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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2021 21:41:57 GMT
I didn't realise we were allowed to include past great sportsmenpersons
so I'll add two Angel Nieto and Mike Hailwood
There hasnβt been much sport worth getting excited about of late! no TT for 2021 either π’π€¬
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2021 16:22:24 GMT
Anyway, I am really not into spectator sports at all. Canβt see the point. People say they are interested in sport when what they actually mean is sitting on the sofa watching other people doing it. Rather sad IMO. Its funny, I prefer football on the tv, I am sat on my big comfy sofa, in my pants, with a cold beer that didn't cost Β£5, some kind of snack, 65" tv, warm, can go pee when I want without having to stand next to some bloke splashing his pee on my expensive trainers, no need to sit on a coach for hours and save Β£100 which is what it usually costs for a day out at the match, I also don't miss sitting there when you are losing or the match is dead and boring but you must stay because you paid Β£50 for the ticket.. Although the roar of the crowd does bring goose bumps when the ball hits the back of the net is missed. Rugby is fun as you all mix and have a beer and a bit of banter, but again, its cold on the stands.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2021 16:29:57 GMT
I do miss the away days at football though, stopping in random pubs in the middle of nowhere for a few beers before the match.
How many pints can you down in an hour!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2021 19:42:19 GMT
Anyway, I am really not into spectator sports at all. Canβt see the point. People say they are interested in sport when what they actually mean is sitting on the sofa watching other people doing it. Rather sad IMO. Its funny, I prefer football on the tv, I am sat on my big comfy sofa, in my pants, with a cold beer that didn't cost Β£5, some kind of snack, 65" tv, warm, can go pee when I want without having to stand next to some bloke splashing his pee on my expensive trainers, no need to sit on a coach for hours and save Β£100 which is what it usually costs for a day out at the match, I also don't miss sitting there when you are losing or the match is dead and boring but you must stay because you paid Β£50 for the ticket.. Although the roar of the crowd does bring goose bumps when the ball hits the back of the net is missed. Rugby is fun as you all mix and have a beer and a bit of banter, but again, its cold on the stands. The cost has got out of hand for a casual supporter at a premiership rugby well north of Β£100 for a couple of you to go and stand in the terrace - particularly when you factor travel, beer and food into the equation π§
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2021 20:21:47 GMT
The cost of theatre tickets for a similar period of entertainment (two to three hours) is comparable ... opera is even more expensive.
Even a night at the cinema can be considered expensive ... and that's basically watching somebodies big telly.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2021 20:40:01 GMT
The cost of theatre tickets for a similar period of entertainment (two to three hours) is comparable ... opera is even more expensive. Even a night at the cinema can be considered expensive ... and that's basically watching somebodies big telly. Rog Yeah but - 10 years ago it was a cheap afternoons entertainment - that canβt be said now; couple that with the slump in results and itβs hard to ignore the sing when your winning philosophy - through thick and thin? More thin than thick sadly! I canβt complain too much, the run from 2011 to 2015 was an absolute rollercoaster for a Saints fan, the 5 years since not so much!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2021 20:42:31 GMT
I do miss the away days at football though, stopping in random pubs in the middle of nowhere for a few beers before the match. How many pints can you down in an hour! Best away day we ever had was down at Exciter off the M5 - digs was the Travelodge off the M5; doesnβt sound too hot but the group of supporters holed up there and the home crowd within the ground make it an absolute stand out memory for me ππ»
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2021 14:50:45 GMT
I do miss the away days at football though, stopping in random pubs in the middle of nowhere for a few beers before the match. How many pints can you down in an hour! Best away day we ever had was down at Exciter off the M5 - digs was the Travelodge off the M5; doesnβt sound too hot but the group of supporters holed up there and the home crowd within the ground make it an absolute stand out memory for me ππ» I could almost be tempted on the 20th Feb if we weren't in the middle of a pandemic, it's less than an hour down the road. π
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jan 13, 2021 15:09:04 GMT
Mine is Gerwyn Price. Winner PDC world championship 2021. I don't ever watch any sports live but I know he's a good darts player and pleased he won. Class act. Anyone else have any current favourites? (Not a joke btw) Sanja Malagurski.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2021 16:40:36 GMT
She looks about 12..
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jan 13, 2021 16:46:20 GMT
I've got no chance with a silver-tongued charmer like you on the scene have I Dave? She was 27 in that photo. Dreadful wrist injury, mind.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2021 18:11:26 GMT
Ah.
If it is a gender specific topic ie sporting ladies I think one could do worse than a spot of light pole vaulting.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jan 13, 2021 19:35:58 GMT
Ah. If it is a gender specific topic ie sporting ladies I think one could do worse than a spot of light pole vaulting. That reminds me of this... A man approaches an athlete carrying a tubular length of wood at the Olympics and says "Are you a pole vaulter?" "No" replies the man. "I'm a German, but how did you know my name was Walter?"
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Post by metanoia on Jan 13, 2021 19:41:37 GMT
Ah. If it is a gender specific topic ie sporting ladies I think one could do worse than a spot of light pole vaulting. That reminds me of this... A man approaches an athlete carrying a tubular length of wood at the Olympics and says "Are you a pole vaulter?" "No" replies the man. "I'm a German, but how did you know my name was Walter?" That reminds me ... ... why WERE we all so concerned when you went missing?
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jan 13, 2021 19:41:54 GMT
And also...
A dyslexic goes to the Winter Olympics. He meets a man pulling along a sledge. He says "What do you do?"
The man replies "I'm a tobogganist".
"Great!" says the dyslexic. "I'll have twenty Benson and Hedges please".
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