Guest Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 I started taking an interest in footie in the mid 50s and soccer was the commonly used word then and many of the magazines had soccer in the title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Soccer > Footie. That has to be said. Footie? What are you 8? That said though, call it whatever the bloody hell you want, surely we're not all that uptight about this? It's just a word, it's not gonna kill you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexydadbod Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Most people hate it because most of the americans who say that do it because they don't like football and do it to annoy everyone else, at least that is what I have experienced on social media. They also fail to acknowledge that it is called "football" and think that the NFL is the only sport in the world. I personally couldn't care less what people call it as long as they aren't doing it to annoy you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiabob Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Not really bothered to be honest.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 It's hoofball in the red part of the East Midlands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 It's bloody football otherwise we'd be DCSC, Forest NFSC Liverpool LSC and so on. In other words we'd all be so and so Soccer Club, well newsflash...we ain't, we are all so and so FOOTBALL Club. Anyone caught saying soccer should be flogged at half time and their names flashed up on the big screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilsonram12 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Think it's the way Americans say soccer that grates Brits when talking about FOOTBALL, how can they call a game in the states that is played with mainly by hands american football grrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 It's bloody football otherwise we'd be DCSC, Forest NFSC Liverpool LSC and so on. In other words we'd all be so and so Soccer Club, well newsflash...we ain't, we are all so and so FOOTBALL Club. Anyone caught saying soccer should be flogged at half time and their names flashed up on the big screen.Again, it's a cultural thing. Statements like this are akin to lynch mobs because someone has a funny accent.This is what I don't get, why are people so precious over this?As for "DCSC" and such, how many Rugby Clubs go by names like "Blackheath Football Club" or at the very least have "Football" in the name. Not to mention clubs of the various football codes tend to go for such names because they are all football. Our beloved game is Association football, some clubs even put the full title in the name, Sunderland and Hull being notable examples. In regions where "Soccer" (the shortened form of Association Football) is the common term, clubs do tend to end up being SC, rather than FC or AFC.Again, the more bizarre part is that Rugby has as much claim to the name "Football" (as do any Football games that were derived from the pre-codified games for that matter) as Association Football. Being a snob about it doesn't change the history or origin of the term. Football will to most refer to Association Football, because it is the most popular worldwide, but that doesn't mean that it's outright "Football". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC Else Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I've always looked at it as they call it Football because the ball is a foot long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I've always looked at it as they call it Football because the ball is a foot long. So why not call it 'Subway'? Mmmmmmm, meatball marinara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC Else Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 An American football is a foot long I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I though it was because you can get foot long sausages in the stadiums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 So why not call it 'Subway'? Mmmmmmm, meatball marinara. I though it was because you can get foot long sausages in the stadiums. Great minds.... or just equally buffoonish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 An American football is a foot long I mean. How do you cook it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC Else Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Its pig skin so I would imagine like crackling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highgate Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Why would anyone care if someone calls it soccer? Plus there are perfectly valid practical reasons for calling it soccer in countries where there are other sports using that term. Honestly i think some people just look for reasons, however trivial, to get annoyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanRam Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 It's bloody football otherwise we'd be DCSC, Forest NFSC Liverpool LSC and so on. In other words we'd all be so and so Soccer Club, well newsflash...we ain't, we are all so and so FOOTBALL Club. Anyone caught saying soccer should be flogged at half time and their names flashed up on the big screen. I will make sure I say football when I come over for Leeds match mate. I would hate to get flogged as that doesn't sound too exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 I have been to the states a bit AR and the obvious thing to me is that people are generally better natured, more inclined to be thoughtful and polite. Not that we are nasty as such over here just that we have an Island mentality and have been successfully repelling all invaders for nearly 1,000 years (1066 was the last time someone succeeded). We can get a bit uppity............I expect you have noticed. Cough...1688...cough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scarlet Pimpernel Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 That was revolution not invasion........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 That was revolution not invasion........... A revolution that happened shortly after an army of 40,000 foreign mercenaries invaded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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