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Originally Posted by Marmalite

Yeah but Jay hates football so she went for the next best thing

Good point. Perhaps we'd have been saved all this poo talk if only Jay had been into footy.

I do find it odd that as a Geordie Jay isn't into footy. I'm from Sunderland and I've yet to meet a Geordie who isn't part of the Toon Army, hates us Mackems and wants to kick my head in over it.

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Originally Posted by Mumbles

Good point. Perhaps we'd have been saved all this poo talk if only Jay had been into footy.

I do find it odd that as a Geordie Jay isn't into footy. I'm from Sunderland and I've yet to meet a Geordie who isn't part of the Toon Army, hates us Mackems and wants to kick my head in over it.

That really shocked me, and I always wondered why Aaron only talked footy with Mark and even Harry. I assumed Jay was a footy and fan supported Newcastle, surely. Not realising that he doesn't and that I have stereotyped him. When Aaron said his hobbies are footy, space and marine life I was pleasant;y surprised Jay seemed disinterested in footy and said they'd have sauna chat about space! He's obviously into superstitions and horoscopes which is unusual for a bloke like him, but again it makes him a bit more interesting than otherwise.

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Originally Posted by alex_front2

That really shocked me, and I always wondered why Aaron only talked footy with Mark and even Harry. I assumed Jay was a footy and fan supported Newcastle, surely. Not realising that he doesn't and that I have stereotyped him. When Aaron said his hobbies are footy, space and marine life I was pleasant;y surprised Jay seemed disinterested in footy and said they'd have sauna chat about space! He's obviously into superstitions and horoscopes which is unusual for a bloke like him, but again it makes him a bit more interesting than otherwise.

Yes, in some respects it's avoiding the cliche of man = into footy, but speaking as a man from the North East it is a bit weird to have no interest in it at all. As I'm sure it is in other parts of the country to some extent or the other, football in the North East is totally integrated into the communities of each city, with quite fierce rivalries between them and life revolving around your chosen team. I'm not sure of Jay's background, but as I've never heard his father mentioned and him claiming to be a mummy's boy, I wonder if the lack of male role models in his life can account for his lack of interest in footy and his interests in horoscopes, etc.

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Originally Posted by Mumbles

Yes, in some respects it's avoiding the cliche of man = into footy, but speaking as a man from the North East it is a bit weird to have no interest in it at all. As I'm sure it is in other parts of the country to some extent or the other, football in the North East is totally integrated into the communities of each city, with quite fierce rivalries between them and life revolving around your chosen team. I'm not sure of Jay's background, but as I've never heard his father mentioned and him claiming to be a mummy's boy, I wonder if the lack of male role models in his life can account for his lack of interest in footy and his interests in horoscopes, etc.

But early on in BBOTs Jamie East visited Jay's apartment and met his mates and they *seemed* like laddish footy types. Again, that's just my stereotyping. In London, football is increasingly unpopular with young inner city boys who are preferring basketball as their sport of choice.

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Originally Posted by alex_front2

But early on in BBOTs Jamie East visited Jay's apartment and met his mates and they *seemed* like laddish footy types. Again, that's just my stereotyping. In London, football is increasingly unpopular with young inner city boys who are preferring basketball as their sport of choice.

I think that's maybe part of the bubble bursting with football's popularity.

I'm guilty of stereotyping too with Jay, I just assumed he'd be a Newcastle fan because I've never met a Geordie who isn't, and also assumed the reason he'd not spoke about it was because he didn't want to alienate potential voters by declaring his team affiliations. I was genuinely shocked when he said he had no interest in football.