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re: I love all these new soccer fans and record ratings but...
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:00 am to RedRifle
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:00 am to RedRifle
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The first WC I watched was 1986 with my dad. We've watched every single one since and have been to 2 of them (USA 94 and SA '10).
holy shite man you are awesome.
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Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:01 am to BilJ
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no I don't think that's what people want.
well some kind of do, but i presume they're mostly trolls. i just try not to participate much
however, even hallowed SB posters make "german" threads. we had one early in the WC about how great yugoslavia would be today
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You have people new to a sport who don't understand some of the rules so they make suggestions on the things they don't get yet.
I think the real problem is that you're just kind of a big floppy wet douche.
i hate soccer elitists who want to keep it as some cool, hidden secret. i truly, truly hate them
i have stopped trying to convert people (b/c i just don't do that in general these days with anything), but i will gladly try to help people who don't understand if they, to borrow a phrase from starship troopers, want to know more.
This post was edited on 7/1/14 at 10:03 am
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:04 am to crazy4lsu
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This board has sorta sucked because of the defensiveness of the posters in general. It does get annoying reading really stupid threads but the quality of discussion has been severely watered down this WC
It has gotten a lot busier. A lot of topics don't stick around for very long during the World Cup, so there aren't really any random, well-thought out responses that usually help drive discussion.
Probably didn't help that Bhoy basically set the tone for the tournament.
This post was edited on 7/1/14 at 10:06 am
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:04 am to RedRifle
I don't mind the new fans that want to learn more and are really interested.. I was in that place myself once upon a time..
It's the people that say they want to like the sport, but end up just telling you all the reasons they hate it... it gets old when you're trying to enjoy the WC and have a good discussion on it...
It's the people that say they want to like the sport, but end up just telling you all the reasons they hate it... it gets old when you're trying to enjoy the WC and have a good discussion on it...
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:04 am to Tiger1242
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Why would I want to become a fan of a sport when the people look down on me for not living and breathing it?
We don't look down on new fans. The problem is that if I was new to basketball I wouldn't go up to a fan and say, "Why do they get to sub? Are they not in good enough shape to paly the full game?" or "Why is the Lebron guy playing he just missed two shots and turned the ball over?".
I think most of it has to do with this being a message board, so trolls, and just poor social skills, where you aren't able to watch and get enough of an idea to ask a meaningful question.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:05 am to SlowFlowPro
i enjoyed that starship troopers reference.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:06 am to bbap
when i initially typed it out, i fricked it up and had to go edit 
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:06 am to TFTC
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It's the people that say they want to like the sport, but end up just telling you all the reasons they hate it
they're just WC fans. no reason to get riled up over them. they'll be gone in a few weeks
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:12 am to SlowFlowPro
I actually don't get that riled up, but i do find it annoying... For the most part, I can look at a thread title and realize I have no interest in participating, so I don't...
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:16 am to FunkasaurusReb
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We don't look down on new fans.
Except for where you do.
It's very clear that a lot of soccer fans have a "I'm smarter and more cultured than you because I like a sport with worldwide popularity" attitude
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:17 am to RedRifle
I started with organized soccer at five, playing for twelve years.
I've always watched WC since childhood. I've never understood the continuous clock and always hated it.
I've always watched WC since childhood. I've never understood the continuous clock and always hated it.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:18 am to Tiger1242
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Except for where you do.
New fans? No.
Look at Lacour's thread.
People coming in here passive aggressively ripping the sport and talking about what can be done to "fix it" every 4 years, yes.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:20 am to TFTC
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It's the people that say they want to like the sport, but end up just telling you all the reasons they hate it
sounds reasonable to me...how is that different from saying I love baseball but it is just so hard to watch because its slow paced?
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:21 am to RedRifle
Also this OP is an a-hole for his France thread. Now he's whining about new fans because they are sort of annoying. Soccer elitists are way more annoying, and continue to add to the hispterism of the sport. Watching the sport for a long time doesn't confer wisdom. You can still be an idiot, as evidenced by this thread.
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:22 am to RedRifle
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I heard one guy say that red cards should have that player sent off but still allow 11 men
This should be the case in some instances.
This post was edited on 7/1/14 at 10:23 am
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:23 am to crazy4lsu
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Soccer elitists are way more annoying, and continue to add to the hispterism of the sport.
Hulk SFP Smash
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:25 am to The Third Leg
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I've never understood the continuous clock and always hated it.
I kind of like it.. Granted i wish the stoppage time more adequately reflected that stoppages as i think stoppage time is too little 90% of the time
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:27 am to SlowFlowPro
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i hate soccer elitists who want to keep it as some cool, hidden secret. i truly, truly hate them
I don't want to call them hipsters because its overused, but I think you have the types who decided to make it their sport to be an expert on and almost feel threatened by growing popularity
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:29 am to Topwater Trout
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sounds reasonable to me...how is that different from saying I love baseball but it is just so hard to watch because its slow paced?
I'll make sure to do that during the next world series thread on the MSB... ad nauseum.. I'm sure that will go over well, with the baseball fans trying to enjoy the world series.. so, in that sense, there is no difference..
It's ok having the opinion, but to come here post it and go on and on about it is annoying..
Posted on 7/1/14 at 10:29 am to RedRifle
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Am I the only one who seems to want to guard the sport from these Johnny come latelys?
I suppose the other option is that you can have it your way and have all the fans fade away and let soccer fall back into oblivion in the USA.
Frankly, you should welcome it and educate them before you start to shun them.
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