i mean we could get into a pissing match on the phrase "global popularity" but baseball and basketball do damn well for themselves on that front.
anyway, i'm voting rugby.
― hugging used to mean something (call all destroyer), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:34 (fourteen years ago) link
i would just like to point out that these sports have slightly more global popularity than america's
Not sure about that. Rugby isn't really that popular, is it?
― Dante ... Bruno . Vico .. Passantino (Tom D.), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:35 (fourteen years ago) link
aren't rugby and cricket like insanely popular in about 5 countries each?
― hugging used to mean something (call all destroyer), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:35 (fourteen years ago) link
football and basketball are obviously the analogous ones here - they're the ones you just rock up and play with your mates at a moment's notice, their icons receive similar media treatment etc etc
rugby is enormously popular in the entire commonwealth + in france, specifically south france, also it is a rapidly growing sport in europe + south america
― Sclungethorpe United (country matters), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:36 (fourteen years ago) link
According to my article, both baseball and basketball have more global popularity that rugby and field hockey
― Obama seems to have the views of a 21-year-old Hispanic girl (HI DERE), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:36 (fourteen years ago) link
so, you know, nyah
― Obama seems to have the views of a 21-year-old Hispanic girl (HI DERE), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:37 (fourteen years ago) link
maybe louis is secretly scottish since rugby league means fuck all up here. Then again i suppose it means fuck all where he lives too.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:37 (fourteen years ago) link
Rugby Union means fuck all in Scotland too
― Dante ... Bruno . Vico .. Passantino (Tom D.), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:38 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah dan but i wasn't comparing baseball and basketball with either field hockey or rugby was i, read my breakdown to an extent
― Sclungethorpe United (country matters), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:38 (fourteen years ago) link
Not if youre a posh cunt or a farmer in the borders
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:38 (fourteen years ago) link
Proper Football>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> American FootballCricket >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Baseball
As Louis points out, cricket is virtually a religion in India, and there's, uhhhhhhhhhhh, quite a few people living down there
― Dante ... Bruno . Vico .. Passantino (Tom D.), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:39 (fourteen years ago) link
cricket is insanely popular in about 30 countries if we're splitting the Caribbean btw
― Sclungethorpe United (country matters), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:39 (fourteen years ago) link
also the chinese have decided to be boss dogs at cricket, i read an article and they really have gotten the bug apparently
― Sclungethorpe United (country matters), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:40 (fourteen years ago) link
I am going to Suggest Ban anyone who admits to voting for rugby.
― Tits Bramble (Matt DC), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:40 (fourteen years ago) link
and as for rugby union, didnt there used to be like 7 leagues just for the west of scotland? its popular. And Murrayfield sells out for Scotland games,unlike the smaller hampden park for Scotland footy games
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:40 (fourteen years ago) link
but its impossible to choose between cricket and football, but i guess football as i have club allegiances and in cricket i dont. but im gonna give cricket a vote anyway since footy will walk it
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:41 (fourteen years ago) link
I can promise you though,here in scotland, cricket would win a most hated game poll of any sports.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:42 (fourteen years ago) link
I should add that rugby is a sport so shit that even the British Empire couldn't force it onto most of its subjects.
― Tits Bramble (Matt DC), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:42 (fourteen years ago) link
and that includes synchronized swimming
my defence of promoting field hockey above rugby league: we already had one rugby, ice hockey needed a counterpart, it's a good sport, and it's WAY more popular abroad than it is in britain (germany, holland, australia and pakistan especially)
scotland are playing in the world twenty20 AGAINST ENGLAND tomorrow, surely the spirit of caledonia will rear its head
― Sclungethorpe United (country matters), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:43 (fourteen years ago) link
no RONG they are not playing england. but still.
Murrayfield sells out for Scotland games,unlike the smaller hampden park for Scotland footy games
I'd bet that Rangers and Celtic get more people going to watch them on one Saturday than would watch every club rugby match in Scotland in one entire season
― Dante ... Bruno . Vico .. Passantino (Tom D.), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:44 (fourteen years ago) link
There's plenty of cricket clubs in Scotland. But in no way is it popular.
Scotland played England in a 20/20 the other day
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:44 (fourteen years ago) link
I can promise you that that is bollocks
I heartily endorse this position unless it's a write-in for League.
― C-Word Waddell (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:45 (fourteen years ago) link
oh i know that tom. I bet Accies get more
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:45 (fourteen years ago) link
I take your points Louis but "we already had one rugby" is kinda adding insult to injury.
yeah that was it xp to pfunk
and i don't think you posted about it once
scottish cricket rip ;_;
(i DID hear that Aberdeen has the most cricket clubs per person in the UK)
― Sclungethorpe United (country matters), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:46 (fourteen years ago) link
i dont think louis understands how league is important in the north of england
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:46 (fourteen years ago) link
BRING IT
― hugging used to mean something (call all destroyer), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:46 (fourteen years ago) link
NV, I'm only posting the sports that are most widespread in their popularity. League isn't particularly popular, not least on the global stage where only really (northern) GB, Aus and NZ take it at all seriously. You may write-in a vote for it, yes.
― Sclungethorpe United (country matters), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:48 (fourteen years ago) link
Nah I still prefer footie and cricket to League but it is a strong scoring third. Also, like I said, I could probly buy the broadcast rights to the next hockey world cup so fuck that shit imo
― C-Word Waddell (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:49 (fourteen years ago) link
Northern GB? Theres no rugby league in Scotland,louis
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:50 (fourteen years ago) link
Dude you wait til the next round of franchises. Also you had the big Easter weekend this year.
― C-Word Waddell (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:51 (fourteen years ago) link
Basically you're accusing me of namby-pamby southern elitist classism, NV ;-)
― Sclungethorpe United (country matters), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:51 (fourteen years ago) link
But Scotland has an international rugby league team. Certainly used to have.
― Dante ... Bruno . Vico .. Passantino (Tom D.), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Likewise Wales and Ireland.
I used to enjoy watching the challenge cup final back in the 80s early 90s. Ellery Hanley's Wigan side.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Nah I'm not LJ, more like not recognising the awesome skills and thrills and appeal of the one true Rugby code.
― C-Word Waddell (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Scotland has a cricket team but it doesnt mean its a popular sport
Or, y'know, the one version of Rugby where England actually run with and pass the ball.
― C-Word Waddell (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:54 (fourteen years ago) link
It does mean that they at least play it there! (xp)
― Dante ... Bruno . Vico .. Passantino (Tom D.), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:54 (fourteen years ago) link
lol my favourite of these is actually hockey, which i don't think i've ever watched or played, but the others are so boring and awful. team sports suckkkk so much
― lex pretend, Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:54 (fourteen years ago) link
football my favourite I guess, I watch it more than anything else, but I love rugby union, more and more each year too.
― Local Garda, Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:54 (fourteen years ago) link
i probably wouldn't mind attending a cricket match as long as i could just booze it up and not care about the people doing nothing on the court/pitch/field/whatever it's called
― lex pretend, Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:55 (fourteen years ago) link
football is def the worst of these
Go to a 20/20 match then Lex
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:56 (fourteen years ago) link
Out of interest Lex why do you hate team sports so much?
xpost that's what everybody does at the cricket
― C-Word Waddell (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:56 (fourteen years ago) link
League's a bit turgid, it reminds me of American Football. Union's just a bunch of tits running about like headless chickens, occasionally coalescing into something interesting but not often enough.
― Dante ... Bruno . Vico .. Passantino (Tom D.), Thursday, 4 June 2009 16:57 (fourteen years ago) link
wikipedia says Edward III banned it.
I guess ball and stick games pretty universal.
― Prince of Persia (Ed), Thursday, 4 June 2009 17:37 (fourteen years ago) link
I'd imagine the bollocks were hard to find on the field
― Obama seems to have the views of a 21-year-old Hispanic girl (HI DERE), Thursday, 4 June 2009 17:38 (fourteen years ago) link
The modern game grew from English public schools in the early 19th century. The first club was in 1849 at Blackheath in south-east London, but the modern rules grew out of a version played by Middlesex cricket clubs for winter sport
― Sclungethorpe United (country matters), Thursday, 4 June 2009 17:38 (fourteen years ago) link
the little field hockey i've seen suggests that it is an awful sport
― hugging used to mean something (call all destroyer), Thursday, 4 June 2009 17:38 (fourteen years ago) link
lol dan they were like the golden snitch
field hockey is great fun to play fwiw
― Sclungethorpe United (country matters), Thursday, 4 June 2009 17:39 (fourteen years ago) link
field hockey may be fun to play, but it's awful to watch
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 4 June 2009 17:39 (fourteen years ago) link
It's quite like football, in a lot of ways. Closer to it than rugby is.
― Dante ... Bruno . Vico .. Passantino (Tom D.), Thursday, 4 June 2009 17:40 (fourteen years ago) link
Can't wait for favourite of the big four Scottish team sports:
ShintyErrrrrrrrr, curling...... I suppose
Caber toss.
― languid samuel l. jackson (jim), Thursday, 4 June 2009 17:40 (fourteen years ago) link
even girls hockey?
xposts
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 4 June 2009 17:40 (fourteen years ago) link
i watch field hockey occasionally, it is diverting
― Sclungethorpe United (country matters), Thursday, 4 June 2009 17:40 (fourteen years ago) link
That's close to women's football (xp)
― Dante ... Bruno . Vico .. Passantino (Tom D.), Thursday, 4 June 2009 17:41 (fourteen years ago) link
xposts. as in i'd need a team to throw a caber.
― languid samuel l. jackson (jim), Thursday, 4 June 2009 17:41 (fourteen years ago) link
or a bloke called Caber
― Sclungethorpe United (country matters), Thursday, 4 June 2009 17:41 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm imagining Lex is an avid fan of the World Strongest Man... errrrrr, the contest I mean
― Dante ... Bruno . Vico .. Passantino (Tom D.), Thursday, 4 June 2009 17:42 (fourteen years ago) link
WSM is quality entertainment!
― Obama seems to have the views of a 21-year-old Hispanic girl (HI DERE), Thursday, 4 June 2009 17:51 (fourteen years ago) link
I never miss it!
― Dante ... Bruno . Vico .. Passantino (Tom D.), Thursday, 4 June 2009 17:55 (fourteen years ago) link
Scottish sports: The sheaf-toss is my absolute favorite. I'll be watching some on Saturday, now that you mention it.
― But not someone who should be dead anyway (Laurel), Thursday, 4 June 2009 17:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Football is a lot more posh than it used to be. A lot of people simply cant afford to go to football anymore. Just look at the prawn sandwich brigade,that didn't exist in the 1980s.
Think you're confusing league football with football here. Also, a lot of people can't afford to do a lot of things any more, it's not exclusive to football.
(also, a kid's season ticket at Celtic Park is £50, which is like under £3 a game, which wouldn't even buy you a prawn sandwich)
― ailsa, Thursday, 4 June 2009 18:03 (fourteen years ago) link
Sorry, LJ, I mentioned Celtic on your thread, please mock me forever in your stylish and inimitable way.
Voted football. Cricket is pretty great as well tho.
― I donated and I expect some sort of reward measured in virgins. (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 4 June 2009 18:07 (fourteen years ago) link
ailsa you are allowed 5 further mentions, allusions or otherwise before i object. use them wisely.
― Sclungethorpe United (country matters), Thursday, 4 June 2009 18:08 (fourteen years ago) link
Maybe the lex will get excited by the start of the 20/20 cricket world cup today.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 5 June 2009 13:11 (fourteen years ago) link
I went with cricket. I follow football more closely, but I enjoy a good Test match far, far more than any football match. Rugby union I could take or leave, but as a team sport it requires the most teamwork out of all 4 sports, so it has a certain appeal to me as well.
― ears are wounds, Friday, 5 June 2009 13:28 (fourteen years ago) link
Rugby
― Dr.C, Friday, 5 June 2009 13:29 (fourteen years ago) link
Lex: if you go to a cricket match and you don't get steadily pissed whilst keeping half-an-eye on the match then you are basically doing it wrong. Cricket is the best spectator sport in this regard.
― ears are wounds, Friday, 5 June 2009 13:30 (fourteen years ago) link
hurling, you little bitches. hurling.
― U2 raped goat (darraghmac), Friday, 5 June 2009 13:51 (fourteen years ago) link
sorry that came across a little aggressively. GAA does that.
anyway:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luQ2Vxez2V4
― U2 raped goat (darraghmac), Friday, 5 June 2009 13:54 (fourteen years ago) link
darraghmac that truly seems like a brilliant sport in every single way except for the "unbelievably dangerous for your health" element, which, and I have to be candid, puts me off a bit
― Sclungethorpe United (country matters), Friday, 5 June 2009 14:07 (fourteen years ago) link
i have some decent scars from playing it up to u-14 level, true, but last year was a record low for fatalities i'll have you know. fastest ball sport in the world.
― U2 raped goat (darraghmac), Saturday, 6 June 2009 12:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Thought that was this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI-HqszRq0g&feature=fvw
― Gordon Brown Reason to Live (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 6 June 2009 12:26 (fourteen years ago) link
it should be:
footballcricketrugbykorfball
― James Mitchell, Saturday, 6 June 2009 12:56 (fourteen years ago) link
Stuff that could've replace hockey: tug of war, morris dancing.
― Scrum of the Earth (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 6 June 2009 12:59 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 15 June 2009 23:01 (fourteen years ago) link
may as well give this one the big bump
― gosh I actually dig this shit (country matters), Tuesday, 16 June 2009 10:33 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 16 June 2009 23:01 (fourteen years ago) link
England just fucking won the European Championship of hockey, I feel vindicated
― They are known for contracting the ugliest players, like Kuyt (country matters), Sunday, 30 August 2009 22:56 (fourteen years ago) link