Spoon

RB24356789- It's a discussion forum.

druddle

I've already said i am not a die hard rugger lad, but what I am is patriotic and proud of the team for what they acheived, for which I wanted to show them this.

I am not trying to prove myself as a rugger lad, or go round saying "hey look i was there, see me on the telly, i know all the team by first name now cos i saw them really close".

I would say that 1/2 of the crowd were "proper" rugger fans but the rest were like me, there to show our appreciation and say well done. Oh and i did get on telly (GMTV) but it was the back of my head as i refused to turn round and start singing with the ***** and pretend i was a keen rugger fan.

Dave

Spoon

No, and I never implied you did. I was merely answering your question and stating in my opinion that, had you seen them live you would qualify for fan status.

Anyway, they won and not only that, they beat the Aussies which counts as 2 wins.

Spoon

We get there eventually, I rest my case your honour.

PG

I am not a huge football fan nor am I a rugby fan and as such I would not turn up to see them arrive at the airport.
I dont see the point in becoming a glory seeking fan. All just IMO
at the end of the day I have never had the chance anyway
Good show to all those who play and do well for their country but if I was one of them I wouldnt want your glory hunting / pity support.
My sport (basketball) has a very poor following and playing base in this country and if a national team won anything and were greeted at the airport by any more than a handfull of fans I would lmao.

weapon69

How has showing support for a team become glory seeking?

PG

because there seem to be a fair few more "rugby fans" since the RWC victory

druddle

Spoon you fool. It was a lighthearted quip at some of the comments already on this thread. HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO ******* SAY I am not a keen rugger fan and did not go there to be able to say that I had, or to get on telly (dont you think i would have been facing the right way and jumping around pretending to be a die hard fan if i had), i just wanted to show some support and congratulations to the team.

Jesus fookin wept, is it really that hard to grasp ? Am i talking a different language ?

weapon69

Ahhh i see. you mean when you ask someone which football team they support and they say Man.Utd. Or whoever is top of the league at the time?

Well i think this renewed interest in English Rugby is a good thing so the lot of you

unclebuck

LOL at this thread. Only in England.

Seems that people are so unaccustomed to success of a national team that they don't quite know how to cope with it. So everyone gets over excited and a big fight breaks out.

UB

WRX Wannabe

Too many FOOTBALL fans posting on this Thread

LOL

Spoon

Unclebuck- Hardly a big fight. Some people just get a little defensive when others apparently embarrass them.

I haven't a clue who but I'll Druddle on through anyway

druddle

[Shakes head]

No ones embarassed me. Cant see what all the confusion is about, its written in plain English. I am english so I support the England rugby team.

Oh well, im off to watch Man United TV anyway


[Edited by druddle - 11/26/2003 7:54:32 AM]

JR55

Spoon, I play rugby every weekend, train 3 times a week and watch every England game I can on TV when I'm not playing, I have never seen them live because of playing. I have played/followed rugby since i was 7 because i have never seen my country live does this make me a lesser fan??

ChrisB

Have you seen the prices of tickets for the Six Nations as well?

I'd look at taking my Dad to Twickenham recently for a Christmas pressie. Gave up when I found you're looking at a minimum of £250 per person!

Leslie

Spoon,

It was obvious when watching the TV pictures of the team's arrival, and the incredible welcome that they got as soon as they appeared in the terminal that the fans were there in genuine support of the team and not for any other reason. Why else would they be prepared to wait from the previous evening to see them. Maybe you are not prepared to be seen giving a bit of honest praise for a real achievement by someone else, but alll those fans were.

Les

Spoon

JR55- Did you really need to ask that?

Leslie- Oh dear, a trainee therapist now? You've totally missed the point of my posting but never mind hey?

JR55

Spoon - Please Describe a "genuine" fan because i am struggling to understand if there can be such a mythical beast.

RB5320

you have to have gone to boarding school as a kid and be regularly b######d by the games master.

edited rapidly to add that by this definition I am not a true fan

[Edited by RB5320 - 11/26/2003 12:53:33 PM]