Football--a Toffs Game!

[chuchok]

On the tele the other night was a doco about the game of Soccer/Football.

Now, unless I got this wrong, in late 1800's, the rules were actually decided by the toffy nobs of Cambridge.These Cambridge lads were all gentlemen and because of this they couldn't possibly get their hands dirty,so they changed the rules accordingly.Only kicking the ball was allowed.This is how football became....

A year or so later, the blokes that were previously running with the ball in hand(working class lads) were so pissed off that they formed the Rugby Union.

It's a funny old world.

[jackr]

Yeah, that's the modern day rules which were established back then but football or something similar (perhaps mob football) stretches back to somewhere around the Middle Ages in England.

I thought Rugby was always played by the upper echilons of society. Didn't that geezer Ellis, pick the ball up at Rugby school while playing a game of footy?

[chuchok]

Yeah, that's the modern day rules which were established back then but football or something similar (perhaps mob football) stretches back to somewhere around the Middle Ages in England.

I thought Rugby was always played by the upper echilons of society. Didn't that geezer Ellis, pick the ball up at Rugby school while playing a game of footy?

That's what we have all believed, but by the sounds of it people were running with the ball before then.The only upper echilons of society playing were in England.

Next time somebody mentions football/soccer to me, I'm going to throw my nose in the air and mention under my breath "bloody toffy nose pooftars"...

[jackr]

Yep, footballers are defo a bunch of poofs what with all that kissing, hugging and bumb slapping, although The England can do that as much as they like in Krautland as long as they're scoring

[chuchok]

Yep, footballers are defo a bunch of poofs what with all that kissing, hugging and bumb slapping, although The England can do that as much as they like in Krautland as long as they're scoring

[ThaiPauly]

Football is a game of SKILL ..Rugby is a game of who can punch somebody harder than someone else... Not much skill involved there..hence the sport is limited to mostly Commonwealth countries as we Brits invented it.. as we did most sports (humble humble),.

Its definatley not a Toffs game.. thats Cricket

However if there was a sport that involved chasing sheep...well then we would have no chance.. although our breatheren in Wales might have an outside chance

TP

Edited June 4, 2006 by ThaiPauly

[jackr]

Football is a game of SKILL ..Rugby is a game of who can punch somebody harder than someone else... Not much skill involved there..hence the sport is limited to mostly Commonwealth countries as we Brits invented it.. as we did most sports (humble humble),.

Its definatley not a Toffs game.. thats Cricket

However if there was a sport that involved chasing sheep...well then we would have no chance.. although our breatheren in Wales might have an outside chance

TP

oooh.

Footy is for the masses, rugby is for the classes, eh Chuchok

The only skill a footballer develops is how far he can dive and they're fcuked when they stub a toe, especially those cockney fellas

[ThaiPauly]

Football is a game of SKILL ..Rugby is a game of who can punch somebody harder than someone else... Not much skill involved there..hence the sport is limited to mostly Commonwealth countries as we Brits invented it.. as we did most sports (humble humble),.

Its definatley not a Toffs game.. thats Cricket

However if there was a sport that involved chasing sheep...well then we would have no chance.. although our breatheren in Wales might have an outside chance

TP

oooh.

Footy is for the masses, rugby is for the classes, eh Chuchok

The only skill a footballer develops is how far he can dive and they're fcuked when they stub a toe, especially those cockney fellas

I can't beleive you said that....us Cockneys are as 'ard as nails...

unless you call us woosies then we will CRY Like the Girlies's you think we are

CC is out on the pi#s right now.. he will turn up eventually and add something to this I am sure.. but at the end of the day FOOTBALL reigns as the supreme sport in the World....rugger may well be for the educated classes..but that only applies to England

Edited June 4, 2006 by ThaiPauly

[Guest endure]

Football is a game of SKILL ..Rugby is a game of who can punch somebody harder than someone else... Not much skill involved there..hence the sport is limited to mostly Commonwealth countries as we Brits invented it.. as we did most sports (humble humble),.

Its definatley not a Toffs game.. thats Cricket

However if there was a sport that involved chasing sheep...well then we would have no chance.. although our breatheren in Wales might have an outside chance

TP

oooh.

Footy is for the masses, rugby is for the classes, eh Chuchok

The only skill a footballer develops is how far he can dive and they're fcuked when they stub a toe, especially those cockney fellas

I can't beleive you said that....us Cockneys are as 'ard as nails...

unless you call us woosies then we will CRY Like the Girlies's you think we are

How can a Cockney be as hard as nails? You're all soft Southern poofters! You eat jellied eels and drink beer made out of horsep*ss

[ThaiPauly]

Nah...we don't eat jellied eels anymore. not since the 50's .How old are you Endure?

As for the horses p#ss Beer...I think you will find that most of the brown beer is consumed in the north....we drink Stella and Kronenberg now

[jackr]

Football is a game of SKILL ..Rugby is a game of who can punch somebody harder than someone else... Not much skill involved there..hence the sport is limited to mostly Commonwealth countries as we Brits invented it.. as we did most sports (humble humble),.

Its definatley not a Toffs game.. thats Cricket

However if there was a sport that involved chasing sheep...well then we would have no chance.. although our breatheren in Wales might have an outside chance

TP

oooh.

Footy is for the masses, rugby is for the classes, eh Chuchok

The only skill a footballer develops is how far he can dive and they're fcuked when they stub a toe, especially those cockney fellas

FOOTBALL reigns as the supreme sport in the World....rugger may well be for the educated classes..but that only applies to England

I agree on both counts . Must admit, winning rugger 2003 was superb but winning the footy would be orgasmic

[redrus]

Whats this, the wind up thread, have we not thought of new one yet...........

redrus

[lordofdelusion]

Your photo was missing something Chuchok.

Rugby rocks!!!! As does American football and ice hockey

[ThaiPauly]

Your photo was missing something Chuchok.

Rugby rocks!!!! As does American football and ice hockey

I reckon she was just demonstrating that she had eaten a Vindaloo the previuos evening