A bit council (Vol 6)
Discussion
motco said:
High School 'Proms' with all the transatlantic pizazz that it drags along with it, and also on a separate subject; banger racing.
That deserves more recognition. Not the 'Proms', everyone knows how s
t they are but the banger racing. Used to go to Arlington Stadium every week to watch it and never saw any competitors there that did not come from a council estate.For those that know...
nuyorican said:
ChemicalChaos said:
I don't - if rugby is council, it's certainly not on the same plane of council as football and football "supporters".
I'd say a non-council sport, despite the best efforts of the gambling companies sponsoring it, would be snooker. No way a councilist audience would be able to keep quiet and only politely applaud every so often.
I'd also say club level motorsport - luckily all the chavs and wasters seem to stick to attending BTCC or MotoGP events (as evidenced by the air horn usage), and leave the low-level and classic events alone
Snooker is a funny one. Historically it has been non-council. The hushed audience, evening dress, long matches requiring concentration and composure. The gentlemanly conduct of the players. All of these things make it the great sport that it is. In my opinion. But then I am a crucible regular.I'd say a non-council sport, despite the best efforts of the gambling companies sponsoring it, would be snooker. No way a councilist audience would be able to keep quiet and only politely applaud every so often.
I'd also say club level motorsport - luckily all the chavs and wasters seem to stick to attending BTCC or MotoGP events (as evidenced by the air horn usage), and leave the low-level and classic events alone
The powers that be in the sport do appear though to be hell-bent on throwing all the positive things out of the window and dumbing down the game and making it as council as they possibly can. Why? God knows, council games must generate more money. As with a lot of things these days, there seems to be an anxiety that the matches are too long, too 'fuddy duddy', too boring, and therefore there needs to be a headlong race to the bottom until it's mixed-doubles dressed in dryrobes smashing balls round the table in a best of three against the clock/claxon. Played in a gym and sponsored by Greggs.
So, in summary: Snooker: World Championship - NOT council. All other tournaments - council. And yes, that includes The Masters.
alisdairm said:
vikingaero said:
ntiz said:
Have we had the Uber council brand “Hoodrich” yet?
I have never seen anyone in it that didn’t look like they steel hubcaps
I'm struggling to understand Carhartt - American workwear, not a desirable street brand.I have never seen anyone in it that didn’t look like they steel hubcaps
alisdairm said:
vikingaero said:
ntiz said:
Have we had the Uber council brand “Hoodrich” yet?
I have never seen anyone in it that didn’t look like they steel hubcaps
I'm struggling to understand Carhartt - American workwear, not a desirable street brand.I have never seen anyone in it that didn’t look like they steel hubcaps
I still have a Carhartt sweat shirt from my skateboarding days that's over 20 years old and still going strong.
ade73 said:
Carhartt now has 2 ranges, the proper work wear stuff and street/fashion wear. The quality difference is night and day.
The same applies to Barbour. The original waxed jackets are superb and I still have mine that is now nearly 50 years old, but the modern versions of them are noticeably lower quality. Then there is the fashion stuff. Cheap sweatshop crap that really shows.Strangely Brown said:
motco said:
High School 'Proms' with all the transatlantic pizazz that it drags along with it, and also on a separate subject; banger racing.
That deserves more recognition. Not the 'Proms', everyone knows how st they are but the banger racing. Used to go to Arlington Stadium every week to watch it and never saw any competitors there that did not come from a council estate.For those that know...
On that note free papers = council.
iphonedyou said:
ironv8 said:
Grandad to that many kids who looks about 50. Council
I'd presume the granda is no longer with us, that photo having been taken when he was alive, and the kids have been photoshopped in.dukeboy749r said:
iphonedyou said:
ironv8 said:
Grandad to that many kids who looks about 50. Council
I'd presume the granda is no longer with us, that photo having been taken when he was alive, and the kids have been photoshopped in.Megaflow said:
Om said:
Megaflow said:
Fallingup said:
Rugby.
I'm saying no, far to complicated for football fans to follow, so not council.League is obviously council.
ETA: way to late with that... Council.
Edited by Megaflow on Friday 9th February 09:50
Strangely Brown said:
banger racing. Used to go to Arlington Stadium every week to watch it and never saw any competitors there that did not come from a council estate.
Not -entirely- council - DJs John Peel and Johnnie Walker, art critic Brian Sewell,"
Both Peel and Sewell were car enthusiasts who shared a liking for stock car racing. Peel may well have become aware of the sport during his time in the USA but when he returned to Britain he certainly found out about the British stock car scene, due to the advertising for race meetings on Radio London when he was working on the station (as on the show of 01 July 1967). In those days DJs would make guest appearances at stock car race meetings, among them Johnnie Walker, who took part in races in the late 1960s until a crash left him requiring hospital treatment. In later life, Peel attended meetings at Foxhall Stadium in Ipswich and in 2003 told The Guardian that "I go to stock car racing whenever I can" (Guardian Guide, Dec.27, 2003 - Jan. 2, 2004, p.7). Brian Sewell started going to stock car race meetings at Wimbledon Stadium in the 1970s and in 2010 made a programme about his enthusiasm for the sport for BBC Radio, Stock Car Sewell.
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Megaflow said:
Union.
League is obviously council.
ETA: way to late with that... Council.
Reminds me of a time I was chatting up this girl in a nightclib in Bath- one of those underground ones. It was going OK until she mentionned Rugby and I said i preferred league. She lost all interest after that... League is obviously council.
ETA: way to late with that... Council.
Edited by Megaflow on Friday 9th February 09:50
shtu said:
Strangely Brown said:
banger racing. Used to go to Arlington Stadium every week to watch it and never saw any competitors there that did not come from a council estate.
Not -entirely- council - DJs John Peel and Johnnie Walker, art critic Brian Sewell,"
Both Peel and Sewell were car enthusiasts who shared a liking for stock car racing. Peel may well have become aware of the sport during his time in the USA but when he returned to Britain he certainly found out about the British stock car scene, due to the advertising for race meetings on Radio London when he was working on the station (as on the show of 01 July 1967). In those days DJs would make guest appearances at stock car race meetings, among them Johnnie Walker, who took part in races in the late 1960s until a crash left him requiring hospital treatment. In later life, Peel attended meetings at Foxhall Stadium in Ipswich and in 2003 told The Guardian that "I go to stock car racing whenever I can" (Guardian Guide, Dec.27, 2003 - Jan. 2, 2004, p.7). Brian Sewell started going to stock car race meetings at Wimbledon Stadium in the 1970s and in 2010 made a programme about his enthusiasm for the sport for BBC Radio, Stock Car Sewell.
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Dirt Final 2023
This was stock car racing of the seventies
and this
An entirely better class of Council entertainment!
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