Broomsticks And Owls

by **GodrictheGriffon** » Wednesday 14 March 2007 3:36:43pm

Why, exactly?

by **Run Away!!!** » Wednesday 14 March 2007 8:15:09pm

Let's just face, no sport will ever beat Football by popularity. Except for maybe Quidditch

Thats not true! The USA is the only country in the world that plays football and where it is popular (canada too maybe). And even so, Im pretty sure here in Indiana basketball is more popular than football.

I would probably say that soccer is the most popular worldwide sport, it being played in so many countries. But thats debatable, although, its not even worth debating.

There are many reasons why somebody could hate football, I don't like it because it keeps stopping all the time during the game. Just like there are reasons for people hating every other sport that was ever invented.

by **GodrictheGriffon** » Wednesday 14 March 2007 9:12:13pm

Football is Soccer.

by **DucksRMagical** » Wednesday 14 March 2007 10:46:44pm

I hate American Football. It's confusing. The gym teachers made us play it and it was so boring and I had no idea what was going on! :lol:

I like soccer. It makes sense. I used to play when I was younger. Now I just play in the backyard with my family.

by **GodrictheGriffon** » Thursday 15 March 2007 2:03:52am

I like the Back-Yard World-Cup's! Go Fritally! :lol:

by **Phoenix in the Ashes** » Thursday 15 March 2007 7:55:49am

Run Away!!! wrote:
Let's just face, no sport will ever beat Football by popularity. Except for maybe Quidditch

Thats not true! The USA is the only country in the world that plays football and where it is popular (canada too maybe). And even so, Im pretty sure here in Indiana basketball is more popular than football.

I would probably say that soccer is the most popular worldwide sport, it being played in so many countries. But thats debatable, although, its not even worth debating.

There are many reasons why somebody could hate football, I don't like it because it keeps stopping all the time during the game. Just like there are reasons for people hating every other sport that was ever invented.

For the sake of making things easier and avoiding confusion... let's call American Football as American Football, and Soccer as Football.

Whenever Godric refers to Football, it's Soccer (and don't bother wasting a post with: "No, it's Footbal!") not AF.

by **GodrictheGriffon** » Thursday 15 March 2007 2:13:09pm

So we just say Soccer now for the sport where you kick the ball into a goal? :???:

by **Simatra** » Thursday 15 March 2007 3:11:02pm

No you say Football for Soccer, And AF for American Football. And rugby is rugby, :grin:

not that difficult, good idea P in the A.

by **Run Away!!!** » Thursday 15 March 2007 7:51:10pm

AAARgh the whole what is football thing!!!!!!! Ok I got it!!! Speaking of AMERICAN football, we watched The Invincible in school today. I liked the part where they play at the parking lot place without all the equipment, it made it look like rugby!!

by **Phoenix in the Ashes** » Friday 16 March 2007 4:06:36am

No you say Football for Soccer, And AF for American Football. And rugby is rugby, not that difficult, good idea P in the A.

Thank you.

And in New Zealand news.... Not a lot. There's an anti-smacking of children bill that'll probably get passed in Parliament, and a high-profile murder conviction from the 1990s that's being appealed to the Privy Council.

That's about it.

Oh, and the All Blacks are joining back into the Super 14 after their world cup pre-season conditioning...

by **GodrictheGriffon** » Friday 16 March 2007 1:47:42pm

Well that all sounds pretty good.
Run Away, have you ever watched Grid-Iron Gang. It's about this group of prison inmates who have to play their guards! They have to practice in a flooded, muddy parking lot because the guards did that. talk about diry tricks! :grin:

by **Run Away!!!** » Friday 16 March 2007 7:52:29pm

I don't tend to watch a lot of American football movies I may have seen it.

Back to New Zealand... Its cool that the AB's are going back into Super 14, now there will be some more action! (that i will miss anyway).
I think it was a good idea to keep them out of the season for a while, I think we need them at their best for the world cup! anyone agree? disagree?

by **Phoenix in the Ashes** » Saturday 17 March 2007 3:06:22am

They've all had their own individual conditioning...

Strength training etc. for most of them.

I get the feeling that they haven't actually been playing a lot of rugby though... just training. They've said not to expect too much of them just because of it, and I'm inclined to agree. Just because you're in the peak of physical condition doesn't mean you're on the top of your game.

I agree with it completely... by the end of the Super 14 they should be notably dominant I think.

by **GodrictheGriffon** » Saturday 17 March 2007 11:12:43pm

Are any of them alleged steroid users.

by **Run Away!!!** » Monday 19 March 2007 7:59:13pm

Im certain they would all be drug tested regularly. And I doubt that they take steroids, they are very muscular, but in a small and agile way. They aren't HUGE like American Football players.
I think conditioning was a good idea, and as for not playing much of the actual game, now they are in the Super 14 so they should be in tip-top shape by the world cup.

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