Do you prefer any other sports to football?

[Hibspur]

On the Other Sports thread I noticed that somebody had posted that there's no better sport than golf when it's as exciting as the Masters was last weekend. Somebody else has mentinoned enjoying rugby as much as football.

Got me wondering, is football hands down your favourite sport or do you have another sport you prefer? Personally, I would have said football without question when I was younger but these days I don't actually watch much other than Hibs. More of a Hibs fan than a football fan if that makes sense!

I think what I actually get most enjoyment out of is watching my children play the various sports they're involved with.

[Hibbyradge]

I enjoy playing golf (when I say enjoy...🤔) but I don't watch much of it. I usually watch at least the last day of the majors but I was in Spain last week and missed the masters completely.

[O'Rourke3]

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On the Other Sports thread I noticed that somebody had posted that there's no better sport than golf when it's as exciting as the Masters was last weekend. Somebody else has mentinoned enjoying rugby as much as football.

Got me wondering, is football hands down your favourite sport or do you have another sport you prefer? Personally, I would have said football without question when I was younger but these days I don't actually watch much other than Hibs. More of a Hibs fan than a football fan if that makes sense!

I think what I actually get most enjoyment out of is watching my children play the various sports they're involved with.

Like you I follow Hibs. If I'm free, and football is on a I have I might watch or have it on in the background. The most effort would be finding a Scotland game from behind a pay wall.
The athletics at Olympics or Commonwealth will be a decent distraction.

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[Centre Hawf]

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On the Other Sports thread I noticed that somebody had posted that there's no better sport than golf when it's as exciting as the Masters was last weekend. Somebody else has mentinoned enjoying rugby as much as football.

Got me wondering, is football hands down your favourite sport or do you have another sport you prefer? Personally, I would have said football without question when I was younger but these days I don't actually watch much other than Hibs. More of a Hibs fan than a football fan if that makes sense!

I think what I actually get most enjoyment out of is watching my children play the various sports they're involved with.

I used to be heavy into all football, other than Hibs I would follow the Prem a lot as well as the major stories in the European leagues (even if I didn't quite watch many games). But over the last 5/6/7 years or so I've found myself starting to get fairly sick of world football that isn't Scottish. In it's place I've picked up a lot more of NFL, F1, certain bits of Cricket, and Golf as something I enjoy watching. Rugby is still something i'm struggling to to get into.

I get far more excitement out of an F1 race now for example than if I was to sit and force myself to watch Everton vs Nottingham Forest. I'm just finding it harder to care about a lot of it now.

[K-Zazu]

Darts because of Luke Littler, he’s fantastic to watch in full flow a generational talent.

[Mcbizz1998]

I pretty much only watch Hibs, very rarely any other football.

I watch a lot of Rugby & Boxing. Played rugby when I was younger and box now.

I also like Golf and Darts.

[evy]

Always been into a lot of sports and had a 4-5 year period of really bad insomnia so some of the sport I'd watch then was bizarre (Kabadi is a great and weird sport for anyone who hasn't seen it).

Nowadays it's Football (Hibs and Blackpool), Rugby (Union mainly but the odd bit of League) and NFL as the main 3.

[Pagan Hibernia]

I get bored and easily distracted watching most football now other than hibs. Within minutes I'm either asleep or scrolling on my phone.

[wookie70]

I'm a massive Hibs fan but not so much of a football fan these days. I don't watch a huge deal of sport on TV but I would be more likely to tune in to Baseball World Series than the World Cup, The Ashes to the FA Cup Final or a six Nations match not featuring Scotland over a similar football international not featuring Scotland. Hibs are playing a style of football I enjoy but for the most part the top teams style is so boring I have no interest in watching. The way football is rigged with seeding and everything focused on making the big teams bigger puts me off the sport too.

[Bostonhibby]

It's just Hibs first by a long way, I used to enjoy watching boxing but the era I'm talking about is long gone. Been quite a few Rugby league games and enjoy watching them still on TV

I attend random EFL and non league football games around my area but that's more of a casual day out thing. Hibs is my love/poison.....

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[Musselbound]

No, but snooker is close. Sometimes I will watch it over football depending on who is playing. There's so much football on TV now. Too much really.

I like the darts too.

[Hibspur]

Two of my children played football but drifted away from it. What particularly put me off the game at that level was the appalling behaviour of certain parents on the touchline. Utterly uncalled for.

Other sports they've played include hockey, basketball, netball, tennis, fencing and swimming. Fencing is one which goes under the radar but it's actually a helluva demanding sport. We were lucky to find a great community club down south which was very accessible. Tennis is also great and I think it gets overlooked in terms of the multiple skills it requires.

[Hibspur]

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No, but snooker is close. Sometimes I will watch it over football depending on who is playing. There's so much football on TV now. Too much really.

I like the darts too.

Couldn't agree more.

[Pretty Boy]

I don't prefer any other sports to Hibs and Scotland but I prefer loads of other sports to most other football.

Horse racing, running, cycling, NFL and boxing are all hands down more interesting to me as either spectator or participant than football. Rugby league, tennis and golf also get far more airtime in my house than football as well.

[Hibspur]

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I don't prefer any other sports to Hibs and Scotland but I prefer loads of other sports to most other football.

Horse racing, running, cycling, NFL and boxing are all hands down more interesting to me as either spectator or participant than football. Rugby league, tennis and golf also get far more airtime in my house than football as well.

Football is rarely on in our house either. Can't remember the last time I watched an international match, so it's more or less just Hibs these days.

Do you think if Hibs didn't exist you'd watch football at all? I'm honestly not sure if I would.

[Donegal Hibby]

I don’t refer any other sports over football , absolutely live for football and especially Hibs . The All-Ireland,Ryder Cup and Six Nations are a close second . I did watch the Masters though but that was more a one off because I was hoping Mcllroy would win it …

I use to like other sports like Snooker, Tennis ,Boxing , Darts and Formula One and Horse racing but have since lost interest in most of them .

I suppose because I feel a lot of them Sports have lost characters like Jimmy White , Higgins , Jimmy Conners , McEnroe , Prost , Senna etc and are now filled with more robotic sports Men/women who lack personality and character , horse racing I very rarely watch or have a bet on now after hearing from a vet that was involved in it which put me off it .

[Paulie Walnuts]

Playing sports always takes precedence for me, I enjoy playing football and playing golf way more than watching a football match. So for me, football is my favourite sport, but I’d play other sports ahead of watching it.

One sport I despise is horse racing. Hate every single thing about it.

[1875M]

I really like football but I love Hibs more. Only team I watch a full game of, most of the time. If it’s a big game, Euros final, champions league final etc, I’ll watch it. Apart from that, I don’t watch any other full games. I’ll sometimes have games on in the background. Apart from football, golf. Relaxing (most of the time!) way to wind down from work and catch up with friends doing so.

[The Modfather]

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No, but snooker is close. Sometimes I will watch it over football depending on who is playing. There's so much football on TV now. Too much really.

I like the darts too.

I’m the same. The Eurosport coverage of snooker was excellent and enjoyed the shot recreation they used to do with Ronnie, Jimmy Andy Goldstein. Now it’s on TNT, and the early signs aren’t great. Ally McCoist and another guy doing commentary at this years world championship, even if it’s an add on to the old Eurosport commentators, despite them boasting they know nothing about snooker in the promos. It sounds like snooker will die a slow death on TNT.

Like others hardly watch any football now. 10 or 15 years ago I went home and away, now try and fit Hibs around time with my young family.

[H18BYM]

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No, but snooker is close. Sometimes I will watch it over football depending on who is playing. There's so much football on TV now. Too much really.

I like the darts too.

Same for me with Snooker, but also enjoy watching Pool when it's shown on TV. Sky/Matchroom starting showing some events but some recent ones have moved to pay per view. The Mosconi Cup in particular is a great watch where Europe play the US in format similar to the Ryder Cup i.e. singles and pairs. Usually on around end of Nov/early Dec.

I'm also an avid watcher of F1 although it can sometime be a bit of a procession.

[.Sean.]

Other than Hibs I have no massive interest in football in general anymore.

On the other hand I absolutely love snooker, always really enjoyed it but over the last two or three years i’d rather sit and watch it over any football not involving Hibs, particularity the triple crown events on the BBC. Just a pity I’m absolutely HOPELESS playing 😂

[Jones28]

Cue sports for me is the only other sport I follow with any real interest.

I’d watch football or snooker over pretty much anything.

[HappyAsHellas]

I love sea fishing and Hibs - but watching Hibs has brought me some of the most joyful days of my life as no other sport can have the emotional roller coaster that is football. Played rugby at school which I loved but never watch it.

[Carheenlea]

I play golf and enjoy watching golf when I can, and the Masters last Sunday night was just gripping viewing. There is no non-Hibs football that can come close to that for entertainment for me.

I’m only interested in watching Hibs, and love doing so and it’s a big part of my life.

It might seem like a strange thing to say, but football in general I’d admit that I enjoy, but it’s all the parts of it without the actual game of football, if that makes sense.

[The_Exile]

Formula 1, British Touring Cars and MotoGP are all my 'first loves'. Anything with an egine really. Used to sit and watch it all with my dad when I was younger, he wasn't a big football guy so it was motorsport, boxing and golf for him and me. Only really got into football through pals when I was a teenager and we would go Easter Road one week and Tynecastle the next, often nipping over to Dunfermline. Settled on Hibs after I realised what the Tynecastle party songs were all about and vowed never to return.

For me now, I think Formula 1 is still my number one sport, I love the marginal gains and the search for consistent perfection from the drivers. Football, golf and boxing probably tie for second place (enjoy watching the NFL and NBA too when it's on and I happen to catch it). I've just taken up golf again after having to stop after having kids about 20 years ago as it became completely unaffordable. So that might end up at the top soon if I can remember how to hit a ball correctly.

[HoboHarry]

Other than my Hibs fix every week, cricket is the only sport of any interest to me. Used to spend hours and hours watching the EPL but not anymore, the wife imitates me by saying "ok that's enough of that" when I inevitably get bored watching an English game.

[He's here!]

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Other than my Hibs fix every week, cricket is the only sport of any interest to me. Used to spend hours and hours watching the EPL but not anymore, the wife imitates me by saying "ok that's enough of that" when I inevitably get bored watching an English game.

Watching a cricket match can be a great way to pass a sunny day with a few beers.

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I play golf and enjoy watching golf when I can, and the Masters last Sunday night was just gripping viewing. There is no non-Hibs football that can come close to that for entertainment for me.

I’m only interested in watching Hibs, and love doing so and it’s a big part of my life.

It might seem like a strange thing to say, but football in general I’d admit that I enjoy, but it’s all the parts of it without the actual game of football, if that makes sense.

Completely get that. Back in the day the pre-match pints were my favourite part of the day (ie before things had the chance to be spoiled by the football!). Once kids came along and time was more limited I came to realise when watching games completely sober that football often isn't all it's cracked up to be!

[SteveHFC]

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Darts because of Luke Littler, he’s fantastic to watch in full flow a generational talent.

Heading up to Aberdeen for the premier league darts in a few weeks time. Looking forward to it.

[lugz]

I definitely prefer American Football over Football, MMA in particular the UFC isn't far behind.

For me Football is so diluted now a days it's on 7 days a week. You get the odd madness like last night at old Trafford but truth be told the majority of the games are boring.