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Post by hotdog on Feb 2, 2009 0:22:30 GMT 1
is anyone watching this s**t, unbelievable. Give me town vs hartlepool any day. I hope our beloved game is not influenced by the all bullsh*t that surrounds this event.
Sorry had to get it off my chest- the most over-rated sport in the world.
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Post by stevvy on Feb 2, 2009 0:24:58 GMT 1
never seen it but isnt the superbowl basically just about adverts,a really long half time show,n a break in play every 10-20 seconds,with the game itself basically secondary to all that?
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Post by SaleTerrier on Feb 2, 2009 0:27:47 GMT 1
f*ckin hell, imagine a football matches coin toss being like that!! need all these important people their for the toss
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Post by hotdog on Feb 2, 2009 0:33:12 GMT 1
the players ran onto the pitch to start the game 30minutes ago, it still hasn't started. each play lasts 10 seconds, they fall over then cue a 30 minute advert then back to the 30 second play. I question the American intelligence sometimes if they enjoy this :/
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Post by TomTheTerrier on Feb 2, 2009 0:34:03 GMT 1
I can't stop laughing at how cheesy this is.
The patriotism is cringeworthy.
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Post by hotdog on Feb 2, 2009 0:36:31 GMT 1
this match actually symbolises America as a nation quite well- they are so concerned with the externals, everything must look like a Hollywood picture. Im starting to see it creeping into our country more and more, even town employ those God awful cheerleaders
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Post by hotdog on Feb 2, 2009 0:39:00 GMT 1
plus i forgot to mention how whenever somebody does some average tackle, or pass or run, they run round like loonies celebrating and they have no even scored a point. Its like goodwin winning a corner and then celebrating with the crowd and tensing his muscles. is going on.
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Post by stevvy on Feb 2, 2009 0:44:14 GMT 1
judgin by the comments from people on here that are watchin it,i can see why the coverage goes on for so long-sounds like adverts,stoppages every 10 seconds,n then a pointless long half time show
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Post by The Real True Blue on Feb 2, 2009 0:47:18 GMT 1
I like it. Even though the mighty Pats aren't involved this year
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2009 0:56:49 GMT 1
I don't mind it cos I actually know the rules and how the game is played. I imagine its dogcrap if you don't though.
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Post by hotdog on Feb 2, 2009 0:58:29 GMT 1
i know the rules, its an easy sport to understand. Its just too stop-start-stop-start for me. In my opinion it cannot compare to football.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2009 1:04:37 GMT 1
i know the rules, its an easy sport to understand. Its just too stop-start-stop-start for me. In my opinion it cannot compare to football. I agree with you that its too stop start and I wouldn't say its a brilliant sport, I just don't mind it as such. Its the first superbowl I've watched and all the advertising and a bit cringeworthy how patriotic it all is
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Post by Eric Cartmenez on Feb 2, 2009 1:10:58 GMT 1
Well i'm watching it on bbc nd there are no adverts IMO its a good sport and a better atmosphere before, during and after the game, i have been to a game and they have parking lot partys before games bbqs etc. It's a diferent world
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Post by scotthtafc4eva on Feb 2, 2009 1:14:56 GMT 1
its aload of crap dont understand it...i thought rugby was bad but my god this is 10 times worse!!
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Post by htafc4life on Feb 2, 2009 1:17:07 GMT 1
Well i'm watching it on bbc nd there are no adverts IMO its a good sport and a better atmosphere before, during and after the game, i have been to a game and they have parking lot partys before games bbqs etc. It's a diferent world That's because its the BBC, the breaks in play where it keeps going back to the pundits is where an advert is shown in the American coverage. The attention span of your average yank must equal that of a goldfish if this is their national sport! Give me Town any day!
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Post by ThreeLions on Feb 2, 2009 1:20:38 GMT 1
dont know the game it's self
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Post by Eric Cartmenez on Feb 2, 2009 1:22:38 GMT 1
Well i'm watching it on bbc nd there are no adverts IMO its a good sport and a better atmosphere before, during and after the game, i have been to a game and they have parking lot partys before games bbqs etc. It's a diferent world That's because its the BBC, the breaks in play where it keeps going back to the pundits is where an advert is shown in the American coverage. The attention span of your average yank must equal that of a goldfish if this is their national sport! Give me Town any day! I'm watching it on bbc1 but the coverage in NBC even if you watch it on skysports they do not usually have adverts apart from the sponsor of the programme.
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Post by dan on Feb 2, 2009 3:04:32 GMT 1
Lets all put pads on n run into each other...
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Post by pieeater on Feb 2, 2009 5:16:20 GMT 1
I'm in the US on business at the moment and watched the game with some friends and really enjoyed it. Everything everyone says about American football is true, it does take a ridiculously long time for anything to happen, it is hugely overblown, and the flood of commercials is incredibly irritating. Still good fun though. And Bruce ROCKED THE HOUSE.
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Post by townatheart on Feb 2, 2009 8:49:16 GMT 1
Sorry had to get it off my chest- the most over-rated sport in the world.[/quote] ssssshhhhh, while your probably correct as far as the rest of the world goes, dont upset the sensitive Americans, as they don't understand that the rest of the world is only interested in real football
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Post by stevvy on Feb 2, 2009 9:38:29 GMT 1
its farcical how a game thats meant to last an hour can take more than 3hrs to complete cos of a half time show n breaks in play every other second
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Post by Billybathtub on Feb 2, 2009 9:46:09 GMT 1
Its rugby with helmets.
Even better is the baseball world series, where all the teams are US of A except one from Canada, who had the cheek to win it one year.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2009 9:47:01 GMT 1
The word "Gash" just isn't strong enough to describe American Sports. I don't mind Baseball or Ice Hockey much but American Football and Basketball I can't stand
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2009 9:51:14 GMT 1
Americans are nut's.
It's bred into them to believe their way is the only way.
They criticise other countries for hiding behind religion to fight wars, while asking "god" to bless america.
They have been allowed to use the word 'football' to describe something that is not.
They are fat.
They shoot each other far too often for my liking.
BUT
they did give us Baywatch, what better way to spend my saturday evenings as a teenager.
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Post by leedsterrier on Feb 2, 2009 10:02:41 GMT 1
Its rugby with helmets. Even better is the baseball world series, where all the teams are US of A except one from Canada, who had the cheek to win it one year. I believe it's called the World Series as it used to be sponsored by the World newspaper or something - nothing to do with the yanks being arrogate and assuming the world revolves around them. Honest!
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Post by Torquayterrier on Feb 2, 2009 10:10:44 GMT 1
If you think there are long periods in American football where nothing much happens you really don't want to even think about their other national sport...Comparing their football to ours is pointless, each grown out of a totaly different culture. Asking them to just get on with the play and have no breaks in big matches would be as alien to them as asking us to include them in our matches.
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Post by rothwellterrier on Feb 2, 2009 11:04:02 GMT 1
In my opinion it cannot compare to football. Who says it is trying to compare to our football? For years I was like most of you guys in deriding it as a sport to my American friends (not as tough as rugby, just dynasty shoulder pad wearing big girls etc) but if you actually take the time to look beyond the stereotypes and accept it for what it is I can assure you it is a great sport. I guess I won't be seeing too many of you down at the south leeds stadium supporting the Yorkshire Rams then
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Post by Captainslapper on Feb 2, 2009 11:12:42 GMT 1
Its ok if you just watch the highlights compressed into 15 minutes. I went to a game once in Kansas City and it was a long, painfully drawn out experience. As a game it isn't a patch on Football, or even rugby, which is why its never really caught on. They should also call it Throwball. or Catchball or something. Theres only one football- you know, the one where you primarily use your foot! Stupid yanks ;D
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2009 11:18:41 GMT 1
Americans are nut's. It's bred into them to believe their way is the only way. They criticise other countries for hiding behind religion to fight wars, while asking "god" to bless america. They have been allowed to use the word 'football' to describe something that is not. They are fat. They shoot each other far too often for my liking. BUT they did give us Baywatch, what better way to spend my saturday evenings as a teenager. Agree with the baywatch bit, but the rest is just a little bit of a generalisation.
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Post by townatheart on Feb 2, 2009 11:35:51 GMT 1
Its rugby with helmets. Even better is the baseball world series, where all the teams are US of A except one from Canada, who had the cheek to win it one year. I believe it's called the World Series as it used to be sponsored by the World newspaper or something - nothing to do with the yanks being arrogate and assuming the world revolves around them. Honest! That is exactly the case, but dont let a little thing like facts get in the way of a bit of yank bashing.... it is just so much fun after all
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