I went to the euros in 2004....

and the world cup in 2006..... even though I expected England not to get further than semi's... I'm very patriotic too, but when you compare england footballers salarys'/behaviour/perfomances to those of the olympic atheletes then it raises some eye-brows....

Posted By: Cheltenham_Canary on September 11th 2012 at 11:18:19

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Well I for one, really enjoyed the olympics, paralympics and wimbledon (Other Sports) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 11, 11:08:59
- i still think the euros were reallt good,i'm very patriotric and was disappointed we were (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 11, 11:15:56
  - Like Liverpool in the 80's, it seems a lot of people want the Spain phase to go away (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 11, 11:23:03
    - i think that's life,thats what people do,same with mike tyson too,at first people love it (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 11, 11:28:11
      - Tis why I've used Brazil in the example (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 11, 11:33:20
  - I went to the euros in 2004.... (Other Sports) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 11, 11:18:19
    - i agree,i don't love football in general anywhere near as much as i used to but i'll stil (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 11, 11:25:03
      - I remember Karni on here saying he peaked when Chelsea began being expensive (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 11, 11:31:40
        
        yep - ?50 was always my limit - as you say, it's not that I can't afford it (Other Sports) - Karnivore, Sep 11, 12:28:23
        
        Not doing any away games anymore (Other Sports) - duke of york, Sep 11, 12:32:23
        
        I think I'd only do away games, to be honest (Other Sports) - Karnivore, Sep 11, 12:41:18
        
        the clubs will only change when gates go down dramatically,ie .when it's too late and they (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 11, 11:38:26
        
        Clubs won't need to change until the TV money starts to disappear (Other Sports) - Maillot Jaune, Sep 11, 12:20:13
        
        good point,but i think full grounds and atmosphere add to them prems saleability (if thats (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 11, 12:30:02
        
        I'm sure that they could add some atmospheric chanting, abusive songs and moans from the r (Other Sports) - Maillot Jaune, Sep 11, 12:44:00
        
        wallop.i'm not sure anyone could recreate the riverend moans though!! (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 11, 12:58:18
        
        It bizarrely doesn't appear to be happening, unless it's going to be considered ok (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 11, 11:40:20
        
        we've been through this before to a lesser degree in the mid to late 90s,specifically at n (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 11, 11:49:51
- Football is and always will be my favourite sport (Other Sports) - norway, Sep 11, 11:12:47
  - totally agree.... (Other Sports) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 11, 11:16:39
    - I was 19 in 1990 (Other Sports) - norway, Sep 11, 11:20:32
      - same age as me,90 was just a great year and we were good enough to win it,we just never h (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 11, 11:29:49
- Probably why I watch a lot of other league football, and league 2 stuff (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 11, 11:10:14
  - that^^^. (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 11, 11:16:55

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