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[Hoodstock]

Ed and Dangum,

I do not follow soccer at all but I've noticed that Ed has had a soccer player in his signature for a while and Dangum has had one forever as an icon.

I was seriously wondering who they were and why you chose them? I honestly have no clue about who they are.

This post has been edited by Hoodstock: May 19 2009, 7:27 am

[Pokey]

Oh God ... Soccer.. one sport I've wanted to get into and I just can't. I couldn't believe how fanatical they were about it in the UK, I thought "wow they all love it so much this has GOT to be good", so I got taken to a Liverpool v Man U match at Old Trafford which seemed to be like their equivelent of maybe the Anzac Day match for the AFL and true the crowd were very entertaining, very impressive with the sing alongs and such .. but god damnit NOTHING happend in the match. These pansys pranced up and down the field avoiding each other for 90mins.
I understand the skill involved controlling the ball, I can't even run in a straight line with the thing, so it's not for a lack of understanding.
I really tried ... are there any like "classic matches" I should try to get ahold of and watch that is supposed to "make" the game for non believers? You know how like if someone asked me about AFL I'd point them towards maybe the 1989 Grand Final or the 2001 Essendon v North "comeback" game as games that champion the sport.