Talking Footy

King-Eliagh wrote:

It's a safe sport for the children to play.

Australians don't like watching it. Well, that is well more than 99% of us cant be bothered with watching it. Even if its a big game. Unless its the world cup where people just want an excuse to have a beer and watch nations other than Australia, we just think its crud.

because im right.

Actually all age groups football outstrips all other codes in participation rates, right from u6's to over 45's sorry your "safe sport" theory is wrong, again.

Ausralia love watching football, again as soon as you are challenge you restrict the definition, football is the biggest sport in the world and we watch it and play it all over the world.

But in AUST it's way behind ,in $$$$$ ,viewers,& media

Behind in $ (because you have had 1 very big tv deal) not in viewers and definitely not in attendance. Media is shifting everyone can see that

post_hoc wrote:

King-Eliagh wrote:

It's a safe sport for the children to play.

Australians don't like watching it. Well, that is well more than 99% of us cant be bothered with watching it. Even if its a big game. Unless its the world cup where people just want an excuse to have a beer and watch nations other than Australia, we just think its crud.

because im right.

Actually all age groups football outstrips all other codes in participation rates, right from u6's to over 45's sorry your "safe sport" theory is wrong, again.

Ausralia love watching football, again as soon as you are challenge you restrict the definition, football is the biggest sport in the world and we watch it and play it all over the world.

we're the first generation of a-league fans. the next generation are the kids you see playing futsal and soccer on the weekends, instead of growing up with no proffessional league to look up to they now have the a-league

demographics attest to this
simple facts attest to this

soccer/football/sokkah, what ever you wanna call it, it's the fastest growing sport here bar none

not a dieing sport like RL with junior clubs collapsing left right and centre - the eastern suburbs has some ridiculous like less than 200 registered players....and the other areas are going the same way...that just says it all

So what's occurred in this country? We love and are very good at our sports. But in supposedly one of the biggest sports in the world we fail to achieve the objective, again and again and again and again.

We are notorious for playing an unsightly uncoordinated uncouth undeniably shithouse style of play. We are the hackers of the world and I wanna know... why?

King-Eliagh wrote:

So what's occurred in this country? We love and are very good at our sports. But in supposedly one of the biggest sports in the world we fail to achieve the objective, again and again and again and again.

We are notorious for playing an unsightly uncoordinated uncouth undeniably shithouse style of play. We are the hackers of the world and I wanna know... why?

that is because the rest of the world is not interested in most of the sports we play! both forms of rugby, hockey and cricket are about as competitive as my little brother's U10 league

show me an australian world champion in a team sport and i'll show you a sport with 10 or less competitive countries

our reputation as hackers is inherited from our anglo roots. the US, NZ and UK all come under this 1 banner! luckily the tides are changing and we have some incredibly technically gifted young'ns coming through that has already seen our style of play change over the last few years :D

We've had numerous nba players. Is that sport played in less than 10 nations?



Seriously, like shooting fish in a barrel with these clowns. It's like they're givin em selves sucker punches.

King-Eliagh wrote:

We've had numerous nba players. Is that sport played in less than 10 nations?



Seriously, like shooting fish in a barrel with these clowns. It's like they're givin em selves sucker punches.

what world championship did the boomers win again?



we've also had australians that have won uefa champions league titles, premier league titles - bares no relevance to the national team i'm afraid

next excuse old man?

Netball. We are awesome at netball

International Netball Federation (INF)) was formed. As of 2011, the INF comprises more than 60 national teams organized into five global regions.

like takin candy from a baby I'm so superior to you sydfc. In every single way so now down my lil bitch. Bow down.

So. Why? Why is it we are champs in so many team and individual sports but have never even gotten within cooee of the top sooker nations? Its gotta be something to do with the fact that as a nation we just aren't that into it. Well. More than 99% of us

King-Eliagh wrote:

Netball. We are awesome at netball

International Netball Federation (INF)) was formed. As of 2011, the INF comprises more than 60 national teams organized into five global regions.

like takin candy from a baby I'm so superior to you sydfc. In every single way so now down my lil bitch. Bow down.

60 in 5 regions?

try 200+ countries in 6 regions

15 world championships in netball, 10 won by australia, 4 by new zealand, 1 by trinidad and tobago.....never has australia or new zealand missed out on a final at the same time and never has either of them finished lower than 3rd......
every country gets flogged by aus and nz by cricket scores.... , almost as bad as international rugby league!

looks like yet again ive outclassed you from start to finish. intellectually i am just on a superior level

Ahhhh > sydfc? Do you even remember the statement we are referring to? you made it!

Alzheimer's disease settin in?

Team lawn bowls. Another team sport australia have been champs in

post_hoc wrote:

Behind in $ (because you have had 1 very big tv deal) not in viewers and definitely not in attendance. Media is shifting everyone can see that

In AUST sokka has nowhere near the TV viewers of RL.
But then again telling a lie here or there is not foreign to you.

Just did a bit of research. The sooker who's have only scored three goals once in all their World Cup appearances.

They scored no goals in their first World Cup so one could think they've improved but with Tim Cahill leaving, a man who's scored pretty much the majority of the teams goals, it's looking like dark times ahead for aus sooker fans.

I'm right again.