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05-29-2008, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by MG1968  MMA? are you kidding me? that is a niche "sport" that will fade once people realize that watching two grown men bash each other's head in is about is exciting as watching mold grow on a block of cheese. |   | 
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05-29-2008, 03:26 PM
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#122 (permalink)
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05-29-2008, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by tvolsfan More little kids play soccer than anything else in the United States, and soccer is growing fast. It won't catch football anytime soon, but it isn't the minority you think it is. | Then they get to highschool and what happens? Oh yes that's right. They get into sports then.
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05-29-2008, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by tvolsfan So by the world you mean the United States? | Check and see how many international athletes play baseball and basketball.
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05-29-2008, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by MG1968 MMA? are you kidding me? that is a niche "sport" that will fade once people realize that watching two grown men bash each other's head in is about is exciting as watching mold grow on a block of cheese. | Not kidding a bit. More people care about MMA (I dont) in this country right now than will ever care about soccer.
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05-29-2008, 03:51 PM
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#126 (permalink)
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| Look guys I have been hearing from soccer geeks for years now talking about the same tired old excuse of why soccer is not popular here. US fans dont get it or understand blah blah blah. How the youth movement is going to bring soccer to the forefront of US sports. How the rest of the world likes it etc... But the fact is if you have a product you want to get it into the US. That's where the money is. But the problem is that we in this country actually like action and good entertainment. Face it, soccer sux.
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05-29-2008, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Fine Vol Beef I now hate soccer so if you could just list sports you like I can start my new sporting life. | Admitting that it sux is the first step. Now the next thing you need to do is untape your glasses and lose the pocket protector. You know what the real sports are, you don’t need me to list them.
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05-29-2008, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by VolBeef88 Not kidding a bit. More people care about MMA (I dont) in this country right now than will ever care about soccer. | prove it
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05-29-2008, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by MG1968 prove it | Watch the news. Look at the Pay Per View $. Very few people watch soccer when they put it on cable much less fork out $ to watch it.
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05-29-2008, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by rwemyss 
Beef, for someone who claims to HATE soccer, you sure do have a lot of posts in this thread. | I enjoy laughing at soccer.
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05-29-2008, 04:04 PM
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#132 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by VolBeef88 Watch the news. Look at the Pay Per View $. Very few people watch soccer when they put it on cable much less fork out $ to watch it. | that doesn't prove anything. if you can't back up your assertion, why persist in the lie?
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05-29-2008, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by MG1968 that doesn't prove anything. if you can't back up your assertion, why persist in the lie? | What? They were all but GIVING tickets away the last time the World Cup was in the US. I was in San Antonio (huge hispanic population and a city where they were playing some of the games) for business and there were empty seats all over the joint. I saw the news reports that were stating how disapointing the ticket sales were.
You, I and everyone else on this site knows soccer is nowhere near as popular as a "niche" sport like MMA. I used MMA as an example of how the market is NOT saturated if it is what the consumer wants. You are the one living a lie. America hates soccer. A few soccer geeks like it but that number is low.
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05-29-2008, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by VolBeef88 Watch the news. Look at the Pay Per View $. Very few people watch soccer when they put it on cable much less fork out $ to watch it. | I watch it on cable all the time. Sometimes MLS, but usually Champions League or if my favorite EPL teams are playing.
As far as PPV, I don't pay to watch football either... so? | |
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05-29-2008, 04:12 PM
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| So if I were in Europe I could use all the same assertions you make about soccer against football and it would work. Does that mean Football sucks? Of course not. | |
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