Does the world cup fever annoy you?

Zip · 13 Jun 2006 at 18:21

JohnnyG said:
Surely you mean how clever are coca cola? Even you as a non-footballing person know it exists

I would buy one just for the bottle

Locrian · 13 Jun 2006 at 18:22

I hate the fact that in Korea you can get 300k people on one place and have no major incidents. In the UK, get 3 people together and you will probably have a brawl

Yob culture sickens and embarrasses me.

Adam · 13 Jun 2006 at 18:23

jamoor said:
personally, I hate it, it gets in the way of everything, world cup fever this fever that.
Radio is full of it, TV is changed to accomodate it

I mean seriously, how stupid do coca cola think people are, 80p for a 250ml "limited edition" ball shaped bottle of coke?

Although some people (pubs, clubs) must be making a fortune out of this.

Pubs are actually suffering, at least at the pub I wprk at and the surrounding area. A lot of people are watching the footy at home with a BBQ with friends. On Saturday I volunteered to work and managed to watch every single second of the footy like a normal customer with just 5 other people.

JohnnyG · 13 Jun 2006 at 18:24

Locrian said:
I hate the fact that in Korea you can get 300k people on one place and have no major incidents. In the UK, get 3 people together and you will probably have a brawl Yob culture sickens and embarrasses me.

Big screen showings in Liverpool & Canary Wharf of the T&T game on Thursday have been scrapped because of behaviour during the Paraguay game.

Zip · 13 Jun 2006 at 18:28

This is what its like down here

Thousands of jubilant soccer fans took to the streets of Sydney and Melbourne in the early hours to celebrate Australia's nail-biting, last-gasp 3-1 World Cup win over Japan.

In Melbourne, about 6,000 fans packed Federation Square to watch the live coverage on the big screen.

In Sydney, more than 1,500 fans decked out in green and gold, with many in short-sleeved Socceroo jerseys despite near-freezing winter weather, gathered in front of the large screen at Circular Quay.

Car horns blared in the middle of the night. Nobody cared, as Australia suddenly became a soccer-loving nation.

In soccer-mad inner-city Leichhardt, Sydney police blocked off Norton Street as hundreds of fans gathered in bars and cafes to watch the Socceroos beat Japan and Italy take on Ghana.

Gloom had settled over the Australian fans as Japan took a controversial lead with what the referee later conceded was a goal he should have disallowed. The match looked set to end the Socceroos' World Cup hopes almost as soon as they had begun.

But with three goals in the last 10 minutes handing Guus Hiddink's men an historic World Cup win, Australian fans erupted.

"It was electric, the green and gold army was out in force. It was a good mix of diehard soccer fans and families," Jane Sydenham-Clarke said in Melbourne's Federation Square, where fans rugged up in blankets and sleeping bags.

Some residents in East Melbourne were kept awake until about 2.30am by the sounds of tooting horns and shouts of "Aussie Aussie Aussie" from those leaving the city, but overall, police reported a fairly quiet night.

In Sydney, fans poured out of the Circular Quay area after the victory, briefly bringing early morning traffic on George Street to a standstill.

Members of the Green and Gold Army also gathered at Ultimo's Agincourt Hotel which had set itself up as the unofficial headquarters of Socceroo fans.

In Leichhardt, fans who celebrated the Socceroos' victory had more reasons to cheer after Italy downed Ghana 2-0.

Police said the celebrations were mostly good natured and the crowds well behaved, although there were three arrests at Leichhardt overnight.

One a youth was arrested for firing a flare into the crowd, while two men were arrested for offensive behaviour, resisting arrest and failing to leave a licensed premises.

"Generally the people were well-behaved and the police were well prepared," said Detective Inspector Peter Bailey.

There were no arrests among the Circular Quay crowd.

"Everyone was really well behaved," a police spokeswoman said.

In Melbourne, pubs around the city reported big crowds and even the Japanese fans had fun, it seems.

Mark Tulloch, publican at the Imperial Hotel, said a crowd of predominantly Japanese supporters kicked on till about 2.30am.

Mr Tulloch said the hotel typically closed at 10pm on Monday nights, but stayed open until late to cater for about 150 people, most from the Australia-Japan Society.

"Everybody was happy," he said.

Melbourne police reported only one arrest, for drunkenness.

Stringy · 13 Jun 2006 at 18:30

Balddog said:
Yeah..the cam wouldnt pick it up well..

The girls there...Oh my lord You wouldnt believe it..STUPIDLY i went with a girl that I have a thing with so I couldnt take any photos of the girls

TTIUW....oh, never mind

...
TTIUWPOTGTYHATW

Kol · 13 Jun 2006 at 18:36

OCdt Stringy said:
TTIUWPOTGTYHATW

ROFL

Why did I find that so easy to decipher? I just read it as a complete sentence in one go

NathanE · 13 Jun 2006 at 19:05

I've love World Cup fever. The atmosphere down my town on Saturday was unbelievable. It was like being in Ibiza or something. Everyone was just having a great time.

Zefan · 13 Jun 2006 at 19:08

I'm patriotic and stuff, but the "Fever" kind of gets on me nerves.

Gilly · 13 Jun 2006 at 19:08

World Cup fever rocks

That looks great dude.

Scott Salisbury · 13 Jun 2006 at 19:10

I'm not a fan of football but I will follow it when england are playing or when the home team is playing and it can be quite enjoyable.

Sometimes I think football can be hyped way too much and when its just in your face constantly it can be a bit annoying. But what annoys me most is when people get injured and there's violance.

Seeing those pics ujst shows that is can be a very enjoyable time to bring everyone together for a celebration, just like christmas and whatnot.

So no, football fever doesn't always annoy me as long as it isn't in my face all the time, and this year it hasn't been

Football hype doesn't annoy me as much as big brother hype, give me football any day.

Big Kev · 13 Jun 2006 at 19:32

People all over the world gathering together, enjoying themselves, experiencing major highs and lows in 90 awesome minutes, of course I love it, how could it annoy anyone, except the most irritating killjoy that is.

What does annoy me is the same whingeing and whining every four years, now that's annoying!!

jamoor · 13 Jun 2006 at 19:58

JohnnyG said:
Surely you mean how clever are coca cola? Even you as a non-footballing person know it exists

I meant the people who buy it are stupid, not coca cola,

Kreeeee · 13 Jun 2006 at 20:11

The sooner england get knocked out the better IMO.

Amp34 · 13 Jun 2006 at 20:40

Kreeeee said:
The sooner england get knocked out the better IMO.

The sooner the Football world cup ends the better!

The Rugby World Cup next year, now thats a different story!! :cool:

*starts planning*

jamoor · 13 Jun 2006 at 20:56

I love the way you get seasonal fans, like the ashes, some people who have no interest in cricket whatsoever seem to celebrate the victory.

When england are getting their ass kicked, they don't care, however when they win, they are out getting LANGUAGE! because of it :rolleyes:

Any excuse to get LANGUAGE! eh?

da_mic_1530 · 13 Jun 2006 at 21:05

jamoor said:
I love the way you get seasonal fans, like the ashes, some people who have no interest in cricket whatsoever seem to celebrate the victory.

that really peeves me off aswell, when people start making comments, and your like did you watch any of the qualifiers, the friendlys or even the premiership for that matter

i have no problem with people watching the world cup, its pretending they are die hard fans/knowledgeable when they dont watch anything else that season

Malc · 13 Jun 2006 at 21:05

surely if you're a fan of any sport, then when more people start watching it, it can only be good for the sport.

Kreeeee said:
The sooner england get knocked out the better IMO.

Shoo, go away!

Inquisitor · 13 Jun 2006 at 21:27

Zefan said:
I'm patriotic and stuff, but the "Fever" kind of gets on me nerves.

What he said.

Scott Salisbury said:
I'm not a fan of football but I will follow it when england are playing or when the home team is playing and it can be quite enjoyable.

Sometimes I think football can be hyped way too much and when its just in your face constantly it can be a bit annoying. But what annoys me most is when people get injured and there's violance.

Seeing those pics ujst shows that is can be a very enjoyable time to bring everyone together for a celebration, just like christmas and whatnot.

So no, football fever doesn't always annoy me as long as it isn't in my face all the time, and this year it hasn't been

Football hype doesn't annoy me as much as big brother hype, give me football any day.

And him.

VeNT · 13 Jun 2006 at 21:28

jamoor said:
I love the way you get seasonal fans, like the ashes, some people who have no interest in cricket whatsoever seem to celebrate the victory.

When england are getting their ass kicked, they don't care, however when they win, they are out getting LANGUAGE! because of it
Any excuse to get LANGUAGE! eh?

and not suspended.
strange.