What Makes You Cringe?

CSF

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Just because you're emotionally invested in something doesn't make it any less of a product. See queues outside Apple stores for the latest iPhone release as example.

I'm sorry but what? How is that an example?

Corholio

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Just because you're emotionally invested in something doesn't make it any less of a product. See queues outside Apple stores for the latest iPhone release as example.

If you think changing from an iPhone to a Galaxy S4 is the same as supporting Man Utd and then changing to Man City, then fair enough. I certainly don't.

niallo27

The attitude of certain LOI posters on here would actually make you not want to go to a LOI game.

niallo27

niallo27 wrote: »

The attitude of certain LOI posters on here would actually make you not want to go to a LOI game.

The thing is, I know a good few LOI supporters and they are nothing like some of the lads in here.

CSF

niallo27 wrote: »

The attitude of certain LOI posters on here would actually make you not want to go to a LOI game.

Would you not find it a bit weird if I said I was put off going to Liverpool matches because I think you're a bit of a gimp on the Internet...............hypothetically speaking

niallo27

CSF wrote: »

Would you not find it a bit weird if I said I was put off going to Liverpool matches because I think you're a bit of a gimp on the Internet...............hypothetically speaking

No I would not find it weird at all.

CSF

niallo27 wrote: »

No I would not find it weird at all.

I find that weird.

Johnny Utah

Corholio wrote: »

Think youve completely missed the point if you think people are commenting on his posts and saying Barca don't play good football.

LOL, you have people on this forum calling Spain "boring" (their words not mine!) all the time.

Imo, we are very lucky to watch one of the greatest (possibly the greatest) international sides of all time! Double European champions and World Champions; plus I think they play an attractive style of passing and movement.

People will talk about this Spanish side and their style of play in 50 years time, just like people refer to the great Dutch team of the 70s and their total football.

SantryRed

niallo27 wrote: »

The attitude of certain LOI posters on here would actually make you not want to go to a LOI game.

That is quite sad tbh.

Corholio

Johnny Utah wrote: »

LOL, you have people on this forum calling Spain "boring" (their words not mine!) all the time.

Imo, we are very lucky to watch one of the greatest (possibly the greatest) international sides of all time! Double European champions and World Champions; plus I think they play an attractive style of passing and movement.

People will talk about this Spanish side and their style of play in 50 years time, just like people refer to the great Dutch team of the 70s and their total football.

Twice you missed the point. Surely a record.

I agreed they are a phenomenal team, but the matches they are involved in can get boring. For example, 8 goals so far tonight have never seen so uninteresting. I also said it wasn't really a criticism, but if using superlatives online just for the sake of it keeps you happy fair enough.

Amirani

SantryRed wrote: »

That is quite sad tbh.

I've come to find lately that a lot of people that drink water are *****. I drink San Pelligrino, because it's the best around. I have no reason to drink my local tap water because it is ****, the piping facilities are ****. These attitude of these **** water drinkers actually make me not want to drink water.

Will I Amnt

Ugggh!!
http://pho.to/2fg3t

Corholio

NiallSparky wrote: »

I've come to find lately that a lot of people that drink water are *****. I drink San Pelligrino, because it's the best around. I have no reason to drink my local tap water because it is ****, the piping facilities are ****. These attitude of these **** water drinkers actually make me not want to drink water.

I've read it all now.

You should go and support your local water treatment plant. Because that's what the argument is right? Sure god love ya.

Pedalstool

Corholio wrote: »

I've read it all now.

You should go and support your local water treatment plant. Because that's what the argument is right? Sure god love ya.

I laughed out loud.

Amirani

Corholio wrote: »

I've read it all now.

You should go and support your local water treatment plant. Because that's what the argument is right? Sure god love ya.

I never said that. Just that I wouldn't drink tap water because of the attitudes of some tap water drinkers.

major bill

CSF wrote: »

Would you not find it a bit weird if I said I was put off going to Liverpool matches because I think you're a bit of a gimp on the Internet...............hypothetically speaking

Going by his point id never touch an Ireland, Liverpool, Celtic, Man United or any football ground in general.

niallo27

NiallSparky wrote: »

I never said that. Just that I wouldn't drink tap water because of the attitudes of some tap water drinkers.

That's up there with one of most retarded comparisons I have seen in a while.

darced

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niallo27

SantryRed wrote: »

That is quite sad tbh.

Your right it is quiet sad.

Amirani

darced wrote: »

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It's the flouride. Alex Jones told me.

kksaints

niallo27 wrote: »

That's up there with one of most retarded comparisons I have seen in a while.

CSF

niallo27 wrote: »

Your right it is quiet sad.

That is up there with the most retarded spellings of the word quite I've seen in a while ;-)

Pedalstool

niallo27 wrote: »

That's up there with one of most retarded comparisons I have seen in a while.

I wish him well.

FYP

SantryRed

niallo27 wrote: »

Your right it is quiet sad.

*quite

Amirani

niallo27 wrote: »

That's up there with one of most retarded comparisons I have seen in a while.

It would be quite a challenge to come up with a non-retarded comparison to your argument.

niallo27

CSF wrote: »

That is up there with the most retarded spellings of the word quite I've seen in a while ;-)

Why are you so bitter. Why give a **** if people want to support an English team.

Mars Bar

This is not a LOI vs not LOI thread. It's also not a grammar/spelling nazi thread.

Xavi6

The idea that a minority of fans could put someone off going to any game, LoI or otherwise, makes me cringe. And cringe hard.

Are you that weak a character? If so then the problem isn't those few other people in the grand scheme of things, it's you.

farna_boy

Xavi6 wrote: »

The idea that a minority of fans could put someone off going to any game, LoI or otherwise, makes me cringe. And cringe hard.

Are you that weak a character? If so then the problem isn't those few other people in the grand scheme of things, it's you.

Reminds me of something I heard (in a TV show) recently:

If you meet an a$$hole in the morning, you have met an a$$hole.
If you meet A$$holes all day, you're the a$$hole.

Anyway, back on topic one of the most cringe worthy things in football is how some supporters (of every team) will defend one of their players or a decision for their team to the hilt when it is clear, especially when video replays show how wrong it was.

An example would be Eduardo's dive a few years ago. It was a dive, simple as, and there is no real defending it. It wasn't "going down easy" it was just a plain dive, and yet I heard some other Arsenal supporters trying to defend it. The sooner these things are called for what they are, the sooner the chance the game could be improved. Some people just can't seem to admit their team/player was clearly in the wrong and that is one of the most cringe inducing things I see among fans at the very least.

batistuta9

The 3 stars above the Man City badge being there for decorative purposes

Real Salt Lake
Sporting Kansas City, isn't as bad but close

DaveyCakes

Real Salt Lake is pretty bad, but I don't see the problem with Sporting KC....are they not a sports club?

CSF

DaveyCakes wrote: »

Real Salt Lake is pretty bad, but I don't see the problem with Sporting KC....are they not a sports club?

Are Salt Lake not real?

keane2097

What about Internazionale Kenmare?

batistuta9

DaveyCakes wrote: »

Real Salt Lake is pretty bad, but I don't see the problem with Sporting KC....are they not a sports club?

they were supposed to be but i'm not sure if they're, yet anyway

that's why i said it isn't as bad - being a multi sports club would cover them

but you know it's a rip off, not really a name associated with football clubs in english speaking countries, to make them sound more 'euro'

DoctorGonzo08

batistuta9 wrote: »

The 3 stars above the Man City badge being there for decorative purposes

New badge was done up in 97 before the stars on a crest symbolised successes such as league or european titles. They are decorative but thay have never claimed to be anything other than a detail on a crest. The club had looked to revert to the original badge but the image rights held are just ridiculously priced.

I'd find it less cringy than Utd trying to get any number to fit the letters 'io' in champions after one very clever marketing campaign.

batistuta9

DoctorGonzo08 wrote: »

New badge was done up in 97 before the stars on a crest symbolised successes such as league or european titles. They are decorative but thay have never claimed to be anything other than a detail on a crest. The club had looked to revert to the original badge but the image rights held are just ridiculously priced.

I'd find it less cringy than Utd trying to get any number to fit the letters 'io' in champions after one very clever marketing campaign.

go away outa that

they couldn't really claim to be anything other than decorative though could they?

They may well be just decorative but it looks bad

Davidth88

a couple of things.


People who have never been next nor near the ground of the team they ' support ' saying we this , or we that like they were part of the club

People in English PL shirts giving out about England..... Ill explain myself

I ( I am English ) was watching England V France in a pub, the one where England were two 2 nil up , then managed to scrape a 2-2 draw . Anyway this gob**** started screaming racist abuse at me , I laughed in his face because he was wearing a ManU shirt !!

From that day to this I have not watched an England game in an Irish pub , too many idiots TBH ( although watching England is never really a pleasure ).

Xavi6

batistuta9 wrote: »

go away outa that

they couldn't really claim to be anything other than decorative though could they?

They may well be just decorative but it looks bad

This old chestnut.

The club never said they symbolised anything. If they had come out with "Yeah we won a few trophies back in 19xx and it's a nod to our history" then you would have justification for your cheap shot.

They didn't so you're just looking to manipulate something decorative to suit your 'argument', which is actually the cringeworthy part of it all

batistuta9

Xavi6 wrote: »

This old chestnut.

The club never said they symbolised anything. If they had come out with "Yeah we won a few trophies back in 19xx and it's a nod to our history" then you would have justification for your cheap shot.

They didn't so you're just looking to manipulate something decorative to suit your 'argument', which is actually the cringeworthy part of it all

how is it a cheap shot?
Just because you support them, straight on the defensive, untwist your knickers there precious.

everyone knows stars above crests are known to symbolise titles - any clown knows this

it looks ridiculous when they're there for decorative purposes - that's what i'm saying

if they symbolised titles i wouldn't think it looked ridiculous & wouldn't have mentioned it

MagicIRL

The City crest is shíte. Now that we agree, can we go back to cringe worthy football things?

One thing that makes me cringe is when any supporter of any club taunts another supporter of another club over some tragic event in their past. i.e. Munich, Hillsborough etc

Leiva

How long have stars above crests represented Cups etc, and how long have City used that particular crest?

batistuta9

Leiva wrote: »

How long have stars above crests represented Cups etc, and how long have City used that particular crest?

city since 1997

Juve 1958

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_(football_badge)

Davidth88

Chelsea had two stars on their old ( not the Ken Bates horrible Millwall look alike badge ) from the early 70's , signified the FA Cup and ECWC triumph in the early 70's.

Xavi6

batistuta9 wrote: »

how is it a cheap shot?
Just because you support them, straight on the defensive, untwist your knickers there precious.

Calm down "precious", you'll give yourself a hernia.

You don't like City so you had a dig, expect to be pulled up on it. It's the way these things work so take it on the chin and move on.

batistuta9

Xavi6 wrote: »

Calm down "precious", you'll give yourself a hernia.

You don't like City so you had a dig, expect to be pulled up on it. It's the way these things work so take it on the chin and move on.

i have nothing against city, why do you think i do?

If anyone says anything that can be deemed remotely offensive against your team - they don't like them & are having a dig :pac::pac::pac:

stars above a badge for decorative purposes are fúcking stupid be it man city, arsenal, real madrid or whoever has it, i would say it

you've taken the whole thing up wrong & need to a have time out

Leiva

batistuta9 wrote: »

city since 1997

Juve 1958

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_(football_badge)

in fairness that is well before FIFA recognised the symbol.

In the equipment regulations for FIFA competitions, section 18.2 2003 states "Those Member Associations that have won the FIFA World Cup may put a symbol on the playing shirt representing this accomplishment and the number of times won


Im guessing most City fans have a problem with them also. Its more funny than cringe but.

Xavi6

batistuta9 wrote: »

i have nothing against city, why do you think i do?

If anyone says anything that can be deemed remotely offensive against your team - they don't like them & are having a dig :pac::pac::pac:

stars above a badge for decorative purposes are fúcking stupid be it man city, arsenal, real madrid or whoever has it, i would say it

you've taken the whole thing up wrong & need to a have time out

Well yes, you ARE having dig by calling it cringey, same as pretty much everything in this thread. It's the nature of it.

No need for a "time out", thanks anyway though dad. Just engaging in discussion which you seem to have taken issue with for some reason.

keane2097

Xavi6 wrote: »

Well yes, you ARE having dig by calling it cringey, same as pretty much everything in this thread. It's the nature of it.

No need for a "time out", thanks anyway though dad. Just engaging in discussion which you seem to have taken issue with for some reason.

It's clearly cringey, you're being very sensitive tbh.

Turtyturd

keane2097 wrote: »

It's clearly cringey, you're being very sensitive tbh.

Ironically something he finds cringey. :pac:

Xavi6

keane2097 wrote: »

It's clearly cringey, you're being very sensitive tbh.

I disagree, that's why I replied and I'm not sensitive in the slightest. Eleven years around these parts gives you a tougher skin than that

If the club dressed it up as something symbolising success (e.g. A few trophies 50 years ago) then it'd be cringey because it would be celebrating something with little modern relevance. Instead they've said from day one that it's decorative and never pretended otherwise.

I agree 100% that it looks crap, always have, but it isn't cringey.