This thread allows eveyone to express their passionate views about a game which perhaps, since it's from England, brings with it notions of class and culture; but more so, it strikes at any indescribable passion we might harbour and perhaps not be aware of. Strictly speaking, it might unravel some deeper mysteries in ourselves or notions we have of our worlds - and that is a quality money can't buy. If wealth and the possession of it was the goal in the 18 th century ( utilitarianism ), then - and esp after the recent failure of greed in the 21 century, kindness and spirituality can be developed.nakatago wrote:as popular as it is, some people just don't like it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f27IqVo5-Oc
hmm, time for this thread to move out of the "strictly speaking" section, don't you think?
JayCee wrote:
Let me take a wild guess, you're a ruggaar fan?
JR8 wrote:JayCee wrote:Let me take a wild guess, you're a ruggaar fan?JR8 wrote:
No, a scuba diving fan actually.
Do you know how to spell by the way? lol
Yes we do.anneteoh wrote:We don't want football to stay a primitive game
This looks like a race between passion and sportsmanship, JR8 and Februs.JR8 wrote: Yeah I have to agree.
I'm not into football, it being a chav/pikey sport: haven't watched a whole game in my 4 odd decades hereabouts. Though I do try every 4 years or so, to watch some of the world cup... that said, this week is the first football I have seen in a decade.
I agree with you AT. The sportmanship (lack of) is horrific. The cheating, the perpetual fouling, the feigning injuries... damn they are all as bad as each other it seems. It seems that any time I grab five minutes of a match I am reminded why football is so base, socially toxic, and not something I want to be associated with.
Who exactly is this "we". You admitted yourself you aren't really into football and frankly I find it hard to accept that someone who thinks there are 24 players on a football pitch are part of the same "we" as actual match going supportersanneteoh wrote: We don't want football to stay a primitive game - it might just boil down to physical antics in the end.
Obviously not. It's giving me a headache just to read your replay.JayCee wrote:Yes we do.anneteoh wrote:We don't want football to stay a primitive game
What we don't want is it being Americanised, with a game that should take 90 minutes being stretched to 4 hours because of endless tv reviews, ad breaks every 5 seconds, and the game being split into quarters with play-offs at the end of every season even if a team wins the league by 20 points. And we don't want people who don't have the first idea about it telling us how it should be changed, if it ain't broke (and it ain't) don't fix it.
That's what we don't want.
You're not actually serious are you? Come on you can admit it now that you're just on the windup, no-one could seriously believe that at the end of the game reviewing what happened and maybe changing the result based on that is a good idea, that's just ridiculousanneteoh wrote:JayCee wrote:Yes we do.anneteoh wrote:We don't want football to stay a primitive game
What we don't want is it being Americanised, with a game that should take 90 minutes being stretched to 4 hours because of endless tv reviews, ad breaks every 5 seconds, and the game being split into quarters with play-offs at the end of every season even if a team wins the league by 20 points. And we don't want people who don't have the first idea about it telling us how it should be changed, if it ain't broke (and it ain't) don't fix it.
That's what we don't want.
Obviously not. It's giving me a headache just to read your replay.
What I suggested was that after the game and before the final scores are given out, there should be a review screeplayed . There's no stoppage time given for this as it'll take place after the match and the initial results given. Everything carries on as it is now - there'll be no interruptions during the all important game, but professional judgement, with technical accuracy, can be finalised after the game.
In fact, you could have a committee watching the screen whilst the game's being played so that the final results just needed to be confirmed, perhaps minutes after the game ends.
Whilst waiting for the ofiicial results, the teams can sign autographs or chat with each other.
We is a reference to those in the public.februus wrote:Who exactly is this "we". You admitted yourself you aren't really into football and frankly I find it hard to accept that someone who thinks there are 24 players on a football pitch are part of the same "we" as actual match going supportersanneteoh wrote: We don't want football to stay a primitive game - it might just boil down to physical antics in the end.
Where does one exist, pray tell?anneteoh wrote:
Hum... don't we love a classless society? .
JR8, you're becoming an armour- plated iron-masked warrior. Thanks for being the knight. You're welcome to Arthur's roundtable. LOLJR8 wrote:Where does one exist, pray tell?anneteoh wrote: Hum... don't we love a classless society? .
It is amusing how a poster criticises football, and suddenly, like a swarm of locusts people descend with garish insinuations about the critics background and hobbies. Look in the mirror you football fans at how you behave... and don't be too surprised how many people regard you and the sport with disdain...
You're right to fume, perhaps in disgust! I do have a tendency to overlook the small prints. The correct number's 22.februus wrote:Who exactly is this "we". You admitted yourself you aren't really into football and frankly I find it hard to accept that someone who thinks there are 24 players on a football pitch are part of the same "we" as actual match going supportersanneteoh wrote: We don't want football to stay a primitive game - it might just boil down to physical antics in the end.
hmmm see my post earlier, anyone can have an opinion and they are welcome to it, its simply that johnny come lately's opinion who really knows very little about our game matters less in my book.anneteoh wrote:Are you saying not everyone can watch football and have opinions about the world cup game?
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