tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post2275200651745390330..comments2024-03-23T09:59:53.293+00:00Comments on LINEN ON THE HEDGEROW: Football bigotry - no surprise there then!Richard Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-54568874550467802242012-01-27T09:43:45.173+00:002012-01-27T09:43:45.173+00:00Matthias - ha! ha!
I grew up playing Gaelic Footba...Matthias - ha! ha!<br />I grew up playing Gaelic Football (a game for visigoths played by huns!) in England of all places.Richard Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-15091419362918128332012-01-27T09:23:37.695+00:002012-01-27T09:23:37.695+00:00Football oh you mean soccer .
Football on australi...Football oh you mean soccer .<br />Football on australia is<br /><br />Rugby Union "game for hooligans played by gentleman"<br />Rugby League-a gentlemans game played by hooligans (thugs)<br />australian Rules football "a thugs game played by thugs"<br />Soccer " football but not as we know it"Matthiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17802371400315851525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-22596149024053279432012-01-15T09:58:16.524+00:002012-01-15T09:58:16.524+00:00Gareth - there is nothing inherently wrong with fo...Gareth - there is nothing inherently wrong with football. It is just that any Catholic element has been well and truly eradicated.Richard Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-17700370850684725502012-01-14T20:02:02.902+00:002012-01-14T20:02:02.902+00:00Many teams were started by Catholic churches/pries...Many teams were started by Catholic churches/priests/communities.<br /><br />I do not think we should throw the baby out with the bath-water.Webmaster Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14145929812952678326noreply@blogger.com