Aggggghhhhhhhh

[TDi90]

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[SimonHarwood]

Watch the Rugby instead............at least until money ruins that aswell!

Too late! It already has.
The day it went professional ruined it for a lot of people (and small clubs). I still watch it occasionally but IMHO it isn't as good as it used to be. They have even changed things to allow them to do things that would incur penalties before.

[Pete]

Dougie Lampkin. I must really be getting old. I remember Martin Lampkin. Anyone remember Les Boocock. Speedway and trials rider?
 Pete.

[Muddy]

My dad trialed with martin lampkin!

I have dabled in club trials myself but think i'll stick to the landy (hurts when you fall off a bike :P )

Totaly agree football sucks and should be banned!

Bring back Group B!! :D

[philcooper]

You all say that money has ruined football, I've got two brothers one who plays footie every sunday and one who goes karting once a month. The thing is karting cost a hell of alot more than a pair of football boots and if the schools pushed sports a bit more we would'nt be seeing all these over weight kids on the news like we are now.

[Ben]

i guess i am very much out numbered here.  

Not necessarily...

I go and watch "Delia's Army" when I get a chance - generally when they're playing an away game within an hour or so of Sheffield. They don't get on TV much (even when they play Chelski!), so I don't watch much sport on TV. Parking the 90 amongst the tractors has a certain charm!
Hopefully we'll stay in the Championship this season!

I do like "Life on Mars" though
Apparently it's up for a couple of awards at the TV Awards.

Cheers

Ben

[Bush Tucker Man]

Dougie Lampkin. I must really be getting old. I remember Martin Lampkin. Anyone remember Les Boocock. Speedway and trials rider?
 Pete.

Dougie's only about 30

Martin is his coach as well as being dad, there was also an Arthur Lampkin, who was Martins brother


I didn't realise that Dougie actually had 12 World Titles, I knew he was a MBE though

http://www.dougielampkin.co.uk/

[Range Rover Blues]

However, my 'top of the tree' is the Tour de France.
Viva Lance!

Years ago when I had a 'proper' job I used to get well pee'd off during the b****y world cup.  I had the sort of job that didn't end at 5 o'clock, if anything it was getting busier and we were expected to stay until it was done.  Except during the world cup, we wern't trusted with keys to our own office so one of the management had to lock up after we had gone.  We got chased out of the office so they could go home and watch 'the beautiful game' even if we were on the 'phone to customers.  It was b***y annoying.  Thing is a couple of weks later when I grabbed my coat at 5 every night I got numerous accusing looks, until someone asked me where I was off to.

"tour de France is on", well they all knew I was seriously into cycling at the time so it got left at that, but the double standard annoyed me and that's why I hate football, it's the attitude that it's the only game that matters.

IT'S JUST A GAME, like Dominos :lol:

My mates and I came to an understanding about sports, basically if you can DIE in the persuit of doing it, then it's a sport.

Motorsport, yeap

Cycling, yeap

Rugby, open to debate actually :?

Sailing, yeap

Rock climbing, yeap

Football, never, ever in a million years, it's just a game!

[sleeplessparadise]

While in Paris with my dad many moons ago we got to watch some of the Tour de France up close and personal like........... unfortunately it was a bad experience for us that day........... my dad was pick pocketed on the underground (they only got his keys which they threw back with a look of disgust when they realised it wasnt a wallet) and on returning to our camper on the banks of the river Seine we found it had been broken into and the only thing the damn thieves took was my brand new calculator which I had owned for about a week and which was the first one I had ever had bought :(

[Range Rover Blues]

They don't like to admit it but the french have a worse problem with youths than we do :(

[Bush Tucker Man]

However, my 'top of the tree' is the Tour de France.
Viva Lance!

Except during the world cup, we wern't trusted with keys to our own office so one of the management had to lock up after we had gone.  We got chased out of the office so they could go home and watch 'the beautiful game' even if we were on the 'phone to customers.

"tour de France is on", well they all knew I was seriously into cycling at the time so it got left at that, but the double standard annoyed me and that's why I hate football, it's the attitude that it's the only game that matters.


Motorsport, yeap

Cycling, yeap

Rugby, open to debate actually :?

Sailing, yeap

Rock climbing, yeap

Football, never, ever in a million years, it's just a game!

It was the same at our place, a TV only appeared during the World Cup.
When I asked for one for 'Le Tour', I got told unequivocally "No!"
When I complained about hypocrisy & unfairness, it was brushed aside


To para-phrase yours Andy

Motorsport; F1 is too boring & predictable

Cycling; Yes (used to race on the road, cyclo-cross & Mountain Bike race)

Rugby; No, not for me

Sailing; Interesting, but wet

Rock climbing; Bro-in-law used to do it, he even got offered an instructors job at 'Xscape' when it opened

Football: No!!!!!