[Football] A Rugby World Cup final win or a Brighton victory?

[Barham's tash]

I guess I'm just not one for using collective terms for those from other countries, like I would never call an American a Yank, a Frenchman a Froggie, or an Irishman a Paddy...

But all of those are pejorative terms, Saffer isn’t.

 

[Munkfish]

Brighton to win, if this was an England football world cup final, the question wouldnt even need to be asked.

 

[darkwolf666]

But all of those are pejorative terms, Saffer isn’t.

Surely that's in the eye, or this case of the ear of the beholder.

If I called someone a useless Saffer would they take offence as I have lumped their nationality slang term into the insult?

By your context the original use of the word WOG would be acceptable as that was just a conjoining of words to describe someone from a region.

 

[pasty]

Brighton win. ALL. DAY. LONG.

 

[bhafcjack]

Brighton win

 

[ManOfSussex]

Brighton win. Anyone (me included) disappointed from losing the rugby will soon forget about it.

 

[Postman Pat]

As we've won the rugby WC before I am going for a Brighton win, with some tricky games coming up these are a massive 3 points.

 

[Jesus Gul]

Brighton to win...by a rugby score

 

[Icy Gull]

If it was Cricket world cup or Brighton win I’d go for the Albion win every time because I find cricket boring. So I get non rugby fans dismissing it.

Rugby World Champions edges it for me if I had to make a choice, but then I find International rugby way more exciting than International football. I know plenty of football fans who think I am a dick for thinking that too

Winning the World Cup is a massive achievement. There is no big deal in beating a team like Norwich, although the points would be nice.

 

[Icy Gull]

Obvs. But if somehow we get to CHOOSE one beforehand, then in this instance, there really is only one choice.

However...if it was the England FOOTBALL team for a WC....well, I'd have to revise that.

Lol I’d go exactly the reverse of that. Truth is England have as much chance of winning the football world cup as Brighton do of winning the Premier League though.

 

[Icy Gull]

I never inferred there was anything sinister about it, just questioned why it's suddenly become popular on here to refer as such.

I used to play football with a few guys from South Africa, and quite honestly say I never heard them use this term to refer to themselves.

I guess I'm just not one for using collective terms for those from other countries, like I would never call an American a Yank, a Frenchman a Froggie, or an Irishman a Paddy...

Heard plenty of South Africans refer to Kaffirs though

 

[Wardy's twin]

daft question really Brighton win please.

 

[Easy 10]

Lol I’d go exactly the reverse of that. Truth is England have as much chance of winning the football world cup as Brighton do of winning the Premier League though.

Disagree.

England would only have to stumble through a group (probably as seeds), then get through 4 knockout rounds. You don't need to be a great team to win the World Cup, and with luck of the draw you can conceivably fluke your way through a lot of it.

You can't fluke your way to a PL title though. In a round-robin of 38 games, if you're not the best team then you will always get found out.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

World cup final win for me, although if it was the football WC I'd take the Albion win.

 

[Icy Gull]

Disagree.

England would only have to stumble through a group (probably as seeds), then get through 4 knockout rounds. You don't need to be a great team to win the World Cup, and with luck of the draw you can conceivably fluke your way through a lot of it.

You can't fluke your way to a PL title though. In a round-robin of 38 games, if you're not the best team then you will always get found out.

Fair enough but I’d be interested to know which team stumbled itself to a World Cup win ( except maybe England with home advantage in the days before real (Sky) Football )

 

[Eric Youngs Contact Lense]

A Brighton win for me every time.
It's a no brainer.

It really is.. only got to compare how you would feel Saturday evening if one or other loses.. England lose and Brighton win.. "Shame, but just look at the PL Table!"
England win and Brighton lose ... "could.t give a flying F@#$!! Look at the PL table and the next 3 fixtures!!!"

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Monstrous question. Brighton win, I think.

Easy question. Easy answer. In fact I'd even prefer a draw.

There again, had the question been a Brighton win or for Phil 'The Power' Taylor to come out of retirement to SNATCH the UK Open one more time, then it would be a different story.

 

[Pickles]

Albion all day long.

I'm having my son and a couple of mates round for the rugby, egg and bacon sarnies etc.

If England win, it sets the day up a treat, but if The Albion then lose, my whole weekend is ruined anyway.

As much as I love England in the rugby and cricket, it's The Albion all day long for me, it really is.

 

[nickjhs]

Without a doubt a Brighton win

 

[BN41Albion]

It really is.. only got to compare how you would feel Saturday evening if one or other loses.. England lose and Brighton win.. "Shame, but just look at the PL Table!"
England win and Brighton lose ... "could.t give a flying F@#$!! Look at the PL table and the next 3 fixtures!!!"

My thoughts exactly.
Two wins though and I'd ecstatic. Two defeats isn't worth thinking about.