FootyCorncobcon":70knbxup said:Did you mean football?
or...
FOOOOOOOOOOTBAAAAAAAAL? :roll:
Right on!Zanaspus":bwxtfpd7 said:I am indeed a gooner as well!
I can understand that perfectly, especially living amongst it. I think the reason I gravitate to football is that I live in America and am not exposed to it 24/7 like I COULD be with American sports. I honestly think it's the incessant sports media coverage that has soured me to American sports so that in the 90s I returned to football proper because I only get about 3-4 hours per week of people talking about it.Stick":3qg2j13u said:I used to be in the late 70s through to mid 80s but lost interest when the game began to change. Players throwing themselves on the floor to gain a penalty, the abuse the ref gets (you don't see this in rugby), and the obscene sums of money that players now receive all completely put me off the game.
Nice to see passion and not just another Rangers or Celtic fan "because they're good."allyby":ddap90ts said:Heart of Midlothian fan here.
Hearts in 1st! ...for the time being at leastZanaspus":wxhugup4 said:Nice to see passion and not just another Rangers or Celtic fan "because they're good."allyby":wxhugup4 said:Heart of Midlothian fan here.
Yup, in some parts of the UK it's like a religion. Liverpool / Everton for example and also up in the North East around Newcastle. I lived in the NE when Newcastle lost to Arsenal in the FA Cup final in '98. It was like the whole of the NE had died.Zanaspus":k084kw0y said:I can understand that perfectly, especially living amongst it. I think the reason I gravitate to football is that I live in America and am not exposed to it 24/7 like I COULD be with American sports. I honestly think it's the incessant sports media coverage that has soured me to American sports so that in the 90s I returned to football proper because I only get about 3-4 hours per week of people talking about it.Stick":k084kw0y said:I used to be in the late 70s through to mid 80s but lost interest when the game began to change. Players throwing themselves on the floor to gain a penalty, the abuse the ref gets (you don't see this in rugby), and the obscene sums of money that players now receive all completely put me off the game.
This really kills my excitement for the NBA. With no relegation, as with all sports here, and about the only way for small market teams like my Magic to improve is with the draft. So every year teams try and tank especially towards the end of the season after playoff hopes die. The NBA really need to fix this both for competitive and aesthetic reasons.History Prof 1861":9ssj8l9h said:This makes those last games of the season very important.
They are in first, but I'm willing to bet he hasn't hit the bandwagon in the past couple of years. :lol!:SourMilk":ezhe89wy said:Hearts in 1st! ...for the time being at leastZanaspus":ezhe89wy said:Nice to see passion and not just another Rangers or Celtic fan "because they're good."allyby":ezhe89wy said:Heart of Midlothian fan here.
As an Orlando Magic fan I can attest that unconditionally supporting a terrible team builds character. Many young folk I meet just don't have any loyalty to their local teams.
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