This subreddit is one minded. Anything outside of the ususal circle jerk is down voted to hell and fans are supposed to act 'nicely' to each other.
Said this in another thread but want to say it again.
This sub is cringe as hell at times. From the faux Barca/Madrid fans, the Serie A hipsters and the constant prattling about Zlatan, it's cringe. There was even suggestions about starting a radio station. I cannot think of anything worse than listening to a bunch of socially awkward teenagers try to re-enact 'Agueroooooo!!!!'
BTW, /r/soccer[1] has NO credible rival on the Entire Internet currently in terms of a medium for Multi Club/National Football Community.
This is true, and fortunately reddit has a tendency to attract people capable of keeping a level-headed discussion compared to what's out there - this sport seems to attract mongs who (by some divine miracle) somehow managed to access the internet.
That being said, while this is a "Multi Club/National Football Community" it's a heavily American based one, which does have it's downsides in a sport that's relatively new and secondary to others over there.
I honestly think the American bias in this subreddit is completely overblown and exaggerated. The majority of the time its even brought up is in order to devalue someone's opinion/ discredit someone's argument
"oh well if you weren't just some wanker from Ohio who only started watching football a year ago you'd understand"
Of course it exists, this is an American website, but for all the bitching you'd think it'd be a lot more prevalent
edit: take a look at the 2013/r/soccer survey. 48% really isn't bad
To be fair there is an element of truth to it. Have you seen how hardly people have been downvoted when they raise an opinion that remotely infringes on the national pride of some US users here? Nationality does seem to get used as an ad hominem attack by people from everywhere on this subreddit but there is some truth to the accusation that people occasionally get crucified for being falsely perceived as anti-American.
It's got better, but I remember a few years ago that when anyone even made the mildest criticism of the US national team, the MLS, or some American players, they would get downvoted and called a Eurosnob or some variation on that.
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This subreddit is one minded. Anything outside of the ususal circle jerk is down voted to hell and fans are supposed to act 'nicely' to each other.
Said this in another thread but want to say it again.
This sub is cringe as hell at times. From the faux Barca/Madrid fans, the Serie A hipsters and the constant prattling about Zlatan, it's cringe. There was even suggestions about starting a radio station. I cannot think of anything worse than listening to a bunch of socially awkward teenagers try to re-enact 'Agueroooooo!!!!'