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By MK Chris
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See - extremely difficult, if not impossible, to implement.
By methuk
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I think somebody else asked why do you call Football, Soccer?

And why do you call your pony game of gridiron - football?

Why do you call rounders baseball and then make a professional game out of it?

Why is wrestling so popular? Is it because yanks love anything fake?

Do you think Best Buy will succeed in the UK? Especially given the post earlier about their lack of knowledge on Digital TV
By Wesley
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English Bob wrote:Why don't Americans like football (soccer)?


Out attention span is short :-)

methuk wrote:I think somebody else asked why do you call Football, Soccer?

And why do you call your pony game of gridiron - football?

Why do you call rounders baseball and then make a professional game out of it?

Why is wrestling so popular? Is it because yanks love anything fake?

Do you think Best Buy will succeed in the UK? Especially given the post earlier about their lack of knowledge on Digital TV


As for Football = Soccer you know us colonist we have to be different and calling something like Football (aka Soccer) where you actually use your feet makes sense. We couldn't live with that so we created our own sport based off another sport or two and called it football for no good reason.

Well baseball makes sense since you know... bases and balls are involved.

I can't explain wrestling - I think it is stupid.

I don't shop Best Buy here because their talent lacks in a major way. Not to mention all they really focus on is selling that extended warranty instead of quality productions. Proceed with caution.
By Wesley
#386282
productions = products
By methuk
#386389
Wesley wrote:productions = products


Just noticed your signature - that episode of Top Gear was my favourite, they genuinely poohed themselves when the Red Necks gave chase
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By Munki Bhoy
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I'm all in favour of you creating your own sports... but since it's only you guys that play them, do you really need to claim you're World Champions at it just to make it sound grand?

Oh, and please stop calling your game football. You barely kick it. Or at least learn to catch with your feet.
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By Johnny 1989
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Munki Bhoy wrote:I'm all in favour of you creating your own sports... but since it's only you guys that play them, do you really need to claim you're World Champions at it just to make it sound grand?

Oh, and please stop calling your game football. You barely kick it. Or at least learn to catch with your feet.


I usually refer to American Football as American Rugby, it's more closer to Rugby than Football anyway.

Gaelic Football is weird as well, they can score over the bar or in the net & each team has two scores, one for goals got over the bar, one for those in the back of the net, they then add the points together to get the final score, although one goal = 3 points so if they score one goal in the net they add two points on top, two goals in the net six points on top, etc. It's funny to watch anyway :lol:

Ozzie Rules football on the otherhand is a big brawl with a ball, from the ad I saw for it :lol:
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By S4B
#386416
Something funny about American sport is that - even though they don't play it to any great standard - America are still the Olympic Rugby Champions! If they're Olympic champions then surely they should actually learn to play the game and compete properly!
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By MK Chris
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Munki Bhoy wrote:I'm all in favour of you creating your own sports... but since it's only you guys that play them, do you really need to claim you're World Champions at it just to make it sound grand?

To add to this, why hold a World Series and only invite yourselves?
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By jocky85
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Topher wrote:
Munki Bhoy wrote:I'm all in favour of you creating your own sports... but since it's only you guys that play them, do you really need to claim you're World Champions at it just to make it sound grand?

To add to this, why hold a World Series and only invite yourselves?


True point - my brother plays American Football over here. Played rugby first of course!
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By Nicola_Red
#386424
They invite Canada...if that counts. Plus wes did already address the thing about American football:

As for Football = Soccer you know us colonist we have to be different and calling something like Football (aka Soccer) where you actually use your feet makes sense. We couldn't live with that so we created our own sport based off another sport or two and called it football for no good reason.
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By S4B
#386425
jocky85 wrote:True point - my brother plays American Football over here. Played rugby first of course!


Why would he stop playing a GREAT game and play some nancy boy game instead?!
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By MK Chris
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Unless he played something else prior (like table tennis) he clearly never played a great game in the first place. Pay attention!
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By MK Chris
#386431
I'll play you for money.
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By MK Chris
#386436
You. Can't. Play. Team. Sports. As. Individuals. I would outrun you though I reckon.
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By jocky85
#386437
He played football aswell.

Played American Football whilst at uni
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By S4B
#386440
Topher wrote:You. Can't. Play. Team. Sports. As. Individuals. I would outrun you though I reckon.


Probably could however I could take you down in a tackle. Doubt you could rip the ball from me and you'd end up more bruised than Cat could ever make you ;)
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By Zoot
#386458
S4B wrote:
Topher wrote:You. Can't. Play. Team. Sports. As. Individuals. I would outrun you though I reckon.


Probably could however I could take you down in a tackle. Doubt you could rip the ball from me and you'd end up more bruised than Cat could ever make you ;)


Ok, I'll run the books on this,
What do you reckon folks? I'll give you 3 to 1 odds that S4B can resist Topher's tackle.

Nobody can resist Topher's tackle.









Ask Foot-Loose.
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By Yudster
#386466
In order to tackle him you have to catch him. My money's on Topher.
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By Yudster
#386476
In that case I definitely win!
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By Sunny So Cal
#386492
Yudster wrote:In order to tackle him you have to catch him. My money's on Topher.


Mine, too.
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