Ultimate EPLers

October 7, 2009 in General
Tags: culture, EPL, football, Liverpool, media, merchandise, plastic, tat, video

There’s nothing meaningful one can say about this, really. It’s called the ultimate football gift for the ultimate football fan and it’s just… there.

Soccer moms too hot for boards.ie

August 13, 2009 in General
Tags: barstoolers, football, media, youtube, video, censorship, soccer moms, cheetos, boards.ie

Discussion of this video is banned on boards.ie, and daring to question the ban has earned FP the status of dead man walking  in that squalid panopticon.

The Home Crowd

July 3, 2009 in General
Tags: barstoolers, football, media, video

Don’t get LoI? Neither do Irish sports editors. You, and they, should see this. (Video seems not supported in WordPress – see Vodpod collection).
It’s hardly the whole story (not every LoI fan spends their time trying to jump the barriers, and crowds can be a lot more colourful than portrayed here), but it’s a good [...]

Tom Hanks, Villa till he dies. Honest.

May 10, 2009 in General
Tags: Aston Villa, celebrity, EPL, football, media, Tom Hanks, video

Thanks you honest Tom Hanks! The fabulously witty actor appeared on the Jonathan Ross show the other evening and, among other things, professed his love for Aston Villa, in the process giving us an honest take on virtual football fandom.

African adventure

January 26, 2009 in General
Tags: africa, bohs, football, ghana, identity, media, video

Here’s something you’re not likely to see on Irish television any time soon, in case it gets in the way of a Charlie Bird ego trip or  some know-it-all, neo-liberal economist (and probably ManU supporter) telling us to self-flagellate.

Drogs refuse to give up on stadium

October 24, 2008 in General
Tags: drogheda, LMFM, stadia, video, youtube

Following their recent troubles, largely springing from the stymieing of their stadium plan, Drogheda United are refusing to give up.

TodayFM sports bulletin, 2009

October 15, 2008 in General
Tags: barstoolers, bohs, Sunderland, today fm, video, youtube

A simply hilarious illustration from LewisQ of what FP is all about, and much more eloquently put. The scenarios are only slightly exaggerated, although the last one is not too much of stretch. B-b-b-b-bo!!!