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[Football] Where will you be watching the England Euro Final?
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It isn't what follows that's bollocks. Its the initial post. And the more what follows isn't bollocks he more he's laughing at everyone.
It's called trolling
TBH Harry, I've given up on Crodo intentions. Sometimes I'm interested in his cleverness and sometimes I'm not. The trouble is, that with this issue, it doesn't matter what Crodo is doing for himself, it's a debate that needs to be had.
But the “debate” he started is ‘where are you watching it’ and the answer “I’m not” has been deemed socially unacceptable. All very Social Media and a little disturbing.
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I did notice the last option on the poll “I won’t be watching or listening” I was going to vote this and comment but I don’t want to upset anyone.
PFW
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I voted No, unless anybody knows of any bars in Khao Lak, Thailand, showing it!!!!
The answer “I’m not” is, I would have thought, perfectly acceptable. I can’t imagine the tv viewing figures will be 100% of the population minus those in Wembley.
What I don’t find acceptable is the constant sneering and belittling, and this constant need to view the womens football achievements or the size of crowds etc through the prism of mens football for it somehow to have any legitimacy.
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Not really GB. I argue that certain posters couldn't wait to say they weren't watching it. Off the back of a great footballing achievement for England it would be obtuse at worst and naive at best to think that their intent wasn't anything other than to stir debate.
I'm not at all sure what 'all very social media' even means in this context.
It's just fine that women want to play football. Hope they enjoy it. I am not personally interested in watching football matches equal to the quality of non-league.
I have no problem with people who don't want to watch as they're not interested. Fair enough. I have no interest in golf, tennis or motor racing and I wouldn't watch those sports if you paid me. But the 'prism' of men's football is what the detractors use. They say how the women's game is slow and weak with rubbish goalkeepers and that the best players wouldn't last five minutes in a men's Sunday League game. All that maybe true - but it's totally irrelevant. You can't look at it through the prism of the men's game. As a spectacle these Euros have been the equal of any male football tournament. It's been brilliant and those of us who like women's football have thoroughly enjoyed it, and if we lose on Sunday I will be as gutted as I was when the men lost against Italy.
I guess you haven’t been a Brighton fan for very long then?
In some cases, yes. I would say that personally I'm not bothered if people aren't interested, that's their choice. That said, for the women's game (as with other things), it's the relentless follow up and denigration of it as a sport because in your opinion it's sub-standard and not worth your* time. I don't understand why people who don't like something can't just be quietly disinterested, rather than going out of their way to make it clear to anyone who'll listen that "it's rubbish" etc
*I refer to a general "you", not you specifically
thedonkeycentrehalf
Moved back to wear the gloves (again)
- Jul 7, 2003
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I rarely watch the England mens team these days as the games are not interesting.
However, I have enjoyed watching the women's team playing and will be watching on Sunday.
However, I have enjoyed watching the women's team playing and will be watching on Sunday.
I agree that the spectacle has been brilliant, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed watching the games I have. I watched last night’s game to see the quality of who we’ll be playing on Sunday - I fear for us; Germany’s high intensity press will cause us shed loads of problems, imo. They also cheat (a bit - that blatant dive for a pen; she should have been booked), and are dirty (at least one pretty orange card challenge).
Where I disagree is how I’ll react if we lose. I’ll be disappointed in a slightly abstract way, and will regret not seeing the full extent of the growth in the women’s game that would follow a win (though I think it’s already going to get a decent kick start), but I won’t feel anywhere near the level of personal disappointment as I did when the men lost to Italy. I’m just not invested to the same degree.
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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Having said that I probably won't watch, now that it's against 8 time winners Germany, the possibility and resulting pleasure of beating them has spiked my interest considerably
As an aside whenever I see the England coach she puts me in mind of a solicitor about to give me some bad news.
As an aside whenever I see the England coach she puts me in mind of a solicitor about to give me some bad news.
I'd pretty much agree with all of this, except to say that I wasn't that disappointed when we lost to Italy. I would have liked us to win but when we didn't, I was over it in about 5 minutes .
Don’t get me wrong; I’m not massively invested in England men either - just considerably more than the women.
Something like (for proper competitions, not friendlies)
Albion men 20/20
England men (10/20)
England women (4/20)
Albion women (1/20)
[Darts (0/20)]
What watching the England women games has done though has made me think ‘hmm. I really ought to get along to a home Albion women’s game (the seagullesses?)’. I’ll probably give it a go this season.
pasty
A different kind of pasty
Same. I remember at the time realising that losing a final didn't hurt anywhere near as much as losing a semi
The problem with losing a semi these days is that you’re never quite sure if you’ll get another. It’s the hope that kills you.