Football Disillusionment

[Drico]

Just watch the Big Match Revisited.

As you get older, you grow out of the circus that is modern sport and simply try to appreciate it at as an entertainment. I no longer identify with the players - because they have nothing in common with me. I generally don't have much in common with millionaires. Money-based sports, like football or Formula 1, are always likely to become less appealing as you mature. Skill-based sports, like Tennis, Snooker, or Darts are still as good as ever. We're naive as kids. Then we grow up.

 

[longers]

Stopped properly caring about ten or so years back, losing doesn’t bother me that much anymore... I just chuckle and facepalm and that’s that whereas when I was in my 20s id get properly vex’d over a result like last nights.

This will probably change if we ever become good and I actually start developing expectations again.

American sports despite being gash have a much better model imo with wage caps etc, there is a much bigger effort to keep the leagues somewhat balanced. Football is the complete opposite, its all about pandering to the Mega clubs.

 

[Leylo]

Ffs will everyone cheer up , depressed reading this, we will be going the game again soon ,shops opening pubs restaurants holiday parks come on people think positive, we will beat city next week just know it

 

[bazza86]

Having fans in stadiums has always created a bit of a distraction to what is actually happening on the pitch. Without fans perhaps we are now seeing the professional game for what it really is.

 

[street end]

I’ve been supporting Everton for over 60 years, through great times, good times, not so good times and dismal times but I’m now getting really disillusioned with football in general and with Everton in particular. Covid lockdown hasn’t helped and has probably just brought this disillusionment into focus. However, after yesterday’s abysmal performance I sat and thought about the main causes of my discontent and these include some major issues and minor irritations (not necessarily Everton based) but I’m sure everyone can add to this list (including me!).

• Ridiculous transfer fees: you could build 5-6 primary schools for the cost of one iwobi* (£28M)
• Obscene levels of wages: You could employ 74 nurses for one Iwobi* annual salary (£2.6m)
• VAR: where do I start?
• Feigning injury: the obligatory scream of agony and the holding of the head, thigh, knee, shin, ankle after every hard (and not so hard) tackle. Mainly to disrupt the oppositions progress when you’ve just lost the ball!
• Throw-Ins: players from both sides holding up their arms and yelling ‘our ball’ every time there’s a throw-in, even when it’s clearly obvious who the ball last touched.
• Commentator’s terminology: ‘high press’ ‘low block’ ‘high line’ ‘tiki-taka’ ‘false number nine’ ‘box to box player’ ‘playing in the pocket’………..meaningless phrases that make me cringe every time I hear some half-wit commentator and his Stan Laurel side kick trying to appear ‘knowledgeable’.

* = or substitute any other expensive, overpaid, not very talented premier league player.

Of course if we beat Man City next Saturday all will be forgiven until next time!

Feeling a bit like this myself, the only thing I would have added to your post is that the players don’t even look bothered when they are getting beat.... I used to get really p*d off when we lost especially when the performance was just as bad but now I just try to laugh it off, not saying I still don’t get p*d off and rant about them. All that being said not being able to go the game with lockdown etc just makes the game all that further out of touch with everyone else’s reality. I’ll still renew mine and the lads season ticket though.

 

[Goat]

Weird how people only feel disillusioned after a defeat.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

More disillusioned with Everton constantly rolling over to crap sides than football in general tbh

 

[Quadvod]

Nah not for me - was dancing round the living room when Calvert lewin scored late at old Trafford, kept pinching myself when we 2-0 at the pit and I’m desperate for us to find a way (unlikely as it is) to-get past city next week

 

[ForestBlue]

Just watch the Big Match Revisited.

As you get older, you grow out of the circus that is modern sport and simply try to appreciate it at as an entertainment. I no longer identify with the players - because they have nothing in common with me. I generally don't have much in common with millionaires. Money-based sports, like football or Formula 1, are always likely to become less appealing as you mature. Skill-based sports, like Tennis, Snooker, or Darts are still as good as ever. We're naive as kids. Then we grow up.

I've been watching this now for ages and its brilliant. One of the things I like the most is its just Brian Moore as a one man show. He does the commentary and the presenting. Nowadays we somehow need to have a match commentator, a commentary pundit, a studio presenter and 2 studio pundits all nursing us through the game WTF! Why? They spend more time talking about the game than actually showing us it! They do show other regional games with Gerald Sinstadt or Huw Johns etc doing the commentary but thats it.

I just turn the sound off now on telly. I don't have a single commentators or pundit in my ear at the game (apart from the 40000 who are there with me haha) and I'm perfectly capable of realising whats going on when I watch it.

I like the olden days coverage better!

 

[aazak]

Could your 6 Primary schools thread a ball through the eye of a needle so it goes straight to an opposition player or out of play?

I rest my case Iwobi is worth more than schools or NHS staff.

Imagine people clapping for Everton players lol

 

[applecrumble]

A bit like this forum adding insulting tags - makes me ashamed to be a blue What are we reds or something

 

[Goat]

A bit like this forum adding insulting tags - makes me ashamed to be a blue What are we reds or something

Pipe down kopite.

 

[applecrumble]

Pipe down kopite.

I'd say your the one acting like that - so you pipe down and don't respond

 

[Bullens Rd]

I'm definitely looking forward to moving to Asia later in the year and hopefully being far too busy to care too much for Everton.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

I’ve been supporting Everton for over 60 years, through great times, good times, not so good times and dismal times but I’m now getting really disillusioned with football in general and with Everton in particular.

If I had a pound...