Do you really care about football?

[tay]

At least we can console ourselves with the thought that although our football team is carp, the Kiwi equivalent is much worse

You are in a desperate way if that makes you feel better, we have 4 million people and football is a minority sport.

[Charles Foster Kane]

Newcastle (FC) is part of my blood. I can try and distance myself from it, but it always drags me back. A couple of years ago I tried desperately to have nothing more to do with it - the club wasn't something I wanted to be associated with frankly - the behaviour of the players was utterly disgusting.
Growing up with people like Keegan and Beardsley, and even Shearer to some extent, you have high standards to match up to! And noone was coming close with their constant gang bang allogations, and Big market rampages.
But....there's always still love there somewhere, and you get dragged back into it eventually.
At the minute I'm happily in love with Newcastle again...falling a little bit in love with Ashley, and only getting slightly annoyed with the ****wit fans who expect to win teh league every year else the manager gets the sack.

<breathe>

England...well a similar story, except I'm currently in the hate zone with them bunch of tools. I just hate the team. Pretty much everyone in that squad is an egotistical pr*ck and not someone I particularly want representing me or my country. Gerrard, Lampard, Cole, terry <shudder> I just hate them.

Beckham often makes me very very proud, as does Rooney's talent (but NOT his attitude). And the only person I've been impressed with lately (including last night) is Crouch. What a lvoely lad he is, and he's the only one who ever looks like he gives a tulip.

And McClaren...jesus wept. Keeps Crouch on the bench most of them time, thinks he can do without Beckham - what a noddy.
Last night, when his lads are on the pitch soaked and (albeit half-arsedly) running around...he's tucked under an umbrella?!!! FFS.
And then heading into the tunnel as soon as the whistle blew without shaking anyones hand - what an utter noddy.

So in summary....I love Newcastle. I hate Newcastle. I love Newcastle. I love England. I Hate England. I'll no doubt love England.
I always care.

Its more than a game.

ahem...but being from Darlo I'm not suprised you think differently RH

Longest reply in the world.

[SallyAnne]

Longest reply in the world.

Sorry - I actually deleted 2 big paragraphs about the FA. Thought I was going off on one

[rootsnall]

Newcastle (FC) is part of my blood. I can try and distance myself from it, but it always drags me back. A couple of years ago I tried desperately to have nothing more to do with it - the club wasn't something I wanted to be associated with frankly - the behaviour of the players was utterly disgusting.
Growing up with people like Keegan and Beardsley, and even Shearer to some extent, you have high standards to match up to! And noone was coming close with their constant gang bang allogations, and Big market rampages.
But....there's always still love there somewhere, and you get dragged back into it eventually.
At the minute I'm happily in love with Newcastle again...falling a little bit in love with Ashley, and only getting slightly annoyed with the ****wit fans who expect to win teh league every year else the manager gets the sack.

<breathe>

England...well a similar story, except I'm currently in the hate zone with them bunch of tools. I just hate the team. Pretty much everyone in that squad is an egotistical pr*ck and not someone I particularly want representing me or my country. Gerrard, Lampard, Cole, terry <shudder> I just hate them.

Beckham often makes me very very proud, as does Rooney's talent (but NOT his attitude). And the only person I've been impressed with lately (including last night) is Crouch. What a lvoely lad he is, and he's the only one who ever looks like he gives a tulip.

And McClaren...jesus wept. Keeps Crouch on the bench most of them time, thinks he can do without Beckham - what a noddy.
Last night, when his lads are on the pitch soaked and (albeit half-arsedly) running around...he's tucked under an umbrella?!!! FFS.
And then heading into the tunnel as soon as the whistle blew without shaking anyones hand - what an utter noddy.

So in summary....I love Newcastle. I hate Newcastle. I love Newcastle. I love England. I Hate England. I'll no doubt love England.
I always care.

Its more than a game.

ahem...but being from Darlo I'm not suprised you think differently RH

You'll get over it. Former Man Tulipy season ticket holder and England fan and I now couldn't give a tulip about either. A game totally ruined by money and best avoided.

[realityhack]

being from Darlo I'm not suprised you think differently RH

Heh - thing is, my family and friends up North are all into football in a big way, and support either the Toons or Boro, apart from the numpties who insist on supporting Man U.

I just don't care for it, never have and I doubt I ever will unless the game, the players' behaviour, the fans' behaviour, the marketing, sponsorship, the whole damn thing - just cuts out all the crap and gets back to basics.

Where is fair play in football? Where is the honour, the sportsmanship? I think it's a game played by morons and watched by 85% morons. Don't take it personally - just be honest and think about most of the fans around you next time you go to a game. There's a lot of mindless, tribal aggression and I think everyone takes it far too seriously.

[ElectricChair]

I just don't understand the fever around this mass spectator sport at all. Thought I'd sound you out and see how many football nutters there are out there, seeing as the board is full of speculation today.

I love the game - but there is far to money in it. Bring back the wage cap.

[SallyAnne]

and watched by 85% morons.

Thats harsh. And untrue. And also basically calling the working classes morons.

Shame on you

[realityhack]

the wage cap.

Good idea - and cut the ticket price, knock the board of directors, cut all the obscene wages and prise the sponsors away slightly so it's not over-commercialised. That'll be easy.

Ooh look - Lord Lucan on a flying pig...

[Bagpuss]

I think it's a game played by morons and watched by 85% morons. Don't take it personally .

Are you saying about 17 stone of Sally is moron? how very dare you like!

[realityhack]

basically calling the working classes morons.

I have no problem with this. The vast majority of them choose to act like morons, consume like morons, eat like morons, watch moron TV, read moron newspapers and have moron conversations - therefore they appear to be morons.

When they stop doing these things, I shall stop thinking of them as morons.

I don't mean all, SA, I know and love many "working class" people. You know what I'm talking about.