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Kate!
02-05-2022, 03:50 PM
Top football team(s)
Top rugby team(s)
Top Tennis player(s)
Top Snooker star(s)
Top Golfer(s)
Top boxer male and female(s)

Mine

Wigan Athletic and Liverpool
St Helens
Stefi Graf and Andy Murray
Stephen Hendry
Don't watch golf or boxing.

Alf
02-05-2022, 04:12 PM
Football - Everton
Rugby - Hull FC
Darts - Cliff Lazarenko aka Big Cliff
Snooker - Willie Thorne aka The maximum king
Tennis - Monica Seles
Golf - Mark James
Boxing - Roberto Duran aka Hands of stone
Athletics - Linford Christie
Wrestling - Mark rollerball Rocco

The Slim Reaper
02-05-2022, 04:21 PM
I don't really follow and/or care about some of them, so I've answered the ones I do, and added in basketball.

Football - Liverpool
Basketball - Golden State Warriors
Snooker - Ronnie
Tennis - Monica Seles

Alf
02-05-2022, 04:24 PM
I don't really follow and/or care about some of them, so I've answered the ones I do, and added in basketball.

Football - Liverpool
Basketball - Golden State Warriors
Snooker - Ronnie
Tennis - Monica SelesNobody could grunt like Monica. She makes Sharapova sound like a mouse.

Alf
02-05-2022, 04:32 PM
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Alf
02-05-2022, 04:34 PM
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Greatest fans in the World of Rugby league


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The Slim Reaper
02-05-2022, 04:38 PM
Nobody could grunt like Monica. She makes Sharapova sound like a mouse.

I played tennis at junior level to a decent standard. I struggled with my forehand until I decided to try and copy Monica's two-handed on both sides approach, and I became better instantly. She was also a bit of a weird crush of mine.

Alf
02-05-2022, 04:39 PM
I played tennis at junior level to a decent standard. I struggled with my forehand until I decided to try and copy Monica's two-handed on both sides approach, and I became better instantly. She was also a bit of a weird crush of mine.Not weird. She was a hottie.

Kate!
02-05-2022, 04:40 PM
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Do you recall the Snooker Loopy song Alf. Love it.

Snooker loopy
Nuts are we
We're all Snooker
Loo...py.

Alf
02-05-2022, 04:41 PM
Do you recall the Snooker Loopy song Alf. Love it.

Snooker loopy
Nuts are we
We're all Snooker
Loo...py.I think I bought it.

I preferred the B-side


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Crimson Dynamo
02-05-2022, 04:55 PM
Top football team(s) Rangers West Ham
Top rugby team(s) nope
Top Tennis player(s) nope
Top Snooker star(s) HH, Stephen Hendry
Top Golfer(s) Jack, Seve, Tiger
Top boxer(s) - Tyson, Fury, Jim Watt, Eubank, Barry McGuigan,
Sugar Ray Leonard
Top Dart(s) Jocky, MVG, The Power, CC

Alf
02-05-2022, 05:01 PM
Alex Higgins wasn't allowed into The Matchroom Mob. He was too pi55ed.

Zizu
02-05-2022, 09:57 PM
So many ..

I’ll do mine as I think of them

Athlete - Carl Lewis

Football - Zico and Zidane and Messi

Tennis - McEnroe and Federer

MotorGp Motorcycling - Valentino Rossi

F1 Roger Hunt , Mansell and Verstappen

Snooker - Alex Higgins and Ronnie O

Boxing- Sugar Ray Leonard and Ali


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Mystic Mock
02-05-2022, 10:33 PM
Top Football Teams - Birmingham City, Tottenham, Man Utd, Rangers, Tamworth. Obviously Blues being my main team.

Top Rugby Teams - Tbh I only follow Rugby more casually, but I would go for Birmingham Moseley & Hull KR.

Top Tennis Players - Roger Federer, Rafal Nadal, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic & Jo Wilfried Tsonga for the men. Serena Williams for the women.

I don't follow Snooker.

Top Golfers - Lee Westwood, Luke Donald, Ian Poulter.

Top Boxers - Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury & Nicola Adams.

Alf
02-05-2022, 10:36 PM
Top Football Teams - Birmingham City, Tottenham, Man Utd, Rangers, Tamworth. Obviously Blues being my main team.

Top Rugby Teams - Tbh I only follow Rugby more casually, but I would go for Birmingham Moseley & Hull KR.

Top Tennis Players - Roger Federer, Rafal Nadal, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic & Jo Wilfried Tsonga for the men. Serena Williams for the women.

I don't follow Snooker.

Top Golfers - Lee Westwood, Luke Donald, Ian Poulter.

Top Boxers - Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury & Nicola Adams.That's a swear word.

Mystic Mock
02-05-2022, 11:40 PM
That's a swear word.

:joker:

Also F1 I'm gonna pick Lewis Hamilton who was a childhood idol of mine, Nico Rosberg, Jensen Button, Kimi Raikkonen & Robert Kubica & Mark Webber.

LaLaLand
03-05-2022, 12:31 AM
Football - n/a
Rugby - Wales :love:
Tennis - Federer/Nadal
Snooker - Mark Williams
Golf - n/a
Boxer - Mike Tyson/Tyson Fury

Zizu
03-05-2022, 12:51 AM
So many ..

I’ll do mine as I think of them

Athlete - Carl Lewis

Football - Zico and Zidane and Messi

Tennis - McEnroe and Federer

MotorGp Motorcycling - Valentino Rossi

F1 Roger Hunt , Mansell and Verstappen

Snooker - Alex Higgins and Ronnie O

Boxing- Sugar Ray Leonard and Ali


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Football clubs :
Barca , Liverpool and Arsenal
England, Spain , Brazil and Holland

Footballers continued .. Johan Cruyff and Robert Prosinečki

Golfers - Gary Player and Sergio Garcia

Boxing continued .. Lomachenko


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Dogeatdog
03-05-2022, 04:50 PM
Football teams - Charlton Athletic, England & Spain national teams
Football players - Ronaldinho, Raul, Puyol, Beckham, Gerrard, Maldini (there’s probably more)
Basketball teams - Chicago Bulls, Orlando Magic
Basketball players - Michael Jordan
Rugby - none
Tennis players - none
Snooker - Ronnie O’Sullivan, Paul Hunter, Mark Williams
Golfers - none
Boxing - Mike Tyson, Tyson Fury

Beso
03-05-2022, 05:01 PM
Top football team..Heart of midlothian
Top rugby team.. kelso rugby football club
Top Tennis player.. john McEnroe.
Top Snooker star..kirk Steven's.
Top Golfer..sandy lyle
Top boxer male and female..Nigel Benn.

Beso
03-05-2022, 05:05 PM
Darts..Gary anderson
Athletics, seb Coe
Football player, john colquhoun and Kenny Dalglish.

Mystic Mock
03-05-2022, 09:26 PM
Ice Hockey - Coventry Blaze
NBA - Chicago Bulls
Football players - Rooney, Drogba, Forssell, Kane, Heskey, Henry

Alf
03-05-2022, 09:33 PM
Darts..Gary anderson
Athletics, seb Coe
Football player, john colquhoun and Kenny Dalglish.John Colquhoun. I remember him from my Panini football stickers collection days.

Swan
05-05-2022, 10:34 AM
Football - Chelsea
Basketball - OKC (i used to watch them religiously in the days of KD and RW)
Snooker - Ronnie
Darts - Chinny
UFC - Nate Diaz/Paul Daley/Micheal Bisping

Niamh.
05-05-2022, 10:38 AM
Top football team(s) - Liverpool (and Ireland international obvs)
Top rugby team(s) - Munster (and Ireland international obvs)
Top Tennis player(s) - Meh, not a tennis fan
Top Snooker star(s) - Meh, not a Snooker fan
Top Golfer(s) - Shane Lowery
Top boxer male and female(s) - Katie Taylor :worship: male hhmmm maybe Gennady Golovkin
MMA - Amanda Nunes & no clear male favourite Nate Diaz/Jorge Masvidal/Israel Adesanya

Swan
05-05-2022, 10:40 AM
Ah man how did i forget Rosa Namajunas, love her!

Niamh.
05-05-2022, 10:42 AM
Ah man how did i forget Rosa Namajunas, love her!

She's Gav's favourite, will you be watching her this weekend? I'm looking forward to seeing Tony Ferguson's fight, he's on my list too actually even though I think he's probably passed his peak now

Swan
05-05-2022, 10:54 AM
She's Gav's favourite, will you be watching her this weekend? I'm looking forward to seeing Tony Ferguson's fight, he's on my list too actually even though I think he's probably passed his peak now

Yeah i'll be going down a mates to watch it. Yeah im looking forward to the Rosa/Carla fight, the Ferguson fight should be interesting, as you say he's past his peak.

Looking forward to Cowboy/Lauzon too. Never minded Cowboy, and i've liked Joe since his Ultimate Fighter days.

Pretty interesting card, Rua seems to have been around forever, i think Saint Preux will win that fight.

Niamh.
05-05-2022, 10:56 AM
Yeah i'll be going down a mates to watch it. Yeah im looking forward to the Rosa/Carla fight, the Ferguson fight should be interesting, as you say he's past his peak.

Looking forward to Cowboy/Lauzon too. Never minded Cowboy, and i've liked Joe since his Ultimate Fighter days.

Pretty interesting card, Rua seems to have been around forever, i think Saint Preux will win that fight.

I like Cowboy as well but I really think he should be thinking about retiring soon

Swan
05-05-2022, 11:03 AM
I like Cowboy as well but I really think he should be thinking about retiring soon

I agree, i feel they've given him this fight (in terms of quality, Cowboy does trump Lauzon) to maybe try and get Cowboy's career, what's left of it anyway, back on track. Is he loses this one, he should seriously consider retirement for sure. Joe Lauzon has always been talented, but he never quite made it. In theory this should be a straight forward win, but his peak has long gone by now. It should be an interesting fight regardless. That loss to Conor really hurt him i think.

On a side note, i used to like Conor, but not now, i just think he's a bit of a dick :joker:

Zizu
05-05-2022, 11:07 AM
UFC - Nate Diaz


I also really like Nate Diaz ... there is something intriguing about his personality .

Plus he battered Connor McGregor so that’s a massive plus


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Niamh.
05-05-2022, 11:08 AM
I agree, i feel they've given him this fight (in terms of quality, Cowboy does trump Lauzon) to maybe try and get Cowboy's career, what's left of it anyway, back on track. Is he loses this one, he should seriously consider retirement for sure. Joe Lauzon has always been talented, but he never quite made it. In theory this should be a straight forward win, but his peak has long gone by now. It should be an interesting fight regardless. That loss to Conor really hurt him i think.

On a side note, i used to like Conor, but not now, i just think he's a bit of a dick :joker:

Well he's 39 now as well, I hope he does win and calls it a day after

Yeah same,I used to love Conor too, it was great to have an Irish person so mega famous and successful in the mix but yeah I went off him pretty quick with his out of the ring BS in the last couple of years

Have you watched any of Ian Garrys fights? He's one to watch from Ireland I think

Beso
05-05-2022, 11:16 AM
This is my top sporting moment..

https://youtu.be/OL8ILZt7dA0

Swan
05-05-2022, 11:17 AM
Well he's 39 now as well, I hope he does win and calls it a day after

Yeah same,I used to love Conor too, it was great to have an Irish person so mega famous and successful in the mix but yeah I went off him pretty quick with his out of the ring BS in the last couple of years

Have you watched any of Ian Garrys fights? He's one to watch from Ireland I think

It's funny, i wanted Conor to win the first fight between him and Diaz, and Diaz to win the 2nd fight. Got that arse over tit :joker:

YES....I'll be honest, i only see his last fight against Weeks, but the buzz is certainly growing for him. As you say, he's certainly one to watch.

This pic has been doing the rounds, how time flies and all that!

https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/09/TALKSPORT-Ian-Garry-UFC.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=960

Niamh.
05-05-2022, 11:24 AM
Oh wow, he's like a baby in that picture with Conor :o

I was still going for Conor for the 2nd fight against Nate (even though I do really like Nate as well) :p For me I think he started losing the humour in his trash talking and just came across like an asshole in the build up to the Khabib fight

Calderyon
05-05-2022, 01:26 PM
TFT: Finland, i guess
TRT: None, not a fan of rugby
TTP: One of the Finnish ones, highest ranked
TSS: Steve Davis & Ken Doherty (reminds me of someone)
TF: One of the Finnish ones, highest ranked
TB M/F: None, maybe the most succesfull Finnish one there is

Nicky91
05-05-2022, 01:45 PM
Football: Fortuna Sittard (although i wish they had a better transfer policy :notimpressed:)
Rugby: none, my dad is a fan of rugby though, he follows australian league, Panrith Panthers are his fave team
Tennis: only follow WTA, and my fave was Halep at first, but now shifted into liking Jessica Pegula a bit more, i really like her on court and off court mentality too
Snooker: Neil Robertson (duh aussie so ofc we stan him in this family) Luca Brecel (belgium are our neighbours so)
Golf: don't follow that, although some women's golf players are quite decent, Isabelle Lendl for example whom i've heard of because of her tennis icon father Ivan
Boxer: none for both male/female

Swan
06-05-2022, 06:54 PM
Oh wow, he's like a baby in that picture with Conor :o

I was still going for Conor for the 2nd fight against Nate (even though I do really like Nate as well) :p For me I think he started losing the humour in his trash talking and just came across like an asshole in the build up to the Khabib fight

Charles Olivera has missed weight, he's got 2 mins left!

He's been stripped of the title, jeez!

Niamh.
06-05-2022, 08:17 PM
Charles Olivera has missed weight, he's got 2 mins left!

He's been stripped of the title, jeez!Oh ****, vacant belt so if Justin doesn't win

Niamh.
30-06-2022, 01:30 PM
It's funny, i wanted Conor to win the first fight between him and Diaz, and Diaz to win the 2nd fight. Got that arse over tit :joker:

YES....I'll be honest, i only see his last fight against Weeks, but the buzz is certainly growing for him. As you say, he's certainly one to watch.

This pic has been doing the rounds, how time flies and all that!

https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/09/TALKSPORT-Ian-Garry-UFC.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=960

Good card this weekend Swan. Ian Garry is fighting as well

Swan
30-06-2022, 01:54 PM
Good card this weekend Swan. Ian Garry is fighting as well

Yeah im really looking forward to it, going down my mates to watch. Some pretty interesting fights. I'll be cheering on Ian. I've not seen the other fella fight yet, have you?

Niamh.
30-06-2022, 02:05 PM
Yeah im really looking forward to it, going down my mates to watch. Some pretty interesting fights. I'll be cheering on Ian. I've not seen the other fella fight yet, have you?

No I haven't

I'm not going to watch it live because I have friends over Saturday night (who aren't into MMA) so I'll watch it on Sunday after they go home, will have to avoid spoilers till then

Swan
30-06-2022, 02:15 PM
No I haven't

I'm not going to watch it live because I have friends over Saturday night (who aren't into MMA) so I'll watch it on Sunday after they go home, will have to avoid spoilers till then

I think Ian is the fancied fighter to win from what i've read, it'll be interesting though. Like you say it's a pretty solid card. I usually do a treble (bet) just pick 3 fighters to win, i'll post in here tomorrow who i do.

Yeah stay away from and twitter etc. Or youtube, the amount of spoilers i've seen just on recommended videos in the past :bawling:

I'll be sure not to post in here during or after. :laugh:

Niamh.
30-06-2022, 02:17 PM
I think Ian is the fancied fighter to win from what i've read, it'll be interesting though. Like you say it's a pretty solid card. I usually do a treble (bet) just pick 3 fighters to win, i'll post in here tomorrow who i do.

Yeah stay away from and twitter etc. Or youtube, the amount of spoilers i've seen just on recommended videos in the past :bawling:

I'll be sure not to post in here during or after. :laugh:

Post away I won't click into this thread until after I've watched anyway!

Swan
30-06-2022, 02:19 PM
Post away I won't click into this thread until after I've watched anyway!

I'll give my feedback for sure, i actually find it really strange watching UFC live in the summer, by the time the main card starts its almost light out.

Niamh.
30-06-2022, 02:27 PM
I'll give my feedback for sure, i actually find it really strange watching UFC live in the summer, by the time the main card starts its almost light out.

It's a bit of pain having it on so late/early alright

Swan
01-07-2022, 10:18 AM
Niamh. These are the 3 fighters i'm going for in my treble bet -

Ian Garry
Jim Miller
Robbie Lawler

Will put £20 on it. Pays £83.

Niamh.
01-07-2022, 10:36 AM
Niamh. These are the 3 fighters i'm going for in my treble bet -

Ian Garry
Jim Miller
Robbie Lawler

Will put £20 on it. Pays £83.

best of luck to you!

Swan
01-07-2022, 10:40 AM
best of luck to you!

Thank you :hee:

Niamh.
11-07-2022, 10:09 AM
Niamh. These are the 3 fighters i'm going for in my treble bet -

Ian Garry
Jim Miller
Robbie Lawler

Will put £20 on it. Pays £83.

Robbie let you down :(


What did you think of the card? I thought Izzys fight was really boring actually. Ian Garry's was great though. Would love to see Izzy fight Alex Pereira next, he's beaten Izzy twice in Kick Boxing so would love to see a match up between them in MMA

Swan
11-09-2022, 11:22 PM
Nate Diaz is my all time favourite fighter, oh man!! Did you watch Niamh? Both he and Ferguson absolute legends!!

(sorry i missed your reply for months ago btw, we need a UFC/MMA thread)

Niamh.
12-09-2022, 07:05 AM
Nate Diaz is my all time favourite fighter, oh man!! Did you watch Niamh? Both he and Ferguson absolute legends!!

(sorry i missed your reply for months ago btw, we need a UFC/MMA thread)Yes I watched, really good fight, I love Nate too. I'm a big Tony fan as well but I was hoping Nate would take it. What did you make of Nates interview at the end about crossing over to another sport?

Niamh.
01-11-2022, 11:37 AM
And still........... another victory for Katie at the weekend :lovedup:

https://img2.thejournal.ie/inline/5906890/original/?width=630&version=5906890

Nicky91
15-12-2022, 02:32 PM
sorted by sports i like


Speed Skating: Jutta Leerdam
https://dvy7d3tlxdpkf.cloudfront.net/team-jumbo/Schaatsen/Jutta/_954x1445_crop_center-center_85_none/Jutta1.png

Tennis: Jessica Pegula
https://photoresources.wtatennis.com/photo-resources/2022/04/26/b238008d-337d-4d56-80d0-2d515a83aecb/Pegula-Torso_316956.png?width=950

Ski Jumping: Noriaki Kasai (the one and only legend)
https://olympics.nbcsports.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/516127860.jpg?w=1024

Formula 1: Lando Norris
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/racingnews-v2-prod/Riders/Norris/_570x570_crop_center-center_none/f1_2022_ln_mcl_lg.png?v=1647866142

Football: Dimitrios Siovas (Calvin Bassey who? this is a real beast)
https://www.vi.nl/.imaging/mte/vinl-website-theme/1152/dam/articles/2022/06/20/copyright-proshots-15652307.jpg/jcr:content/copyright-proshots-15652307.jpg

Mystic Mock
16-12-2022, 08:13 AM
sorted by sports i like


Speed Skating: Jutta Leerdam
https://dvy7d3tlxdpkf.cloudfront.net/team-jumbo/Schaatsen/Jutta/_954x1445_crop_center-center_85_none/Jutta1.png

Tennis: Jessica Pegula
https://photoresources.wtatennis.com/photo-resources/2022/04/26/b238008d-337d-4d56-80d0-2d515a83aecb/Pegula-Torso_316956.png?width=950

Ski Jumping: Noriaki Kasai (the one and only legend)
https://olympics.nbcsports.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/516127860.jpg?w=1024

Formula 1: Lando Norris
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/racingnews-v2-prod/Riders/Norris/_570x570_crop_center-center_none/f1_2022_ln_mcl_lg.png?v=1647866142

Football: Dimitrios Siovas (Calvin Bassey who? this is a real beast)
https://www.vi.nl/.imaging/mte/vinl-website-theme/1152/dam/articles/2022/06/20/copyright-proshots-15652307.jpg/jcr:content/copyright-proshots-15652307.jpg

I think that I've become a fan of Jutta Leerdam too.:dance:

Nicky91
19-12-2022, 09:56 AM
good choice Mock

yesterday she became first woman to win 1.000m event in a world trophy event to win that one 4 times in a row!

and that while she felt a bit ill few days before :laugh: