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Originally posted by MiSSyM you know what shits me, reading one of the opinion pieces in todays Herald Sun- =The oldies should \"let it go\" and stop ramming the old country's culture down their childrens throat. MEANING PEOPLE WITH GREEK BACKGROUNDS SHOULDNT BE SUPPORTING GREECE. I think many Greeks were supporting Oz as well, obviously, however why the fuck shouldnt they support the Greeks. ITS IGNORANT ILL-MINDED, UNEDUCATED FUKFACES LIKE THAT, THAT MAKE ME WANNA GO OUT AND REALLY BUY A SHOTGUN! HELLO, ITS NOT THAT THE PARENTS ARE 'RAMMING' IT DOWN THEIR CHILDRENS THROAT, ITS WHO THEY ARE. ITS A PART OF THEIR IDENTITY, KNOWING ONES HISTORY & CULTURE SHAPES A PERSONS IDENTITY. HOW FUCKING PATHETIC. OH SO IF WE TOOK EVERYONES CULTURE AWAY FROM THEM, WHAT WOULD YOU BE LEFT WITH? MUTHAFUKER.

what people dont seem to understand, is that its not just about ethnicity or culture. many of the greek aussies would have been followers of greek soccer for ages, coz, as an international side, australia has done fvck all and for all intents and purposes they havent had an international squad in our life time. only the second qualification in 30 odd years for the world cup- now, who is going to \"give up\" the team theyve been following half their life just coz australia gets onto the world stage for once?

i wish the roos all the best, but damned if im gonna support them over a team that ive been following since i was in highschool. especially not for a side that might not play again for another 30 years (or in euro ever). come world cup soccer time, my colours are strictly red & white

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hey MissyM, I hear popping valium allows you to turn caps lock off and chill the fuck out.

people are fogetting greece came here on holiday and all of the greek players have high paying contracts with large european clubs so an injury to them would put their career with their high paying clubs on hold...i think the ignorance of the new found aussie supporters is pretty tragic...albeit, its good to see the sport making a move here as well...a friendly is a friendly and i think both sides were pretty weak as the game progressed...no one wants an injury!

Off to Germany they go with a bang! Hopefully this spells the beginning of AFL's decline and soccers gained popularity in Australia.

It's not like an AFL side can compete at any world event?!

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Last edited by Chris Pana on May-26-2006 at 00:10

Greece played like crud, not because australia didnt let them play, but because they showed a lack of intensity and lack of commitment, after all, its a friendly, greece had nothing to gain from it, in saying that though, the aussies really impressed me, the way they created space for one another and knocked the ball around was impeccable.

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Originally posted by Chris Pana Off to Germany they go with a bang! Hopefully this spells the beginning of AFL's decline and soccers gained popularity in Australia. It's not like an AFL side can compete at any world event?!

oh no here we go. why would you want to wish decline upon a sport that has been entrenched in australian culture for 150 years? can't both sports co-exist and flourish together?

yeh the game looked pretty pedestrian at times but of course i know nothing about soccer.

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Originally posted by Chris Pana ...i think the ignorance of the new found aussie supporters is pretty tragic...albeit, its good to see the sport making a move here as well...a friendly is a friendly and i think both sides were pretty weak as the game progressed...no one wants an injury!

couldnt agree more.

the g was absolutely pumping. awesome atmosphere and everyone was really into it. the greeks were pretty sloppy to say the least. they didnt create space and often went forward in small numbers.

the aussies on the other hand moved the ball quiet well and created much more opportunities. things are looking bright

i didnt know who to go for. the aussies scored early which made me back greece a bit more just so they'd make a game of it. didnt happen.

oh and soups how about u get a clue and watch a few games rather then studying the fifa squads.

big thnx to paulie for some afterparty heroics and driving home drunk. a sore head makes for a lazy day at work i tihnk..

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Originally posted by PauLie_C whats wrong with electro??

^^ what do you guys mean about the \'ignorance of the new found aussie supporters\'? the only thing i really noticed was the boos when someone passed back to the keeper (which i admit annoyed me a tad hehe).

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Originally posted by MiSSyM you know what shits me, reading one of the opinion pieces in todays Herald Sun- =The oldies should "let it go" and stop ramming the old country's culture down their childrens throat. MEANING PEOPLE WITH GREEK BACKGROUNDS SHOULDNT BE SUPPORTING GREECE. I think many Greeks were supporting Oz as well, obviously, however why the fuck shouldnt they support the Greeks. ITS IGNORANT ILL-MINDED, UNEDUCATED FUKFACES LIKE THAT, THAT MAKE ME WANNA GO OUT AND REALLY BUY A SHOTGUN! HELLO, ITS NOT THAT THE PARENTS ARE 'RAMMING' IT DOWN THEIR CHILDRENS THROAT, ITS WHO THEY ARE. ITS A PART OF THEIR IDENTITY, KNOWING ONES HISTORY & CULTURE SHAPES A PERSONS IDENTITY. HOW FUCKING PATHETIC. OH SO IF WE TOOK EVERYONES CULTURE AWAY FROM THEM, WHAT WOULD YOU BE LEFT WITH? MUTHAFUKER.

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Originally posted by Chris Pana Off to Germany they go with a bang! Hopefully this spells the beginning of AFL's decline and soccers gained popularity in Australia. It's not like an AFL side can compete at any world event?!

Fortunately we don't have to put up with AFL in NSW and Soccer is the most played sport by youths and adults up here of every culture (I had 9 different nationalities in one of my soccer teams). It really suprised me when someone in melbourne told me Football is called "wog ball" in melbourne because only 'ethnics' play it, i think it's a pretty sad indictment actually

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Originally posted by Chris Pana Off to Germany they go with a bang! Hopefully this spells the beginning of AFL's decline and soccers gained popularity in Australia. It's not like an AFL side can compete at any world event?!

I'm quite happy to debate this one with you Chris.

I think both sports are excellent, last night was one of the best nights i have had at the 'g', and they will ultimately co-exist really well, but that's such an ignorant comment you've made. I'll give you a few reasons why...

1. How often can Australia (or any other team) compete in a world event? Every four years, meaning that in the interim there's a hell of a lot of downtime isn't there You've just dissed the "new found aussie supporters" and their "ignorance" but ultimately if Australia doesn't have them then it has nothing, so maybe it's attitudes like that that keep the general population from following soccer on a regular basis?

2. So you're saying that Greece came here on a Holiday? And that people should understand that? And that international clubs take precident (which is understandable). Well that's another reason why this won't be the beginning of AFL's decline because if the players are not taking it seriously then why should anyone else?

It's divisive attitudes like yours Chris which will ultimately only mean that soccer stays where it is at the moment on a local level, which is well and truly in the background - and that would be a real shame.

PS. did anyone see the pitch intruders at the end getting paraded handcuffed in front of the press for photographs?

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Originally posted by Dean Millson PS. did anyone see the pitch intruders at the end getting paraded handcuffed in front of the press for photographs?

that was funny, he did a good job, the crowd erupted every time he beat a cop...

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Originally posted by Aesthetic lol.. heated topic hey? you know what makes me laugh? when young wogs have an accent yet they have lived in australia all their life..

hahahaha@heated.
hahahah but the thing is they dont have the real wog accent, they have a muzzed-up accent.

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Footy & Soccer cannot be compared. They are both in a league of their own! Footy will always be Australia's number 1 sport, I rekon anyways!

I agree & am also happy soccer has gained the well deserved attention its been getting, although why stop at just supporting Australia, fair enough even if you're not all that into the sport, you still wanna see Aus do well, but if people really like the game-go support or attend other soccer matches. There are heaps of leagues out there & some teams are really fun to watch.
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It really suprised me when someone in melbourne told me Football is called "wog ball" in melbourne because only 'ethnics' play it, i think it's a pretty sad indictment actually

Yeh well anyone who wouldve said that is an IGNORANT, UNEDUCATED FOOL! Soccer is embraced by ALL NATIONALITIES, I have a few friends who are as Aussie as you can get, who play in a league & love their soccer!