| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: 07:32 - Aug 2 with 2927 views | The_Romford_Blue |
Someone who’s done nothing to deserve being liked/unliked but have managed to cause those emotions from you anyway is the objective here. A ‘proper reason’ person would be Adam Johnson for obvious reasons so he wouldn’t count for this thread. Likewise Grant Holt for being a Budgie wouldn’t count.
Might make for an interesting thread for a Monday morning.
Like :
- Jamie Vardy. Just seems a bit crackers. His windup of home fans at away games when he scores is amusing too.
- Brooks Koepka. No idea why.
- James Wade. See above.
- Kevin Pieterson. Again see above. No reason whatsoever.
Dislike:
- Lewis Hamilton. Always found him arrogant and just can’t take to him.
- Steve Redgrave. Once heard a story of how he refused to do an interview unless each question was started with ‘Sir Steve..’. Weird.
Go.. *
*This thread is in association with Peace and Love, Peace and Love. Have a good Monday TWTD. [Post edited 2 Aug 2021 7:39]
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| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 10:32 - Aug 2 with 915 views | WeWereZombies |
In Keno's 'used to dislike but have grown to really appreciate' category: Graeme Souness, John McEnroe
Dislike and had this slightly confirmed when I went to a talk by one of the Williams design team (they called all their crash test dummies 'Nigel'): Nigel Mansell [Post edited 2 Aug 2021 10:38]
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| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 10:43 - Aug 2 with 880 views | Darth_Koont |
| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 10:32 - Aug 2 by WeWereZombies |
In Keno's 'used to dislike but have grown to really appreciate' category: Graeme Souness, John McEnroe
Dislike and had this slightly confirmed when I went to a talk by one of the Williams design team (they called all their crash test dummies 'Nigel'): Nigel Mansell [Post edited 2 Aug 2021 10:38]
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On a related note, I could never stand Jimmy Connors. Even as a 10-year old his on-court “humour” always seemed questionable and designed to throw his opponent off their game. |  |
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| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 10:43 - Aug 2 with 876 views | JamestownPrince |
| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 10:27 - Aug 2 by noggin |
Don't buy what? |
Very little time for Ted Hankey (but for a good reason) - can't say too much on here as involved a friend of mines misses calling the Police. Got a lot of friends in the darts game and hes not particularly well liked. - I do feel guilty however as I was there when he had a "minor stroke" and we all though he was pissed when playing M v Gerwen.
Mark Allen in snooker - He has drawn his ex misses Reanne (who's lovely) in the first round of the British open, wonder if he will withdraw ... he has made nasty comments about other players for little reason, including a mate of mine,
Someone on here said they liked Bullard, I think he mugged us off, he turned up to my mates pub for something or other but I kept away!!
I can cope with Chris Sutton, he helped my cousin out with Charity work whilst and after he was at Celtic, so he gets some leeway! |  | | |
| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 10:48 - Aug 2 with 865 views | Lord_Lucan |
| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 10:43 - Aug 2 by Darth_Koont |
On a related note, I could never stand Jimmy Connors. Even as a 10-year old his on-court “humour” always seemed questionable and designed to throw his opponent off their game. |
Connors was a tvvat and there was no love lost between McEnroe and him, unlike Borg , with who McEnroe remains best of friends.
For some reason I always liked Yvonne Goolygong when I first started to take an interest in Tennis. |  |
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| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 10:50 - Aug 2 with 856 views | BlueBlueBluex2 |
How can I form a positive or negative opinion on someone I have never spoken to or spent any time with? | | | |
| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 10:59 - Aug 2 with 825 views | Keno |
| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 10:48 - Aug 2 by Lord_Lucan |
Connors was a tvvat and there was no love lost between McEnroe and him, unlike Borg , with who McEnroe remains best of friends.
For some reason I always liked Yvonne Goolygong when I first started to take an interest in Tennis. |
you can have Yvonne Goolygong, Chris Evert for me please |  |
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| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 11:04 - Aug 2 with 815 views | Coastalblue |
| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 10:50 - Aug 2 by BlueBlueBluex2 |
How can I form a positive or negative opinion on someone I have never spoken to or spent any time with? |
How can you not on some level, even if unintentional if you see and hear enough of them in the media?
It becomes very difficult not to have an opinion of somebody, even if you'd rather not, once they reach a certain level of exposure. |  |
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| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 11:25 - Aug 2 with 776 views | judespiveyg |
Like:
Seb Vettel- Even though he's always been one of Lewis' on track rivals, has a really bubbly personality.
Larry Fitzgerald- No one dislikes him
Aaron Rodgers- Effortlessly cool
Tom Brady- Almost inhumanly intense which ends up being quite entertaining
Jordan Spieth- Watching him always talk to the ball while its in the air just reminds me of myself on the course.
Youri Tielemans- Have actively followed his career progress purely for the reason that I signed him as a 17 year old on Fifa 15
Dislike:
Djokovic- Does anybody actually like him?
Lando Norris- Can't quite put my finger on it but his personality always comes across as a bit of a facade to me, good racer though.
Not a sportsman but Christian Horner (even before the last couple of weeks) has always come across as attention seeking and camera loving. |  |
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| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 11:27 - Aug 2 with 772 views | BlueBlueBluex2 |
| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 11:04 - Aug 2 by Coastalblue |
How can you not on some level, even if unintentional if you see and hear enough of them in the media?
It becomes very difficult not to have an opinion of somebody, even if you'd rather not, once they reach a certain level of exposure. |
Possible because I am old and cynical and can guess at how the inner workings of the media operate.
I see Roy Keane for example and I bet there is not much between he and Chambers in being someone to sit and have a laugh and a beer with, yet most here would dismiss the ideal that Roy could be 'fun' because they assume all they see and hear is true and not some stylised persona fabricated to provide a career. | | | |
| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 11:36 - Aug 2 with 753 views | Lord_Lucan |
| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 11:27 - Aug 2 by BlueBlueBluex2 |
Possible because I am old and cynical and can guess at how the inner workings of the media operate.
I see Roy Keane for example and I bet there is not much between he and Chambers in being someone to sit and have a laugh and a beer with, yet most here would dismiss the ideal that Roy could be 'fun' because they assume all they see and hear is true and not some stylised persona fabricated to provide a career. |
Roy is certainly not fun
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| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 11:52 - Aug 2 with 729 views | MattinLondon |
As someone who is encouraging peace and love on this forum I shouldn’t have anything to do with this thread - but, if pushed, I have put together a short list of sportsmen I dislike.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Norwich_City_F.C._players
Peace and love. [Post edited 2 Aug 2021 11:52]
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| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 12:29 - Aug 2 with 666 views | Radlett_blue |
| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 10:48 - Aug 2 by Lord_Lucan |
Connors was a tvvat and there was no love lost between McEnroe and him, unlike Borg , with who McEnroe remains best of friends.
For some reason I always liked Yvonne Goolygong when I first started to take an interest in Tennis. |
Connors was a very singular man, but I guess that helped make him so successful. He didn't get on with Andre Agassi & I love the story of how Agassi was returning to the locker room after his last ever game in the US Open. Everyone in the locker room stood up & applauded, apart from Jimmy Connors. Agassi said he rather respected Connors for that! |  |
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| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 18:27 - Aug 2 with 550 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 09:55 - Aug 2 by Warkystache |
Like: Geraint Thomas, Mark Cavendish, Adam Peaty, Seb Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Roger Federer, Ash Barty.
Dislike: Gabby Logan, Bradley Wiggins, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Max Verstappen, Kelly Holmes and Chris Sutton. |
Swap Verstappen with Hamilton and I think I almost agree with the rest of this Warky.
Djokovic in particular should have made mine. He’s a complete knobhead. | |
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| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 18:28 - Aug 2 with 544 views | The_Romford_Blue |
| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 11:52 - Aug 2 by MattinLondon |
As someone who is encouraging peace and love on this forum I shouldn’t have anything to do with this thread - but, if pushed, I have put together a short list of sportsmen I dislike.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Norwich_City_F.C._players
Peace and love. [Post edited 2 Aug 2021 11:52]
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I did think it went against my recent Peace and Love ethos BUT.. my disclaimer at the bottom of the OP allowed myself to press new thread. | |
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| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 19:26 - Aug 2 with 498 views | EdwardStone |
| Sportsman (and women) you like and dislike for no proper reason: on 09:38 - Aug 2 by DropCliffsNotBombs |
Like:
Dennis Irwin
Nick Kyrgios
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Dislike:
Jordan Spieth
Samir Nasri
Faf De Clerk |
I was at Edgar St many years ago watching Man U XI play a pre-season against Hereford Utd
Dennis Irwin was playing and in the second half he was slowly walking along the wing, making his way back after a free kick...he had a bit of a miserable expression on him pretty much all the time
Random Bulls fan I was standing next called out "Cheer Up Dennis, we have to come here every week"
Dennis Wise laughed....and I always respected him for that [Post edited 3 Aug 2021 9:09]
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