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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:00 am
by six_o_clock_crow
slatepipe wrote: wasnt it havant who did ok in the cup last season against liverpool? i watched that game on match of the day, i think they lost 5-2 or something in the end but the first half was great. or i may be confusing them with someone else.
It was indeed. Non-league team getting to the 4th round of the FA Cup, and playing Liverpool at Anfield. Stuff dreams are made of. The unbelievable thing was that H&W took the lead twice in that game, although Liverpool's quality told in the end and it ended up 5-2. Amazing stuff.
slatepipe wrote: id go see arsenal as they're the nearest team to my house but pfffft...im not prepared to spent that amount of money
I hear you! I live a five minute walk from Fratton Park, and can hear the ground on match days. But I just can't afford Premier League prices. Well, I probably could just about, but I would rather spend the £700 season ticket price on music gear :D
slatepipe wrote:your noise is mint btw
Cheers geezer!
XPM wrote:I am also a strong supporter of my local side, St. Albans City, however following them properly is difficult, as I don't live near st albans any more.
Stalebuns! :D In the Blue Square South, same league as Havant & Waterlooville. As it happens, I saw the game between the sides at West Leigh Park just before xmas. Good game... well, it was for H&W :lol:

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:53 pm
by fatrabbit
Football is kind of ridiculous now - the commentators are annoying as hell too.

Bath Rugby FTW!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-EVJNfn ... re=related

Deep into injury time... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIbe1sYQK14

Great try... http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7z71y ... ster_sport

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:39 pm
by noisetonepause
WE'LL RACE YOU BACK TO LONDON
WE'LL RACE YOU BACK TO LONDON


(West Ham fans to Man U fans when playing at Old Trafford)

mmmmmmmuuuuuuuuuufffffffffccccccccccccc

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:55 pm
by vicz
What you doin here? For the truth go to http://therepublikofmancunia.com :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:51 am
by leedsquietman
Soccer, or football as it is properly known, is the most popular sport in the world. To be good at it requires athleticism and skill and the audiences can really be inspiring in a way most North American sports can only dream of (including soccer - watch Toronto FC, we have an amazing crowd, even though the team sucks, most MLS teams are like a morgue).

Hockey is all about the commercials - ditto American Football and Baseball. The fact that some people only watch the superbowl to see the commercials is just perverse. Commercials suck, period. And basketball. And especially basketball and baseball have no passion from the audience whatsoever, my wife likes baseball because she can wander off to the bathroom several times per game and miss virtually nothing and get some reasonable food - the sport is a minor distraction ;)

If you like to see fighting then watch boxing. At least they have doctors ringside - there have been 2 fatalities in amateur hockey in Ontario recently from people fighting. Fighting ruins that sport IMHO. There is plenty of boxing, wrestling and kick boxing on sports channels these days for people who need a fix of violence. And especially the fighting needs to be banned from kids hockey.

BTW - I agree that you should be able to watch a game without harrassment XPM. There will always be a minority of meatheads who follow any team who just have to kick something off but even for a team like Leeds with a reputation for hooliganism, I can tell you as a season ticket holder for 14 years and a regular traveller to away games that they are a minority. But apologies anyway.

And respect to the fan of Havant and Waterlooville. I have an empathy for all teams outside the top flight and especially semi pro or amateur teams. That's what being a real fan is all about and having seen Leeds knocked out by non league Histon in the FA cup, I was gutted but glad for Histon. Way to go !