Footballers are right tarts!!
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goldblum said:
The most popular participation sports in the UK last year were swimming and athletics. Just because lots of young men watch football on the TV and discuss it with a pint in their hand does not mean it's the national game.
Popularity for participation does not make a game the national one either. Hundreds of thousands of people spend their hard earned cash to actively participate in spectating at football matches every week. Even my lower league club gets 20,000 people through the doors every home game. Yes only a select few are good enough to play it, but it's the national game because it's the most watched game I the country.
Everyone who can't see this are living in a fantasy world where their chosen sport is, in their opinion, better than all other sports, despite the fan base of football outnumbering them ALL
To those who pick up about football hooligans, it's a minority of fans. I've been. Season ticket holder for 24 years, it's a family sport and I've been going since I was 6. It holds no violence for the majority of fans.
For those who bleat on about the money in football, it's simple economics. There is more money because the demand is there for the best game. Not some s
tty kick and clap form of egg chasingfttm said:
Kissball , what a bunch of fking drama queens , one second writhing on the floor in agony with a chipped fingernail .... don't get me started .
So , you found the football sub forum then made a post on said forum and asked us not to get you started.king drama queens , one second writhing on the floor in agony with a chipped fingernail .... don't get me started .You seem to have made quite an effort to 'get started' without anyone else being involved
Streetym89 said:
Don't like it then don't watch it.
Or continue to watch it then moan in a football section full of football fans because they don't agree with you.
When I replied first time, it wasn't in the football section. I don't watch it, it's a crap game played by primadonas. I enjoy my life without it thank you. As said before, no one voted it as the national game, and I sincerely hope that our national team exit the other world cup early and give us all a break. Or continue to watch it then moan in a football section full of football fans because they don't agree with you.
fatboy b said:
Streetym89 said:
Don't like it then don't watch it.
Or continue to watch it then moan in a football section full of football fans because they don't agree with you.
When I replied first time, it wasn't in the football section. I don't watch it, it's a crap game played by primadonas. I enjoy my life without it thank you. As said before, no one voted it as the national game, and I sincerely hope that our national team exit the other world cup early and give us all a break. Or continue to watch it then moan in a football section full of football fans because they don't agree with you.
So just cuz you don't like it, its a crap game. Amirhussain said:
fatboy b said:
Streetym89 said:
Don't like it then don't watch it.
Or continue to watch it then moan in a football section full of football fans because they don't agree with you.
When I replied first time, it wasn't in the football section. I don't watch it, it's a crap game played by primadonas. I enjoy my life without it thank you. As said before, no one voted it as the national game, and I sincerely hope that our national team exit the other world cup early and give us all a break. Or continue to watch it then moan in a football section full of football fans because they don't agree with you.
So just cuz you don't like it, its a crap game. 
jcremonini said:
Evil.soup said:
While you have got me started, football is only about who has the deepest pockets. How many Liverpool players are actually from Liverpool, in fact, how many are from the UK?? The teams are full of it and represent nothing more than a name and certainly not a city!!
Name me a major sport where the deepest pockets does not matter ? Rugby it does, Cricket is typically the domain of public schools. F1 is a prime example. The fact is all sports are the same, except maybe darts and snooker but they are hardly mainstream.Then look at it from purely business terms. The players are the tools to success. You want to build the best cars you buy the best machinery. You want the best software house you usually have to outcompete the competition to get the best programmers. How many Microsoft programmers come from Seattle compared to everywhere else in the world? How many Nissan workers work in Japan ?
The clubs are just named after the place they originate from and there is no onus on that club ( or business) to only employ local people.
The simple fact is that if you want the best you pay for the best and that means you look globally.
This 'deepest pockets' argument is all rather moot.
There should also be less tolerence to diving and general fannying about, it spoils the whole game.
jcremonini said:
Name me a major sport where the deepest pockets does not matter ? Rugby it does, Cricket is typically the domain of public schools. F1 is a prime example. The fact is all sports are the same, except maybe darts and snooker but they are hardly mainstream.
Then look at it from purely business terms. The players are the tools to success. You want to build the best cars you buy the best machinery. You want the best software house you usually have to outcompete the competition to get the best programmers. How many Microsoft programmers come from Seattle compared to everywhere else in the world? How many Nissan workers work in Japan ?
The clubs are just named after the place they originate from and there is no onus on that club ( or business) to only employ local people.
The simple fact is that if you want the best you pay for the best and that means you look globally.
This 'deepest pockets' argument is all rather moot.
To be honest there are foreign players in rugby but certainly not to the extent that it is in football. The majority of the Welsh rugby team play for 3 Welsh clubs and most of their team mates are local Welsh blokes so your point is rather pointless.Then look at it from purely business terms. The players are the tools to success. You want to build the best cars you buy the best machinery. You want the best software house you usually have to outcompete the competition to get the best programmers. How many Microsoft programmers come from Seattle compared to everywhere else in the world? How many Nissan workers work in Japan ?
The clubs are just named after the place they originate from and there is no onus on that club ( or business) to only employ local people.
The simple fact is that if you want the best you pay for the best and that means you look globally.
This 'deepest pockets' argument is all rather moot.
As for the reference to car manufacturers using skills from all over the world, not even close to being the same thing as football should be a competative sport and cars are simply business.
Evil.soup said:
jcremonini said:
Name me a major sport where the deepest pockets does not matter ? Rugby it does, Cricket is typically the domain of public schools. F1 is a prime example. The fact is all sports are the same, except maybe darts and snooker but they are hardly mainstream.
Then look at it from purely business terms. The players are the tools to success. You want to build the best cars you buy the best machinery. You want the best software house you usually have to outcompete the competition to get the best programmers. How many Microsoft programmers come from Seattle compared to everywhere else in the world? How many Nissan workers work in Japan ?
The clubs are just named after the place they originate from and there is no onus on that club ( or business) to only employ local people.
The simple fact is that if you want the best you pay for the best and that means you look globally.
This 'deepest pockets' argument is all rather moot.
To be honest there are foreign players in rugby but certainly not to the extent that it is in football. The majority of the Welsh rugby team play for 3 Welsh clubs and most of their team mates are local Welsh blokes so your point is rather pointless.Then look at it from purely business terms. The players are the tools to success. You want to build the best cars you buy the best machinery. You want the best software house you usually have to outcompete the competition to get the best programmers. How many Microsoft programmers come from Seattle compared to everywhere else in the world? How many Nissan workers work in Japan ?
The clubs are just named after the place they originate from and there is no onus on that club ( or business) to only employ local people.
The simple fact is that if you want the best you pay for the best and that means you look globally.
This 'deepest pockets' argument is all rather moot.
As for the reference to car manufacturers using skills from all over the world, not even close to being the same thing as football should be a competative sport and cars are simply business.
The fact that most of the Welsh rugby team play in Wales is down to the sport being miniscule in comparison to football. If it was played and watched, to the extent that football is, throughout the world or even the throughout the UK , then you would find that would not be the case at all. Rugby is a local cottage industry compared to the multinational that is football..
Edited by jcremonini on Saturday 28th December 21:47
fatboy b said:
Amirhussain said:
fatboy b said:
Streetym89 said:
Don't like it then don't watch it.
Or continue to watch it then moan in a football section full of football fans because they don't agree with you.
When I replied first time, it wasn't in the football section. I don't watch it, it's a crap game played by primadonas. I enjoy my life without it thank you. As said before, no one voted it as the national game, and I sincerely hope that our national team exit the other world cup early and give us all a break. Or continue to watch it then moan in a football section full of football fans because they don't agree with you.
So just cuz you don't like it, its a crap game. fatboy b said:
Evil.soup said:
...and cars are simply business.
You do realise that football has f
k all to do with sport these days don't you, and everything to do with business. Amirhussain said:
fatboy b said:
Amirhussain said:
fatboy b said:
Streetym89 said:
Don't like it then don't watch it.
Or continue to watch it then moan in a football section full of football fans because they don't agree with you.
When I replied first time, it wasn't in the football section. I don't watch it, it's a crap game played by primadonas. I enjoy my life without it thank you. As said before, no one voted it as the national game, and I sincerely hope that our national team exit the other world cup early and give us all a break. Or continue to watch it then moan in a football section full of football fans because they don't agree with you.
So just cuz you don't like it, its a crap game. 
jcremonini said:
fatboy b said:
Evil.soup said:
...and cars are simply business.
You do realise that football has f
k all to do with sport these days don't you, and everything to do with business. Gassing Station | Football | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff