The fortunate thing about living in Exeter is that going to watch League One football, is that things haven't changed all that much as far as match day experience goes. However with teams lower down the pyramid getting American owners I worry that in another decade or two, that the EFL will be infested with these people and well on the road to ruin too.
My list of issues with Premier League football is a long as my arm, with most things linked to money, greed and corruption at the expense of fans and integrity. I miss the era up to covid and the introduction of VAR. It's fallen off a cliff since then, but so as the world as a whole and that is no coincidence IMO as the super rich gain more and more control.
Things You Miss From Old Football
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Re: Things You Miss From Old Football
Co-commentators not being former players of the team they're commentating on.
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I miss when it used to matter which ref you had, because they were in charge and they all had different personalities. Most of them were still cunts, but at least it was variation. Now you have to worry which of the 18 clones are running VAR more than the game itself.
I miss offside being daylight.
I miss being able to switch off. When the only rumours you got were reading the made up little paragraphs in all the papers whilst doing my paper round, and the first you knew about signings was them holding the shirt. Nowadays everythings leaked the joy of the surprise of a signing or the anger of the shock of a sale are dragged out over days instead of being instantaneous.
I miss grounds being identifiable on TV instead of them all looking the same.
I miss Alan Hansen and Trevor Brooking and Jimmy Hill. Not Lawrenson though, he can fuck off.
I miss Andy Gray on comms.
I miss Lightning Seeds or Hurricane #1 being the Goal of the Month music.
I miss Changy.
I miss reading the pink echo at my Nan and Grandads after the game, whilst eating hot pot or meat and potato pie or braised steak and mash.
Actually I just miss going to my Nan and Grandads after the match. I think typing this is the first time I've really registered that.
I miss offside being daylight.
I miss being able to switch off. When the only rumours you got were reading the made up little paragraphs in all the papers whilst doing my paper round, and the first you knew about signings was them holding the shirt. Nowadays everythings leaked the joy of the surprise of a signing or the anger of the shock of a sale are dragged out over days instead of being instantaneous.
I miss grounds being identifiable on TV instead of them all looking the same.
I miss Alan Hansen and Trevor Brooking and Jimmy Hill. Not Lawrenson though, he can fuck off.
I miss Andy Gray on comms.
I miss Lightning Seeds or Hurricane #1 being the Goal of the Month music.
I miss Changy.
I miss reading the pink echo at my Nan and Grandads after the game, whilst eating hot pot or meat and potato pie or braised steak and mash.
Actually I just miss going to my Nan and Grandads after the match. I think typing this is the first time I've really registered that.
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And getting to the car in time to hear the fuil times read by James Alexander Gordon.
And listening to reporters talk about the games they'd watched instead of just seeing scores on an app.
And Radio 5 being called Radio 5, not Five Live.
And the only time you got to hear people talk about football was them calling 606, not the 24/7 rage bait that is talksport.
And listening to reporters talk about the games they'd watched instead of just seeing scores on an app.
And Radio 5 being called Radio 5, not Five Live.
And the only time you got to hear people talk about football was them calling 606, not the 24/7 rage bait that is talksport.