Not celebrating

[PistolPete]

Is it a new thing (i.e. last 10yrs) not to celebrate against your old club?

Who was the first to not celebrate?

Should it really be considered a 'classy' thing to do as so many pundits claim?

[No Fixed Abode]

I found a chocolate biscuit down the back of the sofa. I didn't celebrate as it was my old Club.

[soggy biscuit]

Gone on in a tiny way for decades yet very fasionable these days to do it just to try and be popular. A particular dislike of mine in modern football.

[chilipepper91]

"Not celebrating" would be just walking nonchalantly walking back to the centre circle. Pisses me off even more when players actually draw attention to it by holding their hands up or patting the air in acknowledgement.

[Big Foot]

"Not celebrating" would be just walking nonchalantly walking back to the centre circle. Pisses me off even more when players actually draw attention to it by holding their hands up or patting the air in acknowledgement.

This - I see Dammy Graham did it tonight and for that, I hope he has a career ending injury.

[genome]

I found a chocolate biscuit down the back of the sofa. I didn't celebrate as it was my old Club.

If you're going to quote a Milton Jones joke, at least give him credit for it.

[From Despair To Where?]

It probably all started with Dennis Law.

However it used to be that it would be a player who had a major impact at one club over a period of time who wouldn't celebrate when scoring against his old club. it's now every Tom Dick or Harry who's played 5 minutes of first team football.

[YateleyRoyal]

The likes of Aaron Ramsey not celebrating against Cardiff is ok in my book, but Danny Graham is LOLaughable.

[soggy biscuit]

It seems to very quickly have changed from being the exception to being the rule, to the point that someone celebrating against a former team is now commented on as being significant.

can't be long until someone doesn't celebrate against a team as he was once loaned there for a month.

[Handsome Man]

It probably all started with Dennis Law.

However it used to be that it would be a player who had a major impact at one club over a period of time who wouldn't celebrate when scoring against his old club. it's now every Tom Dick or Harry who's played 5 minutes of first team football.

That seemed really weird when I first heard about it, but you could understand Denis's disappointment to see a team that were part of his life relegated. What we see nowadays is just stupid. The new club pay the wages so the player should be pleased to score whatever. They should be more pleased to score against an old team if anything as the poignancy of all the memories should make the whole experience mean more.

I hope Shane Long would celebrate if he scored against us, and I hope Drenthe celebrates really hard when he scores his third for us against Real Madrid in the Champions League in a few years time.

[Big Foot]

It seems to very quickly have changed from being the exception to being the rule, to the point that someone celebrating against a former team is now commented on as being significant.

can't be long until someone doesn't celebrate against a team as he was once loaned there for a month.

I'm pretty sure that Cameron Stewart scored for Charlton at Yeovil on Saturday and refused to celebrate - he was on loan at Yeovil for 2 months in 2011.

[soggy biscuit]

Christ

[No Fixed Abode]

I found a chocolate biscuit down the back of the sofa. I didn't celebrate as it was my old Club.

If you're going to quote a Milton Jones joke, at least give him credit for it.

I bet you're a hoot on a night out.

[YateleyRoyal]

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[TBM]

Can you imagine the melt down, on the team board, if Long or Gilfy celebrated against us should they score.

[No Fixed Abode]

@ Yateley. RattLOLed much?

[YateleyRoyal]

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[No Fixed Abode]

@ Yateley. RattLOLed much?

Not at all. You just dont strike me as the sort of person who puts a lot of effort into making your online persona a prick - obvs it must just be an extension of your real life.

So,let's sum this up.

I posted a joke
Genome did a 'look at me I know its a Milton Jones joke and I will try and show you up'
I'm basically telling him to lighten up
Then you come bowling in saying I'm a bellend and now a prick.

Imagine getting so upset about something so trivial.

[6ft Kerplunk]

Steady on Kes you don't want to crease your blazer.

Players always complain when they get booked for taking their shirt off that its an instinctive thing that they can't control so where does the wonderful sense of control come from when scoring against their old clubs?

[Silver Fox]

Gr8 point 6fters

The likes of Aaron Ramsey not celebrating against Cardiff is ok in my book, but Danny Graham is LOLaughable.

the cardiff fans celebrating Ramsey scoring against them was one of the most sickening scenes I've ever witnessed in football, alongside stalls selling scarves with both teams on