But the article is suggesting that lots of fans want less (not none, crucially)

of these phone/email-ins. Certainly that's true of every football fan I know. (Although, as you can probably imagine, most of my friends are arch snobs.) I really, really can't stand them - especially on the Football League Show when I really want to watch the action.

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on August 23rd 2010 at 22:59:40

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Nice article about the fatuous nature of football phone-ins (particularly the FL Show's) (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 23, 22:34:55
- Or you could argue that football belongs to the fans... (Other Football) - UtterlyHuckerby, Aug 23, 22:56:29
  - But the article is suggesting that lots of fans want less (not none, crucially) (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 23, 22:59:40
    - I just think that football at the lower level lends itself to verbal bunfights (Other Football) - UtterlyHuckerby, Aug 23, 23:04:56
      - I'm afraid Steve Claridge offers very little insight into the game (Other Football) - Brandonio, Aug 23, 23:13:26
        
        It's not the 'x' factor though is it? (n/m) (Other Football) - UtterlyHuckerby, Aug 23, 23:16:23
      - Oh, I don't disagree with that. (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 23, 23:08:13
        
        I blame media studies. we are breeding a nation of c**ts (n/m) (Other Football) - UtterlyHuckerby, Aug 23, 23:13:17
        
        This captures the subject brilliantly - it's about America but applies here: (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 23, 23:17:11
        
        that was very good, but I don't think it applies as much to the UK as to the US (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 23, 23:33:44
- The very presence of that bloody woman drives me fucking insane (Other Football) - The Judge, Aug 23, 22:48:01
- haha revert to 4-4-2 to be safe (Other Football) - Brandonio, Aug 23, 22:41:32
  - Well this entry in the Comments section amused me: (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 23, 22:43:49
    - haha (Other Football) - Brandonio, Aug 23, 22:46:00
      - It was embarrassing, wasn't it? A fortnight spent angling for someone else's job. (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 23, 22:47:45
- You should be skittered round Brighton from the back of a Fiat Panda for saying that (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Aug 23, 22:38:56
  - Nobody wants to untie Mikey, though. (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 23, 22:39:51
    - Seriously, though, *who* enjoys listening to the opinions of other football fans? (n/m) (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 23, 22:40:24
      - is this a wind up or does somebody want to tell me what fucking site I am on? (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Aug 23, 22:43:13
        
        This is the site where Jafski got "The owning" earlier today (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Aug 23, 22:54:32
        
        Haha! (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 23, 22:46:01
        
        aye I was only messing, i get ya (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Aug 23, 22:58:25
        
        'aye' (Other Football) - Brandonio, Aug 23, 22:59:35
        
        Has going to Chile turned you into a Dirty Northern Bastard? (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 23, 23:01:17
        
        lol (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Aug 23, 23:18:23
        
        Cleaver (Other Football) - Brandonio, Aug 23, 23:04:15
        
        ;) (n/m) (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 23, 23:04:55
        
        a site that doesn't do football opinions too well (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Aug 23, 22:45:59
        
        agreed (Other Football) - Brandonio, Aug 23, 22:54:51
        
        Same! (n/m) (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 23, 22:58:00
      - There's only 2 phone ins I can ever listen to. Danny Baker and (Other Football) - pants, Aug 23, 22:43:04
        
        World Football Phone In (Other Football) - Brandonio, Aug 23, 22:44:11

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