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The Football Thread

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This is my team 😊

I went to my first game when I was four and have been in love with them ever since.
I was a season ticket holder for a while but working lots of weekends put a stop to that.
I still manage to go to a few games each season.
This week is the 125th anniversary of us playing at the Hawthorns 🤩

Geoff.
 
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Geoffers said:

This is my team 😊

I went to my first game when I was four and have been in love with them ever since.
I was a season ticket holder for a while but working lots of weekends put a stop to that.
I still manage to go to a few games each season.
This week is the 125th anniversary of us playing at the Hawthorns 🤩

Geoff.
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Great little ground the Hawthorns, wen there for a Carling Cup tie back in the early 2010s which we won on pens, proper old school football stadium
 
Not sure I should admit to this but when I lived in England I was a West Ham fan so I still follow them. My Dad signed for Spurs in 1939 ( not much of a career due to other events) so I follow them as well.

John
 
Meh, I used to follow football a lot more when I was younger TBH.
Now its pretty much only the National teams games that I watch, maybe the FA / Champions League finals, but thats about it.
Its so commercial now, players paid ridiculous amounts of money, too much play acting, dodgy decisions, etc, etc.
Not just FootbalI know, I also follow F1 and thats gone the same way too. [Sigh!]
 
pjgtech said:
Meh, I used to follow football a lot more when I was younger TBH.
Now its pretty much only the National teams games that I watch, maybe the FA / Champions League finals, but thats about it.
Its so commercial now, players paid ridiculous amounts of money, too much play acting, dodgy decisions, etc, etc.
Not just FootbalI know, I also follow F1 and thats gone the same way too. [Sigh!]
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I think you’ve just described all professional sport….. For footy, league one is more entertaining really. When Leeds were down there I even went to some games, because usually they are too far away from me….Yeovil away was a great game….still standing, mixed home and away fans, and inadvertently funny fan comments.
 
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pjgtech said:
Meh, I used to follow football a lot more when I was younger TBH.
Now its pretty much only the National teams games that I watch, maybe the FA / Champions League finals, but thats about it.
Its so commercial now, players paid ridiculous amounts of money, too much play acting, dodgy decisions, etc, etc.
Not just FootbalI know, I also follow F1 and thats gone the same way too. [Sigh!]
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Ha ha how true is that, F1 is a whole other conversation
 
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wotan said:
Not sure I should admit to this but when I lived in England I was a West Ham fan so I still follow them. My Dad signed for Spurs in 1939 ( not much of a career due to other events) so I follow them as well.

John
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Wow that's interesting, did he play much? What position did he play?
 
pjgtech said:
Meh, I used to follow football a lot more when I was younger TBH.
Now its pretty much only the National teams games that I watch, maybe the FA / Champions League finals, but thats about it.
Its so commercial now, players paid ridiculous amounts of money, too much play acting, dodgy decisions, etc, etc.
Not just FootbalI know, I also follow F1 and thats gone the same way too. [Sigh!]
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I understand where you’re coming from Peter.

It’s not so much a love of football with me but a love of the club. It’s in my blood, pretty much my whole family supported them and memories of games are intertwined with memories of going to games with my Mom and Dad or Uncles or my Sons so it’s much deeper than just the football.

I do watch other teams on TV but I find a lot of games quite dull 🥱

I think money has spoiled a lot of sports unfortunately including F1 which I used to follow too ☹️

Geoff.
 
Didn't get to play in the first team. He was a centre half as they used to be called in those days. He did play a lot during the war for the army, he represented British troops stationed in the Med for a match or two.
 
I agree with you about F1, I used to be a flag marshal particularly at Brands Hatch. Never forget the 1976 Hunt/Lauda battle.
 
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Geoffers said:
I understand where you’re coming from Peter.

It’s not so much a love of football with me but a love of the club. It’s in my blood, pretty much my whole family supported them and memories of games are intertwined with memories of going to games with my Mom and Dad or Uncles or my Sons so it’s much deeper than just the football.

I do watch other teams on TV but I find a lot of games quite dull 🥱

I think money has spoiled a lot of sports unfortunately including F1 which I used to follow too ☹️

Geoff.
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Great take here Geoff. Sometimes i hate the sport and what it's become with VAR and the state of the discourse around the game, but sadly I'm in an abusive love affair with my club that I can never leave and that's what it comes down to. I can never forget how they made me feel sometimes, even though now and then I wish I could
 
not a footy fan but a friend sent me a top
 

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Funny, I was under the impression sport was also a no go area, but that could have changed while my back was turned.
It would explain why there are no other threads on the matter.
 
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Apologies, certainly didn't wish to flout site rules - more than happy for the thread to be deleted if it's in contravention.
 
Ian M said:
Funny, I was under the impression sport was also a no go area, but that could have changed while my back was turned.
It would explain why there are no other threads on the matter.
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If you read back through, this one was checked and OKd by Colin two weeks ago Ian. It contains no rancour whatever, so seems harmless to me, just like the motorcycle and music threads we have had in the past.
 
Well I have not closed it...if it proves that we can keep it civilised now,then no problem.
 
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Incredible game in the Champions League tonight, Juventus v Dortmund went all the way, 4-4! Crazy stuff, one of the best games I've ever seen
 
AuntyClockwise said:
Incredible game in the Champions League tonight, Juventus v Dortmund went all the way, 4-4! Crazy stuff, one of the best games I've ever seen
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Switched over to the football when this was 2-2 and wished I had watched it now.
Ended up watching Spurs v Villarreal, amongst the worst games I have seen.
 
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