maybe, but what about the real footy fans - its an incredible disappointment

and it will only really hit home when the tournament starts. I will probably support Greece and France due to have a fair few friends from those parts. It just isn't the same.

I have half a mind to piss off on holiday somewhere away from it completely to dull the inevitable disappointment at the time.

Posted By: phrankin on November 22nd 2007 at 12:16:24

Message Thread

Get a sense of bloody perspective... (Other Football) - Arganth, Nov 22, 11:37:32
- in footballing terms ofcourse (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Nov 22, 12:02:13
- What a ridiculous post (Other Football) - Jim, Nov 22, 11:46:53
  - No - neither of those phrases. (Other Football) - Arganth, Nov 22, 11:49:53
    - Well (Other Football) - Jim, Nov 22, 11:54:37
- But "England fan shrugs philosophically and says 'It's only a game'" isn't a story (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Nov 22, 11:43:00
- I really don't give a shit, I have no bond with the England football team at all (Other Football) - lovely old job, Nov 22, 11:40:31
  - I'm surprisingly ambivalent about it today (Other Football) - duke of york, Nov 22, 11:45:59
    - I was trying to think of something else last week (Other Football) - pants, Nov 22, 11:48:52
      - I was tempted to go to see York play Havant and Waterlooville (n/m) (Other Football) - iwans_ex_dentist, Nov 22, 11:50:38
        
        You asked me the other day if york would get relegated, and I said no because I think (Other Football) - pants, Nov 22, 11:53:31
        
        Thanks (Other Football) - iwans_ex_dentist, Nov 22, 11:55:02
        
        Home come (Other Football) - pants, Nov 22, 12:06:24
        
        Why so down on them pants? (Other Football) - Fleggster, Nov 22, 12:11:14
        
        had a reply typed, pressed submit and got logged out (Other Football) - pants, Nov 22, 12:53:56
  - I don't normally, mainly cos I can't stand many individuals and attitudes (Other Football) - pants, Nov 22, 11:44:35
- They were probably interviewed after 5 pints, and 5 minutes after the final whistle. (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 22, 11:40:29
- I quote Football is not a matter of life & death (Other Football) - CarrowRoeder, Nov 22, 11:40:22
- well its fucked up my summer plans (Other Football) - phrankin, Nov 22, 11:39:54
  - they're gonna be great now (Other Football) - mr carra, Nov 22, 11:45:31
    - my feelings exactly (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Nov 22, 14:11:04
    - top post (n/m) (Other Football) - Monty Peculiar, Nov 22, 12:16:10
    - I know what you are saying but the raw emotion attached to an England game (Other Football) - phrankin, Nov 22, 12:05:20
    - that's the difference between a football fan (Other Football) - megson, Nov 22, 11:50:27
      - Disagree - it's perfectly possible to be both. (Other Football) - Arganth, Nov 22, 11:54:08
        
        oh and yes, it certainly is better to be both. (Other Football) - megson, Nov 22, 12:00:17
        
        fair enough, there's no arguement here. (Other Football) - megson, Nov 22, 11:59:33
        
        like you i very rarely watch a game unless i have a real interest in the result (Other Football) - blindovabatski, Nov 22, 12:04:55
        
        but the emotional part is gone, no build up and expectation (Other Football) - phrankin, Nov 22, 12:07:34
        
        i get fucked off discussing all those things with the part-time football fans at work (n/m) (Other Football) - blindovabatski, Nov 22, 12:12:44
        
        maybe, but what about the real footy fans - its an incredible disappointment (Other Football) - phrankin, Nov 22, 12:16:24
        
        surely you mean England fans? (Other Football) - mr carra, Nov 22, 12:48:34
        
        i am a real footy fan and no it isn't an incredible disappointment (Other Football) - blindovabatski, Nov 22, 12:21:42
        
        Crouch - underrated player used abysmally (Other Football) - phrankin, Nov 22, 12:36:08
        
        my point precisely (n/m) (Other Football) - blindovabatski, Nov 22, 12:38:12
  - Oh well....Pontins Hemsby he we come (n/m) (Other Football) - CarrowRoeder, Nov 22, 11:42:24
  - not very (n/m) (Other Football) - blindovabatski, Nov 22, 11:41:17
    - for an England fan tehy will be a non event (Other Football) - phrankin, Nov 22, 11:47:47
      - for a football fan it won't be (Other Football) - blindovabatski, Nov 22, 11:59:06

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