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POLL: Football Poll

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Harbourboy, Feb 4, 2004.

  1. Harbourboy

    Harbourboy Take thy form from off my door! Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    With all the talk about the Superbowl lately, and because some criticism of American Football has started up, I thought it would interesting to see what sort of "football" fans there are roaming around these boards. Simple question here then. Which form of "football" is YOUR favourite?

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    This poll contains 1 question(s). 54 user(s) have voted.
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    Poll Results: Football Poll (54 votes.)

    Which form of "football" is your favourite? (Choose 1)
    * American Football - 31% (17)
    * Association Football (Soccer) - 44% (24)
    * Australian Rules Football - 2% (1)
    * Gaelic Football - 0% (0)
    * Rugby League Football - 6% (3)
    * Rugby Union Football - 7% (4)
    * None. The idea of chasing a ball around a paddock is ridiculous. - 9% (5)
     
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    I never knew that the Football I like is called Association Football.
    I just call it Football. (actually, I always call it 'Voetbal'...)
     
  3. Harbourboy

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    I think the Europeans would call it 'Football' whereas the rest of the world call it 'Soccer' (which I am told is short for AsSOCiation Football). Isn't that why FIFA stands for Federation Internationale de Football Association?

    I think each country refers to its own favourite form of football as simply 'Football'.
     
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    I voted American style, simply because I am american. Australian rules is kind of fun to watch but I am bored by soccer to tell truth, except when that one announcer is announcing, he should announce for everything. Could you imagine him on on

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    sorry enough cheese from me.
     
  5. Harbourboy

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    Well, soccer has taken an early lead, as expected with all the Europeans up and about. But maybe the Americans, Australians, and New Zealanders aren't all awake yet.
     
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    For me, it's a toss-up - I like to watch most sports but I don't really follow any. I suppose I should say American football simply because that's what I see the most over here.

    But to PLAY - that's a whole 'nother story! Soccer definitely rules in that category!

    [ February 04, 2004, 19:34: Message edited by: Rallymama ]
     
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    I'd prefer soccer, since I dont care much for football/rugby, whether American, Australian or English. Simply because I don't understand/know the rules.

    The only interesting thing I saw on telly that had to do with football was 'Remember the Titans'.
     
  8. Harbourboy

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    'Remember the Titans' was a great movie. Actually American Football lends itself quite nicely to dramatic movies because one spectacular play can decide a game and that play can be portrayed easily and dramatically on the big screen. The timing of the game just seems right for the movies.

    Has there ever been a movie about Aussie Rules?
     
  9. Aldeth the Foppish Idiot

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    What in the hell is Gaelic football? I only know of Gaelic as a language.
     
  10. Harbourboy

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    Gaelic Football is what they play in Ireland. It is HUGE there. I went to Dublin once and it happened to be the weekend of their equivalent of the Superbowl and the whole place was going off. Everyone was in party mode.

    To the untrained eye, it is most similar to Australian Rules football in how it is played (although an Irishman might disagree with me and say it is completely different).
     
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    The only vote so far for Aussie Rules is from a Canadian? :eek:

    Oh well, ice hockey is better than all of them anyways. ;)
     
  12. Harbourboy

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    The Australians will be only just waking up now so that might be why Canada has had to fly the flag for Aussie Rules so far.
     
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    Rugby. Hats off to any sport where players risk ending up in a 'blood bin.'
     
  14. Harbourboy

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    See, here come the Aussies. Surely, only an Australian would have voted for Rugby League.
     
  15. Alavin

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    Rugby! Well, it *is* the only one I can play with any skill... and we *are* world champions...
     
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    Aren't the Aussies, I think we've only won the union one.

    As someone who likes to watch my football standing on the terraces at the Shay, association is what I'm into. No great fan of any of the others, but it'd be good to see the rugby team who now play at our ground doing well, although last season was record breaking, not that pleasing.
     
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    I prefer soccer, even though most people in New Zealand will kill me for saying that. I don't like watching either of those sports on TV or even live, but soccer has to be the funnest to play.

    Amarican Football is to complicated for my mind to understand. Galic football, well I've never even tried to understand,a s I've never actully seen it played before. And all those three forms of rugby, well they're rugby. It's so illogical the way they play! And then soccer is just strange.
     
  18. Harbourboy

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    Soccer?? If there was anyone I thought would be flying the flag for Rugby Union, it would be the New Zealanders . . . .

    Maybe England winning the World Cup was too much to bear .. . . I hope not.
     
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    :p Na,I've never been that into Rugby, I just don't understand the rules, or the logic behind it. The stratagies and everything they use make no sense. Only reason I watch it occasionally is because with some people around here it's impossible to talk to with out them drifting onto the subject of rugby. As for myself, I stick to good old field hockey :D
     
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    Soccer. Rugby and football are to violent for my fragile 6'4" frame.

    Now Hockey on the other hand...
     
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