Anyone else not watching the World Cup

Was the “friendly” the one with three red cards?

me. I watched the friendly and that was enough

I've never been a footie fan at all. I'm not anti-footie; it's just not me!

I'll be avoiding it all as much as possible, except on Google, where they've now got this really annoying animated thing on their page of players kicking a ball, and I can't stop it!

I'll just be doing my own thing as always!

I couldn't be less interested in this footballing competition. I bet the hoohaa and media hype is a gift to the government by distracting people from pressing matters if the day.

Jaxjacky

The series finished last Friday 5th June Basgetti.

Oh 😩
Roll on September.

The answer is a mix of streaming, pre-recorded programmes and DVDs. I'm happy to say I have all three in abundance. If the TV channels went off altogether I'd have enough to keep me going for years.😁

fancythat

op.
This thread is turning into one where people are watching the World Cup.

I started one this afternoon for just that.

op, are you happy for World Cup talk to be on this thread?
Or would you rather the thread stayed being a non-watching,World Cup thread?

This one should stick to being a non watching thread, although it's very hard to get away from football. It's on every news bulletin, morning television, The One Show, and everywhere else for that matter.

Padstow13 If the Martians suddenly invaded us they wouldn't believe their eyes and we would be written off as too primitive for colonisation.

Rather like our earthly habit of peeling and boiling our potatoes and then squashing them in a bowl, instead of using Smash.😂

op.
This thread is turning into one where people are watching the World Cup.

I started one this afternoon for just that.

op, are you happy for World Cup talk to be on this thread?
Or would you rather the thread stayed being a non-watching,World Cup thread?

I know it's corny to say this but.......22 grown men running backwards and forwards chasing a ball?

Didn't the late Bill Shankly say that football was more important than life or death?

Ridiculous!

If the Martians suddenly invaded us they wouldn't believe their eyes and we would be written off as too primitive for colonisation.

What World Cup?

Football free house here!

Such a shame so many matches are much too late, but I'll be watching as many as possible starting tonight. Come on Canada 🇨🇦⚽️🥅🏟️!

Well it’s started now, and I’m horrified to hear that it will be over five weeks until The End.

grumppa

I'll watch England and Scotland live if they are on at a reasonable hour, and on catch-up if the reports of them are positive. The opening match, with three players sent off, wasn't a great advertisement for the game.

Scotland’s first match is 2am this Sunday

England’s first game is 21.00 on Wednesday 17/06

It wasn’t, was it? DGS4 was happy with it though, scooping up our family sweepstake prize for the first player to be sent off. There were only 4 red cards in total in the 2022 finals.

I'll watch England and Scotland live if they are on at a reasonable hour, and on catch-up if the reports of them are positive. The opening match, with three players sent off, wasn't a great advertisement for the game.

I’ll be watching some of it. Family sweepstakes are always fun and so far I’m in the lead.
Muchas gracias Mexico. 🇲🇽

I might watch the England games if we get near to the final, depending what time they are on.

The series finished last Friday 5th June Basgetti.

So cross: HIGNFY has been taken off to make way for bloody football!

At least the vuvuzelas have been banned. The year when the World Cup was in, I think, South America the sound of them drove me nuts. I couldn’t have the sound off as I don’t know enough about football to understand what’s going on without the commentary.

I can't stand football, and the combined noise of the stadium crowd really winds me up! It's such a horrible noise, it actually causes me anxiety. 🙉

A football match to me is a group of men kicking a ball back and forth. How anyone can watch that over and over again beats me. Ball going back and forth for ever and ever, match after match after match. 😴

Cumbrianmale56

Have any non fans got anything planned for the six weeks the World Cup will be on? I'm looking through the streaming services and Youtube for old dramas to watch and, if the weather is nice, will be making full advantage of this. Only being in the office two days a week as well means I can avoid people talking about footballers I've never heard of.

No I hadn't checked to see when it will be running but I will be avoiding it at all costs. DH likes it. I don't. I must make good use of this time as normally he is always 'in my ear' pestering me. I could do some writing or go visit/meet up with friends, do some decluttering. I just don't want to hear it in the background so I can wear my wireless headphones that I finally got back from DD. Any other ideas to use the time productively gratefully received! What are you doing Cumbrianmale56?

ViceVersa

What a bunch of moaning Minnies! The World Cup is only on every four years, so it hardly dominates TV viewing. If you don't like it, don't watch it - but I don't understand how NOT wanting to watch something somehow makes some people look down on those who do want to watch it. I'm sure there are many things people on here love watching which I don't - but I don't pour scorn on them for doing so. Live and let live...plenty of other channels for people to watch.

Well said! 👏👏👏👏