Re: Rugby/Football last night
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:53 am
I hate Rugby Union with a passion. It's basically a home counties sport for privileged 'Guys' (It used to be chaps) who in my opinion play 'Ragger' because they are not that good when it comes to playing football.
I've had some conversations with these types in the past, and the way they sneer and disparage football is unbelievable. I was certain that was because if they were in a game of football, the last thing they would want is to be made a fool of by, say, some little chavvy tosser from the local council estate who looked like a chimp(Wayne Rooney?)
When I lived in South Africa, the Afrikanner's were even worse, "Kaffer's sport" was the term they 'used' to describe football. That made me despise R/U even more, and doe's anyone remember the test series in which team England was determained to break the international ban on sports-links with the South African goverment? I don't remember any white or Asian faces in that team.
Football has a lot of problems but if you travel around the world it is genuinally loved everwhere, go to any Premier match and you'll find Seikhs, Hindu's, African's , Causican's, Muslims, etc.
I forced myself to watch a England R/U. once, and what a booooring experience that was, everytime England had the ball, what happened? England kicked the ball into touch!!! Rob fucking Andrew's, I just about stopped myself kicking the television in.
Having vented my rage, I watched the England football match last night and usually they are, well..crap! but was I impressed, they might just have a decent chance of winning something, unlike the England R/U. team.
I've had some conversations with these types in the past, and the way they sneer and disparage football is unbelievable. I was certain that was because if they were in a game of football, the last thing they would want is to be made a fool of by, say, some little chavvy tosser from the local council estate who looked like a chimp(Wayne Rooney?)
When I lived in South Africa, the Afrikanner's were even worse, "Kaffer's sport" was the term they 'used' to describe football. That made me despise R/U even more, and doe's anyone remember the test series in which team England was determained to break the international ban on sports-links with the South African goverment? I don't remember any white or Asian faces in that team.
Football has a lot of problems but if you travel around the world it is genuinally loved everwhere, go to any Premier match and you'll find Seikhs, Hindu's, African's , Causican's, Muslims, etc.
I forced myself to watch a England R/U. once, and what a booooring experience that was, everytime England had the ball, what happened? England kicked the ball into touch!!! Rob fucking Andrew's, I just about stopped myself kicking the television in.
Having vented my rage, I watched the England football match last night and usually they are, well..crap! but was I impressed, they might just have a decent chance of winning something, unlike the England R/U. team.