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    Post by Mal Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:51 am

    SpiritOfShankly wrote:
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    This is what most gloryhunters don't understand. They think that football is more about tactics then it is about having fun. I've heard plenty of good and funny stories about football days and not many of them have been about the game itself. Most of them are to do with not even entering the ground because of various reasons. I've heard of people selling their ticket to watch it in a pub with mates who had travelled a long distance without one and being too drunk to enter the ground.

    I love tactics and the art of football. You don't have to be a glory hunter to appreciate that. Why do only lower league fans mention glory hunting? I bet Leeds have fans who started supporting them when they were successful. What are them people now?


    It's not just lower league clubs, why aren't Arsenal filling there ground recently? Chelsea have aload. We had some drop off when things were bad under Hodgson.

    What has filling a ground got to do with what I just said? Neutral
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    Post by coolhead33 Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:51 am

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    You'd love it even more then if you support your local club. Imagine seeing them beat the champions of your county after a player who was playing non-league football a few years before, nutmeg 2 players before blasting it into the top corner. You might even know that player. I know a couple of people who love seeing their friends score goals at professional level.

    I would actually support a local club is corruption wasn't so rift in the sport over here, not in the actual matches but in the upbringing of the players, to make it into football isn't anything about how good you are or how determined you are to get to the top, it's about who your dad's friends with, plus plus they never let players go abroad, let the good players good abroad for fuck's sake, improve even more as players, might improve our national team and in the long run they can come back and teach the next generation all the new things they've learnt abroad in places like Germany and England.

    Plus the government's funding is shit, 5th richest country in the world and not nearly enough is invested into the sport of the country.

    The fanbase is there, the talent is there, the will is there.
    Corruption is bad in England as well you know... The big premier league teams have been bribing all of the lower league clubs to agree to things which will only benefit the premier league clubs. The lower league clubs want to disagree but can't because the premier league clubs are threatening to stop things. English players rarely move abroad either because the money is so much over here and it is affecting our national team greatly. We may have the most foreigners in our top division but that only pushes potential stars towards grass roots football.
    Sean wrote:
    coolhead33 wrote:
    This is what most gloryhunters don't understand. They think that football is more about tactics then it is about having fun. I've heard plenty of good and funny stories about football days and not many of them have been about the game itself. Most of them are to do with not even entering the ground because of various reasons. I've heard of people selling their ticket to watch it in a pub with mates who had travelled a long distance without one and being too drunk to enter the ground.

    Its none of your business to tell anyone what football is about, its different to everyone. If its more about fun at the game to you then thats fine, but if tactics and stuff interest others more then its their decision.
    I'm only trying to make that experience better and stop the inevitable death of football.

    I like tactics and stuff as well as I like to copy them onto my games but it still doesn't compare to how fun football is when you pay less attention to the playing side and more attention to the social and fun side.
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    Post by Sean Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:52 am

    SpiritOfShankly wrote:
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    Its none of your business to tell anyone what football is about, its different to everyone. If its more about fun at the game to you then thats fine, but if tactics and stuff interest others more then its their decision.


    Fair point but then to someone like you who has said they like the game rather than actually supporting a team you can't then go and claim bragging rights or give other fans the stick that comes with supporting a football club if Chelsea beat say Man Utd or us coming up it'd just be pointless.

    I didnt say I didnt support Chelsea, I've been loads of times to see them play and I do genuianly care and feel passionate for them. I just mean that some people on here seem to be just all about going to the local game, which is fine, but I like to keep up with football all over the world
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    Post by Uncle John from Jamaica Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:55 am

    I don't enjoy or appreciate football like the majority of people here seem to. The young talents and players that get talked about I haven't even heard of. Tactics and strategy doesn't interest me at all, I would never sit in on a Friday night watching Barca either when I could be out having a drink and a pint with my mates.
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    Post by Grenade Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:55 am

    VivaRonaldo wrote:
    grenade187 wrote:I attend Bradford City games now and again and tbh you do get the odd game which was soo boring/frustrating you regret going.

    Because you dont actually support them. Im sure if you supported them as much as you support Arsenal you wouldnt care how boring it was.

    I've been a supporter of BradfordCity for aslong as I can remember What a Face
    I love the club but I'm not gonna lie to myself and pretend I enjoyed every game I go to.
    Yes I always go with a few friends etc but honestly sometimes I'd rather just sit at home with the fire on with some snacks and drinks, flick through some champions leagues games and just relax.
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    Post by Mal Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:56 am

    Uncle John from Jamaica wrote:I don't enjoy or appreciate football like the majority of people here seem to. The young talents and players that get talked about I haven't even heard of. Tactics and strategy doesn't interest me at all, I would never sit in on a Friday night watching Barca either when I could be out having a drink and a pint with my mates.

    Walkabout, watch the football while drinking then piss off to somewhere better. Simples
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    Post by SpiritOfShankly Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:57 am

    Mal wrote:
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    It's not just lower league clubs, why aren't Arsenal filling there ground recently? Chelsea have aload. We had some drop off when things were bad under Hodgson.

    What has filling a ground got to do with what I just said? Neutral


    You mentioned about only Lower league fans mention glory hunters, Im not a lower league fan and glory hunting fans. You don't have to be a glory hunter to appreciate the tactics no but it's emphasized by the glory hunting fans because that's all they can talk about and they have the tele's and papers and internet to do all there working out for them.
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    Post by Mal Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:57 am

    SpiritOfShankly wrote:
    Mal wrote:
    SpiritOfShankly wrote:


    It's not just lower league clubs, why aren't Arsenal filling there ground recently? Chelsea have aload. We had some drop off when things were bad under Hodgson.

    What has filling a ground got to do with what I just said? Neutral


    You mentioned about only Lower league fans mention glory hunters, Im not a lower league fan and glory hunting fans. You don't have to be a glory hunter to appreciate the tactics no but it's emphasized by the glory hunting fans because that's all they can talk about and they have the tele's and papers and internet to do all there working out for them.

    That is the worst post I've ever read.
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    Post by coolhead33 Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:57 am

    Mal wrote:
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    It's not just lower league clubs, why aren't Arsenal filling there ground recently? Chelsea have aload. We had some drop off when things were bad under Hodgson.

    What has filling a ground got to do with what I just said? Neutral
    I was agreeing with you in that last post Mal. Sorry that I worded it wrong.

    We have glory hunters as well. The ones who have been to games in during the lowest point of our history are the ones that I think of as true fans. Elland Road was buzzing last season when we were struggling to find our feet in the Championship but now Bates has killed off the atmosphere and drove fans away in many ways. I should be glad that the glory hunters are gone as it gives local people chances to watch us play but lots of our fans are based outside of Leeds. Leeds has a big population but we only average 20-25K these days. Considering that a few hundred/thousand of those fans are travelling from outside Leeds that is shocking. Then again, who wants to pay top whack for Championship football in a recession? It's only the season ticket holders and a few others who go to every home game now.
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    Post by Sean Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:59 am

    Mal wrote:
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    You mentioned about only Lower league fans mention glory hunters, Im not a lower league fan and glory hunting fans. You don't have to be a glory hunter to appreciate the tactics no but it's emphasized by the glory hunting fans because that's all they can talk about and they have the tele's and papers and internet to do all there working out for them.

    That is the worst post I've ever read.

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    Post by SpiritOfShankly Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:02 am

    Mal wrote:
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    You mentioned about only Lower league fans mention glory hunters, Im not a lower league fan and glory hunting fans. You don't have to be a glory hunter to appreciate the tactics no but it's emphasized by the glory hunting fans because that's all they can talk about and they have the tele's and papers and internet to do all there working out for them.

    That is the worst post I've ever read.



    yes ok Rolling Eyes your response was worse you should try actually discussing then.
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    Post by Steadman Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:04 am

    SpiritOfShankly wrote:
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    What has filling a ground got to do with what I just said? Neutral


    You mentioned about only Lower league fans mention glory hunters, Im not a lower league fan and glory hunting fans. You don't have to be a glory hunter to appreciate the tactics no but it's emphasized by the glory hunting fans because that's all they can talk about and they have the tele's and papers and internet to do all there working out for them.
    THIS GUY MUST BE AN ALIEN OR SUTIN.
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    Post by Mal Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:05 am

    SpiritOfShankly wrote:
    Mal wrote:
    SpiritOfShankly wrote:


    You mentioned about only Lower league fans mention glory hunters, Im not a lower league fan and glory hunting fans. You don't have to be a glory hunter to appreciate the tactics no but it's emphasized by the glory hunting fans because that's all they can talk about and they have the tele's and papers and internet to do all there working out for them.

    That is the worst post I've ever read.



    yes ok Rolling Eyes your response was worse you should try actually discussing then.

    I have all the papers, internet and TV's working out stuff too. Just because I go to games it doesn't mean I don't use the internet or watch TV.

    I use Opta stats as well as most people. Do fans who attend games have to take their own clicker and start counting passes now? I really don't get what you're trying to say.
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    Post by Mal Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:06 am

    Steadman wrote:
    SpiritOfShankly wrote:
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    What has filling a ground got to do with what I just said? Neutral


    You mentioned about only Lower league fans mention glory hunters, Im not a lower league fan and glory hunting fans. You don't have to be a glory hunter to appreciate the tactics no but it's emphasized by the glory hunting fans because that's all they can talk about and they have the tele's and papers and internet to do all there working out for them.
    THIS GUY MUST BE AN ALIEN OR SUTIN.

    Laughing

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    Post by Sean Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:07 am

    Mal wrote:
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    yes ok Rolling Eyes your response was worse you should try actually discussing then.

    I have all the papers, internet and TV's working out stuff too. Just because I go to games it doesn't mean I don't use the internet or watch TV.

    I use Opta stats as well as most people. Do fans who attend games have to take their own clicker and start counting passes now? I really don't get what you're trying to say.

    Thing is, people who use TV and papers and stuff usually know less than others, they just regurgitate cliche's and stubborn opinions.
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    Post by SpiritOfShankly Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:09 am

    Mal wrote:
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    yes ok Rolling Eyes your response was worse you should try actually discussing then.

    I have all the papers, internet and TV's working out stuff too. Just because I go to games it doesn't mean I don't use the internet or watch TV.

    I use Opta stats as well as most people. Do fans who attend games have to take their own clicker and start counting passes now? I really don't get what you're trying to say.


    No that's not what was meant, If you go to games you have far more to talk about regarding football than the repetitive bollocks of player comparisons, who's better than who and stats you get on here.
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    Post by Mal Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:10 am

    Sean wrote:
    Mal wrote:
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    yes ok Rolling Eyes your response was worse you should try actually discussing then.

    I have all the papers, internet and TV's working out stuff too. Just because I go to games it doesn't mean I don't use the internet or watch TV.

    I use Opta stats as well as most people. Do fans who attend games have to take their own clicker and start counting passes now? I really don't get what you're trying to say.

    Thing is, people who use TV and papers and stuff usually know less than others, they just regurgitate cliche's and stubborn opinions.

    I know but if you look in the right places there is some fantastic news sites and podcasts about. In Bed With Maradona, The Football Ramble, The Makelele Role, Zonal Marking and others. shifty
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    Post by Mal Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:12 am

    SpiritOfShankly wrote:
    Mal wrote:
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    yes ok Rolling Eyes your response was worse you should try actually discussing then.

    I have all the papers, internet and TV's working out stuff too. Just because I go to games it doesn't mean I don't use the internet or watch TV.

    I use Opta stats as well as most people. Do fans who attend games have to take their own clicker and start counting passes now? I really don't get what you're trying to say.


    No that's not what was meant, If you go to games you have far more to talk about regarding football than the repetitive bollocks of player comparisons, who's better than who and stats you get on here.

    You worded it wrong then. Yes that's understandable but I attend games and I love stats. You're making out that people who attend games don't need to worry about stats and other things because they can talk about their great time at the game.

    I love it all.
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    Post by Jordi Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:14 am

    I like administration and Rupert Lowe.

    Two triffic things.
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    Post by Guest Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:14 am

    A few reasons really.

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    Post by Guest Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:15 am

    Mal not worthy
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    Post by SpiritOfShankly Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:16 am

    Mal wrote:
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    No that's not what was meant, If you go to games you have far more to talk about regarding football than the repetitive bollocks of player comparisons, who's better than who and stats you get on here.

    You worded it wrong then. Yes that's understandable but I attend games and I love stats. You're making out that people who attend games don't need to worry about stats and other things because they can talk about their great time at the game.

    I love it all.


    Yeh was worded poorly, No I like me stats but most important part of being a football fan to me is actually supporting my team, understandably this isn't possible for some fans for different reasons.
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    Post by Gegilworld93 Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:03 am

    Ché Guayaba wrote:A few reasons really.

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