dewsburyowl58 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Jaybeeowl said: There's only one world cup. These chancers should be penalised for even using the phrase. Unless of course you think the world series baseball involves the whole world as well. Well what should it be called then ? I agree with your take on USA based sport being called a world series that’s a joke . I enjoy watching lots of sports , so if you can only watch Football well that’s a shame then. Today’s version of football can be very trying at the least with all the cheating going on , money and greed has totally ruined our great game for me . Edited November 1, 2019 by dewsburyowl58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybeeowl Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 18 minutes ago, Geedee said: I wish England well and will watch the game. I do find rugby fans and their we are better than football fans attitude irritating. There will be a lot of people at the England game but it is the world cup ffs. Look at the attendances for club rugby , compare their elite clubs to ours. https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/sport/other-sport/12-premiership-rugby-clubs-ranked-2334314 That's the reality of how popular Rugby Union is. Exactly! Rugby union away from the national sides isn't popular. Even in Wales, which sells itself as a passionate rugby country, the three main football clubs attendance dwarfs that of the rugby clubs. Most people watching don't know half the rules and neither do they care! It's just an excuse to get drunk and be patriotic for a few hours. Nothing particularly wrong with that but its appeal to a football fan is a bit bewildering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewsburyowl58 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 7 minutes ago, chrisf said: Rugby is a game for fat lads who can't play football. Dear me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, dewsburyowl58 said: Well what should it be called then ? I agree with your take on USA based sport being called a world series that’s a joke . I enjoy watching lots of sports , so if you can only watch Football well that’s a shame then. Today’s version of football can be very trying at the least with all the cheating going on , money and greed has totally ruined our great game for me . Baseball was called after a New York newspaper called the "New York world", they sponsored it...Originally it was called "The Worlds' series... happy to help 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewsburyowl58 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 1 minute ago, asteener1867 said: Baseball was called after a New York newspaper called the "New York world", they sponsored it...Originally it was called "The Worlds' series... happy to help It’s still ridiculous to state it as a World Series isn’t it , who are they trying to kid !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybeeowl Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 1 minute ago, asteener1867 said: Baseball was called after a New York newspaper called the "New York world", they sponsored it...Originally it was called "The Worlds' series... happy to help Everydays a school day. Fair play USA. My apologies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCOWL Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Is this a serious question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, dewsburyowl58 said: It’s still ridiculous to state it as a World Series isn’t it , who are they trying to kid !!! 1 minute ago, Jaybeeowl said: Everydays a school day. Fair play USA. My apologies I only found out after takin' the p *ss outta a Doctor on our ward who was from Philadelphia..The argument or rather discussion started when he found me in the staff room watching cricket... He said summat like "jeez what on earth are the rules to this game" after watchin' for 10 minutes I said summat like .."Settle down...theres 4 days to go..plenty of time to learn" and it sorta escalated from there...nice bloke...ended up playing a couple games of cricket for us...couldn't bat (but nor could most of us)...reight fielder tho' 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, NYCOWL said: Is this a serious question? Nah..So we moved onto Baseball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage owl Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Why the competition ?. Watch the rugby in the morning, then onto Blackburn to watch Wednesday. Enjoy both, win both. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, sage owl said: Why the competition ?. Watch the rugby in the morning, then onto Blackburn to watch Wednesday. Enjoy both, win both. Can't ..Its written now....One has to go, the die has been cast..... Edited November 1, 2019 by asteener1867 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCOWL Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Just now, asteener1867 said: Nah..So we moved onto Baseball As far as that goes... I like American Sports. I like English Sports. Having lived and worked in both countries I can confirm Americans who complain about "Soccer" and English people who drone on about the Baseball World Series being called... The World Series are equally as boring. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 1 minute ago, NYCOWL said: As far as that goes... I like American Sports. I like English Sports. Having lived and worked in both countries I can confirm Americans who complain about "Soccer" and English people who drone on about the Baseball World Series being called... The World Series are equally as boring. I quite like Baseball..Hate American football and Ice Hockey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrie Madden Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 20 hours ago, roaminowl said: You've no fecking clue about the sport. That's patently obvious. You have an opinion, and you've repeatedly told us what it is, but that doesn't make you correct. I used to play this sport I apparently don’t understand and enjoyed PLAYING it However how anyone enjoys watching it is beyond me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, Lawrie Madden said: I used to play this sport I apparently don’t understand and enjoyed PLAYING it However how anyone enjoys watching it is beyond me Played Rugby once..Herringthorpe playing fields Rotherham..When a mates team was short....I dunno whether I had a good game or not...Just more or less wrestled about in f.ookin' mud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernblues Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 48 minutes ago, chrisf said: Rugby is a game for fat lads who can't play football. Owen Farrell fat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wednesday_Jack Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 8 hours ago, royalowlisback said: Yeah, you're right - I get that worked up before the England Netball Ladies play in their finals that I can barely sleep, I attach a flag to my car and everything..... Just proves my point...absolute chub end. You’re boring mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoadABallacks Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Wednesday 3 points for me. It would be the same answer even if it was the England football team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royalowlisback Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 7 minutes ago, Wednesday_Jack said: Just proves my point...absolute chub end. You’re boring mate Yet you took the time to respond - must have hit a nerve with Netball flag waving comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Manwithastick Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 2 hours ago, torryowl said: I stand by what I posted .. the England cri ket team is not made up of ex public school players ......your research proves that . Are you hard of thinking or just being deliberately obtuse? 8 of 11 who started the 5th test v Australia were public (paid private) schooled. 7 of 11 who started the World Cup final v New Zealand were public (paid private) schooled. By DEFINITION, either England team IS MOSTLY made up of ex public school players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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