commercials everywhere, when cable started it was commercial free then they got greedy too :2 cents:

I was brought up watching NFL in the states with my dad, the same like many out of the states were brought up and playing soccer. It is hard to switch interests, I do watch world cup and Olympic soccer matches. I will be getting my daughter playing soccer and tennis in a couple years so I guess I will become more of a fan.

the commercials are only good time to run and get snacks in the kitchen.

300lb yes pound, I won't confuse you with stone. Guys are in "high school" hitting tiny dudes playing rugby from the age of 12 all over the rugby playing world probably the US included, you get a mouth guard and shin pads, end of.

II've seen smashed collar bones, broken noses (like mine), concussions, broken ankles, etc.

Rugby is the most man to man contact sport on the planet other than the martial arts.

Oh wow, land on his ass? hand-egg players land on their ass but it is padded isn't it?

Anyway, why are we even debating this shit? It's all well and good being "hard" until you get fucked by injury or brain damage, then where does it get you?

Lets talk motorsport for another example of why this arguement is pointless, my preference personally is in this order (see how many times I disagree with MYSELF):

1. F1 when the race is interesting.
2. Indy Car when the race is interesting
3. BTCC when the race is interesting.
4. F1 when it is boring.
5. Nascar When the race has crashes.
6. Indy Car when it boring
7. BTCC when it is boring
8. Nascar when it is normal.

It may seem i'm being a cunt torwards Nascar there, but I think it is a great sport. It is just another one of them things!

DamianJ I see what you mean, could probably put a bit more democratic than you did though :1orglaugh

You still in Brighton? Is the lamp-post blower still down there? Just wondering :)

You have a point, not many of them turn out to be highly educated, especially these days. That is mostly because at 16 years old, kids are already making anywhere from 500-2000 pounds per week, depending on how good they are.

Take the Manchester United kid who made his first appearance recently, 19 years old, I forget his name, he is driving a $150,000 Range Rover. He just got into a bad crash, wrote the car off, drunk driving. He has played 2 games and can afford a car like that, incredible.

You wonder why these kids aren't smart, they know at a young age they have a relatively good chance of making it big, they give up on school and let their talents take them to a life of riches. Fair? no. Do they care? fuck no! Most of them go into coaching, tv work, newspaper work after their career and end up making real good money.

I only post in your threads do I? And I'm the one that needs to get over myself. Now that is classic! Anyhow have fun.

With that amount of commercials then it's no wonder America has so many fatties... :winkwink:

Love soccer/football, but to be honest it would be far better if the goalposts were a few feet wider.
Just enough to have an average of 4 or 5 goals a game, instead of 1 or 2.

You would get more open games, where the better team is more likely to win, and less of the boring defensive play...10 players in the box defending a 1 goal lead.. or trying to hold out for a draw. Screw that.

I would have thought a bigger goal would encourage more defensive play, since losing the ball going forward would virtually guarantee conceding a goal if it was a few feet wider.

They're already massive, IMHO -- if anything, too big -- and more goals does not necessarily mean a more interesting game.

Exactly the point I was going to make. Why not just say goalkeepers can't be taller than 5 feet? It's equally as stupid as saying make the goals wider.

They go to College to play US football, not to go to Class :2 cents:

I'm pretty sure they have to go to class.

They do a bit of classes but not much, I guess that depends how good of a player you are...