Modern football, innit

Hyperbole is where it's at. A player has a bad game and they're s**t, a team has a bad game and they're a disgrace, a manager makes a mistake and he's clueless, etc.

Posted By: mr chimp on February 20th 2012 at 11:55:11

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Momentum, dear boy. Momentum. (NCFC) - Greeny, Feb 20, 11:20:14
- No disrespect, Greeny (NCFC) - norway, Feb 20, 12:21:08
- We pay for a performance and at the very least some effort... (NCFC) - bowfront1, Feb 20, 12:02:17
  - They'd fail. Tried it after Fulham - no result (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Feb 20, 12:06:34
- 'chucking the game' (NCFC) - asics_kit, Feb 20, 11:28:11
  - I'm guessing some Leicester players are on big bucks (NCFC) - keith spanky, Feb 20, 11:59:23
  - ^^^^ Yes this, in spades ^^^^ (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Feb 20, 11:57:46
  - There is a difference between chucking a game, and just not playing well (n/m) (NCFC) - Klobo04, Feb 20, 11:36:35
    - one is deliberate the other is just not playing to your full potential (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 20, 11:44:40
- We didn't 'chuck' the game - don't be a tool (n/m) (NCFC) - Edwardo, Feb 20, 11:25:44
  - We didn't chuck it but we didn't try very hard to win it either (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Feb 20, 11:43:10
  - Thing is, I don't think we did, but it's only naturally after MK Don's last year (NCFC) - pants, Feb 20, 11:33:47
    - disgrace of it? (NCFC) - asics_kit, Feb 20, 11:46:16
      - Modern football, innit (NCFC) - mr chimp, Feb 20, 11:55:11
        
        It's modern society, not just football. Instant and continual gratification is the mantra (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Feb 20, 12:00:00
        
        Unusually for football fans there's quite a bit of unhappiness... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Feb 20, 12:12:35
        
        That does seem like a much more balanced attitude to many (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Feb 20, 12:25:33

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