Dr. Evangelos Marinakis and Pie Cannons (sponsored by Carlos)

[Flaggers]

He'll punch who he wants
He'll punch who he wa-ants!
Big Marinakis
He'll punch who he wants!

 

[donny]

I knew I'd seen that picture of Marinakis before

 

[Steve B]

Just seen the video. The Big fella needs to sharpen up a bit, he walked into that one. Although the other fella resorted to spitting in the end.

 

[Dirk Furtull]

Anyone resorting to spitting deserves a good slapping, dirty disgusting behaviour.

 

[Browser79]

Anyone resorting to spitting deserves a good slapping, dirty disgusting behaviour.

Unless they’re clearing their throat immediately after (although not connected to) a particularly poor refereeing performance…

 

[Bing Crosby's Head]

Just seen the video. The Big fella needs to sharpen up a bit, he walked into that one. Although the other fella resorted to spitting in the end.

That's worth a five game ban for the other guy then.

 

[Project Zeus]

Unless they’re clearing their throat immediately after (although not connected to) a particularly poor refereeing performance…

Unrelated but is it me or do footballers not spit as much as they did 10/20 years ago?

It used to be you'd see them honking a greenie up every time the camera zoomed in on them.

A rare example of improvement in the game!

 

[Strummer]

That's worth a five game ban for the other guy then.

I rather suspect other fella might end up in Piraeus harbour wearing a pair of concrete boots.

 

[Colh]

I rather suspect other fella might end up in Piraeus harbour wearing a pair of concrete boots.

(in my opinion)

 

[HBB]

Unrelated but is it me or do footballers not spit as much as they did 10/20 years ago?

It used to be you'd see them honking a greenie up every time the camera zoomed in on them.

A rare example of improvement in the game!

Thank you for bringing this up (no pun intended) as I've always wondered why footballers spit so much. I played sport all the time when I was younger and never in any game or sport did I feel the need to spit anything, unless I'd had a cold of course. Am I just weird and everyone else needs to spit all the time. Always wondered.

 

[Royal Navy Red]

Unrelated but is it me or do footballers not spit as much as they did 10/20 years ago?

It used to be you'd see them honking a greenie up every time the camera zoomed in on them.

A rare example of improvement in the game!

I seem to remember a comedy sketch featuring footballers spitting. it was a parody of MOTD. Think it was Gob of the day on Not the nine o'clock news, they were analysing the technique, whilst zooming in on the player. A bit like their darts sketch

 

[Professor Wolfgang Schnell BSc. PhD.]

I seem to recall Paul Mariner winning it

 

[Professor Wolfgang Schnell BSc. PhD.]

 

[Neurotica]

I was expecting an end of season statement from Marinakis to apologise for what was nearly a disastrous season which was mostly self inflicted. Would be nice for some acknowledgment of this and to say they hope to learn from the mistakes and to make improvements next season. Also a stadium update would be nice!

 

[Templeton]

Unrelated but is it me or do footballers not spit as much as they did 10/20 years ago?

It used to be you'd see them honking a greenie up every time the camera zoomed in on them.

A rare example of improvement in the game!

Apparently neither Frank Rijkaard nor Rudi Voller watch much football nowadays, think the games really gone downhill since their day.

 

[BakwaTheNet]

Unrelated but is it me or do footballers not spit as much as they did 10/20 years ago?

It used to be you'd see them honking a greenie up every time the camera zoomed in on them.

A rare example of improvement in the game!

It’s blowing their noses these days

 

[GregorRobertson]

Surprised this story hasn’t gained more attention really. It’s not there’s much else happening in the big Premier League soap opera.

 

[Cloughie1975]

Surprised this story hasn’t gained more attention really. It’s not there’s much else happening in the big Premier League soap opera.

Brian Clough punching Forest supporters following a pitch invasion at the end of a League Cup quarter-final against
QPR in 1989 attracted more attention.

 

[Strummer]

I was expecting an end of season statement from Marinakis to apologise for what was nearly a disastrous season which was mostly self inflicted. Would be nice for some acknowledgment of this and to say they hope to learn from the mistakes and to make improvements next season. Also a stadium update would be nice!

"Big" Evangelos is too busy having a punch-up at the basketball in Athens.

 

[Strummer]

Apparently neither Frank Rijkaard nor Rudi Voller watch much football nowadays, think the games really gone downhill since their day.

I don't know about Frank Rijkaard, but Rudiger Völler is a frequent match day spectator at Bundesliga matches, courtesy of his role as Sporting Director of the Nationalelf for the German FA (Deutscher Fußball Bund).

He is often spotted at games, regularly doing a bit of "talent spotting" - I have seen him in the posh seats at my local side often in the company of former Stuttgart (and Germany) manager, Joachim "Jogi" Löw.

I would also say, "Rudi" is one of those rare players that nobody seems to have a bad word for, he is often mobbed whenever he is seen in public, and everyone seems to absolutely love.

 

[Listen 'ere young man]

We could have a spitting and nose hygiene XI.

Dyche and Low candidates for the manager for a start.

 

[Strummer]

We could have a spitting and nose hygiene XI.

Dyche and Low candidates for the manager for a start.

Ah, "Jogi" Low was rather infamous for - apologies to the gentler readers of the forum - giving his 'nada a good scratching and then sniffing his fingers, in full view of the TV cameras.

Just think about the poor opposing Coach who had to shake hands with him, at full time.

 

[Est.1865]

Taken from our official site…We’re sitting at the top table…could be worse…

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis was invited to the inaugural UEFA Champions League Dinner this week.

The exclusive networking event, held in Budapest ahead of this weekend’s showpiece final, brought together leading figures from across sport, media, technology, investments and the entertainment industry.

Hosted by UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin, European Football Clubs chairman and Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al Khelaifi, and Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin, the evening focused on the future of the global sports business ecosystem.

The Forest owner was joined at his table by Barcelona president Joan Laporta, Arsenal and Denver Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke, Fulham owner Shahid Khan, Manchester City chairman Khalifa Al Mubarak, and RedBird Capital and AC Milan executive Jerry Cardinale, as well as key figures from the international business world including PepsiCo chairman Ramon Laguarta, Ferrari chairman John Elkann, and Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff.

 

[Osiris]

FFS EM vaguely interacted with some other people at an event he was invited to?!!

I hope Vitor doesn't get wind of this, his job is clearly under threat now with our owner tapping people up

 

[Grenville 1898]

Unrelated but is it me or do footballers not spit as much as they did 10/20 years ago?

It used to be you'd see them honking a greenie up every time the camera zoomed in on them.

A rare example of improvement in the game!

I was sat in a queue at a set of traffic lights yesterday. The white transit van two vehicles in front had the firms name, email address and mobile number shown on the back. It said GDB Roofing but from a distance and with the poor font it read as GOB Roofing!