Independent Leyton Orient Forum

Dis accuses someone of taking drugs. Surely that's a libellous comment?

Disoriented wrote: ↑Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:32 am

Celtient wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2020 7:22 pm When I played football in my younger days, my mouth was always so dry that I couldn't have mustered a thimbleful of gob if I'd been paid. It astonished me that the pros can spray about a pint of the stuff.

That’s what coke does to you.

Always preferred Pepsi myself.

Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2020 7:59 am It's behind littering and putting your feet on the seat on trains but above getting on the train before people have got off in the Shithouserry Premier League

Could you do a top 10 of these?

I am sick and tired of those who attempt to justify footballers spitting by saying “have you never exercised”? This is utter b*****ks.

I am an Essex County League squash player and I have NEVER felt the need to spit or “clear my nose” – and matches can often go on for an hour or more of tortuous exertion.

Football, by its very nature, often sees strikers or defenders having a little stroll or even a rest depending on where the action is on the pitch. It’s not all continuous effort. And can someone explain why a substitute waiting on the touchline to come on still has to spit – even though his ‘exercise’ has probably been limited to running up and down a few times and stretching.

And whenever the cameras catch a player who’s done something stupid – blasting a shot into outer space, making a terrible pass or just falling over – it’s always accompanied by spitting. Why?

I have always said that spitting is just an affectation. It serves no useful function in terms of a footballer’s performance. One does not need to spit in order to clear the throat unless one is suffering from an illness.
I now fully expect to be flamed but I believe that it is a habit common amongst lower classes where they spit in an attempt to seem intimidating. Some animals also spit for this very reason, as do a certain class of person you see walking along the street.

Rugby players by comparison – particularly rugby union players – have to participate in continuous and strenuous action but how often do you see them spit? Would ‘never’ be a fair reply? Footballers should take a leaf out of their book

RedO wrote: ↑Fri Sep 25, 2020 2:29 pm

Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2020 7:59 am It's behind littering and putting your feet on the seat on trains but above getting on the train before people have got off in the Shithouserry Premier League

Could you do a top 10 of these?

Gonna need some suggestions

Ok, I’ll go topical and suggest people queuing less than 2 metres behind you.

Wiping off bogies under the edge of the seat

People not covering their mouth when sneezing/coughing even when wearing a mask

Short people (say those less than 5 foot 11) using umbrellas.

RedO wrote: ↑Fri Sep 25, 2020 3:45 pm Short people (say those less than 5 foot 11) using umbrellas.

This is more of a league 1 or peripheral Championship contender

People who have no spacial awareness with their umbrellas definitely allowed in the Shithouserry Prem

People who walk really slowly, but also seem to occupy the entire width of the pavement.

Dunners wrote: ↑Fri Sep 25, 2020 4:48 pm People who walk really slowly, but also seem to occupy the entire width of the pavement.

European qualification with this one

Rucksacks

Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: ↑Fri Sep 25, 2020 4:09 pm

RedO wrote: ↑Fri Sep 25, 2020 3:45 pm Short people (say those less than 5 foot 11) using umbrellas.

This is more of a league 1 or peripheral Championship contender

People who have no spacial awareness with their umbrellas definitely allowed in the Shithouserry Prem

You wouldn’t say that if you had to do the school run in winter.

Not cleaning up your dog's sh*t

Lower Prem level imo

Pedestrians who see you coming in your car and know they won't be able to cross in time but still do it.

It is so tempting.