Matt-the-twat said:
You've come to the Escapist to ask this? Apart from anything I can't imagine many sports fanatics here.
Good point. Geeks and sports don't tend to go together well. I know its a big silly stereotype but its mostly true. They are some exceptions to the rule (I'm one of them) but general us Geeks aren't the sporty types and thus aren't going to have any love for sports.
That and we can be a pretentious lot.
As for the question. Probably both about the same. Given that my local club is Barnsley F.C I think one of the biggest laughing stocks in football history... There's not much to care for however I do still have that glint of hope for it and it still gets me going when I see us actually doing well.
The queen (along with the rest of the royal family) are essentially powerless relics however they're also a tourist attraction and bring in a good amount of money...
So I find them both semi-important in there own ways.
Puzzlenaut said:
The people who care about football the most are working class males with little education.
As an working class fellow who lives on a council estate and likes football...Erm... thanks?...
Snork Maiden said:
I just find it odd that (on the whole) on gaming forums people go out of their way to express hate of football (and other sports).
Yep, tends to annoy me too. Not just football though, just about any sport. If I made a thread about boxing or MMA I imagine it would get flooded with hate for it. In fact I did, either most just ignored it and the few that didn't were either fans or just people there to express hate.
Often bewilders me that after all these years after all our attempts us geeks make to separate our selves from some of our unfair stereotypes, we still actively fall into this one.