What Makes You Cringe?

Fr Tod Umptious · 18-06-2013 03:27PM

dan1895 wrote: »

Ireland fans booing Peter Madsen.

What even more cringe is the fact that the stadium announcer went on to apologise for the fools that booed.

If you recall there was a bit of a cerfuffel from UEFA about the booing being racist or something.
In a copy of YBIG in about 2006 the stadium announcer said something to the effect that it was his mistake and that he was sorry for causing 'the greatest fans in the world' to be accused of racism based on a mistake he made.

patmac · 18-06-2013 03:28PM

John Delaney makes me cringe as does the Aviva been there twice a soulless 3/4 finished abomination with no decent toilets.

SEPT 23 1989 · 18-06-2013 03:39PM

Stephen Alkin's commentary on LOI matches

Madworld · 18-06-2013 04:43PM

EdenHazard wrote: »

I cringe when Irish people talk about 'foreigners' in the Premiership.

And Irish people giving out about foreign owners of Premier League teams.

18-06-2013 04:52PM

Irish people moaning about other Irish people supporting English teams.

Andersonisgod · 18-06-2013 04:53PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Irish people moaning about other Irish people supporting English teams.

I agree. Honestly the importance some people place on nationality is crazy.

Dr.Winston O'Boogie · 18-06-2013 05:24PM

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Maybe just easier to shout than "Hoolahan"?

Could say the same for many players who are still called by their surname.

NiallSparky wrote: »

A lot of fans do this, particularly at games. Calling someone by their surname doesn't make much sense really, you wouldn't do it in many other situations.

No different to people talking about Robbie (Keane), Roy (Keane) or Shay (Given) during their Ireland days.

Its much more prominent than with the above players though. There's a bloke on Newstalk Off the Ball who completely over does it.

starviewadams · 18-06-2013 05:49PM

patmac wrote: »

John Delaney makes me cringe as does the Aviva been there twice a soulless 3/4 finished abomination with no decent toilets.

Never had any problems with the jacks in the Aviva.Far better then the ones in Croker or the overflowing trough + floor soaked in urine in the old Lansdowne.

padd b1975 · 18-06-2013 06:12PM

niallo24 wrote: »

Could say the same for many players who are still called by their surname.

Its much more prominent than with the above players though. There's a bloke on Newstalk Off the Ball who completely over does it.

Andy Gray used to do this too back in the day, Frank and JT were his most annoying usages.

He still does it on Talksport.

CSF · 18-06-2013 06:17PM

Andersonisgod wrote: »

I agree. Honestly the importance some people place on nationality is crazy.

That is a global thing though.

machiavellianme · 18-06-2013 06:20PM

What makes me cringe? Charlie Adam lining up a penalty!

Paz-CCFC · 18-06-2013 06:23PM

Madworld wrote: »

And Irish people giving out about foreign owners of Premier League teams.

And Irish supporters of English teams who give out about or make fun of other English teams, because of they draw less support from the locality and more from foreign countries.

Marty McFly · 18-06-2013 06:48PM

Xavi6 wrote: »

Some of the hyperbole around Spain and Barca over the past few years has been horrendous.

Both great sides of course but fuck me, there are some people out there who need a good kick up the hole after hearing them talk about "the right way to play football".

This plus a million times.

inmyday wrote: »

The Irish people who support english clubs. But hate the English national team. And when Gerrard, Lampard, Walcott, Rooney wear the english jersey, utd liverpool, chelsea, arsenal fans call them "scum" and love when England lose.

Anyone one of us who support english clubs, could name the england squad.

Other than Ireland, I like to see England do well.

There is two sides to that though, I'd never cheer for England but it's more in a friendly banter kind of way in the same way I'd never cheer for United, Liverpool etc. Certainly wouldn't brand them scum or anything like that.

Then footballers and twitter some of them shouldn't be allowed near it, most recently Nicklas Bendtner I'm not even going to post it but a tweet he posted on 16th of June cringeworthy at it's finest.

CSF · 18-06-2013 06:58PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Irish people supporting English teams.

Agreed.

Bionicle · 18-06-2013 07:03PM

When Chelsea fans boo Wayne Bridge after what JT did. As a Chelsea fan, this sickens me.

Also, when Chelsea fans automatically forgave JT for almost f*cking up are already slim chance of getting through to the UCL final in 2012. Singing his name and all after that makes me cringe so hard.

Chelsea fans supporting our "captain, leader, legend" to the death is just cringeworthy.

Andersonisgod · 18-06-2013 07:04PM

Irish people who begrudge anyone supporting non Irish teams. Around the world people support teams not from their country, television and other sources of media have made it possible. It's a necessary lifeblood of football. Trying to stop anyone from watching the brilliance of Barcelona or the entertainment and quality of the Bundesliga or the Premier League and instead trying to almost bulky them into being LOI fans makes me cringe.

Will I Amnt · 18-06-2013 07:05PM

It's so predictable what threads the LOI brigade will swarm over while banging the same drum. You could see this one a mile off... criiiiinge.

18-06-2013 07:12PM

CSF wrote: »

Agreed.

Agreed what?

You changed my post

farna_boy · 18-06-2013 08:47PM

padd b1975 wrote: »

Andy Gray used to do this too back in the day, Frank and JT were his most annoying usages.

He still does it on Talksport.

Just be grateful we are not a GAA levels yet. Any coverage I ever saw of Kerry, "the Gooch" was used by absolutely everyone from commentators to pundits. Fair enough if there is a team mate on the panel who is an actual friend, but other than that no one should be calling a player by a nickname and I just found it really unprofessional, especially considering he hates it himself.

Bionicle wrote: »

When Chelsea fans boo Wayne Bridge after what JT did. As a Chelsea fan, this sickens me.

In a similar vein, Stoke fans booing Ramsey.

Diabhal Beag · 18-06-2013 09:00PM

I cringe just at the thought of United-Liverpool threads on here and the usual suspects going mental.

DaveyCakes · 18-06-2013 09:05PM

Most of the stuff in the "Humour" thread

Paz-CCFC · 18-06-2013 09:43PM

Will I Amnt wrote: »

It's so predictable what threads the LOI brigade will swarm over while banging the same drum. You could see this one a mile off... criiiiinge.

"LoI brigade". You don't half have a chip on your shoulder, yourself. "Criiiiinge".

You'll also notice that the thread was only ten minutes old when someone had a pop off the League of Ireland. But sure, it's all LoI fans at it, it doesn't happen the other way at all.

Fr Tod Umptious · 18-06-2013 09:49PM

When Irish fans of English clubs seem to have a fanatical hatred for that clubs local rivals.
Even though they have never been to the city or know anything bout the place

bohsboy · 18-06-2013 10:09PM

Goal scorers who run to opposition fans to make some gesture or even worse, point at the club crest....:rolleyes:

Pedro K · 18-06-2013 10:16PM

bohsboy wrote: »

Goal scorers who run to opposition fans to make some gesture or even worse, point at the club crest....:rolleyes:

Fans who throw bottles at such players...

padd b1975 · 18-06-2013 10:18PM

bohsboy wrote: »

Goal scorers who run to opposition fans to make some gesture or even worse, point at the club crest....:rolleyes:

........and the following week whinge to the press that they want a transfer because of...........press intrusion.

major bill · 18-06-2013 10:30PM

1. The Dublin Decider

2. Irish people packing out mickey mouse grounds in Ireland to see their english teams U18's play some second strength LOI side wearing all the gear from head to toe then OTT celebrations when some lad from London with about as much connection to Ireland as a box lucky charms scores against lads that are actually local.

3. people in pubs shushing others cos ''sir Alex'' is giving an interview.

4. Grown men wearing jerseys in pubs clapping at the team when they come on.

5. Ireland are the best supporters in the world

6. John Delaney

7. any baller that comes home from england is seeing as a failure

8. The garda's policing of matches in Ireland

9. X and Y are the Catholic clubs in England (Who cares)

10. Irish people who put English Crests on Irish tri-colours

bohsboy · 18-06-2013 10:51PM

Pedro K wrote: »

Fans who throw bottles at such players...

And vermin fans who smash their star striker's car up.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero · 18-06-2013 10:52PM

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Irish people who begrudge anyone supporting non Irish teams. Around the world people support teams not from their country, television and other sources of media have made it possible. It's a necessary lifeblood of football. Trying to stop anyone from watching the brilliance of Barcelona or the entertainment and quality of the Bundesliga or the Premier League and instead trying to almost bulky them into being LOI fans makes me cringe.

Fully agree, at the end of day football is a business, and the business with the best product is going to have the most customers, i.e. the most fans.

On a related note, what makes me cringe equally as much is those people who absolutely lambast the likes of Modric, RvP & Gotze for going to, what essentially are bigger businesses with a much bigger wage. As if the vast majority of people wouldn't do that. If people, regardless of field they're in, were given the opportunity to work with the best company in that field, in the best possible conditions and earn nearly twice as much for doing so, they would take it in a shot. I don't see why footballers should be treated any differently, they can only work until they're ~34, dead right for squeezing every penny out of it while they can.

farna_boy · 18-06-2013 11:18PM

THFC wrote: »

Fully agree, at the end of day football is a business, and the business with the best product is going to have the most customers, i.e. the most fans.

On a related note, what makes me cringe equally as much is those people who absolutely lambast the likes of Modric, RvP & Gotze for going to, what essentially are bigger businesses with a much bigger wage. As if the vast majority of people wouldn't do that. If people, regardless of field they're in, were given the opportunity to work with the best company in that field, in the best possible conditions and earn nearly twice as much for doing so, they would take it in a shot. I don't see why footballers should be treated any differently, they can only work until they're ~34, dead right for squeezing every penny out of it while they can.

I actually agree with pretty much everything you said (hard for me as an Arsenal fan

) but I think you have to recognise that there are other factors which can make fans feel hard done by.

RVP is a prime example of that where he spent 7 seasons on the injury list, had one good (full) season before leaving. I think his handling of the whole situation probably exacerbated things and the fact that he went to another team in the same league didn't help either, but after a club showing him so much loyalty it was a shame he didn't do the same.

The same argument could probably be used for Suarez if he decides to leave, with Liverpool showing him so much loyalty through everything, but I think at this stage Liverpool would be glad to see the back of him to a certain degree.

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