deecie Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Are we talking league goals ? I'll bet £5 that a Utd player scores more than Rooney in the league. If I lose, £5 to TASA. Works for me. Don't suppose you wanna double up on European Goals too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Works for me. Don't suppose you wanna double up on European Goals too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I know everyone is secretly watching SPOTY or X Factor................. .........but............ Seasonal bets Utd v Dons for TASA ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 To be honest fair city - it was just banter from JS. Your post comes close to personal abuse. Says a bit more about you than him if you ask me.It was utterly fecking garbage "banter". Tedious pish crammed in to every post, from someone who attends about as many Utd games each season as I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRBear Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Why are Dundee United fans called 'the Arabs' anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cove_Sheep Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Why are Dundee United fans called 'the Arabs' anyway? I think it's to do with the amount of sand that used to be on their pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Why are Dundee United fans called 'the Arabs' anyway? Because Dundee is twinned with Dubai. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cove_Sheep Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I'm just worried that Rossy should have waited until after 4:45pm on 31st January to make this drunken post... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I think it's to do with the amount of sand that used to be on their pitch. The other theory is the amount of oil in our pies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRBear Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 A quick google produces this theory on the Arabs. So Dundee United are the Terrors while their supporters are Arabs (the definite article is rarely used). The origin of the term is guaranteed to spark debate amongst United fans and there is no definitive answer. It is fair to say that the most commonly accepted version dates back to the mid-1960s. The winter of 1962/63 was particularly harsh and United had already been denied two matches due to Tannadice being icebound. Desperate to play a Scottish Cup tie against Albion Rovers in January 1963, United hired a tar burner of the kind used by road-layers to melt the ice. However the predictable after-effect left the playing surface all but devoid of grass. Undaunted, the directors ordered several lorry-loads of sand, spread it around, painted some lines on it and, astonishingly, the referee pronounced the pitch playable! United won the tie handsomely, prompting some observers to comment that they had taken to the new surface like Arabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedTA Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 A quick google produces this theory on the Arabs. So Dundee United are the Terrors while their supporters are Arabs (the definite article is rarely used). The origin of the term is guaranteed to spark debate amongst United fans and there is no definitive answer. It is fair to say that the most commonly accepted version dates back to the mid-1960s. The winter of 1962/63 was particularly harsh and United had already been denied two matches due to Tannadice being icebound. Desperate to play a Scottish Cup tie against Albion Rovers in January 1963, United hired a tar burner of the kind used by road-layers to melt the ice. However the predictable after-effect left the playing surface all but devoid of grass. Undaunted, the directors ordered several lorry-loads of sand, spread it around, painted some lines on it and, astonishingly, the referee pronounced the pitch playable! United won the tie handsomely, prompting some observers to comment that they had taken to the new surface like Arabs. That's my understanding of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedTA Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 It was utterly fecking garbage "banter". Tedious pish crammed in to every post, from someone who attends about as many Utd games each season as I do. Doesn't change my point Parkie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al2014 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Because Dundee is twinned with Dubai. :-)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 (edited) That's a bit like taking bets on whether a shark has a waterproof heid! I'm shamelessly hoovering that and sticking it in my patter bank. Edited December 15, 2014 by Marky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Doesn't change my point Parkie.Maybe so. But it does tell why a GIRUY thread was posted by someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Normally I wouldnae do this, but since you were such a stupidly boasting,gloating kchunt ...and we told you no to boast...this is especially for you, so look hard , and take it in. Your team team was comprehensively, completely and embarrassingly outplayed. Your team was outfought, given the run around, and made to look like a bunch of skinny, useless teenagers hat had never met each other before. Your team was dominated, from the first minute to the last, and the one shot you managed on goal was barely representative of game where Aberdeen outclassed your team from start to finish. I realise you weren't there, but if you were I'm sure you would have left after 60 mins like the rest of the utterly mute United fans., So anyway, as I said, normally this would just have been another run of the mill, simple Dons win........but since you shot your load so comprehensively and humiliiatingly after the first game of the season.....with 37 to go....I just thought I'd help you out with how today's game went. Enjoy...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedTA Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Maybe so. But it does tell why a GIRUY thread was posted by someone. Yes but I didn't ask that question. I stated a difference between banter and verging on personal abuse, and it wasn't aimed at the OP either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordanovic Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 (edited) To be honest fair city - it was just banter from JS. Your post comes close to personal abuse. Says a bit more about you than him if you ask me. Agreed, an absolute disgrace for using 'special needs' in your argument. That's primary school era that, nothing funny about special needs and should never be classed as banter same with 'spaz' etc - plenty other great words you could use than these i.e. fud, khunt or walloper Edited December 16, 2014 by Jordanovic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 No more takers for the Utd v Aberdeen bet/pledge for TASA ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donaldo87 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Motherwell to pick up more points than Aberdeen in the remaining 22 games of the season. well it's for charity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Motherwell to pick up more points than Aberdeen in the remaining 22 games of the season. well it's for charity Like your style. I'll keep to me Utd v Dons one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Motherwell to pick up more points than Aberdeen in the remaining 22 games of the season. well it's for charity Teed off a bit early for Christmas, have you no?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donaldo87 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Teed off a bit early for Christmas, have you no?! Aye I'm on the same sauce as Baraclough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cove_Sheep Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Teed off a bit early for Christmas, have you no?! He is a bit of a nutter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Motherwell to pick up more points than Aberdeen in the remaining 22 games of the season. well it's for charity Disciplinary points? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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