I get paid to write about football and I make half my living through that

so as in any job I need to be confident in my views and opinions. I read, study and watch the game in detail. Football being as fickle as it is means I can't be right or wrong all the time.

Do I get things wrong? Yes. A big one from this year is I said I couldn't see Germany winning the World Cup due to their schedule to give you an example.

Do I get things right? Yes. To give you one example I posted on here the day before the Chile v Spain game in the World Cup what exactly would happen.

Do I know more about football than the average punter? No idea TBH but obviously I would like to think so and it is for others to judge whether I do or not. Football is a huge passion of mine and therefore I get very animated in discussions about it. I'm more interested in the sociology of football more than anything but can appreciate good tactical analysis and can sometimes provide that kind of thing for websites and people on twitter if they need it.

Posted By: Brandonio on December 27th 2014 at 16:09:56

Message Thread

few chants for NA yesterday. (NCFC) - stanleh, Dec 27, 14:18:39
- bit disrespectful of him to claim not a lot has changed since Phelan came in (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 27, 14:20:26
  - You come out with so much rubbish on here (NCFC) - wolfio, Dec 27, 16:17:40
  - Lol (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Breadstick, Dec 27, 15:50:16
  - Thought the same. Tried to sidestep tho Ruddy and Jonno have praised Phelan (n/m) (NCFC) - Hulk Rules, Dec 27, 15:11:47
    - You come across as a right ole cunt (n/m) (NCFC) - Huge Small, Dec 27, 18:46:25
  - I might be wrong but didn't Adams credit Phelan after yesterdays game? (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Dec 27, 15:07:08
    - Yes, yes he did. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Dec 27, 15:11:41
  - Adams' team (n/m) (NCFC) - Adster, Dec 27, 14:27:06
    - it does remind me of when Lambert took over from Gunn (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 27, 14:29:04
      - And look what's happened to Man U now that Phelan has left (n/m) (NCFC) - Adster, Dec 27, 14:35:58
  - lol (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 27, 14:23:09
  - it has changed entirely. (n/m) (NCFC) - stanleh, Dec 27, 14:22:41
  - Not sure about that, would be self destructive for him to say it's all Phelan. Which it.. (NCFC) - DrDublin, Dec 27, 14:22:33
    - surely something in-between is fine... (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 27, 14:28:03
      - Must read it differently Branders old boy! :) (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Dec 27, 14:30:51
      - Surely we're winning games and there's no need to look for the negatives quite so hard (n/m) (NCFC) - Adster, Dec 27, 14:30:07
        
        Yes. (NCFC) - Yellalee, Dec 27, 14:32:25
        
        obviously don't expect him to credit it all to Phelan for that reason (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 27, 14:33:48
        
        The difference between you and Adams (NCFC) - norway, Dec 27, 14:58:46
        
        I fully credited Adams with the excellent start of the season though (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 27, 15:02:59
        
        You're the one painting everything in black and white (NCFC) - norway, Dec 27, 15:09:49
        
        I'm obviously joking with regards to that (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 27, 15:29:22
        
        I don't even understand what that means. And why the cheap shots? (NCFC) - norway, Dec 27, 15:41:48
        
        you and SOS were the ones who got personal FFS (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 27, 15:44:12
        
        You think my post was spiteful? (NCFC) - norway, Dec 27, 15:47:05
        
        You are Marcus Wareing and I claim my ?5 (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Dec 27, 18:24:51
        
        He flounced from the WOTB once, saying he would never ever come back (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Dec 27, 15:15:20
        
        Yeah, he lives in Chile... what a cnut. (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 27, 15:45:32
        
        You really are one miserable cunt sometimes aren't you? (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Dec 27, 15:08:15
        
        nope (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 27, 15:30:15
        
        That's rather rude (n/m) (NCFC) - Adster, Dec 27, 15:28:49
        
        not sure why they have to get so personal (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 27, 15:37:36
        
        You do make me laugh though with your "I know more than you" (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Dec 27, 15:55:54
        
        I get paid to write about football and I make half my living through that (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 27, 16:09:56
        
        Why are you so anti Adams then? (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Dec 27, 16:44:54
        
        if the form continues I will give Adams due credit (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 27, 17:35:33
        
        Who is 'they'? (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Dec 27, 15:42:28
    - the difference is that we've taken chances (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 27, 14:25:46
      - There's far more control as well though. (NCFC) - Yellalee, Dec 27, 14:30:19
        
        to give Adams no credit and start calling Phelan the manager (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 27, 14:42:16
        
        Do you really think the last four games were just a massive coincidence? (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 27, 14:45:25
        
        Hooper said Phelan "hadn't really done anything" (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 27, 15:36:05
        
        So Adams can't motivate players then (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 27, 15:55:15
        
        I thought it was an interesting reply to CG's specific qyestion about what Phelan had (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 27, 16:09:29
        
        that's true (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 27, 16:10:44
        
        Ties in well with Scoles' comments about Phelan too (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Dec 27, 16:10:10
        
        Interesting. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Dec 27, 15:44:20
        
        not very, footballers rarely say anything likely to rock the boat. (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 27, 15:46:56
        
        Right. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Dec 27, 15:48:20
        
        we don't look like conceding on the counter at any moment anymore (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Dec 27, 14:38:46
      - No (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 27, 14:27:12
    - Yes. (n/m) (NCFC) - Adster, Dec 27, 14:24:11
    - I agree. (n/m) (NCFC) - stanleh, Dec 27, 14:23:19

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