UK American football fans namechecked in the Grauniad today

"that small group of fortysomething men who developed a love of US Gridiron in the 80s when it was televised on prime-time Channel 4. These were mainly boys who seemed uncomfortable with the boisterousness of football, drawn instead to American Football's stat-nerd appeal and arcane technology"

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Posted By: Old Git on November 23rd 2010 at 11:38:38

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AAAAAGHHH. FFS !!!! We're playing the Scum, live on BBC, and it's on fucking Sunday (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 23, 11:32:03
- UK American football fans namechecked in the Grauniad today (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 23, 11:38:38
  - Hang on a minute. How can you take that article seriously when it calls the Blind Side an (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 23, 11:45:31
    - THIRD post in THREE minutes displaying raw nerves about grid-iron (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 23, 11:46:42
      - No, that one was about shit journalism, and a book (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 23, 11:47:17
        
        Oh and it gets worse: (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 23, 11:47:59
  - I've seen that filum. Sandra Bullocks is well tasty in it for an old bird. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Nov 23, 11:43:39
    - For an old bird (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 23, 11:44:05
      - I believe that that is what I said. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Nov 23, 11:46:08
        
        Indeed. I was merely supplying additional emphasis (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 23, 11:46:56
        
        Still would. So would you. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Nov 23, 11:58:11
        
        Would indeed. As long as she didn't speak. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 23, 12:02:13
  - I am neither in the UK nor an American Football fan. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 23, 11:42:07
    - is it some sort of community service then? (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 23, 11:45:47
      - I coach it. That's not a fan. The Wembley game is the only one I've watched all season. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 23, 11:46:23
    - Go on Oggy, cross examine him, go on. (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Nov 23, 11:44:50
      - Never interrupt a witness when he's digging a hole for himself (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 23, 11:45:40
        
        Good point. As you were. (n/m) (NCFC) - jafski, Nov 23, 11:47:17
        
        There you are, you see (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 23, 11:52:31
        
        ... (NCFC) - jafski, Nov 23, 11:55:59
        
        Exactly (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 23, 11:57:57
        
        My word, you really are a prick ! (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 23, 12:02:33
        
        ^^^ 134% ladyboy gridiron monkeytilt ^^^ (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 23, 12:03:24
        
        Percentages of "tilt" (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Nov 23, 12:07:06
        
        ^^^ 1,892% ladyboypensbasedmonkeytilt ^^^ (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 23, 12:10:03
        
        I was, and it is worse than "blub". (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Nov 23, 12:12:16
        
        Blub (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 23, 12:16:27
        
        Just stating a fact (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 23, 12:06:53
    - Nor in my forties, come to that (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 23, 11:43:28
- nope, i can't see why you have a problem there (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 23, 11:36:53
- Priorities. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Nov 23, 11:33:03
- Er, don't coach. (NCFC) - jafski, Nov 23, 11:32:37

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