Unpopular Opinions You Hold

[Daggers]

20 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

 

 

 

[Corky]

Watching football as a neutral is a better experience than being an involved fan.

[The Bear]

2 hours ago, Corky said:

Watching football as a neutral is a better experience than being an involved fan.

I disagree. I find my attention wandering and start looking at my phone unless my own team is involved. And even then its 50/50 

[Corky]

39 minutes ago, The Bear said:

I disagree. I find my attention wandering and start looking at my phone unless my own team is involved. And even then its 50/50 

My post was made during the friendly meltdown thread (I had been thinking it for a while, though) but I think you can appreciate the whole game more when you aren't too involved.

[Zear0]

3 hours ago, Corky said:

Watching football as a neutral is a better experience than being an involved fan.

Same, I'll probably watch significantly more Premier League games this season as won't be sulking as much. 

[tom27111]

3 hours ago, Corky said:

Watching football as a neutral is a better experience than being an involved fan.

 

Can someone please explain this to my Mrs?

 

She thinks I'm the only one.

 

"Leicester aren't playing, so why do you need to watch it?"

 

"It's the Champions League final, kind of a big game. Anyway, you fvcking hate it when Leicester are on, even the dog leaves the room"

 

True story 

[Daggers]

1 hour ago, Corky said:

My post was made during the friendly meltdown thread (I had been thinking it for a while, though) but I think you can appreciate the whole game more when you aren't too involved.

If it’s decent. Far too often football matches are just plain dull unless you have an iron in the fire. I even switch off during highlights half the time.

[Finnegan]

23 hours ago, Corky said:

Watching football as a neutral is a better experience than being an involved fan.

 

21 hours ago, The Bear said:

I disagree. I find my attention wandering and start looking at my phone unless my own team is involved. And even then its 50/50 

 

19 hours ago, Daggers said:

If it’s decent. Far too often football matches are just plain dull unless you have an iron in the fire. I even switch off during highlights half the time.

 

The trick is to never truly be neutral. 

 

I can form an opinion that I'll die for in about half a second with extreme prejudice. Half the football clubs in the world I hate for arbitrary reasons. I never really watch a game as a genuine neutral, one team has always got a player I like or hate or fans that are scumbags or an owner that's a nazi or something. 

 

Absolute worst case scenario it'll boil down to who has the better kit if I'm feeling especially primary school. 

 

But in either instance you always pick someone to win and try your best to get in to it. 

 

All of the fun of having a vested interest but without the agonising suffering of being a real actual fan. Can just switch off at 90 minutes if they lose and go "ah fvck it whatever."

 

Just like our plastic Leicester "fans" in ThE sAfEhOuSe making pass the biscuit jokes and being condescending to actual supporters because they don't really feel a thing when Leicester lose. Great stuff. 

 

Edited 31 July 2023 by Finnegan

[leicsmac]

7 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

 

 

The trick is to never truly be neutral. 

 

I can form an opinion that I'll die for in about half a second with extreme prejudice. Half the football clubs in the world I hate for arbitrary reasons. I never really watch a game as a genuine neutral, one team has always got a player I like or hate or fans that are scumbags or an owner that's a nazi or something. 

 

Absolute worst case scenario it'll boil down to who has the better kit if I'm feeling especially primary school. 

 

But in either instance you always pick someone to win and try your best to get in to it. 

 

All of the fun of having a vested interest but without the agonising suffering of being a real actual fan. Can just switch off at 90 minutes if they lose and go "ah fvck it whatever."

 

Just like our plastic Leicester "fans" in ThE sAfEhOuSe making pass the biscuit jokes and being condescending to actual supporters because they don't really feel a thing when Leicester lose. Great stuff. 

 

Way to call 'em out, Finn!

 

I'll be honest, having been there myself (Safehouse that is), I'm thinking that hopefully there's a middle ground between feeling nothing at all when City lose and having such a negative outpouring of emotion regarding it that it fvcks up your mental (or even physical) health - or worse, someone else's.

 

Of course, most of the venting here is going to just be folks pissed off temporarily before they get balanced again, but not necessarily all and perhaps it isn't the best coping mechanism for everyone's health. That's coming from a place of concern for fellow fans, not condescension.

[Daggers]

32 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

 

 

The trick is to never truly be neutral. 

 

I can form an opinion that I'll die for in about half a second with extreme prejudice. Half the football clubs in the world I hate for arbitrary reasons. I never really watch a game as a genuine neutral, one team has always got a player I like or hate or fans that are scumbags or an owner that's a nazi or something. 

 

Absolute worst case scenario it'll boil down to who has the better kit if I'm feeling especially primary school. 

 

But in either instance you always pick someone to win and try your best to get in to it. 

 

All of the fun of having a vested interest but without the agonising suffering of being a real actual fan. Can just switch off at 90 minutes if they lose and go "ah fvck it whatever."

 

Just like our plastic Leicester "fans" in ThE sAfEhOuSe making pass the biscuit jokes and being condescending to actual supporters because they don't really feel a thing when Leicester lose. Great stuff. 

 

Advice, insight and a dig all in one post - 9/10 - would read again. 

[Finnegan]

1 hour ago, leicsmac said:

Way to call 'em out, Finn!

 

I'll be honest, having been there myself (Safehouse that is), I'm thinking that hopefully there's a middle ground between feeling nothing at all when City lose and having such a negative outpouring of emotion regarding it that it fvcks up your mental (or even physical) health - or worse, someone else's.

 

Of course, most of the venting here is going to just be folks pissed off temporarily before they get balanced again, but not necessarily all and perhaps it isn't the best coping mechanism for everyone's health. That's coming from a place of concern for fellow fans, not condescension.

 

56 minutes ago, Daggers said:

Advice, insight and a dig all in one post - 9/10 - would read again. 

 

I woke up this morning and chose sass 

[ealingfox]

Revelling in the misery of others is the best part of football.

 

Ok second best after winning the title.

 

 

 

[Stuntman_Mike]

1 minute ago, ealingfox said:

Revelling in the misery of others is the best part of football.

 

Ok second best after winning the title.

 

 

 

I'd be angry walking around with those bags.

[bovril]

On 30/07/2023 at 11:26, Corky said:

Watching football as a neutral is a better experience than being an involved fan.

Surely nobody has enjoyed Crystal Palace vs Everton on a dreary Sunday afternoon in late October. 

[Daggers]

12 minutes ago, bovril said:

Surely nobody has enjoyed Crystal Palace vs Everton on a dreary Sunday afternoon in late October. 

It's easy - now I have Finners' tips.

 

All I have to do is remember the golden hazy days sharing crystal meth with the late Prince Phillip and I now have an in on who I want to win the game - the Scousers, because I loved listening to the theme tune from Z Cars when I was stoned.

[Claridge]

Playing the ball long is far better than passing about at the back for 99.9% of teams

[AyewJoking]

I want Barnes and Tielemans to flop spectacularly at their new clubs.

 

Maddison to a lesser extent but would still be funny.

[foxfanazer]

16 minutes ago, Royston. said:

I want Barnes and Tielemans to flop spectacularly at their new clubs.

 

Maddison to a lesser extent but would still be funny.

Maddison more than the other two for me

[Alf Bentley]

18 hours ago, ealingfox said:

Revelling in the misery of others is the best part of football.

 

Ok second best after winning the title.

 

 

 

 

Jeez. Imagine getting booed off by your own fans in July.... 

 

Mind you, if we play crap against Cov, we might be less than a fortnight behind them.....

[Daggers]

18 hours ago, ealingfox said:

Revelling in the misery of others is the best part of football.

 

Ok second best after winning the title.

 

 

 

Saying boooo is one thing, but feeling the need to emphasis your disappointment by exclaiming “fvcking boooo” is pure gold 

[woollett the bullet]

Rod Stewart is a twat

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

28 minutes ago, woollett the bullet said:

Rod Stewart is a twat

This is supposed to be unpopular opinions 😂 

[woollett the bullet]

1 minute ago, Mark 'expert' Lawrenson said:

This is supposed to be unpopular opinions 😂 

Glad you think like me ,

I must change the company I keep.

 

 

 

[Ian Nacho]

Rodri is in the top 3 best players in the world. 

[Guest Sideshow Faes]

On 30/07/2023 at 11:26, Corky said:

Watching football as a neutral is a better experience than being an involved fan.

I can't watch football if it isn't Leicester (or England in a tournament). I find modern football incredibly boring. Every team either passes to death or defends 11 men behind the ball. Football now is slow and boring. Many praised the world cup: I thought it was rubbish apart from the final.