Favourite sport to watch

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What is it?

Football
10
33%
Cricket
2
7%
Rugby
0
No votes
Tennis
4
13%
Formula One / motorsport
6
20%
Golf
1
3%
Boxing or other kind of fighting
2
7%
Athletics
1
3%
An American sport - MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA
0
No votes
A sport that's not really a sport - darts, snooker, cheese-rolling
4
13%
 
Total votes: 30

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Just gauging.
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Watching or participating? I voted as the former.
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Where the hell is darts? Sort it out. Now.
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Watching: Darts or Snooker (but as a last resort).
Participating: None from the list above, but I did enjoy playing Badminton at school.
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Formula One - I normally win playing along at home as well.
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Watching: I went for football, despite being tempted to put tennis by that awesome final

Playing: Football, tennis and table tennis
Kirk Bevins wrote:Where the hell is darts? Sort it out. Now.
Preach on, brother! Also, tiddlywinks. And cheese rolling! Grievous omissions :evil:
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I've been watching Major League Baseball for about 9 years now, I always feel it's very involving, like a whole world of its own and you can just get lost in it, like escapism. So I'll just pick my favourite from the actual list, which is not that easy.

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I'm only allowed ten options. Time for a bit of a changeup.
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In the absence of hot oil wrestling, I went for football.
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Totally football - it's about the only sport where I can sit down and watch the whole game even when I don't really care who wins. Well, I quite like watching snooker too, but it's not quite as engaging.
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Ladies golf is also surprisingly watchable at times.

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:roll:
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Sepak Takraw and Chinlone.
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Maybe tennis after the final on Sunday.
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Gavin Chipper wrote:Formula One - I normally win playing along at home as well.
Eh? you normally drive faster than them? How?

I occasionally watch Snooker, regularly watch boxing and stuff that's fighting arts related. Got bored by F1 but I sometimes do watch the start then go back for the last few minutes. Got a bit bored by football too, I'd sooner go outside and play it. Often just watch the second half. Saw Andy Murray and most of the tennis final. That was a great final for sure.

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DaveC wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote:Formula One - I normally win playing along at home as well.
Eh? you normally drive faster than them? How?
:mrgreen:
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Rugby league, cricket, F1, snooker, korfball. In roughly that order.
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Kirk Bevins wrote:Where the hell is darts?
Thinks you misread the topic... it says SPORT
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WOW, I WAS such a dick back then
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Chris Corby wrote:
Thinks you misread the topic... it says SPORT
Alright. Piss off Corby Snr.
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Yay! F1's second!
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Jon Corby wrote:Ladies golf is also surprisingly watchable at times.

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Holy shit, who is this? Am so distracted cannot remember what I was going to contribute to this thread ...

... Oh yeah some bullshit about hurling being a great sport to watch but back on this chick ....
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David O'Donnell wrote:Holy shit, who is this?
At a guess, I'd say Natalie Gulbis.
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Michael Wallace wrote:
David O'Donnell wrote:Holy shit, who is this?
At a guess, I'd say Natalie Gulbis.
Was somewhat too engorged to notice the location address, cheers.
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David O'Donnell wrote:
Michael Wallace wrote:
David O'Donnell wrote:Holy shit, who is this?
At a guess, I'd say Natalie Gulbis.
Was somewhat too engorged to notice the location address, cheers.
Focused on a different part of the picture too.
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