It’s everywhere. From images, to videos, to Tiktoks, to adverts … I’m over saturated with opinions, replays, player ratings, hyperbole and the like.
There’s only so much you can take.
Example 1. The Newcastle goal vervus Arsenal. Never ending discussions on the decision. The hyperbolic nature of the punditry. The uneven opinions of the same people.
Example 2. Handball against Newcastle. Hundreds of videos all moaning, complaining over and over again. The same pundits complaining and restarting their opinion.
And now the new one - the ref not giving Man City an advantage in the Tottenham game. It starts all over again. The videos, the complaining, the shouting Tiktoks…
I just don’t care anymore.
Rational discussions are gone, replaced with hyperbole and drama.
It’s too much. I can’t watch any football related content anymore.
The only thing to do is to shut it all out but the commentary is just as bad.
All the media noise about football makes it seem like the most important thing in the world. The smug self importance of people like gary neville and simon jordan doesn’t help matters. In the grand scheme of things football is not important. When it comes down to it it is just a game
It’s not the game, it’s the internet. Enjoy the game and ditch the internet.
Ha! this post is hyperbole, and everything you are moaning about so dramatically can be solved by literally not reading or listening to your phone. It’s got nothing to do with the football on the pitch or the game itself. Get a grip.
I was thinking the same thing. How ironic.
I watch highlights on YouTube, that’s it as I’m usually in bed on a Saturday before motd finishes (the joys of being middle aged and boring).
I’d recommend the same. Cut out all the bs.
WATCH IT
WATCH THE FOOTBALL
IT WILL NEVER BE DECIDED WHO HAS WON THE FOOTBALL
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How about instead of giving up football, just give up social media outlets?? They seem to be damaging the things you enjoy.
Watch football games but fuck the pre and post build up, fuck football related youtube videos, twitter and tiktok… actually just fuck tiktok off altogether.
This is exactly what I done… Delete all other social media and tbf reddit has good discussions for the most part
Exactly! Nobody is forced to watch anything. Elements of A Clockwork Orange have come true, but not that one.
This is what I do.
Helps living stateside. Plus the games get over really early in the day and you (possibly) aren’t shitfaced when they’re done.
The exact same can be applied to the news and doom-scrolling click-baity articles.
Yes this.
They all do it for the outraged click bait revenue.
At a massive cost to societies values
second this. I do not use Tiktok but I know it is full of hate speech under Chinese propaganda. There is nothing wrong with football from what op said. Maybe Ref is a problem but the bigger problem is the op obsession with social media.
I stopped reading after he said tiktok. Knew automatically his brain is not functioning
Watch the game, and other highlights and then stop. It’s all click bait anyway for views and stupid statements made on purpose to wind people up.
Grow a pair pussy cat. Just stop scrolling my friend.
Surprised that’s what annoys you… Not the hundreds of videos mentioning football and the comment section is just filled with “Messi Messi Messi…”
Yet you came onto a platform that promotes these actions/reactions to discuss the topic??? Odd choice.
“I can’t watch any football related content anymore.“
There’s your solution.
I don’t think anyone’s gonna miss you bud but You’re constantly on Reddit commenting on football posts maybe stop doing that
Yep that’s because they love the drama rather than try just understanding more teams and talk about more players they all steal a living tbh
Okay