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I stopped watching football
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Re: I stopped watching football
AsleepInYorkshire wrote:
There are no goals in my life anymore
But surely there is a substitute, at least?
Itsallaguess
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Re: I stopped watching football
Itsallaguess wrote:AsleepInYorkshire wrote:
There are no goals in my life anymore
But surely there is a substitute, at least?
Itsallaguess
Someone blew the whistle on that too
AiY
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Re: I stopped watching football
AsleepInYorkshire wrote:Itsallaguess wrote:AsleepInYorkshire wrote:
There are no goals in my life anymore
But surely there is a substitute, at least?
Someone blew the whistle on that too...
That sounds like a high price to pay.
One might even call it a penalty, of sorts.......
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Re: I stopped watching football
Itsallaguess wrote:AsleepInYorkshire wrote:Itsallaguess wrote:But surely there is a substitute, at least?
Someone blew the whistle on that too...
That sounds like a high price to pay.
One might even call it a penalty, of sorts.......
Itsallaguess
Whatever it was it wasn't sporting
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Re: I stopped watching football
brightncheerful wrote:Have you thought about watching rugby?
It's very trying.
I gave it one try but couldn't convert - I couldn't tackle it - I'm now just kicking about.
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Re: I stopped watching football
AsleepInYorkshire wrote:I stopped watching football
..took up spot-the-ball instead.
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Re: I stopped watching football
Soccer and rugby are for softies, snowflakes and tree-huggers.
You could try the Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide football game. The goal posts are three miles apart. Committing murder or manslaughter is against the rules, and cemeteries and churchyards are out of bounds. There are few other restrictions.
Or for a quieter time, watch the Eton Wall game where the last goal was scored on St Andrew’s Day in 1909. Look for incidences of furking in which a player intentionally moves the ball backwards - except in the last few yards of the pitch (aka Calx)
You could try the Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide football game. The goal posts are three miles apart. Committing murder or manslaughter is against the rules, and cemeteries and churchyards are out of bounds. There are few other restrictions.
Or for a quieter time, watch the Eton Wall game where the last goal was scored on St Andrew’s Day in 1909. Look for incidences of furking in which a player intentionally moves the ball backwards - except in the last few yards of the pitch (aka Calx)
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Re: I stopped watching football
I was unable to enjoy watching the cricket as I had the runs.
Julian F. G. W.
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Re: I stopped watching football
jfgw wrote:
I was unable to enjoy watching the cricket as I had the runs.
I imagine you had to bail out too often to enjoy it properly....
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Re: I stopped watching football
jfgw wrote:I was unable to enjoy watching the cricket as I had the runs.
Julian F. G. W.
That's wide of the subject
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Re: I stopped watching football
AsleepInYorkshire wrote:jfgw wrote:I was unable to enjoy watching the cricket as I had the runs.
Julian F. G. W.
That's wide of the subject
AiY
I think its pushing the boundary
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Re: I stopped watching football
midgesgalore wrote:AsleepInYorkshire wrote:jfgw wrote:I was unable to enjoy watching the cricket as I had the runs.
Julian F. G. W.
That's wide of the subject
AiY
I think its pushing the boundary
Good delivery
That got me on the back foot
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Re: I stopped watching football
brightncheerful wrote:At the end of the day, it's just balls.
Does anyone else not find it alarming that so many people take pleasure from a ritual that's all about kicking them?
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