The Footie Thread

[Bazz]

I enjoy the Overlap: Stick to Football. However, this week was a really tough watch. Their guest - Sol Campbell

I've never really listened to him speak in any depth, or had much of an opinion of him in the past. So, I started the episode fairly neutral. However, he has a habit of making the discussion feel really awkward, and he clearly has a very very high opinion of himself. I appreciate most elite sports people will be highly confident. But, most will also happily take the mick out of themselves, or you have someone like Zlatan that it is so over the top, with a twinkle in his eye and a smirk in his face, it is humorous. Not with Campbell though. His presence just felt to really subdue the room more often that not.

To me, it feels like he is one of those golfers that you sometimes play with, who spends the entire round telling you about all their greatest achievements on and off the golf course, all his longest drives, his lowest rounds, etc.

Perhaps I'm being harsh. However, when he started talking about his return to Arsenal later in his career and that he said Wenger was originally against it, I knew exactly where the story would end up long before it did. And I wasn't wrong. It ended in him explaining how he absolutely bossed Fabregas, upset Wenger because he was wrong about him, but ultimately believing he taught Wenger a valuable lesson.

I listened to this yesterday and thought he could've added more detail to some interesting stories but he just couldn't articulate them well enough. There was plenty more he could've said about Alan Sugar and the court case, and also how he expected to just turn up at Forest when no approach had been made or indication of any interest.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

I enjoy the Overlap: Stick to Football. However, this week was a really tough watch. Their guest - Sol Campbell

I've never really listened to him speak in any depth, or had much of an opinion of him in the past. So, I started the episode fairly neutral. However, he has a habit of making the discussion feel really awkward, and he clearly has a very very high opinion of himself. I appreciate most elite sports people will be highly confident. But, most will also happily take the mick out of themselves, or you have someone like Zlatan that it is so over the top, with a twinkle in his eye and a smirk in his face, it is humorous. Not with Campbell though. His presence just felt to really subdue the room more often that not.

To me, it feels like he is one of those golfers that you sometimes play with, who spends the entire round telling you about all their greatest achievements on and off the golf course, all his longest drives, his lowest rounds, etc.

Perhaps I'm being harsh. However, when he started talking about his return to Arsenal later in his career and that he said Wenger was originally against it, I knew exactly where the story would end up long before it did. And I wasn't wrong. It ended in him explaining how he absolutely bossed Fabregas, upset Wenger because he was wrong about him, but ultimately believing he taught Wenger a valuable lesson.

was booked for an after dinner evening at a golf club

He was awful

Very much self entitled, brought up a lot of times the fact he believes he is constantly turned down for managers jobs because of his skin colour and very wants a Rooney type rule in Prem Football

He is very very awkward

 

[Swango1980]

I listened to this yesterday and thought he could've added more detail to some interesting stories but he just couldn't articulate them well enough. There was plenty more he could've said about Alan Sugar and the court case, and also how he expected to just turn up at Forest when no approach had been made or indication of any interest.

It's strange. He is actually pretty articulate when he speaks (in comparison to Rooney, for example), but he just seems to start a story and then abruptly stops. It is like he has been trained to only spend 10-15 seconds to give an answer, and then cut himself off after that. The Forest discussion was definitely one of the awkward moments. I even suspect it was maybe a throwaway comment because Roy Keane was sitting beside him, maybe just to impress him. As if he just quickly made up a club on the spot to suggest he would have gone to, and Forest was his choice because of Keane. Then it became very uncomfortable for him for the next few minutes as Gary Neville tried to dig deeper into it. At which point he had to admit that they had not approached him at all, and it was just a club he fancied for no reason he cared to give us.

 

[Bazz]

It's strange. He is actually pretty articulate when he speaks (in comparison to Rooney, for example), but he just seems to start a story and then abruptly stops. It is like he has been trained to only spend 10-15 seconds to give an answer, and then cut himself off after that. The Forest discussion was definitely one of the awkward moments. I even suspect it was maybe a throwaway comment because Roy Keane was sitting beside him, maybe just to impress him. As if he just quickly made up a club on the spot to suggest he would have gone to, and Forest was his choice because of Keane. Then it became very uncomfortable for him for the next few minutes as Gary Neville tried to dig deeper into it. At which point he had to admit that they had not approached him at all, and it was just a club he fancied for no reason he cared to give us.

In the same way I tell everyone I could've played for Wolves, when I absolutely couldn't have.

When they asked him who his team was as a kid and he answered with England, I knew it was going to be a strange one.

Agree with you about enjoying the show, get some good guests on. Seem to have run out of ex Utd players though and have moved on to Neville's Mrs and mom

 

[Arthur Wedge]

In the same way I tell everyone I could've played for Wolves, when I absolutely couldn't have.

When they asked him who his team was as a kid and he answered with England, I knew it was going to be a strange one.

Agree with you about enjoying the show, get some good guests on. Seem to have run out of ex Utd players though and have moved on to Neville's Mrs and mom

The show is very good

Enjoy it when they have the fans there as well

It is funny when many of them put Rory Jennings in his place , I’m sure he is there because he is a clown

They have had some great interactions

 

[Bazz]

The show is very good

Enjoy it when they have the fans there as well

It is funny when many of them put Rory Jennings in his place , I’m sure he is there because he is a clown

They have had some great interactions

That's a different one but I enjoy that too, the Utd fan, Adam something definitely thinks he's presenting the show every week though.

 

[Swango1980]

In the same way I tell everyone I could've played for Wolves, when I absolutely couldn't have.

When they asked him who his team was as a kid and he answered with England, I knew it was going to be a strange one.

Agree with you about enjoying the show, get some good guests on. Seem to have run out of ex Utd players though and have moved on to Neville's Mrs and mom

They had Rooney's Mrs on at one point as well

They should get Pogba on . Not sure they've had Gerrard on yet, that could be good. Klopp, Mourinho, Redknapp (not Jamie), Zlatan

 

[Bazz]

They had Rooney's Mrs on at one point as well

They should get Pogba on . Not sure they've had Gerrard on yet, that could be good. Klopp, Mourinho, Redknapp (not Jamie), Zlatan

Loads of potential guests, and they've got the pull in that room to attract almost anyone I reckon.

Enjoyed Denis Irwin and Viera and Keane together again brought back some proper old school Barclays memories.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

That's a different one but I enjoy that too, the Utd fan, Adam something definitely thinks he's presenting the show every week though.

McKola - on a United podcast

When he is going at it with the City guy it’s quite funny

 

[Pin-seeker]

I enjoy the Overlap: Stick to Football. However, this week was a really tough watch. Their guest - Sol Campbell

I've never really listened to him speak in any depth, or had much of an opinion of him in the past. So, I started the episode fairly neutral. However, he has a habit of making the discussion feel really awkward, and he clearly has a very very high opinion of himself. I appreciate most elite sports people will be highly confident. But, most will also happily take the mick out of themselves, or you have someone like Zlatan that it is so over the top, with a twinkle in his eye and a smirk in his face, it is humorous. Not with Campbell though. His presence just felt to really subdue the room more often that not.

To me, it feels like he is one of those golfers that you sometimes play with, who spends the entire round telling you about all their greatest achievements on and off the golf course, all his longest drives, his lowest rounds, etc.

Perhaps I'm being harsh. However, when he started talking about his return to Arsenal later in his career and that he said Wenger was originally against it, I knew exactly where the story would end up long before it did. And I wasn't wrong. It ended in him explaining how he absolutely bossed Fabregas, upset Wenger because he was wrong about him, but ultimately believing he taught Wenger a valuable lesson.

I’ll definitely give this episode a miss.
Loves to cry racism,even when it clearly isn’t.

 

[Orikoru]

I enjoy the Overlap: Stick to Football. However, this week was a really tough watch. Their guest - Sol Campbell

I've never really listened to him speak in any depth, or had much of an opinion of him in the past. So, I started the episode fairly neutral. However, he has a habit of making the discussion feel really awkward, and he clearly has a very very high opinion of himself. I appreciate most elite sports people will be highly confident. But, most will also happily take the mick out of themselves, or you have someone like Zlatan that it is so over the top, with a twinkle in his eye and a smirk in his face, it is humorous. Not with Campbell though. His presence just felt to really subdue the room more often that not.

To me, it feels like he is one of those golfers that you sometimes play with, who spends the entire round telling you about all their greatest achievements on and off the golf course, all his longest drives, his lowest rounds, etc.

Perhaps I'm being harsh. However, when he started talking about his return to Arsenal later in his career and that he said Wenger was originally against it, I knew exactly where the story would end up long before it did. And I wasn't wrong. It ended in him explaining how he absolutely bossed Fabregas, upset Wenger because he was wrong about him, but ultimately believing he taught Wenger a valuable lesson.

Everything I've ever seen about Sol Campbell the person - he's a VERY weird bloke. Lives inside his own head in Sol-Campbell-land. Massive chip on his shoulder when people don't see his coaching potential, despite there being zero evidence of it.

 

[Orikoru]

was booked for an after dinner evening at a golf club

He was awful

Very much self entitled, brought up a lot of times the fact he believes he is constantly turned down for managers jobs because of his skin colour and very wants a Rooney type rule in Prem Football

He is very very awkward

I can picture him like that Alan Partridge episode.. "Needless to say, I had the last laugh!"

 

[Red devil]

I’ll definitely give this episode a miss.
Loves to cry racism,even when it clearly isn’t.

There probably have been incidents were candidates skin colour was a factor. But in Sol's case this isn't one of them. It’s because he's a div

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Definitely someone who thinks the world owes him something. A legend in his own mind

 

[Bdill93]

Definitely someone who thinks the world owes him something. A legend in his own mind

Legit, even refused to acknowledge Rooney because he won a penalty in the early 2000's which ended Arsenals unbeaten run... A fouls a foul Sol

 

[Bazz]

Probably sound strange considering he plays for my club, and fans are supposed to be completely one eyed, but Cunha only getting banned an extra game for his second sending off of the season is a massive surprise. Also, considering it was a head butt.

 

[Neilds]

Chris Wood scored a hat trick for NZ (2nd in as many matches), gets substituted and then gets booked for going into the crowd and signing autographs. That is an official taking things too seriously!

 

[Don Barzini]

England v Albania World Cup qualifier: Gibbs-White, Quansah and Ramsdale drop out

England head coach Thomas Tuchel leaves Morgan Gibbs-White, Jarell Quansah and Aaron Ramsdale out of his matchday squad to face Albania at Wembley.

www.bbc.co.uk

Yeah why would you bother having one of the in form midfielders in the Premier League in your squad for a game when there’s a pensioner who played twenty minutes against Zwolle the other day available?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

England v Albania World Cup qualifier: Gibbs-White, Quansah and Ramsdale drop out

England head coach Thomas Tuchel leaves Morgan Gibbs-White, Jarell Quansah and Aaron Ramsdale out of his matchday squad to face Albania at Wembley.

www.bbc.co.uk

Yeah why would you bother having one of the in form midfielders in the Premier League in your squad for a game when there’s a pensioner who played twenty minutes against Zwolle the other day available?

See the knives are out already lol

 

[Arthur Wedge]

England v Albania World Cup qualifier: Gibbs-White, Quansah and Ramsdale drop out

England head coach Thomas Tuchel leaves Morgan Gibbs-White, Jarell Quansah and Aaron Ramsdale out of his matchday squad to face Albania at Wembley.

www.bbc.co.uk

Yeah why would you bother having one of the in form midfielders in the Premier League in your squad for a game when there’s a pensioner who played twenty minutes against Zwolle the other day available?

While I don’t think Henderson should be in the squad I don’t think it’s him stopping Gibbs white from being in the squad- he should be there instead of Foden