Cricket, Soccer, GAA, Basketball and Rugby.

Went to the soccer in Croke park on Saturday, and must now finally make an admission. i don't bloody like it...in fact i don't really enjoy watching soccer anymore, it's just boring.

I don't say this lightly, in the last two weeks i've been to two huge games, Celtic in the San Siro and Ireland in Croke park, which means i've shared the experience with almost 150,000 people and the truth is the emperor has no clothes, he's buck naked... secretly i bet loads of people find soccer boring but just can't say it because the entire populace is brainwashed by sky.

that's it for me.... the very odd celtic game perhaps, but just for auld times sake.

there was a very interesting sober discussion as the the merits of the above games before the game saturday, it seems that sport is a analogy for sex and that an affection for the various sports can tell a lot about one's preferences in the bedroom... here's a brief synopsis of the conclusions.

Soccer...... a lot of pointless pasing round the middle, when the action starts it tends to be very brief and only takes one or two passes to reach nirvana.

Basketball... relentless scoring... however it does tend to become boring after a while as most scores become fairly easy and routine, the only real excitement is in the last few minutes when it seems that despite all the scoring it might be ultimately pointless and meaningless.

Rugby.... a huge amount of huffing and puffing.... lots of build up to most scores... which take effort and committment to set up, wonderful sense of climax when finally the try is scored, possible over reliance on set plays in the modern game but overall a satisfying experience.

Cricket.... the ultimate in delaying gratification.... sometimes nothing happens for days... the opposite of basketball in the the big moments come very infrequently....a bit like fishing... but sometimes all that hanging around waiting for something to happen only heightens the satisfaction when it does.

GAA. ....A very physical game with lots of contact but more scores than rugby.... very little boedom involved, constant action but not always rewarded... good mix between build up and scoring rate...

Thye conclusion was that in cricket there's too much foreplay and very little action.... the tantric sport.

Basketball has far too much scoring and little or no build up... the Britney sport...sometimes exciting but ultimately empty..

GAA and Rugby have the mix about right..reasonable scoring rate and ultimate satisfaction when it all comes together.

and soccer....as i told you earlier....soccer is just plain boring.