metallithrax Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 (edited) So on the radio earlier tonight, this was the topic of the phone in. What do you hate about the sport you love? Do you hate the ridiculous build up press conferences to Boxing matches? Anyway, I was reading this on BBC and (although I don't love football), thought about these sentences The Mexico international will sign a five-year deal in a move which will cost an initial ?4.7m and could rise to ?8.6m depending on appearances. And they will get 10% of any fee if he is sold later in his contract. So I guess my point is - Why should they pay more for him if he plays more matches for them? They should pay a transfer fee and thats it no more. And why should the 1st team get any of the follow up transfer fee? And to answer my own topic, I love Rugby League and hate the fact that others hate Wakefield Trinity Wildcats for no apparent reason. So, whats your sport, and why do you hate it? Or what do you dislike about it? Edited June 6, 2008 by metallithrax Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 I "hate" the foreign players who have come into football and who have changed the English style from an honest game of football, where players get stuck in and don't fall over clutching their face when someone tickles them in the ribs. Football today is a pansy **** take of a game at times these days. I hate Sky and the fact they think they invented football in 1992. I hate the way football is massively commericalised which makes it impossible these days to have 45,000 Scousers in Anfield every week. So I guess my point is - Why should they pay more for him if he plays more matches for them? They should pay a transfer fee and thats it no more.And why should the 1st team get any of the follow up transfer fee? The sell on percentage acts as an insurance to both buyer and seller. Spurs agreed to it to keep the price of Dos Santos down, and Barca agreed to it because if Dos Santos turns into a superstar, they will cash in on it in the future (they did develop the player). Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589462545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix XII Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Gary Bettman. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589462995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 The lack of loyalty in Football. Everything revolves around money these days. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589463937 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregb0b Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 ranaldo.... for football and the ghettoness of the NBA.... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589464853 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Napalm Frog Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Gary Bettman. Came in here to list these same two words. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589464857 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev64 Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Manchester United :yes: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589464858 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregb0b Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Manchester United :yes: Lets be friends :blush: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589464901 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosqutus Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Diving and Loyalty in Football....yes I'm talking to you Mathieu Flamini and possibly Cristiano Ronaldo Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589464938 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregb0b Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 should add drogba to that list larry :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589464969 Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted June 9, 2008 Veteran Share Posted June 9, 2008 Diving and refs who pull for a particular team. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589468597 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konstanov Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Crappy refs and mismanagement of fighters making them fight when they obviously shouldn't even be close to a cage. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589470684 Share on other sites More sharing options...
instant.human Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 i really hate that you hardly see any american football in german television. ;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589471027 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckeratlarge Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 The set of idiots they have commentating on ITV for Formula 1 - but rescue has come as F1 from next year will be on BBC. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589472409 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MezzaMezz Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 I "hate" the foreign players who have come into football and who have changed the English style from an honest game of football, where players get stuck in and don't fall over clutching their face when someone tickles them in the ribs. Football today is a pansy **** take of a game at times these days. I hate Sky and the fact they think they invented football in 1992. I hate the way football is massively commericalised which makes it impossible these days to have 45,000 Scousers in Anfield every week. The sell on percentage acts as an insurance to both buyer and seller. Spurs agreed to it to keep the price of Dos Santos down, and Barca agreed to it because if Dos Santos turns into a superstar, they will cash in on it in the future (they did develop the player). Dude your signature is a bit Hypocritical! I have seen Fernando Dive a many few times! I do agree with what your saying and the sad fact is all footballers do it now! even our English players have started doing it! The one thing I hate the most is Fans that think there team are amazing my dad is the worst! He doesn't support Man U but he loves to watch them, when we got kicked out of the world cup (Ronaldo) he slatted him and said he was the work player for Diving etc. in the world, as soon as the Premier League Kicked off from second 1 he said Ronaldo is the Best player in the world! I support Villa and I admit when our players mess about and I think we have some Dirty players we could do with getting rid of but if I have an opinion unless there's a good reason i don't change it! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589473177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigapixels Veteran Posted June 10, 2008 Veteran Share Posted June 10, 2008 There's nothing I hate about hockey. Not a single thing. It's only unfortunate that the stereotype of "a hockey game breaking out in the middle of a boxing match" is still sticking with it. It's such an awesome sport, but nobody gives it the time of day because they think it's a bunch of fighting. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589473371 Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted June 11, 2008 Veteran Share Posted June 11, 2008 That is not the stigma behind hockey anymore, really. Hockey just isn't appealing to most Americans and it has turned into a mostly Canadian/European sport over the past years. What really killed hockey in the US was the year they had a strike or whatever it was called when they didn't play a full season. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589473553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigapixels Veteran Posted June 11, 2008 Veteran Share Posted June 11, 2008 That is not the stigma behind hockey anymore, really. Hockey just isn't appealing to most Americans and it has turned into a mostly Canadian/European sport over the past years. What really killed hockey in the US was the year they had a strike or whatever it was called when they didn't play a full season. Most people I talk to that don't watch it say they don't because of the fighting. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589473576 Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted June 11, 2008 Veteran Share Posted June 11, 2008 Yea, but what is the sample size? I mean, you may know 7 people that say that but there are 350 million Americans, see what I am saying? I used to love hockey and I used to follow the Rangers with a passion but once they had that labor strike (or whatever strike they had), I just lost my love for it and I cannot follow it. Granted, I have gone and watch a few games in person but that is because I got free tickets or my girl wanted to go so I bought some tickets. Hockey isn't covered by many stations anymore and no one wants to show the games either, that is why the Versus channel were giving all the games instead of the likes of Fox. The major stations do not see anything in hockey and that is because Americans aren't watching it. I still remember when Fox used to give a hockey game every Saturday afternoon on TV but they do not anymore. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589473580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Dude your signature is a bit Hypocritical! I have seen Fernando Dive a many few times! I do agree with what your saying and the sad fact is all footballers do it now! even our English players have started doing it!The one thing I hate the most is Fans that think there team are amazing my dad is the worst! He doesn't support Man U but he loves to watch them, when we got kicked out of the world cup (Ronaldo) he slatted him and said he was the work player for Diving etc. in the world, as soon as the Premier League Kicked off from second 1 he said Ronaldo is the Best player in the world! I support Villa and I admit when our players mess about and I think we have some Dirty players we could do with getting rid of but if I have an opinion unless there's a good reason i don't change it! Well, Fernando does "dive" sometimes, but he is not a pure diver. He can go down a bit easily on those rare occassions but he doesn't really appeal loads for a foul or a penalty. You are right though, even the English players do it; just look at Steven Gerrard. In the last year or so Gerrard came out saying he cannot stand people who dive, and if any of his team mates did it, he would lay into them. Torres likewise said in an interview that if he dived, Gerrard would not have it. Strange. Remember Rivaldo at the 2002 World Cup? Someone passed the ball to him for a corner and it hit him in the shin quite lightly, and then he went down like a sack of crap clutching his face! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589474343 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev Null Zen Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 David Beckham. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589493951 Share on other sites More sharing options...
n3wt Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I'm not fond of the european game or international rules as they compare to the way the game is played here. (hockey.) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589494008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farstrider Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I love Rugby Union, Cricket and Football and it's always the same thing that gets me going: Crappy Refs and Umpires. The other thing that I hate about Football is the BS theatrics by the players when they go down, you would swear that they have lost a limb the way they carry on sometimes! Also the jostling, swearing and shouting at the officials. This sort of behaviour should be analyzed on video and the offenders given hefty suspensions and fines. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589494045 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackTK Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 i love tennis i really do but i hate that at one time my favorite player will get older and won't be able to maintain his ranking. it was first with agassi and now i am afraid federer is going through this stage :( Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589494063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
C++ Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Hmmm... One thing that comes to mind is how in football (soccer to some), players go down and act like they're in agony over the slightest bump. Hell, if Australians can play their version of football and get up afterward, you can take a God damn bump. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/641728-what-do-you-hate-about-the-sport-you-love/#findComment-589494079 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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