but its just to do with the team winning things...

when we won the Rugby world cup suddenly these players where the kind of role models kids need, now we've won the ashes these are the kind of role models kids need. Why weren't they before we started winning. Bloody bandwagon jumping media...

Posted By: Swiss Yellow on September 13th 2005 at 11:25:19

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I really quite enjoyed the cricket (Other Football) - Arwen, Sep 13, 11:16:56
- the stupid media, hey? You can't compare cricket to football (n/m) (Other Football) - PaulMcVeighGirl, Sep 13, 11:31:36
- Agree. (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 13, 11:22:55
  - Also meant to say... (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 13, 11:27:42
    - So what? (Other Football) - SherryEnema, Sep 13, 11:38:18
      - oh say what say what say what, you know what I've got (Other Football) - pants, Sep 13, 11:48:36
        
        Non-sequitur nonsense (n/m) (Other Football) - SherryEnema, Sep 13, 11:53:10
        
        tickly bum itching grumpy trousers (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Sep 13, 12:06:13
- We had some Aussies behind us yesterday... (Other Football) - Surrey, Sep 13, 11:21:56
  - its all about crossing the line though isn't it...when does banter become abuse (Other Football) - Swiss Yellow, Sep 13, 11:28:53
- was just the same with the rugby... (Other Football) - camcan, Sep 13, 11:19:15
  - but its just to do with the team winning things... (Other Football) - Swiss Yellow, Sep 13, 11:25:19
    - Well, the media are right (Other Football) - SherryEnema, Sep 13, 11:29:58
      - I totally agree but my point was, why weren't they rolemodels (Other Football) - Swiss Yellow, Sep 13, 11:35:31
        
        Let me address your first point (Other Football) - SherryEnema, Sep 13, 11:42:40
        
        But footballers haven't won anything since 1966 yet the England team (Other Football) - Swiss Yellow, Sep 13, 11:49:29
  - It's because football is so popular (Other Football) - coldplay, Sep 13, 11:23:11
    - Hmmm, lets compare the petulant little boys who argued and (Other Football) - pieman63, Sep 13, 11:29:53
    - somewhere in the middle... (Other Football) - camcan, Sep 13, 11:24:37
      - and you can't deny the sportsmanship of the players (Other Football) - coldplay, Sep 13, 11:29:50
        
        Oh yeah. Hanse Cronje. (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 13, 11:44:52
        
        It isn't ridiculous at all (Other Football) - SherryEnema, Sep 13, 11:53:51
        
        Sweeping Generalization. FACT. (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 13, 11:59:13
        
        No, just a fact actually - nice try though (n/m) (Other Football) - SherryEnema, Sep 13, 12:24:26
        
        "Cheating Foreigners"? Racist, xenophobic numpty. (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 13, 11:36:58
        
        Hardly (n/m) (Other Football) - SherryEnema, Sep 13, 11:44:51
        
        What else would you describe "Cheating Foreigners" as? (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 13, 11:46:45
        
        a sweeping generalisation at worst (n/m) (Other Football) - SherryEnema, Sep 13, 11:49:14
        
        zzzzzzzzzzz (n/m) (Other Football) - coldplay, Sep 13, 11:39:31
        
        totally agree.. (Other Football) - camcan, Sep 13, 11:31:58
        
        I don't know...Phil Neville could have been a top class cricketer (Other Football) - Swiss Yellow, Sep 13, 11:40:37
      - In Australia and on sub continenet it is different (Other Football) - Bitchie Renault, Sep 13, 11:27:18
        
        Not really a minority sport... (Other Football) - Delveg, Sep 13, 11:32:45
        
        The Aus crowd are a disgrace (Other Football) - coldplay, Sep 13, 11:31:54

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