Monkey Tennis Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 2 hours ago, wastecoatwilly said: So mystic monkey your hatred or jealousy of the Glasgow clubs is why you wish them ill will in Europe? No jealousy. If I wanted to support an OF side, I simply would. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't need to negotiate an entrance exam. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Poet of the Macabre said: Monkey Tennis doesn't want good players brought into the league, doesn't want clubs to get extra money and thinks Falkirk fans will be "bored" this season as they'll win most weeks. The term "pub bore" has never been more appropriate. Having a different take on something from the majority is boring? I'd have thought it was more interesting than just going along with a received line, but whatever. Keep agreeing with each other in that fascinating fashion that really makes boards like this so stimulating. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poet of the Macabre Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 30 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: Having a different take on something from the majority is boring? I'd have thought it was more interesting than just going along with a received line, but whatever. Keep agreeing with each other in that fascinating fashion that really makes boards like this so stimulating. Quote A solitary drinker in a pub who importunes others with lengthy reminiscences or other tedious monologues 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 5 minutes ago, Poet of the Macabre said: Monologue is pretty much all any of us can offer on a message board such as this. Sometimes, people reply to each other and we get discussion. (I'm aware that I'm boring you now by the way. I'm totally fine with that). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 I hope all you gimps were supporting the Caley in 2015 against those Romanian lads? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenlantern Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Militant Monkey and his communist utopia. [emoji38] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 24 minutes ago, Greenlantern said: Militant Monkey and his communist utopia. Weird isn't it. Queens fans are often decried by rivals as Tory b*****ds. Meanwhile, Celtic fans often pretend to have Socialist credentials. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 On 12/07/2019 at 18:06, Monkey Tennis said: I'm far far more interested in our game being more egalitarian. Hey, if you think you're being unfairly labeled as being as exciting as Mogadon I can bail you out. If you want our game to be more egalitarian does that mean you want all Scottish teams to do well or to do badly in Europe? Do you even want Scottish teams competing in Europe since that is anti-egalitarian? It does seem something of a strange statement to make. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 14 minutes ago, The_Kincardine said: Hey, if you think you're being unfairly labeled as being as exciting as Mogadon I can bail you out. If you want our game to be more egalitarian does that mean you want all Scottish teams to do well or to do badly in Europe? Do you even want Scottish teams competing in Europe since that is anti-egalitarian? It does seem something of a strange statement to make. It's not remotely strange. I don't want our game to necessarily be more egalitarian in terms of how teams perform in Europe - that's always been for a select few. I do however, want our domestic game to be much more egalitarian than it is. European, particularly CL involvement for our already biggest clubs, moves us much farther away from that. It's quite simple. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: It's not remotely strange. I don't want our game to necessarily be more egalitarian in terms of how teams perform in Europe - that's always been for a select few. I do however, want our domestic game to be much more egalitarian than it is. European, particularly CL involvement for our already biggest clubs, moves us much farther away from that. It's quite simple. So do you even want Scottish teams competing in Europe? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 14 minutes ago, The_Kincardine said: So do you even want Scottish teams competing in Europe? Yes. I'm not that fussy though. I want two to fail badly every single time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: I want two to fail badly every single time. Is it the same two or, in an egalitarian manner, do you rotate which two you want to fail? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 8 hours ago, The_Kincardine said: Is it the same two or, in an egalitarian manner, do you rotate which two you want to fail? The same two at all times. Anyone interested in a greater degree of egalitarianism in our game would feel similarly. Stop attempting to depict my outlook as inconsistent or wacky. It's neither. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenlantern Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 MT you should avoid competitive sports, especially professional football. For the sake of your sanity. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wastecoatwilly Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Monkey Tennis said: The same two at all times. Anyone interested in a greater degree of egalitarianism in our game would feel similarly. Stop attempting to depict my outlook as inconsistent or wacky. It's neither. Your hatred for the Glasgow two doesn't allow egalitarianism in our game does it monkey? I find it very hard to hate a club that is only 7 years old. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobles Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 MT you should avoid competitive sports, especially professional football. For the sake of our sanity. FTFY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 5 hours ago, Greenlantern said: MT you should avoid competitive sports, especially professional football. For the sake of your sanity. It's not competitive sport. It's sport driven by commercialism rather than by competition. Did you know that revenue from merchandise is split equally among NFL clubs? If you buy a Cowboys jersey in LA, the money is split evenly among all 32 clubs. The only money NFL clubs raise and keep for themselves is matchday revenue and corporate sponsorship. Everything else - TV, merchandise and licensing - is split equally regardless of performance, number of viewers in Texas, number of shirts sold. Imagine the profit from every sellick tap was split 12 ways, or 42 ways equally across Scotland. Imagine UEFA's 2.73 billion Euros from the TV rights for club competitions was split equally among participants. The way things are isn't the way they have to be. More people watch sport when it's competitive than when it's predictable, and Scottish football has been locked in a death-grip for half a lifetime. Your assumption that "this is how sport is, if you don't like it piss off" is really naive. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 And imagine Arbroath could just up sticks and move to East Kilbride or Bathgate because there was a bigger market there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 57 minutes ago, GordonS said: It's not competitive sport. It's sport driven by commercialism rather than by competition. Did you know that revenue from merchandise is split equally among NFL clubs? If you buy a Cowboys jersey in LA, the money is split evenly among all 32 clubs. The only money NFL clubs raise and keep for themselves is matchday revenue and corporate sponsorship. Everything else - TV, merchandise and licensing - is split equally regardless of performance, number of viewers in Texas, number of shirts sold. A 32 team closed shop spread across a continent 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Onion Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 2 hours ago, GordonS said: Did you know that revenue from merchandise is split equally among NFL clubs? If you buy a Cowboys jersey in LA, the money is split evenly among all 32 clubs. The only money NFL clubs raise and keep for themselves is matchday revenue and corporate sponsorship. Everything else - TV, merchandise and licensing - is split equally regardless of performance, number of viewers in Texas, number of shirts sold. What if your not one of the chosen 32 teams? Small town team wanting to climb into this nirvana of fairness and opportunity? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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