Well........someone had to start a thread about it.
As many will know, I'm a big football fan travelling up to Bristol from Devon to see my team play virtually all of their home matches.
I've watching them for nigh on 62 years now and thoroughly enjoy every match.
However, this World Cup is leaving me completely cold.
Is it because it's in the USA/Mexico/Canada all countries, with the exception of Mexico, where football is not considered a major sport.
Is it because the matches are at inconvenient times?
Is it because there is too much football on the TV?
Are there other reasons?
I won't be going out of my way to watch any of it I'm afraid.
Do others share my lack of enthusiasm ?
I heard last night some England fans will have a 4 hour flight to one game.
I can't wait to see how the Yanks will cope with a plane full of :censored: (changed by forum) drunken England or Scotland yob fans. The poor aircrew won't know what's hit them
Quote from: Newportnobby on June 12, 2026, 04:30:11 PMI heard last night some England fans will have a 4 hour flight to one game.
I can't wait to see how the Yanks will cope with a plane full of :censored: (changed by forum) drunken England or Scotland yob fans. The poor aircrew won't know what's hit them
It's a big continent with just 3 countries, so 4 hours is nothing.
God help any fans who misbehave in the current climate, the American justice system at the best of times is nothing if not punitive and vindictive.
Regards,
John P
Quote from: jpendle on June 12, 2026, 04:40:20 PMQuote from: Newportnobby on June 12, 2026, 04:30:11 PMI heard last night some England fans will have a 4 hour flight to one game.
I can't wait to see how the Yanks will cope with a plane full of :censored: (changed by forum) drunken England or Scotland yob fans. The poor aircrew won't know what's hit them
It's a big continent with just 3 countries, so 4 hours is nothing.
God help any fans who misbehave in the current climate, the American justice system at the best of times is nothing if not punitive and vindictive.
Regards,
John P
I realise 4 hours is nothing over there, but it will be with that lot aboard it.
I hope they get short shrift
Quote from: port perran on June 12, 2026, 03:53:22 PMDo others share my lack of enthusiasm ?
In short, yes! I find football mind-numbingly boring. I definitely used to be the odd-one-out in the office who didn't join in the discussions about 'their' team on a Monday morning. I shall have more exciting things to do over the next God knows how many weeks, like weeding the garden and cleaning the cooker...
I hope the rest of youse enjoy it. Wake me up when it's all over...
Cheers,
Chris
Quote from: Papyrus on June 12, 2026, 05:16:28 PMQuote from: port perran on June 12, 2026, 03:53:22 PMDo others share my lack of enthusiasm ?
In short, yes! I find football mind-numbingly boring. I definitely used to be the odd-one-out in the office who didn't join in the discussions about 'their' team on a Monday morning. I shall have more exciting things to do over the next God knows how many weeks, like weeding the garden and cleaning the cooker...
I hope the rest of youse enjoy it. Wake me up when it's all over...
Cheers,
Chris
May I quote Ms Meg Ryan?
Yes,
Yes,
Yes,
Yes! The World Cup is a bore-fest on a par with Wimbledon (the tennis, not the place) and the Olympics.
Like
@Papyrus I was the odd
one man out. So, at that chat-time before meetings 'What did you think about the game last night?', I'd join the lovely ladies for a bit of intelligent conversation.
But ... thank goodness all these chaps are nuts about football because it means they're not competing with me to bid for SPAM-able* models.
If you like football, I hope you enjoy it.
* SPAM - The Society for the Preservation of Ancient Models. Chairman, Lord Pandaford - Bertie Poppingham to us.
All the very best.
John
I'm also a big football fan, but am less than inspired by this World Cup. It is way too financially driven, fans are getting ripped off to attend (if they can afford it), the players have to deal with hot conditions due to time of year,
I'll still see how England get on but no more.....
Dave
For all the reasons given by everyone else and because I feel this tournament has been hijacked and politicised I have absolutely no interest whatsoever in it and given the unashamed profiteering (that seems to be backfiring) I will shed no tears if it turns out to be a commercial failure.
I hear s. Korea beat Czech Republic
Put your money on Curaçao ;)
I can't stand football (sorry) but am in Toronto as we speak and the first game here is kicking off in 40 minutes. We're waiting to leave this evening until 10pm and avoiding downtown like the plague (although my Daughter's last performance venue is pretty close). I had to take a 6am flight booking home tomorrow morning and stuff is booked up and over priced like crazy so I have to leave my airport hotel at 3:45am, and then I have to navigate Vancouver ANOTHER :censored: FIFA city.
Not impressed, Mexico and the US can have the whole thing as far as I'm concerned. And don't get me started on hotel prices (I have no choice but to get a hotel in Vancouver next weekend so I can get my girl from the airport). The closest thing I could find that I could afford was 20km from the airport and I'll have to drive right through the middle of Vancouver to get to the airport.
Sorry about the rant, hot and bothered and full of fifa loathing right now! (31C and a humidex of high 30s doesn't help either!)
I Need to get home to my trains!
G.
If you don't like football why don't you Fifa Off. I don't really like cricket but don't interfere when the lads on here are discussing it and hope they really enjoy it.
Hi Martin
@port perran . I'll give you my thoughts to your OP when I've calmed down a bit :) :beers:
The OP invites opinions.
The title of the thread is not 'The World Cup is great' :no:
A very British thread this. :(
Good start by England today beating Sri Lanka in their first game :)
If you mean the Women's T20 at Edgbaston, I totally agree :) They played excellently
I thought a major theme here was to keep politics out?
Keeping the peace and glass houses and all...
Quote from: scottmitchell74 on June 12, 2026, 11:04:57 PMI thought a major theme here was to keep politics out?
Keeping the peace and glass houses and all...
Quite right. I've just removed any political content
I enjoy soccer, but like the OP, this World Cup has failed to enthuse me for some reason.
if politics is banned on here--lets make phut ball banned also. Boring waste of time.
Thread locked at the request of the OP