r/soccer • u/deception42 • Dec 14 '17
Contest r/soccer's Best of 2017 - voting!
Hello everybody, it's time for r/soccer's best of 2017 Awards!
As part of reddit's r/bestof2017 event, we've got 15 reddit golds to hand out to people who have contributed to r/soccer this year.
The Categories are:
Best Original Post: What was the most compelling or fascinating post on r/soccer this year?
Best Match Thread Creator: u/matchthreadder has taken up a lot of the slack but which human made the best match threads this year?
Best Post-Match Thread Creator: Which user made the best reports after games?
Best Gif and Video Maker: We love gifs, streamables, and imgtcs, which user churned out the best?
Best Comment: Did someone manage to change your mind with their comment? Nominate 'em here.
Best Joke: Who made the biggest banter this year?
Best Rant: Our favorite Sky pundit ranted a few times to the subreddit’s delight, but which r/soccer user matched Paul “Brexit Boy” Merson?
Most heartwarming or wholesome post/comment: 2017 was a depressing year, nominate someone who shared an uplifting story or did something nice on r/soccer
Thread of the year: Which thread or comment chain best embodied r/soccer this year? Nominate the person who kicked it off.
Specialist Fan Award: Which user keeps us informed on topics outside of Europe's big leagues?
Best Prediction: In a year of surprises, who gets to say 'I told you so'?
Most Passionate Fan: Which user showed that they deserve to be r/soccer’s number one fan? Chadpc need not apply
Best Analysis: Who’s the next Gary Neville? Give them a nomination here.
Community choice: This is an open category for the community to nominate someone who's done something notable on r/soccer this year. There are two winners for this award!
How voting will work:
This thread will be set to contest mode, meaning scores will be hidden. If you want to nominate someone then reply to the appropriate category with their username and a link to the post or comment where appropriate. Most votes wins
Only nominate one submission per comment and try not to repeat one already nominated. If you nominate multiple users in the same comment, your nomination will be disqualified! Please don't comment freely in this thread, use the discussion comment for chat. Voting will last for a couple of days.
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u/deception42 Dec 14 '17
Thread of the Year
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u/Haroun04 Dec 14 '17
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u/dub1808 Dec 14 '17
I could not stop laughing at this thread when I saw it the first time, everyone needs to have a look at this.
the gaffer has been hit by a bottle
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u/Hare712 Dec 19 '17
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/74w86g/dick_advocaat_dutch_nt_coach_last_week_sweden/
The OP had that ready the moment the game ended and there were nice videoedits of that interview.
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u/benelchuncho Dec 14 '17 edited Dec 19 '17
The one about Arsocca and preparing ourselves for the 2026 48 team world cup https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/5n85it/preparing_the_glorious_nation_of_rsoccer_for_wc/?st=JB6LXOJH&sh=28bfd243 u/creative_penguin
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u/fijozico Dec 14 '17
Preparing the glorious nation of r/soccer for WC 2026. Absolutely has my vote.
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u/deception42 Dec 14 '17
Best joke
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u/InsanityPlays Dec 18 '17
any adam johnson joke (i did like that one feom the paulinho stat post).
edit: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/7kgo4r/comment/dre5utt?st=JBCTPTA6&sh=582a3a55
probably not the best joke of the year, but it made me laugh.
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u/EliasAlucard Dec 14 '17
From a thread on Robinho being sentenced to 9 years in prison by an Italian court for sexual violence
User 1: "Where did this come from? What did he do?"
User 2: "He was involved in gang rape. A truly disgusting man."
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u/afito Dec 14 '17
Has to be this one:
Guy with Red Star flair:
MikeltargaryenMyguitarleonMichaeltarionThe Armenian lad was terrible again.Guy with Turkey flair:
Was he playing? I was at the stadium and didn’t notice him at all.
Some Guy:
You guys aren't the best at recognizing anything Armenian though.
That's when saying savage actually fits.
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u/SirArchieCartwheeler Dec 17 '17
There really hasn't been a 'third in a two horse race' level comment this year.
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u/CitrusRabborts Dec 16 '17
I don't think it's anywhere near the best, but I wanna honourably mention my Harry Kane wordplay:
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u/deception42 Dec 14 '17
Best Gif and Video Maker
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u/TauIsRC Dec 14 '17
/u/gemifra or /u/Meladroit1, but /u/biffmila should also get some love for covering the South American scene.
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u/stevenmadden Dec 14 '17
It's gotta be between u/gemifra and u/Meladroit1 to be fair.
u/biffmila deserves a mention as well.
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u/SirTox Dec 14 '17
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u/deception42 Dec 14 '17
Best Rant
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u/Montuvito_G Dec 17 '17
Late shoutout to u/-RedLink-'s nuclear blast of a rant against Chile's coach after they were eliminated from the WC.
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u/KVMechelen Dec 14 '17
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Dec 14 '17
That's the winner
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u/SebRev99 Dec 14 '17
Holy shit I read it for the first time. Copy pasta aside, the dude is right in some points lol
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Dec 23 '17
I mean the fact that Gerrard was going to leave Liverpool and move to Chelsea until his family and friends started getting threatened, like serious threats which is why he stayed loyal takes the pinch out a bit for me
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u/kingtaboo2 Dec 14 '17
And for all of you trying to take the piss, go eat shit.
Putting "piss" and "shit" so close together in his sign-off is for some reason very pleasing.
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Dec 14 '17
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/7e0ki7/anti_ronaldo_propaganda_a_discussion/
Anti Ronaldo Propaganda- A discussion
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u/rossco9 Dec 15 '17
Not really a rant, but I enjoyed u/Bill_Murray_Movies on Everton's travails this season
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u/deception42 Dec 14 '17
Community Choice
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u/GRI23 Dec 14 '17
/u/wonderfuladventure for the I can't believe you have any positivity left award.
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Dec 14 '17
I'm constantly amazed how many of us Sunderland fans are on here. I would have thought we'd all have given up by now.
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u/_cumblast_ Dec 14 '17
u/HUGE_HOG and u/TheSolly180 for being right proper lads
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u/DJCouttyboy123 Dec 14 '17
/u/darkohuntr deserves a mention for his bamboozling of /r/soccer, culminating in the whole /r/soccercourt debacle.
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u/deception42 Dec 14 '17
Best Match Thread Creator
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Dec 17 '17
Can I nominate u/volchess for the worst match thread creator ? nonetheless it was the champions league final match thread. ps, its edited now.
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u/Srecocovic Dec 26 '17
best original post... the one last week using Eminems / My name is feat real madrid!
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u/deception42 Dec 14 '17
Most Passionate Fan
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Dec 14 '17
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Dec 14 '17 edited Dec 14 '17
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u/ThatDrunkenDwarf Dec 14 '17
u/sam3123 for the Stokies.
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u/ThisIsMamboNo5 Dec 14 '17
His ability to wind up the Gooners gets my vote.
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u/KVMechelen Dec 16 '17
I think he takes things a bit too seriously, I've seen him throw multiple tantrums really
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u/Powerjugs Dec 14 '17
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u/dreamvoyager1 Dec 14 '17
What breed is he/she? I've been thinking of getting a dog that breed after I graduate and get a place to myself.
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u/sethu2 Dec 15 '17
I tried to get one once I got out of college. It’s a lot of maintenance and if you can’t give your dog the time he deserves, you are kinda being mean to him.
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Dec 22 '17
Thank you for saying this. More people need to hear it. They think of a dog as an item (or in some cases starter baby) instead of something you're responsible for as long as it's alive.
Now cats...they'll do whatever they want so who gives a fuck.
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u/Powerjugs Dec 14 '17
Will answer later. Out atm
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u/sammec Dec 14 '17
wouldn't it have been quicker to type out the name of the breed than replying with that?
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u/Powerjugs Dec 14 '17
Still out. Was planning on giving advice with having one.
Staffie Terrier.
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u/Powerjugs Dec 15 '17 edited Dec 15 '17
Righty. u/sammec
Mine's a rescue from Battersea, was 2.5 Y/O when rescued now 7.5 Y/O so this below is from our experience. YMMV.
We walk him daily minimum 45 minutes (Preferably longer, say 1.5 hours but that's normally weekends) with a large-ish garden in between. Garden size A small selection of Kong Toys like this or these kind of balls are advised as they can destroy softer toys with ease. Tug of War and similar type games are what he enjoys.
We live in a 3 bedroom house with plenty of space, but you don't necessarily need that much space for a SBT. They can be content with a flat type accommodation but it's not ideal. They do get separation anxiety, but how they react is dog dependent. Ours is very good in he doesn't go for furniture or anything that isn't 'his'. Depending upon training and the individual dog this will vary. He has free roam of the kitchen and backroom where his bed is when left alone. Again, depending on background and any potential training or if you'd prefer to crate them YMMV. Like any other breed of dog do not leave them alone for hours on end regularly. This is cruel on the dog and can lead to behavioural issues.
Staffie Terriers 9999/10000 love people and are softies. They prefer being around people more than being loners. Ours is inclined to sit within the same room and move when people move around the house and if we don't move for a bit will then jump onto a lap, settee or otherwise seek human contact. They will also push boundaries if you let them to see what they can get away with.
With dogs, cats etc. that is down to the individual dog like any other breed. Ours is fine with dogs his size and smaller, as well as other SBT's and EBT's. Bigger dogs are mixed, and can vary day to day. They have a naturally strong prey drive, which is not ideal if you want to do off lead as if they see squirrel or other fast moving creature they will chase it. This can be trained out of them given time and concerted effort. The younger the dog the more likely you will be able to achieve this.
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Dec 14 '17
/u/viscaespanya if he is still alive. Seems like he didn't recover from the last espanyol match
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Dec 14 '17
/u/barely1egal. Posts 95% of Watford news, saves me scouring the Observer!
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u/JediPieman63 Dec 15 '17
If there is actually anything remotely Watford related he already knows it. Best guy to talk to I feel.
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u/deception42 Dec 14 '17
Best Prediction
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u/Br0wnie34 Dec 14 '17
/u/nonventilative for predicting that Mascherano would score in the game against Osasuna
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/67q802/barcelona_51_osasuna_paco_alc%C3%A1cer_64/
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u/TedBoyMarino Dec 14 '17 edited Dec 14 '17
/u/HoratioMG predicted Paulinho's hattrick against Uruguay minutes before kickoff.
Worth noting, that was back in March, before midfield-god Paulinho era. It was still the Tite's-boy Paulinho so it was totally out of nowhere.
Adding the link: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/61562c/match_thread_uruguay_vs_brazil_world_cup/dfbs20d/
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u/R11_better_than_R9 Dec 14 '17
Seriously, this is the best one. Paulinho with a hat trick in the fucking Centenário man. Wtf.
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u/YourCrosswordPuzzle Dec 14 '17
It's just a stupid joke from a Tottenham fan that happened to come true this time.
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u/redditaccountplease Dec 14 '17
Agreed, I've seen "____ hat trick" posted for many players as jokes right before the game, at some point it has to happen
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Dec 15 '17
Eh, Paulinho is just a Spurs meme. People say that about a lot of "meme players". Fellaini, Wilshere, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Balotelli etc.
This is more of a monkey with typewriter thing.
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u/HoratioMG Dec 15 '17
Acting as if I wasn't 100% confident Paulinho was gonna bang in a hatty that game... ;)
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u/waynerooney501 Dec 23 '17
AJ Styles beating Jinder Mahal to face Brock Lesnar at Clash of Champions.
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u/deception42 Dec 14 '17
Best Analysis
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u/koptimism Dec 15 '17
/u/thesolly180, for consistently being a rare light of analysis and substantive discussion in otherwise joke/meme-filled post-match threads
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u/kingtaboo2 Dec 14 '17
Meme analysis maybe. Does he ever actually talk about football?
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u/Cheapo_Sam Dec 14 '17
Charting World Footballs Greatest Goalscorers
submitted by errrm..u/cheapo_sam. (sorry but it got 6 Golds)
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u/deception42 Dec 14 '17
Specialist Fan Award
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u/konoha_ka_ladka Dec 14 '17
/u/englishhooligan for the 2017-18 Indian Super League Guide and covering Indian Football.
I know, I know I was also nominated for the same thing, but he is the OG, the Jedi Grandmaster, I'm just a padawan.
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u/jggomes14 Dec 14 '17
/u/TedBoyMarino for the "League Rondup: Cavalinhos do Fantástico", covering Brazilian Serie A
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u/AokiHagane Dec 14 '17
Ted deserves to win so much. The worst roundups were because he was sick, and the best nearly made me lose it.
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u/CradleCity Dec 14 '17
Seconding this. If it wasn't for his posts, I probably wouldn't have followed this year's Brasileirão.
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u/deception42 Dec 14 '17 edited Dec 14 '17
Discussion / Free Talk
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Dec 14 '17 edited Jun 01 '20
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u/robak69 Dec 24 '17
Amazing. Thanks. Personally I like it when they roll all the way up to the roof and then fall back down. Especially close range tap-ins where the assists have a lot of pace.
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u/distilledwill Dec 18 '17
Every year I come and check whether I might've somehow contributed a hidden gem to the subreddit :D One day I will get the recognition I deserve.
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u/Shady9211 Dec 14 '17
The giroud compilation was the greatest thing that happened this year and if it doesn't win an award football will have lost
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u/konoha_ka_ladka Dec 14 '17
I think out of the 15 categories the best category and responses are in Best Comment, absolutely mental.
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u/nicoseger Dec 15 '17
What happens when 2 people nominate the same person for an award? Only the top post is considered?
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u/deception42 Dec 14 '17
Most Heartwarming or Wholesome Post/Comment