Football, what is it with it?

[swannymere]

It was a social thing for me, used to go with the same four friends and then meet other people for a drink and some banter, watch a game and share a communal moment with thousands of others.

If you don't get that's fine but don't judge people for liking it. Just as i don't judge Rugby players for not being skilfull enough to play Soccer (the traditional English name for the game before any pedants have a go for using an american term!) or enjoying shoving beer bottles where they don't belong :roll:

 

[tintin40]

And another thing ...

Referees in football get no respect from the players. They should hand out tazers to the refs, anyone attempting to back chat or shows contempt gets zapped.

Agree with you. The ref should be like in Rugby. Take no sh*t

 

[NAILTRAIL96]

As a sport it's fine, as the business we see in the media it's just a distraction so you don't realise the government is mugging you left right a centre.
Oooh, follow the shiny shiny.


Can anyone hear a helicopter?.

 

[t-stoff]

I think I specially enjoy the social part of it. having some beers with friends on a special match or during european / world cups.

If there's a big match on, ill probably watch and enjoy, but I never felt the need of adjusting my life to it as so many of my friends do.. unless theres that social event associated to.

Our championship (in Portugal) isnt that great too, everything is around 3 major teams, and mine is on the second league at the moment. It used to be great anyways ;D On the last 3 ou 4 years I went to stadium a handfull of times, one to see my team loosing with bayern and other random games.... its 5 mins from home.. but naeh..

As player im not that skillful too, so it didn't help on letting the feeling grow during my youth days.. ;>

 

[highlandsflyer]

And another thing ...

Referees in football get no respect from the players. They should hand out tazers to the refs, anyone attempting to back chat or shows contempt gets zapped.

Agree with you. The ref should be like in Rugby. Take no sh*t

Have to agree with you.

There should be instant dismissal for handling the ref deliberately, and red cards instead of yellow for dissent.

All this approaching the ref, intimidating the ref and all that is absolutely destroying the game.

Also have to say that watching it on the box is fine as a fan, but going to any large sporting event is an experience regardless of whether you are into that sport.

I never got cricket until I shared a bottle of gin at Lords.

Being spat on by Tony Adams at Highbury wasn't quite as fun, but being up close watching a score of athletes playing their hearts out certainly impresses.

 

[hamster]

I never saw the point of it.

However, I try not to criticise other people's hobbies. They are no more (or less) pointless than mine.

 

[al]

You are born a football fan, why else would I have put myself through the last 40 years watching Man City, It's not cos I enjoyed it!
They were my local team, so that's they team I watched.

That doesn't mean to say you can't pick a team as you are 'growing' up. Why else would all those dirty plastic United fans buy all the shirts and mugs and poster and scarves and....

City til I die.


al.

 

[silverclaws]

I never got it neither and all I think about such events is it appeals to the neanderthal in some, an almost tribal allegiance, perhaps the only tribalism allowed in modern society, because as far as it's professional aspect is concerned, it being the most contentious, it is well controlled, held behind closed doors and heavily policed. But as I am also an avid wearer of tin foil, I will also say football is a distraction for the troublesome masses, it keeps their mind elsewhere, and not where it should be, watching and questioning those that rule/oppress us.

 

[konatime]

Another one here that doesn't get football. Bunch of pansys tripping over there own feet trying to gain advantage by faking injury or foul play.

Brought up in a rugby playing household with rugby playing dad & uncles. Taught to take a knock and get on and out-play those dishing out the beef.

Thier not all pansys faking injury r kid, was'nt there some fake blood capsules running around rugby world not long back.

I spoke to an olympic wrestler not too long ago who'd recently been employed by a north western premiership club with the sole purpose of disregarding the ball and spinning the strikers upside down. He said he could'nt believe how strong some of the lads were with thier low centre of gravity, said the the rugby kids were easy-peasy (breaking a big/small stick theory).

 

[makster]

Another one here that doesn't get football. Bunch of pansys tripping over there own feet trying to gain advantage by faking injury or foul play.

Brought up in a rugby playing household with rugby playing dad & uncles. Taught to take a knock and get on and out-play those dishing out the beef.

Thier not all pansys faking injury r kid, was'nt there some fake blood capsules running around rugby world not long back.

Exactly! Corruption and cheating is rife in most sports at the highest level, so unfai just to level that at football.
I think the problem with football, especially top level, is that the players no longer have anything in common with the fans.
We have teenagers wth multi-million pound contracts before they've won anything in the game.
Read some of the older players autobiography's and compare how they lived while playing in (and winning!) at world and european cup finals.
Different world