What do you think to the England football team, I think
there a joke. Give me the England cricket team any day.

Cricket, any day.

I don't really understand either sport, but at least with cricket I can go and have a bath half way though without worrying about missing anything.

Football all the way. imo the worlds greatest sport.

Football any day! England might have played rubbish against NI but there was more action in the first half than in the whole of the Ashes IMO.

Ohh dear....... I feel all drowsy now I've mentioned Cricket *Yawns*

Originally posted by vidster
Football any day! England might have played rubbish against NI but there was more action in the first half than in the whole of the Ashes IMO.

If you think this then you don't understand what sport is all about, I'm afraid. :confused:

Originally posted by Greenback
If you think this then you don't understand what sport is all about, I'm afraid. :confused:

Cricket's about the bloke in your avatar isn't it :hihi:

Originally posted by Greenback
If you think this then you don't understand what sport is all about, I'm afraid. :confused:


Well if you are saying that the majority of sporting fans dont know what sport is all about then im afraid I dont know what sport is all about, because I certainly would rather watch Football over cricket.

Originally posted by spyro2000
Well if you are saying that the majority of sporting fans dont know what sport is all about then im afraid I dont know what sport is all about, because I certainly would rather watch Football over cricket.

Heh, I love football more than most. But I recognise brilliant sporting drama when I see it, and it just annoys me more than it should when other people don't. :)

Originally posted by Greenback
Heh, I love football more than most. But I recognise brilliant sporting drama when I see it, and it just annoys me more than it should when other people don't. :)

lol fair enough. I understand where you are coming from. But I still stick with the fact thet Cricket is officially crap compared to football :)

I like them both and there's room for both.

Football gets us through our depressing winters, cricket is part of our (usually just as depressing) summers.

I can sit through nearly any football match and just about any Test Series which features England.

I'm desperate and have waited ages for England to have a decent cricket team. We've now got one.

I'm desperate and am still waiting for England to have a decent football team. Actually, we have that team, just not the manager.

Beer + football &/0r cricket = Very Happy Ousetunes.

cricket bores me to the core

i dont understand how anyone can be excited bout it.....they hardly ever take a swing..just play it safe every single time. pah... boring, dull, over long

it is a more pleasant experience watching cricket. sunny day, lots of beer, men dressed as women, lots of banter etc etc.

however, football is much more exciting to watch as there is a lot more action.

cricket is relaxing/football stressful

I usually watch some of the England Test matches but cant ever see a sport where each match (is that a word you can use for cricket?) can last 5 days and still end in a draw overtaking football. Don't think I would ever pay to go and watch cricket either and I regularly do to watch football. More entertainment (usually) in 90 mins than in a whole days play at a cricket match.

Football any day, even if it is Wednesday playing!

How do they work out who is winning in cricket? The scoring seems very complicated!

Thank goodness it is moving to Sky TV later this year!

Originally posted by Patchy
Football any day, even if it is Wednesday playing!

How do they work out who is winning in cricket? The scoring seems very complicated!

Thank goodness it is moving to Sky TV later this year!

Yeah, it's pretty taxing adding up who's got the most runs... ;)

For those who aren't glad the cricket's moving to Sky, please, please sign this petition.

http://www.keepcricketfree.com/

Originally posted by vidster
Cricket's about the bloke in your avatar isn't it :hihi:

No the doctor is in my avatar...

Read 'em and sweep no ashes football puff boy !

Can I just say that after this evening, and the Ashes win. I was busy for an hour, and later I walked past my local pub, and expected all the TVs to be showing highlights from the series, but no. yet another football match to be ignored.

Nobody in the pub in either room was watching this football. It made me feel sick, the fact that they could have the audacity to show football on a day like this. when England have won the ashes..

Why didn't all the football clubs just go for a beer for one evening. Nobody is bothered, and they show it every other single night of the year anyhow. England have won the ashes. Today is a cricket day. If george best falls in the river and drowns it won't be on the front page tomorrow.

Grow up all you self important football bores..

So if Jenson Button wins the F1 world championship next year, will you be trumpeting about cancelling football for the day in favour of a F1 day? I doubt it.
If Chris Boardman had won the Tour De France would you have wanted football to stop for a national Cycling day? Again, i doubt it. :suspect:

Time to admit that some people do not like cricket.
I'll say well done to the lads for what they accomplished in the Ashes but i still enjoyed a so called 'ignored' football match that finished 4-0.

Originally posted by muddycoffee
If george best falls in the river and drowns it won't be on the front page tomorrow.


I bet you it would make the front page.

Winning the ashes isnt a major achievment. I mean they didnt exactly have to go through qualifying rounds, then defeat loads of major teams on the way to a final did they? No they simply beat ONE team.

Originally posted by vidster
but i still enjoyed a so called 'ignored' football match that finished 4-0.

I didnt bloody enjoy it :rant: :blush:

Originally posted by spyro2000
Winning the ashes isnt a major achievment. I mean they didnt exactly have to go through qualifying rounds, then defeat loads of major teams on the way to a final did they? No they simply beat ONE team.

They beat the best team in the world, over a period of five matches, and for the first time in 18 years. If that isn't a major sporting achievement I really don't know what is!

I was in the Walkabout last night as the game reached its climax and the atmosphere was brilliant - everyone had a smile on their face, people were ordering champagne, and it was just a big party.

Now, to get in touch with those Australian cousins of mine...

Originally posted by Greenback
They beat the best team in the world, over a period of five matches, and for the first time in 18 years. If that isn't a major sporting achievement I really don't know what is!

I was in the Walkabout last night as the game reached its climax and the atmosphere was brilliant - everyone had a smile on their face, people were ordering champagne, and it was just a big party.

Now, to get in touch with those Australian cousins of mine...

Im not trying to take anything away from the win, and yes it was an achievment. But for football to be stopped justbecause of a one off win in the cricket is unthinkable. Yes Australia are one of, if not the best cricket team in the world, but after so many matches over the years of course England had to win at least once, thats what the odds are like.

In football, if England played Brazil 18 times, they would beat them at least once, but its not that big a deal. Winning a major cup is a big deal. I cant see how winning a trophy (the ashes) can be a MAJOR achievment when there is only 2 teams involved.

Originally posted by spyro2000
In football, if England played Brazil 18 times, they would beat them at least once, but its not that big a deal. Winning a major cup is a big deal. I cant see how winning a trophy (the ashes) can be a MAJOR achievment when there is only 2 teams involved.

A better analogy to what our fantastic cricketers have achieved would be for the England football team to play Brazil five times in a row and still come out on top. Mind, at the moment they would struggle to beat the Cayman Islands in a five-match series... ;)

I'd rather watch the kettle boil than watch cricket, thing is Id rather watch it cool down again afterwards than watch football.

Having said that, I did raise a tiny smile when england won the ashes.

Oh football any day - it will always be the greatest sport in the world.

After all... there's a reason it's called the beautiful game!

Those people who follow it, who are passionate about it and love it like I do will know full well how utterly emotional and entralling it can be.

God :help: me if Newcastle actually manage to ever win anything! :hihi:

Football cricket is boring even with all the hype i'm not getting on tye bandwagon. I can't see what is sooo exciting about it. It can only go downhill from here for cricket with coverage moving to sky. It was the same with the rugby, lots of people started watching and many new players started traing at abbeydale where I play. But the new fans didn't turn up for the club games and the wave of new players soon came to a halt. Although, the attendences in the Guinness Premiership as it is now called have risen since before the 2003 world cup these rises have only been 1, 2 or 3 thousand hardly the millions that watched johnny kicking the wininng drop goal in sydney

Cricket, since you ask. Football is only useful to me if I fancy half an hour's kip but am having trouble getting to sleep. Much more to think about with cricket, which is maybe why it's more popular in parts of the world where average IQs are a bit higher, like the subcontinent.

[Only joking, I can't back that up.]

Originally posted by CaptainSwing
Much more to think about with cricket

Why is there? This kind of comment really annoys me...

Ok, it is possible to sit there like a mindless drone, not really understanding what is going on and still enjoy a football game. So yes, stupid people can LIKE football.

But it actually (IMHO) takes quite a mental capacity to actually fully UNDERSTAND and appeciate football. There's a huge amount to the sport, all the rules (not least the ever-changing offside rule), tactics, formations, mind-games and the rest.

Personally I would say there's more to think about in football to be honest, the only bit that is easier that cricket is that you don't need to be a math degree to keep track of the score ;)

Football is more entertaining but if ur talking international then the english footy team is rubbish and has no heart for the game, i would rather watch the england cricket team who appear to have a genuine passion forthe sport

Originally posted by muddycoffee
Grow up all you self important football bores..

Muddy, this is unusually acerbic for you. Your posts are usually much more good natured.

One of the little ironies of my schooldays was that I was much better at cricket than i was at football. I wanted it to be the other way round. For me, cricket is too slow, the ball is too hard, the games are too long, and the exciting moments are all too fleeting. The recent series has obviously ignited considerable interest, but I doubt whether this will be enough to usher in a cricket revival. I wish all cricket lovers well, but cannot join them in their enthusiasm.

If people are still going to watch cricket then there would seem to be two choices:

either subscribe to Sky

or

Go along to watch local cricket and the chances are that you will be noticed and made very welcome. It may well be that you soon feel that you are a part of the club.

Of course since we lost county cricket in Sheffield we've only had local cricket here. (It seems ridiculous that the county side only plays 40 miles up the road (or over at the coast).