davemclaren Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 31 minutes ago, SE16 3LN said: So basically, the global franchise of Premiership/Champions League Marched into Edinburgh, took a wedge of cash and a percentage of our young supporters Hearts and minds and ****ed off. We're supposed to see this as a good thing? We should be grateful. 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thought Police Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 I was given a spare ticket. Game was a classic pre-season friendly and Liverpool were murder. Napoli were a good watch. Half the tourists left when the Liverpool youngsters came on. I do think it’s weird if kids are being raised to be bigger Liverpool fans than Hearts or Hibs fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leginten Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 9 minutes ago, Independence said: Great for the economy of Edinburgh/Scotland...whats not to like? Plenty not to like. Read frankblack’s post above. People who wouldn’t be able to find Tynecastle or Easter Road with a satnav losing their shit about their favourite English team in a friendly. Would be comical if it wasn’t so tragic. I wonder how much the economy of Edinburgh and Scotland benefits globally from plastic fans sitting at home watching their EPL team via their Sky subscription rather than going out to support their local team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzyonthefence Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 hour ago, frankblack said: Precisely. I was there as a neutral to see some quality players. Napoli impressed me and I applauded there play. Some real quality in their team and Liverpool were lucky it wasn't 6. There were a number of grown Scottish men fully kitted out getting upset over this. On bus home I was talking to someone I knew about how much better Napoli were and some local bint shouted almost in tears about Mane, Salah and Firmino not playing. That is your plastics for you. Someone who gets it! Plastics getting upset over a spanking at a friendly, pleasing! They were getting upset at you applauding Napoli in a friendly at a neutral venue? Sad ****s. What’s the betting as well, all those folk getting upset at being called plastics are the first to call Celtic fans plastic Paddies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 53 minutes ago, Independence said: Great for the economy of Edinburgh/Scotland...whats not to like? I was in the town earlier and the pubs were doing well but a number had no football colours signs which I found a bit over the top given this was just a friendly. I expect those places lost out on easy takings. I have seen much more rowdy behavior around the city centre when the rugby is on at the same venue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regal Kingston Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 hour ago, SE16 3LN said: So basically, the global franchise of Premiership/Champions League Marched into Edinburgh, took a wedge of cash and a percentage of our young supporters Hearts and minds and ****ed off. We're supposed to see this as a good thing? Quite right. We have the most Sky subscriptions per head in the UK and get one of the worst TV deals in Europe. Scots have been funding the tourist league since its inception. Society should shame these armchair w@nkers who would rather watch English football on the TV than attend a game in their own community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Dunphy Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 11 hours ago, TurboT said: So you used to pretend to be Paul Scholes in the play ground? I tale it it you’re a plastic but just don’t get upset about it? Only support one football club mate. Man Utd could be playing Real Madrid at a tenner a ticket and I still wouldn’t go along. Paying £67 to go and watch an English B team? **** that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portable Badger Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 8 minutes ago, Regal Kingston said: Quite right. We have the most Sky subscriptions per head in the UK and get one of the worst TV deals in Europe. Scots have been funding the tourist league since its inception. Society should shame these armchair w@nkers who would rather watch English football on the TV than attend a game in their own community. .......and I suppose we can close that circle by calling all those 'armchair w@nkers' 'NO' voters as well. !!! Feckin sad How come (apart from Germany) we have the highest per-capita football attendances then if they're in their houses watching English football? How many 'PureBlood Jambos' got off their asses to watch the Wee Jambos win the invitational tournament over the weekend? How often do we play the likes of Hibs, Arsenal, Motherwell, Brighton, etc....? Wonder how many go along next year when the same tournament has the likes of Liverpool, Dortmund, Chelsea, OF, Barcelona, Man U, etc...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookie Bear Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 5 minutes ago, Portable Badger said: .......and I suppose we can close that circle by calling all those 'armchair w@nkers' 'NO' voters as well. !!! Feckin sad How come (apart from Germany) we have the highest per-capita football attendances then if they're in their houses watching English football? How many 'PureBlood Jambos' got off their asses to watch the Wee Jambos win the invitational tournament over the weekend? How often do we play the likes of Hibs, Arsenal, Motherwell, Brighton, etc....? Wonder how many go along next year when the same tournament has the likes of Liverpool, Dortmund, Chelsea, OF, Barcelona, Man U, etc...? Because the vast majority of them choose their club based on religion and politics and fill Glasgowe's football stadiums? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portable Badger Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Just now, Nookie Bear said: Because the vast majority of them choose their club based on religion and politics and fill Glasgowe's football stadiums? There is that sadly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubyruby Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 I went to game.Was on the staircase opp the team buses stopping so perfect view.After game klopp came over to the fans & I got a picture of him but only cos I asked him to smile 🤣 then he signed my cap. Origi or whatever his name is was the only one to come up to the fans after the game.Got pic with trophy,but I was very Impressed with Napoli.I hear their manager has relatives who live in penicuik. Both managers impressed by murrayfield & Klopp says it would be a great venue for a CL final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 hour ago, leginten said: Plenty not to like. Read frankblack’s post above. People who wouldn’t be able to find Tynecastle or Easter Road with a satnav losing their shit about their favourite English team in a friendly. Would be comical if it wasn’t so tragic. I wonder how much the economy of Edinburgh and Scotland benefits globally from plastic fans sitting at home watching their EPL team via their Sky subscription rather than going out to support their local team. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SE16 3LN Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 7 minutes ago, rubyruby said: I went to game.Was on the staircase opp the team buses stopping so perfect view.After game klopp came over to the fans & I got a picture of him but only cos I asked him to smile 🤣 then he signed my cap. Origi or whatever his name is was the only one to come up to the fans after the game.Got pic with trophy,but I was very Impressed with Napoli.I hear their manager has relatives who live in penicuik. Both managers impressed by murrayfield & Klopp says it would be a great venue for a CL final. We need more cap signing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour M Hersh Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 hour ago, rubyruby said: I went to game.Was on the staircase opp the team buses stopping so perfect view.After game klopp came over to the fans & I got a picture of him but only cos I asked him to smile 🤣 then he signed my cap. Origi or whatever his name is was the only one to come up to the fans after the game.Got pic with trophy,but I was very Impressed with Napoli.I hear their manager has relatives who live in penicuik. Both managers impressed by murrayfield & Klopp says it would be a great venue for a CL final. They all went up to the fans in different areas. They had bags of souvenirs placed around the ground to hand out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leginten Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Damn! Missed out on souvenirs. I should have gone after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankblack Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 3 hours ago, Holyrood_Hearts said: Agreed on the Fanzone. It must’ve made an absolute fortune on food & merchandise. No one should be surprised at the lack of bar. It is subject to the same laws as any football ground in Scotland when football is played there. We can thank Hibs, Rangers, Sevco, and Celtic for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 2 hours ago, rubyruby said: I went to game.Was on the staircase opp the team buses stopping so perfect view.After game klopp came over to the fans & I got a picture of him but only cos I asked him to smile 🤣 then he signed my cap. Origi or whatever his name is was the only one to come up to the fans after the game.Got pic with trophy,but I was very Impressed with Napoli.I hear their manager has relatives who live in penicuik. Both managers impressed by murrayfield & Klopp says it would be a great venue for a CL final. Aww aye, I ken the wee Ancelottis. Lovely Scottish family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holyrood_Hearts Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 35 minutes ago, frankblack said: No one should be surprised at the lack of bar. It is subject to the same laws as any football ground in Scotland when football is played there. We can thank Hibs, Rangers, Sevco, and Celtic for that. I don’t know if all the stewards were doing it, but I was advised there wasn’t any bars at I entered the stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AW1 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 I stupidly and gullibly bought a ticket for this game and went yesterday. I left on 55 minutes. The circus rolled Into town, fleeced us all and then f**ked off. At least Napoli tried to make the game competitive and took their goals well. Two lads sat next to me with Liverpool scarves on didn't even know who Trent Alexander Arnold was. A bloke left early like me and was on my tram on the phone to his mate saying he left because "Mo wasn't playing". Programmes were a fiver a pop. The only good thing about it was I got to be amongst Liverpool fans singing you'll never walk alone........ Always wanted to experience that somewhere in the world even if it was a so called "glamour friendly". Won't be duped ever again unless it's Hearts playing one of these Circus acts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubyruby Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 3 hours ago, Seymour M Hersh said: They all went up to the fans in different areas. They had bags of souvenirs placed around the ground to hand out. I'm talking about when they were leaving to get on the bus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubyruby Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Jeff said: Aww aye, I ken the wee Ancelottis. Lovely Scottish family I think they say it's his mother in law who married a Scot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck berrys hairline Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 hour ago, AW1 said: I stupidly and gullibly bought a ticket for this game and went yesterday. I left on 55 minutes. The circus rolled Into town, fleeced us all and then f**ked off. At least Napoli tried to make the game competitive and took their goals well. Two lads sat next to me with Liverpool scarves on didn't even know who Trent Alexander Arnold was. A bloke left early like me and was on my tram on the phone to his mate saying he left because "Mo wasn't playing". Programmes were a fiver a pop. The only good thing about it was I got to be amongst Liverpool fans singing you'll never walk alone........ Always wanted to experience that somewhere in the world even if it was a so called "glamour friendly". Won't be duped ever again unless it's Hearts playing one of these Circus acts You not experience them singing the ditty when we played them 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AW1 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 17 minutes ago, chuck berrys hairline said: You not experience them singing the ditty when we played them 🤔 Wasn't there at Anfield when we played them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphonseCapone Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 the state grown men are getting into over what other folk done on a Sunday evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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