Barstool facepalm

**Straightstory** · 08/09/2011, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by bluemovie

My take on it is that there's a MASSIVE difference between being a 'fan' and a 'supporter'. For all my moaning about barstoolers, I've been a Liverpool fan to some degree since childhood. I don't kid myself thinking I matter to LFC in the greater scheme of things, I don't contribute financially and Kenny Dalglish doesn't know I exist. I support Waterford United in every sense of the word - spend as much money as I can on them, spend WAY too many of my waking hours thinking about the club and do everything I can to help them and, in return, I have my own place at the club. Oh, and I go to all their games.

I'm a fan of Liverpool, not a supporter. I'm also a fan of Sour Cream and onion crisps, Jameson whiskey and the smell of fresh cut grass.

Excellent. Sums it all up perfectly.

**freewheel30** · 08/09/2011, 1:34 PM

Originally Posted by Dunny

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showt...p?t=2056369298

You gotta give REALFan a bit of credit on that thread, he definitely had his Weetabix that morning.

**TiocfaidhArmani** · 08/09/2011, 1:42 PM

There is some fair point on that thread for both sides of the argument in fairness.

**BonnieShels** · 08/09/2011, 1:46 PM

Originally Posted by freewheel30

You gotta give REALFan a bit of credit on that thread, he definitely had his Weetabix that morning.

But he's set the anti-Barstool brigade back 20mins with his mental ramblings!

**Guinney** · 08/09/2011, 4:39 PM

Originally Posted by Dunny

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showt...p?t=2056369298

The thread title should be renamed 'Rovers away, at Home in Ireland'.

**bullit** · 08/09/2011, 4:52 PM

Originally Posted by Dunny

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showt...p?t=2056369298

As they like to say over on boards tl;dr

**gustavo** · 08/09/2011, 8:52 PM

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

Where's Jean Luc when you need him...

**Jinxy** · 09/09/2011, 12:21 AM

Originally Posted by bluemovie

My take on it is that there's a MASSIVE difference between being a 'fan' and a 'supporter'. For all my moaning about barstoolers, I've been a Liverpool fan to some degree since childhood. I don't kid myself thinking I matter to LFC in the greater scheme of things, I don't contribute financially and Kenny Dalglish doesn't know I exist. I support Waterford United in every sense of the word - spend as much money as I can on them, spend WAY too many of my waking hours thinking about the club and do everything I can to help them and, in return, I have my own place at the club. Oh, and I go to all their games.

I'm a fan of Liverpool, not a supporter. I'm also a fan of Sour Cream and onion crisps, Jameson whiskey and the smell of fresh cut grass.

I usually combine all three at the end of a typical night out.

**bullit** · 09/09/2011, 12:25 AM

You cut your grass on a night out ?? I cant find one of these grinders since the demise of the headshops

**thischarmingman** · 27/09/2011, 3:17 PM

Barry Glendenning really is an insufferable prat. After assuring his colleagues on the Guardian Football Podcast that he was a Shamrock Rovers fans and therefore best qualified to talk about their game at Spurs this week, he then goes on to forget exactly who they played in the first league stage on the EL, one of the biggest games in his club's history, before having a wild stab at Dynamo Kiev. It annoys me every week to hear him talk about 'we' and 'us' in relation to English football on the show, but you'd think in this of all weeks, he'd be shamed into doing even a little bit of research.

**PartySaint** · 27/09/2011, 3:34 PM

He is a clown, A bit like Dunphy on RTE he isn't really there to talk about football, They just keep him to make stupid comments that everyone has a laugh at before the people who actually know what they are talking about start actually talking about football

Big Sunderland 'fan'

**Charlie Darwin** · 27/09/2011, 3:51 PM

Glendenning used to write for Hot Press, which pretty much says it all for me.

**thischarmingman** · 27/09/2011, 3:51 PM

If you've ever seen it, it reminded me of that scene in The Office Christmas Special when Gareth asks Brent if he's travelled:

"Traveller?"
"All the time"
"What? When?"
"Oh pfft, *little DB laugh*, I'm always out there on the road, travelling"

The face, and the voice and the noise he makes all remind me of Glendenning.

**Mr Maroon** · 28/09/2011, 10:00 AM

An Irish Chelsea fan.

If Chelsea do move site and build a new stadium I'm sure the tickets prices would rocket up, aren't we already one of the most expensive teams to go see? I can't imagine the fans that are season ticket holders and regulars at the bridge would be too happy about that.

**BonnieShels** · 28/09/2011, 11:27 AM

Chelsea can't move.

Google the Chelsea Trust.

As a Chelsea fan he knew that of course.

**Macy** · 28/09/2011, 1:43 PM

Originally Posted by thischarmingman

Barry Glendenning really is an insufferable prat. After assuring his colleagues on the Guardian Football Podcast that he was a Shamrock Rovers fans and therefore best qualified to talk about their game at Spurs this week, he then goes on to forget exactly who they played in the first league stage on the EL, one of the biggest games in his club's history, before having a wild stab at Dynamo Kiev. It annoys me every week to hear him talk about 'we' and 'us' in relation to English football on the show, but you'd think in this of all weeks, he'd be shamed into doing even a little bit of research.

I'm surprised they didn't get their pal Ken Early on as their expert.

**cornflakes** · 28/09/2011, 2:06 PM

Originally Posted by Macy

I'm surprised they didn't get their pal Ken Early on as their expert.

Newstalk have live coverage of the game tomorrow. It would be cringe worthy having to listen to Ken for the whole game, nearly worse than Pat Dolan on TV3