90 Minutes of Play, 2 minutes of Excitement

**Topdog** · 28-06-2009, 08:23 PM

Re: 90 Minutes of Play, 2 minutes of Excitement

Originally posted by AndrewP6

That's because in the U.S they consider themselves The World. Consider the "World Series", the NBA champions being called "World Champions", etc...

Whilst it does sound stupid they all are the World champs and would rout any other champs from around the World.

**Bornadog** · 28-06-2009, 08:26 PM

Re: 90 Minutes of Play, 2 minutes of Excitement

Originally posted by Topdog

They kick around a football. Your arguements are flawed and you are making yourself look silly with this line.

As for the comparison with the NFL, the NFL plays a game in England every year and are considering adding a 2nd. They get 80,000 people to those games which are played at Wembley stadium. Once the AFL starts doing even a quarter of that we can compare the 2.

Still a crap game, even if it is enjoyed around the world................ as the title says, 2 minutes of excitement 90 minutes of kicking the ball to each other. SOOOO Boring.

**AndrewP6** · 28-06-2009, 08:33 PM

Re: 90 Minutes of Play, 2 minutes of Excitement

Originally posted by bornadog

Still a crap game, even if it is enjoyed around the world................ as the title says, 2 minutes of excitement 90 minutes of kicking the ball to each other. SOOOO Boring.

Hallelujah!

**LostDoggy** · 28-06-2009, 08:53 PM

Re: 90 Minutes of Play, 2 minutes of Excitement

Originally posted by mighty_west

Thats fine, but it's still Soccer, what type of ball do they kick around, a footy or a Soccer ball?

Soccer is an American term. The world calls it a football. Even here it should be refer to as a football. Not sure where you are going with this.

**LostDoggy** · 28-06-2009, 08:56 PM

Re: 90 Minutes of Play, 2 minutes of Excitement

Originally posted by bornadog

Still a crap game, even if it is enjoyed around the world................ as the title says, 2 minutes of excitement 90 minutes of kicking the ball to each other. SOOOO Boring.

Seen many an AFL game where there is 2 minutes of excitement in 120 minutes (all the ones without the Bulldogs).
There is no AFL equilivent match for the month of the World Cup. 1 month of excitment.

**AndrewP6** · 28-06-2009, 09:02 PM

Re: 90 Minutes of Play, 2 minutes of Excitement

Originally posted by ErnieSigley

Seen many an AFL game where there is 2 minutes of excitement in 120 minutes (all the ones without the Bulldogs).
There is no AFL equilivent match for the month of the World Cup. 1 month of excitment.

Couldn't fathom watching a month of AFL or any other game if scoring was a rarity... 1 month of excitement? I'd say 1 month of abject boredom, with the very occasional goal.

**AndrewP6** · 28-06-2009, 09:03 PM

Re: 90 Minutes of Play, 2 minutes of Excitement

Originally posted by ErnieSigley

Soccer is an American term. The world calls it a football. Even here it should be refer to as a football. Not sure where you are going with this.

I've never known it as football...that's our game...it's soccer.

**LostDoggy** · 28-06-2009, 09:11 PM

Re: 90 Minutes of Play, 2 minutes of Excitement

Originally posted by AndrewP6

I've never known it as football...that's our game...it's soccer.

I suppose you are in your own world

**AndrewP6** · 28-06-2009, 09:18 PM

Re: 90 Minutes of Play, 2 minutes of Excitement

Originally posted by ErnieSigley

I suppose you are in your own world

No one I know calls it football...that's a European term, isn't it?...and I'm not European. Soccer is soccer, Aussie Rules is football...

**LostDoggy** · 28-06-2009, 09:38 PM

Re: 90 Minutes of Play, 2 minutes of Excitement

Originally posted by AndrewP6

No one I know calls it football...that's a European term, isn't it?...and I'm not European. Soccer is soccer, Aussie Rules is football...

I don't mind if you have an different opinion that can be argued for and against but you talk crap you look like an idiot. Get your facts right.

**AndrewP6** · 28-06-2009, 09:52 PM

Re: 90 Minutes of Play, 2 minutes of Excitement

Originally posted by ErnieSigley

I don't mind if you have an different opinion that can be argued for and against but you talk crap you look like an idiot. Get your facts right.

Which facts are wrong? The term football is commonly used in England, and Europe. It's known by that name in countries where it is the most popular code. When and where I grew up, we called it soccer, and as I said, I know hardly anyone who doesn't call it that. The only ones who do are from a European background. Here in Oz, AFL is widely known as football.

Where's the crap?

**LostDoggy** · 28-06-2009, 10:12 PM

Re: 90 Minutes of Play, 2 minutes of Excitement

Originally posted by AndrewP6

Which facts are wrong? The term football is commonly used in England, and Europe. It's known by that name in countries where it is the most popular code. When and where I grew up, we called it soccer, and as I said, I know hardly anyone who doesn't call it that. The only ones who do are from a European background. Here in Oz, AFL is widely known as football.

Where's the crap?

The bit you where you say 'we' call it soccer, only people in denial call it only by its American name soccer and refuse to even acknowledge it is known as football world wide.
If you don't know anyone that knows it as football then you live in a very small world. Check your history books to see which code was called football first.

I don't care if you don't like the game and you can refuse to accept it as football. Maybe you should try putting a valid reasoning rather than making yourself look ignorant.

**hujsh** · 28-06-2009, 11:07 PM

Re: 90 Minutes of Play, 2 minutes of Excitement

Originally posted by ErnieSigley

Any reasoning behind that?

TBH I just can't see any sport, however great it is, coming from our country and taking the world by storm as we've never had enough cultural influence on the world. Even if it was a simpler easier game to pickup.

**BulldogBelle** · 28-06-2009, 11:26 PM

Re: 90 Minutes of Play, 2 minutes of Excitement

Originally posted by AndrewP6

... Here in Oz, AFL is widely known as football..-

Only in half of Australia really, Vis, SA, WA and Tas. NSW, QLD, Canberra call it Aussie Rules.

I would suggest that the vast majority of the sport playing world would refer to 'Soccer' as Football.

**AndrewP6** · 28-06-2009, 11:34 PM

Re: 90 Minutes of Play, 2 minutes of Excitement

Originally posted by ErnieSigley

The bit you where you say 'we' call it soccer, only people in denial call it only by its American name soccer and refuse to even acknowledge it is known as football world wide.
If you don't know anyone that knows it as football then you live in a very small world. Check your history books to see which code was called football first.

I don't care if you don't like the game and you can refuse to accept it as football. Maybe you should try putting a valid reasoning rather than making yourself look ignorant.

Now you need to re-read my posts...I said "we called it soccer" in reference to my own personal experiences. You can't call those experiences into question as "crap" - you weren't there. And then you make claims to know what sort of world I live in?

As for your claims of soccer being the "American name", well, I took your advice and hit the research trail. I discovered in my cyberspace travels, that the word soccer is NOT actually an American creation, but originated in fact, in England! True, it is most commonly called soccer in America, but the word came from a slang term for "Association Football" - and is believed to have come from a former England captain. According to www.expertfootball.com, a game of football existed before rugby and Association football split into two distinct sports. So it wasn't soccer first. Apparently.

So far you've claimed I look both an idiot AND ignorant. That's not very nice. I think I've shown neither to be true.

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