Football Hooligans poll...US further than England?

Ronald Kirsch wrote: i have never understood afl. i think it works much like netball ie if you catch the ball you get a free kick.

I'm no expert on netball but I'm fairly sure kicking the ball is a no-no.

Scratching, biting and hair-pulling are part of the spectacle though!

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Al Jarvis wrote:

depthcharge wrote: My second love is traditional football, or 'soccer' as it's known in these shores as well.

Football?! Soccer?!! Thought you lot had another, marginally less flattering, name for it over your way, DC?!

Gold!

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the two most popular sports in the US....Netball and rounders Both played onlu by kids and girls here.

oldmonkey wrote: Glen Little's the reason you'll be going up!

An ex Glentoran player who dumped Ballymena United out of the Irish single handily around 10 years ago

Al Jarvis wrote:

depthcharge wrote:

Al Jarvis wrote: Football?! Soccer?!! Thought you lot had another, marginally less flattering, name for it over your way, DC?!

Gold!

I'm taking an Aussie to her first ever game of footie tomorrow. Thankfully, we have a huge Aussie centre-half called Bully who might capture her interest.

Are you familiar with the 'map of Tasmania' concept, Al?

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Steve Campbell wrote: the two most popular sports in the US....Netball and rounders Both played onlu by kids and girls here.

in the US, rugby is more popular with women than it is with men. often, universities have (american) football teams for men and rugby teams for women.

i was talking with uncle liam last night. he told me that the american game got its name because the ball is one foot long, hence foot-ball. interesting.

Al Jarvis wrote:

depthcharge wrote: Are you familiar with the 'map of Tasmania' concept, Al?

Er, are you calling me one!

Far from it!

Just trying to assist you in your conquest, if that's what it is!

You never know when a few colloquialisms may come in handy. Can't imagine you'd be much of a Home & Away fan.

That centreback... Any good?

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depthcharge wrote:

Ronald Kirsch wrote: i have never understood afl. i think it works much like netball ie if you catch the ball you get a free kick.

I'm no expert on netball but I'm fairly sure kicking the ball is a no-no.

Scratching, biting and hair-pulling are part of the spectacle though!

:\pimp3:

Kicking the ball is a definite no-no.

There used to be a bit of scratching, biting and hair pulling. (What do you expect with the amount of women involved! They should rename netball 'catfight') I used to play in the goal shooting position for my school team and the goal defender from the opposing team had committed a few fouls on me that had gone largely unnoticed. I was so pissed off with her in the end, that I gave her a right hook

Samantha Chapman wrote:

depthcharge wrote:

Ronald Kirsch wrote: i have never understood afl. i think it works much like netball ie if you catch the ball you get a free kick.

I'm no expert on netball but I'm fairly sure kicking the ball is a no-no.

Scratching, biting and hair-pulling are part of the spectacle though!

:\pimp3:

Kicking the ball is a definite no-no.

There used to be a bit of scratching, biting and hair pulling. (What do you expect with the amount of women involved! They should rename netball 'catfight') I used to play in the goal shooting position for my school team and the goal defender from the opposing team had committed a few fouls on me that had gone largely unnoticed. I was so pissed off with her in the end, that I gave her a right hook

You go girl. A right hook never done anyone any harm!

Spain hopefully to do well. about time. Alonso and Garcia to pull the strings in midfield.

England will win if there are no injuries, and Rooney doesn't get hacked by the (e.g.) Argies.

Al Jarvis wrote:

depthcharge wrote: That centreback... Any good?

Stop press: the Aussie scored an own goal in the ninety-fcuking-second minute to see us lose 3-2 at home to Stoke.

Probably put off by the fact my new Aussie girlie screamed like a child every time he touched the fcuking ball.

Och well.

I'm surprised we don't have the stokies in here doin a fookin war/victory dance.

I've said on many threads here how the world would be a better place if we all did away with national boundaries and lived as one united group of people.

And although I haven't had a good look at the USA group, at least what I saw was not as grossly insensitive as what was drawn in Paris in 1997: Germany, (the former) Yugoslavia and Iran.

Empress Touch wrote: I've said on many threads here how the world would be a better place if we all did away with national boundaries and lived as one united group of people.

And although I haven't had a good look at the USA group, at least what I saw was not as grossly insensitive as what was drawn in Paris in 1997: Germany, (the former) Yugoslavia and Iran.

insensitive?

it's football!

well, i suppose i can see why germany would be pissed off at iran: the 1972 munich olympic hostage killings and iran's support of black september, the organization that committed the murders on german soil?

and the former yugoslavia was a nazi puppet state during WWII?

and the US fought against germany in WWI and WWII?

and the US and germany contributed a combined 14,000 troops (7000 american and 6000 german) to the KFOR peacekeeping force in kosovo, a region to which serbia lays claim. and NATO also bombed serbia?

but, again, it's football! no hard feelings....

unless argentina wins. then i shall be VERY put out.