| Is it just me or… 18:31 - Feb 20 with 2818 views | FromReuserWithLove | has anyone else totally lost interest in this summer’s World Cup? The whole roundabout/flag debacle in the summer made me lose a lot of love for my country and with the horrendous corruption of FIFA, the global rise of racism and antisemitism, the Ronaldo nonsense, the fact it’s in the USA with Trump, ice et al is making it all rather unpalatable. I am probably being a bit dramatic but I just can’t be bothered to watch it. I’m sure i will feel differently when the time comes but I've never felt so disenfranchised with the game. |  | | |  |
| Is it just me or… on 18:37 - Feb 20 with 1835 views | VanDusen | Not just you. I had priority to buy any England tickets I want, but after seeing the prices I ditched that idea, and now not even sure I will watch a single minute of it - so turned off by FIFA. It's as bad as the showbiz league here (I'm still not sure why I'm wanting Town to get promoted frankly given how boring it is up there). |  | |  |
| Is it just me or… on 18:37 - Feb 20 with 1829 views | Dubtractor | Same. I watched the last one despite my misgivings, but this one may be the one that makes me give it a swerve, for all of the reasons you have mentioned. Possibly the obscene levels of corruption in FIFA being the clincher. |  |
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| Is it just me or… on 18:37 - Feb 20 with 1828 views | Keno | What World Cup? |  |
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| "I didn't even know England were playing!" (n/t) on 18:39 - Feb 20 with 1815 views | Bloots | |  |
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| Is it just me or… on 18:52 - Feb 20 with 1770 views | britbiker | Roll on summer. But not for the World cup.. Trump will inform us how USA invented 'soccer' and then award himself the golden boot for starters. The FIFA president will need to be surgically removed from the Trumps butt cheeks. [Post edited 20 Feb 18:53]
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| Is it just me or… on 18:52 - Feb 20 with 1763 views | GlasgowBlue | That was a quick ban. |  |
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| Is it just me or… on 18:53 - Feb 20 with 1760 views | witchdoctor | have you calmed down now? |  | |  |
| Is it just me or… on 18:59 - Feb 20 with 1726 views | FromReuserWithLove |
| Is it just me or… on 18:53 - Feb 20 by witchdoctor | have you calmed down now? |
Yep. I will just block the agitators on the board from now on and find a more peaceful existence. Apologies if i upset any decent folk, i just get really angry with racists. Edit - amazing this post gets downvotes. [Post edited 20 Feb 19:09]
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| Is it just me or… on 19:02 - Feb 20 with 1692 views | witchdoctor |
| Is it just me or… on 18:59 - Feb 20 by FromReuserWithLove | Yep. I will just block the agitators on the board from now on and find a more peaceful existence. Apologies if i upset any decent folk, i just get really angry with racists. Edit - amazing this post gets downvotes. [Post edited 20 Feb 19:09]
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must be if you feel the solution is to kick their head in..oh well..like you say ..perhaps blocking is the best solution for you..😉 |  | |  |
| Is it just me or… on 19:04 - Feb 20 with 1681 views | BloomBlue |
| Is it just me or… on 18:59 - Feb 20 by FromReuserWithLove | Yep. I will just block the agitators on the board from now on and find a more peaceful existence. Apologies if i upset any decent folk, i just get really angry with racists. Edit - amazing this post gets downvotes. [Post edited 20 Feb 19:09]
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The grass isn't always greener even after you mow it. |  | |  |
| You could always try..... on 19:05 - Feb 20 with 1678 views | Bloots |
| Is it just me or… on 18:59 - Feb 20 by FromReuserWithLove | Yep. I will just block the agitators on the board from now on and find a more peaceful existence. Apologies if i upset any decent folk, i just get really angry with racists. Edit - amazing this post gets downvotes. [Post edited 20 Feb 19:09]
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....posting on a different subject than racism! Even a post about the World Cup is punctuated by a comment about it. It might do you good. |  |
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| Is it just me or… on 19:05 - Feb 20 with 1671 views | FromReuserWithLove |
| Is it just me or… on 19:02 - Feb 20 by witchdoctor | must be if you feel the solution is to kick their head in..oh well..like you say ..perhaps blocking is the best solution for you..😉 |
Indeed. No apologies to racists. |  | |  |
| You could always try..... on 19:07 - Feb 20 with 1660 views | FromReuserWithLove |
| You could always try..... on 19:05 - Feb 20 by Bloots | ....posting on a different subject than racism! Even a post about the World Cup is punctuated by a comment about it. It might do you good. |
Should i not get angry about racism? Sorry. |  | |  |
| Is it just me or… on 19:08 - Feb 20 with 1645 views | witchdoctor |
folk have been banned for less so I guess you can count yourself lucky…👍 |  | |  |
| Is it just me or… on 19:10 - Feb 20 with 1629 views | FromReuserWithLove |
| Is it just me or… on 19:08 - Feb 20 by witchdoctor | folk have been banned for less so I guess you can count yourself lucky…👍 |
Being against racism or actually being racist? I feel ever so blessed. [Post edited 20 Feb 19:11]
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| Is it just me or… on 19:13 - Feb 20 with 1593 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Is it just me or… on 19:08 - Feb 20 by witchdoctor | folk have been banned for less so I guess you can count yourself lucky…👍 |
I was under the impression that threats of violence on the internet was a criminal offence? |  |
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| Is it just me or… on 19:16 - Feb 20 with 1579 views | FromReuserWithLove |
| Is it just me or… on 19:13 - Feb 20 by GlasgowBlue | I was under the impression that threats of violence on the internet was a criminal offence? |
Grow-up. |  | |  |
| Is it just me or… on 19:17 - Feb 20 with 1571 views | Mark | I am not looking forward to it due to the actions of Trump, the behaviour of FIFA, the expansion to 48 teams, the expansion of VAR, the advertising... I will probably just watch the England matches and a few others, whereas in the past I used to love the World Cup and would watch most matches. |  | |  |
| Is it just me or… on 19:18 - Feb 20 with 1565 views | Illinoisblue | I simultaneously loathe what the World Cup has become while spending a lot of time trying to find tickets for a somewhat reasonable price. |  |
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| Is it just me or… on 19:21 - Feb 20 with 1541 views | J2BLUE | Looking forward to it. Love a world cup. Even though they have ruined the group stages that is my favourite part with all the different countries. Looks like one big party. Seeing the fans in their colours is always great. The orange of the Dutch, the green of the Irish, the yellow and blue of Sweden etc. Always a bit disappointing when the group stages end. Feels a bit like the party is coming to an end. |  |
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| Is it just me or… on 19:31 - Feb 20 with 1489 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Is it just me or… on 19:21 - Feb 20 by J2BLUE | Looking forward to it. Love a world cup. Even though they have ruined the group stages that is my favourite part with all the different countries. Looks like one big party. Seeing the fans in their colours is always great. The orange of the Dutch, the green of the Irish, the yellow and blue of Sweden etc. Always a bit disappointing when the group stages end. Feels a bit like the party is coming to an end. |
Yeah I love the group stages with the underdogs going toe to toe with the big guns. |  |
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| Is it just me or… on 19:31 - Feb 20 with 1488 views | EdwardStone |
| Is it just me or… on 19:21 - Feb 20 by J2BLUE | Looking forward to it. Love a world cup. Even though they have ruined the group stages that is my favourite part with all the different countries. Looks like one big party. Seeing the fans in their colours is always great. The orange of the Dutch, the green of the Irish, the yellow and blue of Sweden etc. Always a bit disappointing when the group stages end. Feels a bit like the party is coming to an end. |
It always seems like a tournament of 2 halves The Group stages; a couple of matches per day every day and loads of joyous fans Then the slightly more sombre Knock Out bit, one game only per day and sometimes a few days gap between games Then the departures as disappointed teams head home Maybe a metophor for life here? From carefree childhood to serious adulthood to the later years when you look around at your dimishing number of friends as they pop off to Another Place |  | |  |
| Is it just me or… on 19:39 - Feb 20 with 1453 views | SitfcB | Don’t really take interest until the domestic season is over tbh but do always look forward to a World Cup. |  |
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| Is it just me or… on 19:44 - Feb 20 with 1415 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Is it just me or… on 19:39 - Feb 20 by SitfcB | Don’t really take interest until the domestic season is over tbh but do always look forward to a World Cup. |
I like WC/Euros when I'm on holiday. Nothing beats watching a game with a few jars in the sunshine. |  |
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| Is it just me or… on 19:52 - Feb 20 with 1385 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Is it just me or… on 19:31 - Feb 20 by GlasgowBlue | Yeah I love the group stages with the underdogs going toe to toe with the big guns. |
If Scotland ever makes it to the knockout stages then you might learn to love them too. |  | |  |
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