Overrated - sport and music

KnowItAll

Here is a list of some of the things (in sport & music) I think are overrated:

Soccer : So boring. The goals should be made bigger and real tackles allowed!
Hip Hop/Rap music: Do/can they ever write their own songs?
Gealic Football: It's not a bad game but hurling it ain't!
Gospel Music: High pitched screaming.
Martin Johnson: Good leader but not a great player. Over hyped by media.
All US sports: And they say soccer is boring!
Muhammad Ali: The greatest? I don't think so.
Boxing: Put Muhammed Ali in a UFC octagon and see how long he would have lasted!

I could go on all night but you get my drift!

Amz

Someone needs to smack you ... Hard.

fightin irish

In reference to Ali, who would you think is the greatest?

dawballz

fightin irish wrote:

In reference to Ali, who would you think is the greatest?

Rocky, DUH!

fightin irish

he he i forgot about him

ziggy

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Guy:Incognito

Soccer : So boring. The goals should be made bigger and real tackles allowed!
Yeah, sure remove the skill factor, make the goalsd 15 feet high so payers can score from their own half.
Hip Hop/Rap music: Do/can they ever write their own songs?
Dont like this myself, but each to their own
Gealic Football: It's not a bad game but hurling it ain't!
yeah, the sticks and the little ball are a bit of a giveaway
Gospel Music: High pitched screaming.
See rap/hip hop
Martin Johnson: Good leader but not a great player. Over hyped by media.
Sometimes being a good leader is whats needed
All US sports: And they say soccer is boring!
I believe it was you who said that
Muhammad Ali: The greatest? I don't think so.
Well their hasnt been anyone better
Boxing: Put Muhammed Ali in a UFC octagon and see how long he would have lasted!
Id get in the rinm with him if I was allowed to kick aswell. Its like saying Thierry Henry wouldnt score 25 tries a season in rugby

Guy:Incognito

ziggy67 wrote:

Subsitute Roy Keanes name in there IMO

hahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahaahahahahahahahahah, how did you get access to the soccer forum?

Mossy Monk

KnowItAll wrote:

Soccer : So boring. The goals should be made bigger and real tackles allowed!

WHAT WHAT WHAT

make the goals bigger? what the hell are you on about

i agree about the tackling aspect though

steveland?

dawballz wrote:

Rocky, DUH!

Mr. T all the way...

RobertFoster

Amz wrote:

Someone needs to smack you ... Hard.

I volunteer.

ziggy

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Badly Drunk Boy

KnowItAll wrote:

Here is a list of some of the things (in sport & music) I think are overrated:

Soccer : So boring. The goals should be made bigger and real tackles allowed!
Hip Hop/Rap music: Do/can they ever write their own songs?Eh ..yeah!!! And they're the lyricists around.... Gealic Football: It's not a bad game but hurling it ain't! Hurling's great, but football has it's charms too...
Gospel Music: High pitched screaming.Was never a fan...../b]
Martin Johnson: Good leader but not a great player. Over hyped by media.SCUMBAG!!!! (.....Thought everyone knew that....)
All US sports: And they say soccer is boringState the obvious, why dontcha...?"!

Nietzschean

Badly Drunk Boy wrote:

Hip Hop/Rap music: Do/can they ever write their own songs?Eh ..yeah!!! And they're the lyricists around....

What? that doesn't make any sence at all......

Thumper Long

fightin irish wrote:

In reference to Ali, who would you think is the greatest?

Roy Jones Junior

JackKelly

KnowItAll wrote:

Soccer : So boring. The goals should be made bigger and real tackles allowed!

no

KnowItAll wrote:

Hip Hop/Rap music: Do/can they ever write their own songs?

yes

KnowItAll wrote:

Martin Johnson: Good leader but not a great player. Over hyped by media.

no

KnowItAll wrote:

Gospel Music: High pitched screaming.

no

KnowItAll wrote:

All US sports: And they say soccer is boring!

no

KnowItAll wrote:

Muhammad Ali: The greatest? I don't think so.

no

KnowItAll wrote:

Boxing: Put Muhammed Ali in a UFC octagon and see how long he would have lasted!

no

stevenmu

KnowItAll wrote:

Soccer : So boring. The goals should be made bigger and real tackles allowed!

That Budweiser ad had the right idea with 'multiball'. I'm sure some 'purists' would disagree though.

Sleepy

Your first two points have some merit, I'd love to see proper tackling allowed in soccer again, but the sport has become a business and the human resources are too valuable these days to allow soccer to be a proper contact sport. That's why I started taking an interest in the GAA tbh.

Hip Hop/Rap is the most over-rated musical genre I've come across. Every second week a classic is butchered by another talentless "artist" and hits number 1. There are some diamonds in the rough but there's a hell of a lot of crap to dig through to find them.

Blisterman

Multiball would be great in soccer. They should so do that.

rubadub

steveland? wrote:

Mr. T all the way...

Clubber lang, I'm gonna beat you like a dog, A DOG, you hear?
tell your woman to come over my place, I'll show her a REAL man.

Best rocky ever.

Creature

steveland? wrote:

Mr. T all the way...

Two words: Apollo Creed.

KnowItAll

Mossy Monk wrote:

WHAT WHAT WHAT

make the goals bigger? what the hell are you on about

Think about it.. Make the goals about 3 /4 feet wider. This would benifit the most skillful players for long range shots.

It would not be good for the more defensive minded teams though. Any free kick near the goal and the chances are increased that a goal would be scored.

This would probally mean that brazil would win every world cup and it would give less chance of weaker teams pulling off good results... but at least it will be more exciting!

oh... i forgot to mention about scrapping the offside rule!

Guy:Incognito

KnowItAll wrote:

This would probally mean that brazil would win every world cup!

Or EVERY team will have a free kick specialist and every player will fling themselves to the ground anywhere within shooting distance.

KnowItAll wrote:

oh... i forgot to mention about scrapping the offside rule!

And every team will leave a player in the opposition box, which will lead to 1 or 2 defenders in their own box all the time.

DEmeant0r

KnowItAll wrote:

Think about it.. Make the goals about 3 /4 feet wider. This would benifit the most skillful players for long range shots.

It would not be good for the more defensive minded teams though. Any free kick near the goal and the chances are increased that a goal would be scored.

This would probally mean that brazil would win every world cup and it would give less chance of weaker teams pulling off good results... but at least it will be more exciting!

oh... i forgot to mention about scrapping the offside rule!

Oh sweet jesus. Someone smack him/her. As Stekelly said that would remove the skill factor, and it's not all about the goals.

And as for the removing of the off-side rule, no one will agree with you, there will be so many goal hangers that it wouldn't take much skill or coordination to score then.

Kernel

KnowItAll wrote:

Think about it.. Make the goals about 3 /4 feet wider. This would benifit the most skillful players for long range shots.

It would not be good for the more defensive minded teams though. Any free kick near the goal and the chances are increased that a goal would be scored.

This would probally mean that brazil would win every world cup and it would give less chance of weaker teams pulling off good results... but at least it will be more exciting!

oh... i forgot to mention about scrapping the offside rule!

That's ridiculous man! Think about penalties, the goalie wouldn't have a chance, plus you'd have loads of longshots, way off target etc. A goal from the halfway line or outside the box may look brilliant, but that's only because they are rare and skillful.. imagine seeing 2 or 3 volleys go into the net in every game... the same goal.. the same tactics.... yawwwwn!

Oh and football is already an exciting and great game! As is Gaelic Football.

egan007

KnowItAll wrote:

Here is a list of some of the things (in sport & music) I think are overrated:

Soccer : So boring. The goals should be made bigger and real tackles allowed!
Hip Hop/Rap music: Do/can they ever write their own songs?
Gealic Football: It's not a bad game but hurling it ain't!
Gospel Music: High pitched screaming.
Martin Johnson: Good leader but not a great player. Over hyped by media.
All US sports: And they say soccer is boring!
Muhammad Ali: The greatest? I don't think so.
Boxing: Put Muhammed Ali in a UFC octagon and see how long he would have lasted!

I could go on all night but you get my drift!

Consider changing your name to KnowNothing
This is in it's highest form 'Pure Booollix

Sounds like you are king bore rather than the list above

Pighead

Nicole Kidman
The Eagles
Fa Cup Finals
Lap Dancing
The Matrix

Kernel

Pighead wrote:

Nicole Kidman
The Eagles
Fa Cup Finals
Lap Dancing
The Matrix

You're having a laugh! All those things are great usually!

egan007

KnowItAll wrote:

Think about it.. Make the goals about 3 /4 feet wider. This would benifit the most skillful players for long range shots.

It would not be good for the more defensive minded teams though. Any free kick near the goal and the chances are increased that a goal would be scored.

This would probally mean that brazil would win every world cup and it would give less chance of weaker teams pulling off good results... but at least it will be more exciting!

oh... i forgot to mention about scrapping the offside rule!

Ahhhhh - so we are dealing with a girl.

It's not for girls....

Megatron

Thumper Long wrote:

Roy Jones Junior

wrong

Honey Roy palmer ... most underrated heavyweight of his time

Pighead

Guess what Kernel you are overrated too.Eagles my arse

Nicole Kidman:OVERRATED-2 good films,The Others and To Die For.

She reminds me of that creepy 2002 movie S1m0ne, where a producer creates a cybernetic actress. The robot actress becomes wildly famous, as has Kidman. The robot actress never ages - neither does Kidman
She's a Stepford Actress extraordinaire - plastic skin, plastic smile, all facade and no dimension, which would explain why she seems only to shine doing cold and scary.

The Eagles:OVERRATED-the Eagles – there’s not a single redeeming quality there. I take issue with those who think Don Henley is a good songwriter – those songs are wordy and overwrought. ‘Hotel California’? Poo!Kernel the only reason you like them is because they wrote the theme tune of your life-"Desperado"

FA Cup Finals:-2004-05 Arsenal 0:0 Manchester United (after overtime)
Winners - Arsenal FC after penalty shoot out (5:4) Enjoyable
2003-04 Manchester United 3, Milwall 0 Crap
2002-03 Arsenal 1, Southampton United 0 Crap
2001-02 Arsenal 2, Chelsea 0 Crap
2000-01 Liverpool 2, Arsenal 1 Average
1999-2000 Chelsea 1, Aston Villa 0 Crap
1998-99 Man Utd 2, Newcastle 0 Crap

Lapdancing:- http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=2811033#post2811033

The Matrix:-Wanna know why The Matrix is overrated? Keanu Reeves to pull in the females, the effects to pull in the males and kung-fu for the guys, Fishburn to pull in the real critics, Moss for the average Joe, the plot for the sci-fi nerds. The "men in black" dudes were geeky as heck. A software hacker guy that is the chosen one to save the real world, yeah whatever. The Matrix doesn't need another hyped review. I give it thumbs down.

Kernel

Kidman is a great character actress, who, when allowed stretch her wings, can deliver a great performance. Plus, she's a ride.

Eagles.. hotel california and so many other great classics, that nobody should ever doubt their status as rock/country legends.

FA cup finals... this years one was cheated away by Arsenal scum, but usually they are gripping and enjoyable.

Lapdancing... tits and naked girls rubbing up against your hard cock for money. Do I even have to say anything here?

The Matrix - perhaps the best movies ever, with an engaging storyline and deep philosophy.

Blisterman

Overrated singer- Elvis
Overrated Band- The Cure

Bubba

Amz wrote:

Someone needs to smack you ... Hard.

I agree, u deserve a punch for saying all that!!

Guy:Incognito

Pighead wrote:

Southampton United, Crap.

I agree they may be crap, but who exactly are they and what league do they play in?

Kernel

Blisterman wrote:

Overrated singer- Elvis

............................ I'm so shocked I am about to gouge my eyeballs out, leaving this insane thread forever, never to have to see such blasphemy again!



Ow.
Ouch.

stevenmu

stevenmu wrote:

That Budweiser ad had the right idea with 'multiball'. I'm sure some 'purists' would disagree though.

The horses play with multiballs now?

Tar.Aldarion

elvis sucks.....football on tv is so crap and boring....playing it with mates is good....
and hurling is sooo much better than gaelic as it's quite teh cool sport(did you hear it's the fastest game ever :P )

Blisterman

Is sprinting not faster than hurling?

Tar.Aldarion

sprinting is not a game and even if it was .....have you seen those hurling beasts....
/hurler whacks sprinter with his PoWa

Blisterman

What about Ice hockey?

Tar.Aldarion

LOL this could take a while an i have a lan to get to so i leave you with this icer is slow hurler is fast what about what about polo?

Kernel

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

elvis sucks.....football on tv is so crap and boring....playing it with mates is good....
and hurling is sooo much better than gaelic as it's quite teh cool sport(did you hear it's the fastest game ever :P )

Nah it's not the fastest... i lost a bet to pighead once on this... apparently Jai Alai is the fastest ball game.

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=45183

Blisterman

Thats fastest ball. We're talking about fastest players (aren't we?)

If it was fastest anything, shooting would probebly win.

CrimE

Kernel wrote:

Kidman is a great character actress, who, when allowed stretch her wings, can deliver a great performance. Plus, she's a ride.

Eagles.. hotel california and so many other great classics, that nobody should ever doubt their status as rock/country legends.

FA cup finals... this years one was cheated away by Arsenal scum, but usually they are gripping and enjoyable.

Lapdancing... tits and naked girls rubbing up against your hard cock for money. Do I even have to say anything here?

The Matrix - perhaps the best movies ever, with an engaging storyline and deep philosophy.

Agreed except the Nicole Kidman bit but lets agree to disagree

Creamy Goodness

ok, so you say all american sports are boring? so then how come almost every basketball game comes down to the wire?

hardCopy

Blisterman wrote:

Thats fastest ball. We're talking about fastest players (aren't we?)

If it was fastest anything, shooting would probebly win.

I think hurling's record is the fastest field sport, therefore ice-hockey, jai alai don't count

KnowItAll

Stekelly wrote:

every player will fling themselves to the ground anywhere within shooting distance.

Yes.... it's soccer, that happens all the time!

Stekelly wrote:

And every team will leave a player in the opposition box, which will lead to 1 or 2 defenders in their own box all the time.

Which means the game will become more open therefore more goals!

I'm guessing lots of people here are soccer fanatics. They probally support foreign teams like liverpool, man utd etc. They'll buy the (over-prised) jerseys go to matches ( which may end 0-0) and shout on their favourite team. All the while the directors and share holders are laughing their way to the bank saving the money the mug fans have given them!

So by all means, go to the matches and spend (give) your money away. It does not bother me but I couldn't help laughing at the liverpool fans the other week. As they were celebrating liverpools success I couldn't help think back about the TV programme some months ago about the anti-irish abuse an irish family were receiving in.. Liverpool!

Guy:Incognito

KnowItAll wrote:

I'm guessing lots of people here are soccer fanatics. They probally support foreign teams like liverpool, man utd etc. They'll buy the (over-prised) jerseys go to matches ( which may end 0-0) and shout on their favourite team. All the while the directors and share holders are laughing their way to the bank saving the money the mug fans have given them!

So by all means, go to the matches and spend (give) your money away. It does not bother me but I couldn't help laughing at the liverpool fans the other week. As they were celebrating liverpools success I couldn't help think back about the TV programme some months ago about the anti-irish abuse an irish family were receiving in.. Liverpool!

As opposed to doing the same for an amatuer sport in this country? The Irish are abused in every country they are in, just like very foreign group of anyt size are in any country they go to, lets hate the whole world, the bloody Irish hating bastards,

Tar.Aldarion

Blisterman wrote:

Thats fastest ball. We're talking about fastest players (aren't we?)

If it was fastest anything, shooting would probebly win.

ya i was just messin about.
you know the hurling ad on tv 'fastest field game in the world' eh and it is a pretty cool sport great fun compared to soccor and gaelic.i would think more skill is required too cos it is

Zaph

Don't know how this has escaped my notice until now, but seeing as everyone else has had a go, Ill have a crack:

Soccer : So boring. The goals should be made bigger and real tackles allowed!

Boring? Were you watching Liverpool v AC Milan at all? I'm not a fan of either and I couldn't pull myself away from it. What would making the goals larger achieve? More goals would make it like basketball where one team goes down the pitch and scores, and then the opposition does exactly the same. But you don't like American sports either, do you? I do however agree that the physical element is being taken away and something should be done about that.

Hip Hop/Rap music: Do/can they ever write their own songs?

Not a fan of this at all myself, it offends my ears, but plagiarism has been part of music going back to the likes of Mozart, Bach and earlier, so it's hardly going to stop now.

Gaelic Football: It's not a bad game but hurling it ain't!

Not a fan myself, but I can see the attraction. Tough, physical game that's not for the faint hearted on many occasions. Can't see how that makes it overrated.

Gospel Music: High pitched screaming.

Ah now you're just being silly. Have you ever heard Mahalia Jackson in full flow? Or the Harlem Gospel Choir? In fact, do you actually know anything about music?

Martin Johnson: Good leader but not a great player. Over hyped by media.

Over-hyped by the British media maybe, but not here.

All US sports: And they say soccer is boring!

Ever been to a baseball game? Great fun, and that's before anything actually happens on the field. American football? A great game of tactics if you know what you're looking at. Ice hockey? Fast and furious, about as far from boring as you can get. Basketball? Yeah, OK, that bores me to tears as well.

Muhammad Ali: The greatest? I don't think so.

Leave this place now blasphemer! Not only was Ali the greatest in the ring, he was the greatest out of it. He stood up for his principles at a time when doing so was deeply unpopular and overcame the animosity to become the most recognised, and possibly loved, person on the planet.

Boxing: Put Muhammed Ali in a UFC octagon and see how long he would have lasted!

UFC? You call that sport? A bunch of thugs where they belong, in a cage. Ali had craft and skill and never had to learn how to fight like that, so of course he be killed. But put one of those guys in a boxing ring with Ali in his prime and he would have made them look like the neanderthals they are before flattening them.