The official i'm not watching the football

[mcroson]

i'm not a big football fans partly due to how the fans react to a loss and partly due to how the players act as they seam to have no respect for anyone, i much prefer rugby due as there is respect on the pitch and the player don't think them self's as anything special, i took a friend to a leicester tiger v newcastle match a few seasons back because she had a crush on wilkinson and she could not believe that after the match he came into the bar behind the stand and stood talking and having photos and autographs from a lot of the tigers fans after he had just lost the match he's one of many international rugby players i have met and they all seam down to earth and will talk to you for ages i even managed to get a drink out of austin healey on one occasion.

[Mrs Bomber]

I don't really do sport of any kind, however living in Wigan with a rugby league fan does lead me to attend the occasional match and I would totally agree at the difference in behaviour of the fans.

We went to a game a few months back vs Harlequins on a Friday night, it was anticipated that not many Harlequins (London Based) fans would travel so the majority of the away seats were sold to Wigan fans. We were sat behind a couple proudly wearing the Harlequin shirt, when Wigan lost - I was astounded to see a queue forming next to their seat to shake their hands and congratulate them on the win - every single person in that queue was wearing the Wigan colours ... now that kind of behaviour makes you proud to be English.

[mcroson]

it like when i went to dublin to see tiger win against lenister after the match in the bars back to the hotel we did not have to buy a drink all the local wanted to talk to you about the match and buy you a drink because how good your team had played never seen anything like it and that why i love rugby the fans make it enjoyable to watch

[scubabob]

You certainly have that right, about how home and away fans can mingle at rugby games (both codes), and it is something the sport can be proud of. I am old enough to remember when that was the case in soccer.

There is now another major difference in the two sports: Football players spend 90 minutes pretending that they are injured; Rugby players spend 80 minutes pretending that they are not.

And so far in this world tournament, nobody is watching (good) football.

[balbrigganbloke]

I always liked this picture
Hickey ran off the pitch, demanded stitches, a bandage, new shorts, jersey and headgear, all within the 10 minute time window so he could come back on and continue the rest of the game.

Beckham wanted a hug.
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[the goat]

So which football team did Tom Williams play for when he bit a fake blood capsule? And I always forget the name of his football team manager, Richard something?
Whiter than white, the lot of them.
I dont have a problem with people who don t like football, each to their own, but why the constant need to have a go?Dont like it, don t watch it, don t comment on it. Simple

[Sonicthediver]

Difficult to do when the media are reporting/showing very little but football, the pubs are full of drunks watching football and the topic of choice for most of the male (and a fair proportion of the femail) population is football.

Becomes even more boring when you find that as England get knocked out the media etc will still show every game, then spend hours wittering on about what happened, who cares.

[Steve Summers]

So which football team did Tom Williams play for when he bit a fake blood capsule? And I always forget the name of his football team manager, Richard something?
Whiter than white, the lot of them.
I dont have a problem with people who don t like football, each to their own, but why the constant need to have a go?Dont like it, don t watch it, don t comment on it. Simple

To be fair mate Harlequins have always been the team that if I had to pick a side capable of cheating would do it. In the amateur days they took a young 'shire' farmer who was a promising flanker and found him a job in the city so he could play for them.

I played rugby for over 20 years and love the fact you could spend 80 minutes doing things that would have you in court for assault [and receiving the same] and buy each other beer in the bar afterwards, that you can sit on a terrace with opposing fans next to you and you share banter but don't fight, that the referree is still called sir and that there is a place in club/school rugby for everyone from the tall beanpole to the short fat kid.

I don't particularly like football for many reasons but I am a patriot and would support England in the world tiddlywinks tournament so I hope they do well and don't let the country down as they have done many times in the past. I've been watching the 100 greatest world cup moments and loved the quote of being an England football fan is like being in love with an unfaithful woman, you know they are going to disappoint you I really hope this time they don't.

[scubabob]

So which football team did Tom Williams play for when he bit a fake blood capsule? And I always forget the name of his football team manager, Richard something?
Whiter than white, the lot of them.
I dont have a problem with people who don t like football, each to their own, but why the constant need to have a go?Dont like it, don t watch it, don t comment on it. Simple

I do like football, (you have to really love the game to be a lifelong supporter of Barnsley). That is why I feel able to comment on the way the game has gone.

[Diving Dude]

I dont have a problem with people who don t like football, each to their own, but why the constant need to have a go?Dont like it, don t watch it, don t comment on it. Simple

My thoughts exactly. Just recently YD seems to be full of whiney bitchy old maids.