I hope I didn't come across as saying that those who enjoy soccer are wrong to
do so. I do not understand the game and see no reason to increase my knowledge.
Some people find baseball boring. I don't. Many find basketball and soccer
exciting. I find them tedious. I'm not wrong and neither are they.
--Dave Sikula
On Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 11:28:33 AM PST, Tom Wolper
<[email protected]> wrote:
I’m not looking to place blame. I’ve known Dave long enough to know you won’t
change his mind and FIFA isn’t going to change the rules to try and get those
people to like the game.
On Wed, Dec 7, 2022 at 10:21 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote:
To clarify, I would never do that, having suffered through literally decades of
being harangued by friends to fall in love with both soccer and hockey. Simply
testifying to the fact that, while three intentionally attempts to get it on
with ice hockey have failed, I am on the verge now after a long slow courtship
of falling for soccer.
On Wed, 7 Dec 2022 at 6:56 AM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote:
In the long history of this group we have never told each other which sports to
like or dislike and I hope we’re not starting now.
I remember growing up with the same disdain for soccer. In 1982 I accidentally
came across a daily World Cup wrap up on the local PBS station. Brazil had a
legendary team that year and the thing that got my attention was their fans in
the stands. People in the US going to games weren’t wearing team jerseys or
colors yet or painting their faces and the Brazil supporters were. They showed
a level of emotional commitment I had never seen before. Plus they had samba
bands in the stands that would play whenever the team scored.
One problem with getting Americans to follow soccer is that it was difficult or
expensive to watch the best teams play. Before the internet it was nearly
impossible to stay up to date on the European leagues and World Cup matches
were mostly relegated to cable.
On Sun, Dec 4, 2022 at 2:26 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote:
I would have written the exact same until about 10-12 years ago. Slowly I have
begun to appreciate some of the nuances of the game, and I have watched every
single WC Match ( well, could not watch some of the simultaneous matches,
though did a couple of times have one on my TV and the other on my IPad). And
have had genuine gasps and exclamations of joy and despair. It helps that my
daughter is into it, so it gives me something to discuss with her.
I have found some UK darts streaming, but alas nine with my girl Jacqui. Also
failed to find any darts on ESPN+
On Sun, 4 Dec 2022 at 1:24 AM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV
<[email protected]> wrote:
I have to say (with no irony or sarcasm) that I find darts more exciting and
having more action than any soccer game.
--Dave Sikula
On Friday, December 2, 2022 at 5:33:28 PM UTC-8 Adam Bowie wrote:
Ha ha. Well the most recent ITV darts coverage was hosted by the excellent News
Boulting who these days mostly does cycling and is lead ITV commentator for the
Tour de France. That was because it clashed with the World Cup
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