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Topic History of: Pitch Aggression Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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hedda
Al Gershwin wrote: hedda wrote: How much is down to people's dissatisfaction with their hard lives that they invest so much of their life into following a football team.
I simply don't know hedda - I am no psychologist. But the fanaticism is absolutely mind-boggling, and the team becomes the most important thing in people's lives.
Particularly in Glasgow and the North East/West, where entire families/groups will rarely talk about anything else - even over meals and socially.
My late brother was football mad and I attended a few matches with him when he was visiting.
There's not a hint of violence at matches in Oz where the populace is also sports crazy (me not so much).
Perhaps it's down to the sunshine.
Green Man
I thought you were the sport's expert on here.
Al Gershwin
hedda wrote: How much is down to people's dissatisfaction with their hard lives that they invest so much of their life into following a football team.
I simply don't know hedda - I am no psychologist. But the fanaticism is absolutely mind-boggling, and the team becomes the most important thing in people's lives.
Particularly in Glasgow and the North East/West, where entire families/groups will rarely talk about anything else - even over meals and socially.
Green Man
hedda wrote: I've never understood football violence (on or off the pitch).
How much is down to people's dissatisfaction with their hard lives that they invest so much of their life into following a football team.
Ditto.
Not forgetting pissing away thousands of pounds to follow a team whilst the players laugh to the bank.
hedda
I've never understood football violence (on or off the pitch).
How much is down to people's dissatisfaction with their hard lives that they invest so much of their life into following a football team.