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<blockquote data-quote="bristol-iain" data-source="post: 270947"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Teh Mite @ Jul 8 2009, 11:20 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=404368" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh you've hit one of my pet hates.</p><p></p><p>Really irks me when rugby "experts" refer to them as footballers. WRONG GAME YOU NUMPTIES. We are Rugby Players not footballers.</p><p></p><p> NB- This isnt aimed directley at you Macado</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p></p><p>Wrong. Football is a generic term used for several sports; Assosciation Football (Soccer), Rugby Football, Gaelic Football etc. It's the general concensus however that the most popular form of the game played in which ever country is referred to as "Football" as a slang term.</p><p></p><p>Fact of the day: "Soccer" was actually coined by the FA not long after the official rulebook of As<strong>soc</strong>iation Football was drawn up. It's not an Americanism.</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p></p><p></p><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Macado @ Jul 8 2009, 12:04 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=404377" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh you've hit one of my pet hates.</p><p></p><p>Really irks me when rugby "experts" refer to them as footballers. WRONG GAME YOU NUMPTIES. We are Rugby Players not footballers.</p><p></p><p> NB- This isnt aimed directley at you Macado</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p></p><p>Apologies, my good man.. I suppose i am one of those who has bought into the media slang and terminology. Although in saying that what are the alternatives:</p><p></p><p>Rugby genius:abit broad</p><p>Rugbyball genius:abit weird/sounds like he is the best at making rugbyballs</p><p>Handling genius:abit like he is about to lay 200 blocks in a day!!!</p><p>genius: at what??</p><p></p><p>there is a lack of an adjective for the Martyn Williams of this world..</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p></p><p>I know it's rugby football but you say Ronaldo is a good footballer, there does need to be a distinguisher or people are going to think Martin Williams plays for Cardiff City and not the blues. </p><p></p><p>All I'd say you could call MW is that he is a great rugby payer.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="bristol-iain, post: 270947"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Teh Mite @ Jul 8 2009, 11:20 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=404368']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Oh you've hit one of my pet hates. Really irks me when rugby "experts" refer to them as footballers. WRONG GAME YOU NUMPTIES. We are Rugby Players not footballers. NB- This isnt aimed directley at you Macado [/b][/quote] Wrong. Football is a generic term used for several sports; Assosciation Football (Soccer), Rugby Football, Gaelic Football etc. It's the general concensus however that the most popular form of the game played in which ever country is referred to as "Football" as a slang term. Fact of the day: "Soccer" was actually coined by the FA not long after the official rulebook of As[b]soc[/b]iation Football was drawn up. It's not an Americanism. [/b][/quote] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Macado @ Jul 8 2009, 12:04 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=404377']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Oh you've hit one of my pet hates. Really irks me when rugby "experts" refer to them as footballers. WRONG GAME YOU NUMPTIES. We are Rugby Players not footballers. NB- This isnt aimed directley at you Macado [/b][/quote] Apologies, my good man.. I suppose i am one of those who has bought into the media slang and terminology. Although in saying that what are the alternatives: Rugby genius:abit broad Rugbyball genius:abit weird/sounds like he is the best at making rugbyballs Handling genius:abit like he is about to lay 200 blocks in a day!!! genius: at what?? there is a lack of an adjective for the Martyn Williams of this world.. [/b][/quote] I know it's rugby football but you say Ronaldo is a good footballer, there does need to be a distinguisher or people are going to think Martin Williams plays for Cardiff City and not the blues. All I'd say you could call MW is that he is a great rugby payer. [/QUOTE]
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