If you're the type of person who reads comments on Facebook before clicking on an article, then you've met a kindred spirit.
As someone who rarely leaves a written footprint in comment sections, I'll admit to having a disproportionate interest in what the rest of the world has to say on a wide range of subject areas from the banal to the meaningful.
So, after watching Ireland beat France in the Six Nations to continue an impressive winning run, I scrolled down my news feed while waiting for a European football match to kick off.
Under one article praising Ireland's players as "warriors" after seeing off their French opponents, was the type of comment you occasionally see beneath sports posts on social media.
The first comment was "Puts soccer players to shame!" without prompting (I've added an exclamation mark for the craic). If you think that comment is not a big deal, then I agree. It's the type of thing you forget about in seconds and in truth, there are a hundred million more important issues in sport and the wider world.
But I just found it interesting that the first thing the person thought of doing after watching an important win in the rugby was to have a go at another sport without any provocation - and when they instead should be engrossed in the joy of the rugby.
Fans of all sports are guilty of that sort of thing, from soccer to rugby to Gaelic football and hurling. Indeed, just last night I spotted a moronic comment, stating that: "you could train a moderately intelligent chimp to play Gaelic". Perhaps it was an attempt at trolling, but I suspect not and in any case does not dignify a response.
We spoke about the issue on the show this week (41 minutes 30 seconds in) which you can listen into below:
A lot of people are simply being mischievous when they give out about other sports, and that can be fine.
In a world where free speech is something to cherish, it is also perfectly fine to have the right to criticise sports you don't follow.
But I get the sense that for a small minority of people, who perhaps resent other sports, it is an attempt to give extra validation to the one code they follow.
But as Joe Coffey said on the show, when I brought up the subject: "I just don't get the obsession of comparing sports. Anyone who has to attack soccer has a chip on their shoulder. Going round taking potshots at other sports isn't going to make someone go 'oh, I don't like that sport anymore'. I just don't know why people do that."
And as he also correctly said, soccer is on the end of a lot of it because it is undeniably the most popular sport on the planet and therefore leaves it open to more criticism.
Some of the criticism about some of the aspects of the game such as diving, crowding around referees and fan behaviour are warranted and should be encouraged. But every sport has its own crosses to bear.
That is not the responsibility of the sport itself, but rather the governing bodies which administer the games and set the rules and conditions of play.
And moving on to a more pertinent point, the truth is that a lot of people follow multiple sports - myself included - which can happily co-exist with each other.
So, if you do call yourself a sports fan whether it be rugby, GAA or soccer, you should respect all codes as the same core elements - the will to win or the effort to better onself etc - unites them all.
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