Why hate a sport?

Discussion in 'Business and Media' started by nwave, Oct 3, 2008.

  1. RichardL

    RichardL BigSoccer Supporter

    May 2, 2001
    Berkshire
    Club:
    Reading FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    It actually happened with Shane Long, now at WBA,

    He grew up playing Hurling, and only switched to football at about 16.

    That said, it's extremely unlikely that he'd never played football before. He just didn't play it seriously.
     
  2. darcgun

    darcgun Member+

    Jan 11, 2008
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    It's their opinion. Does disliking something make one worse than Stalin?
     
    It's called FOOTBALL repped this.
  3. darcgun

    darcgun Member+

    Jan 11, 2008
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Does that person's opinion have to affect you so much?
     
  4. JaxFC

    JaxFC Member

    Aug 30, 2011
    Jay demerit didnt play until high school. Thats pretty crazy too. Still almost unheard of though.
     
  5. Polemarch

    Polemarch Member

    Apr 27, 2013
    Sacramento, California
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    I thought it was Ironic that one of the guys calling soccer gay in the comments named himself after Chicharito.
     
  6. revsrock

    revsrock Member+

    Jul 24, 1999
    Boston Ma
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I have noticed over the last 3/4 years that soccer bashing has slowed down very much. But the bashing of other sports by soccer fans has picked up.
     
  7. Dillon

    Dillon New Member

    Jan 3, 2014
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    I honestly don't understand this either. I am American born and raised and I absolutely love soccer. The thing is I like a lot of sports, soccer, basketball, football, tennis, golf, even baseball and hockey to the very slightest extent. But soccer is my favorite hands down. My brother is one of those people that you're talking about. He says it's for girls, for guys who weren't tough enough to play football or is a 'foreigner' sport. He also says things like it's un-american as you can draw a soccer match because in America, there are no ties, only winners, and losers. I just don't get it, sometimes it even drives somewhat of an inner hatred in me of football even though I do genuinely enjoy the sport because football is the main reason for soccer's bad rep :p
     
  8. ChaDuRi671

    ChaDuRi671 Member+

    Dec 30, 2010
    Club:
    FC Seoul
    Nat'l Team:
    Korea Republic
    Why hate a sport?

    Because NASCAR and F1 is not a sport.
     
  9. Dillon

    Dillon New Member

    Jan 3, 2014
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    But even though you have your opinion on that, who cares? My philosophy is why not let people enjoy what they enjoy? Nobody needs to go saying Nascar and F1 sucks, Soccer is for girls etc... Just watch the sports you want to watch, play the sports you want to play and let everyone else do the same.
     
  10. england66

    england66 Member+

    Jan 6, 2004
    dallas, texas
    The NFL has 'draws' too.....admittedly not often, but they do have 'em....
     

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