The Whining Forum: AWESOME POST in "Soccer is bullshit", by Yar

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Post: Soccer is bullshit
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Posted by: Yar
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Soccer victory is decided by people faking victimization, and by a corrupt, powerful official who is not held accountable.

To most people in the world, that is how life works. Some asshole fakes it and gets lucky, or a corrupt government lurches mysteriously into or out of your favor. You struggle endlessly, but your struggles are far less likely than these to result in meaningful progress. Either way, the progress will be barely measurable, and you'll likely end up with the same low measure as everyone else.

So soccer makes sense as a sport.

Except in America, where we expect, insist, that shit be designed fair. That officials, while not perfect, be transparent and held accountable. That while nothing is guaranteed, successful efforts usually lead to successful results, and a meaningful margin defines each victor. That's how we see life, and what we expect in sport.

So soccer is boring and pisses us off. Like most of the rest of the world is boring and pisses us off.

Henroid

There's a load of irony here that I appreciate and loathe all at once.

Raneados

this is one of the stupidest things i have ever read

it is ironic?

undeinPirat

this is really dumb unless it is sarcastic

Supraluminal

Don't forget the new rule!

Centipede Damascus

I do think the referees in soccer should be accountable, but this is just silly goosery.

Raneados

Supraluminal wrote: »

Don't forget the new rule!

that's why i'm asking for context

because despite the given reason stating otherwise, it is necessary

RoyceSraphim

You obviously don't live in Seattle where the burning rage against the Pittsburgh Steelers still burns 3 years later.

edit: To sum it up, after an outstanding season, the Seattle Seahawks made it to the superbowl and had several points lost to suspicious calls by the referees and obtuse rules that seemed to be cited for the Steelers' benefit.

edit mk 2: I was looking for Horsey's comic on the game but found this instead, in the end, at least we don't live in Pittsburgh.

Regina Fong

RoyceSraphim wrote: »

You obviously don't live in Seattle where the burning rage against the Pittsburgh Steelers still burns 3 years later.

edit: To sum it up, after an outstanding season, the Seattle Seahawks made it to the superbowl and had several points lost to suspicious calls by the referees and obtuse rules that seemed to be cited for the Steelers' benefit.

edit mk 2: I was looking for Horsey's comic on the game but found this instead, in the end, at least we don't live in Pittsburgh.

Welcome to the pain and suffering the Raiders and their fans felt after the motherfucking tuck rule got trotted out.

The Geebs That Is A Pony

any pain and suffering a raiders fan goes through is entirely justified

badger2d

NFL spends the most time of any major sports organization rewriting rules and making up new ones for increasingly obscure situations. Ironically, this leads inevitably to it having some of the most ludicrously bullshit rules in sports.

Yar

Yar wrote: »

Vindication.

Bill Chappell, NPR wrote:

I don't agree with FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who justifies the status quo by saying, "Society is not perfect, football is not perfect."

Bill Chappell, NPR wrote:

Take all those points together, and you get a picture of a system that’s paternalistic, exclusionary and destined to fail — in short, it's not unlike several economies in Europe.

bikkibikkibo

The Geebs That Is A Mod wrote: »

any pain and suffering a raiders fan goes through is entirely justified

That and they "have three superbowls! what has your team done?!"