Sky Sports News have spent the whole morning banging on about
the new Premier League fixtures, no news of any sports actually
taking place in the real world... I had to go online to get the
scores from last night's games. You know, actual sports news!
The first match of the new Premier League season isn't even
until August 16th, yet they have found countless talking heads
to prattle on and on about games that are two months away and
how excited they are... blah blah blah...
[rant over]
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:15:42 +0000, Blueshirt wrote:
Sky Sports News have spent the whole morning banging on about
the new Premier League fixtures, no news of any sports
actually taking place in the real world... I had to go
online to get the scores from last night's games. You know,
actual sports news!
The first match of the new Premier League season isn't even
until August 16th, yet they have found countless talking
heads to prattle on and on about games that are two months
away and how excited they are... blah blah blah...
[rant over]
The English league's all hype. (And money.) You should start
following actual sports news, like the Argentinian or
Brazilian or Uruguayan League for instance.
Mark wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:15:42 +0000, Blueshirt wrote:
Sky Sports News have spent the whole morning banging on about
the new Premier League fixtures, no news of any sports
actually taking place in the real world... I had to go
online to get the scores from last night's games. You know,
actual sports news!
The first match of the new Premier League season isn't even
until August 16th, yet they have found countless talking
heads to prattle on and on about games that are two months
away and how excited they are... blah blah blah...
[rant over]
The English league's all hype. (And money.) You should start
following actual sports news, like the Argentinian or
Brazilian or Uruguayan League for instance.
You can't change your team... boy and man I am a Chelsea fan.
Why would I follow teams from places I have never been to? I
lived in London for many years (In a place called Hammersmith.)
and went to most home games at Stamford Bridge. Back when it
didn't cost a week's wages to get a ticket, a programme and a
burger!
Football is now all about the money and it's worse it's going
to get. The only cure for the raging capitalism and the milking
of football supporters for every penny they can get is death and
the endless sleep, not changing your allegiance. So... I will
die a Chelsea fan.
That doesn't mean I don't find Sky Sports News, and a lot of the
people on it, annoying and full or irrelevant chatter just to
fill the time.
On Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:22:26 +0000, Blueshirt wrote:
Mark wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:15:42 +0000, Blueshirt wrote:
Sky Sports News have spent the whole morning banging on about
the new Premier League fixtures, no news of any sports
actually taking place in the real world... I had to go
online to get the scores from last night's games. You know,
actual sports news!
The first match of the new Premier League season isn't even
until August 16th, yet they have found countless talking
heads to prattle on and on about games that are two months
away and how excited they are... blah blah blah...
[rant over]
Football is now all about the money and it's worse it's going
to get. The only cure for the raging capitalism and the milking
of football supporters for every penny they can get is death and
the endless sleep, not changing your allegiance. So... I will
die a Chelsea fan.
Why would finding a decent team, that aren't more interested in making
money than producing a good football team, not be a good cure?
And weren't you 1 of the people that were saying the top leagues are determined over a period of the last 5 years or so, rather than all
time? Doesn't that imply you can change the Leagues you follow?
That doesn't mean I don't find Sky Sports News, and a lot of the
people on it, annoying and full or irrelevant chatter just to
fill the time.
Looks like you've got plenty of reasons to stop following English
football. The main reason I don't like English football is the media
hype! (Mainly the BBC and ITV.)
On 2025-06-23 08:56, Mark wrote:
On Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:22:26 +0000, Blueshirt wrote:
That doesn't mean I don't find Sky Sports News, and a lot
of the people on it, annoying and full of irrelevant
chatter just to fill the time.
Looks like you've got plenty of reasons to stop following
English football. The main reason I don't like English
football is the media hype! (Mainly the BBC and ITV.)
The hype is ridiculous, and the pundits annoying, but that is
true anywhere you live, at least to some extent.
The hype around the world cup is excessive too,
On Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:22:26 +0000, Blueshirt wrote:
Mark wrote:
The English league's all hype. (And money.) You should
start following actual sports news, like the Argentinian or
Brazilian or Uruguayan League for instance.
You can't change your team... boy and man I am a Chelsea fan.
Why would I follow teams from places I have never been to? I
lived in London for many years (In a place called
Hammersmith.) and went to most home games at Stamford
Bridge. Back when it didn't cost a week's wages to get a
ticket, a programme and a burger!
Because the teams from places you've never been to are better
teams.
I'm sure any half-decent lawyer can find some legal loop hole
to enable you to escape your life sentence of being a Chelsea
fan.
Football is now all about the money and it's worse it's going
to get. The only cure for the raging capitalism and the
milking of football supporters for every penny they can get
is death and the endless sleep, not changing your
allegiance. So... I will die a Chelsea fan.
Why would finding a decent team, that aren't more interested
in making money than producing a good football team, not be a
good cure?
And weren't you 1 of the people that were saying the top
leagues are determined over a period of the last 5 years or
so, rather than all time? Doesn't that imply you can change
the Leagues you follow?
That doesn't mean I don't find Sky Sports News, and a lot of
the people on it, annoying and full of irrelevant chatter
just to fill the time.
Looks like you've got plenty of reasons to stop following
English football.
The main reason I don't like English football
is the media hype! (Mainly the BBC and ITV.)
While I am all in favour of supporting local teams in lower leagues (and
have done so in person whenever the occasion presented itself, in
Germany, Spain, and Canada), where are these mythical teams that aren't interested in making money, getting promoted (where promotion is
possible), and winning games ? Also a good team is kind of a
prerequisite for making money.
Looks like you've got plenty of reasons to stop following English
football. The main reason I don't like English football is the media
hype! (Mainly the BBC and ITV.)
The hype is ridiculous, and the pundits annoying, but that is true
anywhere you live, at least to some extent. The hype around the world
cup is excessive too, and the corruption at FIFA manifest, yet we all
watch.
Sorry about that appearing twice; I'm having problems with
novaBBS. I had to try to post it 4 times before there was any
evidence it had posted it.
On Mon, 23 Jun 2025 18:10:01 +0000, MH wrote:
While I am all in favour of supporting local teams in lower
leagues (and have done so in person whenever the occasion
presented itself, in Germany, Spain, and Canada), where are
these mythical teams that aren't interested in making money,
getting promoted (where promotion is possible), and winning
games ? Also a good team is kind of a prerequisite for
making money.
There's nothing wrong with wanting to win games, and probably
nothing wrong with wanting to make money to invest in the team
and make it a better team; some of the European teams seem to
want to make money for the sake of making money though.
Real Madrid are possibly the best example.
Mark wrote:
On Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:22:26 +0000, Blueshirt wrote:
Mark wrote:
The English league's all hype. (And money.) You should
start following actual sports news, like the Argentinian or
Brazilian or Uruguayan League for instance.
You can't change your team... boy and man I am a Chelsea fan.
Why would I follow teams from places I have never been to? I
lived in London for many years (In a place called
Hammersmith.) and went to most home games at Stamford
Bridge. Back when it didn't cost a week's wages to get a
ticket, a programme and a burger!
Because the teams from places you've never been to are better
teams.
But they are not my team!
Some people can have 57 favourite teams. I follow just the one.
It makes life a whole lot easier. Cheaper too, as I only have
to buy one jersey...
I'm sure any half-decent lawyer can find some legal loop hole
to enable you to escape your life sentence of being a Chelsea
fan.
I prefer to suffer the punishment of being a Chelsea fan...
Football is now all about the money and it's worse it's going
to get. The only cure for the raging capitalism and the
milking of football supporters for every penny they can get
is death and the endless sleep, not changing your
allegiance. So... I will die a Chelsea fan.
Why would finding a decent team, that aren't more interested
in making money than producing a good football team, not be a
good cure?
Breaking news: Professional football all over the world is
about making money. Do you think the national FA's of Brazil
and Argentina are unpaid volunteers and their leagues are run
as charities?
Do you think the talented young players in South America
(Africa, Asia etc.) have their eyes on moves to English Premier
League clubs because they like the cold and rain?
And weren't you 1 of the people that were saying the top
leagues are determined over a period of the last 5 years or
so, rather than all time? Doesn't that imply you can change
the Leagues you follow?
I think I said, and feel free to drag up a contradictory quote
if I am wrong, that the English Premier League was one of the
top five domestic leagues... as somebody here a few years ago
was trying to claim in a discussion that it wasn't.
People are free to follow whatever they want to. It doesn't mean
they have to be delusional about the real world though.
That doesn't mean I don't find Sky Sports News, and a lot of
the people on it, annoying and full of irrelevant chatter
just to fill the time.
Looks like you've got plenty of reasons to stop following
English football.
I don't follow English football, I follow one team... I
don't have ten favourites!
But why would I stop following a team that I have supported
since I was a child? Just because it's all about money and Sky
Sports is full of imbecile? Fuck 'em. I wouldn't give them the
satisfaction.
Blue is the colour... and always will be.
The main reason I don't like English football
is the media hype! (Mainly the BBC and ITV.)
And there's nothing wrong with that. Disliking English football
is fine. As is, disliking the BBC & ITV. (Especially the BBC!)
That should not mean you stick your head in the sand and
pretend that the English Premier League is not one of the
top domestic leagues.
If you don't want to follow an English football team, that's
okay... it's not a crime.
On Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:25:47 +0000, Blueshirt wrote:
Mark wrote:
The teams from places you've never been to are
better teams.
But they are not my team!
So why don't you want to support the best team in the World?
Some people can have 57 favourite teams. I follow just the
one. It makes life a whole lot easier. Cheaper too, as I
only have to buy one jersey...
Wouldn't following the Argentinian and Brazilian Leagues be
more fun if you had a favourite team in those countries too
though?
I'm sure any half-decent lawyer can find some legal loop
hole to enable you to escape your life sentence of being a
Chelseafan.
I prefer to suffer the punishment of being a Chelsea fan...
Oh dear. Maybe it's a psychiatrist you need rather than a
lawyer.
Why would finding a decent team, that aren't more interested
in making money than producing a good football team, not be
a good cure?
Breaking news: Professional football all over the world is
about making money. Do you think the national FA's of Brazil
and Argentina are unpaid volunteers and their leagues are run
as charities?
Do you think the talented young players in South America
(Africa, Asia etc.) have their eyes on moves to English
Premier League clubs because they like the cold and rain?
Football should be about playing football. Money should be a
means to an end; investing in training and signing new players
and signing new coaches, improving stadium facilities etc to
attract more fans; not an end in itself.
And it shouldn't be such a major influence on the game that we
have a Champions League with more teams from Spain, Italy,
England, Germany and France than anywhere else because of the
fear of a breakaway European Super League if UEFA don't yield
to teams from those countries demands; or a Club World Cup
with twice as many teams from Europe as anywhere else.
And weren't you 1 of the people that were saying the top
leagues are determined over a period of the last 5 years or
so, rather than all time? Doesn't that imply you can change
the Leagues you follow?
I think I said, and feel free to drag up a contradictory
quote if I am wrong, that the English Premier League was one
of the top five domestic leagues... as somebody here a few
years ago was trying to claim in a discussion that it wasn't.
People are free to follow whatever they want to. It doesn't
mean they have to be delusional about the real world though.
Surely it's natural to want to follow the top Leagues though?
If Paraguay has been replaced by, say Mexico, as one of the
best Leagues in the world, doesn't that justify changing one
of my favourite teams and supporting a Mexican team instead of
Olimpia? And following the Mexican League instead of the
Paraguayan League? So changing your team can be justified
can't it?
Looks like you've got plenty of reasons to stop following
English football.
I don't follow English football, I follow one team... I
don't have ten favourites!
So what do you do when they get knocked out of the Cup? It
would be more fun surely if you had a 2nd favourite team to
support once your favourite team are out of contention?
But why would I stop following a team that I have supported
since I was a child? Just because it's all about money and
Sky Sports is full of imbecile? Fuck 'em. I wouldn't give
them the satisfaction.
Blue is the colour... and always will be.
Because the Argentinian League isn't all about money,
Mark wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:25:47 +0000, Blueshirt wrote:
Mark wrote:
The teams from places you've never been to are
better teams.
But they are not my team!
So why don't you want to support the best team in the World?
I think you'll find as far as most real football fans are
concerned the team they support IS the best team in the world.
When I say the team they support I don't mean their tenth or
twenty-seventh favourite team, I mean THE team they support
and attend the games of.
Chelsea have won the very important FIFA Club World Cup so by
your standards that made them the best club side in the world
at that time... or didn't it count that year because an English
team won it?!
Some people can have 57 favourite teams. I follow just the
one. It makes life a whole lot easier. Cheaper too, as I
only have to buy one jersey...
Wouldn't following the Argentinian and Brazilian Leagues be
more fun if you had a favourite team in those countries too
though?
No. If I watch any of those teams on the TV I watch as a
neutral. (Maybe if an ex-Chelsea player is in one of the teams I
might root for them.) I can enjoy matches as a neutral. I don't
have to follow them to enjoy a good game of football on the TV.
I'm sure any half-decent lawyer can find some legal loop
hole to enable you to escape your life sentence of being a
Chelseafan.
I prefer to suffer the punishment of being a Chelsea fan...
Oh dear. Maybe it's a psychiatrist you need rather than a
lawyer.
Oh, you only want to support "the best"... you're a follower
of teams that win things.
Why would finding a decent team, that aren't more interested
in making money than producing a good football team, not be
a good cure?
Breaking news: Professional football all over the world is
about making money. Do you think the national FA's of Brazil
and Argentina are unpaid volunteers and their leagues are run
as charities?
Do you think the talented young players in South America
(Africa, Asia etc.) have their eyes on moves to English
Premier League clubs because they like the cold and rain?
Football should be about playing football. Money should be a
means to an end; investing in training and signing new players
and signing new coaches, improving stadium facilities etc to
attract more fans; not an end in itself.
And it shouldn't be such a major influence on the game that we
have a Champions League with more teams from Spain, Italy,
England, Germany and France than anywhere else because of the
fear of a breakaway European Super League if UEFA don't yield
to teams from those countries demands; or a Club World Cup
with twice as many teams from Europe as anywhere else.
Welcome to the real world. It is what is is and the toothpaste
isn't going to be put back into the tube.
And weren't you 1 of the people that were saying the top
leagues are determined over a period of the last 5 years or
so, rather than all time? Doesn't that imply you can change
the Leagues you follow?
I think I said, and feel free to drag up a contradictory
quote if I am wrong, that the English Premier League was one
of the top five domestic leagues... as somebody here a few
years ago was trying to claim in a discussion that it wasn't.
People are free to follow whatever they want to. It doesn't
mean they have to be delusional about the real world though.
Surely it's natural to want to follow the top Leagues though?
If Paraguay has been replaced by, say Mexico, as one of the
best Leagues in the world, doesn't that justify changing one
of my favourite teams and supporting a Mexican team instead of
Olimpia? And following the Mexican League instead of the
Paraguayan League? So changing your team can be justified
can't it?
That's called bandwagon jumping.
Football fans do not usually change the team they support.
Maybe if somebody moved from one country to another they might,
which would make sense, but even then I don't think it's normal
to switch between teams just because one team does better than
another for a period of time. You support who you support.
Looks like you've got plenty of reasons to stop following
English football.
I don't follow English football, I follow one team... I
don't have ten favourites!
So what do you do when they get knocked out of the Cup? It
would be more fun surely if you had a 2nd favourite team to
support once your favourite team are out of contention?
Clearly you see football as some sort of hobby. Good for you.
But they way you think is not the way normal football supporters
think.
Do you actually go to football matches?
But why would I stop following a team that I have supported
since I was a child? Just because it's all about money and
Sky Sports is full of imbecile? Fuck 'em. I wouldn't give
them the satisfaction.
Blue is the colour... and always will be.
Because the Argentinian League isn't all about money,
Yes, it is. Just not as much as the big leagues are.
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