I'm a massive Liverpool fan and this still made me laugh. When you grow up with a football team though, it is like a family. Like a "we", not a "them" or a "they". It's personal. So it doesn't annoy me when people say that. Big fans of Mitchell and Webb though, funny guys!
@jimmima121 I'm guessing you live in Liverpool (or nearby). However, saying "we" does sound extremely stupid when one has no actual relation to the team. For example, a Finnish fan of Barcelona may say "we should have won" even though they have nothing in common with the team. I would understand that "we" if they had lived in Spain during their youth or something. But all they want is some sexy team to glory-hunt. And that's pathetic.
..I love David Mitchell but I have to believe his rant is a little off here...I mean a Football fan who pays for a ticket to watch the club and who then buys the club's merchandise is ultimately part of that club because ultimately he or she through his/her finance is helping keeping that club going.
@Dungarth As apposed to the people who go to watch a film, buy it on dvd and buy any other merchandise ultimately contributing to the success of the film and director so he/she can go on to make more films?
You appear to be grossly misinformed about our reaction to the Bruins' win here in the US. Outside of Boston people didn't care that much; there wasn't this nationwide celebration going on. Hell, I only learned of the Stanley Cup outcome a few days after it happened and that was only because I came across some online videos of the riots going on in Vancouver.
This isn't about football. It's about those annoying people who feel proud about things they had nothing to do with. We've all met those few Americans who, despite looking about 25 years old, apparently fought in WWII and the American Revolution.
Yes they are, actually. It isn't that far removed from reality. It's all about what 'we' did as if the supporter is more than just funding the club. Perhaps they aren't so in your face about it but 'they' didn't do anything. They watched a game and were happy their team won.
@muffin8or Most of my friends are supporters who pay hundreds of pounds on season tickets, that money goes towards transfers, meaning the club can afford better players, meaning that the team can be successful. Not to mention the vocal encouragement that can be provided by a full stadium. They're all friendly people as well, but hey, you can keep making gross generalisations if that makes you feel better about yourself. It's just a bit of fun, you strike me as being slightly bitter...
@muffin8or Because they are in the entertainment industry, people are willing to pay huge amounts of money to go and see them, therefore they are entitled to some of that money.
@alsdaftable Same here. Although a lot of comedy sketch shows only have a few good bits out of all the stuff they make. I think Mitchell and Webb recycles stuff way too much though--every time they do Numberwang again I want to gouge my eyes out. Thank god for fast forward.
I've made this point to people many times, but I could never make it as brilliantly as David Mitchell does here. I can't believe I've never come across this sketch before. I'll be quoting this for years.
@FreshApplePieOnXBL I can't believe a 16 year old is telling me I don't understand comedy. I am British, and if you think those are their real accents then you're deaf or stupid. It's an oversimplified sketch with decent roots and awful execution.
This is just brilliant! It is exactly like disagreements my husband and I frequently have. Now all is clear though, I will just have to tell him about all those run ins I have had with the Nazi’s while looking for supernatural treasures in the past…
This is like the obnoxious kid who thinks he's smarter than everyone because he isn't a complete conformist. The whole point of sports is to root for a team and so enters use of the word "we". I doubt any player is upset about fans speaking in those terms. Is it wrong for an American to say, "We need to get out of Iraq"?
Obnoxious response, "Oh, I didn't know you and I were part of the joint chiefs of staff"
@BigGordonLips yes but if you say we its your country its the equivilent of me (a brit) saying we need to get out of afghanistan refering solely to the US war effort when i have no claim to be part of that 'team' or ideal and its specifically mentioned hes not actually from liverpool so it isnt really obnoxious and david mitchell also has a personal hatred of football and would take any chance to have a pop, which in this case highlights a valid point
@willaz3 it's a point that's been made over and over again, I find it really unfunny. The character acts as though he's made this big revelation, it reminds me of "When the Whistle Blows" from Extras.
yeah I support a team but it is irritating when someone literally takes the credit for winning a certain match or something. You should be kissing your player's arses not your own
'i don't quite get how a man who lives over 200 miles away from the home ground of his chosen team can have a deep attachment to a bunch of overpaid hired hands' hahaha bang on this, can all the souless glory huntin fans of liverpool please GET THE FUCK OUT OF ANFIELD. comin up to my hometown thinkin your proper die-hard fans and you don't know the words to poor scouser tommy or every other saturday, atmosphere ruinin basterds
i live in london but i support liverpool. im not a glory hunter. my family have supported liverpool since lfc was formed in 1892. my great grandad lived in liverpool and therefore supported them. so my families just mega loyal. and actually i do know the songs and i sing along when i go to anfield. i cant afford to go to matches all the time either. just dont be so arrogant and narrow minded. youre acting like a arsenal fan
This is one of the worst arguments I've ever seen from David. Firstly, it's a mere convenience to refer to the team as we, and fans do have an influence on the result hence why there's a home advantage. Secondly, supporting a team because you live nearby is about as rational as supporting the Nazis if you lived in Germany and it's insulting to suggest that teams should be supported based on how large their local population is rather than how succesful they are.
@valleyshrew it strange how football fans cant take it when someone makes fun of football. They are more often than not very quick to make fun of other people and the things they like.
@valleyshrew So one should support the team that is most successful? Isn't that cheating? And why is it irrational to support the team from your local area which might be your home town or the city where you grew up and have a deep-seated affection for? What's wrong with that?
@IceCreamSuit If it's the closest place nearby for you to attend games, or you personally know the local players, fair enough. But it's likely to be a conference side or something then. Generally 90% of people will support a team that's in the premiership. I live in N.I. & it's insulting to imply I can't support anyone. Very few of the players are now local, and matches are shown on TV, so why should the fans have to be local? It's only "cheating" in the eyes of fans of unsuccesful teams.
@valleyshrew I should probably mention I'm Australian but the idea of supporting a team simply because they are the most successful seems rather odd to me, as do the things you claim to find insulting..
Also, the idea of supporting a team because they represent the place where you live, and therefore hopefully like, appeals to me much more than jumping on the bandwagon of a team that's won a couple of premierships recently.
I thought the sketch was great; yes, people say "we" for convenience,
@IceCreamSuit Most people support a succesful (i.e. premiership) team. How many fans should United or Liverpool have? About 100,000 going by their local area. How many do they really have? Tens of millions around the world. What's wrong with that? Should Roma be the most supported team in Italy because they have the largest local population? Or should it be Milan for earning fans through success? It's about entertainment in the end and you're depriving yourself if you support Accrington.
@IceCreamSuit In the world cup I supported portugal and Holland. I like how they play. Is that wrong? Should I only support Northern Ireland regardless of their lack of success? I also wanted England to do well because I watch all their players for their clubs and it would be good for the league. There's a reason Brazil are loved around the world. The same reason Tiger Woods, Roger Federer and Phil Taylor are the most supported in their sports. They earnt support by entertaining.
@valleyshrew Personally I support Aussies in major sporting tournaments, but yes there's a certain enjoyment in appreciating a certain athlete or team that stands out the best example in their given sport. I respect where you're coming from in your argument.
@comanchio1976 Would you like to be more specific? My posts are well thought out and considered and if I have erred egregiously I would very much appreciate the chance to change my mind by hearing your thoughts.
@comanchio1976 Clearly you are wrong and unable to reply politely because you can't think of an apposite retort. I always question my own positions and if I can't see a flaw then certainly a miserable cretin such as yourself couldn't expect to. Calm down. Breathe. It's ok to be wrong. A shame to see you're a fan of Hitchens and yet pick on me for my much inferior vocabulary.
@valleyshrew Hitchens uses his vocabulary to express his intelligence, you use yours as a substitute for intelligence. Also, there's a huge difference between not being able to formulate an argument and not being bothered to, due to the fact that the opposing argument is so lame that it doesn't merit such an effort.
Your opinion on the matter is just as irrelevant for the same reason.
@comanchio1976 I've barely written anything here, I can only see 2 words which could possibly be considered advanced vocabulary, and I hear those regularly and Mitchell himself has used them on this show. It's a lazy straw man. If it doesn't merit such an effort, why make 3 replies totalling 95 words? It's a simple issue and I am fully confident of my correctness in every statement I have made so far. But feel free to keep replying and avoiding the argument.
@valleyshrew If you're actually autistic then I apologise, but I'm amazed I'm having to spell it out. This isn't a serious argument for the abolition of football, or an attempt to kindle a national debate on the subject.
It is a fucking COMEDY sketch numb-nuts, and a funny one.... nothing more.
I tried saying that to a complete footie addict in my class. But instead of Raging Bull I said "It must have been brain damage from all the radiation I absorbed in Wrath of Khan
if you have season tickets, buy food at the stadium, buy gear...you are supporting your team so you can say we. the money you spend is going towards making your team better, so you can say we. in fact if you dont say we when talking about your team, you suck at being a fan.
>implying supporting a team is the same as going to a movie
listen i know this is hard for you to understand because you are mentally retarded but without a fan base there is no team. period. sorry you just some bandwaggon faggot Man U fan from mississippi but if you care about your team you refer to them as we. and not just casually support them when they do well. we is reserved for die hard fans. like fans of the new york football giants. suck my dick.
@dem5889 Oh wow. I don't even know where to start.
1) I don't support Man Utd
2) Not from Mississippi. Don't know where you got that idea...
3) A lot of that had nothing to do with what I said
4) I'm going to have to decline your kind offer of sucking your dick, because I wouldn't want to risk our friendship, which I've come to value very highly
5) I was having a little joke with you... Chill out
I didn't include a number 6, because I suspect you can't count that high
Absolutely brilliant from David Mitchell, sums up 90% of s*y sports subscribers perfectly. Cannot stand armchair fans saying ''we'' when they've never been to watch their team play! Modern football depresses me.
i work with a fella like this, but he s (supposed to be ) a Spurs fan, thing is i know more of the players than he does , he does use the "we will" thing though
I love it when you can tell a sketch on this show originated with a rant David Mitchell probably had with someone in real life, and then just wrote it down in sketch form later on. You can tell he's not playing a character here. This is David himself giving his own heartfelt rant about something he himself is annoyed with.
If the Cities team are away, then 'Us' would imply something closer to being a part of something, a loyal following, a movement of people with a common interest who 'follow', ie AWAY FRTOM HOME. That is a bit closer to Us than a big TV ina JD Wetherspoons pub. One of the most depressing sights I have ever seen in this life was about twenty liverpool shirted mongs in a sports bar inside a cinema complex in Hemel Hepstead watching Liverppol v Wigan. Football like modern life is shit. :)
Best comic observation of geographicaly challenged Premier league football merchandise marketing cash cows and SKY Sports subscribers I have ever seen!
Go to any pub with a large TV screen on match day and you will witness peoplke exactly like this.
"Well, I'd admit I don't quite follow how you, a man who lives over 200 miles away from the home ground of your chosen team, can claim some deep attachment to a bunch of overpaid, hired hands from all four corners of the globe who temprorarily wear the same coloured shit as your currently wearing!!!" LOOOOOOOOOOOL david mitchells a leg!
Ahhh... this provides the perfect chaser to the earlier news I heard today which informed me that "we" didn't win the bid to host the world cup, at some point in the future. Watching this sketch again really rounded off my evening... tee-hee. As an English bloke that hates football and all it has come to stand for, I will cherish this day for at least a few weeks. :)
This is quite possibly the best clip from That Mitchell and Webb Look. I know loads of people who do the "we" thing but never before have I heard it being mocked and ridiculed in this fashion. I've watched it quite a few times and I still laugh, especially from 1.50 on.
This sketch definitely needed to be done.. Using 'we' in regards to a sports team victory when you have in no way impacted the result of the game. It's absolutely ridiculous, but we all do it.
lol the way Webb disses Mitchell with that smug smile is epic xD
mxgirl918 2 days ago
Football....what the fuck's it all about? Grown men...kicking a ball about?
immensecat 3 days ago
Um...how can you not like Raiders of the Lost Ark?!
Bladerunner93 1 week ago
Spurs 4 Liverpool 0......nuff said ;)
MythicShot 1 week ago
@MythicShot tottenham champions league victories = 0 liverpool victories = 5, take that :D
Claudem16 6 days ago
So clever :)
iamXSTEALTHZX 2 weeks ago
"Ray" = Me "Colin" = Every football fan ever.
MedicineOverdose 2 weeks ago
My favortie comedic duo since a bit of Fry and Laurie...and im an American!
UtopiaMinor666 2 weeks ago
Mitchell's not as crazy as he seems.
handsomebrick 2 weeks ago
I'm a massive Liverpool fan and this still made me laugh. When you grow up with a football team though, it is like a family. Like a "we", not a "them" or a "they". It's personal. So it doesn't annoy me when people say that. Big fans of Mitchell and Webb though, funny guys!
jimmima121 3 weeks ago
@jimmima121 I'm guessing you live in Liverpool (or nearby). However, saying "we" does sound extremely stupid when one has no actual relation to the team. For example, a Finnish fan of Barcelona may say "we should have won" even though they have nothing in common with the team. I would understand that "we" if they had lived in Spain during their youth or something. But all they want is some sexy team to glory-hunt. And that's pathetic.
JmoV84 3 weeks ago
Anybody else notice the underwear in Mitchell's suitcase at 0:21
rawoofi 3 weeks ago
@rawoofi Yeah! I'm glad I wasn't the only one to see that :)
geckowithcamo 1 week ago
28 liverpool fans...
elliotawesomeness 1 month ago
It must be all that boxing i did in Raging bull!
Grazenblaze 1 month ago 2
Is David reading from a cue card? Looks like it. Very funny mind! XD
26QProductions 1 month ago
This sketch perfectly highlights the total moronicity of your average team sports fan.
littleblackpistol 2 months ago
Epic, I know soooo many people like this.
l337pwnage 2 months ago
..I love David Mitchell but I have to believe his rant is a little off here...I mean a Football fan who pays for a ticket to watch the club and who then buys the club's merchandise is ultimately part of that club because ultimately he or she through his/her finance is helping keeping that club going.
Dungarth 3 months ago
@Dungarth "part of that club"... that's where you're wrong
Insubordinate90 3 months ago
@Dungarth
By that logic buying that movie ticket and video game makes me THE GODDAMN BATMAN!
I like that logic, can we keep it?
J3n50 2 months ago 2
@Dungarth As apposed to the people who go to watch a film, buy it on dvd and buy any other merchandise ultimately contributing to the success of the film and director so he/she can go on to make more films?
mgigkgeg 2 months ago
@Dungarth Very true, but then anyone who buys a movie ticket or dvd is also by extension involved in the success of the respective film.
RolfHartmann 2 months ago
I love socc- FOOTBALL, football is what i was going to say 0_0
any way, this is really fucking funny and i have on occasion found myself saying things like "we" and being a little too invested in the sport.
Joeisreason 3 months ago
Manchester City 6- Manchester United 1 :)
MahiranRajan 3 months ago
seen that moron Bernard Dunne going on about his Liverpool this and that, "we" - idiot - typical gah head
bennocelt 3 months ago in playlist football/LOI
26 people's faces were melted off..
AdamGreenish 3 months ago
He's a Raiders fan, heheh! Being a "Raiders fan" means something totally different in the US. It's the closest thing we've got to hooligans.
10INTM 3 months ago
haha take that! - nationalism
FrozenPetrolPie 3 months ago
shame on him for not liking Raiders of the Lost Ark!
crematedmemoir 3 months ago
i work in the red lion :)
aaron90h 3 months ago in playlist david mitchell
I never noticed the underwear in his briefcase at 0:20 before. Goes well with the whiskey.
mito66 4 months ago
@mito66 hehe, a poo joke.
alexhamster1134 2 months ago
Yay HE is a Liverpool Fan
kipper2100 4 months ago
The sketch is more about the word "we" than it is about the footballs. Fans of the footballs just happen to be an example of the phenomenon.
Watch it again, repeatedly until you agree, if you don't already.
The "Watch the Football" sketch is a fantastic one about the footballs, on a loosely related note :D
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You appear to be grossly misinformed about our reaction to the Bruins' win here in the US. Outside of Boston people didn't care that much; there wasn't this nationwide celebration going on. Hell, I only learned of the Stanley Cup outcome a few days after it happened and that was only because I came across some online videos of the riots going on in Vancouver.
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10INTM 4 months ago
People identify with football teams OH GOD THE HORROR.
Varmdeft 4 months ago
I love football but this is so true. Especially for all those fucking Man United supports from London.
JMB19941 4 months ago
This isn't about football. It's about those annoying people who feel proud about things they had nothing to do with. We've all met those few Americans who, despite looking about 25 years old, apparently fought in WWII and the American Revolution.
nonnynay 4 months ago 5
@nonnynay Spot on.
megabigblur 4 months ago in playlist Mitchell and Webb
This is why I hate football supporters
muffin8or 5 months ago
@muffin8or because all football supporters are like this over exaggerated parody...
CabLuigi 4 months ago
@CabLuigi
Yes they are, actually. It isn't that far removed from reality. It's all about what 'we' did as if the supporter is more than just funding the club. Perhaps they aren't so in your face about it but 'they' didn't do anything. They watched a game and were happy their team won.
muffin8or 4 months ago
@muffin8or Most of my friends are supporters who pay hundreds of pounds on season tickets, that money goes towards transfers, meaning the club can afford better players, meaning that the team can be successful. Not to mention the vocal encouragement that can be provided by a full stadium. They're all friendly people as well, but hey, you can keep making gross generalisations if that makes you feel better about yourself. It's just a bit of fun, you strike me as being slightly bitter...
CabLuigi 4 months ago
@CabLuigi I don'y know why they should get paid millions a year for kicking a ball around.
muffin8or 4 months ago
@muffin8or Because they are in the entertainment industry, people are willing to pay huge amounts of money to go and see them, therefore they are entitled to some of that money.
CabLuigi 4 months ago 2
stupid scouse cunt, probably thinks they're gonna win the league this year as well the deluded twat
OBITA37 6 months ago
@OBITA37 hes not even scouse you cunt
timmybonbon 5 months ago
fucking yido...
tommyj8894 6 months ago
Hit 2. It's the most amazing noise I've ever heard.
mantravee 6 months ago
This is probably my favorite sketch ever. I am so in love with David Mitchell.
ChrisKilljoy12 6 months ago 5
Fucking spot on.. never liked football. Mitchell knows what he's doing. x]
RadBrad13 7 months ago 103
@RadBrad13 it's not about liking or disliking football.
HiiMDiZLeXiiK 5 months ago
@RadBrad13 Weirdly, though not a football fan, Mitchell is actually the sporty one of Mitchell and Webb.
kisbie 2 days ago
love peep show, love David, can't stand 'That Mitchell and Webb Look'... don't know why
alsdaftable 7 months ago
@alsdaftable Mitchell and Webb write the sketch show, they only star in Peep Show. Their comedy is a bit hit and miss.
TenWhoWereTaken 6 months ago
@alsdaftable Same here. Although a lot of comedy sketch shows only have a few good bits out of all the stuff they make. I think Mitchell and Webb recycles stuff way too much though--every time they do Numberwang again I want to gouge my eyes out. Thank god for fast forward.
TeaHermit 6 months ago
I like how his briefcase contains grey underpants and booze, lol
MoofinatorLauratron 7 months ago 3
Lol this is hilarious but I still like to refer to events that I didn't take place in as if I were there.
MajBlood 7 months ago
we is the correct way to speak about a club you support.
pitchjazz 7 months ago
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And this is why I can't take any interest in club football.
KingDiamondHead 8 months ago
This is SO TRUE...
Everincon 8 months ago 5
He's got a bloody good point about football...
ben9DB 8 months ago 2
I've made this point to people many times, but I could never make it as brilliantly as David Mitchell does here. I can't believe I've never come across this sketch before. I'll be quoting this for years.
johnsmithbsc 8 months ago 2
pro sports are nothing more than monetized reflected glory
planetmax83 8 months ago
His accent is fucking terrible. The idea is clever, the delivery isn't.
TylerTheCurator 8 months ago
@TylerTheCurator
??
Both these guys are British
mattc867 8 months ago
@mattc867 Congrats on being retarded. British people have accents too.
TylerTheCurator 8 months ago
@TylerTheCurator David mitchell and Robert webb have spoken like that their whole lives.
You don't understand British comedy, obviously.
FreshApplePieOnXBL 8 months ago
@FreshApplePieOnXBL I can't believe a 16 year old is telling me I don't understand comedy. I am British, and if you think those are their real accents then you're deaf or stupid. It's an oversimplified sketch with decent roots and awful execution.
TylerTheCurator 8 months ago
@TylerTheCurator
I can't believe you can instantly assume I am 16 upon no basis of evidence.
FreshApplePieOnXBL 8 months ago
@FreshApplePieOnXBL It's written on your profile you fuckwit.
TylerTheCurator 8 months ago 5
@TylerTheCurator Erm, those *are* their real accents. They sound exactly the same in Peep Show and all the other shows they've done.
mrada2001 8 months ago
@mrada2001 Listen from 3s-8s. If you can't hear that he's intentionally 'roughing up' his accent then there's something wrong with you.
TylerTheCurator 8 months ago 3
Ive been saying the same thing as Mitchell for years!!!
XanthIllion 8 months ago
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Soccer is for faggots.
peperonyandchease 8 months ago
@peperonyandchease Sport's in general. you ...twat.
slitor 8 months ago
@peperonyandchease speaking of faggots how is your dad
draculon5 8 months ago
@draculon5 He's good. He said your asshole was nice and tight.
peperonyandchease 8 months ago
@peperonyandchease LOL, nice, admitting that your dad is gay and a peodophile.
draculon5 8 months ago
@draculon5 And even he says soccer is for faggots.
peperonyandchease 8 months ago
@peperonyandchease so... you're not denying that your dad is a peodophile?
draculon5 8 months ago
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@draculon5 Your profile says you're 19.
peperonyandchease 8 months ago
This is just brilliant! It is exactly like disagreements my husband and I frequently have. Now all is clear though, I will just have to tell him about all those run ins I have had with the Nazi’s while looking for supernatural treasures in the past…
dwellyn 9 months ago
This is like the obnoxious kid who thinks he's smarter than everyone because he isn't a complete conformist. The whole point of sports is to root for a team and so enters use of the word "we". I doubt any player is upset about fans speaking in those terms. Is it wrong for an American to say, "We need to get out of Iraq"?
Obnoxious response, "Oh, I didn't know you and I were part of the joint chiefs of staff"
BigGordonLips 9 months ago
Yes, I know I'm not part of the US Military. Yes, I know I'm not a professional soccer player.
BigGordonLips 9 months ago
@BigGordonLips >Is it wrong for an American to say, "We need to get out of Iraq"?
Yes. Yes, it is, actually. You should feel terrible.
pentherapy 9 months ago
@pentherapy shit!
BigGordonLips 9 months ago
@BigGordonLips Last time i looked football clubs weren't democratic
minimacca999 8 months ago
@BigGordonLips yes but if you say we its your country its the equivilent of me (a brit) saying we need to get out of afghanistan refering solely to the US war effort when i have no claim to be part of that 'team' or ideal and its specifically mentioned hes not actually from liverpool so it isnt really obnoxious and david mitchell also has a personal hatred of football and would take any chance to have a pop, which in this case highlights a valid point
willaz3 8 months ago
@willaz3 it's a point that's been made over and over again, I find it really unfunny. The character acts as though he's made this big revelation, it reminds me of "When the Whistle Blows" from Extras.
BigGordonLips 8 months ago
22 people were nazis
SerpentsSilence 9 months ago
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SerpentsSilence 9 months ago
Aww why'd you have to make him support Liverpool?
skooma728 9 months ago
Be honest how many of you didn't notice the underpants at 0:22 ?
blindwombat 9 months ago
Thumbs up for spurs, woo hoo. WE are so good at footie, WE will woop YOUR ASSES
charliethetricorn 9 months ago
Nice punchline!
mandolinroad 9 months ago
@FRAGNUB4FUN Aren't we all?
TheMugwort 9 months ago
yeah I support a team but it is irritating when someone literally takes the credit for winning a certain match or something. You should be kissing your player's arses not your own
HyperVoldo 9 months ago
When Mitchell was talking about the Nazis all I could think was "Are we the baddies?"
o0FallenAngel0o 9 months ago 4
'i don't quite get how a man who lives over 200 miles away from the home ground of his chosen team can have a deep attachment to a bunch of overpaid hired hands' hahaha bang on this, can all the souless glory huntin fans of liverpool please GET THE FUCK OUT OF ANFIELD. comin up to my hometown thinkin your proper die-hard fans and you don't know the words to poor scouser tommy or every other saturday, atmosphere ruinin basterds
FamineHead10 9 months ago
@FamineHead10
i live in london but i support liverpool. im not a glory hunter. my family have supported liverpool since lfc was formed in 1892. my great grandad lived in liverpool and therefore supported them. so my families just mega loyal. and actually i do know the songs and i sing along when i go to anfield. i cant afford to go to matches all the time either. just dont be so arrogant and narrow minded. youre acting like a arsenal fan
jekquirock 9 months ago
Anyway, back to the video... I love this rant!
TonyMistry 9 months ago
I LOVE this; it perfectly mirrors my own views!
Another brilliant rant, Mitchell.
songfrog89 9 months ago
This is one of the worst arguments I've ever seen from David. Firstly, it's a mere convenience to refer to the team as we, and fans do have an influence on the result hence why there's a home advantage. Secondly, supporting a team because you live nearby is about as rational as supporting the Nazis if you lived in Germany and it's insulting to suggest that teams should be supported based on how large their local population is rather than how succesful they are.
valleyshrew 10 months ago
@valleyshrew it strange how football fans cant take it when someone makes fun of football. They are more often than not very quick to make fun of other people and the things they like.
badhead 10 months ago
@valleyshrew So one should support the team that is most successful? Isn't that cheating? And why is it irrational to support the team from your local area which might be your home town or the city where you grew up and have a deep-seated affection for? What's wrong with that?
IceCreamSuit 10 months ago
@IceCreamSuit If it's the closest place nearby for you to attend games, or you personally know the local players, fair enough. But it's likely to be a conference side or something then. Generally 90% of people will support a team that's in the premiership. I live in N.I. & it's insulting to imply I can't support anyone. Very few of the players are now local, and matches are shown on TV, so why should the fans have to be local? It's only "cheating" in the eyes of fans of unsuccesful teams.
valleyshrew 10 months ago
@valleyshrew I should probably mention I'm Australian but the idea of supporting a team simply because they are the most successful seems rather odd to me, as do the things you claim to find insulting..
Also, the idea of supporting a team because they represent the place where you live, and therefore hopefully like, appeals to me much more than jumping on the bandwagon of a team that's won a couple of premierships recently.
I thought the sketch was great; yes, people say "we" for convenience,
IceCreamSuit 10 months ago
@IceCreamSuit Most people support a succesful (i.e. premiership) team. How many fans should United or Liverpool have? About 100,000 going by their local area. How many do they really have? Tens of millions around the world. What's wrong with that? Should Roma be the most supported team in Italy because they have the largest local population? Or should it be Milan for earning fans through success? It's about entertainment in the end and you're depriving yourself if you support Accrington.
valleyshrew 10 months ago
@valleyshrew (cont)... but they tend to use that to behave in a rather ridiculous manner.
IceCreamSuit 10 months ago
@IceCreamSuit In the world cup I supported portugal and Holland. I like how they play. Is that wrong? Should I only support Northern Ireland regardless of their lack of success? I also wanted England to do well because I watch all their players for their clubs and it would be good for the league. There's a reason Brazil are loved around the world. The same reason Tiger Woods, Roger Federer and Phil Taylor are the most supported in their sports. They earnt support by entertaining.
valleyshrew 10 months ago
@valleyshrew Personally I support Aussies in major sporting tournaments, but yes there's a certain enjoyment in appreciating a certain athlete or team that stands out the best example in their given sport. I respect where you're coming from in your argument.
IceCreamSuit 10 months ago
@valleyshrew Are you deliberately trying to look stupid? If so, bravo, it's worked a treat!
comanchio1976 9 months ago
@comanchio1976 Would you like to be more specific? My posts are well thought out and considered and if I have erred egregiously I would very much appreciate the chance to change my mind by hearing your thoughts.
valleyshrew 9 months ago
@valleyshrew No. Everything you said was idiotic, knowing a few long words doesn't make up for it either.
comanchio1976 9 months ago
@comanchio1976 Clearly you are wrong and unable to reply politely because you can't think of an apposite retort. I always question my own positions and if I can't see a flaw then certainly a miserable cretin such as yourself couldn't expect to. Calm down. Breathe. It's ok to be wrong. A shame to see you're a fan of Hitchens and yet pick on me for my much inferior vocabulary.
valleyshrew 9 months ago
@valleyshrew Hitchens uses his vocabulary to express his intelligence, you use yours as a substitute for intelligence. Also, there's a huge difference between not being able to formulate an argument and not being bothered to, due to the fact that the opposing argument is so lame that it doesn't merit such an effort.
Your opinion on the matter is just as irrelevant for the same reason.
comanchio1976 9 months ago
@comanchio1976 I've barely written anything here, I can only see 2 words which could possibly be considered advanced vocabulary, and I hear those regularly and Mitchell himself has used them on this show. It's a lazy straw man. If it doesn't merit such an effort, why make 3 replies totalling 95 words? It's a simple issue and I am fully confident of my correctness in every statement I have made so far. But feel free to keep replying and avoiding the argument.
valleyshrew 9 months ago
@valleyshrew Sorry, I keep trying to read your last comment, but end up dozing off half way through every time...
comanchio1976 9 months ago
@valleyshrew If you're actually autistic then I apologise, but I'm amazed I'm having to spell it out. This isn't a serious argument for the abolition of football, or an attempt to kindle a national debate on the subject.
It is a fucking COMEDY sketch numb-nuts, and a funny one.... nothing more.
comanchio1976 9 months ago
Same with Nationalism and Tribalism.
epSosDE 10 months ago
@dem5889 You just proved the whole ending argument in this sketch. xD
renataravensong 10 months ago
I tried saying that to a complete footie addict in my class. But instead of Raging Bull I said "It must have been brain damage from all the radiation I absorbed in Wrath of Khan
chocolatefountain95 10 months ago 2
ooh, ive been trying to tell fanatic football fans this shit for years :p
Petter1900 10 months ago
if you have season tickets, buy food at the stadium, buy gear...you are supporting your team so you can say we. the money you spend is going towards making your team better, so you can say we. in fact if you dont say we when talking about your team, you suck at being a fan.
dem5889 11 months ago
@dem5889 I spent money buying the tickets to Raiders of the lost ark, bought the VHS and DVD, and merchandise.
The money I spent goes towards George Lucas constantly releasing remastered versions of it, so I'm in it.
If you don't include yourself in the events of Raiders of the lost ark, then you suck at liking that film
bareakon 10 months ago 3
@bareakon
>implying supporting a team is the same as going to a movie
listen i know this is hard for you to understand because you are mentally retarded but without a fan base there is no team. period. sorry you just some bandwaggon faggot Man U fan from mississippi but if you care about your team you refer to them as we. and not just casually support them when they do well. we is reserved for die hard fans. like fans of the new york football giants. suck my dick.
dem5889 10 months ago
@dem5889 Oh wow. I don't even know where to start.
1) I don't support Man Utd
2) Not from Mississippi. Don't know where you got that idea...
3) A lot of that had nothing to do with what I said
4) I'm going to have to decline your kind offer of sucking your dick, because I wouldn't want to risk our friendship, which I've come to value very highly
5) I was having a little joke with you... Chill out
I didn't include a number 6, because I suspect you can't count that high
bareakon 10 months ago 118
@bareakon lol rinsed
garethkielty 8 months ago
@bareakon Nice Put down very well made its almost like hearing david mitchell proclaim it ^_^
Epicrenamon777 8 months ago
@bareakon
Wow. Just, wow. Well played, sir.
Mcmotherfuckingrory 5 months ago
@dem5889 Calling someone a faggot and then telling them to suck your dick is an irony worthy of inclusion in a Alanis Morriset song. Dont ya think?
inolanzombie 5 months ago 55
@inolanzombie there is nothing truly ironic in that song O_o
Joeisreason 3 months ago
@inolanzombie Why, is that not ironic then?
kisbie 2 days ago
SO TRUE!!! I always remember this and chuckle to myself when I hear sports fans saying "we" and all sorts of stupid shit about their team.
tncl85 11 months ago
For God's sake, shut up!!
bigmuffexpress 11 months ago
Absolutely brilliant from David Mitchell, sums up 90% of s*y sports subscribers perfectly. Cannot stand armchair fans saying ''we'' when they've never been to watch their team play! Modern football depresses me.
S*y Sports, ruining football since 1992.
venotwo 11 months ago
@venotwo I cant believe you just said " when they've never been to watch their team play". I think you missed the entire point of this sketch!
Its not insulting "armchair fans" its insulting ALL football fans!
jonnyapollo 11 months ago 2
let's be realistic here, when are Liverpool ever going to win the European cup?
draculon5 11 months ago
@draculon5 To be fair to Liverpool, they've won it more times than any other team in Europe, with the exception of Real Madrid and AC Milan.
BennettIsAmazing 11 months ago
@draculon5 They won in '05.
TacticusPrime 11 months ago
typical liverpool fan
bricksalegend 11 months ago
wine in the brief case: CLASSIC !:D
Vannereveilar 11 months ago
i work with a fella like this, but he s (supposed to be ) a Spurs fan, thing is i know more of the players than he does , he does use the "we will" thing though
diegoinhoops 11 months ago
haha sean smith was right this is jokes x
XxSiMMzZxX01 11 months ago
I love it when you can tell a sketch on this show originated with a rant David Mitchell probably had with someone in real life, and then just wrote it down in sketch form later on. You can tell he's not playing a character here. This is David himself giving his own heartfelt rant about something he himself is annoyed with.
dunbar9finger 1 year ago 77
@dunbar9finger you are such a fag it's unbelievable
loljackass666 10 months ago
If the Cities team are away, then 'Us' would imply something closer to being a part of something, a loyal following, a movement of people with a common interest who 'follow', ie AWAY FRTOM HOME. That is a bit closer to Us than a big TV ina JD Wetherspoons pub. One of the most depressing sights I have ever seen in this life was about twenty liverpool shirted mongs in a sports bar inside a cinema complex in Hemel Hepstead watching Liverppol v Wigan. Football like modern life is shit. :)
TheAggborough 1 year ago
Brilliant..in the net..back of! :)
DecassyJake 1 year ago
Genius! LOL! :)
DecassyJake 1 year ago
Genius! LOL! :)
DecassyJake 1 year ago
And the wrath of god : Melts. Your. Face :P
pimpbassist 1 year ago
who is the tallest football?
TheLeilisa 1 year ago 3
This sums up my views on football perfectly.
19hula 1 year ago
Sums up my opinions on football fans, love it.
helloaidan 1 year ago
What an unrealistic sketch, Liverpoo could never beat Spurs.
millard27 1 year ago
@millard27
what. after beating chelsea, man united and manchester city
jekquirock 9 months ago
Classic.
Best comic observation of geographicaly challenged Premier league football merchandise marketing cash cows and SKY Sports subscribers I have ever seen!
Go to any pub with a large TV screen on match day and you will witness peoplke exactly like this.
TheAggborough 1 year ago 3
@TheAggborough what if the team of the city that pub is in are playing away that day?
jimmyshitbags 1 year ago
Fuckin' ace... I especially hate the douche bags who go all out with their Formula One Racing Ferrari apparel talking the same bullshit.
9886635574 1 year ago
"Well, I'd admit I don't quite follow how you, a man who lives over 200 miles away from the home ground of your chosen team, can claim some deep attachment to a bunch of overpaid, hired hands from all four corners of the globe who temprorarily wear the same coloured shit as your currently wearing!!!" LOOOOOOOOOOOL david mitchells a leg!
CKJMA 1 year ago
That's a priceless video! The road of glory-hunters in colours...
Skinnycatty 1 year ago
It's like "WE won the war."
I didn't, I wasn't even born.
Woltato 1 year ago 5
Ahhh... this provides the perfect chaser to the earlier news I heard today which informed me that "we" didn't win the bid to host the world cup, at some point in the future. Watching this sketch again really rounded off my evening... tee-hee. As an English bloke that hates football and all it has come to stand for, I will cherish this day for at least a few weeks. :)
MuninRaven 1 year ago
This is quite possibly the best clip from That Mitchell and Webb Look. I know loads of people who do the "we" thing but never before have I heard it being mocked and ridiculed in this fashion. I've watched it quite a few times and I still laugh, especially from 1.50 on.
ElCocinero1991 1 year ago
Man, we really hit the nail on the head in this one.
colin5577 1 year ago 33
@colin5577 THATS THE MOST PERFECT THING TO SAY....EVER! *head explodes*
slitor 8 months ago
He he.. we really gave it to them in this clip...
8DX 1 year ago 8
this is so good
MyNameIsThor 1 year ago
You can tell that this isn't just a sketch, it is David getting it off his chest lol. You can tell he actually had this conversation with someone.
perfacetus 1 year ago 9
Genuis! Utter Genius!
Firchild 1 year ago
This sketch definitely needed to be done.. Using 'we' in regards to a sports team victory when you have in no way impacted the result of the game. It's absolutely ridiculous, but we all do it.
brecheesey 1 year ago 4
Genius.
Jackmancer 1 year ago
there's a pair of underwear in mitchell's suitcase lol
pandadardar 1 year ago