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thegreathambino
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My brother and I and my brothers friends have had this arguement so many times. Want to see what others think.
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bungle77 said:They. I don't play for them. If they ever miraculously sign me to a contract, then its "we".
When I hear people say "we", I usually ask which position they play.
muskiesfan said:bungle77 said:They. I don't play for them. If they ever miraculously sign me to a contract, then its "we".
When I hear people say "we", I usually ask which position they play.
That's real easy. I play Left Out. Of course they don't pay me for my exceptional skills at that position. There's no paper trail like a contract or anything either, but I look forward to playing everyday.
bungle77 said:They. I don't play for them. If they ever miraculously sign me to a contract, then its "we".
When I hear people say "we", I usually ask which position they play.
thegreathambino said:bungle77 said:They. I don't play for them. If they ever miraculously sign me to a contract, then its "we".
When I hear people say "we", I usually ask which position they play.
heres my arguement to this statement. No fans, no teams. We pay for these players to get paid , which gives them a drive to perform
rookieaddict said:I feel that "we" is certainly acceptable. When you're at a game, just look around. There are a lot of people sporting that teams gear, making them somewhat financially vested. More importantly, listen. They cheer for one of the teams, not both. They've become emotionally connected with that team or franchise. They feel as though they are a part of it, and I think it's hard to deny that the are.
bungle77 said:thegreathambino said:bungle77 said:They. I don't play for them. If they ever miraculously sign me to a contract, then its "we".
When I hear people say "we", I usually ask which position they play.
heres my arguement to this statement. No fans, no teams. We pay for these players to get paid , which gives them a drive to perform
But you can (theoretically) wake up any morning and choose some other team to say "we" about; it's completely arbitrary. Plus, I feel like I would be disrespecting the players, thinking I am their equal because my buying a jersey is the same as the decades of hard work they put into actually getting themselves on the field. My turning on NESN has absolutely nothing to do with the team winning, so there's no way I can feel comfortable saying "We won". I didn't do a damn thing to contribute to it.
Any team I've played for/coached, I've said we.
As an aside, I played rugby at UNH. The veteran players used to hate when non-rugby players wore the "UNH Rugby" hats and shirts that the local sporting goods store sold. When I stopped playing, I never wore the hat again, out of respect for what was a long-standing feeling by that team.
haha... yea, i've used similar expressions for the Metsjeff550 said:I always say we when talking about the nats as in. what a surprise we lost our 10th game in a row.
thegreathambino said:bungle77 said:thegreathambino said:bungle77 said:They. I don't play for them. If they ever miraculously sign me to a contract, then its "we".
When I hear people say "we", I usually ask which position they play.
heres my arguement to this statement. No fans, no teams. We pay for these players to get paid , which gives them a drive to perform
But you can (theoretically) wake up any morning and choose some other team to say "we" about; it's completely arbitrary. Plus, I feel like I would be disrespecting the players, thinking I am their equal because my buying a jersey is the same as the decades of hard work they put into actually getting themselves on the field. My turning on NESN has absolutely nothing to do with the team winning, so there's no way I can feel comfortable saying "We won". I didn't do a damn thing to contribute to it.
Any team I've played for/coached, I've said we.
As an aside, I played rugby at UNH. The veteran players used to hate when non-rugby players wore the "UNH Rugby" hats and shirts that the local sporting goods store sold. When I stopped playing, I never wore the hat again, out of respect for what was a long-standing feeling by that team.
again.. with about fans like yourself and I, these teams wouldn't exist probably.
bungle77 said:thegreathambino said:bungle77 said:thegreathambino said:bungle77 said:They. I don't play for them. If they ever miraculously sign me to a contract, then its "we".
When I hear people say "we", I usually ask which position they play.
heres my arguement to this statement. No fans, no teams. We pay for these players to get paid , which gives them a drive to perform
But you can (theoretically) wake up any morning and choose some other team to say "we" about; it's completely arbitrary. Plus, I feel like I would be disrespecting the players, thinking I am their equal because my buying a jersey is the same as the decades of hard work they put into actually getting themselves on the field. My turning on NESN has absolutely nothing to do with the team winning, so there's no way I can feel comfortable saying "We won". I didn't do a damn thing to contribute to it.
Any team I've played for/coached, I've said we.
As an aside, I played rugby at UNH. The veteran players used to hate when non-rugby players wore the "UNH Rugby" hats and shirts that the local sporting goods store sold. When I stopped playing, I never wore the hat again, out of respect for what was a long-standing feeling by that team.
again.. with about fans like yourself and I, these teams wouldn't exist probably.
This is clearly an "agree to disagree" situation.