General Football 2013

[baitman]

with money comes good taste

[Shaggy]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCKJImvueCI"]Hooligansinamo Bucuresti vs. Steaua Bucuresti. 11.08.2013 - YouTube[/ame]

[Shaggy]

Haha. Chesterfield's Gary Roberts pulls an opposition player's shorts down

http://instagram.com/p/c12Q9mzGyA/#

[Fivex]

Ahahaaa!

[Chazza]

Messi, Maradona and Pele to Appear at Non-League Farnborough FC Next Season

Times are hard for Farnborough FC.

In 2007, non-league Farnborough Town FC were liquidated, and a new team was created from scratch, with fans voting to drop the "Town" from the name of the new iteration.

The Hampshire side worked their way up to the Conference South, but in April they were placed into administration once again with reported debts of £2 million.

A lowly team in such dire straits probably shouldn't have names such as Lionel Messi, Pele and Jose Mourinho on their payroll, but according to Goal.com, this is exactly what the south coast team are planning to do, with a little help from the publicity stunt-loving bookmaker Paddy Power:

As part of an unusual sponsorship agreement with bookmakers Paddy Power, the Conference South side have not only renamed their ground and updated their kit – all of their players, as well as their manager, have legally changed their names to those of footballing icons.

Players such as Alan Inns, Matt Ball and Dave Tarpey have swapped monikers by deed poll with greats who played in their respective positions, from Franz Beckenbauer to Paul Gascoigne.

Even their boss, formerly known as Spencer Day, has adopted the new identity of Jose Mourinho.

Goal.com provides enticing quotes from a Farnborough FC press release ("All Conference South fans now need only to travel to Paddy Power Park, and not Camp Nou, to see some of the world's best players") and Paddy Power has a solid reputation for setting up risqué stunts in the name of getting people to pay them some attention.

It sounds like the product of an over active imagination, but B/R has been contacted by club representatives to confirm it is true.

Yes, Leo Messi will be playing in the sixth tier of English football.

The entire squad and coaching staff will be changing their names to those of legendary players and managers of today and years gone by.

For a full squad list and more details, check back here on Tuesday...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1735339-messi-maradona-and-pele-may-appear-at-non-league-farnborough-fc-next-season

[Fivex]

I'm sure some of those names won't be too thrilled about this

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

Haha. Chesterfield's Gary Roberts pulls an opposition player's shorts down

http://instagram.com/p/c12Q9mzGyA/#

My mate got banned for about 3 years for doing that playing sunday league true story.

[Liverpel]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...fc-next-season

I feel sorry for Djibril Fofana.

[Chazza]

[ame]http://youtu.be/emyu6kDnSKw[/ame]

[Tee]

(Hope he was ok )

[danperkins]

[Shaggy]

FLMAO!

How the **** did that happen? And also...what the **** was that weird little voice that precedes his fall?

[Baracus]

LOL - - why was he on what sounded like a step ladder?

[G]

It's a mini scaffold he was on for whatever reason. They tweeted a picture of him afterwards standing on it.

He must be a shortarse

[Baracus]

Not heard someone called 'Shortarse' for many a moons