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pcernie
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http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-New ... 1561?f=rssWonder if there's a Murdoch link to all that (I know bugger all about the sport)...
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EddArmitage
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Meh. Learn to play a real game with an oval ball!
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paulzolo
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I thought American Football was a slow game anyway. The clock stops every time they “reset” the players after each kick, they have breaks for adverts, A game can last hours. The only way to slow the game down is if they started reading Lord of the Rings out loud.
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finlay666
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It is a slow game, it doesn't slow it down any more The clock only stops on a change of posession, incomplete pass or if the ball carrier goes out of bounds I enjoy it, some of the plays are very clever, it's a much more tactical game than rugby or football in that you have much more control over the clock, such as taking a knee when you are in posession to run down the clock while still retaining posession _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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ProfessorF
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Uhm... isn't their ball oval?  Much like cricket then. Except games can last for days.
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Amnesia10
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It has lots of toilet breaks if you are drinking coffee like an addict to stay awake to watch the game. I must admit I do enjoy Channel 5's show. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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bobbdobbs
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I was an avid watcher of Channel 4's show back in the eighties but have never got back into it. _________________Finally joined Flickr
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koli
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I have to disagree, I think it is much faster than rugby and much more exciting as well. Especially as you can pass ball forward like common sense would command you to. Every time I change the channel and rugby is on, all I can see a massive pile of bodies either stacked up on the ball or massive hugging orgies (i think you call it a scrum). It is not very often that anything else is happening... I am not an expert on either of those two sport, I don't even know the rules tbh. But I watch NFL on Sundays if I am around and I get the remote into my hands...
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Amnesia10
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It is a fun game to watch. When I was in the states I went to watch a college game with my then girlfriend and had an absolute ball. It was a lot of fun. I even lost my voice, as a result of cheering for the home team. And then there were the cheerleaders! Mmmm.  _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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EddArmitage
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I was meaning more "if you've got an oval ball, play a real game with it"
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pcernie
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Yes, we'd all like to get behind the cheerleaders   In all seriousness, if blokes are gonna support Yank football in the UK, that's a damn good starting point _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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Linux_User
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American football is rubbish. Plus they wear more body armour than troops in Afghanistan.
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pcernie
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_________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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pcernie
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I've decided to hijack my own thread, feel free to join me :  Viva La Revolución!  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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Linux_User
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This is Britain, you'd get this: 
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