match possibly BIGGER than the gold cup...

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at stedham , west sussex this weekend possibly the highest profile polo match is being played at 5 pm, in aid of an influential perosnality in the polo world, andrew seville, who was left paralysed fromt he neck down in a horrific car accident.
to support this charity, it only costs £10 to get in and see the match, and £100 per head to join the after party and dinner etc, which they had applied to last until 3am but i think they were only permitted until 1/2am...
still, it will be an awesome match, with EVERY PLAYER being 10-goal handicap, so prepare for the best line up in the world...
 
LOL well you do realise the World Cup is on dont you??:p, basically means all other sports are non existant...well in here anyways:p
 
its more manly than football, thats for sure... give me a polo player anyday, but a footy player? no thanks..
 
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how many football players can say they handle 1/2 tonne moving at 40mph with just their legs AND hit a ball from 5 feet up?

and dont forget you opponents using their own 1/2 tonne ''weapons'' (horses) to ride into the side of you whenever they see fit.

polo wins, thank you.
 
''depends how drunk they were'' --> i think that proves my point :p

im not saying ANYONE can play football, it takes talent..... but polo and other such sports require much more skill.
 
-gem- said:
''depends how drunk they were'' --> i think that proves my point :p

im not saying ANYONE can play football, it takes talent..... but polo and other such sports require much more skill.
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No it just requires more money. Football you only need a pigs bladder
 
and i dont know a single toff that plays polo... and the ones ive heard of are some of the worst players anyway, the BEST polo players are those that actually work for what they do..
 
-gem- said:
how many football players can say they handle 1/2 tonne moving at 40mph with just their legs AND hit a ball from 5 feet up?

and dont forget you opponents using their own 1/2 tonne ''weapons'' (horses) to ride into the side of you whenever they see fit.

polo wins, thank you.
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Polo is, however, 50x more boring. There are good reasons why polo isn't the national sport... 99% of people can't stand to watch it, and it's not a visually pleasing game that the average person can appreciate or relate to. It's a niche sport.

I mean for goodness sakes, a Google search for "polo sport" brings up shedloads of Ralph Lauren links. :p
 
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and i dont know a single toff that plays polo... and the ones ive heard of are some of the worst players anyway, the BEST polo players are those that actually work for what they do..
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Well, for football, you need a ball, and a foot, and jumpers for goalposts. Polo you need a horse. I never thought horses came cheap... unless you can like, rent them out for the game or something? Is that how it works?

And forgive the general stereotype, it doesn't help that most of us normally just hear about polo in the paper, usually about one of the princes and posh girls at polo meets!
 
Doohickey said:
Tiddlywinks > Netball
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It's a close one.

Tiddlywinks has the unpredictability factor, while netball is like watching a chess game.

Both awesome.

I think tactical positioning in netball may just clinch it though.
 
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how many football players can say they handle 1/2 tonne moving at 40mph with just their legs
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My car weighs close to a ton, and I guess if I steer with my knees I'm just using my legs. :cool:
 
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