F1 Fanatic

… and yes I can make an exception for cycling and skateboarding!

So, we all love motor racing. Given that we’re on a site called F1 Fanatic that probably isn’t much of a surprise. But I thought there ought to be a thread for us all to ramble on about our other passions in life. So, what other sports do you like? Football? Cricket? Basketball? Tennis? Skiing? Bullfighting? Tiddlywinks?

I personally am a very big football fan, and I support the mighty Newcastle United, my local team (‘cos I ain’t no glory seeker). Other than that I’m no more than a casual observer of other sports. I follow the Ashes, Six Nations, Australian Open etc quite closely without ever sitting down to watch them.

And when it comes to actually playing sports I’m terrible unfortunately :( I put it down to a combination of talentlessness and laziness

conkers and tiddlywinks!

Football – I’m a Tottenham fan. I watch Premier League, I usually watch all Tottenham matches plus some other interesting ones (like Man City – Man Utd tomorrow), Champions league (1/8 final and onwards), and World cup/Euro cup.

Alpine skiing – Most of the matches in world cup/world championship).

Basketball – World cup/Euro cup, sometimes NBA playoffs.

Tennis – Grand slam finals and occasionaly semi-finals.

Ski cross – Haven’t watched it since Vancouver, but will if there’s anything on TV.

I’ll be honest I am not the biggest fan of football, however I am partial to the ocassional plymouth argyle game, and will continue to be until they eventually go bankrupt in the next few weeks. I do like watching cricket and ocassionally golf with a splash of cycling on the side. I will watch pretty much any olympic sport. However, I am mainly a die-hard motorsport man.

Thanks to newcastle btw for simultaneously getting promoted the premier league while relegating us to league 1 in the space of 90 minutes.

boardercross/skicross is possibly the 2nd best sport in the world.

same here.. i havn’t watched it since vancouver.
they should publicise the world championship more! the following would be crazy

Big fan of American sports. Well, baseball is only that great in person, if you have an afternoon to kill with some mates and basketball can often be boring before the last quarter. I’ve found a new appreciation for rugby, I don’t know half of the rules but then it’s so fast-paced and confusing when something happens I don’t see it anyway, same with American Football It’s the “other stuff” Ned was on about that makes me love it (not necessarily the cheerleaders, before you say anything!), the attention to detail into making it a show.

I like football but can never get into it as a big fan, my biggest enthusiasm is for the tables, working out where people can finish and the like.

Ned – Yeah I kinda agree, for the Super Bowl when I saw someone catch the ball then celebrate that they’d one I was very confused, but the sheer spectacle of huge Americans smashing into other ones made it pretty fun, and to be fair they know how to put on a show.

Football (kinda) as a Spurs fan, I dip in and out when it suits. Not having Sky TV, i like to watch football when it crops up on regular TV, like the FA cup rounds, Champs League and the World Cup/Euros.

Other than that, not really. I’ll watch a bit of Wimbledon when it’s on, same goes for bits and pieces of athletics.

Oh… darts can be a good laugh for a little while, and for some reason I can’t fathom, I find snooker is quite compelling.

Couldn’t give a toss about most sports though.