to not get football

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I've been to see my parents tonight and my dad,brother,sister were all watching the football. For the whole match they were on edge constantly going ooooooooooh!. When their team scored their first goal db jumped on dsis back and they ran round the room. When they scored their last goal all 3 of them got in a circle and started jumping up and down.
AIBU to not get all the excitement that football seems to generate in people.

My mother supports Tottenham. She would have been jubilant last night. She has had to put up with Alan Sugar and the spectre of the Chelsea and Arsenal ascendance for years. About time spurs fans had some fun.

I don't like football personally. One question for fans, though. Because footballers are so money driven (in the main), how is it that football fans embrace them and think they are part of the family, when the players generally have £££ signs in their eyes and little loyaltu (e.g. Rooney)

We love them if they play well as it means our team wins. You don't want to know what I'd like to do to Gareth Bale.

So if ronney starts scoring goals again and takes that petulant look of his face, his intransigence of the last couple of weeks will be forgotten?

I'm not a Man Utd fan but I'd guess so

What you are talking about isn't football. It is about being a fan.
And being a fan and watching your team win is one of lifes blissful moments. I remember holding DD crying with joy when England won the rugby world cup. I love going to watch the Quins at home. I can't wait for the Ashes and the Ryder cup was bloody marvellous.

I used to love football. Still love the game but it is played by and run by wankers now. Shame really

I can't do what hubby does and watch football for the sake of watching football, but I did have a season ticket for many years for the home-town team (despite my mother desperately trying to raise two sport-hating kids, she ended up with two season ticket holders) and I will watch my team if they're on TV - don't live in the home-town anymore.

Still in a vile mood because we embarrassed ourselves 5-1 to the fricken barcodes at the weekend (believe me, I've heard all the 5under1and/5 past Sunderland jokes by now).

GetOrf, No it won't. It won't change how I feel about Rooney. It matters to me how people 'handle' themselves.
Torres has behaved disgracefully in the past. Ronaldo too. Berbatov too. He told Spurs he wouldn't play them anymore. Man U wanted him. I understand that. Who wouldn't want to be chased by the big Man U.
BUT, he should have played till signing.
Lots of footballers have shown their true colours over the last few years. Disgraceful. And I don't forget. No matter how many fanatastic goals they score.
Morals matter, to me.

If you are a true fan, or a true lover of football, then you support a club. Not an individual player. You may LIKE Rooney, Bale. But you know that loyalty is nothing.
Your loyalty is to the club. Not an individual player. But the individuals, you liek, that mkae up a team.
I like Bale, and when he plays well, as he often does, and he is a very very talented, gracious, modest player. he didn't play well the other day against Man U, but he has shone in the champions league. and now every club want him. All the top European teams want him.
Spurs will have to let him go eventually. we know this. But we only bought him for 8 million. and this it has been a pleasure to see him grow. AND what a financial investment that was. we will make a fortune. And he will go off to bigger and bigger things. I wish him the very best.

Football = boring! End of.
mayorquimby they cheat at golf too. I have a friend who marshalls at the major opens and has witnessed several very senior players trying to cheat.