Fans crying over football?

Bodhidharma · 12-03-2012 12:59AM #1

Just saw the Swansea goal today and I noticed the camera pans straight away to a City fan (a grown adult man) crying. Now maybe I'm just hard as nails but does anyone else find this totally ridiculous?

Is this just an example of the X Factor/Media savvy generation performing on camera like they've seen on the tv or was this genuine, and justifiable*?

I have never cried over anything in football, never even close. I love the game dont get me wrong, but its becoming so common to see everyone crying on the pitch, in the crowd, on tv, is it a sort of group hysteria like the death of Princess Di or what?

*In the case of the City fan I would say its utterly ridiculous; its a very long time since they won the league, yes, but they're improving at enormous speed(plus we're only in the second week of March).

Neil3030 · 12-03-2012 01:02AM

If you learned that his brother had died this week and that said brother was a massive Manchester City fan, would that make it ok?

That didn't happen, btw, I'm just saying that you never know the full story so it's probably best to just leave him at it, for whatever his reasons may be.

Shanotheslayer · 12-03-2012 01:04AM

I reckon he had a shít load of money on City that game.

Nalz · 12-03-2012 01:07AM

Depends on what type of person you are. If you want to cry, then cry. I don't see the big deal really. It doesn't happen that often and it has happened before this "X factor" era.

Mind you the incident today at the Swansea & Manchester City game was a small bit extreme.

dan1895 · 12-03-2012 01:07AM

The Premiership, where even the fans are a bunch of pansies!

Bodhidharma · 12-03-2012 01:08AM

Neil3030 wrote: »

If you learned that his brother had died this week and that said brother was a massive Manchester City fan, would that make it ok?

No, that would make it irrelevant as I'm referring to people crying over FOOTBALL, not dead relatives, dead anyone, national day's of mourning, remembering tragedies, wars, nationalism, or anything else other than football.

Eirebear · 12-03-2012 01:09AM

I've cried at Football.

I cried the night Rangers beat Fiorentina to get to the UEFA Final.
I cried the night of the final at full time too.

I got genuinely emotional, although not quite at crying stage when the players came onto the pitch a couple of weeks ago at Ibrox to a hell of a reception from the fans, days after going into administration.

Football is an emotional game for supporters, it always has been.
Neil;s example may seem a bit extreme - but football has always been a way of letting off steam, and when you're in a state of heightened emotion, it's easy to let something get to you.

Turtyturd · 12-03-2012 01:10AM

Bit ridiculous alright, the league isn't even close to being decided. Not that it would make it ok if it was.

The only time it's acceptable for a man to cry is

when Wallace gets killed

in The Wire.

Nalz · 12-03-2012 01:12AM

Anyone who hasn't seen the wire (very few I'd imagine) don't look at that spoiler above!!!!

Paully D · 12-03-2012 01:31AM

Not ashamed to say I cried after this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHFkFqVcFGo

I also welled up when Grant Leadbitter ran over to the spot where his father's ashes had been buried a few months earlier to celebrate his goal against Arsenal:

Also, when we played our last game at Roker Park.

Football's an emotional game, I have no problem with anyone crying over it.

Son Of A Vidic · 12-03-2012 01:32AM

Bodhidharma wrote: »

Just saw the Swansea goal today and I noticed the camera pans straight away to a City fan (a grown adult man) crying. Now maybe I'm just hard as nails but does anyone else find this totally ridiculous?

Not only was it ridiculous, but it was one of the most pathetic things I've seen at a game.

Xavi6 · 12-03-2012 01:40AM

The bloke in question should be embarrassed for crying over a defeat.

Jimmy Iovine · 12-03-2012 02:14AM

Turtyturd wrote: »

The only time it's acceptable for a man to cry is
when Wallace gets killed
in The Wire.

"Where the fúck is Wallace"

is one of the best quotes from the whole show. I really took a shine to him and D'Angelo for the first season. The chess scene is one of the greatest of all time imo. "The king stay the king".

Back on topic.

The chap crying today looked a bit ridiculous imo. Still 10 games to go and City are in with a shout of the title. If it was last game of the season and his team just got relegated then I'd be a bit more sympathetic.

Xavi6 · 12-03-2012 02:21AM

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

If it was last game of the season and his team just got relegated then I'd be a bit more sympathetic.

Ah those were the days...

joshrogan · 12-03-2012 02:39AM

It wouldn't be the final day of the premiership without the camera panning over for the obligatory shots of the crying fans.

CiaranC · 12-03-2012 02:47AM

People have been crying at football for as long as football has been popular.

mixed up · 12-03-2012 02:50AM

It's a joke to be honest.I wouldn't mind the players crying if they lose a final or something like that as they would have put in so much effort to get there and to lose it would be heartbreaking.

Gavin "shels" · 12-03-2012 02:54AM

CiaranC wrote: »

People have been crying at football for as long as football has been popular.

"At" being the key word.

Shels -v- Limerick, last kick of the game goal for Limerick sent a large amount of Shels fans into tears in Tolka that night, me included.

Shels -v- Finn Harps in October tears of happiness were on the card for a good few, again myself included.

Revolution9 · 12-03-2012 03:00AM

A good friend of mine was bawling his eyes out on the LUAS on his way to watch Shamrock Rovers' first match in Tallaght Stadium.

Yakult · 12-03-2012 03:00AM

Can't see why it would bother you if people cry at a football match? It's not like they are crying for some 16 year old singer or anything pointless like that. People have emotional ties with their football club, so whats wrong with shedding a tear or two? Just because you don't cry at games cos "you is hard" doesn't mean its ridiculous for someone else to do it.

CiaranC · 12-03-2012 03:02AM

Revolution9 wrote: »

A good friend of mine was bawling his eyes out on the LUAS on his way to watch Shamrock Rover's first match in Tallaght Stadium.

He wasnt alone

kryogen · 12-03-2012 03:05AM

I cried at a match once.

Was a very emotional CL night and there can be a lot of emotion in the atmosphere sometimes that can affect you in different ways.

I have been overjoyed, mad as fcuk and once devastated to the point of tears. I was a good bit younger then I am now though

EdenHazard · 12-03-2012 03:10AM

It seems crazy but that guy has prob lived for man city his whole life(which to me is the sad thing but whatev) so he is so emotionally caught up in it, he feels close to the players(even tho he isn't) and feels the league win will have some lasting impact on him(even tho it won't) that that defeat with news of united winning 2-0 has brought him to tears.

dfx- · 12-03-2012 03:11AM

No real issue at all with it either. If you invest so much into it, there's got to be a release..

I saw a few hardened old-time seen it all Rovers fans weeping walking back up Richmond Rd after the relegation play-off in 2005. Last time I felt close to it was a FAI Cup semi final defeat at Dalymount - last time the Shopping Centre end was open I think where Rovers battered Bohs and Crowe scored his standard 88th minute winner.

I do prefer the stare/glare at nothing in particular for an interminable length of time.

kryogen · 12-03-2012 03:12AM

dfx- wrote: »

I do prefer the stare/glare at nothing in particular for an interminable length of time.

This is my preferred move these days when the worst happens

dfx- · 12-03-2012 03:13AM

Gavin shels wrote: »

Shels -v- Limerick, last kick of the game goal for Limerick sent a large amount of Shels fans into tears in Tolka that night, me included.

I know one Shels fan who still isn't able to talk about that night:)

amacachi · 12-03-2012 05:17AM

Real men don't cry, they hold it in until it erupts either in a murder or a suicide.

Amirani · 12-03-2012 05:19AM

dfx- wrote: »

Rovers battered Bohs and Crowe scored his standard 88th minute winner.

Good memories.

Xavi6 · 12-03-2012 05:42AM

Gavin shels wrote: »

Shels -v- Limerick, last kick of the game goal for Limerick sent a large amount of Shels fans into tears in Tolka that night, me included.

Shels -v- Finn Harps in October tears of happiness were on the card for a good few, again myself included.

See here's where I make the distinction. The above games actually had something significant riding on them.

City's defeat to Swansea decided nothing in the grand scheme of things. I wonder if cries every time City lose a game...

Father Damo · 12-03-2012 06:07AM

Trilla wrote: »

Anyone who hasn't seen the wire (very few I'd imagine) don't look at that spoiler above!!!!

Bored me to bloody tears The Wire!

Meh, let him cry. Lets be fair, they have waited donkeys years for a league title, and again they may well not get it. Being honest I certainly felt like crying at the end of the cheated play off in Paris.

amacachi · 12-03-2012 06:17AM

Xavi6 wrote: »

See here's where I make the distinction. The above games actually had something significant riding on them.

City's defeat to Swansea decided nothing in the grand scheme of things. I wonder if cries every time City lose a game...

His dehydration in the 80s would've made people think the Ethiopians had it easy.

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