To wish the people screaming outside would shut up?

[Notcontent]

Yes, I do understand that people are excited about the football, but it’s Tuesday night and my DC, who is completely exhausted, has to get up early for school - the rather scary shouting has just woken her up. Yep, I know someone will say I should move to the middle of nowhere. I would love to - as many people would - but sadly that’s not possible.

or just feel sorry for the poor people who have so little life that they can only find enjoyment in a football match, which wasn't even anywhere near the final, and need to scream and shout because it's the highlight of their sorry year

HAHA, this is priceless...

beautiful post from petiteange28 to show posters how nice normal people are when it comes to football.

That post is the best summary we had so far.

Honestly, yes YADBVU. I'm not a football fan but even I got excited when watching that penalty shootout!!

Well that's the problem with the education system then isn't it?
However grass roots football does provide amazing opportunities for many young children of both sexes to get out and about, be active and most of all have fun.

The football as I posted last night will greatly boost the UK economy, not just England's but the whole of the UK.

I always preferred Vindaloo.

Vindaloo, vindaloo, vindaloo, vindaloo, nah nah
Vindaloo, vindaloo, vindaloo, vindaloo, nah nah
Vindaloo, vindaloo, and we all love vindaloo
We're gonna score more goals than you
ENGLAND!

professor moody

You have heard of the Paralympics have you?

And as a teacher you should know that numerous studies have equated good teaching and facilities for sports in schools with good academic results.

You sound a bit ignorant to be honest.

Some people can't help but moan....

Professor Moody, I have non spots loving boy (who did actually enjoy the penalties last night).

At his school yes, they do Football, Rugby and cricket BUT they also hugely push music and Drama. Being a part of the Drams club or big school production is majorly cool thing to do,

Maybe I'm just lucky with the school? But they are out there.

Agree *perfectly the lyrics are mad but love it.

And great schools like my kids old high school or as once been referred to as a bog standard comp value each child for sports, drama, skills in all areas and academic excellence.

It’s not one or the other it’s the whole package.

Thabkgod for my kids amazing wonderful inspiring and enthusiastic teachers.

"Those of us with other hobbies don't make a big deal out of harassing everyone else to watch us, watch stuff with us, listen to us talk endlessly about the thing we like to do and then get rude and aggressive when other people are clearly bored."

Yeah, right.

You've obviously never had to listen to my Mother talk about her community choir.

saucyjack

I don't think anyone loves spots Trampire

@shatnerswig

I can accept that the on field behaviour isn’t a great example to kids. I’d like to see a day when it’s back to the honour of 50 years

but the off field stuff is a red herring. I can think of half a dozen max off field events that were genuinely abhorrent (ched Evans for example) over 30 years of following the game.

I’m certain that over the same period dozens and dozens of stock brokers, bankers, lawyers and even doctors have done similar and worse. It’s not an excuse, but young men with too much money and too many sycophants around them all too often slip into this kind of behaviour. It’s the same in the music industry (worse in fact) and clearly in TV and film.

Footballers know it’s going to be on the front page. Even the rugby players recently didn’t get front page treatment over here (they were Irish though).

If they ran 5 days of press coverage on the lawyer who assaulted his female colleague every time it happened we would hold lawyers in far lower stead than we do footballers.

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You've obviously never had to listen to my Mother talk about her community choir.

I haven't looked up the figures but I'd bet everything I own that alcohol contributes far more to domestic (and other) violence, disorderly behaviour, incidents of racism, vandalism and so on than football ever has. Not to mention that that's something else where the social pressure to participate is huge - not being particularly interested in either, I can safely say I've had far more judgemental/jokey comments about not wanting to drink than i ever have about not following football. In fact I don't ever remember getting the latter, and I live in Anfield!

Shall I start going on the threads where posters are making lighthearted comments about gin and 'wine o'clock' etc and tell them all that 'everything alcohol stands for is vile' and that they're part of a culture that promotes racism and violence? Because that would be the equivalent of what people are doing here. Or is having a bottle of red of an evening exempt from that sort of judgement because it's a nice middle class way to relax?

Schools that only push sport as a way to improve lives are failing their pupils. I agree that often extra-curricular activities are a really good thing for helping pupils develop skills and enjoy themselves, but when all that's on offer is sport, then it makes things very different for the kids who see no point in it, or have mobility issues or whatever. A mainstream school (rather than a specialist sports academy) with an excessive focus on sport is going to be a fucking grim environment for kids who don't like sport - there's likely to be a bullying inflicted on them by both other pupils and sports teachers.

A good school will add on clubs for music/drama/art/gardening or whatever, you know, so that a range of interests are catered for, not just fucking sports. Many kids who are less academic will benefit from non-academic activities, sure, but it needn't be a matter of lessons, some tedious throwing, kicking, catching or chasing balls around or... well, just sort yourself out, you're destined to failure.

Our DDs stayed up to watch the end. They loved it. It was late, true, but it was fun to watch it with them.

Yeah, let’s solve the obesity problem with book clubs and gardening.....

or just feel sorry for the poor people who have so little life that they can only find enjoyment in a football match, which wasn't even anywhere near the final, and need to scream and shout because it's the highlight of their sorry year

This is quite possibly the twattiest thing I've read on mn in recent weeks. What a joyless, mood hoovering, fun sponge you must be.

some tedious throwing, kicking, catching or chasing balls around

If they're tedious, you haven't got a very good coach

A mainstream school (rather than a specialist sports academy) with an excessive focus on sport is going to be a fucking grim environment for kids who don't like sport - there's likely to be a bullying inflicted on them by both other pupils and sports teachers

Ooh steady! That's a really nasty accusation to make. I am presuming you have some childhood trauma about this?

Many of us did watch the football. The point is that not all of us did feel the need to take our top off and run around the neighbourhood screaming, or drive around town shouting and hand on the horn.

We are not even near the final, some over-reaction are a bit pathetic.

or just feel sorry for the poor people who have so little life that they can only find enjoyment in a football match, which wasn't even anywhere near the final, and need to scream and shout because it's the highlight of their sorry year
This is quite possibly the twattiest thing I've read on mn in recent weeks. What a joyless, mood hoovering, fun sponge you must be.

that was written as a reply to a post above, keep up!