>the scum down the M62 Actually, I agree with you on this. One of the good things about not being a true Liverpool fan, in the sense I'm not actually from there and therefore do not share the same sense of hate towards Man U and Everton, is that I don't actually think of them as scum whatsoever. I tend to write such stuff as a way to poke fun at the "established and time-honoured ritual" while also partaking in it, if that makes sense.
>I think that's rather harsh Yes it is harsh but I don't think it's far off the mark. And to be honest, I agree with you about Pietersen, but I'd contend that's more to do with the fact that he's a recent immigrant and therefore lucky to have escaped the parochial Ashes mentality that afflicts this country's approach to cricket. Perhaps he can prove me wrong in the months and years to come...
Don't get me wrong, I love the Ashes and recognize the history and passion behind it. I'm one of them non-English, non-Aussie cricket fans who would stay up all night or wake up at any time to follow it. I love its place in the game and would like nothing better than an English victory. I'm just annoyed by the fact that in all my years of following the game they remain fixated on a single series, when the game is much bigger than that. It's the single biggest reason they've rubbed the BCCI the wrong way since the 1980s, when they refused to believe any country other than England could host the World Cup and it's simply followed on from that.
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Actually, I agree with you on this. One of the good things about not being a true Liverpool fan, in the sense I'm not actually from there and therefore do not share the same sense of hate towards Man U and Everton, is that I don't actually think of them as scum whatsoever. I tend to write such stuff as a way to poke fun at the "established and time-honoured ritual" while also partaking in it, if that makes sense.
>I think that's rather harsh
Yes it is harsh but I don't think it's far off the mark. And to be honest, I agree with you about Pietersen, but I'd contend that's more to do with the fact that he's a recent immigrant and therefore lucky to have escaped the parochial Ashes mentality that afflicts this country's approach to cricket. Perhaps he can prove me wrong in the months and years to come...
Don't get me wrong, I love the Ashes and recognize the history and passion behind it. I'm one of them non-English, non-Aussie cricket fans who would stay up all night or wake up at any time to follow it. I love its place in the game and would like nothing better than an English victory. I'm just annoyed by the fact that in all my years of following the game they remain fixated on a single series, when the game is much bigger than that. It's the single biggest reason they've rubbed the BCCI the wrong way since the 1980s, when they refused to believe any country other than England could host the World Cup and it's simply followed on from that.