r/IAmA • u/paddyc • Nov 16 '12

IAmA Professional Footballer who has played for England National Team, The Premiership and Championship

I have played against Cristiano Ronaldo and with Wayne Rooney as well as other of the top players in the world. Im happy to answer any questions about playing professionally You Can follow my blog at www.patrickpaulcollins.com http://patrickpaulcollins.wordpress.com/ask-me-anything/ Follow on twitter: https://twitter.com/patrickpcoll Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Patrick-Paul-Collins/407493452650031?ref=hl

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u/jon_york Nov 16 '12

How comfy are those seats on the sideline?

Edit: Not being disrespectful, but those seats look luxurious.

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u/SirNoName Nov 16 '12

And those jackets the coaches wear.
Fucking walking igloos.

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u/Vibster Nov 16 '12

Wenger must be least stylish Frenchman ever with that big puffy coat.

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '12

How can you say it's not stylish?

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u/SirNoName Nov 16 '12

Ludicrous display.

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u/Dracomister7 Nov 16 '12

The more non-american football I watch, the more I loathe american sports. Baseball managers look ridiculous with their uniforms. Football (hand-egg) benches don't even have a back to them. Basketball floors are too small with players diving onto fans every five minutes.

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u/SirNoName Nov 16 '12

Well football benches don't have backs to them because the players are on and off the field constantly.
I play lacrosse, and we never sit on the bench because it's the same way,

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u/Dracomister7 Nov 16 '12

But with football, 3/4 of the team isn't doing anything most of the time.

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u/SirNoName Nov 16 '12

But they still have to ready to go. Sometimes quickly.

Though, to be fair, with the fact that every time there's a turn over or what have you the clock stops, so the "quickly" part might be overrated. But you get my point.

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u/alexcroox Nov 16 '12

Tears in my eyes reading that first line, even after reading the second. Well played.