World cup!

Post by **Lude-dude** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 10:49 am

you cant taint everyone who like's football with hooligans..

its a problem with the sport, tribal thing I suppose

and f1 is not corrupt? the whole rosberg thing looks dodgy to me at the moment

Post by **indigolemon** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 10:56 am

To be honest, it's not the annoyance it once was to me. I don't get it (but am aware other people do, and that's fine) but used to get annoyed a how much coverage it got. But now, I tend to watch stuff on Netflix, so the TV being stuffed full of sweaty men is less of an issue. I also tend to get my news via the web these days, so again, simply don't click the 'sweaty men showering together' link and you can avoid it.

Also, this is very handy should I find myself in a room full of sweaty men lovers:

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foot ... 30038.html

lxstuart · Post by **lxstuart** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 11:04 am

It annoys me much when there is a game at Wembley, and I have to share a tube carriage with large groups of men who will insist on drinking and chanting.

Though I have deduced through this that Arsenal fans are more middle class than Tottenham fans.

bennyboy · Post by **bennyboy** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 11:17 am

Lude-dude wrote:you cant taint everyone who like's football with hooligans..

its a problem with the sport, tribal thing I suppose

and f1 is not corrupt? the whole rosberg thing looks dodgy to me at the moment

I didn't

That's why I said 'supporters' - I know not everyone is like that, in fact the majority are not of course, but unfortunately is does seem like the minority is not particularly small sometimes...

Believe me, I have a measured view in it - My wife IS a a footy fan and sold the programs at Vicarage Road for 20 odd years, with two older brothers, so I know not everyone that attends a match is a tw@t

Just that I have seen stuff at matches that I haven't seen anywhere else. Maybe I've been unlucky.

And yes. Any big business is corrupt at some level. It always suprises me, like recently, that they have been shouting about how corrupt FIFA may be for example. I'm like, really? Did you not think that the biggest sport in the world with the largest to gain/lose might not be played entirely fairly at a business level?!

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 12:59 pm

RattyMcClelland wrote:
Turbomick1985 wrote:the woman wer seriously tidy little units I spent a lot of time in the water keeping 'cool'
Directly translates to " i was nursing a huge semi in the water."

^^

Post by **Donald** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 1:07 pm

What about Tennis. I love a bit of Tennis. There should be a Tennis world cup.

Post by **Donald** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 1:09 pm

Oh wait there is, but it doesn't get the coverage because there's not enough money in it

andypont · Post by **andypont** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 1:19 pm

I think there must be decent money in tennis. All the grand slam events must generate some serious income.
Its a little different as the international team competitions are tiny by comparison with it not being a team sport really. Get 22 players on massive courts and then watch the world cup idea take off!!

mart609 · Post by **mart609** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 1:53 pm

A bunch of lawn fairies kicking a bag of air around for 90 mins... count me out.

Post by **indigolemon** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 2:05 pm