The Soccer/Football Thread
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- Simon Woolford
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The Soccer/Football Thread
As there's no thread on this sport thought I'd be the first to make one!
Just wondered if any of you followed a team in any part of the World, and why do you go for these teams?
As I'm a Leeds born and bredl, I'm a big follower of my local team Leeds United.
I'm a season ticket holder and live 10 minutes walk from the Stadium.
I know Football isn't as big a sport in Australia as it is in the rest of the world, but I was just intrested to find out if any of you guys have a passion for it, as I do Rugby League.
Get back to us, and Cheers!
Just wondered if any of you followed a team in any part of the World, and why do you go for these teams?
As I'm a Leeds born and bredl, I'm a big follower of my local team Leeds United.
I'm a season ticket holder and live 10 minutes walk from the Stadium.
I know Football isn't as big a sport in Australia as it is in the rest of the world, but I was just intrested to find out if any of you guys have a passion for it, as I do Rugby League.
Get back to us, and Cheers!
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Actually Australian Authorities have made the move to make "Soccer" more professional in Australia by renaming it "Football". The AFL are trying to take Legal Action or something i think!greeneyed wrote:It isn't football, it is soccer.
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I'd love to see it go to court, just so AFL will get its name tarnished, it is known as football in over 200 countries, AFL have **** all chance of getting them to change it.Raiders_Lover_18 wrote:Actually Australian Authorities have made the move to make "Soccer" more professional in Australia by renaming it "Football". The AFL are trying to take Legal Action or something i think!greeneyed wrote:It isn't football, it is soccer.
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- Simon Woolford
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I recall some Pommies sitting round a table in the town Huddersfield making the game RUGBY LEAGUE and it's rules up!
You can call it soccer, but the rest of the world excluding Australia/ New Zealand and America call the game Football.... I mean that's where It matters
And Bay- I like your style... you support a great team there, I'm not sure if I take after you, or you take after me
You can call it soccer, but the rest of the world excluding Australia/ New Zealand and America call the game Football.... I mean that's where It matters
And Bay- I like your style... you support a great team there, I'm not sure if I take after you, or you take after me
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So why bother with league? If you feel this way? RL is the ultimate refinement of football. It emerged from the more primitive games of soccer and rugby union........ AFL is a sport that is in the primitive stages of soccerpommieraiderette wrote:Shame we don't come from the same side of the world, you and I both know that isn't true.greeneyed wrote:We call it football. That is all that counts. PR... you should want to call RL football too... as RL OWNS Soccer.
RL IS FOOTBALL... no doubt.
ha, dont tell greeneyed that.Raiders 2005 wrote:Actually, we no longer call it Soccer in Australia.
They changed it to Football like the rest of the world calls it to launch the new competition.
Acutally the organisation 'Soccer Australia - SA' has changed to 'Football Association Australia - FAA'. I think most people in Australia will still refer to it as Soccer. And what will the nickname of the national team .... cant see us changing Socceroos.
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:ROFL :ROFL :ROFLgreeneyed wrote:"Appalling" is spelled like that Bay.....
now c'mon guys take of the blinkers .... RL is my favourite footy code but the other code which we call soccer is the most popular of all footy codes in the world (and that includes gridiron ... but dont tell the yanks that on Monday).
Anyway I'm going to Fyshwick ... no not for that !!!
GO manchester!
DB wont be happy bout that but i dont care
with robben and drogba out for chelsea, their attack is considerably weakened, ( exhibit a- goaless draw with man city), i honestly think that manchester united can catch them
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mccarthy for CAF
Buckley for Bundesliga Golden boot
and South Africa to beat Australia 2nite
DB wont be happy bout that but i dont care
with robben and drogba out for chelsea, their attack is considerably weakened, ( exhibit a- goaless draw with man city), i honestly think that manchester united can catch them
ALSO-
mccarthy for CAF
Buckley for Bundesliga Golden boot
and South Africa to beat Australia 2nite
Lets just hope they draw, Schifty ghas a wager going and needs it to be a draw in DurbanDJ Raida wrote:GO manchester!
DB wont be happy bout that but i dont care
with robben and drogba out for chelsea, their attack is considerably weakened, ( exhibit a- goaless draw with man city), i honestly think that manchester united can catch them
ALSO-
mccarthy for CAF
Buckley for Bundesliga Golden boot
and South Africa to beat Australia 2nite
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bahhhhhh I went to Man United (scum) v Arsenal the other week, what treat like royalty.... but I'd still rather sit on a plastic seat any where at Elland Road, royalty can't always buy you.... COME ON LEEDS!DJ Raida wrote:GO manchester!
DB wont be happy bout that but i dont care
with robben and drogba out for chelsea, their attack is considerably weakened, ( exhibit a- goaless draw with man city), i honestly think that manchester united can catch them
ALSO-
mccarthy for CAF
Buckley for Bundesliga Golden boot
and South Africa to beat Australia 2nite
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i'm not a sports fan - i'm a rugby league and cricket fan. apart from those two, and the occasional tennis, there's barely a sport i like watching. nor do i feel i would be more "cultured" if i did.Bay56 wrote:Guys guys guys ... you must take a broader interest in yout sport ...
FAXT: soccer (football) is the most appealing game in the world.
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Which one Scum?Bay56 wrote:AMEN !!! ... THE WORD HAS BEEN SPOKENDrewBeliever wrote: bahhhhhh I went to Man United (scum) v Arsenal the other week, what treat like royalty.... but I'd still rather sit on a plastic seat any where at Elland Road, royalty can't always buy you.... COME ON LEEDS!
Around my house, we've been brought up thinking that Man U was a swear word.... If you mention scum any where in Leeds, anyone will know what your talking about.
Bay, I hope your listening to the match on Sat, I think the programme will start at about 12, think around 10 at night for you.... I'm cacked up on time differences at the moment.
Remember hit this link http://www.radioaire.co.uk/nav?action=journal&id=1438 then at the top of the page it say's listen live!
There's only one United- LEEDS!
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