Men who don't = sweat geeks who are into Star Trek and comics
Maybe harsh but true lol
I like Star Trek, I have read graphic novels, and I enjoy myriad of 'geeky' scientific subjects as you could tell if you ever read my posts on here.
I also like cricket, athletics and boxing (and other sports) as well.
Football was ok until the money totally destroyed it - and seeing a load of vastly overpaid ponces swan-diving after someone breathed in their direction and holding their clubs to ransom for millions upon millions gets old very fast.
Add to that the incredible shitness of the England team for decades and it is not very surprising that many people are no longer interested.
Everybody is different - I also look a bit 'rough' (very short crewcut and earing) and nothing like a typical 'geek' (whatever that is.)
I hate football for various reasons:
1. Thuggery, drunkness and loutish behaviour by fans 2. Bad sportsmanship 3. Bad behaviour by players (spitting, fouling etc)
4. Racism and bigotry between opposing teams / players / cities 5. Players who act up when even just slightly injured
Compared with rugby. for example:-
1. Fans rarely get overly drunk and rarely get into fights with one another
2. No matter which team scores, the opponents will acknowledge good play - often even cheering the scorers even though it's not their team!
3. Players just get on with it. Teeth knocked out? Ear bleeding? Let's just play on shall we!
4. No racism or bigotry - just mild chaffing
Golf is similar (except for US fans when they're losing) - fans applaud good play, no matter by whom.
And my final reason for hating football - it wastes so much paper, TV time, and makes us suffer idiots like Adrian Chiles, Alan Hanson et all.
BIB that's exactly what can make footy interesting
To quote the previous poster:
Football was ok until the money totally destroyed it - and seeing a load of vastly overpaid ponces swan-diving after someone breathed in their direction and holding their clubs to ransom for millions upon millions gets old very fast.
Exactly how I and many others feel
Is there a collective name for professional footballers? How about an "obscenity?"
So what have we learned?
Some folk like football and some don't and some people think it matters what other people like and some people don't mind what anyone else likes.
You could say that about practically anything - cabbage, politics, X-Factor, motorbikes, drinking beer, religion.
Because it hasn't done me wrong so far. All the men I've known who didn't like football were people I didn't need in my life.
My best mate likes football. I don't particularly like it. We still get on. You sound a bit weird, if you are judging people on whether they like football or not. I mean, if it were something more important, like they were a raving religious fundamentalist, then I could understand your opinion, but football. Wtf.
My best mate likes football. I don't particularly like it. We still get on. You sound a bit weird, if you are judging people on whether they like football or not. I mean, if it were something more important, like they were a raving religious fundamentalist, then I could understand your opinion, but football. Wtf.
I have no issue with men who don't like football, as long as they can accept and not moan about the fact that football is a very big and important part of my life.
Men who don't = sweat geeks who are into Star Trek and comics
Maybe harsh but true lol
Oh. I wasn't aware we only had those two options. As it happens I don't like football or Star Trek and comics. So where do I fit into your narrow world view?
Oh. I wasn't aware we only had those two options. As it happens I don't like football or Star Trek and comics. So where do I fit into your narrow world view?
Men who don't = sweat geeks who are into Star Trek and comics
Maybe harsh but true lol
Please come round to my local rugby club and say that. Love to watch you try and walk out.
I did judo and Tae Kwon - Do from the age of 9 until I had to quit due to health at 19 just about lasted long managed to get to the TAGB championship, but I just don't like football guess I'm just not a real man
but I'm not a geek and I don't like comics, oh god I'm confused where do I fit in?
on the plus side my wife hates football, and I find women that like football weird.
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Good job I don't give a toss what you think, as I find watching a group if men running round kicking a ball for 90 minutes weird, ( I'm a man)
It's actually not. I bet there's not many football fans who'll know Mozart's full name, or his father's first name, or his sister's first name.
The speed of light.
Various questions about space.
What the processor in an SSD is called.
What the levels of the atmosphere are.
I'd rather know things like this than sit/standing while watching a ball being kicked around a field.
Meh, I prefer to watch boxing, strongman and mma to football. Now they are manly sports, not prancing around after a football.
I like Star Trek, I have read graphic novels, and I enjoy myriad of 'geeky' scientific subjects as you could tell if you ever read my posts on here.
I also like cricket, athletics and boxing (and other sports) as well.
Football was ok until the money totally destroyed it - and seeing a load of vastly overpaid ponces swan-diving after someone breathed in their direction and holding their clubs to ransom for millions upon millions gets old very fast.
Add to that the incredible shitness of the England team for decades and it is not very surprising that many people are no longer interested.
Everybody is different - I also look a bit 'rough' (very short crewcut and earing) and nothing like a typical 'geek' (whatever that is.)
Stereotypes are bollocks.
So there!
BIB that's exactly what can make footy interesting
Football was ok until the money totally destroyed it - and seeing a load of vastly overpaid ponces swan-diving after someone breathed in their direction and holding their clubs to ransom for millions upon millions gets old very fast.
Exactly how I and many others feel
Is there a collective name for professional footballers? How about an "obscenity?"
Some folk like football and some don't and some people think it matters what other people like and some people don't mind what anyone else likes.
You could say that about practically anything - cabbage, politics, X-Factor, motorbikes, drinking beer, religion.
Well count me as all of the above. I like football, I'm a sci-fi geek and I sweat my ass off at the gym.
Hubby isn't into football but he's as black belt third Dan martial artist. So, by your yardstick, real man or sweaty geek?
But when someone so much as breathes on him does he fall to the floor as if he has been blasted at point blank range by a bazooka shell?
I've less than no interest in football.
When it comes to sports it'd take something like a Wingsuit Fencing event to get me to watch, although I probably wouldn't have a preferred winner...
My best mate likes football. I don't particularly like it. We still get on. You sound a bit weird, if you are judging people on whether they like football or not. I mean, if it were something more important, like they were a raving religious fundamentalist, then I could understand your opinion, but football. Wtf.
Doctors a woman. Self employed
Not that I would ever trust an employer, they're just paying me to do a job that they don't want to do themselves
Sorry if I upset you
I sugest most people don't like footie and a lot of so called fans in reality just arent .Otherwise MOTD would be on at 8pm
That pretty much describes my boyfriend. He isn't a wrestling fan though.
My type is clearly sweaty geek and I wouldn't change it :kitty: (I don't think he sweats much though)
This Dan of yours seems like a fasion geek who is in to belts. Be suspicious.
Erm hang on! What did I miss?! When did he become a boyfriend!
Oh. I wasn't aware we only had those two options. As it happens I don't like football or Star Trek and comics. So where do I fit into your narrow world view?
Somewhere in between obviously
Men who like footy = neanderthals & the lowest common denominator
Can't stand football. Always liked Rugby & Cricket more, even when i was little. Refused to play it.
Change your bait mate, as that is pure bullshit.
Just way I see it hun
Please come round to my local rugby club and say that. Love to watch you try and walk out.
I did judo and Tae Kwon - Do from the age of 9 until I had to quit due to health at 19 just about lasted long managed to get to the TAGB championship, but I just don't like football guess I'm just not a real man
but I'm not a geek and I don't like comics, oh god I'm confused where do I fit in?
on the plus side my wife hates football, and I find women that like football weird.