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Lee_JamLee_Jam Posts: 71
edited July 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
All this chat of Baseball and the likes got me wondering...any "soccer" fans over here? Ya know, football (Not the one with the shoulder pads and the advertisements, the one with the overpaid foreigners and the silky skills..) and all that?

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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    i was with you until you said Leeds United.

    that team sucks more than a fat asthmatic fluffer.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Lee_JamLee_Jam Posts: 71
    dunkman wrote:
    that team sucks more than a fat asthmatic fluffer.

    hahaha....that hurt...

    True, we may not be the best but ya gotta stick with the team you love! Its like them boils on my back, theyll always be there...
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  • CityMouseCityMouse Posts: 1,010
    Lee_Jam wrote:
    All this chat of Baseball and the likes got me wondering...any "soccer" fans over here? Ya know, football (Not the one with the shoulder pads and the advertisements, the one with the overpaid foreigners and the silky skills..) and all that?

    2 words: LEEDS UNITED

    I play soccer for fun in a weeknight coed league (and EVERYONE plays as kids)
    but I really only watch the world cup, we don't get too many games televised on basic cable.
    (yes I have seen the Stuff White People Like blog describing exactly this.)
  • Lee_JamLee_Jam Posts: 71
    Dont think I could survive only with the World Cup. Theres streams online you can watch aint there?
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  • fuckfuck Posts: 4,069
    CityMouse wrote:
    (yes I have seen the Stuff White People Like blog describing exactly this.)
    hahaha

    By the way, I'm pretty sure ESPN2 brings champions league games.
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Rangers F.C for life :)

    Ah... the days of Super Ally, "Godrup" and a vaguely sane Gazza.
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  • rearviewmirorrearviewmiror Posts: 894
    Lee_Jam wrote:
    All this chat of Baseball and the likes got me wondering...any "soccer" fans over here? Ya know, football (Not the one with the shoulder pads and the advertisements, the one with the overpaid foreigners and the silky skills..) and all that?

    2 words: LEEDS UNITED
    Check my sig.

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  • NothingSoundNothingSound Posts: 198
    "Soccer" is "exciting"
  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    When I have children, it first off want them to be healthy, but secondly I don't want them to ever want to play soccer. I hate the game, and parents get way to involved in it around here, I've never seen a sport that if, scheduled properly, one can play year round.
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  • NothingSoundNothingSound Posts: 198
    Indian Summer wrote:
    When I have children, it first off want them to be healthy, but secondly I don't want them to ever want to play soccer. I hate the game, and parents get way to involved in it around here, I've never seen a sport that if, scheduled properly, one can play year round.

    I hate soccer too, but have you never heard of basketball, hockey, or dodgeball?
  • mole1985mole1985 Posts: 1,119
    NothingSound wrote:
    I hate soccer too, but have you never heard of basketball, hockey, or dodgeball?

    Is dodgeball considerd a sport? I thought it was some silly game you play at school like rounders or something.
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  • saveuplifesaveuplife Posts: 1,173
    No offense, soccer has some great atheletes... but the sport is very very boring to watch.
  • Lee_JamLee_Jam Posts: 71
    rearviewmiror wrote:
    Check my sig.

    BWFC. Passion not Fashion.

    (Oh, and 4-1)


    Fair Play, I always liked Bolton I must say - Thanks for Michalik!



    And Soccer boring?! I can see how someone mite not enjoy it but Its far from boring imo...
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  • CityMouseCityMouse Posts: 1,010
    saveuplife wrote:
    No offense, soccer has some great atheletes... but the sport is very very boring to watch.

    what amazes me is the same people who say this will sit infront of baseball for 5 hours.

    don't get me wrong, I like baseball too, but soccer is like 10000 more exciting.

    I think people just think it's boring to watch because they're used to having commercials every 10 seconds when they watch sports.
  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,689
    CityMouse wrote:
    what amazes me is the same people who say this will sit infront of baseball for 5 hours.

    don't get me wrong, I like baseball too, but soccer is like 10000 more exciting.

    I think people just think it's boring to watch because they're used to having commercials every 10 seconds when they watch sports.
    Or it could be entirely based on opinion ;)
  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    I'm a fan of the game. My club is Houston Dynamo. But I'll watch Premier League, Bundesliga, Spanish League games whenever I get an opportunity. In the U.S. there's a great channel for soccer called Fox Soccer Channel. They show games from all over. Unfortunately it's through Fox but principles be damned, they have some great games.
  • CityMouseCityMouse Posts: 1,010
    gabers wrote:
    I'm a fan of the game. My club is Houston Dynamo. But I'll watch Premier League, Bundesliga, Spanish League games whenever I get an opportunity. In the U.S. there's a great channel for soccer called Fox Soccer Channel. They show games from all over. Unfortunately it's through Fox but principles be damned, they have some great games.

    yeah my parents have this channel.

    was this what used to be called "fox sports world" or is it entirely different?
  • saveuplifesaveuplife Posts: 1,173
    CityMouse wrote:
    what amazes me is the same people who say this will sit infront of baseball for 5 hours.

    don't get me wrong, I like baseball too, but soccer is like 10000 more exciting.

    I think people just think it's boring to watch because they're used to having commercials every 10 seconds when they watch sports.


    I agree that baseball isn't terribly exciting. However, I think it would be alot more exciting if there were less games. Playoff baseball is fun to watch.

    Anyway, I'm not in a minority (with my opinion) here... atleast in the states. In the US, soccer isn't considered a major sport even though it's played by more young kids than any other sport.

    I rank sports as follows (in terms of watching):

    Football (major)
    Basketball (major)
    Surfing
    Baseball (major)
    Hockey (major)
    LaCrosse
    Golf...

    ...somewhere about 50 or so....

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  • NothingSoundNothingSound Posts: 198
    CityMouse wrote:
    what amazes me is the same people who say this will sit infront of baseball for 5 hours.

    don't get me wrong, I like baseball too, but soccer is like 10000 more exciting.

    I think people just think it's boring to watch because they're used to having commercials every 10 seconds when they watch sports.

    Soccer is boring because the game is 90 minutes and there's an average of 8 shots on goal per game. If they shrunk the field or figured out a way to keep it from being 75% of the game being played in the middle 1/3 of the field it'd be better.

    As for soccer being played by the most young kids...that's because it's easy to set up, and cheap to play.

    Soccer will never take off because there's no money in it. If you're that good of an athlete, would you pick being drafted by the NFL/MLB or MLS? It's not even a choice really.
  • CityMouseCityMouse Posts: 1,010
    NothingSound wrote:
    Soccer is boring because the game is 90 minutes and there's an average of 8 shots on goal per game. If they shrunk the field or figured out a way to keep it from being 75% of the game being played in the middle 1/3 of the field it'd be better.

    I find each play exciting, it doesn't have to be a shot- it's more about who wins the ball? what's the strategy? what cool footwork and athleticism(sp?) will they use? It's really not any different from football. it's not they score touchdowns every two seconds either. In fact it took me so long to get into football because it takes so gd long for anything to go ANYWHERE.

    NothingSound wrote:
    Soccer will never take off because there's no money in it. If you're that good of an athlete, would you pick being drafted by the NFL/MLB or MLS? It's not even a choice really.

    well there's only no money in it because there's no money it...chicken and egg thing. but in terms of athletes choosing...people who become professional atheletes choose their sports when they're like 5. If you play football, you play football. if you play golf, you play golf. you can be an all around good athlete but at the pro level, you stick with what you've been trained at for years. There are exceptions, but I don't think too many 20 year old guys are waking up and saying "hmm, should I try out for the mlb or the nfl today?"
  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,689
    CityMouse wrote:
    I find each play exciting, it doesn't have to be a shot- it's more about who wins the ball? what's the strategy? what cool footwork and athleticism(sp?) will they use? It's really not any different from football. it's not they score touchdowns every two seconds either. In fact it took me so long to get into football because it takes so gd long for anything to go ANYWHERE.




    well there's only no money in it because there's no money it...chicken and egg thing. but in terms of athletes choosing...people who become professional atheletes choose their sports when they're like 5. If you play football, you play football. if you play golf, you play golf. you can be an all around good athlete but at the pro level, you stick with what you've been trained at for years. There are exceptions, but I don't think too many 20 year old guys are waking up and saying "hmm, should I try out for the mlb or the nfl today?"
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  • luxpjamerluxpjamer Posts: 837
    saveuplife wrote:
    No offense, soccer has some great atheletes... but the sport is very very boring to watch.


    you know that soccer is football and not baseball or cricket... ;)
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  • NothingSoundNothingSound Posts: 198
    CityMouse wrote:
    well there's only no money in it because there's no money it...chicken and egg thing. but in terms of athletes choosing...people who become professional atheletes choose their sports when they're like 5. If you play football, you play football. if you play golf, you play golf. you can be an all around good athlete but at the pro level, you stick with what you've been trained at for years. There are exceptions, but I don't think too many 20 year old guys are waking up and saying "hmm, should I try out for the mlb or the nfl today?"

    That's not what I meant. I meant by the time kids get to high school, if they're even remotely talented enough to perhaps start to think about sports as a viable future, of course they'd pick something other then soccer to focus on because there is no future there (even if it is the kid's favorite sport).
  • CityMouseCityMouse Posts: 1,010
    NothingSound wrote:
    That's not what I meant. I meant by the time kids get to high school, if they're even remotely talented enough to perhaps start to think about sports as a viable future, of course they'd pick something other then soccer to focus on because there is no future there (even if it is the kid's favorite sport).

    well maybe but even then if you've been playing soccer as a kid and you're really good at it, you're going to go out for high school soccer team, not the high school football team because you don't know if you're any good at football, even if you're overall "athletic". I think if you grow up playing TWO sports like say football and baseball then yeah, you might start thinking along those lines as to what you're going to focus on. but if you're outstanding at soccer, then you're outstanding at soccer. And as someone mentioned, kids play soccer ALL year, so there's a good chance you don't even get try other stuff.

    and don't forget there are different body types involved in these things too.
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    hehe, americans' understanding of "soccer" is hilarious. - "there's not enough shots on goal".

    ugh. How do you people enjoy baseball?
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  • ozpjmanozpjman Posts: 872
    Lee_Jam wrote:
    All this chat of Baseball and the likes got me wondering...any "soccer" fans over here? Ya know, football (Not the one with the shoulder pads and the advertisements, the one with the overpaid foreigners and the silky skills..) and all that?

    2 words: LEEDS UNITED

    Two words: LEAGUE ONE ;)
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  • itsevobabyitsevobaby Posts: 1,809
    saveuplife wrote:
    No offense, soccer has some great atheletes... but the sport is very very boring to watch.
    maybe for some, but do you realise how easy these players make it look?!?! the game is class, there is soo much skill involved. goals aren't everything, i've seen some AMAZING 0-0 draws. guess it depends on the style of game the teams play though, being an arsenal fan i'm spoiled. they can be frustrating at times when they trying to walk the ball into the back of the net, but they play BEAUTIFUL football! :D

    (yeah yeah where's our silverware! :rolleyes::p) IN WENGER WE TRUST! :D
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  • itsevobabyitsevobaby Posts: 1,809
    NothingSound wrote:
    Soccer will never take off because there's no money in it.
    :eek:

    Ahh ohhkaaay.... :confused:

    there is a world beyond the states you know ;)
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  • CityMouseCityMouse Posts: 1,010
    itsevobaby wrote:
    :eek:

    Ahh ohhkaaay.... :confused:

    there is a world beyond the states you know ;)

    he was saying there's no money in it in the states, as a reason for why it's not popular in the states.
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    NothingSound wrote:
    Soccer will never take off because there's no money in it.
    uh.... go wikipedia Cristiano Ronaldo.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
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