Unpopular Opinions You Hold

[Fox92]

27 minutes ago, BenTheFox said:

I'll sing it, because at the minute I'm happy for any songs to go around, but Vichai had a dream is an absolute shocker. 

Doesn't even make sense.

 

"Play from the back" when we didn't even do that.

 

First side I recall using that tune was Bournemouth (for Howe) and since then clubs have nicked it (ironically the same fanbases that probably call Bournemouth "tinpot").

[Voll Blau]

9 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

Doesn't even make sense.

 

"Play from the back" when we didn't even do that.

 

First side I recall using that tune was Bournemouth (for Howe) and since then clubs have nicked it (ironically the same fanbases that probably call Bournemouth "tinpot").

Think "[x] had a dream..." is a Rangers one initially, though obviously Sloop John B's been done to death for years now in various guises.

[BenTheFox]

3 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

Doesn't even make sense.

 

"Play from the back" when we didn't even do that.

 

First side I recall using that tune was Bournemouth (for Howe) and since then clubs have nicked it (ironically the same fanbases that probably call Bournemouth "tinpot").

That's the thing, we especially didn't play out from the back the season when we won the title when we had a centre-back pairing of Morgan and Huth. And does "we play from the back" not somewhat contradict "we counter attack"? 

I would much prefer if Vichai had an original song, but the one positive thing I can say about the tune is that at least it's not to 'Allez, Allez, Allez'. 

[Voll Blau]

Derby's actually not a bad place.

[Daggers]

Stav Lets Flats is as funny as herpes

[HighPeakFox]

It is possible to be over-dedicated in one's support of a football team, and it can be bad for the mental health. 

[1972 Fox]

3 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said:

It is possible to be over-dedicated in one's support of a football team, and it can be bad for the mental health. 

You are probably correct but the tribalism of football supporters is a very complex thing. I'm nearly 50 years in now and I can't let go and every result still affects me.

[HighPeakFox]

Just now, Blue Fox 72 said:

You are probably correct but the tribalism of football supporters is a very complex thing. I'm nearly 50 years in now and I can't let go and every result still affects me.

You can, but it is a long process unravelling the complexity. The change often happens elsewhere in life, that's been the case for me. 

 

It's a relief in many ways, the ups aren't so great now, but the downs I can just put to one side, which is especially important on here when some people really suffer, and I need not be drawn in. Paradoxically it means I feel kinder towards those that kick every figurative ball, I know how it feels to be deep in that. 

[leicsmac]

31 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said:

It is possible to be over-dedicated in one's support of a football team, and it can be bad for the mental health. 

I think that a singular obsession or dedication to one thing, no matter what it is, might be detrimental to one's mental health.

 

Some of the greatest minds who came up with the greatest discoveries in history through single-minded application of their ability weren't exactly...stable.

[HighPeakFox]

12 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

I think that a singular obsession or dedication to one thing, no matter what it is, might be detrimental to one's mental health.

 

Some of the greatest minds who came up with the greatest discoveries in history through single-minded application of their ability weren't exactly...stable.

You've successfully extrapolated what I was thinking, it was just simpler to relate it to football due to the main thrust of the forum and my recent progression. 

[Daggers]

6 hours ago, leicsmac said:

I think that a singular obsession or dedication to one thing, no matter what it is, might be detrimental to one's mental health.

 

Some of the greatest minds who came up with the greatest discoveries in history through single-minded application of their ability weren't exactly...stable.

Aha, but just imagine what amazing thing will be dreamt up by a superfan. A clapper that doesn’t make its annoying noise? A “booooo” inverter? Pie and pint delivery to the seat? 

[SpacedX]

9 hours ago, Daggers said:

Stav Lets Flats is as funny as herpes

Disagree...I thought it was hilarious when Paris Hilton contracted it. 

[Bellend Sebastian]

9 hours ago, Daggers said:

Stav Lets Flats is as funny as herpes

Unpopular with me, anyway. Mind you, it usually seems that it's only me and the BAFTA panel that have ever seen it. Most people I meet don't seem to watch anything other than Netflix now for some reason

[SpacedX]

8 hours ago, leicsmac said:

I think that a singular obsession or dedication to one thing, no matter what it is, might be detrimental to one's mental health.

 

Some of the greatest minds who came up with the greatest discoveries in history through single-minded application of their ability weren't exactly...stable.

That's a really good point. Or they veer off in some bizarre tangential direction. Newton became obsessively preoccupied with alchemy. 

[SouthStandUpperTier]

49 minutes ago, Line-X said:

That's a really good point. Or they veer off in some bizarre tangential direction. Newton became obsessively preoccupied with alchemy. 

Newton is widely credited with inventing the cat flap. So it wasn't a life completely wasted.

[Buce]

7 minutes ago, SouthStandUpperTier said:

Newton is widely credited with inventing the cat flap. So it wasn't a life completely wasted.

 

Didn't he also discover the apple?

[SpacedX]

1 minute ago, Buce said:

 

Didn't he also discover the apple?

No, that was Steve Jobs

[Mike Oxlong]

1 hour ago, Bellend Sebastian said:

Unpopular with me, anyway. Mind you, it usually seems that it's only me and the BAFTA panel that have ever seen it. Most people I meet don't seem to watch anything other than Netflix now for some reason

I thought I’d give it a go

 

Watched 3 minutes although might have been 2 minutes 50s

[The Bear]

I want to punch his face in just watching the adverts for it. I can't even bring myself to watch it. 

 

His sister is mental too. I'm sure she'd be ok in short doses but I'd end up wanting to murder her too probably. 

 

Weird family. 

[Bellend Sebastian]

28 minutes ago, The Bear said:

I want to punch his face in just watching the adverts for it. I can't even bring myself to watch it. 

 

His sister is mental too. I'm sure she'd be ok in short doses but I'd end up wanting to murder her too probably. 

 

Weird family. 

I'd happily kill for her

[murphy]

46 minutes ago, SouthStandUpperTier said:

Newton is widely credited with inventing the cat flap. So it wasn't a life completely wasted.

Isn't that what dyslexic Yorkshiremen wear on their heads?  

[leicsmac]

1 hour ago, Line-X said:

That's a really good point. Or they veer off in some bizarre tangential direction. Newton became obsessively preoccupied with alchemy. 

Bobby Fischer always struck me as a good example.

[The Bear]

Don't forget Tesla who fell in love with a pigeon. 

[Daggers]

Has there ever been a worse “treat” than the toffee apple? 
 

Hiding something that you can only enjoy once you’re over 40 or dull inside something that is crack for beginners is just wrong. It’s as bad as putting razor blades inside cake.

[tom27111]

5 hours ago, Daggers said:

Has there ever been a worse “treat” than the toffee apple? 
 

Hiding something that you can only enjoy once you’re over 40 or dull inside something that is crack for beginners is just wrong. It’s as bad as putting razor blades inside cake.

Oi, I'm over 40 and don't enjoy an apple.

 

I'm also quite dull inside