Gunvald's Husse Posted Sunday at 09:15 PM Posted Sunday at 09:15 PM (edited) 1 hour ago, Mr. WEO said: why are all the Brits here "Bill"? We aren't 🙂 I would like to nominate Leeds United as the Bills of English Football though. Single city team. Large and passionate working class fanbase who have stuck with the team through thick and thin (and there has been a lot of that!). Once were really good but never fully achieved what they should, very often finishing second for a variety of reasons. Looked down upon by the media and fans of "bigger" teams. Robbed on several occasions of success by a combination of corrupt and incompetant referees and league officials. Had a 16 year drought in which they dropped to the third tier of the game. Managed to mess things up on such a regular basis that "Doing a Leeds" is a recognised saying! #MOT Edited Sunday at 09:23 PM by Gunvald's Husse 2 1 Quote
GunnerBill Posted Monday at 07:17 AM Posted Monday at 07:17 AM 10 hours ago, Gunvald's Husse said: We aren't 🙂 I would like to nominate Leeds United as the Bills of English Football though. Single city team. Large and passionate working class fanbase who have stuck with the team through thick and thin (and there has been a lot of that!). Once were really good but never fully achieved what they should, very often finishing second for a variety of reasons. Looked down upon by the media and fans of "bigger" teams. Robbed on several occasions of success by a combination of corrupt and incompetant referees and league officials. Had a 16 year drought in which they dropped to the third tier of the game. Managed to mess things up on such a regular basis that "Doing a Leeds" is a recognised saying! #MOT Leeeedddss, Leeds are falling apart, again! 1 Quote
Gunvald's Husse Posted Monday at 08:07 AM Posted Monday at 08:07 AM 45 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: Leeeedddss, Leeds are falling apart, again! Sung equally by away fans when we are and by home fans when we - by some miracle - aren't. This year's hit, though, is "I predict a riot" by the Kaiser Chiefs Quote
GunnerBill Posted Monday at 10:06 AM Posted Monday at 10:06 AM 1 hour ago, Gunvald's Husse said: Sung equally by away fans when we are and by home fans when we - by some miracle - aren't. This year's hit, though, is "I predict a riot" by the Kaiser Chiefs Yep. Saw the Kaiser Chiefs do that in a pub in Leeds when I was a student. 20 odd years ago. It flunked the first time they released it. But then they had a hit with one of their others... maybe Every Day I Love You Less and Less... and when they re-released I predict a riot it went big. Quote
SF Bills Fan Posted Monday at 03:17 PM Posted Monday at 03:17 PM I like Chelsea which makes me seem like I'm aligned with an evil empire along the lines of the Pats and Chiefs. The Bills are definitely in the category of several teams mentioned above here, Spurs, Newcastle and Everton. They have a decent chance to break out of the hard luck mob, though. Quote
Big Turk Posted Monday at 07:34 PM Posted Monday at 07:34 PM I would say Arsenal...sustained excellence during the regular season and usually in the top 3-4 but never win the championship(or in this case finish first in the NFL). Since there are no EPL playoffs, the only thing you can truly compare is what happens in the regular season Quote
GunnerBill Posted Monday at 08:16 PM Posted Monday at 08:16 PM 41 minutes ago, Big Turk said: I would say Arsenal...sustained excellence during the regular season and usually in the top 3-4 but never win the championship(or in this case finish first in the NFL). Since there are no EPL playoffs, the only thing you can truly compare is what happens in the regular season This should have been our year. But every single bit of bad luck that could have gone against us did. The injuries in particular were brutal. This Arsenal team will win the Premier League in the next two years though. Too good not to. Quote
IsolateThis Posted Monday at 09:14 PM Posted Monday at 09:14 PM On 8/16/2024 at 4:47 PM, TheMightyMaxio said: I would say Newcastle...we were really good a long time ago...then we were middling...then good again. Then disappeared for a large chunk...and now we are back and we aren't great but we are up there...and we boast some of the games all-time greats however our trophy case is largely "meh". (Some div titles, some AFC titles but no SB's obviously) and don't forget - previous owners who were not spending on players sell to.... new oil rich owners. and also the best most loyal fans who travel the best. Quote
Big Turk Posted Monday at 10:35 PM Posted Monday at 10:35 PM 2 hours ago, GunnerBill said: This should have been our year. But every single bit of bad luck that could have gone against us did. The injuries in particular were brutal. This Arsenal team will win the Premier League in the next two years though. Too good not to. Liverpool was just a runaway freight train...they won by 10 points Quote
GunnerBill Posted Monday at 10:44 PM Posted Monday at 10:44 PM 7 minutes ago, Big Turk said: Liverpool was just a runaway freight train...they won by 10 points Yea but they only got 84. That would have won 1 of the last 12 titles before this one. Quote
Billy Claude Posted Monday at 11:53 PM Posted Monday at 11:53 PM (edited) 1 hour ago, GunnerBill said: Yea but they only got 84. That would have won 1 of the last 12 titles before this one. But that was mainly because Liverpool didn't try the last four games after clinching. Edited Monday at 11:54 PM by Billy Claude Quote
GunnerBill Posted yesterday at 06:22 AM Posted yesterday at 06:22 AM 6 hours ago, Billy Claude said: But that was mainly because Liverpool didn't try the last four games after clinching. Equally once they lost to West Ham Arsenal dropped league points resting guys for the Champions League. This is not a vintage Liverpool team and they are not vintage champions. Quote
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