Supporting other countries

[Evermind]

Ooooh. Don't given me the innocent victim crap. Calling Indian fans fascists is deplorable. You are not a school girl. Just because x called you stupid once (Jono as you said) doesn't make you insulting people are calling Indian fans fascists right.

Well, your few posts here are also a part of that reason. You wanna silence those who don't like the way the Indian team plays. I see people ridiculing the English, the Australian, even the New Zealand team, but the moment someone criticises the Indian team, all you guys are up in arms about it. You are not a school girl either - don't go crying to your teacher if someone pokes fun at your favourite barbie, fella.

 

[burr]

I find this so absurd it borders on funny. You can support whoever you want. What are you going to do – set a cricket citizenship test where only people who know the floral emblem of Australia and the first Prime Minster can support Australia – because that’s working so well for the migration policy. Nations themselves are arbitrary creations that only emerged with Westphalia. Hell, ‘India’ as we know it today has only existed since ’47. As others have pointed out, what is a worry is if someone starts to target one particular country for reasons other than they think they play crap cricket. And lol at the Anna Coren post.

 

[Pratters]

Obviously theres a fine line...

I do think it suffocates discussion and affects the forum negatively and don't see it the way you do. However, I respect your opinion and thanks for voicing it.

 

[haroon510]

Well, your few posts here are also a part of that reason. You wanna silence those who don't like the way the Indian team plays. I see people ridiculing the English, the Australian, even the New Zealand team, but the moment someone criticises the Indian team, all you guys are up in arms about it. You are not a school girl either - don't go crying to your teacher if someone pokes fun at your favourite barbie, fella.

agree with u

i believe that cricket is a game and in games there is always teams that is liked by a group of people and teams that won't by other group of people..one can't expect that thier favorite team or country's team should be loved by everyone..as sport fan different views should be respected..

 

[Pratters]

Well, your few posts here are also a part of that reason. You wanna silence those who don't like the way the Indian team plays. I see people ridiculing the English, the Australian, even the New Zealand team, but the moment someone criticises the Indian team, all you guys are up in arms about it. You are not a school girl either - don't go crying to your teacher if someone pokes fun at your favourite barbie, fella.

I don't want to silence any one. I have no problem if some one thinks x, y, z as long it is not targetting a team just for the sake of it. I don't see why people should tolerate such nonsense. It is boring stuff and after a while, targetting stops remaining funny. When people start saying Indian fans are fascists, it goes in the territory of throwing unnecessary insults.

It's still their opinion though, no matter how much of a **** they're being about it.

Nah it shifts from having an opinion to targetting according to me. We will agree to disagree here I guess.

 

[shortpitched713]

However, I respect your opinion and thanks for voicing it.

I don't get a prize for all my effort?

 

[NZTailender]

Nah it shifts from having an opinion to targetting according to me. We will agree to disagree here I guess.

Using their opinion to target tbh but I will agree to disagree.

 

[Flem274*]

I believe posters are allowed their opinions on national teams but the unwarranted abuse really gets on my nerves sometimes. To use an example, as a hardcore NZ fan it really grates when a certain English poster comes charging in after every NZ loss and calls them mediocre and lucky and when they win abuses the other team for playing poorly rather than praising NZ for playing well. Yes he is allowed his opinion but it just grates, especially as the majority of us don't act in the same manner towards other international teams.

 

[Prince EWS]

To use an example, as a hardcore NZ fan it really grates when a certain English poster comes charging in after every NZ loss and calls them mediocre and lucky and when they win abuses the other team for playing poorly rather than praising NZ for playing well.

I don't think Scaly was that bad. Sure, it'd grate you, but that really was his opinion - he didn't hate the team for the sake of it, he just thought they were crap. He didn't come here specifically to fire up NZ posters either. We have a few members here to which that doesn't really apply, IMO. I'd liken Scaly's NZ-hatred to my anti-Symonds posts. Sure, I may go over the top and sure, I may be biased re: certainly performances, but it's genuinely my opinion and I post about a range of other issues here as well. I don't come to bait and neither did he.

 

[Flem274*]

I don't think Scaly was that bad. Sure, it'd grate you, but that really was his opinion - he didn't hate the team for the sake of it, he just thought they were crap. He didn't come here specifically to fire up NZ posters either. We have a few members here to which that doesn't really apply, IMO. I'd liken Scaly's NZ-hatred to my anti-Symonds posts. Sure, I may go over the top and sure, I may be biased re: certainly performances, but it's genuinely my opinion and I post about a range of other issues here as well. I don't come to bait and neither did he.

Nah you're much more level headed with your posts IMO. As I said he is entitled to his opinion but I still wanted to slit his throat sometimes.

 

[Prince EWS]

Nah you're much more level headed with your posts IMO. As I said he is entitled to his opinion but I still wanted to slit his throat sometimes.

Would you think that if you were Andrew Symonds's mother, though? No, IMO.

 

[Flem274*]

Would you think that if you were Andrew Symonds's mother, though? No, IMO.

If I was Andrew Symonds' parent he would be a talentless git with a big mouth. Assuming he took after me of course.

 

[Pratters]

I don't get a prize for all my effort?

Sure. *sends tapes of Sami's bowling*

 

[Prince EWS]

If I was Andrew Symonds' parent he would be a talentless git with a big mouth.

Oh okay. Well I'll be sure to address you as Mr. Symonds from now on, because you just described him perfectly.

 

[Flem274*]

Oh okay. Well I'll be sure to address you as Mr. Symonds from now on, because you just described him perfectly.

Haha thought that was coming.

 

[Richard]

I support whoever I fancy supporting, incidentally.

 

[pasag]

Pup's perfectly entitled to choose whatever side he wants to support and I don't think anyone has the right to take exception to it. I really can't fathom Roseboy's posts on this topic - "unpatriotic", "treasonous act", *cringes*. It's sport, not a world war.

Not to mention the reasons why guys like Pup and Raghav not liking team India are more than acceptable (although in Raghav's case the trolling in the past is not) and the same reason why Jono and Dasa disliking parts of the Australian cricket team and style (afaik) are acceptable as well and have chosen to support another side because of their heritage or for whatever reason. Not that it should matter what their reasons are, they don't have to justify it one bit. Agree with Perm, Burr and others on this issue.

 

[Craig]

Gelman you've sold out since you first came on here

 

[Jono]

Can't believe pup11 is being criticised here. This is akin to the crap the poster 'aussie' used to receive (which was pretty much blatant online bullying) for supporting Australia despite being English.

You can support whomever you like. I've never had a problem with Raghav supporting NZ over India, never. Nor do I care if he supports every team that plays India over India, but trolling the forums and intentionally trying to piss off Indian posters on this board is what ****s everyone.

I am a born and raised Australian with Anglo-Indian heritage. I've chosen to support the Indian cricket team for many reasons. At this current stage, I support most teams against Australia when it comes to the cricket. The main reason involves the better of the sport with the underdog winning, however also because currently there are many Australian players I simply don't like, Additionally, similar to Prince EWS, I hate that boganism is promoted and made to look like a positive throughout the team. Its an embarassment that players like Symonds are supposedly idols to kids.

I have recently not supported Australia also in the tennis (i.e. Davis Cup) because I hate Lleyton Hewitt and Philippousis with a passion. However go back a few years when Rafter was around and I'd proudly cheer him on.

I supported the Australian soccer team in the World Cup, and will support Australian athletes in the Olympics and so on (unless I don't like them).

So to even suggest that pup11 not supporting India is unpatriotic is so stupid its ridiculous. And even if it was, who cares? There is no legal or moral obligation to be patriotic at all.

 

[Richard]

There is no legal or moral obligation to be patriotic at all.

Sums it up for mine. Don't like people getting on the high-horse about lack of patriotism.

This is akin to the crap the poster 'aussie' used to receive (which was pretty much blatant online bullying) for supporting Australia despite being English.

TBF - and I'm slightly reluctant to comment here as much of it appears to have occurred during absences of mine - not all "bullying" of aussie was due to perceived lack of patriotism - his homophobic tendencies played a large part TBH. And I hope he might have revised them.