Author Topic: Football, the most important secondary thing in the world (Read 72743 times)

Slovenian · « **on:** July 28, 2011, 09:02 »

Any fans over here? I started watching premier league regularly last season and I must I'm looking forward to 13.8. for the new season to begin. I'm a Liverpool fan and I can't wait to see how the new season under King Kenny, with Suarez and Carrol up front will go. I still think they need a signing or two, at least a new CB, Carra sure can't do all the work by himself and Škrtel is someone who's not too reliable. And I can't wait to see Gerrard play again, he's just the greatest. I also love the fact Suarez has joined them, now my 2 fav footballer are playing for my fav team

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I am, of course watching champion's league as well, some Europa cup games and WC/EC every 4 years.

Now I'm just waiting for a ton of Barca fans, since lately everyone is a Barca fan (mostly those who've never watched football and are just following the masses

PeterChigmaroff · « **Reply #1 on:** July 28, 2011, 09:44 »

Yawwwwwwwnnnnnn.

WarrenPrice · « **Reply #2 on:** July 28, 2011, 09:56 »

Go Cowboys

cthoman · « **Reply #3 on:** July 28, 2011, 10:02 »

Wake me up in a couple days when they put on pads and helmets.

Slovenian · « **Reply #4 on:** July 28, 2011, 10:23 »

Quote from: WarrenPrice on July 28, 2011, 09:56

Go Cowboys

I was just waiting until someone mentioned this sport yanks call football, that is really just rugby for those who are not man enough to play the real thing (so they hide behind helmets and armor) and with so much tactics involved that companies can have a ton of commercials (like with just every American sport) during the breaks and that all those fat ppl can eat enough of hot dogs

. C'mon ppl I'm talking about the real thing, sport that brings billions of ppl to watch it on TV at the same time during the WC, not something called superbowl than can barely attract a few dozen million ppl

. Sport that requires so much skill, accuracy, finesse

. Let me demonstrate

:


Best 10 Goals of Soccer (Football) History

BTW, I really can't understand why yanks stole the name if they barely ever use their feet to kick the ball :s . It could be called, carry-throw the ball for a few seconds and then stop the game so we can review tactics, because we're to dumb to remember more than the next 2 steps

. OK just joking, I'm sure there is an aspect that makes it interesting, that we who're used to more complex and skillful international sports just don't see. It the same as with car racing, one who hasn't seen anything advanced beyond the 70s can find racing in a circle for 200 laps interesting, insted of WRC, touring car championship, F1...Simple things for simple ppl

Slovenian · « **Reply #5 on:** July 28, 2011, 10:25 »

Quote from: cthoman on July 28, 2011, 10:02

Wake me up in a couple days when they put on pads and helmets.

Real men don't need it;)


Rugby Big Hits

WarrenPrice · « **Reply #6 on:** July 28, 2011, 10:37 »

I knew you were waiting. Just couldn't resist. I must say that you are very good at instigating. Why?

Slovenian · « **Reply #7 on:** July 28, 2011, 10:43 »

Lol, I'm just frustrated because the wrong crowd turned up

. But then again, who started with Go cowboys

. I just knew you Americans couldn't resist. You never really could at anything, you have to stick your nose everywhere in most cases where it doesn't belong. Now I really don't want this to grow into something totally off topic, I really tried hard with the OP to set it in the right direction. If it doesn't interest you, just leave it alone. Please resist the urge to interfere

. After all it is in the off topic forum, so the thread can really be just about anything

sharpshot · « **Reply #8 on:** July 28, 2011, 10:52 »

I would love to see what Slovenian would do if a couple of American footballers were chasing him. They have a lot of protection compared to rugby players but the tackles look brutal. Have any rugby players gone over there and showed them how tough they are? I will stick with playing the original version of football. And I presume they call it football in the states because it was rugby football over here. They just dropped the word rugby instead of football.

Slovenian · « **Reply #9 on:** July 28, 2011, 10:56 »

Quote from: sharpshot on July 28, 2011, 10:52

I would love to see what Slovenian would do if a couple of American footballers were chasing him.

I'd throw them the ball, lol. They'd chase it like dogs

Quote from: sharpshot on July 28, 2011, 10:52

They have a lot of protection compared to rugby players but the tackles look brutal. Have any rugby players gone over there and showed them how tough they are? I will stick with playing the original version of football. And I presume they call it Football in the states because it was Rugby Football over here. They just dropped the word rugby instead of football.

Copied 2 names (of the game), wow, this is getting better and better. And then mixing the 2 games? OK, they're not related, that's a step forward for some of them

WarrenPrice · « **Reply #10 on:** July 28, 2011, 11:25 »

The entire thread is a bit silly; don't you think? Why do you do this?

Slovenian · « **Reply #11 on:** July 28, 2011, 11:29 »

Quote from: WarrenPrice on July 28, 2011, 11:25

The entire thread is a bit silly; don't you think? Why do you do this?

You see, you really can't help yourself

cthoman · « **Reply #12 on:** July 28, 2011, 12:21 »

I always thought this was an interesting read:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer

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The rules of football were codified in England by the Football Association in 1863 and the name association football was coined to distinguish the game from the other forms of football played at the time, specifically rugby football. The term soccer originated in England, first appearing in the 1880s as an Oxford "-er" abbreviation of the word "association".

Slovenian · « **Reply #13 on:** July 28, 2011, 12:41 »

Quote from: cthoman on July 28, 2011, 12:21

I always thought this was an interesting read:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer

Quote
The rules of football were codified in England by the Football Association in 1863 and the name association football was coined to distinguish the game from the other forms of football played at the time, specifically rugby football. The term soccer originated in England, first appearing in the 1880s as an Oxford "-er" abbreviation of the word "association".

I'm not really sure what ur trying to say

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melastmohican · « **Reply #14 on:** July 28, 2011, 12:59 »

Quote from: cthoman on July 28, 2011, 12:21

I always thought this was an interesting read:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer

Quote
The rules of football were codified in England by the Football Association in 1863 and the name association football was coined to distinguish the game from the other forms of football played at the time, specifically rugby football. The term soccer originated in England, first appearing in the 1880s as an Oxford "-er" abbreviation of the word "association".

Englishmen messed up classification but rest of the world made it clear: rugby is just rugby (I have never heard before that it was called rugby football) and football is used around a world for game when you kick the ball. Since American version of rugby football is played only there rest of the world calls is American Football.

cthoman · « **Reply #15 on:** July 28, 2011, 13:13 »

Quote from: Slovenian on July 28, 2011, 12:41

I'm not really sure what ur trying to say ...

That it was an interesting read. No real point or gotcha moment. I just found it an interesting history.

luissantos84 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 28, 2011, 13:14 »

Quote from: WarrenPrice on July 28, 2011, 11:25

The entire thread is a bit silly; don't you think? Why do you do this?

the problem ain´t the topic subject but the way this guy keep on trying to upset other and put other "in place" like if he is our father or somekind of king, really annoying actually..

Slovenian · « **Reply #17 on:** July 28, 2011, 13:53 »

Quote from: cthoman on July 28, 2011, 13:13

Quote from: Slovenian on July 28, 2011, 12:41
I'm not really sure what ur trying to say ...

That it was an interesting read. No real point or gotcha moment. I just found it an interesting history.

OK, I read some more info on it and learned something new, I'm glad no time has been wasted

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But I can't believe not a single person who's participating in this thread is watching football. But it doesn't matter, it's evolving in an interesting and at times amusing way

heywoody · « **Reply #18 on:** July 28, 2011, 17:28 »

Liverpool huh? Could be worse I suppose, Chelsea or Arsenal

Have to say I favour the other reds. On barca, I was shouting for man u but these guys are just so good,,,,,

ppdd · « **Reply #19 on:** July 28, 2011, 18:32 »

I enjoyed the women's World Cup - very good matches. I think Americans tune in to soccer/football every four years for the men's World Cup and are disgusted by the diving, fake injuries and other BS and find it off putting. I don't see that kind of stuff in the league games.

I'm off to play soccer... (I'm American.)

LSD72 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 28, 2011, 19:57 »

Can't wait for the Gators to start playing again.

RacePhoto · « **Reply #21 on:** July 29, 2011, 00:59 »

Quote from: WarrenPrice on July 28, 2011, 09:56

Go Cowboys

Packer Fan here.

Real American football isn't infected with the fake crumple for sympathy.

Slovenian · « **Reply #22 on:** July 29, 2011, 04:36 »

Quote from: heywoody on July 28, 2011, 17:28

Liverpool huh? Could be worse I suppose, Chelsea or Arsenal Have to say I favour the other reds. On barca, I was shouting for man u but these guys are just so good,,,,,

I can't stand Chealsea and their German (iron discipline, they play almost like robots) approach to the game. However I don't know how it could be worse, they're the biggest rivals. Not that I care about that since I don't live there. I forgot to mention I really can't stand Barca, thousands of short passes on their own half, then a long pass when the opponent gets fed up with that and they score. It's not football, it's a game of chess. And a boring one

. I like teams that play open, attacking football, that's why I also like Spurs. And PL as a whole, which is just the opposite of Serie A, where every team just try to lead 1:0 and then all the efforts go into keeping that result, you can just shut down the TV. Last WC was awful, even Brazilians didn't play like Brazilians. And we played a draw against Americans, the ref saved them so many times, they should get a red card in the first minute http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/18062010/2/photo/18062010141831.html and it happened a few times later as well. They played really, really dirty, what they lacked in skills they made up with dirty play, elbowing, dirty tackling etc.

sharpshot · « **Reply #23 on:** July 29, 2011, 08:27 »

I think the PL has become a bit too fast. There used to be players that had great skill but weren't fitness fanatics. Just look at this goal, I doubt a player like Frank Worthington would get a game now, like most sports, there aren't many players that can just use their skills.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlqU-pQMR74[/youtube]

Microstock Posts · « **Reply #24 on:** July 29, 2011, 08:50 »

I love football and a big Liverpool fan. Looking forward to the season starting again and been looking forward to Liverpool getting back on top. I'm still hopeful.

Here's a blog for you Slovenian.

http://www.microstockposts.com/i-love-photography-but-im-mad-about-football/

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