Weird feelings of football thread

[SuperBrfc]

Seen this thread on another Football forum and decided to start it on here, just for fun.

What are some weird feelings of football that you have, that aren't necessarily 100 percent true, but they seem that way?

They can be Rovers related if you want, but can also extend to world football in general and apply to any era. The only rule is they can't be 100 percent true.

Disclaimer: None of these statements are to be taken as facts. They are not factually true. Humour is the underlying theme of this thread.

I'll start us off with some examples:

1) Brad Friedel never conceded a goal against Man United when playing for Rovers.

2) Matches at the Nou Camp can only be played at night.

3) Villarreal have had the same home kit for the past 18 years and have never had an away kit.

4) The Nigerian Men's football team ceased to exist after World Cup '98. Nobody knows what happened, but their last ever game on the International stage was the 4-1 defeat against Denmark in the last 16, in June 1998.

5) Edinson Cavani has never scored a goal, yet is viewed as being a lethal striker.

I'm sure you'll be able to add a few more.

[rigger]

When the three day week in the 70s, forced games to be played on Sundays, there had to be a gate available at the grounds that was free entry.

[SuperBrfc]

Niko Kranjcar has only played under one manager throughout his whole career. Harry Redknapp.

[simongarnerisgod]

ac milan signed luther blissett by mistake,they thought they were signing john barnes

[Hasta]

Every time Ronaldo faced Ashley Cole in international games, Cole had him in his pocket.

[Mike E]

Benfica have always been a top tier Champions League team 

[Dreyski]

Man Utd went over a year without a Saturday 3pm kick-off

[Hasta]

Every pack of Panini stickers in the 1980s contained Luther Blisset.

Edited September 23, 2022 by Hasta

[Gav]

Matt Jansen was going out with H from steps.

[Dreyski]

In the period when Ronaldo and Messi were at Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively, they scored 85% of goals in La Liga.

[M_B]

George Courtney gave us the penalty at Wembley cos of the stick he got walking out at Bradford. 

[simongarnerisgod]

when man city brought thousands to ewood in 2000 at half time the police ordered rovers to lose because they feared the city fans would riot if they did`nt get a win(there was quite a few of them tbh!!)

[LDRover]

33 minutes ago, Hasta said:

Every pack of Panini stickers in the 1980s contained Luther Blisset.

And in the 70s it was Alan Gowling

[Guest]

Leicester City play every single game at home and under the lights 

[simongarnerisgod]

burnley suicide squads mental theory that by taking a particular brick out of the old blackburn end the roof would fall down🤣they wer`nt noted for their iq

more of the dingles claiming the riverside was sinking and would have to be demolished🥴

[SuperBrfc]

Ben Foster is a Youtuber who was lucky enough to be invited to film behind the scenes content at Watford.

He was not allowed to play in any of the games. However, he was permitted to travel on the team bus every week, to sit in on team meetings and to have apple crumble whenever he wanted.

[rigger]

English people should support Scotland against foreign teams.

[Mattyblue]

2 hours ago, Gav said:

Matt Jansen was going out with H from steps.

As was John O’Shea…

[rigger]

If the Ribble valley is potentially the Shire from Lord of the rings. Is Burnley where the orcs are from ?

[Mike E]

52 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

As was John O’Shea…

Thought that MGP and John O'Shea were an item once.

Edited September 23, 2022 by Mike E

[Mattyblue]

Probably spotted sharing a booth in San Carlo’s…

[Upside Down]

I definitely heard that one from more than one person.

[lraC]

Rovers were the only team to start with 12 men, when the Turkish Delight played for us. 

[Upside Down]

I'm sure as sure can be that United played 12 every week. Bizarrely one of them was always in black.

[Herbie6590]

Under Howard Kendall, Rovers only won away games by a scoreline of 1-0.