Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#1
When I think of football/footballers and football supporters I have, at best detached disinterest, sometimes their antics provoke contempt, or at their worse disgust. I have absolutely no interest in football, it bores me to death.
For many people you can read politics instead, where I write football and politicians for footballer and supporters. Someone told me that the World Cup is this year and one thing I can guarantee, I will watch not one single match, even in the unlikely event of England reaching the final.
For a bent/expense fiddling politician - there are bent tax fiddling footballers
For a political sex scandal - there is Tiger Woods (OK he is a golfer but you get the point, I can't think of the names of contemporatry footballers)
For baying politicans at PMQs - there are the baying crowds in football stadia
For arguing football fans - there are aguing political opponents
For violent football fans - there are...........errrrrr, the BNP and the political thug-like tendancy
For by-elections and local elections - there are league games
For General Elections - there is the World Cup
For an own goal - there are Gordon Brown's slips of the tongue
Tonight on ITV at 8.30 We will have an important 'play-off'. I will be watching the pre-match commentary, the match and the post-match analysis. I will be sat on the sofa with a beer or two, I will be supporting the bookies favourite, I will cheer at well delivered attack from my side and jeer the performance of the other side. Yes it is the first of the Prime Ministerial debates.
For there is indeed a very direct correlation between sport and politics. If ever you want to sniff at the politicians arguing or the behaviour at PMQs you might want to think of yourself and your behaviour at a football match or whatever other activity that takes your fancy. The feelings and emotions are exactly the same.
Now how much beer have I got in for 'the season'....?
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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#2
lol!
You might be able to cheer at home on your sofa BarryW ( hope you will be wearing the required string vest and scoffing a Bombay Hot One with your beer !) but alas the audience in the television studio will be required to keep schtummmm. Even if someone scores a spectacular goal from an inswinger, everyone will have to keep totally quiet. Then there are own goals to watch out for, but again no cheering. Own goals are always the worst in these situations, particularly those were you let the ball slip through your fingers.
One wonders which makes the best team member to lead you to victory. Is it the dour defender with the wobbly jowels and the battle scarred knees, or is it the flash git with the slick hairdo wearing the No 9 shirt...or could the substitute waiting in the wings save the day!
Terry Nunn
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#3
Very good programme on Quest tonight at nine.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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#4
Very interesting post Barry. I do hope though that politicians don`t vandalise the trains on their way home.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
#5
I'm already suffering GE overload and absolutely do not need to watch 3 politicians trying their hardest to avoid answering questions while scoring points of the others.
Anyone who watched the documentary the other day about tv face to face interviews of this nature (which went back to the first, Kennedy v Nixon), will know they are probably a waste of time from the substance point of view.
As George W Bush Snr commented when asked why he looked at his watch during one such face to face, "I wanted to know how much longer this crap was going on for"! Says it all methinks, but I wouldn't deny Barry his time at the political trough. Enjoy, as only you can.
Brian Dixon
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#6
mmmm let me see cops with cameras at 8pm then warehouse 13 on virgin 1 at 9pm.3 stuffed bloaters no chance.
Guest 684- Registered: 26 Feb 2009
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#7
Gee, shucks, Barry. I feel utterly deflated now over the dismissive football-hating comments! Not all us football supporters are knuckle-dragging no-marks, you know.
A large swathe of us have more than a few braincells to rub together (particularly we chucklesome coves at Crabble - White Army!) - unlike many politicos and aspiring politicos. I mean, look at some of the rampant illiteracy on this forum, in the name of (yawn) 'reds' v 'blues'. God help my home town (you are an articulate exception, may I add). But back to the footie: try your local team some time, you might like it. We're a top bunch up the hill at DAFC. Grassroots Dovorians and proud, through and through.
And to think I was going to vote for your lot - I ask you! (I may still, but that's between me and my friendly local ballot box). However, I'm listing heavily back towards Gwyn. He's been a good MP for us and is a true honorary Dovorian by dint of his longevity working and living in the town. And he's a nice man who really cares - which goes a long way, or should. I suspect he will sneak back in with a small majority.
Cheers and enjoy telly bunfight part one tonight - White Army!
Andy
Guest 693- Registered: 12 Nov 2009
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#8
Andy
White Army? Is that not a tad racist?
True friends stab you in the front.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#9
Andrew, just drawing direct comparisons, no more insulting towards you footies than towards we politicos!
Guest 684- Registered: 26 Feb 2009
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#10
No problem, Barry. No offence really meant nor taken. All good lively knockabout discourse!
White Army! (it's the shirts, and DAFC's nickname, Andy, as you well know!)
Andy
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
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#11
If you can't face the re-run of the Nixon - Kennedy debate , (Tired Nixon = Brown, youthfull Kennedy = Cameron and what's 'is name, then Dak lovers will relish what I mentioned earlier.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?