Posted May 17, 2001 by Ratus
The inanity of football chants brings to mind the old axiom:
Cricket is a gentleman's sport played by hooligans,
Rugby is a hooligan's sport played by gentlemen, but
[Association] Football is a hooligan's sport played by hooligans. 
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Posted May 17, 2001 by Eusebio - squad number 11
I always thought it was :-
rugby is a gentleman's game played by hooligans
football is a hooligan's game played by gentlemen
perhaps someone can find the correct quote for us!
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Posted May 18, 2001 by Bagpuss
No, rugby is a game for hooligans played by gentlemen
football is a game for gentlemen played by hooligans.
When did you last hear of a rugby match marred by violence?
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Posted May 18, 2001 by Eusebio - squad number 11
Apart from ON the field?
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Posted May 18, 2001 by Bagpuss
Hey, that's allowed.  Admittedly there has been some trouble at Rugby recently, but it's not as bad as football. At Headingley, where the Leeds Rhinos play, they don't have any of the barriers up to stop opposing fans meeting, which they do at foottie grounds.
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Posted May 18, 2001 by Ed Morrish
No, they use a group of yellow-jacketed stewards to separate fans at football matches these days. (Except when Millwall play, when a fleet of rhinos are employed.)
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Posted May 18, 2001 by Eusebio - squad number 11
No, barriers aren't erected at any ground these days.
At Bangor City - the two opposing sets of fans even change ends at half-time!!
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Posted May 18, 2001 by Bagpuss
Oh, my mistake.
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Posted Apr 26, 2004 by riotact : like a phoenix from the ashes
this is the true wording of the expression, but it is a reflection of class prejudice, not reality; it dates from the time when rugby was an amateur toff's sport and football was either working class or professional.
the hooliganism connected with football does not come from the players. no rule requires a team to knock the ball out when an opponent is injured, nor to give the ball back to the team which did so when play resumes. it is simply "done". what could be more gentlemanly?
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