Americans just can`t stand admitting to liking a game they didn`t invent themselves 
Gianni Verschueren
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Originally posted by Iwan Owen
Americans just can`t stand admitting to liking a game they didn`t invent themselves
Most Europeans hate football for the exact same reason: they believe football is the girl-version of rugby (Americans took rugby and turned it into something way cooler, in my opinion)
Americans just can`t stand admitting to liking a game they didn`t invent themselves
Most Europeans hate football for the exact same reason: they believe football is the girl-version of rugby (Americans took rugby and turned it into something way cooler, in my opinion)
coreyls18
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Originally posted by IrishHand
I love when ignorant people rag on a sport they don't understand.
There are plenty of passionate American soccer fans - myself among them. The difference is that that non-fans delight in insulting the sport - syptomatic of an unfortunately American mentality...don't understand something? Must be crap. Belittle it.
Now please, tell me how you understand the rules of soccer, so you actually understand the game.
where did anyone rag on soccer in this thread...? lol
I love when ignorant people rag on a sport they don't understand.
There are plenty of passionate American soccer fans - myself among them. The difference is that that non-fans delight in insulting the sport - syptomatic of an unfortunately American mentality...don't understand something? Must be crap. Belittle it.
Now please, tell me how you understand the rules of soccer, so you actually understand the game.
where did anyone rag on soccer in this thread...? lol
Iwan Owen
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Originally posted by Gianni Verschueren
Originally posted by Iwan Owen
Americans just can`t stand admitting to liking a game they didn`t invent themselves
Most Europeans hate football for the exact same reason: they believe football is the girl-version of rugby (Americans took rugby and turned it into something way cooler, in my opinion)
True to some extent (though it`s really just rugby players who say that), but i think you`ll find that more Europeans have a problem with the stop-start nature of the game. You need plenty of patience to get into and learn the game in the first place when you don`t have a clue what`s going on, and because of the breaks and everything many people just give up. Bear in mind also that Rugby is only really popular in a handfull of European countries as well...
Originally posted by Iwan Owen
Americans just can`t stand admitting to liking a game they didn`t invent themselves
Most Europeans hate football for the exact same reason: they believe football is the girl-version of rugby (Americans took rugby and turned it into something way cooler, in my opinion)
True to some extent (though it`s really just rugby players who say that), but i think you`ll find that more Europeans have a problem with the stop-start nature of the game. You need plenty of patience to get into and learn the game in the first place when you don`t have a clue what`s going on, and because of the breaks and everything many people just give up. Bear in mind also that Rugby is only really popular in a handfull of European countries as well...
Gianni Verschueren
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Originally posted by Iwan Owen
Originally posted by Gianni Verschueren
Originally posted by Iwan Owen
Americans just can`t stand admitting to liking a game they didn`t invent themselves
Most Europeans hate football for the exact same reason: they believe football is the girl-version of rugby (Americans took rugby and turned it into something way cooler, in my opinion)
True to some extent (though it`s really just rugby players who say that), but i think you`ll find that more Europeans have a problem with the stop-start nature of the game. You need plenty of patience to get into and learn the game in the first place when you don`t have a clue what`s going on, and because of the breaks and everything many people just give up. Bear in mind also that Rugby is only really popular in a handfull of European countries as well...
The only sports that are popular in my country are soccer, tennis and cycling... Most of my friends like football though: every year I organise a SB-party (it's my birthday in January so) and they like the fact it's start and stop (gives them time to eat and drink I guess). Yet even they claim football players to be wimp's, compared to rugbymen. In my experience that's what most people say, and I've lived like virtually everywhere, so I'm not just talking about the UK, France and Italy (six nations)
Originally posted by Gianni Verschueren
Originally posted by Iwan Owen
Americans just can`t stand admitting to liking a game they didn`t invent themselves
Most Europeans hate football for the exact same reason: they believe football is the girl-version of rugby (Americans took rugby and turned it into something way cooler, in my opinion)
True to some extent (though it`s really just rugby players who say that), but i think you`ll find that more Europeans have a problem with the stop-start nature of the game. You need plenty of patience to get into and learn the game in the first place when you don`t have a clue what`s going on, and because of the breaks and everything many people just give up. Bear in mind also that Rugby is only really popular in a handfull of European countries as well...
The only sports that are popular in my country are soccer, tennis and cycling... Most of my friends like football though: every year I organise a SB-party (it's my birthday in January so) and they like the fact it's start and stop (gives them time to eat and drink I guess). Yet even they claim football players to be wimp's, compared to rugbymen. In my experience that's what most people say, and I've lived like virtually everywhere, so I'm not just talking about the UK, France and Italy (six nations)
coreyls18
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I almost picked Sanford to beat the scorgasms too...it almost happened. What is wrong with them this season?
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Originally posted by greatkender
Wow, that may be the first time I've ever heard "important" and "soccer" in the same sentence.
Ironically, that may be the first time I've ever heard a joke about someone not liking soccer.
Really? Is this your first time conversing with Americans?
Is this your first time dealing with sarcasm? At least 3 or 4 teams in WEPL are nearly entirely Texan, myself included.
Originally posted by DiegoKokomo
Originally posted by greatkender
Wow, that may be the first time I've ever heard "important" and "soccer" in the same sentence.
Ironically, that may be the first time I've ever heard a joke about someone not liking soccer.
Really? Is this your first time conversing with Americans?
Is this your first time dealing with sarcasm? At least 3 or 4 teams in WEPL are nearly entirely Texan, myself included.
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Originally posted by coreyls18
Pretty sure Hampe was being sarcastic..
If he was then I lose at life. As for the Scorgasms, I'm curious to see if they're going to boost sometime during the season or if this was just a throwaway year to go for the championship next year.
Pretty sure Hampe was being sarcastic..
If he was then I lose at life. As for the Scorgasms, I'm curious to see if they're going to boost sometime during the season or if this was just a throwaway year to go for the championship next year.
coreyls18
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Yeah im really confused about them. Some of them have already boosted. but if they wait any longer they will be in too deep of a hole to climb out of...
DiegoKokomo
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Originally posted by coreyls18
Yeah im really confused about them. Some of them have already boosted. but if they wait any longer they will be in too deep of a hole to climb out of...
I honestly think they might be waiting until after the season to boost so that they can hopefully make up the ground on the Stampede/Jacks and compete for the title next year.
Yeah im really confused about them. Some of them have already boosted. but if they wait any longer they will be in too deep of a hole to climb out of...
I honestly think they might be waiting until after the season to boost so that they can hopefully make up the ground on the Stampede/Jacks and compete for the title next year.
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Originally posted by DiegoKokomo
Originally posted by coreyls18
Yeah im really confused about them. Some of them have already boosted. but if they wait any longer they will be in too deep of a hole to climb out of...
I honestly think they might be waiting until after the season to boost so that they can hopefully make up the ground on the Stampede/Jacks and compete for the title next year.
Makes sense, their conference seems competitive enough that those sort of rebuilding seasons almost seem necessary.
Originally posted by coreyls18
Yeah im really confused about them. Some of them have already boosted. but if they wait any longer they will be in too deep of a hole to climb out of...
I honestly think they might be waiting until after the season to boost so that they can hopefully make up the ground on the Stampede/Jacks and compete for the title next year.
Makes sense, their conference seems competitive enough that those sort of rebuilding seasons almost seem necessary.
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