Football - is no longer any fun 🤬

[Bennys_was_a_mob]

With all the singing, standing, scarf wearing conditions, the beautiful game has long gone to the money obsessed corporate greed mongers, it is no longer the beautiful game of the "working class" and to be honest I've really had enough of it.

And after being a pool fan home and away for over 50 years, I've bloody had enough.

Football has become absolute shite

 

[Seainsea]

All hell is going to break loose in a few seasons time when the Saudi, UAE and Qatar backed European teams hijack the Champions League and join up to play the Middle East teams that are "hoovering" up European/South American players at the moment. There's going to be seismic shift in the game and not sure how it will look when the dust settles.

 

[Macseasider]

The Middle East will never take over football. There is no desire on a global scale for desert football.

I looked at the Saudi League squads there other day and there is 1 and at most 2 European players on their vast squads. And only about 10 of those players could be considered decent. Nothing really to see.

Also to the OP you are feeling like that because the team you love is playing shite. When it turns around you'll get your mojo back.

 

[A_Tense_Grin]

Football is shit these days but I just accept that’s down to age.

Even watching Blackpool, the club I love, I can easily give it a miss.

 

[Torycorner]

Not given up……..yet!!!!

Must admit I’ve “had my head turned” by international Rugby Union & one day cricket.

I hate going to Bloomfield Road “Sadler & Co” are shit scared of the “Useless EFL” with their “Woke approach” will kill the atmosphere.

The positive discrimination to Women’s Football by the likes of Sky and the BBC has turned me cold.

The club are killing the “Twelfth Man North Stand” trying to turn it into a Library.

The policing is a 100% Shit Show!

It’s no longer the game I love but can’t desert it…….yet

 

[poolseasider]

Asked a Pool fan at Lincoln Saturday does he come on Avftt his reply reads it the odd time but doesn't post as it just does his head overrun with moaning miserable sods who rarely post anything positive he ain't wrong.

Pointless posting on a football forum if you've fallen out of love with the game.

 

[Far north tangerine]

Asked a Pool fan at Lincoln Saturday does he come on Avftt his reply reads it the odd time but doesn't post as it just does his head overrun with moaning miserable sods who rarely post anything positive he ain't wrong.

Pointless posting on a football forum if you've fallen out of love with the game.

Where should he post it if not on a football forum???
To be honest I kind of know where he is coming from
I have honestly never felt the same since I missed the seasons through the NAPM days
Before then if we lost I'd be pissed off for a few days
Now I'm pretty much over it by the time I get back to the car
I think that same apathy flows from the very top of our fantastic club at the moment

 

[hills98]

I love most things about football still. The drama it can provide I'd unique and I've no desire to stand in the isles as I don't think that wood enhance the matchday experience for me! I also don't believe it is my birthright to sing about bodyparts and can't see how it's important to the atmosphere for me to do so.

I think safe standing areas should be provided asap however, it's 2023 and we should be able to organise that safely, (and I do hate VAR with the fire-y passion of a thousand suns though).

And that all I have to say about that.

 

[voyeur]

I'm off to see West Didsbury today, fresh from their 5-1 win at Squires Gate on Saturday. Gate seem to be struggling.

Not all football is impish pain and misery!

 

[PNENIL]

For me football is no longer any fun because the money in the game means our ambitions are limited and really have a ceiling.
I think how I felt when we got promoted to the Championship in 2007 to how I felt when we did it last time and it's like night and day and that's because I knew what was coming. To me the Championship is not that magical place any more but a grind and a struggle. We just can't compete with bigger city clubs, parachute payments and even established clubs like Rovers and pne. I'm grateful the Oystons have gone and for SS but it's obvious financially where we are which is a L1 club. Even if we get that right the Championship is waiting to knock us back down again, that's how it feels.
Saying all that I feel guilty when I look at the likes of Oldham fans filling away grounds in the conference or Notts County getting over 10 thousand at home but I suppose they've hit rock bottom and have ambitions and a project to get back higher. I wouldn't want to swap with them but they've got their mojo back...probably just to reach where we are and have the same limitations.

 

[Towerpower99]

We haven’t scored a league goal in the last 7 hours of football…yes 7 long hours of dross…

 

[voyeur]

Not given up……..yet!!!!

Must admit I’ve “had my head turned” by international Rugby Union & one day cricket.

I hate going to Bloomfield Road “Sadler & Co” are shit scared of the “Useless EFL” with their “Woke approach” will kill the atmosphere.

The positive discrimination to Women’s Football by the likes of Sky and the BBC has turned me cold.

The club are killing the “Twelfth Man North Stand” trying to turn it into a Library.

The policing is a 100% Shit Show!

It’s no longer the game I love but can’t desert it…….yet

So you want to sing about tits and fannies and for women to remain in the shadows?

Old bloke who votes Conservative by any chance?

Now that lot really are a shitshow!

 

[poolseasider]

Where should he post it if not on a football forum???
To be honest I kind of know where he is coming from
I have honestly never felt the same since I missed the seasons through the NAPM days
Before then if we lost I'd be pissed off for a few days
Now I'm pretty much over it by the time I get back to the car
I think that same apathy flows from the very top of our fantastic club at the moment

So what else are you going to post about if you don't love football?

O/T politics side of the board or do we have to read the constant whinging about the game?

 

[LA1 Seasider]

Not given up……..yet!!!!

Must admit I’ve “had my head turned” by international Rugby Union & one day cricket.

I hate going to Bloomfield Road “Sadler & Co” are shit scared of the “Useless EFL” with their “Woke approach” will kill the atmosphere.

The positive discrimination to Women’s Football by the likes of Sky and the BBC has turned me cold.

The club are killing the “Twelfth Man North Stand” trying to turn it into a Library.

The policing is a 100% Shit Show!

It’s no longer the game I love but can’t desert it…….yet

Is this satire ?

 

[Curryman]

The best part of the trip to Lincoln on Saturday was the chat in the pub with the Lincoln fans. The rest was dross.

 

[Albert Ross]

Asked a Pool fan at Lincoln Saturday does he come on Avftt his reply reads it the odd time but doesn't post as it just does his head overrun with moaning miserable sods who rarely post anything positive he ain't wrong.

Pointless posting on a football forum if you've fallen out of love with the game.

Not necessarily, I have lost my faith in politicians but I’ll still vote.

 

[no9]

The club should be buzzing, Blackpool is a magic town, absolutely no need for doom and gloom.

The hierarchy at BFC have to get their mojo back. Engage with the fans and get the ground rocking, got to make match days special.

 

[Sven]

I don't agree they're trying to kill the atmosphere, you can still have a good atmosphere and have some banter between fans without it crossing the line. Do we really need the tits and fannies song to create a good atmosphere? I don't think so, I have no problem with the chant but I would rather chant about our team and our players personally.

The football doesn't bother me as much as it did in my 20s but I think that's normal, I don't build my life around it like I used to because of other commitments. I'm certainly not going to lose my head because we're not very good after five games, I've seen about 6 good seasons in my 30 years of supporting Blackpool and we've started badly in a few of those. If we end up having a mid table League One season it will be disappointing but we've had plenty of disappointing seasons in the past so it's water off a duck's back these days.

 

[Torycorner]

So you want to sing about tits and fannies and for women to remain in the shadows?

Old bloke who votes Conservative by any chance?

Now that lot really are a shitshow!

How wrong can you be??

Certainly not voting Tory next time spoiling my paper by putting an X on Lib Dem’s & Tory.

Certainly not voting for the Labour “Shit show” but when they get to power it will be fun criticising g them for their “broken economics” as usual.

I’m delighted woman’s football has progressed like it has but why should the men’s game be starved of news as we never stop having to hear about the “Losing Lionesses”.

Personally, I have no desire to sing about Tits and Fanny’s but it’s a “Democracy” FFS.

You obviously want a “WOKE, State-Controlled Country” I want to protect democratic-rights and retain “Freedom Of Speech” at any costs.

 

[LA1 Seasider]

You obviously want a “WOKE, State-Controlled Country” I want to protect democratic-rights and retain “Freedom Of Speech” at any costs.

MAGACorner. Seems to me more like freedom of speech marks ffs.

For the record ‘woke’ means to be conscious of and to take action to minimise social injustices.

I absolutely do want a woke country.

 

[Stranny1870]

I'm off to see West Didsbury today, fresh from their 5-1 win at Squires Gate on Saturday. Gate seem to be struggling.

Not all football is impish pain and misery!

They have a cracking fan base at West Didsbury, I hope to take in a game myself at some point. Good crowds for their level, enthusiastic crowd and now own beer.

 

[hampshire_exile]

If the only thing that pisses you off about modern football is not being able to sing about tits and fannies and the coverage of women’s football then your priorities are wrong.

 

[SpionKop]

With all the singing, standing, scarf wearing conditions, the beautiful game has long gone to the money obsessed corporate greed mongers, it is no longer the beautiful game of the "working class" and to be honest I've really had enough of it.

And after being a pool fan home and away for over 50 years, I've bloody had enough.

Football has become absolute shite

you’ll still be gracing us with your wisdom and presence Benny, it’s in our blood

 

[Burnnazzer]

Personally I am still suffering from the Ollie years because they were so exciting. Even before that with Wes, Barker, Morrell were fantastic. The football was so good to watch, even when we lost we all applauded. Getting to Premiership was the greatest miracle in English football history. Not Leicester, Notts. Forest but us. We did it in a most wonderful way, despite the awful way the club was run. Now nothing excites, nothing at all. On loan we had Charlie, Shelvey, Coleman, D.J, now we have average or brittle players, Wintle and Patino, excluded. We seem obsessed by signing lower league youngsters who will develop into moneyspinners for the club. It rarely happens. Bowler was already a player who was sold for millions. We are praying rather than planning.

 

[crunchtime]

The club should be buzzing, Blackpool is a magic town, absolutely no need for doom and gloom.

The hierarchy at BFC have to get their mojo back. Engage with the fans and get the ground rocking, got to make match days special.

Yes, think back to all those years of the Oystons and keep things in perspective.

 

[1966_and_all_that]

With all the singing, standing, scarf wearing conditions, the beautiful game has long gone to the money obsessed corporate greed mongers, it is no longer the beautiful game of the "working class" and to be honest I've really had enough of it.

And after being a pool fan home and away for over 50 years, I've bloody had enough.

Football has become absolute shite

I understand you Bennys but if we can get it together on the pitch, that can only help.

 

[Macseasider]

MAGACorner. Seems to me more like freedom of speech marks ffs.

For the record ‘woke’ means to be conscious of and to take action to minimise social injustices.

I absolutely do want a woke country.

Isn't it amusing as people use the word "woke" as an insult when it's meaning has super positive connotations?!

I think they should replace the word "woke" with "nice".

"Sick of you nice lot. I don't want to live in a nice world with nice people like you". Pretty much sums up what they are saying when using it as an insult.

 

[JJpool]

The club should be buzzing, Blackpool is a magic town, absolutely no need for doom and gloom.

The hierarchy at BFC have to get their mojo back. Engage with the fans and get the ground rocking, got to make match days special.

This really should be a piece of cake for a fan owner.

About time we started to see some fan friendly initiatives, that other clubs manage with their random owners.

We seem to have put some good new people in place, but as always they've to prove themselves.

 

[gjr]

Football isn't fun at Bloomfield Road right now because we are in the unenviable position of shit performances giving no results and no entertainment. We can tolerate one or the other, and ideally we want entertaining wins, hopefully a bit of quality comes in this week and we turn a corner.

 

[20togo]

Isn't it amusing as people use the word "woke" as an insult when it's meaning has super positive connotations?!

I think they should replace the word "woke" with "nice".

"Sick of you nice lot. I don't want to live in a nice world with nice people like you". Pretty much sums up what they are saying when using it as an insult.

what woke meant then and what it means now are different. The meaning of the word is changing. Why? Because the left wing use it to brainwash others with their pc correctness. In a woke world everything to them should be grey.

 

[Macseasider]

what woke meant then and what it means now are different. The meaning of the word is changing. Why? Because the left wing use it to brainwash others with their pc correctness. In a woke world everything to them should be grey.

No it's not. Have a look in the dictionary.

It's being misused. Similar to how the term "do-gooder" was used to try and belittle someone who is perceived to be overly helpful.

 

[20togo]

No it's not. Have a look in the dictionary.

It's being misused. Similar to how the term "do-gooder" was used to try and belittle someone who is perceived to be overly helpful.

Like i said, the meaning of the word is changing. It's pretty easy to find what I've said. Plenty of words have had meanings which have changed. Are they all being mis-used? Anyway, it's no big deal, so I'm not gonna get over fussed about it.

 

[LA1 Seasider]

what woke meant then and what it means now are different. The meaning of the word is changing. Why? Because the left wing use it to brainwash others with their pc correctness. In a woke world everything to them should be grey.

I’d argue it’s being used incorrectly and somehow as some sort of insult. I’d also suggest most people with whom the term ‘woke’ is aimed at as an insult don’t actually find it insulting. I think I find it being used in a derogatory way just about as cringe and embarrassing as I do our fans singing the ‘oh Lancashire’ song. Typically it’s the same people.
Absolutely no shame in being woke and I’m as woke as they come - proudly so.

 

[Burnnazzer]

The word woke has bog all to do with anything never mind football. Don’t care what it means. I only hear it said from Farage, Jim Davidson and Suella Braverman, so I guess it means not agreeing with a bunch of turds.

 

[td53]

MAGACorner. Seems to me more like freedom of speech marks ffs.

For the record ‘woke’ means to be conscious of and to take action to minimise social injustices.

I absolutely do want a woke country.

Can we all just put everything aside and appreciate the line "freedom of speech marks" tho.

 

[Blackpool_Gaz]

Personally, I have no desire to sing about Tits and Fanny’s but it’s a “Democracy” FFS.

You obviously want a “WOKE, State-Controlled Country” I want to protect democratic-rights and retain “Freedom Of Speech” at any costs.

Absolutely this

 

[tangerine.com]

The best part of the trip to Lincoln on Saturday was the chat in the pub with the Lincoln fans. The rest was dross.

Football is just an excuse to meet for food/drink/chewing the fat.

 

[Lytham_fy8]

Football has always been 99% shit.

It's the 1% we go for.

 

[Burnnazzer]

Football has always been 99% shit.

It's the 1% we go for.

I agree. Since my first match in 1968 the build up and chat, meeting old mates has nearly always been ruined by the football. My ideal Saturday was set off at 12, go to Paris Casino, have a burger do a quiz. Have a quick flutter watch us play attacking football and back to casino for final pint. Home at 6.30. Such joy.

 

[Dr Hfuhruhurr]

This board has become obsessed with tits and fannies.

 

[gjr]

This board has become obsessed with tits and fannies.

Some things never change!!

 

[voyeur]

Football has always been 99% shit.

It's the 1% we go for.

That's brilliant. My last 56 years crystallised into a few words.

 

[voyeur]

This board has become obsessed with tits and fannies.

Well check out your own avatar.

 

[Towerpower99]

It might be easier to watch shit football if you don’t have a 2 3 or 4 hr round trip to watch it….

 

[Dr Hfuhruhurr]

Well check out your own avatar.

 

[tarantula]

All hell is going to break loose in a few seasons time when the Saudi, UAE and Qatar backed European teams hijack the Champions League and join up to play the Middle East teams that are "hoovering" up European/South American players at the moment. There's going to be seismic shift in the game and not sure how it will look when the dust settles.

When the dust does finally settle, at the risk of sounding somewhat predictable, and a tad lacking in originality, the game will look very much as though it has been hit by a - seismic shift!

I you hope you're all suitably impressed with the depth of my extraordinary fortune-telling powers ...

 

[Torycorner]

I agree. Since my first match in 1968 the build up and chat, meeting old mates has nearly always been ruined by the football. My ideal Saturday was set off at 12, go to Paris Casino, have a burger do a quiz. Have a quick flutter watch us play attacking football and back to casino for final pint. Home at 6.30. Such joy.

100% Agree.

Football is “broken”

Watching Cricket & Rugby Union Live is now SO much better.

For me “Fairy WOKE Football Fans” can now go & “Stew In Their Own Piss” and watch Saudi Football on TV whilst community clubs “die on their knees” due to shit governance of the game by the FA/EFL

 

[thecatintheroof]

Football also stops being fun when you expect to win every game.
Half the appeal of supporting Blackpool was to take that away!