I went to Orlando Magic in 1997 and my main takeaway was how sanitised the fan culture was
The chants of "defence, defence, defence", as if the players were too stupid to remember what to do when they didn't have the ball, were the most embarrassing, especially when led by the scoreboard
Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on June 11th 2026 at 12:48:19
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- Updated world cup Excitedness-ometer? How excited are you? I am a wrathtastic 9 (n/m) (Other Football) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 11, 09:51:53
- Currently about 6 but undoubtedly will rise further into the tournament. (n/m) (Other Football) - The Gaffer, Jun 11, 15:00:23
- 7 but will rise to 9 as tournament goes on. (n/m) (Other Football) - Men without hats, Jun 11, 14:04:02
- This is good if you want to reduce your number a bit (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 11, 12:16:10
- Bad Orange Man again 😆 (n/m) (Other Football) - Men without hats, Jun 11, 14:03:23
- Yeah, this is where I'm at with it (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 11, 12:45:56
- guess in this case it's "sport seizure" really. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 11, 13:23:54
- Is it too late to take the Olympics off them? (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 11, 13:56:42
- guess in this case it's "sport seizure" really. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 11, 13:23:54
- 2 (Other Football) - Basil Wrathbone, Jun 11, 12:15:16
- Up one, from 3 to 4. (Other Football) - Under soil heating, Jun 11, 10:36:34
- Chill 😎 (n/m) (Other Football) - footymadman, Jun 11, 11:55:35
- 3, giving less of a shit than usual (Other Football) - APB, Jun 11, 10:33:59
- My enthusiasm for this world cup compared to the World Cups when i was a kid is chalk and (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Jun 11, 10:33:09
- Trump or just old age? (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 10:43:32
- Trump, 48 teams, new rules etc etc (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Jun 11, 11:04:32
- Shit like this doesn't help (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Jun 11, 11:07:25
- I went to a basketball game in New York once, my only IRL experience of live US sport (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 11, 12:09:26
- I went to Orlando Magic in 1997 and my main takeaway was how sanitised the fan culture was (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 11, 12:48:19
- I don't know much about basketball, but the "defense" thing in NFL is done (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 11, 13:04:43
- In fairness I suppose it's not much different to the old UK footy (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 11, 12:53:37
- I went to Orlando Magic in 1997 and my main takeaway was how sanitised the fan culture was (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 11, 12:48:19
- Enhanced fan experience (Other Football) - APB, Jun 11, 11:53:03
- Don’t give the Attanasios ideas (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 11, 11:14:45
- I went to a basketball game in New York once, my only IRL experience of live US sport (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 11, 12:09:26
- Shit like this doesn't help (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Jun 11, 11:07:25
- Over hill age (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 11, 10:54:55
- Maybe he’s just long in the tooth (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 11:00:15
- You can't say old anymore. Experienced (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 11, 10:45:38
- Trump, 48 teams, new rules etc etc (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Jun 11, 11:04:32
- I hear you, brother (n/m) (Other Football) - APB, Jun 11, 10:34:54
- Trump or just old age? (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 10:43:32
- 7 (Other Football) - CWC, Jun 11, 10:26:45
- No afternoon games is a bummer (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 11, 10:35:07
- In a way, I find that quite helpful (Other Football) - norwaay, Jun 11, 10:41:01
- As a self-employed home worker, the 2pm-ish games (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 11, 10:44:04
- In a way, I find that quite helpful (Other Football) - norwaay, Jun 11, 10:41:01
- No afternoon games is a bummer (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 11, 10:35:07
- 8, will be 10 when England play. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Jun 11, 10:26:16
- Really struggling. 4 at tops (n/m) (Other Football) - Azteca, Jun 11, 10:24:41
- Mine was 8 but dropped to 6 when I realised it's still ages until England play (n/m) (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 11, 10:20:38
- 6 (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 11, 10:20:30
- Always 10 (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 10:19:34
- I've dropped from a 9 to a 7 (Other Football) - camcan, Jun 11, 10:14:50
- Fell asleep after 60 mins of the England game (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 11, 10:22:47
- Seeing Jason Isbell tonight .... (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 11, 10:13:55
- Excellent taste! I'm a big Isbell fan. Seen him a few times with band but missed this tour (Other Football) - JD3, Jun 11, 11:57:27
- 7 (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 11, 10:11:13
- 5 (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 11, 10:09:56
- To help a bit (Other Football) - footymadman, Jun 11, 10:03:02
- Belle and Sebastian have also written a Scotland song (Other Football) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 11, 10:08:06
- They're used on a Madri commercial too at the moment. Not everyone's cup of tea (Other Football) - Lentil Weaver, Jun 11, 11:45:09
- ...she would admit to me (n/m) (Other Football) - Basil Wrathbone, Jun 11, 12:14:34
- Madri is beer not tea. Hth (n/m) (Other Football) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 11, 12:09:31
- barely (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 11, 12:18:03
- They are missing 2 lions 🦁 🦁 and that’s an interesting glory hole 😮 (n/m) (Other Football) - footymadman, Jun 11, 11:40:31
- Kenny is fucking massive! (n/m) (Other Football) - footymadman, Jun 11, 11:39:36
- Christ - that's fucking awful. (n/m) (Other Football) - Brom, Jun 11, 10:12:45
- VMT (n/m) (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 11, 12:31:24
- I didn't say it was any good 🤷 (n/m) (Other Football) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 11, 10:13:56
- They're used on a Madri commercial too at the moment. Not everyone's cup of tea (Other Football) - Lentil Weaver, Jun 11, 11:45:09
- Belle and Sebastian have also written a Scotland song (Other Football) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 11, 10:08:06
- I've gone from tepid to gentle simmer - 6 (n/m) (Other Football) - norwaay, Jun 11, 10:01:18
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