this is what's wrong with soccer

troypiggo (Troy) · #1 03-03-2011, 02:36 PM

They should ban the clown in red.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enJ7fBniieQ

TrevorW · #2 03-03-2011, 02:41 PM

He could get an Oscar

bartman (Bart) · #3 03-03-2011, 02:49 PM

OMG yep that's football ( soccer) all right!

Fakin' it to the extreeme!!!!!
Cant stand the " ooo aaah ow ow ow " holding their shin padded legs in so called agony!
I have played soccer back in Holland as a kid, but cant stand watching it now.

I must say it's creeping up in AFL now but without the riots in the stands ( so far).
Bartman
P.S. Think you might have opened up a can of worms Troy....

blink138 (Pat) · #4 03-03-2011, 03:04 PM

regardless, football is the best game in the world
aussie "kick and giggle" is a joke
i was at my local pub a few months back and a couple of irish backpackers were ther watching an aussie rules game and he asked me what the score meant and it was something like 113 to 86 so i said to him it meant that one team had missed the main goal 113 times and the the other team had missed their goal 86 times! lets face it that is fairly close to the mark
pat

mental4astro (Alexander) · #5 03-03-2011, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bartman

P.S. Think you might have opened up a can of worms Troy....

NOOO! Not a chance.

bartman (Bart) · #6 03-03-2011, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by blink138

he asked me what the score meant and it was something like 113 to 86 so i said to him it meant that one team had missed the main goal 113 times and the the other team had missed their goal 86 times! lets face it that is fairly close to the mark
pat

Ok so you dont know the scoring system of AFL.......thats ok....
Having to watch 22 men pussy foot around for 90 mins+ injusy time (HA!) + half time to score 1-0 to win a game?
C'mon.....
Bartman

bartman (Bart) · #7 03-03-2011, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by mental4astro

NOOO! Not a chance.

On to right now!
Bartman

troypiggo (Troy) · #8 03-03-2011, 03:45 PM

I think soccer/football players are among the fittest and most talented sportsmen, but many of them do not play sportsmanlike. Taking dives to milk penalties has no place in any sport. You don't see them rolling around on the ground clutching their face if they take a spill while actually kicking a goal if it goes in, they jump up immediately and run around pulling their shirt over their head etc.

bartman (Bart) · #9 03-03-2011, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by troypiggo

I think soccer/football players are among the fittest and most talented sportsmen,

And I agree. They run back and forth along that field and mentally have to be sharp ( which can also be a physically draining property)

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Originally Posted by troypiggo

but many of them do not play sportsmanlike.

In all sports....unfortunately
It just seems more fake in soccer ( yes football I know). In AFL people like Barry Hall, and the guy who bit the other guys ear and so on, aren't faking it.

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Originally Posted by troypiggo

Taking dives to milk penalties has no place in any sport. You don't see them rolling around on the ground clutching their face if they take a spill while actually kicking a goal if it goes in, they jump up immediately and run around pulling their shirt over their head etc.

Lets hope that doesn't happen in cricket or AFL......just cause it AIN'T....

(cricket)

Bartman

AstralTraveller (David) · #10 03-03-2011, 04:22 PM

I've read Peter Fitzsimons telling players they should give themselves an uppercut because they deserve it (for being yobbos bogan or whatever) but I don't think this is what he meant. I wonder whether the player invented that trick or whether the coach is very thorough??

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #11 03-03-2011, 05:34 PM

The best ball sport? It's hard to decide between Rugby League and Rugby Union.

Scores of 0-0, 1-0 etc in Soccer

Posted by Bartman: Think you might have opened up a can of worms Troy

I say: Bring it on

troypiggo (Troy) · #12 03-03-2011, 05:48 PM

I enjoy watching all sports. Have to say that although I grew up with Rugby League here in Brisbane, over the last 5-10 years I have become a massive AFL convert. Love all aspects of it, spectating live and on the box. Just wish the idiots could show some discipline off the field, but that's another thread...

blink138 (Pat) · #13 03-03-2011, 06:51 PM

its a very daft game when the goals are as wide (just about) as the whole field and then they can be rewarded firstly by missing between the main posts and secondly they can actually win the game for gross inacuracy! a team can actually lose for scoring more proper goals! HELLOOO!!
and some of the best football matches have ended in draws,some can be stale of course but it can be a game between two amazing goalkeepers that keep clean sheets (no goals conceded that is)
you dont always have to have a clear winner in sport we even have an extraordinary number of draws in that ultimate dull sport cricket
ther i have opened up another can o worms!
pat

Red Nine (Evan) · #14 03-03-2011, 07:45 PM

Massive football fan myself, however the game is completely corrupt. Not just the players, but clubs, and the governing bodies.

For all we hear about stricter punishments being made, nothing is ever done about it, especially when its a star player from a big club, then the new rule is effectively ignored.

So who is the bigger fool? The player who dives and gets away with it, or the FA/FIFA/UEFA that continue to allow it? My view is the later.

Until there is an external review system for games in football, this will be a regular thing. Currently, only the referee in a game can make a decision, and its not always right. There should be an external review system (at bare minimum) that starts to crack down on cheating.

Just my opinion.

I grew up with AFL, still love the game, but there is something special about football in my opinion. Personally can't stand Rugby League, if ever a game was invented for TV, this was it... Union on the other hand is much better, skill is used rather than run straight and kick...

Draconis (Mick) · #15 03-03-2011, 09:16 PM

Football/Soccer is a different world to what it was 20yrs ago. With the advent of the Premier League in Britain they are more pampered pop stars than sportsmen now. I was brought up on the game and I am a huge Liverpool fan but the players of today sicken me with their attitudes. I couldnt believe what i was reading this week when Chelsea's Ashley Cole was given an internal 'dressing down' for bringing a high powered air rifle to the training ground and shooting a young trainee player. Any other profession in the world and he would have been bounced out of the workplace and the police involved.

Every sport is suffering from the same things though, AFL, NRL with their own off field problems too.

The clubs of all codes need to take these players from a young age, teach them how to interact with people in a normal way and not make them multimillionaire megastar schoolboys who think the world is their playground.

Red Nine (Evan) · #16 03-03-2011, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Draconis

Football/Soccer is a different world to what it was 20yrs ago. With the advent of the Premier League in Britain they are more pampered pop stars than sportsmen now. I was brought up on the game and I am a huge Liverpool fan but the players of today sicken me with their attitudes. I couldnt believe what i was reading this week when Chelsea's Ashley Cole was given an internal 'dressing down' for bringing a high powered air rifle to the training ground and shooting a young trainee player. Any other profession in the world and he would have been bounced out of the workplace and the police involved.

Every sport is suffering from the same things though, AFL, NRL with their own off field problems too.

The clubs of all codes need to take these players from a young age, teach them how to interact with people in a normal way and not make them multimillionaire megastar schoolboys who think the world is their playground.

Another Liverpool fan, great to see mate!

But the attitude of players is disgusting, the mercenary mentality that has now come into the game is terrible. It is no longer about pride and love of the game/club, but the money.

TrevorW · #17 04-03-2011, 12:49 AM

Soccer is the best game in the world it's assholes like that that give it a bad name

M110 (Andrew) · #18 04-03-2011, 01:52 AM

22 men running around in a paddock for an hour and a half and score nothing..........BORING. That's what's wrong with soccer.

OICURMT · #19 04-03-2011, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by troypiggo

They should ban the clown in red.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enJ7fBniieQ

Huevon Chileno....

"Esto es de loco!" ...

OICURMT · #20 04-03-2011, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by bartman

Ok so you dont know the scoring system of AFL.......thats ok....
Having to watch 22 men pussy foot around for 90 mins+ injusy time (HA!) + half time to score 1-0 to win a game?
C'mon.....
Bartman

Let's face it... there are a lot of games that one can arguably make fun of, toss a few jokes around and watch grown men "fake" being "real" men... but when it comes to a "REAL MAN's GAME" .. nothing beats "Pitz" and I mean ... nothing.

As for me... I'd NEVER play Pitz. I'd be afraid of losing..

OIC!