Just now, the top 20 posts on the "What's new" tab had everything from Trump to Doctor Who via song titles ... but not a mention of that round thing people kick into nets. With this thread I guess it'll be 21!
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Geoffrey's disappearance from the board radically impacted my football posting, since I mainly use this board to talk about football games I can't talk about with my mates (ie not Arsenal/Premier League) and I can't really carry the load on Dutch football. Geoffrey's writeups were good enough to be in the Guardian.
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Originally posted by Patrick Thistle View PostMaybe we're bored of football. It's the most over hyped sport on the planet and what can we say that's not already been said. (Probably by Ray Winstone's disembodied head.)
I wonder how much effect Twitter has had? If I get a sudden thought about football I'll throw it up there in 280 characters rather than expanding on it on here and creating a discussion. Because I'm lazy and live in a culture of immediacy.
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There is a football section. You can always go to that to get your fix. There are also sections for music, world matters, myriad other sports and film/tv. I enjoy them all. It ain't broke. Don't try to fix it.
Anyway I'm a Notts County fan. What do I know about football?
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Hasn't it always been the case that football attracted fewer posts than World? Go all the way back to 2003 and I'm not sure it would be that different.
OTOH the major tournaments still get massive post counts. I think we prefer those to regular season chat.
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This isn't a bash at Football - of which, it's fairly well known - I'm not really a fan. But...how long can you talk about any sport?
I mean, I like baseball, but I'm tapped after about three minutes of baseball chat. After that, it's just bullshit and conjecture.
At least with World, you can put some thought into a new idea and test your own (and others') thinking.
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You don't understand football culture . . .
At the time of the transfer to this version of the board, the number of posts in each of the principal fora was as follows:
World 459,958
Football 339,213
Music 160,847
Sport 43,957
Books 14,473
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Originally posted by Jah Womble View PostAs long as there are games being played - and bungs being taken - then pretty much for always.
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- Mar 2008
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- An oasis in the middle of Somerset
- Bath City FC; Porthcawl RFC;Wales in most things.
- Fig roll - deal with it.
Originally posted by WOM View PostThis isn't a bash at Football - of which, it's fairly well known - I'm not really a fan. But...how long can you talk about any sport?
Hold on, WOM, how exactly did you end up here?
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Originally posted by Bordeaux Education View PostHold on, WOM, how exactly did you end up here?
Hugh Fatbastard sent me a link to some squabble that was taking place around early 2005. No idea what it was about. I registered, waded-in, and was flamed out of existence. This was back when we used to beat the snot out of new people. Uh, and then I just hung around for 13 years.
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