Do You miss football

[jackdanielz3]

There's still another 21 weeks till the next season starts. It's sad getting old to the point where your life deteriorates so much you wish the new season was here already. It's like a leaf falling to the ground and biodegrading into dirt

 

[Roby]

Nope.

 

[BotsMaster]

Nah premier league will keep me going over the summer.

 

[Galaxy]

It's sad I know but to some football is their entire life .

 

[I Lost My Keays]

Yes and No

Thank god there is NBA starting next week and the NFL and EPL is currently on

 

[Topkent]

Nup, offseason is the best time to be a melbourne supporter!

 

[Plugger35]

This is probably the hardest time of the year, just after the footy season finishes and before the international summer of cricket starts. It's a bit of a no mans land for sport with boring shit like horseracing and motorsport, although at least there is the Rugby World Cup this year.

You need to have a break from footy though, if footy went all year round you'd get sick of it, after a 6 month break everyone is champing at the bit to get back into footy again.

 

[Jesse Custer]

No. Bring on the cricket!

 

[The King!]

not got my weekend back

 

[Heaps of fun]

I actually go for a decent AFL club, so yes.

 

[Rotayjay]

I just accept it. Occasionally I'll tune into or attend Test and T20 cricket to tide me over, but my real love is football. If you don't think about the absence of footy, the time flies.

 

[TheCoach16]

I do, I miss it greatly. Both the AFL and as coach of my side... That's why I'm starting pre season for us in three weeks. So if any of my boys are reading this, get ready you lot.

 

[PendlePie]

Nope.

Nah premier league will keep me going over the summer.

QFT.

The footy media drain the absolute shit out of it - to the point where it's time for a break after a 6-7 month season. It's constantly in your face and always a talking point socially. The off-season is a good length of time to reset.

And the EPL is a perfect means of keeping the sport obsession up.

 

[ManWithNoName]

Nah. NFL, cricket, movies to see. Plus it's good to have a break.

 

[BringouttheGimp]

beach house on weekends.. so hell no.

i miss richmond supporters talking it up though.

 

[vanders]

Yes but the NBA season starts next week so I'll be good then!

 

[the_interloper]

beach house on weekends.. so hell no.

i miss richmond supporters talking it up though.

We will be better than you again next season.

 

[JackFlash]

October is a nothing month, i have a mild interest in the spring carnival, but it doesn't have that same allure for me as it once did. It's become just an excuse for one almighty piss up. It takes a while to come down from the emotional side of following a football team, the void that is left is a tough one to fill immediately.
I am no Soccer fan, (I like QPR in the UK only) so the A League is out for me, I have a mild interest in the Buffalo Bills (NFL perennial losers). I like the Cricket and i look forward to the Tests, surprisingly i am also looking forward to the next "Big Bash" series.
Once the fixture is released and know the date of the first bounce, i will settle in to summer sports, go outside more and count down the days to the start of a new season.

 

[Balony_pony16]

Nup, offseason is the best time to be a melbourne supporter!

Lions supporters feel the same... except for he whole yearly exodus thing

 

[Kram]

Summer of cricket.

 

[BringouttheGimp]

We will be better than you again next season.

better does not equate to premierships.. 36 yrs next yr.. rocketing towards the magical 40 yr milestone.

 

[midorigreenwood]

There are about 10 years worth of old games to watch if you know where to look.

Otherwise the NFL is a good off season spectacle.

 

[juss]

Yes, but if it was on all year round, we'd get sick of it. Once trade week and the draft are over, December and January are boring for footy news and so I forget about it for a bit. Until Feb when the anticipation starts to build again, occupy myself with NFL, and then small doses of cricket and the a-league.

 

[swiftdog]

Not in the slightest:

Summer of cricket
English Premier League
A-League
(other soccer leagues)
NFL
NHL
NBA
Spring Racing Carnival
It's sunny, go outside


Pick your poison, still plenty of quality sport around over our summer. I assume everyone has watched a soccer game so it may not be for you but watch a couple of American football or ice hockey games for example and try to get a sense of what's going on (rather than dismissing it straight away), you may find a new summer vice.

 

[Franc de Borges]

It feels like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders. I'm actually dreading it coming back.