I am really looking forward to taking my son to Goodison Park next year as he will be 6 y.o. then. I want him to see the "old lady" before the new stadium gets built in Bramley Moore dock. It will be the continuation from my father down to his grandson. My Dad was at sea before I was too....... It will then be more expensive as he will need a kit and boots etc..
Looking forward to seeing how Gary Rowett gets Derby playing. Out have gone Tom Ince, Will Hughes and Cyrus Christie (combined weight about 22 stone, wet through) and in have come Curtis Davies, Tom Huddlestone and Andre Wisdom (combined weight about 42 stone) plus the return of Chris Martin. If Brian Clough was right in saying that good football sides are built spine-first, we might just be in with a chance. Come On You Rams!
I have a soft spot for the Hibees as they also were my Dad's team and a few of my mates follow them. In fact I've seen Hibs (and Hearts) many more time than the Celts as I used to go to games in Edinburgh much more often than heading west to Glasgow.
I'm tempted to ask 'interesting compared with what?'. Watching paint dry. Maybe. I realise im in the minority here but I really don't get why people find it interesting. So this is a serious question. What is it about football that makes it interesting to watch? Playing a game for enjoyment I get. But watching other people play a sport? Why? Isn't doing it the whole point?
The millions of people all over the world, male and female, who watch it every week tells y0u that enjoying it is not just "doing it". Those who feel it know it and you certainly are in the minority, John. I played football from a young boy and into my 30's and they were the best days! I was watching it as well as playing. All team sports are wonderful IMO.
In the minority in this thread yes. However as shown, more people globally do not have interest in the game. Anyways. Thanks for the answer. Personally I find football not wonderful .... IMO. I don't understand why people can get so worked up about a game and learn all the details about their team. Why bother? It's only a game.. Why is watching it satisfying over playing it? I hasten to add that I never watch sport of any kind. Could watching be the lazy man's answer to getting out his armchair? I also don't get why football seems to attract the moron and criminal element of society either. We don't need police horses and riot police to handle crowds at Wimbledon or Twickenham. .
Like anything there are those who like and those who dislike all elements of sport the world would be a dull place if we all liked the same thing. Yes it's sad there was and now to a lesser extent violence in football support, but don't get me started on boxing! Each to their own I say and let the world live in harmony.
I agree absolutely. I'm not trying to persuade anyone that football is a bad thing - I'm just curious what it is that makes people so enthusiastic they will remember all these facts about it, buy shirts and scarves of special colors and sometimes pay lots of money to watch a team sport that they are often not even actually playing themselves. I've always felt a bit of a fraud because I couldn't care less about footie. I tried to like it but.. I just don't.
Thank you John for speaking-up for those of us who find the prospect of the approaching season truly uninspiring. It is supposed to be a series of contests between collections of people who were born, grew-up, work and live in communities just down the road but your average team is more likely to include many from other countries who require work visas in order to "play"; hardly local contests. The money these people get paid - for what?? - is outrageous! For running around for 90 minutes a week - being paid huge sums to keep fit! Pfft! And what is it with football fans? Many years ago I lived close to a football ground and there was never any trouble on match days but these days, you have to board-up your property and make sure your car is out of sight under lock and key in case marauding "fans" go on the rampage. As you rightly question, what other sport requires Police Officers in riot gear to keep order?
It's clear that you don't enjoy football, fair enough, that is a sentiment that many will share, I guess most women will fall into that category. However, why do you feel that is necessary to be an active participant in something to enjoy watching it? I don't ride a horse but enjoy watching the skills of rider in competition. Same goes for non-sports activities, I can't sing for toffee nor play any musical instruments, that doesn't stop me enjoying listening to music, watching performances and going to concerts. Enjoyment comes from appreciating the talents, skills, bravery that you are watching.
I don't view watching an musical performance as being the same thing. I'm also not insisting that everyone shares my view - was merely questioning what it is that makes it so appealing because I simply dont see it. I personally don't enjoy watching sports. I would rather actively participate. I rapidly get bored watching others engaged in sporting activity - and that includes the Olympic games or the world cup.
With the publication of the salaries of the BBC's top talent today, how does a former footballer who presents one weekly TV show broadcast only during the football season command a salary of £1.8m?
