football, I dont usually watch movies on football. I might give it chance.Coincidentally in that article you attached (Thanks) they are playing Arsenal. The book (and to some extent the movie), Fever Pitch is one of my favorites.
Also, you may have heard about the film "Football Factory". That is based on the culture and what some firms get up to.I know about the Head Hunters. Also the Inner City Firm of West Ham was it? The Yid Army (hate using that anti-semitic term) of Tottenham I think. Other hooligan / firms as its called, right?
Manchester United was a team of mockery in the Derby. The result of the match showed how better their neighbours have progressed better than them. Every United fan must be ashamed of the match.The Arsenal vs Tottenham game was good. The red card killed off any chance Tottenham would come back. Without the sending off , Arsenal would probably have won (leading 2-1 at the time) but it would have been dicey.
The Manchester Derby will be good. I hate Man Utd so want them to lose.
Charlton are racist. Millwall are more well known as being racist due to documentaries: BBC - Panorama: Hooliganism: Football's Ugly TraditionLocally they might go for Charlton Athletic possibly. Maybe Millwall but they are known for being fairly racist but one never knows.
Also the black players at Arsenal did not come across as all "kumbaya" and felt no way about standing up for themselves: Former Arsenal star details KO punch on opponent that landed him nine-game banMy guess is Arsenal is big there because The Arsenal had a lot of black players for a long time.
Thats right, a lot of council estates are rough as hell. I did grow up on a council estate.That is white hood AF, council estates I think is your version of the projects.
Thats cool. As someone who has spent extensive time in the north of England (mainly Yorkshire and the East Midlands), I would hesitate going into any of those pubs. Things are liable to kick off very quickly.They showed love though...only because I was a 'yank' and presumably lost.
What did you think of it?Found out what 'scouse pie' was.
Its an acquired taste. I'm usually not a fan of English food.What did you think of it?
Arsenal: top 4, but not sure where. I dont think they will win the title, not enough depth upfront but will probably end up top 4. Liverpool: hard to say. I dont think they will make top 4. How about you, where do you think they will finish?Two questions.
Where will The Arsenal and Liverpool end up at seasons end in the table?
There is a pattern. Very interesting and eye-opening to know that this is a deliberate strategy on the part of Mourinho.José Mourinho : “my success is always based on having an African Striker. Without an African Striker i feel like i won't succeed. My belief about African Strikers started with Benni Mccarthy at FC Porto whereby He scored more than 20 league goals to help me & FC Porto to win the Portuguese League Title . In that same season He scored very important goals for me in the Uefa Champions League that helped our careers to be well known in Europe by winning my first Champions League as a Coach "
" From Portugal to Chelsea in England, i find Didier Drogba. He was a great African weapon to win with me an English Premiership. I wanted Benni Mccarthy to join me to partner Didier Drogba up front but at that time He was at Blackburn Rovers and He was the only hit man there. So they refused to give us Benni Mccarthy no matter the Offer i put on the Table "
" From Chelsea to inter Milan, there i wanted to win the Uefa Champions League so badly. But I only had two Ghanaian midfielders and that was not enough for me to win Champions League as i was dominating the league only. So I sat down and thought hard about having an African Striker again. I approached FC Barcelona and they willingly sold to me the best signing of my Career Samuel E'too and the same season with Eto'o I won Champions League"
"from Inter Milan to Real Madrid. There at Real Madrid I had all talents but the reason I didn't win the Champions League is because I had no African Striker. I tried Emmanuel Adebayour but it was a loan move so Madrid does not like to use loaned Players."
" Brazil have Great Strikers, but if you look at them they are of African origin. I always teach new coaches on my coaching facilities that you must always have an African Striker in your team . "
"perfect example at Manchester United they don't believe much in African Strikers, no wonder i didn't enjoy much success there. Some strikes gives you league titles but African Strikers gives you Champions
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That was an interesting perspective. Always good to know further insights into people's thoughts.He is wrong but he has that street, working class American reasoning about things.
I think that City will eventually chase Arsenal down. City still have the stronger squad, and are used to title chases. That said, it will be an interesting second half to the season.Can or will Arsenal win the PL?
I say no, but they will make it interesting for the time being despite being 7 points clear.
The only reason why City are good is that they have middle east money whose sole goal was to buy success at any cost. That's it. I hate Man Utd but they got their money organically, they made it from their own success. Same with Liverpool. City and Chelsea's success was bought by sugar daddies. Arsenal and Tottenham have billionaire owners but they never spent like it.Manchester United was a team of mockery in the Derby. The result of the match showed how better their neighbours have progressed better than them. Every United fan must be ashamed of the match.
Manchester Derby: was shocked Man Utd got the win. Saw the highlights, still confused about the winning goal. How was that not called offside?Saturday:
Manchester Derby. Man Utd the home side. Who ya got?
Sunday:
NLD derby, Tottenham home. Who ya got?
Man Utd have been winning ugly and have been on a major win streak. They I can see a draw in this one.
It's hard to see Arsenal winning at WHL but I can see a draw. If Arsenal score first, it will be no worse than a draw I think. If Tottenham score first, they could nick it if they counter Arsenal well enough.
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