Most tinpot thing I ever heard. (tinpot thread)

[Reginald Fodstain]

How do you sponsor a corner or free kick?

Sponsor announced over the tannoy every corner.

 

[Pablosammy]

Bolton used to have sponsored injury breaks, where if a player was receiving treatment, the big screen would show adverts for workplace accident lawyers.

To be honest, I think we had something similar, though it wasn't as contemptible as injury lawyers. Whenever a player was down injured, an animation would come up on the scoreboard... something like "Injured? Hurt? Call Medicare on blah blah blah".

 

[wilsontown]

Mansfield Town's "One Call girls" made it into this week's Private Eye.

 

[GodsGift]

Torquay players will travel to Boreham Wood via a car convoy because they can't afford a coach.

http://www.thenonleaguefootballpape...s-with-club-unable-to-afford-coach-and-hotel/

 

[Silver Stone]

I don't get why they have to wait for their sell-on money, it's not like Bournemouth aren't loaded and can just front it to them.

 

[The_Boss]

Torquay players will travel to Boreham Wood via a car convoy because they can't afford a coach.

http://www.thenonleaguefootballpape...s-with-club-unable-to-afford-coach-and-hotel/

Thank you Torquay for bringing some much needed traditional tin-pottery back to this thread!

 

[GTFCfish]

Bolton used to have sponsored injury breaks, where if a player was receiving treatment, the big screen would show adverts for workplace accident lawyers.

To be honest, I think we had something similar, though it wasn't as contemptible as injury lawyers. Whenever a player was down injured, an animation would come up on the scoreboard... something like "Injured? Hurt? Call Medicare on blah blah blah".

That reminds me of when we were at West Ham in the FA Cup when Brian Laws was manager, every time someone went down injured the big screens came on with 'this calls for magic sponge' then a big animation of a smiling sponge waving his arms about.
I've just googled it but can't find any pictures but i'm sure you can use your imagination!

 

[shoddycollins]

That reminds me of when we were at West Ham in the FA Cup when Brian Laws was manager, every time someone went down injured the big screens came on with 'this calls for magic sponge' then a big animation of a smiling sponge waving his arms about.
I've just googled it but can't find any pictures but i'm sure you can use your imagination!

Not what you want to see when you've a potential career-ending leg break.

 

[mnb089mnb]

League Two tinpot thread copying the Non League tinpot thread
http://onefootballforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/tin-pot-top-trumps.11616/

so tinpot

 

[GTFCfish]

Although after the way we played yesterday I'm surprised we shifted another 138, I went to get mine after 79 minutes and I was happy to get out of there!

 

[Pliny Harris]

Pictured below: a football club who have recently appeared from nowhere but are now rocketing up the leagues, based in a tiny ground towards the north of a growing city famous for being a bit different, and Salford City FC:

 

[GTFCfish]

That Salford badge reminds me of the Grail knight in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade!:

 

[shoddycollins]

Pictured below: a football club who have recently appeared from nowhere but are now rocketing up the leagues, based in a tiny ground towards the north of a growing city famous for being a bit different, and Salford City FC:

Any relation to Red Bull Leipzig?

 

[Pliny Harris]

Any relation to Red Bull Leipzig?

None that I'm aware of, although with football in Leipzig being as confusing as it is I wouldn't be surprised if they turned out to be some nursery team. They're incredibly international for their level in terms of player recruitment, although all the "Red Bull" franchise clubs have an effective hierarchy anyway, in which the best players within the franchise eventually wind up at RB Leipzig.

 

[Murphy]

League Two tinpot thread copying the Non League tinpot thread
http://onefootballforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/tin-pot-top-trumps.11616/

so tinpot

Wouldn't want to be associated with that tinpot forum.

League Two is for losers.

 

[AnimoEtFide]

Any relation to Red Bull Leipzig?

They're both abominations?

 

[shoddycollins]

None that I'm aware of, although with football in Leipzig being as confusing as it is I wouldn't be surprised if they turned out to be some nursery team. They're incredibly international for their level in terms of player recruitment, although all the "Red Bull" franchise clubs have an effective hierarchy anyway, in which the best players within the franchise eventually wind up at RB Leipzig.

Yeah I looked it up and came to a similar conclusion... lotta football clubs in Leipzig, defunct, pheonix and miscellaneous. Didn't realise RB Leipzig were a totally new entity, I'd assumed they'd swallowed an existing club like they did in Salzburg.

Who was it they were eyeing up in England to take over?

 

[Raymondo316]

I give you our entry

 

[The Jovial Forester]

I give you our entry

Did they know each other before or just happen to turn up on the day with a letter each?

 

[shoddycollins]

I give you our entry

This could be the start of a human scoreboard... which could be quite cool

 

[Bendubz]

I give you our entry

slightly off topic, but when did Britelite change their logo? It in itself looks quite tinpot

 

[Pliny Harris]

Yeah I looked it up and came to a similar conclusion... lotta football clubs in Leipzig, defunct, pheonix and miscellaneous. Didn't realise RB Leipzig were a totally new entity, I'd assumed they'd swallowed an existing club like they did in Salzburg.

Who was it they were eyeing up in England to take over?

Sadly they still did. They bought out SSV Markranstädt and took their place in the fifth tier. Toxic stuff. If I ever wanted to die from a heart attack I think I'd do it some other way than drinking a Red Bull.

Not sure who they tried taking over in England? Be grim if they tried to... Both us and Germany have restrictions against private companies sticking their names into football clubs, most recent example being Evo Stik South tinpotters Shaw Lane Aquaforce FC becoming Shaw Lane AFC this season. Similarly, RB Leipzig are officially called RasenBallsport Leipzig of course, though Red Bull regalia is still absolutely everywhere. Summat uniquely sinister about hollow branding, especially in places as tribal as football.

 

[shoddycollins]

Sadly they still did. They bought out SSV Markranstädt and took their place in the fifth tier. Toxic stuff. If I ever wanted to die from a heart attack I think I'd do it some other way than drinking a Red Bull.

Not sure who they tried taking over in England? Be grim if they tried to... Both us and Germany have restrictions against private companies sticking their names into football clubs, most recent example being Evo Stik South tinpotters Shaw Lane Aquaforce FC becoming Shaw Lane AFC this season. Similarly, RB Leipzig are officially called RasenBallsport Leipzig of course, though Red Bull regalia is still absolutely everywhere. Summat uniquely sinister about hollow branding, especially in places as tribal as football.

I think they make exceptions here for former works teams such as Vauxhall Motors. Seems to be more lax in Wales though where they used to have Total Network Solutions, and may or may not still have BAE Systems.

 

[Bendubz]

I think they make exceptions here for former works teams such as Vauxhall Motors. Seems to be more lax in Wales though where they used to have Total Network Solutions, and may or may not still have BAE Systems.

Don't forget Airbus UK Broughton

 

[Trapdoor]

Sponsor announced over the tannoy every corner.

this is the most tinpot thing in the entire thread. shameless.

 

[shoddycollins]

Maybe we should set up a poll, if people nominate things they think are the most tinpot thing on the thread we'll find out which really is the most tinpot thing ever to happen.

My thoughts are

• My own opening post about Celtic Nation facing a team managed by their owner
• That one with the manager getting around a stadium ban by watching the match from the attic of a nearby house
• Mansfield

 

[shotaway]

AFC Bournemouth last night...

"
Scores of fans were left queuing outside Vitality Stadium while the match continued and many took to social media to vent their frustrations at the "chaos".

Sam Davis tweeted: "Kids trudging away from DC with their Dads in tears. Their first #afcb game they could get tickets too. Not upset for me, upset for the rest."

Amy Etherton added on Twitter midway through the first half: "My daughter was so excited to go to the match, but only got in the ground 10 minutes ago. Pretty poor effort from a PL club."

Long-standing supporter Gayle Hope said: "It's embarrassing. Premier League club on the pitch, Wessex League off it."

Many supporters stuck in the queues eventually gave up and went home.
"

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/ne...es_to_supporters_caught_in_ticketing__chaos_/

 

[Habbinalan]

Maybe we should set up a poll, if people nominate things they think are the most tinpot thing on the thread we'll find out which really is the most tinpot thing ever to happen.

My thoughts are

• My own opening post about Celtic Nation facing a team managed by their owner
• That one with the manager getting around a stadium ban by watching the match from the attic of a nearby house
• Mansfield

Clearly the definition of "tinpot" has morphed over the years.

In the mists of time it required an action or club to be cheap or worthless, expanded to include inferior or unimportant.

I think it now needs to be defined with reference to

and everything except the poor long-suffering fan(s) to do with

 

[localhero]

AFC Bournemouth last night...

"
Scores of fans were left queuing outside Vitality Stadium while the match continued and many took to social media to vent their frustrations at the "chaos".

Sam Davis tweeted: "Kids trudging away from DC with their Dads in tears. Their first #afcb game they could get tickets too. Not upset for me, upset for the rest."

Amy Etherton added on Twitter midway through the first half: "My daughter was so excited to go to the match, but only got in the ground 10 minutes ago. Pretty poor effort from a PL club."

Long-standing supporter Gayle Hope said: "It's embarrassing. Premier League club on the pitch, Wessex League off it."

Many supporters stuck in the queues eventually gave up and went home.
"

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/ne...es_to_supporters_caught_in_ticketing__chaos_/

The comments on that story take the tinpottery to another level. The past few years of misery have obviously taken their toll on this guy:

cromwell910:24pm Tue 20 Sep 16

I have given up on AFCBOURNEMOUTH.
After over 50 years .
Thanks Eddie, but your time is up.
Harry Redknapp must step in to keep this club in the Premiere.
He has the experience and respect from every player in football.
The primodonas at the club,are taking us and the money for a ride.
Eddie is out of his depth.
He has lost the dressing room.

 

[F Side Rat]

Yeah I looked it up and came to a similar conclusion... lotta football clubs in Leipzig, defunct, pheonix and miscellaneous. Didn't realise RB Leipzig were a totally new entity, I'd assumed they'd swallowed an existing club like they did in Salzburg.

Who was it they were eyeing up in England to take over?

I believe it was Leeds United