saints_forever

Any of you out there? Who's your team and why did you choose them?

I'm a New Orleans Saints fan purely because I support Saints (Southampton) over here and always used to choose them when playing Madden on the Sega Megadrive

ScoobySteve69

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No...cos it`s gayer than our football

Scoobyblues

New England Patriots are the team I like to look out for. Usually watch the Sunday evening games. Once you get your head around the rules it's a top game.

lineker13

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I've always kept an eye out for Washington Redskins as I supported them when I was a kid. My other friends were Maimi Dolphins and Chicago Bears fans. I used to collect American Football mugs too. That was over 20 years ago and I think I've still got them in my attic. I don't watch much now, but me and my mates watch the yearly ritual that is the Superbowl. We get loads of beer and snacks in, then stumble home about 4 in the morning when its finished!

Scoobyblues

Sounds like an idea for next month.

lineker13

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Its on Sunday the 3rd of February. Me and the boys have been watching it every year since 2004 and we have a great laugh. I've booked the 4th off work though. I'm never getting up at 5:10 in the morning. I'll be just getting into bed then!!

mrmadcap

From what I can see it's a series of adverts that are interrupted by some sort of football game. It's a shame really because the adverts are very exciting.

saints_forever

Nothing like the Superbowl, last few times we've spent the evening getting slightly inebriated in Walkabout usually listening to people who have no idea about the sport......always quite amusing the drunken confused remarks people make! As said above though, get your head around the rules and its ace!

Fat Boy

Went to a game in the States about 20 years ago and I'll never forgive them for it.

4 hours of bum numbing "entertainment" during which the "game" very occasionally flickered into brief life in between constant offense/defence/ player changes and, of course, words from our sponsors...

Oh, and full of enormously fat Americans stuffing their faces and drinking **** beer.

Never again

Tidgy

not a fan of a specific team, but do like watching it on tv,prob cos you dont get that bum numbing as mentioned above, fast forward for the win lol

same for basket ball, match live bores the crap out of me cos of the times outs and adverts etc, but if you can fast forward those i do enjoy it.

powerwrx

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love the game, used to play it when i were younger.. big chicargo bears fan back in the days of Walter Payton and william 'the fridge' perry. still a bears fan now but dont get the cance to watch it like i used to.. i remember collecting all the little plastic helmets back in the early 90's lol

Dutch Scooby lover

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Fan here.

Hoping for a Harbaugh vs Harbaugh Superbowl.
The 49ers will make it to New Orleans, the Ravens have a tough game ahead.

What I found strange this season (besides the first few games, with those 2nd line
referees) is that none of the big teams of the last seasons even made it to the semifinals(GB) or even postseason(PIT/NO)

mrmadcap

When i was in Florida during December one of the main news headlines and discussion was the NFL player who shot his partner dead in front of their young daughter. Then he went to the training ground and shot himself dead in front of his coach and the owner of the team.

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/a...161406134.html

ChrisB

I played for a few years whilst at university, loved it.

Got to see the Giants (my team) play when I was in NY a few years back. Misses didn't have a clue but I loved it

Dutch Scooby lover

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The rules and tactics are one of the things which for me makes me love the game, but also is one of the reasons it's not that popular over here in Europe.

Ash170990

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never really looked into it.... so dont know alot about it, but it sounds like rugby for gays lol

ScoobySpudWRX

I'm a back Patriots fan and have been to the last couple of International series games at Wembley which I thoroughly enjoyed. I wasn't sold on the game until I really studied the rules but once you have a grasp of the basics it's excellent.

Kedlestone

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I played 4 years at uni level (derby) and 2 year senior for the Watford cheetahs. Looking to join nottingham ceasers this season. Mostly play WR but have had the odd occasion at qb, would love to play TE but need to put the weight on.

I am also lucky enough to have worked on the wembly game last year. I was there for a week setting up the pre-game lighting for the band at the start and the pitch side ones so spent most of the game on the rams bench, literally. Am penciled to do the 2 games this year to I'll dig some pics out.

richie001

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Sorry guys...NHL is far better.

angryscooby

One NFL fan over here! Last season I suported Falcons and in Super Bowl ravens was my favourite. Totally fell in love with the sport since I first wached superbowl when 13yrs old. I have been wanting to start playing myself aswell but used to play basketball in Finlands top level so never got the time for that and now I spent my time on scoobys

angryscooby

BTW not american football, just football and the other sport is called soccer

GIBZY

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Oakland Raiders. Folled them since i was a nipper (and they were the L.A raiders) Love the sport, better than the Ghey game that they call football over here !!!!