Whats wrong with football?

[Flashheart]

You try thinking it through Johnny, you're not being very practical here. Do you really think you would be able to stop them from swearing?

When somebody misses an important goal or is fouled how do you think they are going to react? Oh gosh. What a rotter

Footballers tend to be from working class backgrounds and poorly educated at that. Plus they are working in a high pressure environment where a lot is at stake and they are going to vent.

There would not be a snowball's chance in hell of stopping them from swearing. Reduce it maybe. Stop it, not a chance.

[BruceChatwin]

Someone posted this here a couple of months ago which seems pertinent.

[jonny72]

Here is what football would be like if the ref's mics were made public;

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[sonicyouth]

It's a well known fact that cricketers never use naughty words or are mean to one another

[Saxondale]

New Zealand were mean to England last night. Actually I think England were mean to themselves.

[penhillbilly]

Whenever I've seen the broadcasting of the ref's audio being broadcast discussed the consensus has always been that the swearing from players would end immediately - the top clubs would stop it as it would be far too damaging for their image and embarrassing. Though that's probably the main reason clubs would try and block it.

Would be a good move and could only be an improvement, should help reduce the abuse refs get as well.

oh please,do fuck off and eat you're tofu dip at Twickenham, thank you   ...swearing is an integral part of the game and long may it remain so...

[RobertT]

I know it's a bit off thread, but I've really taken to RU in the past few years (mostly because I can drink during the game).  It would be interesting to see a ref try and treat the players like a RU ref does in football.  It is rather amusing watching 20 stone lumps saying please and thank you Sir.  Of course the fucking swear, try having someone stamp on your head legally, but they seem to be well controlled by the refs.

[BruceChatwin]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/mar/19/premier-league-championship-tv-deal#

The idea that in the future if we went up to the Championship as a newly promoted club, we'd be getting just under a 10th of the money given in parachute payments to a newly relegated club, and still be expected to compete under FFP. Fucking ridiculous.

Clubs like ours will just have no chance of progressing at that level in the future.

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

Fucking hell even the difference in money between this level and the next up is staggering. If we go up we will benefit from 2 million in extra revenue just from TV money.

[jonny72]

Maybe all the facts haven't come out but I can't get my head round the latest racism claims against the England fans.

Apparently against San Marino they were singing 'build a bonfire, build a bonfire, put Rio on the top, put Anton in the middle, then burn the f****** lot'. Not a particularly nice thing to sing, extremely offensive but where is the racism?

It appears FARE (who made the complaint) base the claim of racism on the fact the song included Anton and that as he'd been involved in a racism case recently, then the song must be racist. I really don't get the logic.

Things like this can only have a negative impact on the fight against racism. No doubt it's just another person / organisation trying to make a name for themselves by getting in the middle of a racism scandal.

[Fred Elliot]

Maybe all the facts haven't come out but I can't get my head round the latest racism claims against the England fans.

Apparently against San Marino they were singing 'build a bonfire, build a bonfire, put Rio on the top, put Anton in the middle, then burn the f****** lot'. Not a particularly nice thing to sing, extremely offensive but where is the racism?

It appears FARE (who made the complaint) base the claim of racism on the fact the song included Anton and that as he'd been involved in a racism case recently, then the song must be racist. I really don't get the logic.

Things like this can only have a negative impact on the fight against racism. No doubt it's just another person / organisation trying to make a name for themselves by getting in the middle of a racism scandal.

I can honestly say that I have only ever met 3 truly racist people in my life and guess what



They were all black with massive chips on their shoulders

[Crispy]

I can honestly say that I have only ever met 3 truly racist people in my life and guess what



They were all black with massive chips on their shoulders

 

[RedRag]

Should this thread be re-titled "What's wrong with racism?"