Football and the Middle Class

Hunter Davies nails it

http://www.newstatesman.com/lifestyl...middle-classes

FYI I am a Platinum Suite guest on Saturday

so working class types never say "we won" and the middle classes started all that fairly recently, along with whole selfie thing?

"how the middle classes stole our game"? nails it. :shakehead:

Originally Posted by jem

so working class types never say "we won" and the middle classes started all that fairly recently, along with whole selfie thing?

"how the middle classes stole our game"? nails it. :shakehead:

Did you read it all?

Originally Posted by Charlestown Rouge

Did you read it all?

yes. I thought botswana sounded nice.

what was your point (as opposed to his)?

Originally Posted by jem

yes. I thought botswana sounded nice.

what was your point (as opposed to his)?

Oh dear - really playing up to the Banker from Bournemouth who specialises in the obtuse today are we?

High fives, talking on mobiles and now arguing on online football forums.

Originally Posted by Switching Off

High fives, talking on mobiles and now arguing on online football forums.

S2C. Why can't we all just hate each other?

Originally Posted by Charlestown Rouge

Oh dear - really playing up to the Banker from Bournemouth who specialises in the obtuse today are we?

I am not from bournemouth.

always struggle to finish my cheeseboard during half time at OT.
Thinking of setting up a petition to Blatter to make it 20 minutes

Originally Posted by Charlestown Rouge

Hunter Davies nails it

http://www.newstatesman.com/lifestyl...middle-classes

FYI I am a Platinum Suite guest on Saturday

Been in boxes and all that. Don't know how people of working class background can stand being in them. I didn't like it to be honest. Full of £#%&!ers and posers, people who i have absolutely nothing in common with and who's opinions on football i have no interest in.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Been in boxes and all that. Don't know how people of working class background can stand being in them. I didn't like it to be honest. Full of £#%&!ers and posers, people who i have absolutely nothing in common with and who's opinions on football i have no interest in.

Back in the 50´s/60´s football was a working class spectator sport, That´s why the kick-offs were always at 3pm. Most working class blokes did a shift on a Saturday morning so they would work ´til 12 then do whatever they did before going to the game.

I agree with you about the hospitality packages at OT. Can´t beat a tatty pie and a Bovril on the concourse. Then stick a combo on with the in stadia bookie. All part of the match day enjoyment.

By the way, Match of the Day back then - they would only show a couple of games on Saturday night but would never announce which games until tea time on a Saturday. You only knew if United was on if you went to the game and saw the outside broadcast vans parked up at the top end of south stand. Alan Weeks, back then, was one of the regular commentators.

Me rambling again ...

Originally Posted by ashtonred

Back in the 50´s/60´s football was a working class spectator sport, That´s why the kick-offs were always at 3pm. Most working class blokes did a shift on a Saturday morning so they would work ´til 12 then do whatever they did before going to the game.

I agree with you about the hospitality packages at OT. Can´t beat a tatty pie and a Bovril on the concourse. Then stick a combo on with the in stadia bookie. All part of the match day enjoyment.

By the way, Match of the Day back then - they would only show a couple of games on Saturday night but would never announce which games until tea time on a Saturday. You only knew if United was on if you went to the game and saw the outside broadcast vans parked up at the top end of south stand. Alan Weeks, back then, was one of the regular commentators.

Me rambling again ...

jumpers for goalposts, isn't it?

looks like no fun has some new (old) competition.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Been in boxes and all that. Don't know how people of working class background can stand being in them. I didn't like it to be honest. Full of £#%&!ers and posers, people who i have absolutely nothing in common with and who's opinions on football i have no interest in.

you can pretty much get on with anyone if you have a positive attitude. maybe not overtly resenting someone's kindness and hospitality would be a good place to start.

Originally Posted by jem

you can pretty much get on with anyone if you have a positive attitude. maybe not overtly resenting someone's kindness and hospitality would be a good place to start.

Shut up, Jem.

Originally Posted by jem

you can pretty much get on with anyone if you have a positive attitude. maybe not overtly resenting someone's kindness and hospitality would be a good place to start.

it's hans segers i feel sorry for.

I’ve only been ‘corporately entertained’ once at a football match that I can remember. Fulham away in 2008 and it was great fun; got really pissed, ate copious amounts of food and watched United win.

Had to get public transport to the ground though which was quite revolting, I should have demanded a limo but you live and learn.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Shut up, Jem.

I will. when you make out that everyone who isn't working class is a £#%&!er, you're only insulting yourself anyway.

Originally Posted by jem

I will. when you make out that everyone who isn't working class is a £#%&!er, you're only insulting yourself anyway.

I didn't say that did I. You sound a bit paranoid.

Originally Posted by Jack Duckworth

jumpers for goalposts, isn't it?

looks like no fun has some new (old) competition.

Heysel gave thatcher the ammunition she needed to attack the main working class sport

Hillsborough was the final piece in her jigsaw

Pavarotti singing at Italia 90

@#%&!s from the Home Counties getting into "footie" during euro 96

It's £#%&!ed

Forever