British Expatriate Network

Anyone suffer Football Dependancy.
The quote below was taken from
http//www.soccerage.com/en/13/n8299.html

Results of three focus groups and the national survey indicated that over 60% of fans may be psychologically dependent on football and that it is, in effect, the central pillar of their lives. Dependence is demonstrated by the presence of the range of psychological phenomena or behaviours

RANKED IN IMPORTANCE ABOVE ALL ELSE
„h 75% of fans stated that football is more important than anything else in their life, placing it above religion, politics, their family and partner
PROMINENT PLACE IN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
70% of fans reported that football is the major topic of conversation among friends
59% of fans reported that football is the major topic of conversation among work colleagues
86% of fans indicated that during the season they would often or always plan their day around football
ENGAGEMENT WITH FOOTBALL RESULTS IN EUPHORIA AND/OR RELIEVES DISTRESS
83% of fans said football has an overall positive effect on their mood
REGULAR AND FREQUENT INVOLVEMENT
100% fans reported that as well as sometimes attending matches, they consumed football via a proliferation of media satellite/cable TV, Teletext, radio, magazines, newspapers, WAP and the internet.
(Thank God for SoccerAge.com).


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Keith,In Ottawa since 1963

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Yep, the off season is hell!
But the transfer window keeps a little fix going.
Kanoute to Spurs should be a good move if he can stay healthy.

Kanute to Spurs! I have lost touch....I'd better re-aquaint myself as I tend to drift away from paying attention, not having cable TV or anything like that I find it a major effort to go online and read the stuff.

Definitely in the 75% here.

Religion and relationships definitely come well behind footy for me. People come and go in life but your team is there forever (so long as they don't go bankrupt!)

What is the point of standing behind someone 100% when they don't want you? Your team is never going to tell you to leave though wink

If it wasn't for the fact that I have family and football in close proximity (the order of precedence is hotly disputed in my family), I doubt I would bother going back to visit the UK any more.

Football definatly has a major role in my life and the fact that it doesnt take up 75% of my time discusing it is owing to the fact i dont at this present time have any footy fans in near proximity to me .

American football however is a differant story ,both my wife and i are football fans so the 'putting before' does,nt apply . i do however in the season spend a lot of time in F/F Leagues similar to the one we shared here last season with the premier .

Its a shame that the #1 spectator sport in the world (by a mile ) will never be one of the major sports in this country, but i do see a remarkable increase in the sport played at school level

This is in the July issue of "Four-Four-Two"...

Back in 1983, a young Tony Blair was terribly excited when Michael Foot, the leader of the Labour party, announced he was coming to visit Sedgefield, the North East constituency where Blair was standing as a candidate in the General Election.

"Isn't it wonderful that he's coming all this way to see me, and so late on a Friday night as well?" enthused the future Prime Minister to local party activists. "I must say I'm very flattered."

Or was, until his constituency agent sidled up to him and whispered "Tony, I think it may have more to do with the fact that Plymouth Argyle are playing at Darlington tommorrow..."

Who won?

In the football I mean, not the election. I've lived in Aycliffe long enough to know that Labour will always win in Sedgefield.

A fine question but you know what? I don't believe they were even in the same division then so who knows????

Nice legend though....