Galaxy post game banter.
Many are, but if the first season ticket holders to call, took 8
tickets in the zone, the normal seats were long gone for some.
Most annoying thing:
"Why are they booing beckham daddy?"
"Because their all drunken idiots darling"
Well then f**k off to the family zone!
"Why are they booing beckham daddy?"
"Because their all drunken idiots darling"
Well then f**k off to the family zone!
I also saw a guy there with a QPR Binatone top on. Ther's
only on real hoops. Sadly, Reading's can't be called hoops, they
don't go right around the jersey. They're just blue & white
lines!
Ahh so it was you I met! We are still hoops in spirit, but had to
go with the edict from UEFA that you must have clean backs for the
numbers in case we made Europe (Newcastle fallen foul too). Loved
it when we hosted QPR a few seasons back and all the banter and
chanting was about the hoops - not what was on the field!
But good to have met you. I'm pleased to see your club
surviving in the Premier League. Coppell for England
Manager??
Glad to see we are surviving too, but as for Coppell - even as
a Reading fan - the guy is an enigma and a genius at the same time!
Hardly cracks a smile, doesnt say much and when he does it a
riddle, and blames himself when the team loses. How often do we see
that??
You guys been taken over by F1 yet?
I was just worried someone there would think i was an Auckland
Rugby supporter!
I think Mexican Waves are great - for sports where you sit down to
watch the match. It's just not the same when you're standing up and
cheering. Besides, it always seems like it's a sign of boredom to
me.
The Mexican wave was introduced as a way of keeping the crowd
entertained during breaks in the game, it's so 1980's and bores the
sh*t out of me. How many waves have we seen this
season? I remember one at the first pre-season game and
thankfully since then they seem to have died a death.
Most annoying thing:
"Why are they booing beckham daddy?"
"Because their all drunken idiots darling"
Well then f**k off to the family zone!
"Why are they booing beckham daddy?"
"Because their all drunken idiots darling"
Well then f**k off to the family zone!
Don't agree, the Beckham booing annoyed the f*ck out of me
too, it just showed an complete lack of originality and proved that
to some it's more about how you look in front of your mates.
It's like buying a ticket to a concert and booing the band.
C*cks.
What's Beckham ever done to us?? His long range inch perfect passes
deserved cheering not booing. If only our guys could pass like
that. Lonegunmen2007-12-03 09:14:09
If ours guys could pass like that, they wouldn't be our guys...
A man who's stayed clear of booze and drugs and is living the
dream and making dreams for others.
he was drinking when I saw him
Great night except the idiot swearing and abusing us for standing and the poor guy 2 rows behind us...should of invited him down by us like we did to Robbwatson
I refused to sit...
I didn't boo Becks and I clapped when Galaxy scored but I did want Phoenix to win!
great experience and I'm glad I had the chance to watch him play
As for the Phoenix I love them!!!
LA just had a little bit more pace and class in that final
third.
Impressed by Clint Mathis and Landon Donovan. Beckham had his moments but was in and out of the game. Carlos Pavon is crap.
Impressed by Clint Mathis and Landon Donovan. Beckham had his moments but was in and out of the game. Carlos Pavon is crap.
� It's like buying a
ticket to a concert and booing the band.
�
C*cks.
Believe it or not, some of us went to the game to watch the Phoenix, and couldn't care less about the opposing players, whoever they were.
Having said that, we didn't boo Beckham at all as gave us no reason to do so, but I certainly have much more sympathy for those who booed than for those who creamed their pants every time he touched the ball and gave him the biggest cheers of the night when he was taking corners FFS, and when he scored from that stupid penalty. Was not impressed by that at all.
"Number 23 - you're rubbish!"
Personally I thought Landon Donovan played better than Beckham, but
Beckham still played well.
Where was Abel Xavier? I was really looking forward to seeing him!
Where was Abel Xavier? I was really looking forward to seeing him!
football mum, could've invited me down to stand with you guys, i had to sit down for the majority of the second half while everyone else stood up lol .. next time the stewards ever tell me to sit down, ill just stay standing, even if they do threaten to throw me out
Where was Abel Xavier? I was really looking forward to seeing
him!
Injured. Or in rehab or something.
xavier was injured,didnt travel
Personally I thought Landon Donovan played better than Beckham, but
Beckham still played well.
Where was Abel Xavier? I was really looking forward to seeing him!
Where was Abel Xavier? I was really looking forward to seeing him!
I agree with you , Donovan was dangerous and a class player
all night, thought Beckham was average myself, sure he made some
very nice long range passes and his short passes were simple yet
effective, but Donovan was the better player.
football mum, could've invited me down to stand with you guys, i had to sit down for the majority of the second half while everyone else stood up lol .. next time the stewards ever tell me to sit down, ill just stay standing, even if they do threaten to throw me out
If I knew you I would who you
there were a few spare spots infront of us
where were you?
on the other hand again we showed a lack of composure and decision-making in and around the box. we again had plenty of posssession and territory and lots of in the attacking third but usually managed to bungle things. hopefully we have blown all that out of our system pre Perth.
I noticed that we seem to defend too deep and the opposition
was getting too many passes to the strikers in the box who
are then passing to someone else in the BOX!!! Id be happier
if the were shooting ouside the box rather than near the penalty
spot
on the other hand again we showed a lack of composure and decision-making in and around the box. we again had plenty of posssession and territory and lots of in the attacking third but usually managed to bungle things. hopefully we have blown all that out of our system pre Perth.
I noticed that we seem to defend too deep and the opposition
was getting too many passes to the strikers in the box who
are then passing to someone else in the BOX!!! Id be happier
if the were shooting ouside the box rather than near the penalty
spot
we have a slow defence, while the galaxy have some quick attackers so we defend deep. if we defended higher we would run the risk of them getting in behind us.
on the other hand again we showed a lack of composure and decision-making in and around the box. we again had plenty of posssession and territory and lots of in the attacking third but usually managed to bungle things. hopefully we have blown all that out of our system pre Perth.
I noticed that we seem to defend too deep and the opposition
was getting too many passes to the strikers in the box who
are then passing to someone else in the BOX!!! Id be happier
if the were shooting ouside the box rather than near the penalty
spot
we have a slow defence, while the galaxy have some quick attackers so we defend deep. if we defended higher we would run the risk of them getting in behind us.
yep your right, we do this in the league games aswell
though. A good goalie should be able to clean up as a sweeper
if offside trap is broken. Plus Im not saying defend too high
up the field, just atleast outside the box then it gives you
the option to chop him down if need be
....Where was Abel Xavier? I was really looking forward to seeing
him!
At the hairdresser?
I also saw a guy there with a QPR Binatone top on. Ther's
only on real hoops. Sadly, Reading's can't be called hoops, they
don't go right around the jersey. They're just blue & white
lines!
But good to have met you. I'm pleased to see your club
surviving in the Premier League. Coppell for England
Manager??
He'd never take the job. Can't handle pressure and
England is nothing but pressure. Great manager at the right
club though (ie/ smaller clubs with lower expectations, no
disrespect intended).
Even by Italian standards, that penalty was a little dubious.
Not one of the better Phoenix performances, but a good game
nonetheless. Here's hoping we avoid the wooden spoon this
season...
During match I texted friend in New York saying that I thought
Clint Mathis looked a good player... Brian replied later. Comments
were, I thought, interesting so... -
got your text on mathis. kind of amusing,
actually, since he's notorious for NOT working hard. he had
fantastic raw talent. still does. he has that indescribable trait
that most americans lack. the best word i can come up with is
audacity. i remember watching in '02 the us play a friend in dublin
vs the republic and mathis got the ball about 35 yards out and
ripped a dipping shot that beat shay given but hit the crossbar. i
remember telling my friend that mathis was the only person on the
field (in white anyway) that would've even considered taking that
shot. he had that something. but he was always a head case. work
habits were notorious. very erratic. could be top class one day and
worthless the next. sad what become of him. he could've been the
best footballer america ever produced.
Even by Italian standards, that penalty was a little dubious.
Not one of the better Phoenix performances, but a good game
nonetheless. Here's hoping we avoid the wooden spoon this
season...
that penalty - if that's how we are reffering to it, was
beyond dubious, it was outright criminal, should have been a red
card for diving!!!! 
I work with a lady who knows Mike (the ref) she's not
here today but belief me she'll be hearing all about it, and
expected to relay the info in kind!!
theprof2007-12-03 16:39:50
I think the ref thought he had to give the penalty because he
thought most of the crowd wanted Beckham to score.
Unfortunately, he was wrong on two counts. It was by no stretch of the imagination a penalty, and a decent amount of us didn't want to see Beckham score.
Unfortunately, he was wrong on two counts. It was by no stretch of the imagination a penalty, and a decent amount of us didn't want to see Beckham score.
I think the ref thought he had to give the penalty because he
thought most of the crowd wanted Beckham to score.
Unfortunately, he was wrong on two counts. It was by no stretch of the imagination a penalty, and a decent amount of us didn't want to see Beckham score.
Unfortunately, he was wrong on two counts. It was by no stretch of the imagination a penalty, and a decent amount of us didn't want to see Beckham score.
And so what if he did, don't forget it was the circus and I
was entertained along with over 30,000 others, those of you who
thought it was about the result were a little misguided I'm
afraid.
I think the ref thought he had to give the penalty because he
thought most of the crowd wanted Beckham to score.
Unfortunately, he was wrong on two counts. It was by no stretch of the imagination a penalty, and a decent amount of us didn't want to see Beckham score.
Unfortunately, he was wrong on two counts. It was by no stretch of the imagination a penalty, and a decent amount of us didn't want to see Beckham score.
And so what if he did, don't forget it was the circus and I
was entertained along with over 30,000 others, those of you who
thought it was about the result were a little misguided I'm
afraid.
From the angle I was sitting, Aisle 32, my initial reaction was that it was a penalty. After seeing replays from the opposite angle to where I was sitting it seems less likely, but Old did stick a foot out
It's like buying a ticket to a concert and booing the
band.
C*cks.
Believe it or not, some of us went to the game to watch the Phoenix, and couldn't care less about the opposing players, whoever they were.
Having said that, we didn't boo Beckham at all as gave us no reason to do so, but I certainly have much more sympathy for those who booed than for those who creamed their pants every time he touched the ball and gave him the biggest cheers of the night when he was taking corners FFS, and when he scored from that stupid penalty. Was not impressed by that at all.
I didnt boo him - but its the fact the woman that said that was also not singing, clapping, actually she didnt do anything apart from consistently shouting 'pass it to beckham'
I dont dislike Beckham - or the attention he gives the nix - it just makes me sick how people like TV1 and Paul Henry all jump on the bandwagon - and will soon be back off it now he's gone
we had an awesome time sitting in Aisle 26 with our 2 banners. We had one that said 'BECKS Show us ya curve' and one for the phoenix in their colours "GOAL". We tried to get into the chant as well, but it seemed as though we only heard our voice as the people around us weren't joining in. Some kids in front of us by a couple of rows were and they held their LA Galaxy flags up, which was cool. We did have a gripe though. When we were celebrating we held up our sign over our heads for a short time and all we got from this lady behind us was 'Put your sign down, your bloking my view' For crying out loud, we didn't have it up for long, and plus the big screen is there if she needed to see anything. I hope shes not going to the Sevens cause she won't be seeing a hell of a lot. Thats my 2c over and done with. Wish people could enjoy the atmosphere as well as the game. Overall awesome turnout.
kazza_nz_052007-12-04 10:57:47I liked the bangers/clacker things, purely because Hollywood Hickey signed mine. That guy is a hero.
I think the ref thought he had to give the penalty because he
thought most of the crowd wanted Beckham to score.
Unfortunately, he was wrong on two counts. It was by no stretch of the imagination a penalty, and a decent amount of us didn't want to see Beckham score.
Unfortunately, he was wrong on two counts. It was by no stretch of the imagination a penalty, and a decent amount of us didn't want to see Beckham score.
And so what if he did, don't forget it was the circus and I
was entertained along with over 30,000 others, those of you who
thought it was about the result were a little misguided I'm
afraid.
From the angle I was sitting, Aisle 32, my initial reaction was that it was a penalty. After seeing replays from the opposite angle to where I was sitting it seems less likely, but Old did stick a foot out
Circus - yes, Entertaining - very much so, should the penalty
have been called just because the result didn't matter - Hell No!!
Even if the result is immaterial, fairness and accuracy from a ref
is all we ask, was one thing, but that on top of several other
clearly missed calls were very disapointiong in an otherwise
awesome event!
theprof2007-12-04 11:07:11
thanx for the link FM
Really was a different time back then.
Could Foley consider flying Bournemouth to NZ for Auckland FC's first game of note, in July? Is feasible. If he did the Nix might be able to piggback off that, though the Cherries are not exactly a drawcard side.
Could Foley consider flying Bournemouth to NZ for Auckland FC's first game of note, in July? Is feasible. If he did the Nix might be able to piggback off that, though the Cherries are not exactly a drawcard side.
Hadn’t even thought how that might open up with Foley! Now the possibility of English or French teams coming here would be great…pump up the pre-season with those who don’t know their touch judges from their linos, but are still keen for a good game and some live sport…
Really was a different time back then.
And for the forum!
LG and OiOi really don’t seem to have changed at all! (And never do lads)
Fenix was there- sorry mate had you confused with a saddo who had the forum name Christchurch Rangers or some such, but you’ve been there for ages and even been happy at times with our football!
And TheProf was there too!
Lots and lots mia though. And not just Junior.
I don’t think I met any of these guys in person that I know, but any intel on…:
Ginger-eejit, Bevan, Jag, GiddyUp, Teza, RobbWatson, ForteanTimes, Cosimo, Yomcat, Tigers, Tegal, DairyFlat, Marius Lacatus and Daniel’sleftball. I’m sure El Grap is still around somewhere. Also Turfmoore, but he’s not in this thread.
Anyway- hope everyone’s well and some of you are multis or simply enjoying your free time!
For those who said we were poor - who gives a crap. We were
actually quite good at the start though.
And for f's sake - if you are gonna start up Stand Up for the
Phoenix - get the tune right - sick of saying this.
32k - We play every week...
17 years later and we still can't get the tune right to Stand up for the Phoenix
