Are you sick of hearing about soccer?

[dipshit]

15 years in NZ and I still don't understand the game.

The reason rugby-heads "like" rugby is the hype and social peer pressure. If the same rugby-heads we have here had been born in South America or Europe then they would most probably "like" soccer for the same reasons. Nothing more nothing less. It's all bullshit.

[MisterD]

The reason rugby-heads "like" rugby is the hype and social peer pressure. If the same rugby-heads we have here had been born in South America or Europe then they would most probably "like" soccer for the same reasons. Nothing more nothing less. It's all bullshit.

An element of what you say is true...that happens between the codes, but there is something deeper that attracts blokes to team sports utilising inflated pigs' bladders. It's riding round in circles fast and calling it sport that's a bit weird really.

But then, I'm a rugby head that emerged from the Northwest of England where it's very much the #3 code.

[Swoop]

I would still rather watch grass grow than watch a fucking game of fucking rugby.

I really quite like you!

[Corse1]

A Big YES to the first question.

My father came out from Holland and was fanatical about soccer. I played it at primary school

I cannot sit and watch a soccer game...it would be like torture. Thats just me. Would it make a diference if I grew up in the UK....probably not. What about Ethiopia...most probably yes.

[Goblin]

Nowhere near as much as I'm sick of hearing about goddamned thugby! Fucking imbecilic game for braindead retards if ever there was one.

Hear hear! Bunch of braindead retards running around a paddock in a ramdom and erratic fashion, chasing an odd shaped ball. So sick to death of fuckin thugby world cup and it aint even 2011 yet. Bring on the soccer!!




and that shirriffs has had waaayyy too many pies!

[Goblin]

The reason rugby-heads "like" rugby is the hype and social peer pressure. If the same rugby-heads we have here had been born in South America or Europe then they would most probably "like" soccer for the same reasons. Nothing more nothing less. It's all bullshit.

There are other reasons...like fondling each other on the field and group showers afterwards.

[Swoop]

There are other reasons...like fondling each other on the field and group showers afterwards.

Let's not mention John Hopoate and his protology services.
















(yeah, I know it is a different type of oval-ball game...)

[imdying]

Its Not a mans sport!

Same as rugby, fags chasing balls... just gives guys an excuse to cuddle.

[Goblin]

Beach volleyball is THE sport!

[oldrider]

There are other reasons...like fondling each other on the field and group showers afterwards.

I would like to test your theory, have soap, will travel!

Do two people constitute a group?

Your place or mine?

[Hawkeye]

I've watched all 64 games during the last 3 world cups and I don't see this one being any different.
Coming from an area of the UK where supporting the team is 'life' rather than sport, who regularly (weekly) get 50,000 spectators and where the atmosphere can be heard miles away, I'm looking forward to it.
The big difference is I now have two teams to follow.

The All Whites reaching the final's of the world cup is a major achievement when you consider they are ranked 78 in the world
(there are currently 202 countries listed in the FIFA world rankings, with South Africa ranked 90)

But here we have the typical Kiwi mentality towards sport. If there are more than 10 teams involved and we have no chance of winning, then lets bury our heads in the sand and ignore it as if it doesn't exist. Or better still, lets slag the sport off because it doesn't have thugs swinging punches at each other.

Why, when they advertise rugby on TV, do they show neandethauls swinging punches. Because the rest of the time , the game is so boring, they don't actually have enough footage to put an interesting 30 sec promo together.

Good luck to the All Whites. This is one FOOTBALL supporter who will be following your achievements in South Aftrica and lets hope you do NZ proud and actually shut up the doubters.

And for those that would like to know:

The rules of football were codified in England by the Football Association in 1863, and the name football was coined . The word soccer is a colloquial abbreviation of association (from assoc.) and first appeared in the
1880's. The word is sometimes credited to Charles Wreford Brown, an Oxford University student said to have been fond of shortened words ... See moreforms such as brekkers for breakfast and rugger for rugby football. In the late 19th century the word soccer tended to be used only at public schools; most people knew the game simply as football. Today the term association football is rarely used, although some clubs still include Association Football Club (AFC) in their name.
Football's nickname soccer is often used to refer to football in countries where another form of football exist...example..
America = Gridiron (american football)
Australia = Aussie Rules (australian football)
Although...Australia have now referred back to the formal name Football having replaced soccer with Football in its official title 4 years ago.
New Zealand need to follow the path of 98% of the worlds football playing countries -and ditch the name Soccer!!

[blackdog]

New Zealand need to follow the path of 98% of the worlds football playing countries -and ditch the name Soccer!!

you're a bit behind there HE. nz officially changed to football about 2 or 3 years ago.

the only country in the world that i know of that stil recognises 'soccer' is USA

[Hawkeye]

you're a bit behind there HE. nz officially changed to football about 2 or 3 years ago.

the only country in the world that i know of that stil recognises 'soccer' is USA

Incorrect there BS. The media still call it soccer, Kiwi's still call it soccer. The title of this thread is the proof that nothing has changed.

[blackdog]

Incorrect there BS. The media still call it soccer, Kiwi's still call it soccer. The title of this thread is the proof that nothing has changed.

actually the media are getting better but stil slip sometimes.

the national body has been called NZ FOOTBALL for quite some time.

i couldn't give a fuck what average kiwis call it.

[Str8 Jacket]

Im more sick of hearing about "which suspension will make your cock bigger than the others" debate which creeps into every fucken thread on KB. Give me men running round in tight shorts no matter what sport they play anyday!