November 12, 2004

Why I Want to Kill Junichi Inamoto

Junichi Inamoto is the only Japanese player in the English Premiership.

He now plays for West Brom. And when I say plays, I mean never plays.

The top four football teams in England are Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd, and Liverpool, probably in that order.

Sky PerfecTV, the Japanese cable TV company with the Japanese rights to broadcast English football, shows four Premiership games every week.

Until recently, these games were always the games of Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd and Liverpool.

I am a Liverpool fan.

Recently, Junichi Inamoto declared himself fit again.

Most Sky PerfectTV viewers are, not surprisingly, Japanese.

Following Inamoto's declaration, Sky PerfecTV changed their policy to include showing the fit-again local star's games.

So they now show Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd, and the most tedious, vapid, already dead football team on the planet, West Bromwich Albion.

And who gets shanghaied to make room?

Exactly.

Junichi Inamoto, you ruinous, killjoy bastard, I want to murder you.

But it's nothing personal.

Posted by Setsunai at November 12, 2004 5:11 PM | TrackBack
Comments

Inamoto for Liverpool is your only answer!

Posted by: Speedy at November 12, 2004 11:29 PM | Permalink to Comment

I just can't believe Albion are in the Premier division. It must have been a good twenty years out of top flight football for them, surely.

Posted by: Luke at November 13, 2004 4:43 PM | Permalink to Comment

I wouldn't rule it out, actually. He's good marketing and he plays in a position we'll be wanting when Gerrard heads off to Real. WBA will of course straight down again (Luke: they were up for one season two seasons ago) now that Robbo is in charge, leaving Inamoto looking for a new club. There you go, chaos theory in action. Only thing is, he's criminally overweight. He looks like he's fallen victim to the Western diet.

Posted by: Setsunai at November 15, 2004 3:54 PM | Permalink to Comment

Robson is a drunken, woman-abusing ex-Manc twat so they will definately go down.
I can pass by the Midlands on my way home next month and push Inamoto in a river if you want?

Posted by: Pat at November 15, 2004 5:40 PM | Permalink to Comment

I take it you mean Bryan Robson, right? I'm sorry, I just don't keep up with the league anymore and I wasn't sure what Bobby Robson's doing these days.

Posted by: Luke at November 16, 2004 12:10 PM | Permalink to Comment

Speaking of eating pies, have you seen Andy Reid? Reminiscent of Bareller in his heydey!
Any other nominations for fattest professional footballer? Gazza doesn't count anymore

Posted by: Speedy at November 16, 2004 5:56 PM | Permalink to Comment

Jesus, he does look like Bareller.

The Sheffield United keeper, an Irishman named Paddy Kenny Something, looks like he went to the Jan Molby School of Pies and received lectures there from Matt Le Tissier.

Posted by: Setsunai at November 16, 2004 7:09 PM | Permalink to Comment

Paddy certainly looks as if he's sat in one or two of Sammy Lee's tutorials, but he's a keeper and isn't expected to be as fit, so he's excused a few laps in training. How's Robbie Fowler and John Hartson for a super-sized strike force?

Posted by: Speedy at November 16, 2004 7:53 PM | Permalink to Comment

Fowler, yes. Didn't realize Hartson was overweight, though. Just thought he was big.

Richard Dunne?

Posted by: Setsunai at November 17, 2004 6:02 PM | Permalink to Comment

Richie's slimmed down again, looking lean and mean and everything you'd expect from a Man City defender. I'd put Hartson in the same category as the old Dunne (i.e. quite overweight for a professional athlete!).

Posted by: Speedy at November 17, 2004 6:21 PM | Permalink to Comment

Be careful with the pies references Speedy:

Fans face jail for taunting 'fat' footballers

Football fans may be arrested for making fun of players they believe are overweight..

The warning comes after Derby County supporters chanted insults at Coventry defender Paul Williams at Pride Park.

Derby's football liaison officer Sgt Colin Nellist says similar abuse may land them in jail. The move is backed by the Premiership club and a supporters' group.

Fans sang "Who ate all the pies?" at Williams, the Daily Star says.

Sgt Nellist said: "The behaviour was outrageous and unsportsmanlike. We will not tolerate this.

"The fans need to know that, if they do it again, they will be arrested for public order offences. They should grow up."

Some fans, however, think players should be able to take the taunts.

Rob Green, of Chellaston, said: "It's a shame Williams can't take a bit of stick, especially as he left Derby for Coventry."

Posted by: Setsunai at November 17, 2004 6:32 PM | Permalink to Comment

Could be worse...they could replace it with Kawaguchi's performance on the bench for FC Nordsjaelland...

Posted by: scott at November 18, 2004 4:26 PM | Permalink to Comment

You really are an Asian football otaku, aren't you? Give me Yoshikatsu any day of the week, even on the bench, compared to watching WBA.

Posted by: Setsunai at November 18, 2004 6:07 PM | Permalink to Comment

Hey now... that's a little harsh.
I'll admit, West Bromwich Albion are pretty lame... but Junichi is the best player. I'll tell you what... instead of someone's offer to bypass the Midlands on the way home from work and push him into a river... i'll kidnap him until he marries me, and keep him from the football team :D Sound good? :D

I love him!! Junichi rules!

~Mitsuko x

Posted by: Mitsuko at July 18, 2005 5:52 AM | Permalink to Comment
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