PiesFan33 wrote:VFL footy on Good Friday? I don't like it but i can see it happening in the future but l won't be going. Wouldn't want any involvement in it.
Myself being a Catholic, it's a sacred day and footy should never be played on this day.
If my beloved Pies ever did, it would be tough not to attend but hopefully that occasion will never take place.
Evan
Go Pies:)
That's fair enough...if you're religous and don't want to attend then that is your prerogative...
However for those of us who are not religous then there is no no reason why a game(s) cannot be played on Good Friday
It's simply a matter of choice...
I just think Good Friday should be left alone. There's no need to play on that day and out of respect to christians. We are meant to be a Christian country. There's plenty of other days to play footy on
PiesFan33 wrote:I just think Good Friday should be left alone. There's no need to play on that day and out of respect to christians. We are meant to be a Christian country. There's plenty of other days to play footy on
I'd take issue with that, but probably best not to get in a slanging match over such matters.. but I agree with Zebraman, that the game should be played, those not wanting to attend are free to follow their religious beliefs instead.
zebraman wrote:[quote:6f3858f83c="PiesFan33"]VFL footy on Good Friday? I don't like it but i can see it happening in the future but l won't be going. Wouldn't want any involvement in it.
Myself being a Catholic, it's a sacred day and footy should never be played on this day.
If my beloved Pies ever did, it would be tough not to attend but hopefully that occasion will never take place.
Evan
Go Pies:)
That's fair enough...if you're religous and don't want to attend then that is your prerogative...
However for those of us who are not religous then there is no no reason why a game(s) cannot be played on Good Friday
It's simply a matter of choice...[/quote]I agree with you too Zebraman on this why not we all should have a choice,lets be honest Good Friday is a boring day if you are not a religous person so bring it on!
Go Borough!
:D You can still be a good christian and non-catholic and go to a good friday match. Play a match and see how many others will turn up, those that have to go to church can easily go early am. or later pm.
go for it I say.
go zebs
zebra :wink:
The WAFL is breaking new ground and apparantly having a Good Friday twilight game at Peel's ground in Mandurah as there will obviously be a few people there on holidays.
It reminds me of the huge battle some of the VFA clubs had to get Sunday football approved in the 1960-70s.
We even had some local religious leaders predicting the end or our way of life if footy was allowed to be played on the sabbath.LOL
What a dull and boring place Melbourne was back in those days on Sundays- same as Good Friday now.
Bring on Good Friday footy before the AFL does
I am definately one all for it.
Of course there will be people who don't want to know anything about it, no disrespect to them, if they choose not to come thats up to them.
But at least try it and see where we are at!
Sunday in the 60s and early 70s.
No pubs on a Sunday, 40 minutes between most train lines on a Sunday.
We had just sweat VFA.
Time to get on board.
I agree with you Billy the KId.
Get in first before the afl.
l wouldn't want to insult the big bloke up top by even considering going to a game on the sacred day. having a match on the day is just about making money and that should be last thing that we should be thinking about.
it disgusts me but as long as the pies are never involved it won't affect me.
The day should only be about honouring the saviour because l sure wouldn't exist if it wasn't for him but i do realize that we live in a very selfish world, a me-me society, very sad indeed.
the almighty dollar rules but don't get me wrong money is great and l would love more but for me there is something more important than money.
good friday vfl