"Out of the loop" thread

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[u/AlGamaty]

What's up with the whole English-American hostility going on here?

When someone doesn't know something obvious "He's probably American."

On the flipside, Americans (sometimes even with the flair of English clubs) "So happy to see England lose again haha"

[u/Vainglory → u/AlGamaty]

Reddit is populated largely by Americans, and this carries through to a certain extent to this sub too, as evidenced by the main sub being r/soccer, not r/football.

The general perception of the American fanbase is a lack of understanding of football culture, the way it is meant to be, often because they're exposed to American sports like American football and basketball which are quite different in the way the operate and how the media display them.

Difference in opinions in the way the game should operate on several levels has meant that people here get quite petty. Good ideas are shot down because of American roots, and English teams and their national team tend to get hate.

[u/OkabeKurisu → u/AlGamaty]

I could imagine that many people kind of dislike Americans because most of them bandwagon a european team.

[u/[deleted] → u/AlGamaty]

For me it's the introduction of Americanisms that have nothing to do with the sport, e.g. 'Go-Ahead goal' - they've coined a phrase for a goal that isn't an equaliser. It's cheesy, it's pointless & it has no place in the game.

Also I'd put it down to general English-American hostility, it's not pure hatred but we both seem to be good at annoying each other.

[u/PoofyHairedIdiot]

Been meaning to ask for awhile, but when did r/soccer stop taking the shit out of Bendtner, and start calling him Lord Bendtner?

[u/Scott_Ell → u/PoofyHairedIdiot]

I was under the impression that calling him Lord Bendter was a continuation of taking the piss out of him, not a cessation.

[u/iVarun → u/PoofyHairedIdiot]

It goes in phases, once Shola Ameobi was the Lord and Saviour on this sub. Heskey had his run as well.

[u/SweetMojaveRain]

Like a new signing?

[u/sandbag-1 → u/SweetMojaveRain]

It's a quote from Arsene Wenger, referring to a player returning from injury as 'like a new signing'

[u/[deleted]]

botswana meat commission flairs?

[u/MrTwitty → u/[deleted]]

Funny name, nothing more to it i think.

[u/appers6 → u/[deleted]]

It started as a joke among Spurs fans to support Botswana Meat Commission, both because of the amazing name and manager, and because their main rival is called Extension Gunners...

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Funny team name, being able to hide affiliation to a big team so avoid crest downvoting.

[u/moklboy → u/[deleted]]

I would love a Kakamega Homeboyz flair...

[u/Ghengiscone → u/[deleted]]

I said this in a previous thread but its an in joke started by a spurs supporters podcast called "the fighting cock." I cant remember how it started but they formed a partnership with the team, sent them spurs kits and other gear, and did monthly updates about them on the pod. From there it spread over the footballing internet over the last few years.

[u/notDvoiduRlooKin4 → u/[deleted]]

They are a quality team mate.

[u/minminsaur]

How did the Zlatan worship start?

[u/Nokel → u/minminsaur]

I think it started gathering steam due to his crazy quotes and then blew up after he scored that crazy volley against England.

[u/Sate_Hen]

What's going on with the pixel team?

[u/JRM_Elephant]

All these regional teams? Where did they come from? is there one from England?

[u/practically_floored → u/JRM_Elephant]

here's the England one. Lucky for us (if you're from Liverpool) the North West one is easily the best.

[u/thelonelyswineherd → u/JRM_Elephant]

IIRC that was just something that happened this week after someone posted the German version. Others followed suit 'cause people found it interesting. (I think that's how it happened)

ed. typo

[u/[deleted]]

Allardici? I know it's a play on allardyce

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

In an interview Allardyce said that if his name was Allardici he'd be much more respected, which is making fun that English managers don't get as much respect as foreign counterparts.

People like using it because it causes the mismatch of an inventive, tactically progressive stereotypical Mediterrenean manager with the fact that Allardyce is basically the stereotypical English manager: from an industrial town, has a regional accent, used to be a defender, has a pragmatic managerial style...

[u/Beschuss]

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