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Things you love about football
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the exhiliration when my team scores and wins
the disbelief when my team loses
the times spent in the pub watching scores come in while drinking a beer with my mates
the colorfullness of the game
the variety of supporters
the ocassional skills where you go "Damn!!!"
the times when the ball hits the referee
football grounds that leave you speechless
ground atmosphere (Anfield, Camp Nou, Marakana Belgrade....)
friendly fans
girls able to share your football joy
players not selling their souls for big dollars
110% players
sunday football
togetherness
the fact that anyone can play it whenever they want to
football heroes
taking a piss out of your best mate's team
the competitivness between fans
stats
european nights
copa libertadores
african cup of nations
giant killing
etc...
the disbelief when my team loses
the times spent in the pub watching scores come in while drinking a beer with my mates
the colorfullness of the game
the variety of supporters
the ocassional skills where you go "Damn!!!"
the times when the ball hits the referee
football grounds that leave you speechless
ground atmosphere (Anfield, Camp Nou, Marakana Belgrade....)
friendly fans
girls able to share your football joy
players not selling their souls for big dollars
110% players
sunday football
togetherness
the fact that anyone can play it whenever they want to
football heroes
taking a piss out of your best mate's team
the competitivness between fans
stats
european nights
copa libertadores
african cup of nations
giant killing
etc...
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The fact that you only need a ball to play. Sometimes even an old coke can will do.
Crunching tackles. Especially against fancy players.
Clubs with tradition. Give me Notts County or Preston over Wigan any day.
The advantage rule, and referees that use it.
Yellow cards for diving.
I think your confusing tradition with history and history has to created somehow. Wigan are creating theirs at the moment.
One for the pot. The away goals rule. You can be defeated without loosing. Fanstastic.
The banter and bragging rights(when its friendly).
Fills a void left by atheism/semi-religous.
Sexy football.
The pre-match build up and adrenaline rush around the ground before kick off.
Coming out of Arsenal tube and seeing the East Stand down Avenell Road on a sunny day. :crying:
Big European Nights.
Spot on. Is there really any other purpose for football matches?
The pre-match pint/s in the bar close to the ground
The half time burger/pie & hot drink
The crowd atmosphere when your team goes about 4 goals ahead
Mexican waves
Walking out of the ground after the match after a win and seeing all your fellow supporters with massive grins
The fact that no matter how bad you are, there's always someone (usually Dundee United) worse off than yourself.
This time of the season, when a win takes you to 2nd in the bloody league.
One-club players. The one who's never wanted to fuck off to England or the Old Firm for more money, the ones who you know love the club as much as you do, and hurt when they get beat just as much as you do.
well i was half joking.
i actually like football (the legs help a bit though).
Because of some pathetic law, I can't.:mad:
I always get a mate of mine doing this to me, then try to tell a mate of mine that his team won't get promoted, but his least favourite team will...
:yes: And it's great when it's your mate's team...
No, it's the 'girls can't play football with boys after the age of 12'. This does mean that I haven't been able to find a team to join, despite looking for about a year now.:impissed:
Coming back to win when losing at half time
Whenever anything happens to the officials (ball hits, fall over, injury)
Crazy yet friendly old people in the ground who complain about everything
Giving stick to the opposition's goalkeeper during the game, then applauding him at the end and sharing a drink at the bar afterwards.
Dodgy burgers and hotdogs.
The journey on the train to and from the ground.
Dean Windass.
Pre-match pints in the Corn Dolly.
Standing up at away games because us in the lower leagues are allowed to have terraces.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18QsjFUquD8
Now I don't think Enckleman touched the ball, and if he knew the rules of the game, he would know that the goal shouldn't have counted.
Still, that brings an even bigger smile to my face.
History
Tribalism
City not winning a trophy in 31 years
Scousers not winning the league for 17 years
The atmosphere
Drinking/away days
Derby games
Seeing rivals lose (especially to lower league teams)
Seeing United draw against non-league teams in the FA for 2 seasons in a row
away days
the whole day experience (meet up, pub, pub, pub, ground, singing, pub, home, night out)
New grounds
winning away from home
sell out games
local derbys
hollands pies
banter with away fans
mingling with the locals
travelling to games with a bunch of mates, a bag of cans and some good music
standing up at away grounds where they dont tell you to sit down every 5 mins.
BASTARDS LOSING
KNOB END LOSING
(both preferably against us...doesnt happen very often these days)
Funny chants.
Last minute winners.
European nights.
Fickle opposition booing Ronaldo, and the subsequent effect it has on his game.
:mad: He'll be gone soon!