04/18/24
July 06, 2007
Svenchester City.: Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is the new Manchester City boss, a move triggered by a controversial takeover at the club by former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
posted by worldcup2002 to soccer at 11:51 AM - 9 comments
Don't care what the haters have to say. The Guardian rips City any time they have the chance anyway, so why should it come as any surprise that they're doing it again? I thought the Left was suppose to be a bit more kinder and gentler than that. I've spent months scouring the net for information on these human rights abuses and really haven't came across any specifics. As a City fan, I'm incredibly happy and don't care what the rags have to say.
posted by igottheblues at 02:16 PM on July 06, 2007
As a City fan, I'm incredibly happy Oh yeah? The Reds signed Tevez a few hours ago.... so Tune: He's got the whole world in his hands City Are a Massive Club They've got the tallest floodlights in the Football League... They've got the tallest floodlights in the Football League... They've got the tallest floodlights in the Football League... Oh! city are a massive club! Other verses: They've got the widest pitch in the land They've got 54 players and they're no fucking good They've got Curly Watts as a celebrity fan They play at Gresty Road and Edgerly Park They go to Wrexham and Cardiff on Euro-aways They had the future England Captain, but his cruciate went They won the Shamrock Trophy in 92 They've got 3 stars on their new club badge They've got exec boxes with a balcony They've had seventeen managers in twenty years They take 25,000 to every away You can see Old Trafford from the Kippax Stand They've got the best goalie the world has ever seen They're the second-best team in Division Two They have a civic reception when they've won fuck all They had a continental Laser Blue Kappa Kit They're going to turn Manchester into Milan They signed Spencer Prior on deadline day They've got the Gallagher brothers in the Guvernors They took a quarter of a million to Ewood Park They've got 3007 in a temporary stand They've got the tallest corner flags in the world They invade their pitch when they win 3 points They won the Shamrock Trophy in '92 They had Ryan Giggs on schoolboy forms They've got a farmyard animal and they play him up front They've got three million fans in Manchester It's been 27(28..29..) years and they've won fuck all They've got a dirty old slapper with a rusty bell They'll stay up for 3 seasons - autumn, winter and spring They empty Stockport when they play at home They've got four different stands from a Meccano kit They're the only team that come from Manchester All their fans live 10 minutes from Maine Road They've got the biggest bananas in the land They've got a centre forward with grooves in his head Their managers got a papier mache head They'll be relegated by bonfire night They've got salt and pepper on their hot dog stands They've got greenalls bitter in the kippax stand They've got the greenest grass in the whole of the world They hounded Swales' mam into an early grave They've got a gypsy curse on their massive pitch Their best player ever played for Ajax reserves They had a derby match with Macclesfield They had Colin Bell who was better than Best(!) They've been relegated ten times They had a chairman and a manager that wore a wig They bought Steve Daly for a million quid They tried to sign Geoff Thomas and he turned 'em down They've got Bernard Manning as their fattest fan They used to be little, but now they're large They sing racist chants, coz they've got no class
posted by r8rh8r27 at 04:06 PM on July 06, 2007
They play at Gresty Road... You say that like it's a bad thing! ?To work upon the railway?
posted by Abiezer at 04:17 PM on July 06, 2007
Oh yeah? The Reds signed Tevez a few hours ago.... What Reds? Or do you mean Red Devils? There were rumors about Tevez moving to Anfield, but not recently or after Torres signed for us, so you nearly gave me an attack at the thought ;)
posted by billsaysthis at 04:40 PM on July 06, 2007
sorry should have clarified the red devils, of course I think it is a two year loan with an option to buy. I was just giving gottheblues some stick. Apologies for the palpitations ;)
posted by r8rh8r27 at 04:50 PM on July 06, 2007
I'm an American City supporter. I'm use to worse from ignorant American United fans; so no harm, no foul.
posted by igottheblues at 04:53 PM on July 06, 2007
so no harm, no foul Good, 'cus I'm just goofin off, board. I'm no devil worshiper. I've been praying for Tevez to go to ANY EPL team except United. But, there is no God, or she just doesn't listen to me.
posted by r8rh8r27 at 05:00 PM on July 06, 2007
I saw Colin Bell at Maine Road in 1976 when they beat my team Derby 3-2. He might not be George Best, but he was pretty damn good. If you haven't already, I recommend all City fans read Colin Schindler's 'Manchester United Ruined My Life'. Terrific stuff. As for the human rights abuses: Amongst other things using thugs (probably police and army) to take 'suspected' crims off the street and summarily dispatch them.
posted by owlhouse at 09:31 PM on July 08, 2007
As the Fiver reminds me, the combination of Human Rights Lord (Trashcan Sinatra - ha!) and Boring Soccer King at City should keep the Man Utd fans laughing all the way into the next decade.