tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969424548171959750.post8238570866031000490..comments2024-03-15T17:41:26.645+00:00Comments on Sport Is A TV Show: Triumphant procession down the road of queaseFredorrarcihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660428641031747616noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969424548171959750.post-1998358446305452722010-08-22T10:57:57.647+01:002010-08-22T10:57:57.647+01:00Really fine piece of reflective sports writing. I&...Really fine piece of reflective sports writing. I'm not even a fan of soccer as i find it a stodgy game, but I get caught up in the World Cup on the basis of what you call context and I always think of as politics, emotional, national, imagined and all the other forms. That part of it fascinates me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969424548171959750.post-80382798208125552122010-08-09T14:04:19.512+01:002010-08-09T14:04:19.512+01:00Excellent piece. I am looking forward to Euro 2012...Excellent piece. I am looking forward to Euro 2012 adn am hoping England will get their act together.<br />richard@2012europeanfootballchampionships.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969424548171959750.post-47941207688101336782010-07-20T14:02:00.254+01:002010-07-20T14:02:00.254+01:00As will I should Ireland make it. Thanks, Tom, and...As will I should Ireland make it. Thanks, Tom, and indeed eradj and anon.Fredorrarcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660428641031747616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969424548171959750.post-66888631297162255552010-07-19T20:51:36.312+01:002010-07-19T20:51:36.312+01:00Magnificent (although I will still celebrate with ...Magnificent (although I will still celebrate with unfettered exuberance if Wales are one of the mediocrities that qualify for Euro 2016).Tomhttp://tomwfootball.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969424548171959750.post-55348735951903094072010-07-14T04:09:15.169+01:002010-07-14T04:09:15.169+01:00This is a brilliant piece of writing, thank you.This is a brilliant piece of writing, thank you.eradjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969424548171959750.post-91126824145665621772010-07-12T19:43:39.300+01:002010-07-12T19:43:39.300+01:00Writing like this is the exact reason I follow soc...Writing like this is the exact reason I follow soccer. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969424548171959750.post-86229003874729879792010-07-12T01:24:01.818+01:002010-07-12T01:24:01.818+01:00Christ almighty, if you're going to leave an &...Christ almighty, if you're going to leave an "I'm an American who hates soccer" comment, could you not at least put in a teensy bit of effort to ensure it doesn't look so sterotypical one would swear there was oil under this blog?Fredorrarcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660428641031747616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969424548171959750.post-49433182223112279472010-07-12T00:36:06.407+01:002010-07-12T00:36:06.407+01:00Soccer is so goddamn boring. How the hell can you...Soccer is so goddamn boring. How the hell can you people watch it? Thank god we have football, baseball, basketball, and hockey here in the good ol' USA. Real sports. Played by MEN. Not that womanly crap called soccer you guys seem to like so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969424548171959750.post-39660024185953169722010-07-08T20:15:41.530+01:002010-07-08T20:15:41.530+01:00"...its feeling of having been produced over ...<i>"...its feeling of having been produced over several leisurely sessions of contemplation..."</i><br /><br />I prefer that explanation to "chronic indiscipline leading to an inability to just sit down and write the damn thing", so I'll take it.<br /><br />Thank you both.Fredorrarcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660428641031747616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969424548171959750.post-59804236200021856352010-07-08T09:24:28.577+01:002010-07-08T09:24:28.577+01:00So many layers -- but I think what I like best abo...So many layers -- but I think what I like best about this post is its feeling of having been produced over several leisurely sessions of contemplation, which makes it complex and humane and eloquent. And fun, too. Thanks for writing it.roswithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05506297391055117723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969424548171959750.post-64908036004610707402010-07-07T22:47:06.930+01:002010-07-07T22:47:06.930+01:00'The meaning of a moment in football cannot be...'The meaning of a moment in football cannot be fully discerned by pickling it and examining it later; it always depends on context. In a World Cup, you can't move for context. Every act is performed from Dionysius' chair.' Awesome. Best thing i've read in a looong time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com