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Nicecupofteaandacake · 09/07/2021 15:15

@DaxtheDestroyer

I have no interest in football. I wouldn't say I hate it, I'm indifferent to it. What I don't like is the effect it can have on the country, as something that is essentially meaningless, why does it affect eg domestic violence rates, why when we're in a pandemic is it considered important enough to have many thousands of people together in a stadium? Whether we win or lose on Sunday makes literally no difference to most people's lives (barring those directly involved) so I just don't get it.

I was coming to say exactly this

VerticalHorizon · 09/07/2021 15:16

The Lego Movie was a true horror, albeit not on purpose.

WeatherwaxOn · 09/07/2021 15:17

@DaxtheDestroyer

I have no interest in football. I wouldn't say I hate it, I'm indifferent to it. What I don't like is the effect it can have on the country, as something that is essentially meaningless, why does it affect eg domestic violence rates, why when we're in a pandemic is it considered important enough to have many thousands of people together in a stadium? Whether we win or lose on Sunday makes literally no difference to most people's lives (barring those directly involved) so I just don't get it.

This. I'm not interested. Currently it feels as though it mandatory to watch, as things are rearranged to accommodate it, rather than it running in tandem with everyday life. Since the first 'big' match we have seen a spike of Covid cases locally, which conicides with the social media posts of people who attended those matches/big gatherings.

I'd rather the millions spent on promoting watching sport were ploughed into helping medics who are going to be treating rising numbers of patients.

VerticalHorizon · 09/07/2021 15:18

Damn phone! I think the Italians have infiltrated it.

MirandaMarple · 09/07/2021 15:21

Zero interest in any sport. I wasn't aware that having those emotions was a think people searched for.

MrsAvocet · 09/07/2021 15:22

I don't hate football, and I do hope England win on Sunday, but I'm not that interested and I dislike a lot of the wider football culture. I get excited about the sports that I do follow, as do other fans, but I don't see the same kind of tribalism that seems to afflict football.
I know that most football fans are not hooligans, and there has definitely been an improvement since I was growing up in the 70s and 80s but there is still an association with violence and patriotism which veers into jingoism that, in my experience, most other sports don't seem to experience. Of course you get isolated incidents but they aren't the norm. I've never heard fans booing the other nation's anthem at an international hockey match and it's incredibly rare for fans of opposing cycling teams to fight but those kind of things seem to be accepted as part of football.
So if you mean, what other things do people get excited about if not football, my answers are hockey and cycling. I'll be jumping up and down and screaming as loud as any victorious football fan if Cav wins at the Tour today. However, I won't be going out and getting pissed, smashing windows or beating my partner if he doesn't, so in that sense, nothing makes me react like an unfortunate number of football fans still seem to in response to their sport.

nellly · 09/07/2021 15:26

That's a fair point, but I was specifically referring to all the MNetters who do sneer that its just a bunch of over paid men running about

Haha well I enjoy AND think the above is true lol lots of people hold mixed views, I like watching and think there is benefit to people's moods and the economy, I also think it's appalling that big tournaments lead to a rise in domestic violence and think they pay packets are obscene

VerticalHorizon · 09/07/2021 15:26

Sport isn't the only thing...
People got massively emotional at Diana's funeral, more than you could have naturally expected.
Probably landing on the moon, or the first space shuttle launch.
There is some strange emotional pull on groups of people if you push the right buttons at the right time, although different people are moved by different things, there is a lot of commonality too, hence mass hysteria or religious experiences.

Killahangilion · 09/07/2021 15:30

It holds no interest for me or my family.
DH has zero interest in sport too so we’ll be probably watch something good on Netflix.

I might watch some of the Olympics coverage though as that’s far more interesting.

ValerieMorghulis · 09/07/2021 15:32

Watching Lang Lang playing the piano
John Williams on guitar
Natalie Clein on cello
Nicola Benedetti playing Mendelssohn

Also skiing, and drinking wine. I’m quite easily pleased

KnottyKnitting · 09/07/2021 15:47

Listening to Bach, playing in a music group, sailing, singing in a choir- these all give me a huge feeling of satisfaction.

Am indifferent to football- DH watches but even he hasn't been that excited about the tournament this year- he has lost interest in football this year mainly because of the VAR which he feels is ridiculously prescriptive.

I can't bear all the hypocrisy and drama- the cheats who dive, who argue with the ref, who throw their hands up as if to say " What!? " when they clearly know they have fouled. The false patriotism where the flags are only flown when there is a football tournament on. Reading about scum who boo the opposing team's national anthem and shine lasers in the face of the Danish goalie makes me sick. In what kind of world is this acceptable behaviour?

Our usually mild mannered town had crowds blocking up the high st at pub Chuck out time on Weds- kicking cars and jumping on bonnets of those trying to get through. Then a gang of 6 attacked two men so badly one ended up in intensive care. The bar my DD works at closed early to avoid the mysogenistic yobs who sexually harass the staff at the best of times- God knows what they would have been like after the match with 4 pints down them!

All the name of a bloody game- I really can't be doing with it all.

beguilingeyes · 09/07/2021 15:51

I noticed the piano parts on guitar too
I love Extreme and they were the highlight of the day for me. That medley was inspired. They put my hero Pat Travers on Get The Funk Out too.

Morghulis · 09/07/2021 15:57

I also grew up on the west coast of scotland so football is somewhat associated with violence, bigotry etc for me... having said that, I did enjoy watching Scotland in the Euros as I like that it unites the nation for once.

I get "those moments" from various other things - music, travel, my own achievements. A weird but getting my scans back from my film camera and seeing a great shot I took. Didn't know I needed to sing and dance drunkenly in a crowd to achieve such highs - guess I'm missing out...

newnortherner111 · 09/07/2021 16:02

@ValerieMorghulis have to agree about Lang Lang as a pianist.

lakesummer · 09/07/2021 16:36

I also grew up on the west coast of scotland so football is somewhat associated with violence, bigotry etc for me...

This is my biggest issue with football.

I do enjoy cricket and F1 but wouldn't actively make much effort to watch.

I get adrenaline kicks from rollercoasters, abseiling, fast horse riding I suppose. But I don't go out of way to do any of them.

I'm happy with quieter more measured joys, paddle boarding on a still lake, spotting a new animal in the wild or finishing a craft project.

BeenAsFarAsMercyAndGrand · 09/07/2021 17:11

all the MNetters who do sneer that its just a bunch of over paid men running about

I don't hate football, but what exactly is untrue about this? And the end of the day, it is just a game, nothing more.

There may be a lot of big business and money involved, but ultimately it's just 22 men kicking a ball in a field.

I watch games occasionally as elite sport is often interesting to watch, so it's similar to the Olympics in that regard. But the idea of relying on one group of 11 men kicking the ball better than the other group for my happiness feels ludicrous.

And that's without even going into the concept of being 'loyal' to premier league teams which are nothing more than corporations these days. Fans wear their loyalty as a badge of pride, but they are simply one segment of an income stream to the big clubs - I would never invest that much emotion and energy in a corporation that doesn't give a shit about me. I'd as soon be 'loyal' to Coca-cola as to Man City.

BeenAsFarAsMercyAndGrand · 09/07/2021 17:19

Watching Free Solo when the climber reached the top.

Free Solo works so well as a film because Alex Honnold effectively staked his life on being able to do the route. Wasn't it Hemingway who said "'There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games."

As a climber, the feeling when you nail a move or a route you didn't think you could do is amazing.

Bryonyshcmyony · 09/07/2021 17:21

@BeenAsFarAsMercyAndGrand

Watching Free Solo when the climber reached the top.

Free Solo works so well as a film because Alex Honnold effectively staked his life on being able to do the route. Wasn't it Hemingway who said "'There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games."

As a climber, the feeling when you nail a move or a route you didn't think you could do is amazing.

He was mesmerising to watch.

reprehensibleme · 09/07/2021 17:29

I like that people get behind the team, am glad there is something for people to celebrate and will be happy if England win but hate the hysterical edge, hate that win or lose some thugs will use the match to create mayhem, violence, abusive behaviour. Was listening to a phone in this morning and people were saying they were going to have huge parties in their gardens, were going to crank up the music, barbecues, get the drink flowing. I know it's just a day, but it appears people are made to feel like pariahs if they don't want to join in.

The things that bring me great joy are very low key and come round more often than once every 55 years

QueefofSheena · 09/07/2021 17:33

I do love football but I’m definitely more club than country, probably because the England team are usually quite shit. Live music, either watching or playing, is far more of a high though.

SmokedPaprikaHotChilliPowder · 09/07/2021 18:10

I've only read a few comments. And about 90% of them are just how posters hate football. Not exactly what op was asking, is it??

Anyway, I don't get the excitement. DP gets weird euphoric... but I guess for me, the only thing that gets me anywhere close to as excited is going to a concert. I mean I don't scream etc. But I feel very excited and that.

DrCoconut · 09/07/2021 18:52

I have no interest in it. It's the assumption that everyone is crazy about it that I don't like. To be honest I'm a bit annoyed that my DC's school have now bowed to pressure for a late start on Monday. If I wanted to keep my kids up at what I consider to be a cultural/social/family event on a Sunday I'd get short shrift if I requested Monday morning off for them. I'd be lectured about every minute matters and how important school is. I'm afraid school have lost the moral high ground on attendance and if I need to take the kids out on an occasional basis I will from now on.

RubyFowler · 09/07/2021 19:00

I don't think I've ever experienced euphoria like that, and I'm a bit sad about it.
I mean I've had the high you get at a great gig, or on a roller coaster, or after your child is born....but none of those make you cheer and sing. Maybe the great gig is the closest because its that shared experience with 1000s of others. But that doesn't have the competitive element.
I'm not a football fan, but like many I do enjoy England doing well in a tournament and will certainly jump off the sofa and shout for joy if they win, hug my son etc. But I won't love it as much as a die hard fan.

Chikapu · 09/07/2021 19:24

Sneer all you like, but you can't knock something that gives people moments like this

Is this the same as not knowing what real love is unless you've had children? We can't possibly feel joy unless we watch football?

grapewine · 09/07/2021 19:26

@Chikapu

Sneer all you like, but you can't knock something that gives people moments like this

Is this the same as not knowing what real love is unless you've had children? We can't possibly feel joy unless we watch football?

I wondered that, too.

If you hate football what do you do that makes you feel like this?

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