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16/10/2007 - Episode 4460
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
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lolcats. I forgot it was on and tuned in to see 3-0. Good times!
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The cursed Bale came on about an hour in, when it was 1-0. Heh heh.
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Ah, for fuck's sake. That was all my fault, wasn't it?
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Teehee!
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omg - not here as well.
I've been crying my eyes out on another forum for most of the evening.
I've been crying my eyes out on another forum for most of the evening.
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Jon, would you have started this thread if Jeff Stelling were not the host of Countdown?
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I'm quite sure he would've.Jason Larsen wrote:Jon, would you have started this thread if Jeff Stelling were not the host of Countdown?
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Why?
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You're underestimating the power of football in the UK Jason!Jason Larsen wrote:Why?
I assure you it's popularity has nothing to do with Jeff Stelling
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You all love football, don't you?
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Give or take a couple of million, yes.
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Meh. I win money predicting results, I wouldn't call that love. Give me snooker any day.Jason Larsen wrote:You all love football, don't you?
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The Masters was hands down the best snooker tournament I've seen for so long. The quality was consistently fantastic, and the final was a marvel. <span class="obvious">Ronnie is such a talent.</span>Ian Volante wrote:Meh. I win money predicting results, I wouldn't call that love. Give me snooker any day.Jason Larsen wrote:You all love football, don't you?
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Agree there, definitely.Matt Morrison wrote:The Masters was hands down the best snooker tournament I've seen for so long. The quality was consistently fantastic, and the final was a marvel. <span class="obvious">Ronnie is such a talent.</span>Ian Volante wrote:Meh. I win money predicting results, I wouldn't call that love. Give me snooker any day.Jason Larsen wrote:You all love football, don't you?
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Good!
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I missed it unfortunately. Ah well, not too long till the World Champs...Matt Morrison wrote:The Masters was hands down the best snooker tournament I've seen for so long. The quality was consistently fantastic, and the final was a marvel. <span class="obvious">Ronnie is such a talent.</span>Ian Volante wrote:Meh. I win money predicting results, I wouldn't call that love. Give me snooker any day.Jason Larsen wrote:You all love football, don't you?
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Jason Larson wrote You all love football, don't you?
A quote you may have heard Jason
“Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.”
A quote you may have heard Jason
“Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.”
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That is quite simply, categorically and self-evidently untrue.Jason Larsen wrote:You all love football, don't you?
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Wemberley, Wemberley,We're the famous Burnley FC and we're ... not going to Wemberley.
And I didn't even get to the game either. Off work with flu.
And I didn't even get to the game either. Off work with flu.
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So, just some of you love football!
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is that the one with the round ball?
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It always is!
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I don't mind it, but I think it's actually quite slow and I can easily think of quite a few sports I'd rather watch. I've never really known why it's so popular, I think it's maybe down to the culture of the game rather than the game itself.Jason Larsen wrote:So, just some of you love football!
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Not in my case. I largely despise the culture of the game but am simply in love with the game itself.Martin Gardner wrote:I don't mind it, but I think it's actually quite slow and I can easily think of quite a few sports I'd rather watch. I've never really known why it's so popular, I think it's maybe down to the culture of the game rather than the game itself.Jason Larsen wrote:So, just some of you love football!
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There's definitely something sociological going on, because, like Martin says, there are better sports out there. Gaelic Football is probably my favourite sport in sporting value for money terms.
This sociological factor might explain why truly awful sports like baseball are popular in some parts of the world.
This sociological factor might explain why truly awful sports like baseball are popular in some parts of the world.
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Martin, are you satisfied with Jeff Stelling on Countdown?
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Actually I'm a big Major League Baseball fan, and to be fair there are lots of moments where nothing is happening. Again I think it's more of a habit/routine thing than the sport itself, the fact I know all the players, what they look like, etc. And also it's the most (stupidly) statistical sport in the world, which is good for me... sort of.Jon O'Neill wrote:There's definitely something sociological going on, because, like Martin says, there are better sports out there. Gaelic Football is probably my favourite sport in sporting value for money terms.
This sociological factor might explain why truly awful sports like baseball are popular in some parts of the world.
If you cut a gandiseeg in half, do you get two gandiseegs or two halves of a gandiseeg?
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Football is taken seriously in all major European and South American countries, and has established itself in many parts of Africa and Asia, where it hasn't traditionally been part of the culture. It's even making inroads in the USA. I think the popularity of the game across such a wide swathe of humanity testifies to football's brilliance as a sport, both to watch and play. I actually think the culture of the game may alienate as many people as it attracts, in Britain at least.
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I'd say that (association) football has the advantage of simplicity to play at any level. That, added to the simple scoring system and basically simple gameplay which allows teams of wildly varying quality to compete with each other, is the secret of its success I reckon.
In terms of the amount of cheating, childishness and gamesmanship, it is possibly one of the worst sports however, but these things don't seem to dampen enthusiasm in general.
In terms of the amount of cheating, childishness and gamesmanship, it is possibly one of the worst sports however, but these things don't seem to dampen enthusiasm in general.
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Good point, all you need is a ball and bit of space and you're golden.Ian Volante wrote:I'd say that (association) football has the advantage of simplicity to play at any level. That, added to the simple scoring system and basically simple gameplay which allows teams of wildly varying quality to compete with each other, is the secret of its success I reckon.
Sadly true of the upper echelons of the game, but you don't see much of that in the 5-a-side league I play in (and those that try it usually get a good kicking), so don't tar us all with the same brush!Ian Volante wrote:In terms of the amount of cheating, childishness and gamesmanship, it is possibly one of the worst sports however, but these things don't seem to dampen enthusiasm in general.
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.....are rubbishKai Laddiman wrote:
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I agree with you there mate.Eoin actually wrote:.....are brilliantKai Laddiman wrote:
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Gaelic football is a great game to watch (I don't have great memories from when I had to play it though) but Hurling is immense!Jon O'Neill wrote:There's definitely something sociological going on, because, like Martin says, there are better sports out there. Gaelic Football is probably my favourite sport in sporting value for money terms
My brother lives in the States and now loves this game; it doesn't appeal to me though.Jon O'Neill wrote: This sociological factor might explain why truly awful sports like baseball are popular in some parts of the world.
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One of the main problems with football for me is that there are far too many subjective refereeing decisions that could go one way or the other, many of which directly result in a goal or stop a goal, which means that the game can hinge on these decisions. So it may be "exciting" that games are often decided by one goal, but the game isn't really precise enough for this. There would really need to be more goals per game to dilute the referee out of it. It would be like a qualifying session in F1 where the top few drivers are separated by a few thousandths of a second, but some guy is using his manual stopwatch to time them.
Also football teams are little more than religions as far as I can see. They are an arbitrary bunch of people that get support purely because of the name they are playing under. There's no substance to to these teams. Everything about a team could be swapped with another team (players, managers, grounds etc. are all transient) and yet people would still follow the name. Fair enough, if you like the game you will probably end up liking some teams more than others, and want one team to win overall, but it's the level that this is taken to (religious worship). I like F1 and want specific drivers to win but I have no particular obsession with any of them, and I find myself changing support from time to time. I can't relate to this football worship.
Also football teams are little more than religions as far as I can see. They are an arbitrary bunch of people that get support purely because of the name they are playing under. There's no substance to to these teams. Everything about a team could be swapped with another team (players, managers, grounds etc. are all transient) and yet people would still follow the name. Fair enough, if you like the game you will probably end up liking some teams more than others, and want one team to win overall, but it's the level that this is taken to (religious worship). I like F1 and want specific drivers to win but I have no particular obsession with any of them, and I find myself changing support from time to time. I can't relate to this football worship.
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I agree. I'd rather play football than watch it, though.Ian Volante wrote:I'd say that (association) football has the advantage of simplicity to play at any level. That, added to the simple scoring system and basically simple gameplay which allows teams of wildly varying quality to compete with each other, is the secret of its success I reckon.
In terms of the amount of cheating, childishness and gamesmanship, it is possibly one of the worst sports however, but these things don't seem to dampen enthusiasm in general.
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Oh I know, I play fives at work and apart from the occasional numpty, everyone plays fairly and the etiquette is great.Paul Howe wrote:Sadly true of the upper echelons of the game, but you don't see much of that in the 5-a-side league I play in (and those that try it usually get a good kicking), so don't tar us all with the same brush!
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Hmm, I hadn't checked this thread in a while, and in doing so just now I read this and wondered how we'd got on to talking about Eton Fives...Ian Volante wrote:Oh I know, I play fives at work and apart from the occasional numpty, everyone plays fairly and the etiquette is great.Paul Howe wrote:Sadly true of the upper echelons of the game, but you don't see much of that in the 5-a-side league I play in (and those that try it usually get a good kicking), so don't tar us all with the same brush!
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I've never played that particular type of fives. Some sort of group buggery against a wall isn't it? Or is that the Wall Game?Michael Wallace wrote:Hmm, I hadn't checked this thread in a while, and in doing so just now I read this and wondered how we'd got on to talking about Eton Fives...Ian Volante wrote:Oh I know, I play fives at work and apart from the occasional numpty, everyone plays fairly and the etiquette is great.Paul Howe wrote:Sadly true of the upper echelons of the game, but you don't see much of that in the 5-a-side league I play in (and those that try it usually get a good kicking), so don't tar us all with the same brush!
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