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What Makes You Cringe?

  • 16-06-2013 05:40PM
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    Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭


    I've been to a good few games this season following my team and while I enjoy it for the most part, there's one chap who really irks me! Anytime the ref blows for a decision he doesn't like, this chap loses it. He effs and blinds out of him non stop, which we all do in fairness, but he does it for every minor little thing like a throw in. He will scale 3 rows and have to be told by stewards to return to his spot. On occasion, he's run as far as the barrier and motions that he'll get the ref. I'd love to see what he'd do if not stopped :rolleyes: Now I'm aware that its an emotional and passion fueled game, but this guy is in his 50's at least and goes bonkers.

    Then the last time I was at the pub for a game, was a United vs City game, there was the bar version of this chap. He would go mad 'at the ref' from his table. At one point he left is seat and squared up to the television!! Even more cring-worthy was the fact that his freinds were holding him back saying ''Just leave it Kev'', as if he was gonna do something! Mind boggling.

    So what's the thing(s) that make you cringe on the football front. You can explain it with a story or with a video or pics if you have them off hand.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭keith16


    Fans in pubs singing and chanting in English accents.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,154 ✭✭✭✭Neil3030


    Omackeral wrote: »
    So what's the thing(s) that make you cringe on the football front.

    Getting one flush in the town halls! :mad:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,800 ✭✭✭✭The_Kew_Tour


    Paddy Crerand

    No story needs telling or video as too many to choose.

    EVENFLOW



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,704 ✭✭✭G.K.


    Garth Crooks


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,996 ✭✭✭latenia


    Robbie Keane's 'slingshot' celebration.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 805 ✭✭✭Pedalstool


    League of Ireland football.


  • Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    keith16 wrote: »
    Fans in pubs singing and chanting in English accents.

    That happens at League of Ireland games too. Absolutely bizzare. 'Easy, easy, easy' and 'Who are ya?' being top offenders.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,800 ✭✭✭✭The_Kew_Tour


    Pedalstool wrote: »
    League of Ireland football.

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    EVENFLOW



  • Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Pedalstool wrote: »
    League of Ireland football.

    Maybe you should change your name to Barstool instead of Pedalstool?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,416 ✭✭✭Jimmy Iovine


    G.K. wrote: »
    Garth Crooks

    I think he's brilliant. Really knowledgeable pundit.

    o-MORRISON-570.jpg?6
    So, to the final matter at hand: Is Garth Crooks a penis in disguise? Well, the investigation is ongoing. I think the best thing I can liken him to is the feeling you get when you have a horrendous hangover and go for a whizz. It burns your penis ever so slightly (or maybe that's just me). He is similar to that feeling. He manages to make me pull the same face as I do when I get the burning sensation: teeth clenched, eyes closed ever so slightly. Anger.

    Conclusion: Garth Crooks is a 'Burn as you piss penis'. Is there anything worse than that? I doubt it.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/11023-garth-crooks-still-a-penis

    Garth-Crooks-e1352422075981.jpg


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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 68,613 Mod ✭✭✭✭Grid.


    Olé, Olé....and Fields of A ****e:rolleyes:


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,761 Mod ✭✭✭✭dfx-


    Particularly in the last season the infiltration of full songs like 'Hold Me Now' at Bohs and 'I Follow Rivers' at Rovers have had me cringing.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,116 ✭✭✭starviewadams


    People using the term 'We' or 'Us' in reference to a team that they have no involvement with bar watching them on the television.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,033 ✭✭✭✭Richard Hillman


    "No to modern football"

    "We outnumbered/outsang the other supporters." What age are you????

    "We took <insert number> to <insert place> and nobody got arrested". Well done for not getting arrested, it must have been really hard :confused:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭muletide


    Supporters saying "We"

    "We should have at least gotten a draw away to Spurs"

    "We bought well over the summer"

    "We were robbed"


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,469 ✭✭✭✭GTR63


    George Hamiltons pronunciation of certain names and words. Mesut Ouwzeel, Edgar Davidge and so on.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 651 ✭✭✭Lucan Bohs


    "Supporters" who constantly abuse players from their own team

    Grown men wearing replica jersies (a t-shirt, polo is acceptable)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 805 ✭✭✭Pedalstool


    Lucan Bohs wrote: »
    "Supporters" who constantly abuse players from their own team

    Grown men wearing replica jersies (a t-shirt, polo is acceptable)

    Here here!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,033 ✭✭✭✭Richard Hillman


    GTR63 wrote: »
    George Hamiltons pronunciation of certain names and words. Mesut Ouwzeel, Edgar Davidge and so on.

    I am not a fan of Hamilton but he pronounces the names the way they are pronounced locally. He makes a concerted effort to do this.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,602 ✭✭✭✭Oat23


    The Poznan/Grecque.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭dan1895


    Lucan Bohs wrote: »
    "Supporters" who constantly abuse players from their own team

    Grown men wearing replica jersies (a t-shirt, polo is acceptable)

    With names and numbers on the back.


  • Posts: 45,738 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Lucan Bohs wrote: »
    "Supporters" who constantly abuse players from their own team

    Grown men wearing replica jersies (a t-shirt, polo is acceptable)

    That actually makes you cringe?

    Attending a match must be a painful experience with all the face contortions from cringing at all the unacceptable grown men.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,584 ✭✭✭Rekop dog


    The Office.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,469 ✭✭✭✭GTR63


    I am not a fan of Hamilton but he pronounces the names the way they are pronounced locally. He makes a concerted effort to do this.

    I know but it sounds perfect when a German says it but when he does it in their accent it doesn't.
    Ger Canning and Peter Collins doing commentary is a bit cringey too.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,844 ✭✭✭Moneymaker


    Joe ****ing Kinnear being in any way associated with my club.

    Jesus H Christ.

    :mad:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭losthorizon


    GTR63 wrote: »
    I know but it sounds perfect when a German says it but when he does it in their accent it doesn't.
    Ger Canning and Peter Collins doing commentary is a bit cringey too.


    This is one of the saddest threads ever.

    George Hamilton speaks fluent German

    LOI Football makes one poster cringe - daft. For instance if you have ever been to a european club game rival fans regard us as just the same as any other league. No difference.

    Of course fans are going to refer to their team as "we" - it would be daft not to.

    What makes me cringe are people who pontificate about this and that but have been to maybe one or two games and regard themselves as experts.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,584 ✭✭✭Rekop dog


    This is one of the saddest threads ever.

    George Hamilton speaks fluent German

    LOI Football makes one poster cringe - daft. For instance if you have ever been to a european club game rival fans regard us as just the same as any other league. No difference.

    Of course fans are going to refer to their team as "we" - it would be daft not to.

    What makes me cringe are people who pontificate about this and that but have been to maybe one or two games and regard themselves as experts.

    Seems like you're pontificating that people shouldn't pontificate.

    This is like the Inception of cringe.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,469 ✭✭✭✭GTR63


    dan1895 wrote: »
    With their own name and numbers on the back.
    fyp


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭losthorizon


    Rekop dog wrote: »
    Seems like you're pontificating that people shouldn't pontificate.

    This is like the Inception of cringe.

    The inception of cringe?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,885 ✭✭✭Optimalprimerib


    That annoying tune
    Dododododo dodododo dooooooo doo doo dodo dododododo.

    It is sung at most clubs in the epl and normally something inflammatory towards another club. For example manu fans sing "its never your fault" about liverpool at a bloody west brom game.


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