BF2S Forums Why are British sports so shit?

ericcartmanisbest wrote:

...and theres only 1 sport that rules the world and only 1 sport you will ever need, its called Football.

whatever.

the fans are a real credit to your sport. there are more deaths amongst football fans directly related to matches and stadiums than casualties of both insurgents and allied forces in Iraq.

and its the most primitive sport ever. kicking a ball into a net. my dog can do that.

p.s. i dont give a shit about negative karma. go ahead. make YOUR day. -1 me.

Honestly, WTF?  Why this again?

Let the Brits bitch. 

Unfortunately we lack the passion the Brits have for Soccer, etc., and cannot grasp why it's offensive to not like the sport.   

Our understanding of Soccer is limited to experience - 1) I would guess that 75% of all US kids play organized Soccer but 2) quit before 7th grade because 3) soccer when compared to other popular sports is long and 5) lacks constant scoring and consequently 7) Americans lose interest and then 8) find something else to do so 9) no one plays Soccer or understands the sport here.

I'm talking about attention span here - US tends to have a shorter passion cycle in my opinion.  This applies to sport variations outside of Soccer.  Wrestling is different in the States.  Hockey rinks are smaller to increase scoring.  International basketball courts/rules are different than in the States.  Golf courses have different design traits down to the length of the course.

The attention span thing has also affected Baseball's rules were slightly adjusted to speed the game along while certain rules and ballparks built to increase scoring.  It also impacted basketball - college games have different rules than the NBA - to increase scoring in the pros.

It's a culture difference.  Appreciate it.

I would love the US to have year-round passion about one sport like other countries.  US only has this passion for a finite time - usually influenced by whether we think we have a chance or for certain international competitions.  There's just a lot of different sports to focus on here, so there's not usually a dominant sport - its limited to a few diehard fans when compared to Soccer overseas.

A final note - the most popular spectator sport in the US is NASCAR racing.  I'm not a fan, but I can see why people love it.

Pug wrote:

Honestly, WTF?  Why this again?

Let the Brits bitch. 

Unfortunately we lack the passion the Brits have for Soccer, etc., and cannot grasp why it's offensive to not like the sport.   

Our understanding of Soccer is limited to experience - 1) I would guess that 75% of all US kids play organized Soccer but 2) quit before 7th grade because 3) soccer when compared to other popular sports is long and 5) lacks constant scoring and consequently 7) Americans lose interest and then 8) find something else to do so 9) no one plays Soccer or understands the sport here.

I'm talking about attention span here - US tends to have a shorter passion cycle in my opinion.  This applies to sport variations outside of Soccer.  Wrestling is different in the States.  Hockey rinks are smaller to increase scoring.  International basketball courts/rules are different than in the States.  Golf courses have different design traits down to the length of the course.

The attention span thing has also affected Baseball's rules were slightly adjusted to speed the game along while certain rules and ballparks built to increase scoring.  It also impacted basketball - college games have different rules than the NBA - to increase scoring in the pros.

It's a culture difference.  Appreciate it.

I would love the US to have year-round passion about one sport like other countries.  US only has this passion for a finite time - usually influenced by whether we think we have a chance or for certain international competitions.  There's just a lot of different sports to focus on here, so there's not usually a dominant sport - its limited to a few diehard fans when compared to Soccer overseas.

A final note - the most popular spectator sport in the US is NASCAR racing.  I'm not a fan, but I can see why people love it.

Wow, finally someone who has put some thought into their reply! Well done Pug. The rest of us are annoyed because the point of this thread was to put down British CULTURAL sports...but make it out like it was a national export not just a sport like billy-kart racing. We, In Australia have, for instance, Gumboot throwing, car-bonnet racing...crap like that. Fun to watch and particpiate in but not particularly popular or marketable.

By the way NASCAR racing. I never got it really (this isnt being derogatory...just a thought......). I like to watch car races where the cars do more than go round and round in an oblong shape....a few right hand bends perhaps?

WormGuts wrote:

OK so back on topic...Why are british sports so shit?

Cricket...have you ever watched a cricket match or tourney...christ it lasts forever and is even more boring than a baseball pitchers duel game.

Rugby...a sport played largely in the US by guys who weren't good enough to play soccer (futball) or big/skilled enough to play football.  Though it's played by more people globally than american football i doubt it has a larger viewer base.

Funny the one Europeon sport that i have an interest in wasn't even mentioned...F1.  Of corse NASCAR would probably kick it's ass too...

ur a noob like all yanks play the games before bagging them as for ur nfl ur guys a bunch of girls wearing all that bloody padding

Alright people, do we need to seperate the forums by country, stfu. If you don't like a country keep it to yourself, because people live there, and like it for *some odd reason *

Last edited by PspRpg-7 (2006-06-02 23:44:38)

Kryties wrote:

PspRpg-7 wrote:

Alright people, do we need to seperate the forums by country, stfu. If you don't like a country keep it to yourself, because people live there, and like it for *some odd reason *

Hate to tell you mate but this thread STARTED as a country divided thread with the Americans attacking the British (and from them other). We are just evening the score a little because in every thread I see there is some Americans who pay the crap out of other countries becasue all yanks were sadly brought up to believe that their country is the greatest on Earth. Which is clearly wrong.


Edit: Nice lookin chick in your sig btw!

amen to that

ilyandor wrote:

{A.K.A}LordBeefman wrote:

ur a noob like all yanks play the games before bagging them as for ur nfl ur guys a bunch of girls wearing all that bloody padding

put up an american football player WITHOUT padding against a british rugby player and you have a dead brit.

if american-football players wore no padding, they'd all knock themselves out because THEY ARE BIGGER then europeans.

Umm. That may be so for some European nations but Aussie and British rugby teams have some of the biggest players Ive ever seen.  If you are still in any doubt Google Australian or British rugby league team photos and see for yourself that our league players are just as big, if not bigger than NFL players.

Last edited by Kryties (2006-06-03 00:01:37)

ilyandor wrote:

{A.K.A}LordBeefman wrote:

ur a noob like all yanks play the games before bagging them as for ur nfl ur guys a bunch of girls wearing all that bloody padding

put up an american football player WITHOUT padding against a british rugby player and you have a dead brit.

if american-football players wore no padding, they'd all knock themselves out because THEY ARE BIGGER then europeans.

BIGGER?????i think you mean FATTER no?

Tromboner999 wrote:

e.g caber toss, haggis hurling, wellie wanging, tip cat, aunt sally (z0mg oxfordshire).

They are played almost solely in the UK and the rest of the world has very little interest. American sports on the other hand, e.g. Basketball, Baseball, American Football (ftw) are played by million all over the world.

Is this proof that British sports are indeed SHIT or are we missing something?

*I'd like to amend the title of this topic to read 'Are British sports shit?'. The current one is a little too much of an obvious statement and this was unfair. Unfortunately it won't let me.

Edit: Sheaf toss. I forgot about that one. And yes Highland Dancing is considered a sport in the UK.

Also, this thread is in response to all the BS found over here:

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=27342

its obivious the guy knows nothing about about UK sports and where most of the so called U.S.A games came from basell came from cricket / american came from rugby .spend a lil time on google looking at the history of your own sports .i cant believe you made a topic so lame as this just shows how childish you are reacting to another post here.Yanks think they are bigger/better then everyone drives me fucking nuts .Just remember where your country came from .and stfu with the dumb posts if you cant take a bit if ribbing just dont read the shit.but i will not tolerate you are better then us because its so untrue.

Tromboner999 wrote:

Kryties wrote:

realise that within 50 years you will no longer be regarded as a great superpower, nor even a great nation...but one that the rest of the world finally realised was fucking the rest of us up.

Gee.. that sounds an awful lot like what happened to YOUR country! LOL!

back on topic: is Aunt Sally played anywhere outside of Oxfordshire?

your saying that with BUSH in charge ?? loooooooooooooooooooooooooooool the irony of it ,go to sleep young lad and when you grow up try help sort your country out.

No offense i'm sure it's a decent game but why do you need to wear all those pads in American Football?Can't you just opt out and say you don't want to?

Tromboner999 wrote:

e.g caber toss, haggis hurling, wellie wanging, tip cat, aunt sally (z0mg oxfordshire).

They are played almost solely in the UK and the rest of the world has very little interest. American sports on the other hand, e.g. Basketball, Baseball, American Football (ftw) are played by million all over the world.

Is this proof that British sports are indeed SHIT or are we missing something?

*I'd like to amend the title of this topic to read 'Are British sports shit?'. The current one is a little too much of an obvious statement and this was unfair. Unfortunately it won't let me.

Edit: Sheaf toss. I forgot about that one. And yes Highland Dancing is considered a sport in the UK.

Also, this thread is in response to all the BS found over here:

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=27342

Erm, the thing is, all these sports are scottish!!! Don't associate them fools with us normal people from england. Football (the real one, not your crap one) is a truly global sport, as shown by the world cup next week. You lot have the cheek to call your NFL competition, "the world series" bollocks!!! you lot are the only people that play it, it's crap!!! Baseball is only played by you and the japanese, global? I think not. Basketball is you're only global sport, played y real sportsmen. Oh what about golf and cricket, two more global british sports. I rest my case