0% Villa - Falling out of love with NEUTRAL football

[supertom]

There aren't enough characters in the English game now. Not enough stand out quality players, ranging from the top clubs, even down to lower end clubs, who you'd sit and want to watch them do their things. Bergkamp, Zola, Ginola, Cantona, Di Canio, Le Tissier, Merson (for us, for two seasons, was a joy to watch), Giggs (when he was young and quick), Henry. Players who really stand out and look a cut above their team mates and opposition.

Seriously, who do we have in the Prem right now who could single handedly light up a game? Rooney? No, not IMO. Plus, he's a cock.

Also, whereby teams even in the lower reaches would have some flair, and carry a mercurial player, these days they prefer grafters and athletes. All too often they aint yer plodding good old geezer Englishman, it's a slightly better, slightly more athletic fella from abroad, which makes him less relatable. But yeah, Southampton a shit club, for all those years with Le Tiss in their side. Nowadays, a plodding perennially struggling Prem side would never carry a mercurial player like that. Just wouldn't happen.

I think teams aren't as attacking as they used to be either. Remember Newcastle with two wingers and Shearer and Ferdinand up front? Fucking hell. Plus they also had Rob Lee, a goal scoring midfielder to boot too.

Utd don't play as good football as they did 10 years ago. They're not as good either. Stalwarts remain like Giggs, but he's 37. Scholes 36? Arsenal play good football, but even so, they don't have as much quality, cutting edge and robustness as the Viera, Bergkamp, Pires, Ljungberg, and Henry era. That really was a joy to watch them then.

I find it all so dull now.

[Clampy]

I don't think i'll ever fall out of love with the Villa, at least i hope not anyway. I'm not grumpy when we lose, i never have been really, but nowadays it's a case of chat about what went wrong in the pub afterwards, then look forward to the next game.

As for England, the interest is'nt there anymore. After the final whistle went against Germany in the World Cup, i thought 'oh well' and went to the bar.

 

[Grande Pablo]

It's been years since I've sat & enjoyed a neutral club game.  I love a good World Cup & EUROS.

The Champions League has continually passed me by since day 1 almost as the footballing equivalent of Formula 1 - all procession with the odd burst of action.

[Big Dick Edwards]

I did watch the game last night but it's not normal practice for me to watch any live tv football if it doesn't involve Villa or England. MOTD highlights are sufficient for me. I have never had any interest in watching whole games involving teams I have no passion for and have no interest in who wins.

[villa1]

Not bothered about international football. Makes me sad to say that too.

I'm watching the darts tonight instead of the liverpool game.

[Mac]

I rarely watch any game if it doesn't involve the Villa.  i might watch European matches if i think the English team will lose.

I used to watch the national team but since the World Cup they can fuck right off.

Football's dead and Sky money killed it.  I'm sure the new footie fan loves it though.

[Lizz]

No home internet service for a few days, having to rely on mobile & the odd snatched moment at work; otherwise would quote. I dislike Sky, admittedly partly for petty political reasons. If they weren't the providers, it would be other conglomerate. Having said that, I watched QPR v Forest in a pub in N'ham on Sunday & enjoyed it, & cared about the result. With other PL games my only cares are how they affect Villa and petty prejudices. Sometimes feel mildly ashamed by feeling almost happy when England inevitably mess things up.

[Nelly]

If we aren't playing, I dont give a shit.

This for me, too.

[cdbearsfan]

I don't mind if I have someone to cheer for. It's an unfortunate side effect of being at the bottom end of the table that I find myself having to cheer for horrible teams. Like having to cheer for Evil Chelsea against Nice Cuddly Fulham on Monday. Hopefully we will be better next year and I can go back to hating all the nasty teams near the top of the league. And Blues.

[Stu]

Ticket prices for neutral supporters at this years CL final: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/feb/18/ticket-prices-champions-league-final-wembley

Check out the eighth paragraph. That's the attitude UEFA have with regards to ordinary supporters.

[olofmilosevic]

never really cared about any games other than the villa

[bones.]

Ive wondered about this for a while and have come to the conclusion that Im a Villa fan more than I am a football fan.Ive never been that interested in England ,its hard to shout for players that I spend so much time disliking, I dont know if its the pop star bubble they now live in or the media hype surrounding them that puts me off more.Id rather see John Terry, Steven Gerrard, Ashley Cole etc... fail than have a good game.I'll watch a match if Im hoping for the Villas sake one of the sides loses but a completely neutral game gets a bit boring and I fall asleep before the end of motd every week, which is a shame because that means I usually miss us. I love the Villa , thats the beginning and the end of it.

[andyh]

see..............................

This is the kind of shite that puts me right off non Villa football.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/9401083.stm

Who gives a fuck ??...but its the main BBC football story

[richard moore]

see..............................

This is the kind of shite that puts me right off non Villa football.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/9401083.stm

Who gives a fuck ??...but its the main BBC football story

What he fails to mention is that it is probably his last season at the club too. Bless...

I can never ever think of Chelsea as anything else but some chavvy, classless no mark outfit who won the lottery

[Salsa Party Animal]

I believe apart From Barcelona there isn't one club worth watching these days.