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 Badger11  Beckenham 06 Sep 23 5.20pm |
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Originally posted by Pete53
It's been part of my life for nearly 60 years. You can't beat the sheer joy and elation when Palace win, particularly against a big side or in an important game. I get a buzz for days afterwards. It is a distraction from the day to day hum drum. I can immerse myself in the drama of the game and for 90 minutes it is the most important thing in my life. It is unpredictable and you never know what course the the story will take and how it will end (unless we are away to Spurs). I am generally a temperate undemonstrative person, but football gives me an arena in which a to vent my emotions. There is no other area of my life where I shout, swear, curse, gesticulate and, generally lose it, so it is probably therapeutic and good for me. I think this is how football became popular. Back in the day you worked in a factory or down a mine or some other crappy dirty low paid job having to do what The Man tells you. Saturday afternoon you got rid of all that frustration by cheering on your local side an sinking a few pints afterwards.
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cryrst  The garden of England 06 Sep 23 5.34pm |
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When teams I dislike lose to teams I dislike less
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| monkey Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 06 Sep 23 6.10pm |
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Originally posted by cryrst
When teams I dislike lose to teams I dislike less So Man U v Brighton, what we thinking?
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Teddy Eagle  06 Sep 23 6.17pm |
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Originally posted by monkey
So Man U v Brighton, what we thinking? Match called off due to a localised outbreak of gastroenteritis affecting both teams and supporters which comes into devastating effect 5 minutes after kick off.
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| YT Oxford 06 Sep 23 6.24pm |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
Is heroin addiction enjoyable, I doubt it. Football had me by the b****s at aged 5 and has never let go, all those things you mention just make it worse. There can't really be anything that hasn't been done already, an Eze wonder goal perhaps. 'Football isn't a religion, it's far more important than that'. Bill Shankly.
A good idea when throwing quotes around in an attempt to appear knowledgeable is to at least get them right! As Aristotle said: 'The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead'
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Nicholas91  The Democratic Republic of Kent 06 Sep 23 6.50pm |
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Originally posted by YT
A good idea when throwing quotes around in an attempt to appear knowledgeable is to at least get them right! As Aristotle said: 'The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead' And as Aristotle once said: “Jeffrey Schlupp is an impact player and should not be starting on the wing” - 325 bc.
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| monkey Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 06 Sep 23 6.54pm |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
Match called off due to a localised outbreak of gastroenteritis affecting both teams and supporters which comes into devastating effect 5 minutes after kick off. Sounds nasty, but I think they all deserve it
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 becky over the moon 06 Sep 23 7.31pm |
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What do I like about football? Pert. taut buttocks in silky shorts....... (Well, this is Hol, so someone has to lower the tone)
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| cryrst The garden of England 06 Sep 23 7.56pm |
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Originally posted by monkey
So Man U v Brighton, what we thinking? I’m afraid Man U to win. Kin hate the weed even more.
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| kingdowieonthewall Sussex, ex-Cronx. 06 Sep 23 8.02pm |
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Originally posted by Elpis
It was never about liking football it was about having a day out with your mates and later with my sons , going on the football special having a beer or two , cheering and hoping you would win the game which always made the journey home that much better . There came a time just a season before we were promoted that I realised I didn't like the modern game of all seated stadiums endless sideways and back passing described above and I had been going to matches out of habit . It was time to have a break . So my premier league years with Palace have been without my cherished season ticket , I go when I feel like it when we play on Saturday afternoon but its not for the football on offer but then it hasn't been for a long time spot on. the smell of the evening games..Ohh! However I know its bad, but final game of season, other fans crying when they go down.
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| The groover Danbury 06 Sep 23 8.08pm |
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Drinking beer. Going mental when we score.
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| Eaglehamster Storrington 06 Sep 23 11.17pm |
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Being at the match is a totally different experience from watching on TV. On TV Today's game is often a monumental bore. All the side and back passing, time wasting, diving and general cheating, has killed it for me. I'd rather watch cricket,athletics or even golf. At the match the atmosphere takes you over. Sensible rule changes are needed to revitalise the game. As it is, the misuse of VAR, the offside and handball rules simply spoil the game. The game's administrators are and have been a corrupt bunch of pluck wits, and have been for a long time. Who knows where it goes from here. Well done women's football, please don't copy the men.
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