Anyone else not watching the World Cup

I so t be watching but I will be a “World Cup Widow”, I’ll read, stream, even do housework whilst my DH watches, shouts and enjoys the footie!

* I won’t!

Even my football supporting sons and grandsons don't seem that interested. I've heard all the hotels will be half empty too so not as many going as expected.
I have no interest either.

Me! TBH I loathe football.

Oh God no! I hate football, much to the annoyance of my family. Everytime they try to give me a nugget of information I'm prone to say "you're mistaking me for someone who gives a damn"

Sorry to address the original post, just carry on as if it isn't happening and now we've got streaming services not in thrall to the BBC.

Me! I’d sooner stuck pins in my eyes than watch football!

I don't own a TV and rarely watch anything online so football coverage will have no effect on my day to day activities. Happily, my SO isn't a fan, either so the only change in our habits may be that we stay out of pubs and bars where it's showing on TV.
I may also turn off the radio more often if there is discussion of football on non-sport programmes.
Thank goodness for podcasts, Spotify and Kindle!

Well we don’t all pay for other services Terribull some of us rely on mainstream tv
No I don’t watch sport much at all and get fed up how they take regular programmes off to accommodate sport why not have a dedicated channel

There will be no football watched in this house. Neither of us are in the slightest bit interested. Of course the tv schedules for the next month or so will go to pot in order to prioritise the “beautiful game” 🤨.
I will find plenty of other things to do, however.

World Cup? I didn’t know there was one. Someone mentioned footballers so presumably it’s given to whoever kicks a ball around the best but I thought football was only played in the winter, when the participants can get maximum mud on their clothes.
I’m so glad I only had daughters.

I agree with BlueBelle - it should have its own dedicated channel on mainstream tv as not all licence payers want to watch football. Why should their regular programmes be sacrificed every single time there’s a sports event?

There will be a big extravaganza to start with that someone said will go on so long that there won't be time for football!

I know people who are actually going to the World Cup more money than sense but I will not be watching it, particularly as Scotland's matches are all at stupid o'clock and I would rather be asleep. It'll be fun for those who enjoy that sort of thing though!

I'm not watching and neither is DH !!

My brother likes football, but as England and Scotland are mostly playing later at night, he''ll be watching at home. Just as well these days there are more than four channels and the internet, as it used to be a real chore in the past to find something else to watch when the World Cup was on in the eighties and nineties. Also it clashed with summer sports that meant non sports fans had nothing to watch.

Well I'll be watching some that isn't on at silly o'clock, I love football. I boycotted the last one as a matter of principle and wouldn't let myself watch one minute of it. I thought about boycotting this one because of the USA involvement but decided not to. I'll be in the correct timezone for the last couple of weeks of the tournament so would love it if England get that far.

We definitely won’t be watching😴

DH and me. Not one match…absolutely no interest

Rugby fan, football is too slow.

I will watch if we get to semi final/final.

We will both be watching at least England and Scotland during sociable hours.

Definitely not watching the world cup, Wimblebore, athletics or golf!

It won't be on in our house - neither of us likes football

I'll watch a decent match if I'm with family footie fans just to join in, but if its a boring one may be found elsewhere chatting on gransnet (no, not cooking the meal, but I used to do that when It was my first DH and DS growing up listening to R3 or 4 in the kitchen).