Does anyone here like soccer? Or FOOTBALL to all those non-americans, sorry.
Soccer
Does anyone here like soccer? Or FOOTBALL to all those non-americans, sorry.
Last edited by Goalie; 04-13-2006 at 23:56.
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Re: Soccer
What is this 'soccer' of which you speak? I know of no such phenomenon.
There are times I wish they’d just ban everything- baccy and beer, burgers and bangers, and all the rest- once and for all. Instead, they creep forward one apparently tiny step at a time. It’s like being executed with a bacon slicer.
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Frontroom?
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I shall refuse to take part in this poll until at least one American says that Soccer is actually football and we (the Brits) invented it.
I like Football, not soccer.
When I was a child
I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
The child is grown,
The dream is gone.
I have become comfortably numb...
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Re: Soccer
I believe he is talking about Association Football.Originally Posted by InsaneApache
What is this 'soccer' of which you speak? I know of no such phenomenon.
Edit-> Is that better, Ianofsmeg16?
Last edited by drone; 04-13-2006 at 17:22.
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Well, to the average right-minded English speaker soccer is gibberish, without meaning, blasphemy and such... along the lines of realize, organize and republic...
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Bett, you'd probably find much more support for your topic should you refer to the sport by it's more widely known name, football. Here in the 50, we may refer to it as soccer, but that's the only place that term has any validity (though I suspect InsaneApache is just giving you a hard time).
Maybe BettKicker meant to start some controversy by forcing the soccer terminology... that would explain the choice of the Backroom over the Frontroom.
Please BK, spare us this. If you go there... we're going to get a loooooonggggg lecture from our limey cousins about how what we call football is really rugby played badly, and with sissy-pads to boot. We've been down this road, many, many times. We don't need to go here again.
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Re: Soccer
It's a startI believe he is talking about Association Football.
Edit-> Is that better, Ianofsmeg16?
And, going on what Don just said, I Think I was being a bit too harsh aswell. My apologies
When I was a child
I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
The child is grown,
The dream is gone.
I have become comfortably numb...
Proud Supporter of the Gahzette
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Dear God, you can see the future! And thus began us 'limeys' and our ranting.Please BK, spare us this. If you go there... we're going to get a loooooonggggg lecture from our limey cousins about how what we call football is really rugby played badly, and with sissy-pads to boot. We've been down this road, many, many times. We don't need to go here again.
Bettkicker19, it's football, not this retarded American word 'soccer'. We invented the sport, so we shall enforce it's proper name. You're version of football is a watered down version of rugby, with pads to boot, because you're all wimps. Honestly, the word 'soccer' is almost as retarded as some say GAH! is.
Plus, you forgot GAH! from the poll. Therefore i shan't vote.
Re: Soccer
As to the origin of the game, who invented it is still up for dicussion. While the Brits for the most part codified the rules as they exist today, kicking a ball around as a sport goes back a long way. Maybe instead of the Frontroom, we should take this thread to the Monastery.
Hmmmm, I wonder if Just A Girl's ban is over yet. That might liven this debate up some...
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I only bother to watch Arsenal and Chelsea, the best teams evar. I saw a Fulham match in the frontrow once, that just made it all the more sad a spectacle to watch, though.
And only a buffoon plays a sport to have his teeth knocked out and his bones broken.
Last edited by Kanamori; 04-13-2006 at 17:53.
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To clarify:
Football is a game for gentlemen, played by thugs.
Rugby is a game for thugs, played by gentlemen.
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It is called football...
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Fulham are a good team, they did beat chelsea at the cottage this year. Chelsea are not good to watch, they are a bunch of diving motts who have bought there way to success. Arsenal i don't mind but you watched their match last night against Pompey they were far from great. Man U are much more entertaining to watch then Chelsea
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Well I'll grant you this, they do play 'soccer', unfortunately the rest of the English Premier Division play 'footy'.
BTW my last post was intended to be tongue in cheek, please take no offence.
There are times I wish they’d just ban everything- baccy and beer, burgers and bangers, and all the rest- once and for all. Instead, they creep forward one apparently tiny step at a time. It’s like being executed with a bacon slicer.
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.”
To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise.
"The purpose of a university education for Left / Liberals is to attain all the politically correct attitudes towards minorties, and the financial means to live as far away from them as possible."
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I think some on both sides are just overreacting now; Brits are most usually tongue-in-cheek, which is not to be confused with the outright hostility of other Brits.
Edit:
Fulham's 'moments' are much worse and closer together than are Arsenal's:P
Only because they win, well that's more than I can say for some of the other London teams. They should be scrapped to maintain the singular glory that is London.
Last edited by Kanamori; 04-13-2006 at 18:04.
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Gah, what rubbish teams you talk of. chelsea and Arsenal?!
HA!
I'm forever blowing bubbles....
West Ham all the way, now thats a team.
GARCIN: I "dreamt," you say. It was no dream. When I chose the hardest path, I made my choice deliberately. A man is what he wills himself to be.
INEZ: Prove it. Prove it was no dream. It's what one does, and nothing else, that shows the stuff one's made of.
GARCIN: I died too soon. I wasn't allowed time to - to do my deeds.
INEZ: One always dies too soon - or too late. And yet one's whole life is complete at that moment, with a line drawn neatly under it, ready for the summing up. You are - your life, and nothing else.
Jean Paul Sartre - No Exit 1944
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Soccer = too much running.
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Re: Soccer
You really do have an advanced sense of humour!
There are times I wish they’d just ban everything- baccy and beer, burgers and bangers, and all the rest- once and for all. Instead, they creep forward one apparently tiny step at a time. It’s like being executed with a bacon slicer.
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.”
To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise.
"The purpose of a university education for Left / Liberals is to attain all the politically correct attitudes towards minorties, and the financial means to live as far away from them as possible."
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yes i do like football i suport my local team Plymouth Argyle who are doing quite well atm, albeit in the championship... i also play for a club (not pro) at the mo and we are doing quite well does anyone else play for a football team? in fact, i used to be a very fanatical football supporter but school () ruined that for me and took up more of my time...
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Mate what are you talking about? The London clubs have been doing fine this season, thank god you don't live in the Midlands.
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There are only two teams in London!
And for the sake of topicality, I shall say that I do infact like soccer, or football, but only how it is represented in London's two teams, Arsenal and Chelsea. I will not continue to listen to the evidence to the contrary. Besides, Premiership is all that matters; the rest is for fairies.
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How dare you, how dare you!?!There are only two teams in London!
Tottenham Hotspur pwn all!
Edit: On a midly related note, anyone seen Green Street? film bout footy hooligans
When I was a child
I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
The child is grown,
The dream is gone.
I have become comfortably numb...
Proud Supporter of the Gahzette
Re: Soccer
How dare you, how dare you!?!
Tottenham Hotspur pwn all!
Edit: On a midly related note, anyone seen Green Street? film bout footy hooligans
The film is rubbish mate, stay well clear of it and get Football factory or ID for the laugh, instead
Last edited by The Blind King of Bohemia; 04-13-2006 at 19:58.
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What are you guys going on about? The premiership is nothing but a showcase for foreigners to show their superiority over England.
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I dont know, Football factory is damn good, probably better than Green Street. But i havnt seen it in about a year, and I saw Green Street 4 days ago
When I was a child
I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
The child is grown,
The dream is gone.
I have become comfortably numb...
Proud Supporter of the Gahzette
Re: Soccer
So true. Rooney is Scouse/Irish, Owen is Welsh, and Henri is Algerian or something like that.
There is Football, Rugby Football, and some other strange, marginal hybrids such as Gaelic Football, Australian (No) Rules Football and American Football.
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Re: Soccer
I love soccer. (football for the rest of the world). And I don't know who invented it for sure, but if it was the Brits then HELL YEAH!!
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Where's Gah?
GAH
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Leeds? Chelsea? Yeah...American knows his soccer...
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