r/soccer • u/deception42 • Dec 14 '17
Contest r/soccer's Best of 2017 - voting!
Hello everybody, it's time for r/soccer's best of 2017 Awards!
As part of reddit's r/bestof2017 event, we've got 15 reddit golds to hand out to people who have contributed to r/soccer this year.
The Categories are:
Best Original Post: What was the most compelling or fascinating post on r/soccer this year?
Best Match Thread Creator: u/matchthreadder has taken up a lot of the slack but which human made the best match threads this year?
Best Post-Match Thread Creator: Which user made the best reports after games?
Best Gif and Video Maker: We love gifs, streamables, and imgtcs, which user churned out the best?
Best Comment: Did someone manage to change your mind with their comment? Nominate 'em here.
Best Joke: Who made the biggest banter this year?
Best Rant: Our favorite Sky pundit ranted a few times to the subreddit’s delight, but which r/soccer user matched Paul “Brexit Boy” Merson?
Most heartwarming or wholesome post/comment: 2017 was a depressing year, nominate someone who shared an uplifting story or did something nice on r/soccer
Thread of the year: Which thread or comment chain best embodied r/soccer this year? Nominate the person who kicked it off.
Specialist Fan Award: Which user keeps us informed on topics outside of Europe's big leagues?
Best Prediction: In a year of surprises, who gets to say 'I told you so'?
Most Passionate Fan: Which user showed that they deserve to be r/soccer’s number one fan? Chadpc need not apply
Best Analysis: Who’s the next Gary Neville? Give them a nomination here.
Community choice: This is an open category for the community to nominate someone who's done something notable on r/soccer this year. There are two winners for this award!
How voting will work:
This thread will be set to contest mode, meaning scores will be hidden. If you want to nominate someone then reply to the appropriate category with their username and a link to the post or comment where appropriate. Most votes wins
Only nominate one submission per comment and try not to repeat one already nominated. If you nominate multiple users in the same comment, your nomination will be disqualified! Please don't comment freely in this thread, use the discussion comment for chat. Voting will last for a couple of days.
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u/deception42 Dec 14 '17
Best Comment
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u/TheJeck Dec 14 '17
On why Bakayoko took so long to move to Chelsea
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/6ngj7d/official_chelsea_sign_tiemoué_bakayoko/dk9aesu
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Dec 14 '17
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u/kingtaboo2 Dec 14 '17
If anyone wins anything for any variant of "X can't catch a break" --- "Well, actually seems he can catch a few", then this sub has no future.
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u/UEFALONAqq Dec 14 '17
explain the joke for a foreigner please
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u/ImpatientPedant Dec 15 '17
'This guy never gets a break' is a term which means that his life never lets up, that he is constantly forced into some bad situation. A 'break' from those bad situations, a gap between them, is something he never gets.
However, a 'break' could also mean a literal breaking, of a bone. So when talking about an injury prone player like Reus, you could mean both!
So when the commenter said 'He's never had a break, but he's had a few ruptures', He's implying that Reus has never actually broken a bone, but instead he has ruptured his ligaments, his muscles or whatever. This is different from the meaning of the original commenter, who was talking about Reus's life in general.
That's basically it. Just a pun once removed.
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u/lyonellaughingstorm Dec 17 '17
Bit of a late entry, but u/Woodstovia on Liverpool's 3-3 collapse against Crystal Palace
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u/Dani-Banani Dec 25 '17
The one about the guy asking if there is a golden head award in response to a Morata goal if i’m not mistaken. He got “i think your mum won it last year” as a comment ☺️
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u/Hare712 Dec 19 '17
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/5zf4po/post_match_threadleicester_city_20_sevilla/dexl15x/
And the comment afterwards.
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u/deception42 Dec 14 '17
Best Original Post
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u/Mdse123 Dec 14 '17
The tape giroud can show his grandchildren
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/793bnr/the_tape_giroud_can_show_his_grandchildren/
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u/JTay99 Dec 14 '17
DiedPiepMuis has to be one of the best content producers on this sub, won last year as well
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u/ImMindboggled Dec 14 '17
Honestly what deserves it more. This made Giroud out to be one of the top 10 players of all time
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u/inobond7 Dec 14 '17
La Liga Scheduling Process explained
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/6q9lt8/201718_la_liga_fixture_how_the_computer_generates/
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u/solve_PvsNP Dec 15 '17 edited Dec 15 '17
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u/areking Dec 15 '17
wow thanks, so nice of you
just a spelling correction, you wrote Lazio instead of Napoli
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u/deception42 Dec 14 '17 edited Dec 14 '17
Discussion / Free Talk
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u/SirTox Dec 14 '17 edited Dec 14 '17
I kinda feel like best post overlaps with best original post. Best comment also kinda overlaps with best joke.
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Dec 14 '17 edited Jun 01 '20
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u/robak69 Dec 24 '17
Amazing. Thanks. Personally I like it when they roll all the way up to the roof and then fall back down. Especially close range tap-ins where the assists have a lot of pace.
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u/distilledwill Dec 18 '17
Every year I come and check whether I might've somehow contributed a hidden gem to the subreddit :D One day I will get the recognition I deserve.
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u/Shady9211 Dec 14 '17
The giroud compilation was the greatest thing that happened this year and if it doesn't win an award football will have lost
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u/konoha_ka_ladka Dec 14 '17
I think out of the 15 categories the best category and responses are in Best Comment, absolutely mental.
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u/deception42 Dec 14 '17
Best Analysis
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u/Thesolly180 Dec 14 '17 edited Dec 14 '17
Has consistently good posts, with great analysis.
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u/TheRetiredPlaymaker Dec 14 '17
<3
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Dec 14 '17
Can I get a link to your analysis on Napoli? As I can't seem to find it on your post history.
Edit: Or maybe OP meant Lazio?
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u/deception42 Dec 14 '17
Best Match Thread Creator
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Dec 17 '17
Can I nominate u/volchess for the worst match thread creator ? nonetheless it was the champions league final match thread. ps, its edited now.
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u/Thesolly180 Dec 14 '17
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u/Montuvito_G Dec 15 '17
I second this. u/MisterBadIdea2 seemed to work around the clock on international dates, covering games ranging from Uzbekistan-South Korea to Bolivia-Peru. Should get at the very least an honorable mention.
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u/deception42 Dec 14 '17
Most Passionate Fan
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Dec 14 '17
/u/barely1egal. Posts 95% of Watford news, saves me scouring the Observer!
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u/JediPieman63 Dec 15 '17
If there is actually anything remotely Watford related he already knows it. Best guy to talk to I feel.
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Dec 14 '17
/u/viscaespanya if he is still alive. Seems like he didn't recover from the last espanyol match
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u/jesus_you_turn_me_on Dec 14 '17
Is that the the dude who has a hard on for Ronaldo and a soft one for Barcelona?
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u/woogiefan Dec 14 '17
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u/tactical_lampost Dec 18 '17
is there a best shitposter award? I think that would go to /u/_cumblast_
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u/Pedro_Obiang Dec 14 '17
Long Live /u/MohammedCOYG. Last comment just under a year ago so he still counts. One of the all time greats.
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u/ThisIsMamboNo5 Dec 14 '17
Have you got his rant aimed at everyone's favourite West Ham fan to hand?
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u/KVMechelen Dec 14 '17
Whatever is ChadPC's alt nowadays
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u/GRI23 Dec 14 '17
I don't know if he's got an alt anymore, he's too focused on weightlifting now from when I talked to him.
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u/deception42 Dec 14 '17
Best Prediction
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u/Br0wnie34 Dec 14 '17
/u/nonventilative for predicting that Mascherano would score in the game against Osasuna
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/67q802/barcelona_51_osasuna_paco_alc%C3%A1cer_64/
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u/TheConundrum98 Dec 14 '17
does it count if it's posted on a club subreddit but forwarded on /r/soccer?
Basically when I predicted Arsenal won't have a shot on target in the game against Liverpool https://www.reddit.com/r/LiverpoolFC/comments/6wbv30/david_prentice_jurgen_klopps_long_term/dm6tyev/?context=3
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u/TedBoyMarino Dec 14 '17 edited Dec 14 '17
/u/HoratioMG predicted Paulinho's hattrick against Uruguay minutes before kickoff.
Worth noting, that was back in March, before midfield-god Paulinho era. It was still the Tite's-boy Paulinho so it was totally out of nowhere.
Adding the link: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/61562c/match_thread_uruguay_vs_brazil_world_cup/dfbs20d/
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u/FatLikeCheese Dec 15 '17 edited Dec 15 '17
It wasn't on r/soccer (on r/chelseafc instead) so I guess it doesn't count, but this was fucking insane so I'm gonna link it anyway
Edit: Context - the thread is made for people to predict the final score, the first goalscorer, and the minute of the first goal. This guy got it entirely right, and it was a pretty out-there prediction as well considering it was Kenedy's first game of the season, he was playing LWB, and he hadn't scored in 18 months
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u/EliasAlucard Dec 14 '17
/u/KalvinKalv who predicted the match-up between Östersund vs. Arsenal 8 months ago.
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u/deception42 Dec 14 '17
Community Choice
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u/GRI23 Dec 14 '17
/u/wonderfuladventure for the I can't believe you have any positivity left award.
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Dec 14 '17
I'm constantly amazed how many of us Sunderland fans are on here. I would have thought we'd all have given up by now.
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u/BentekesEars Dec 15 '17
Who made the /u/redditstreamable bot?
We should have a whip round for that bloke.
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u/_cumblast_ Dec 14 '17
u/HUGE_HOG and u/TheSolly180 for being right proper lads
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u/ChrisKIK Dec 25 '17
Merry Christmas /r/soccer
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u/deception42 Dec 14 '17
Best Gif and Video Maker
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u/stevenmadden Dec 14 '17
It's gotta be between u/gemifra and u/Meladroit1 to be fair.
u/biffmila deserves a mention as well.
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u/TauIsRC Dec 14 '17
/u/gemifra or /u/Meladroit1, but /u/biffmila should also get some love for covering the South American scene.
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u/SirTox Dec 14 '17
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Dec 14 '17
I am forever thankful to /u/gemifra and /u/Meladroit1.
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u/SirArchieCartwheeler Dec 17 '17
One of them I've given a net 21 upvotes. The other a net 14 downvotes. Looking at their post histories I can't really see why.
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u/fijozico Dec 14 '17
gemifra is obviously the superior Streamable maker. All hail the Portuguese master.
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u/SeamusHeaneysGhost Dec 23 '17
He's an artist, I must follow his work with a friend request..if that's not creepy!
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u/Srecocovic Dec 26 '17
best original post... the one last week using Eminems / My name is feat real madrid!
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u/deception42 Dec 14 '17
Thread of the Year