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didn't really want to get dragged into this again (and im away on holiday for a week tommorow so probably won't) but felt the need to make a couple of points.
firstly once again the argument that football is only popular because poor people can afford to do it as the only need a ball. for a very basic game yes you need a ball but the same can be said for american football. obviously that doesn't apply to full contact american football but the argument is that people get hooked as small kids so they're not going to need anymore equipment just a different shaped ball.
secondly the argument that its just running around chasing a ball. the same argument could be made for american football, one guy gets the ball and throws it to another and everyone chases after him. that argument would be rightly shot down as rediculous but it has the same depth of understanding as many are happy to use for "showing how bad soccer is"
thirdly its just for kids who cant play proper sports, it may be treated that way over there but if all the unfit fat kids who were rejected from the football teams in this country played american football would that make it a meaningless sport?
fourthly people complaining about the low scoring. i can understand the argument here but i would counter it by saying that it makes the goals a heck of lot more valuable, also the idea of scoring 90 odd points and losing doesn't appeal to me.
fair enough if you don't like the game but if you're going to try and take it apart then you have to either just admit that you don't like it and don't know a lot about it - plenty of sports i don't like that i don't fully understand (more than likely that plays a part in me not liking them) or actualy have a basic knowledge of the game before you start getting into an argument over its merits. for example my opinion is that soccer is far more enjoyable than baseball but i know next to nothing about baseball so wouldn't start arguing over why it isn't as good. i know a little more about american football though so would be able to argue the merits of each sport before arriving at the outcome of football being a better sport in my opinion. i know most folk here won't agree with that and i wouldn't expect them to.
regarding the original topic the stadium looks great
firstly once again the argument that football is only popular because poor people can afford to do it as the only need a ball. for a very basic game yes you need a ball but the same can be said for american football. obviously that doesn't apply to full contact american football but the argument is that people get hooked as small kids so they're not going to need anymore equipment just a different shaped ball.
secondly the argument that its just running around chasing a ball. the same argument could be made for american football, one guy gets the ball and throws it to another and everyone chases after him. that argument would be rightly shot down as rediculous but it has the same depth of understanding as many are happy to use for "showing how bad soccer is"
thirdly its just for kids who cant play proper sports, it may be treated that way over there but if all the unfit fat kids who were rejected from the football teams in this country played american football would that make it a meaningless sport?
fourthly people complaining about the low scoring. i can understand the argument here but i would counter it by saying that it makes the goals a heck of lot more valuable, also the idea of scoring 90 odd points and losing doesn't appeal to me.
fair enough if you don't like the game but if you're going to try and take it apart then you have to either just admit that you don't like it and don't know a lot about it - plenty of sports i don't like that i don't fully understand (more than likely that plays a part in me not liking them) or actualy have a basic knowledge of the game before you start getting into an argument over its merits. for example my opinion is that soccer is far more enjoyable than baseball but i know next to nothing about baseball so wouldn't start arguing over why it isn't as good. i know a little more about american football though so would be able to argue the merits of each sport before arriving at the outcome of football being a better sport in my opinion. i know most folk here won't agree with that and i wouldn't expect them to.
regarding the original topic the stadium looks great
