Soccer Questions.

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When I used to play in Silver Spring, MD, we drove 4 poles in the ground.

I loved making the Spanish fellas fall from my misdirection. :lol: :lol: I was the only black guy that played with them.

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A mixed game you had going there, a load of chaps from Spain, a chap from America and four from Poland.

Pity you had to be so violent regarding the Polish chaps.

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:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Seems stupid, but with how obsessive many people can be about the sport, it doesn't strike me outside the realm of possibility.

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don't them rednecks have tail-gate parties in the parking lot before NFL games?

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Seems stupid, but with how obsessive many people can be about the sport, it doesn't strike me outside the realm of possibility.

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don't them rednecks have tail-gate parties in the parking lot before NFL games?

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Fuck you calling a redneck? :angry:

Tailgating is actually quite nice. I've only done it about 4 times.

I hate soccer atm.

My national team sucks, my club team are doing shite and my local team are doing even shitter.

The only "American sport" I really enjoy is the wrestling.

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Originally Posted by Cheese

I hate soccer atm.

My national team sucks, my club team are doing shite and my local team are doing even shitter.

The only "American sport" I really enjoy is the wrestling.

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if your thinking of fake wrestling like that WWF stuff, I think its stupid. It's repetitive and you can tell the matches are fixed.

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Originally Posted by Cheese

I hate soccer atm.

My national team sucks, my club team are doing shite and my local team are doing even shitter.

The only "American sport" I really enjoy is the wrestling.

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if your thinking of fake wrestling like that WWF stuff, I think its stupid. It's repetitive and you can tell the matches are fixed.

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By the fact that you call it WWF leads me to believe you have very little knowledge of the "sport".

btw I'd wager that more people in the UK watch WWE than watch baseball, basketball, hockey or American Football.

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Originally Posted by Cheese

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Originally Posted by maebach

if your thinking of fake wrestling like that WWF stuff, I think its stupid. It's repetitive and you can tell the matches are fixed.

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By the fact that you call it WWF leads me to believe you have very litle knowledge of the "sport" so just be quiet spammer.

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I'm not a spammer because I use to be a huge fan, untill it started getting riduculous, Steve Austin stealing Angle's gold medals etc etc etc. There is a point where you know it's too fake to watch.

BTW, Busyman your inbox is full, I tried sending you a PM

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Originally Posted by Cheese

By the fact that you call it WWF leads me to believe you have very litle knowledge of the "sport" so just be quiet spammer.

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I'm not a spammer because I use to be a huge fan, untill it started getting riduculous, Steve Austin stealing Angle's gold medals etc etc etc. There is a point where you know it's too fake to watch.

BTW, Busyman your inbox is full, I tried sending you a PM

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I edited the spammer bit out (I decided (too late) that there was no need to bring my dislike of your spamming tenedencies into the discussion and my mention of WWE was pure roddage so I should effect a less gitty tone).

The fact that it is fake is not lost on anyone but children and mentals. It is a bit of OTT fun, like a soap opera with fisticuffs. And some of the performers are truly talented (Rey Mysterio Jr), entertaining (Chris Jericho) or just plain cool (SCSA).

The fake argument makes no sense to me when you consider that most television is just that fake. Star Trek, Lost, Fox News, etc are all fake. So what's the problem with fiction all of a sudden?

Those are shows, for a sport to have athletes steal from each other like medals, wives, children etc etc. is too unneccessary dont you think? Just to provoke someone into a fight? But I do understand what you mean about it being entertaining, I use to love undertaker's choke slam and tombstone. Let's not forget the divas :naughty:

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Originally Posted by Cheese

I hate soccer atm.

My national team sucks, my club team are doing shite and my local team are doing even shitter.

The only "American sport" I really enjoy is the wrestling.

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Really? I like wrestling when I was a kid watching it with my great grandmother in South Carolina.

Now though, I see it as being so childish (and of course fake as hell).

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Originally Posted by maebach

Those are shows, for a sport to have athletes steal from each other like medals, wives, children etc etc. is too unneccessary dont you think?

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Would make sport more interesting.

"Tiger Woods is about to sink this to win the Open...but what's this? It's Sergio Garcia, he's got a steel chair...bah gawd! He split him right open!"

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Originally Posted by maebach

I'm not a spammer because I use to be a huge fan, untill it started getting riduculous, Steve Austin stealing Angle's gold medals etc etc etc. There is a point where you know it's too fake to watch.

BTW, Busyman your inbox is full, I tried sending you a PM

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I edited the spammer bit out (I decided (too late) that there was no need to bring my dislike of your spamming tenedencies into the discussion and my mention of WWE was pure roddage so I should effect a less gitty tone).

The fact that it is fake is not lost on anyone but children and mentals. It is a bit of OTT fun, like a soap opera with fisticuffs. And some of the performers are truly talented (Rey Mysterio Jr), entertaining (Chris Jericho) or just plain cool (SCSA).

The fake argument makes no sense to me when you consider that most television is just that fake. Star Trek, Lost, Fox News, etc are all fake. So what's the problem with fiction all of a sudden?

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Probably 'cause it's passed off as sport.

I remember many years ago (before your time) the WWF was trying to convince everyone that it was real.....like The George "The Animal" Steel reallllly loved to eat the insides of turnbuckles. :lol: :lol:

I remember Roller Derby doing the same thing. At one time that was real.

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Originally Posted by Cheese

I hate soccer atm.

My national team sucks, my club team are doing shite and my local team are doing even shitter.

The only "American sport" I really enjoy is the wrestling.

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Really? I like wrestling when I was a kid watching it with my great grandmother in South Carolina.

Now though, I see it as being so childish (and of course fake as hell).

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Well it has changed since 20-30 years ago.

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Really? I like wrestling when I was a kid watching it with my great grandmother in South Carolina.

Now though, I see it as being so childish (and of course fake as hell).

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Well it has changed since 20-30 years ago.

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No.....no not really. It's the exact same bullshit. I just grew up.

I still have pictures I took from some matches I went to.

I was verrrrry good at snapping the pictures. I'll catch them in the air, either off the the top turnbuckle or someone being knocked off their feet.

I'll post them when I get the chance to scan them into my Snapfish account.

WWE is desperate for fans, they moved their Smackdown from Thursday to Friday, because they werent getting many viewers.

BTW: Busyman, delete some PM's in your INBOX!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Well it has changed since 20-30 years ago.

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No.....no not really. It's the exact same bullshit. I just grew up.

I still have pictures I took from some matches I went to.

I was verrrrry good at snapping the pictures. I'll catch them in the air, either off the the top turnbuckle or someone being knocked off their feet.

I'll post them when I get the chance to scan them into my Snapfish account.

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The quality in matches has changed hugely in the last twenty years since the likes of George Steel (I vaguely remember him), if you think differently then you haven't watched anything of it in recent times. You only have to compare an 80's match to that of today's performers, wrestler's today have turned it into an artform.

I'll admit the concept is much the same, though they have a more storyline based way of doing things now (this obviously to create interest in PPV's), good guys vs bad guys. And whilst it is fake, that doesn't neccessarily mean you know what the result will be.

And the childishness and cheesiness is a big part of what appeals to me, a puerile mixture of men beating each other up, tasteless jokes, hawt divas and people getting hit with steel chairs.

@macbeth: No, they moved because the network told them to. Friday night is a crap night for trying to get ratings (so I'm lead to believe) in America so that would be suicide. They still show it here on Thursdays, and in Canada.

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Originally Posted by maebach

WWE is desperate for fans, they moved their Smackdown from Thursday to Friday, because they werent getting many viewers.

BTW: Busyman, delete some PM's in your INBOX!!!!!!!!!!!!

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You think THEY moved it to Friday?

Friday is a TV gulag. It means you suck balls and are about to be flushed to basic cable status.

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No.....no not really. It's the exact same bullshit. I just grew up.

I still have pictures I took from some matches I went to.

I was verrrrry good at snapping the pictures. I'll catch them in the air, either off the the top turnbuckle or someone being knocked off their feet.

I'll post them when I get the chance to scan them into my Snapfish account.

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The quality in matches has changed hugely in the last twenty years since the likes of George Steel (I vaguely remember him), if you think differently then you haven't watched anything of it in recent times. You only have to compare an 80's match to that of today's performers, wrestler's today have turned it into an artform.

The concept is much the same, though they have a more storyline based way of doing things now (this obviously to create interest in PPV's), good guys vs bad guys. And whilst it is fake, that doesn't neccessarily mean you know what the result will be.

And the childishness and cheesiness is a big part of what appeals to me, a puerile mixture of men beating each other up, tasteless jokes, hawt divas and people getting hit with steel chairs.

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It's basically the same except with more sexy divas and more story oriented skits.

Hell I remember when Hulk Hogan went "bad".

I remember when "other" wrestling leagues started...then folded.

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Originally Posted by maebach

WWE is desperate for fans, they moved their Smackdown from Thursday to Friday, because they werent getting many viewers.

BTW: Busyman, delete some PM's in your INBOX!!!!!!!!!!!!

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You think THEY moved it to Friday?

Friday is a TV gulag. It means you suck balls and are about to be flushed to basic cable status.

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I think they're getting teh shaft as they are in the last year of their contract with UPN. RAW's move to USA Networks next month could see a resurgence of interest in wrestling and a new home for Smackdown.

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Originally Posted by Busyman

You think THEY moved it to Friday?

Friday is a TV gulag. It means you suck balls and are about to be flushed to basic cable status.

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I think they're getting teh shaft as they are in the last year of their contract with UPN. RAW's move to USA Networks next month could see a resurgence of interest in wrestling and a new home for Smackdown.

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That's funny 'cause (I kid you not) I didn't actually know they were going to basic cable.

Why would it moving to USA give it a resurgence? :huh: WWF or Ewhateverthefuck was on Spike TV (used to come on before CSI repeats) and I never recalled much fanfare.

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I think they're getting teh shaft as they are in the last year of their contract with UPN. RAW's move to USA Networks next month could see a resurgence of interest in wrestling and a new home for Smackdown.

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:lol: :lol: :lol:
That's funny 'cause (I kid you not) I didn't actually know they were going to basic cable.

Why would it moving to USA give it a resurgence? :huh: WWF or Ewhateverthefuck was on Spike TV (used to come on before CSI repeats) and never recalled much fanfare.

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WWE (then WWF) was at the height of its popularity when it was on USA was going to be my main reasoning. But perhaps I need to do some research into US TV networks before I comment further.:ermm:

I did say "could" though...:snooty:

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:lol: :lol: :lol:
That's funny 'cause (I kid you not) I didn't actually know they were going to basic cable.

Why would it moving to USA give it a resurgence? :huh: WWF or Ewhateverthefuck was on Spike TV (used to come on before CSI repeats) and never recalled much fanfare.

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WWE (then WWF) was at the height of its popularity when it was on USA was going to be my main reasoning. But perhaps I need to do some research into US TV networks before I comment further.:ermm:

I did say "could" though...:snooty:

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Channels don't make a program unless they have a hand in changing the program's format for the better or it gives said program more visibilty.

Going from network TV to basic cable is less visibility.

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WWE (then WWF) was at the height of its popularity when it was on USA was going to be my main reasoning. But perhaps I need to do some research into US TV networks before I comment further.:ermm:

I did say "could" though...:snooty:

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Channels don't make a program unless they have a hand in changing the program's format for the better or it gives said program more visibilty.

Going from network TV to basic cable is less visibility.

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Tivo (PVR) is changing the way we watch tv. Basic cable is not the
graveyard of television, it once was. Wrestling has been doing great
on cable for years.

Peace bd

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WWE (then WWF) was at the height of its popularity when it was on USA was going to be my main reasoning. But perhaps I need to do some research into US TV networks before I comment further.:ermm:

I did say "could" though...:snooty:

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Channels don't make a program unless they have a hand in changing the program's format for the better or it gives said program more visibilty.

Going from network TV to basic cable is less visibility.

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Well, the upcoming move will be interesting (to me at least). Spike TV are airing UFC head-to-head with Raw. Genuine competition (they'll both be after a similar audience) will hopefully lead to a better product and thus, possibly, more interest.

As to the first point I realise that the channel has little or no hand in making the show(s), my point was just that WWE obviously have had a successful relationship with USA Network in the past. Something they haven't enjoyed with Spike TV.

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Channels don't make a program unless they have a hand in changing the program's format for the better or it gives said program more visibilty.

Going from network TV to basic cable is less visibility.

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Well, the upcoming move will be interesting (to me at least). Spike TV are airing UFC head-to-head with Raw. Genuine competition (they'll both be after a similar audience) will hopefully lead to a better product and thus, possibly, more interest.

As to the first point I realise that the channel has little or no hand in making the show(s), my point was just that WWE obviously have had a successful relationship with USA Network in the past. Something they haven't enjoyed with Spike TV.

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I think it's a wise move. Wrestling is at it's best, when there are competing
leagues, going head to head.

Peace bd

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Channels don't make a program unless they have a hand in changing the program's format for the better or it gives said program more visibilty.

Going from network TV to basic cable is less visibility.

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Tivo (PVR) is changing the way we watch tv. Basic cable is not the
graveyard of television, it once was. Wrestling has been doing great
on cable for years.

Peace bd

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My statement still stands. Cable is less visibility.

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Originally Posted by Cheese

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Originally Posted by Busyman

Channels don't make a program unless they have a hand in changing the program's format for the better or it gives said program more visibilty.

Going from network TV to basic cable is less visibility.

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Well, the upcoming move will be interesting (to me at least). Spike TV are airing UFC head-to-head with Raw. Genuine competition (they'll both be after a similar audience) will hopefully lead to a better product and thus, possibly, more interest.

As to the first point I realise that the channel has little or no hand in making the show(s), my point was just that WWE obviously have had a successful relationship with USA Network in the past. Something they haven't enjoyed with Spike TV.

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I rather watch UFC. That is extremely real.

Now THAT'S a cable show.

Isn't "extremely real" qualifying a superlative.

Can one have degrees of real.

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Isn't "extremely real" qualifying a superlative.

Can one have degrees of real.

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Yes.
Besides that, I couldn't give a shit* about superlaxatives.

UFC is really, really, really, extremely, and really real....and that's realer and betterer than WWE..................imho.




* Whether this is the correct version or whether I should or shouldn't give 2 or even 3 shits, I could or couldn't give a shit. If one struggles with this wording then simply get some pussy to get your mind off grammar. However, If you think that there is something, possibly, in the world that you do give 9 shits about, feel free to use whatever the fuck comes to mind since, if you could or couldn't give a shit, it doesn't fucking matter....now does it? ANSWER ME MOTHERFUCKER!!!. Thanks, and fuck yo mama.

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Isn't "extremely real" qualifying a superlative.

Can one have degrees of real.

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Yes.
Besides that, I couldn't give a shit* about superlaxatives.

UFC is really, really, really, extremely, and really real....and that's realer and betterer than WWE..................imho.




* Whether this is the correct version or whether I should or shouldn't give 2 or even 3 shits, I could or couldn't give a shit. If one struggles with this wording then simply get some pussy to get your mind off grammar. However, If you think that there is something, possibly, in the world that you do give 9 shits about, feel free to use whatever the fuck comes to mind since, if you could or couldn't give a shit, it doesn't fucking matter....now does it? ANSWER ME MOTHERFUCKER!!!. Thanks, and fuck yo mama.

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It's really rather surprising, the lengths to which you will go, in commenting on a subject, with regard to which, you "couldn't give a shit".

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Yes.
Besides that, I couldn't give a shit* about superlaxatives.

UFC is really, really, really, extremely, and really real....and that's realer and betterer than WWE..................imho.




* Whether this is the correct version or whether I should or shouldn't give 2 or even 3 shits, I could or couldn't give a shit. If one struggles with this wording then simply get some pussy to get your mind off grammar. However, If you think that there is something, possibly, in the world that you do give 9 shits about, feel free to use whatever the fuck comes to mind since, if you could or couldn't give a shit, it doesn't fucking matter....now does it? ANSWER ME MOTHERFUCKER!!!. Thanks, and fuck yo mama.

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It's really rather surprising, the lengths to which you will go, in commenting on a subject, with regard to which, you "couldn't give a shit".

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It's really rather surprising, the lengths to which you will go, in commenting on a subject, with regard to which, you "couldn't give a shit".

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You're still doing it :D

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You're still doing it :D

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Yep and it's really taxing on the fingers. :lookaroun

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Why doesn't the clock ever seem to stop in this sport? Doesn't this take away a whole area of strategy from the teams by not allowing them to time out at key points to devise an attack or defense.

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Cos it isn't in the rules.:P

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Also, a player is allowed to step or run out of bounds with the ball as long as the ball stays in bounds? Please explain.

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Only the ball has to stay in play.;)

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Liverpool seems to be pretty good, at least on this day. They have scored 2 goals within the first 14 minutes of the match.

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Yep.




ps, don't ask about the offside rule!:naughty:

pps, WWE isn't a sport!

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pps, WWE isn't a sport!

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Then why do they show it on Sky Sports then, eh?

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pps, WWE isn't a sport!

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Then why do they show it on Sky Sports then, eh?

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It's a sport as much as The Playmakers was....which was shown on ESPN. :dry:

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pps, WWE isn't a sport!

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Then why do they show it on Sky Sports then, eh?

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Cos they're fick innit!:P

Gheyball on trampolines, now there's a sport.

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Gheyball on trampolines, now there's a sport.

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This may come as a shock but this is already a sport. It's called Slamball.

Interweb fishing, now there's a mental idea for a contest.