Why am I not excited?

[Houso]

Houso I'm not contesting your opinion by the way, I just see them differently.

Bolt I see as a pure showman. I admit that when he was younger he appeared more excited about racing, now he just comes out and does the job, because he knows that he is capable still of beating anyone. But he takes time to chat to his fans and anyone else that gets chance to come close to him. If you were the girl on the blocks for the 100metres or any of the others that he interacted with, then you'd probably feel differently about him

Wiggins, I haven't seen that side to him in honesty. I'm reading his book at the moment and its a decent read. I am getting a good impression about the guy. Just because he isn't always that approachable doesn't make him arrogant.

And I'm not trying to be argumentative for the sake of it... as much as Raul et al will no doubt disagree.

Don't get me wrong, Bolt is among my favourite few sportsmen at the moment. And I LOVE his arrogance

 

[SwissBlade]

I only found out Mo farrah was a bloke the other day. I just cant drum up even the tiniest morsel of interest for track and field events and the media gave no one any choice, You must like the Olympics was the message shoved down our thoughts hence BBC 24 hr coverage of the damned thing

And now its back to Panorama, Eastenders and probably some shite like Miranda....

 

[SwissBlade]

And I'm not trying to be argumentative for the sake of it... as much as Raul et al will no doubt disagree.

Don't get me wrong, Bolt is among my favourite few sportsmen at the moment. And I LOVE his arrogance

No I know you're not... Its good to have a decent discussion with people like yourself. I was just giving my perspective on Bolt. Thought that what he did during the Olympics was pretty amazing, sure he's a showman but there are a number of people there that also, like you and I that love his arrogance.

Back on Wiggins, I haven't seen much of him before the TdF so didn't really know much about him like yourself and Highbury_Blade before that. I just like him, maybe its his attitude that I like, but the french think he's boring and refuses to speak french(even though I saw him speaking french during the TdF) - so that was a good things. I don't think he is boring, he's focussed and is able to channel his wild side (seemingly more than his dad did)

I think what I am getting at is that I see footballers very differently, perhaps because i'm more familiar with them. Not sure.

 

[Ted Danson]

yes but my biggest gripe was that it took over all the news as well, everything was Olympics there was no escape, even ITV news was all about that glorified sports day. I just watched RT instead and have come to realise that their news is much better than ours anyway and they had a great take on the Olympics only focusing on heavy handed police and doing Voxpops around the world showing that half the people didnt know the Olympics was on and the other half could care less. That only took 5 mins and then it was back to Cyria and actual important world news

 

[SwissBlade]

Ted Danson thats a fair point. But the BBC were the only channels with the rights to the Olympics, so your friends ITV just gatecrashed the party. Don't blame the Olympics, blame ITV

 

[Fiery Blade]

I only found out Mo farrah was a bloke the other day. I just cant drum up even the tiniest morsel of interest for track and field events and the media gave no one any choice, You must like the Olympics was the message shoved down our thoughts hence BBC 24 hr coverage of the damned thing

Words Fail Me!!!!
With so many sports involved how can you not enjoy at least part of it?
Track & Field, Boxing, Cycling, Swimming, Rowing were all excellent - I cannot get too excited about Judo, Basketball, Volleyball, Taekwondo(?), Wrestling and I can't see why Tennis and Football are now included - but Hey! there was something there for everyone - apart from Ted!!!
I found it refreshing to watch competitors who wanted to be winners, not accept mediocrity, which unfortunately we Blades have to put up with!
I also thought the BBC did a fantastic job in their coverage - Top Class
Ted, you could always have watch the other channels, plenty of dross to even keep you happy! - Big Brother, Wife Swap, Corrie, Eastenders, Hollyoaks, Emmerdale -the list is endless!

 

[Revolution]

I watched some of it, and enjoyed most of what I watched, but seem to have managed to survive the whole thing without deciding that football is rubbish and all Olympic athletes are paragons of virtue. I am obviously missing something!

 

[SwissBlade]

I watched some of it, and enjoyed most of what I watched, but seem to have managed to survive the whole thing without deciding that football is rubbish and all Olympic athletes are paragons of virtue. I am obviously missing something!

Yes, but I'll help. Nobody has said that football was rubbish. Other things have been a refreshing change to football.

However, certain events this summer have eclipsed the excitement of the opening day of the football season.

The joy is that you don't have to agree, you don't even have to see the point of others

 

[TopBoy]

Given opinions on here I reckon this will sell well....

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Pre-ordered

 

[JohnDenver]

Pre-ordered

Any thoughts on who it is?

Dave Kitson is the most plausible I've heard so far.

 

[essexblade87]

I myself, still have boyish enthusiasm for Football, can't wait for the start of this season, I personally think this will be a better season than last (even though last season was still pretty good). I like what Danny has done in the summer, made some nice clever signings and helped to balance the books a little, don't think he's done yet either. Do think there may be abit of football/sport fatigue due to Euro's and Olympics but for me I can't wait to be at BDTBL tomorrow. UTB

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

The two rowers that got Silver and were so disappointed made me realise how much this means.

Great post Swiss and how true is waht you says about the contrast between footy and other sports n terms of attitude, guts, honesty etc.

Just one point, that guy that came in third in the rowing who couldn't stop crying and who had given everything so much so that he had to be helped to the podium.

Moment (amongst many) of the Games for me, that

 

[Wapping Blade]

Miranda....

Such fun!

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

Meanwhile, though I think he's amazing, Bradley Wiggins ranks amongst the least friendly and indeed arrogant sportspeople around today.

Atually Houso, I would have areed with that before the Oympcs but I think the whole occasion has changed him a little. He did say at one point that it was humbling and I think he is less arrogant than he used to be as a result.

TBH I think some of his arrogance is a cover for shyness.

 

[Kenilworth]

I know what you mean SwissBlade I am finding it hard to drum up any real enthusiasm for the coming season yet I spend far too much time on here reading what everyone is writing - about all sorts of bollox.

To draw a parallel with the 'lympics - I am of the mind that our current squad is pretty full of kayakers

 

[UnitedBlade]

Well I'm going to stick up for football as the greatest sport in the world and the best one to watch live. The worldwide participation and interest, numerous formats etc tells its own tale.

I love all sports and watched the Olympics avidly but all these other sports are TV sports. Yes, I'd have loved to have been in the stadium for the golden 45 minutes Jess, Greg, Mo but had no more intention of buying tickets than I will for any other athletics meet this year. I might occasionally watch Rugby League live but nothing else draws me.

For me, nothing, absolutely nothing compares to the anticipated excitement before the game. Last season, we often got a good game and I still cannot help myself if we lose - it spoils my weekend. No one can predict how any game will go (except Play Off Finals involving SUFC obviously).

There is only one thing I miss more. And that's the fact that I can no longer play the game myself.

I am going to severely pissed off if we drop any points tomorrow.

COYRAWW

 

[s35blade]

i don't think this nationwide lack of excitement for the start of the football season is anything deep rooted. I think were all suffering sports fatigue due to the euros,le tour and the Olympics following on from each other. Also because of the Olympics there has been a lack of publicity for the transfer market with only the van persie story gathering much interest. Im confident that by october all the sporting talk in this country will be about Torres finding some form, van persie's lack of goals, man city vs man utd and arsenal struggling to get to 4th. overall i think this season will be slow out of the blocks but will soon gather pace and soon we all but enjoying the controversy, Job speculation and debates that makes us all begrudgingly love football

 

[SwissBlade]

UnitedBlade and in fairness, I'm not trying to put down the match day experience at football. Even when its just 4-5,000 fans or in the past, a couple of thousand when we have played at places like Tideswell, its still a fantastic experience.

I will say though that when Mo Farah went into the final lap on Sunday, that I have never experienced anything like that before, but then I have never been in a stadium when 80,000 people are cheering for the same person.

 

[beightonblade]

I won't be there.

 

[blade too long]

That was when we came joint 3rd. And I'm sure there are hundreds more photos of players sobbing when they've missed a penalty in an earlier round of less important trophies.

Footballers DO give a toss. I've never seen one shrug his shoulders at failure. Even among the more 'pampered prima donnas'.

a few do
see you had to go back a few years to find one

 

[Houso]

Well no, did you miss my next post?

(I merely picked the most evocative image from our past as an example in the first instance)

 

[Ted Danson]

Words Fail Me!!!!
With so many sports involved how can you not enjoy at least part of it?
Track & Field, Boxing, Cycling, Swimming, Rowing were all excellent - I cannot get too excited about Judo, Basketball, Volleyball, Taekwondo(?), Wrestling and I can't see why Tennis and Football are now included - but Hey! there was something there for everyone - apart from Ted!!!
I found it refreshing to watch competitors who wanted to be winners, not accept mediocrity, which unfortunately we Blades have to put up with!
I also thought the BBC did a fantastic job in their coverage - Top Class
Ted, you could always have watch the other channels, plenty of dross to even keep you happy! - Big Brother, Wife Swap, Corrie, Eastenders, Hollyoaks, Emmerdale -the list is endless!

I just dont find any of those sports interesting to watch, once youve seen one person running or jumping or rowing etc youve seen them all. A couple of the fighting sport or ones that actually have some form of skill or finess involved (rather than brute force or stamina) maybe interesting but they were sandwiched in amongst so much crap that I couldt be arsed to even look for them. Tennis, football and boxing all have much more enjoyable tournaments or fights to watch so the Olypics just seem like a tame version of them i.e. Murray V Feddera (not the same as Wimbledon.)

So you honestly think all the Blades players arnt bothered about winning? well as you put it 'words fail me'

The prob with the BBC coverage was that it was 100% Olympics 24/7 they were just pushing it down our throats.

and no I dont watch any of that other crap, dont get me started on the likes of Big Brother thats another example of people liking what the media wants them to like due to total exposure

 

[UnitedBlade]

UnitedBlade and in fairness, I'm not trying to put down the match day experience at football. Even when its just 4-5,000 fans or in the past, a couple of thousand when we have played at places like Tideswell, its still a fantastic experience.

I will say though that when Mo Farah went into the final lap on Sunday, that I have never experienced anything like that before, but then I have never been in a stadium when 80,000 people are cheering for the same person.

We're not disagreeing, I'd have loved to have been there but knew with the ticket distribution there'd be no chance. For me Mo's 10k was electric. He has a fantastic back story and yes it was unbelievably exciting. This excitement could only have been generated in the Olympics as an event every 4 years.

I still wouldn't turn up to travel and pay for a season's worth of Mo's 10k live runs.

I'm just saying that allegiances beside, I still haven't seen any sport that compares with what football provides on a week in week out basis.

I once went to Silverstone to see the British GP - what a pathetic experience that was. You go trackside (miles from the grandstand I might add) and watch cars flash past and you have no idea who they are. So you go into a portacabin and watch it on TV. Not for me !

 

[Grecian2000]

The prob with the BBC coverage was that it was 100% Olympics 24/7 they were just pushing it down our throats.

That'll be their job then. They've spent a huge amount of "our" money on it, do you want them to stick it all on the "red button"?

No fan of the Olympics but thought the Beeb did a tremendous job on the coverage and, even with two of their six channels taken up with it, what with that new fangled digital thingy, it left about another 100 to choose from.

 

[Fiery Blade]

That'll be their job then. They've spent a huge amount of "our" money on it, do you want them to stick it all on the "red button"?

No fan of the Olympics but thought the Beeb did a tremendous job on the coverage and, even with two of their six channels taken up with it, what with that new fangled digital thingy, it left about another 100 to choose from.

Plus the fact, that no one seems to have alluded to but the BBC having spent 'our' money made it back several times over by selling the rights all over the world!
Top Job BBC

 

[Highbury_Blade]

Plus the fact, that no one seems to have alluded to but the BBC having spent 'our' money made it back several times over by selling the rights all over the world!
Top Job BBC

The rights to what?

 

[raul]

Party?

 

[Fiery Blade]

I just dont find any of those sports interesting to watch, once youve seen one person running or jumping or rowing etc youve seen them all. A couple of the fighting sport or ones that actually have some form of skill or finess involved (rather than brute force or stamina) maybe interesting but they were sandwiched in amongst so much crap that I couldt be arsed to even look for them. Tennis, football and boxing all have much more enjoyable tournaments or fights to watch so the Olypics just seem like a tame version of them i.e. Murray V Feddera (not the same as Wimbledon.)

So you honestly think all the Blades players arnt bothered about winning? well as you put it 'words fail me'

The prob with the BBC coverage was that it was 100% Olympics 24/7 they were just pushing it down our throats.

and no I dont watch any of that other crap, dont get me started on the likes of Big Brother thats another example of people liking what the media wants them to like due to total exposure

Everyone to their own Ted, but I don't watch Big Brother because it's crap - not because it's on Channel 5 all the time - when watching TV I tend to choose the programmes that I may be interested in!!! - is that such a weird concept?

 

[Ted Danson]

Everyone to their own Ted, but I don't watch Big Brother because it's crap - not because it's on Channel 5 all the time - when watching TV I tend to choose the programmes that I may be interested in!!! - is that such a weird concept?

thats my problem with the whole thing though, if I dont want to watch Eastenders I dont and I can watch something else whereas the Olympics and big Brother when it was in its hay day were unavoidable as all the news and breakfast TV and radio just talked about the bloody Olympics. So it was unavoidable and that why I just watched Russian news or didnt watch anything. I pay my license fee so they should provide me with atleast an option of something different whether they made money off it or not doesnt bother me unless they are going to give me some of that money as a refund for having no BBC to watch for a fortnight.

 

[Linz]

There were a load in the Golf Club last night... who used to be die-hard, travel all over the country fans.

Now two have got season tickets but don't know if they can be bothered to use them. The others just haven't bothered. They know they can get tickets if they need them but would rather spend their money on golf holidays to Portugal. One lad said he could get his dose of misery from a poor round of 18 holes, but get over it with a pint or two in the sunshine.

One lad at work who isn't a season ticket holder went to the game v. Burton. He's said he isn't going again until the team look like they deserve his support. He doesn't know when that will be.

The hangover from last season is endemic. But the club has turned its collective attentions inwards with scant preparation for fans shrugging their shoulders and staying away.

As for me... guess I've got nowt better to do. But I've got no defence against the gloating pigs and I can't exactly say I'm looking forward to this season. I'm already planning to miss some away games. Not bothered to sign up to the automatic cup scheme seeing as they cocked it up... so I might just end up picking and choosing those matches too. The club might need my money, but I might just end up needing it more.