View Full Version : Man City v Watford - anyone watching?
JC_GUFC
04/12/2006, 7:28 PM
Is it the worst game of football ever?
george
04/12/2006, 7:48 PM
rubbish game, 2 rubbish teams playing in a rubbish league!!!
WeAreRovers
04/12/2006, 7:52 PM
Not watching it JC but surely the clue is in your title - Man City v Watford FFS.
Even Premiership lover Ken Early is on Newstalk saying that this game is abysmal. Personally i'm surprised anyone would think it might be good. No one at it either apparently.
KOH
JC_GUFC
04/12/2006, 7:59 PM
Sure it's the Premiership it must be great - it's better than that FAI crap anyway - who'd want to go and see 2 teams hoof the ball from one end of the pitch to the other :eek:
Even Sky seem to be struggling to hype it up!
drinkfeckarse
05/12/2006, 8:11 AM
80% of Premiership games are sh!te. 15% are watchable. 5% are enjoyable.
OwlsFan
05/12/2006, 8:14 AM
rubbish game, 2 rubbish teams playing in a rubbish league!!!
Well if the Premiership is rubbish then every other league is rubbish as well since all the average English teams are doing well in the UEFA Cup:rolleyes:
drummerboy
05/12/2006, 8:17 AM
I watched this farce of a game. Basically its the way Watford play the game. A throw back to the Wimbleton days of the 80s. Ball had snow on it for the most part of game. Dunne played well. No sign of Ireland, Pearse seems to have disgarded all the young lads he consistently played last year, (Jordan, Ireland, Flood, Wright-Phillips jnr,) and resorted to playing journeymen like Reyna, Hamann ect. This guy Mahon, not sure if he qualifies for us, certainly puts himself about. He buried Joey Barton twice during the game, so he has some good qualities.
tetsujin1979
05/12/2006, 9:29 AM
No sign of Ireland, Pearse seems to have disgarded all the young lads he consistently played last year, (Jordan, Ireland, Flood, Wright-Phillips jnr,) and resorted to playing journeymen like Reyna, Hamann ect.
Jordan's been replaced by Thatcher, and his form since the suspension merits a place
Ireland's a strange one, he has played well when called on, but still can't get in ahead of Reyna. I guess with Barton getting forward, Pearce needs Reyna to play the holding role.
Flood and Wright-Phillips were sold to Cardiff and Southampton.
drummerboy
05/12/2006, 10:04 AM
Yes, I'm aware of Pearse selling Flood, W-P, Croft and a few other young lads who seemed to be making a breakthrough at City. My point was that Pearce seems to have little faith in young players with the exception of Richards.
bennocelt
05/12/2006, 10:12 AM
Well if the Premiership is rubbish then every other league is rubbish as well since all the average English teams are doing well in the UEFA Cup:rolleyes:
i still have nightmares about Middlesbrough V Charlton last year in the FA cup
shown live on BBc, not once but twice
take out the top 5 in the premeir and the rest are god damn awful
you might not have noticed this but football, in general, is sh ite nowadays
mypost
05/12/2006, 7:12 PM
Is it the worst game of football ever?
Obviously, you were out during Switzerland-Ukraine this summer. Worst game I've seen, sorry sat through, in at least 10 years.
holidaysong
05/12/2006, 8:26 PM
Obviously, you were out during Switzerland-Ukraine this summer. Worst game I've seen, sorry sat through, in at least 10 years.
Plus it went the full distance, extra time, penalties the lot. Jesus I remember it well. Still have nightmares about it!
pineapple stu
05/12/2006, 8:59 PM
I wasn't watching thegame, but I have seen UCD play Pat's before.
OwlsFan
05/12/2006, 9:26 PM
Worst game of football I ever saw: Ireland 0 Iceland 0 which supports my theory there should be no points awarded for 0-0 games.
tetsujin1979
05/12/2006, 10:48 PM
Greece 0 Ireland 0 - Don Given's only game in charge. Richard Dunne won MOTM at left full!
Notable for Glen Crowe's debut, and Richie Partridge being an unused sub despite being in the form of his life at the time.
pineapple stu
06/12/2006, 12:45 PM
Sweden-Turkey - in Euro 2000. Good Christ almighty, that was utterly utterly tedious. Two side who quite simply could not pass the ball straight. Think both were ravaged by injuries for the tournament, but even still...
endabob1
06/12/2006, 12:51 PM
Milan derby in the CL semi-final a couple of years ago (2003) was a 0-0 and in the top 10 games I've ever seen.
Milan derby in the CL semi-final a couple of years ago (2003) was a 0-0 and in the top 10 games I've ever seen.
You find that with the Serie A though, there's a lot of low scoring games that are still quality matches. I remember Inter beating Juve 1-0 in what was seen as a title decider about 7 years ago (Inter still managed to blow the league despite winning) and it being the game of the season as far as I was concerned
OwlsFan
07/12/2006, 7:16 AM
Milan derby in the CL semi-final a couple of years ago (2003) was a 0-0 and in the top 10 games I've ever seen.
A match without a goal is like sex without the climax. I remember a Champions League Final a few years back which was 0-0 between two Italian teams and which bored me silly. It's the football snob who says these are exciting when to be honest it's difficult to keep the old eyes open on the couch.
Arsenal vs Porto last night. Sky said there is nothing that can be done about this. Yes there is. 0-0 = a non result and no points for either team. That would focus the minds a lot more. Why should a team get something out of a game if it hasn't scored a goal? Time for this change.
tetsujin1979
07/12/2006, 9:24 AM
A match without a goal is like sex without the climax. I remember a Champions League Final a few years back which was 0-0 between two Italian teams and which bored me silly. It's the football snob who says these are exciting when to be honest it's difficult to keep the old eyes open on the couch.
That was Milan - Juve. I was tempted beforehand to stick a tenner on a 0-0 after 90 minutes. Was kicking myself the net morning!
pineapple stu
07/12/2006, 12:43 PM
Sky said there is nothing that can be done about this. Yes there is. 0-0 = a non result and no points for either team. That would focus the minds a lot more. Why should a team get something out of a game if it hasn't scored a goal? Time for this change.
That's just stupid talk. 0-0s aren't inherently more boring than 1-0s, 1-1s or 4-2s. Can't go penalising them all. And you can't go selecting which ones to penalise either.
OwlsFan
07/12/2006, 1:14 PM
Stupid talk that those who score goals should be rewarded and those who don't should also be rewarded. I can see where you're coming from :confused:
WeAreRovers
07/12/2006, 1:43 PM
A match without a goal is like sex without the climax. I remember a Champions League Final a few years back which was 0-0 between two Italian teams and which bored me silly. It's the football snob who says these are exciting when to be honest it's difficult to keep the old eyes open on the couch.
That makes me a snob so, that was a cracking CL Final. If you can't appreciate a decent nil-nil draw you should be watching Bogball.
KOH
osarusan
07/12/2006, 3:33 PM
shown live on BBc, not once but twice
Pretty good going to show a live game twice.
pineapple stu
07/12/2006, 4:52 PM
Stupid talk that those who score goals should be rewarded and those who don't should also be rewarded. I can see where you're coming from :confused:
You must have watched too many Sky Sports highlights shows if you think that goals are the only thing that matter in football.
mypost
07/12/2006, 7:29 PM
That was a cracking CL Final.
2 Italian sides in a CL final, led to the predictable 0-0 defensive snooze-fest. Half of the penalties were missed, and even the Milan derby semi-final ended in not one, but 2 draws. :o
Still not as dire as Switzerland-Ukraine though.
That makes me a snob so, that was a cracking CL Final. If you can't appreciate a decent nil-nil draw you should be watching Bogball.
KOH
:D
A decent 0-0 draw is where a goal could've went in and there were teams remotely interested in scoring. That's where that CL final was found wanting. Teams interested in scoring.
Cracking CL final - can you remember any of it, WAR? In fact did anything of any note happen at all in 120 minutes..?:)
Games don't have to be 3-3 to be memorable, but Italian games make most people catch up on their sleep. Similarly, English games with passion and blood and thunder can be as soporific.
Ollie's punishment should include watching eternal reruns of Longford matches, Watford v. A.N. other and the 2003 CL final.
The best CL final in the past few years was Leverkusen v. Madrid and that goal. Right mix of everything.
bennocelt
08/12/2006, 8:27 AM
Pretty good going to show a live game twice.
replay!
Plastic Paddy
08/12/2006, 9:26 AM
Ollie's punishment should include watching eternal reruns of Longford matches, Watford v. A.N. other and the 2003 CL final.
Oi you, leave Watford alone. :p Don't forget that they were without both first-choice strikers for that game. Even without them, when all's said and done they'd still thrash any side that the eircom League could put out.
:ball: PP
tetsujin1979
08/12/2006, 10:23 AM
they'd still thrash any side that the eircom League could put out.
:ball: PP
.....and that's how the flame war started, your honour
Watford are a decent, hard working, well organised, Championship side. I'm not saying they wouldn't beat all eL teams, but I reckon Shels, Cork, and Derry would at least give them a run for their money.
OwlsFan
08/12/2006, 1:52 PM
I appreciate that not all 0-0 are snooze fests but wouldn't it concentrate the minds of teams to attack even more if they know they get null points if they don't score a goal in a league game. We do want attacking football don't we or would some prefer Italian players playing pretty triangles and keep ball without actually pushing players forward to score?
Nothing can be done about Finals if they end up 0-0 (except turn off the TV).
On the subject of goals = entertainment did anyone else find that United - Arsenal game from last year that ended 4-2 to United a bit boring? Outside of the goals themselves there was little action in the match, its an odd thing to say I know but I just remember not being that entertained by that match at all
mypost
11/12/2006, 1:39 AM
when all's said and done they'd still thrash any side that the eircom League could put out.
Really?? :confused: That's what SuperGretna said before playing Derry in August. He hasn't been back here since. :p
OwlsFan
12/12/2006, 9:21 AM
Really enjoyed the Sheff Utd vs Villa game last night. 90 miles an hour stuff but over 25 strikes on goal and a 2-2 draw, with an Irishman scoring. Give me that sort of game any day to that Champions League 0-0 Final a few years back.
kingdom hoop
12/12/2006, 1:15 PM
Rugby brought in the concept of a bonus point for teams scoring 4 tries or more.. i think thats a much better idea than penalizing teams for not scoring, and would
greatly enhance the attractiveness of matches of chelsea watford ilk knowing that chelsea are going out to score, say, 3 goals. it gives the benefit to the team that plays well rather than the erratic criterion of nil-alls(pity the teams playing shay). it could lead to greater disparity between the best and the rest but i see more advantages than costs. we've seen points for a win jump from 2 to 3 so its not stretching things too far to suggest it might happen. and its not like its unheard of to borrow things from our rugby brethren in this country!
bennocelt
12/12/2006, 1:40 PM
Rugby brought in the concept of a bonus point for teams scoring 4 tries or more.. i think thats a much better idea than penalizing teams for not scoring, and would
greatly enhance the attractiveness of matches of chelsea watford ilk knowing that chelsea are going out to score, say, 3 goals. it gives the benefit to the team that plays well rather than the erratic criterion of nil-alls(pity the teams playing shay). it could lead to greater disparity between the best and the rest but i see more advantages than costs. we've seen points for a win jump from 2 to 3 so its not stretching things too far to suggest it might happen. and its not like its unheard of to borrow things from our rugby brethren in this country!
jaysas h christ!
football is fine the way is is, no need to change anything
if we go by your thinking then, can you imagine how excited the team who gets to play watford at home would be on the final day of the season!
kingdom hoop
12/12/2006, 1:59 PM
jaysas h christ!
football is fine the way is is, no need to change anything
if we go by your thinking then, can you imagine how excited the team who gets to play watford at home would be on the final day of the season!
sorry i wasnt the one to start the debate, just trying to contribute.
drinkfeckarse
12/12/2006, 2:26 PM
sorry i wasnt the one to start the debate, just trying to contribute.
Even though I think things are grand the way they are, I've heard worse ideas than yours Kingdom.
kingdom hoop
12/12/2006, 2:47 PM
jaysas h christ!
football is fine the way is is, no need to change anything
if we go by your thinking then, can you imagine how excited the team who gets to play watford at home would be on the final day of the season!
i have no idea what you mean.
the way it would work is that once you reach the threshold(probably 3 in football) you get an extra point, it wouldnt matter if you score 8 or 9. if things ever get too bad then thats what i'd do, how it would affect the game is anyones guess though.
it would probably work in the US given their notorious love of all out action
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