A Double Booking (Bommie Night addendum)

[ILD]

This isn't Mane or Matic related but a follow on from Jon Fox's post voicing his frustrations about missing the Bournemouth game on Wednesday.

I was chatting to a lad at a wedding over the weekend who was from Manchester. He's big into his football too. Well anyway he was raging coz he had to go meet his girlfriend's parents the Sunday but right bang in the middle of the manc derby. It wasn't his first time meeting them but still his presence was requested/required. He was not happy but still willing to fall in line and miss the game.

Where do you stand on this? Do you miss many games to plans outside of your control? Where do you draw the line? Obviously family and kids come first in life but do you try revolve your life around watching our games?

 

[FoxForceFive]

I view it quite simply.

If something is easy to arrange for any time, then always make sure it doesn't stop someone doing something else they want to do.

So when we plan kids birthday parties I check footy fixtures, rugby, & f1 then try to plan around them us. I can stand missing f1 & don't watch rugby, but some people love then who come. It's just common courtesy & pisses me off when people who know you & know you watch the match don't do the same in return. I even scheduled the last party on a day that didn't suit us so a couple of people didn't have to come the day after they'd been to a music festival.

If something is only available at a certain time then I'll make the choice, obv if it's for the kids then that comes first ahead of footy, like the pirate festival the other week.

 

[Modo]

It's gradually becoming life before football and I don't mind.
The whole football circus is starting to look like a repetitive reality TV show.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

It's gradually becoming life before football and I don't mind.
The whole football circus is starting to look like a repetitive reality TV show.

Yup, that's me most of the time.

 

[Woland]

I fucking hate footy at the minute but still use it as an excuse to avoid weddings and christenings and cousin's birthdays and other shit of that nature.

 

[Woland]

On the question at hand... If you start a relationship off on the basis that you'll miss footy to go and eat with her parents you might as well cut your balls off and give them to your bird to look after until she bins you off for some other dickhead.

 

[Piedro]

I fucking hate footy at the minute but still use it as an excuse to avoid weddings and christenings and cousin's birthdays and other shit of that nature.

Which is why I am getting married at the start of August. The missus wanted a May or June wedding, but I told her no fucking chance. May is too risky with important end of season games, or possible FA Cup finals, and its a World Cup year so I'd hate for it to clash with some beasty world cup game when everyone will be at the bar watching the footy rather than in the wedding.

I went to a mates wedding a few years ago and it was Champions league final night, so all the lads were in the hotel bar watching Utd get fucked by Barca, and all the girls were in the wedding function room. The bride kicked off and said it ruined their night.

First week in August for me, no chance of any clashes with the footy.

 

[Woland]

What are you getting married for? They expect you not to shag other women and go on and on about it.

 

[Mystic]

I watch every football match I can, which has pissed the girlfriend off in the past when I've asked her to rearrange visiting family and such. Only times I'll miss a match is if it's a very important occasion, like a wedding or such, and even then i'll try and sneak my tablet in.

 

[Piedro]

What are you getting married for? They expect you not to shag other women and go on and on about it.

Do you wanna come the evening? Should be a load of slags there.

 

[ILD]

Didn't know you were engaged Pete? Congrats.

 

[the count]

Indeed.
Congratulations Pete.

 

[FoxForceFive]

10th August I got hitched, for the exact same reason.

I also always try to watch every match. That way when you do miss one to do something with the missus it qualifies for extra brownie points even if it's West Brom via Norwich.

 

[Piedro]

Cheers lads, yeah two weeks ago in Cuba. All I've heard is "wedding wedding wedding" since so I'm thinking of asking for the ring back.

 

[jon545660]

This is why I use Google calendar, link all the footy fixtures to it, and make sure the mrs iPhone is setup to it. That way she knows not to agree or arrange anything that clashes with a match.

 

[FoxForceFive]

This is why I use Google calendar, link all the footy fixtures to it, and make sure the mrs iPhone is setup to it. That way she knows not to agree or arrange anything that clashes with a match.

I keep telling Bex I'm gonna do that then forgetting to link it to her calendar... Hopefully I may remember tonight!

 

[SummerOnions]

Depends how fit she is usually. Like if you bring a bird round for the weekend it's kinda accepted you'll miss the game if she's naked. It's someone elses prerogative to be more entertaining to me than watching the game is. Luckily for everyone else, that isn't that hard right now

 

[ctlovesred]

It all goes out the window with kids and their activities. Unless the game is on first thing Saturday morning I'm usually following live comments and checking scores.

 

[Frogfish]

Where do you stand on this? Do you miss many games to plans outside of your control? Where do you draw the line? Obviously family and kids come first in life but do you try revolve your life around watching our games?

Unless on holiday with the wife or on a birding / hiking / camping trip in the mountains, my life does revolve around football ! Luckily I run my own company (though with the way MNCs are pulling their expats out of China, not for much longer, retirement beckons) which enables me to watch our matches whenever they are on .. and it's +7 / +8 GMT here so often they start at 03.00 / 04.00 meaning I end up sleeping until noon ! Another reason I hate us missing out on the CL and ending up in the EL .... our PL matches sometimes end up on a Monday night / Tuesday morning, killer.

 

[darkstarexodus]

I manage to watch most league games from home but don't make it down the pub as much as I'd like. Europa League and other midweek games are during work hours and, with all due respect to the Europa League, I'm not ducking work to watch us get turned over by some farmers from Albania all that often (although I will sometimes wear headphones and listen to a stream) .

I don't usually have too many social events Saturday/Sunday mornings (6 hour time difference from the games) but when I do its usually the boy's hockey practices or tournaments.

 

[Dreambeliever]

Cheers lads, yeah two weeks ago in Cuba. All I've heard is "wedding wedding wedding" since so I'm thinking of asking for the ring back.

Had a feeling you would. Congrats mate, delighted for you. As Homer Simpson said, the fish jumped into the boat and your just needed to hit her over the head with an oar

 

[Dreambeliever]

All our games are on in the middle of the night so the only preventing me watching it now laziness or need or sleep

 

[FoxForceFive]

All our games are on in the middle of the night so the only preventing me watching it now laziness or need or sleep

They're not you know, you just live in the wrong place.

 

[RedStar]

Since moving to Sydney I see very few games live so I have to be selective. On the plus side they are mostly on between 1-4 AM and we are always on TV over here so I never have any plans that clash with them if i do feel like staying up to watch it.

Going home for a month to get married next April 30th. Never even crossed my mind til I read this thread. We are away to Swansea.

 

[Dreambeliever]

They're not you know, you just live in the wrong place.

Ha ha.

I'll take the most liveable city in the world for now.

Shame the voting doesn't take into account LFC matches or Melbourne wouldn't even make the top 100.

 

[Judge Jules]

Had a feeling you would. Congrats mate, delighted for you. As Homer Simpson said, the fish jumped into the boat and your just needed to hit her over the head with an oar

Somehow I suspect it was Piedro on the receiving end. 😉

Congratulations anyway Piedro. Every happiness to you both.

 

[Piedro]

Cheers Jules, very kind of you.

Pat - I showed this post to my missus last night and she didn't understand the phrase at all. Funny watching her try and work it out!

 

[FoxForceFive]

Cheers Jules, very kind of you.

Pat - I showed this post to my missus last night and she didn't understand the phrase at all. Funny watching her try and work it out!

Do her mum & dad not let her watch The Simpsons? 😉

 

[Silver Sean]

My wife loves football, especially Liverpool and let's me go and do whatever I want when it comes to footy. I made sure we got married in July, and my wife had my daughter punching the air and chanting Liverpool when the little un was 19 months.
I also go skiing for a week every year with my best mates and have an annual four-night boys' weekend at my mate's cottage in the Welsh mountains for poker, vodka and pisstaking with my mates.
As far as I see it it's simple. There are only three rules.
Find the right woman.
Start as you mean to go on.
Be a good husband and father.

 

[ILD]

@Piedro 's love life has been a constant discussion on 6cm over the years. Great stuff now that it's coming to a conclusion with an engagement and a wedding. Have your stag in Dublin or Galway 😉