Soccer, Sports and Politics - Part Deux

Well, or 1850:

 

The Quakes are minor league, unfortunately. That's Garber's fault for letting the original team move. The atmosphere in Columbus is 1000x better now that we have a great new building that sells out almost every week. And owners that care.

 

Comparing both maps I don't think Chelsea or Totally Hotshits qualify as London clubs for the 1850iers.

 

And Gino Padula, who still lives here!

 

I get blank stares when i try to explain to the younger Nordeckians on my hate of DC. Crew had some great teams in the first years of the league but could never get past DC.

The kids will do the chants but don't understand the history

 

TL; DR version: I don’t care about X so therefore nobody else should care about X either.

And why is it “creepy and weird” to watch teens play a sport, unless you’re for some reason sexualizing teenagers? I grew up in a town where the Friday night football game was an actual community event where people would show up whether or not they had a kid playing. It wasn’t something my family did, but who cares if other people find enjoyment in watching their local team live?

 

No, Rams!

 

Tell you what:

You go ahead and tell us how the parents of HS children would like having some unkown adult weirdo who has no connection to the school, showing up for not only HS games, but in Auria's words, "all HS extracurriculars?"

Sorry, but once one becomes a man/woman, (s)he should give up childish things. Like watching children play sports. (Unless the children are theirs, they work at the school, or have some other previous connection to the students.)

People graduate, and move on in life.

I'm sure Goober and Barney got their jollies watching Opie run around, but thats a bit anachronistic in 21st Century America.

Where I grew up, if you weren't connected in some way to the school and you showed up to HS extracurriculars, you just might end up beaten by some off duty CPD parent.

 

My condolences for growing up in such a shitty place. In nicer towns most parents are happy to have other residents of their town cheer on their kids.

We also had a huge community turnout for the annual high school musical, which was held at a large local venue. Creepy, right?

 

Except I was alive 50-60 yeas ago. I wasn't in the 1850's, so...

 

What a weird argument.

HS sports and music/theatre events are great community activities in our area.

 

And the money people pay to see those events helps to support those programs.

 

Sorry to cut across here but, is it not possible that some people might retain a connection to their old school or college, (through friends kids or other relationships), or a general sense of community which other adults may also feel, whilst others may not?

Just a thought

 

Meh, I think a Global Alpha City does just fine without watching children's activities, but thanks.

 

But based on your fandom, you're kinda-sorta in a backwater, yes?

Still not a compelling argument, but YMMV.

 

Wtf is a global alpha city? Sounds like where Elon Musk would prefer to grow his test tube offspring.

But what do I know, I just grew up in the out-of-the-way podunkville that is LA County.

 

Here you go:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_city

 

Nah, I just don’t live on top of a thousand strangers.

Weird flex, but you do you.