Also meant to say...

...it's old-fashioned class snobbery from people who've been to neither a football match nor a cricket match.
And don't get me started on Rugby.
Show me another sport in the world where a so-called 'provincial' team in the bottom 3 of the division below the top flight would be getting crowds of 25000.

Posted By: yarmyyarmy on September 13th 2005 at 11:27:42

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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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