Football: WORLD CUP 06 and close season/transfer discussion.

Absolute_Zero · Post by **Absolute_Zero** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 8:47 pm 0

Enough... France looking superb against Brazil.

techno12 · Post by **techno12** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 8:47 pm 0

Kemper_Boyd wrote:Hargreaves, Lennon and both Coles played the best. There's a good
half a team in there, but it's not enough.

It's bloody annoying - the potential is there. I didn't think Rooney deserved to be sent off, it was kind of a tangle, and he was fouled earlier in the incident. Still, bloody penalties again - gutted. I ought to feel worse, but at the end of the day if we can't beat a tiny second world country like Portugal then we don't deserve to progress anyway...

Fuseball · Post by **Fuseball** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 8:49 pm 0

Orava wrote:Obviously it is clear that I have zero respect for people

Fixed that for you.

Get a soul.

mac monkey · Post by **mac monkey** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 8:49 pm 0

You know, this is generally a decent thread, yes theres been some heated banter in the past, but those involved are usually adult enought to get over it.(me included).
But that's usually down to mutual respect between fellow footy fans.But when someone who shows up who has no respect for anyone but themselves and posts on a thread that clearly they no nothing about, well, personally i'm enjoying the ribbing they are getting.
So carry on, or trot on, will check back while watching the footy.

oh half time.

Rev. Stuart Campbell · Sat Jul 01, 2006 8:54 pm 0

Orava wrote: Fuck off and die. I would gladly cut you to pieces with my sharp sword on a my high horse. Be quiet now. Do what you are told ...and take those fucking flags off your shit car.

You do know I'm Scottish and thoroughly relieved that England are out, don't you?

Shit-thick trolling arsewit. Don't take the bait, my English pals.

Orava · Post by **Orava** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 8:57 pm 0

Oh yes. Attack me, I'm an obvious target. You red and white SA.

Nationalist shite knuckleheads. I will beat you up, you Englander weaklings.

Am I making myself clear here?

I will throw some broken pints and chairs at you. Shitty foreigners you are.

Eng-errland, Eng-err-land,Eng-err-land.

Viscount Charles · Post by **Viscount Charles** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 8:59 pm 0

I counted three twats on the pitch tonight.

Ronaldo, for being a twat. Well, I mean, plenty of pettiness from the kid. Lots of half-baked appealing to the ref, and getting involved in stuff that he should have kept out of.

Rooney, for being a petulent twat. On his money each week, he needs to grow up sharpish.. He wasn't playing that well, either. OK, I'm prepared to say the boot to the nuts wasn't intended, but shoving another player insantly elevated any question of it being a yellow card straight to red. Twat.

The referree. For being a blind, Argentine, biassed twat. Carding Hargreaves, FFS. And numerous other poor, poor decisions.

And one for the twat off the pitch. Ericcson. Why the fuck play for 50+ minutes aiming to hold out for a penalty shootout? We suck at penalties. Big time. And once it got into extra time, he should have gone on all-out attack. Forget the fact that we might have let one in on the break - once it comes down to 5 shots at the keeper, England are going to choke every time. Instead of waiting 2 minutes before the final whistle to sub some donkey that's going to fluff his shot at a penalty, 5 minutes in to Extra Time he should have brought on Walcott. Fuck the critics. See if the kid - with Lennon and Crouch - had the energy to get through the Portuguese defence. Two goals and there would have been no question of a penalty shootout, and frankly I think the Portuguese were vulnerable.

though none of teh Four Twats were the reason England lost (well, all except the last one perhaps). They lost because they couldn't score, and suck at penalties. It's all well and good having a solid defence - World Cups aren't won by teams who only defend. To win even a single game requires a decent attack. And I'm afraid that for most of the Tournament, or overpaid, over-praised footballers looked pretty second-rate on attack.

Ah well. I can't say that I really cared. I helped my daughter colour in a Portugal flag especially for the event this lunchtime, as I was pretty sure we were going out today.

Acronym · Post by **Acronym** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:01 pm 0

Orava wrote:Oh yes. Attack me, I'm an obvious target. You red and white SA.

Nationalist shite knuckleheads. I will beat you up, you Englander weaklings.

Am I making myself clear here?

I will throw some broken pints and chairs at you. Shitty foreigners you are.

Eng-errland, Eng-err-land,Eng-err-land.

Have you heard of a straw-man argument? Yes? Good.

Now, kindly please depart.

Rev. Stuart Campbell · Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:03 pm 0

Orava wrote:Oh yes. Attack me, I'm an obvious target. You red and white SA.

Nationalist shite knuckleheads. I will beat you up, you Englander weaklings.

Am I making myself clear here?

Not really, love. I'm Scottish. Scot-tish. From Scotland. Traditional enemies of the English who delight when they lose.

But even I think you're a tosser.

amanset · Post by **amanset** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:06 pm 0

Rev. Stuart Campbell wrote: And Ronaldo? Jeez, leave the kid alone. There's no way in a billion years the ref sent Rooney off for the push rather than the bollock-stamp (which I'm still not sure about - looked accidental at first, but in the last slow-mo replay I saw it was a very deliberate-looking action, and the ref was right there, a hell of a lot closer to it than any of us), and Ronaldo did no more than a hundred players have in this tournament. He'd just watched his mate get him plums studded, I think he had a right to be pissed off. And when Rooney shoved him, he could have easily done a theatrical stumble backwards and plunge to the turf. He made absolutely nothing of it, stepped straight back and didn't moan. Rooney got himself sent off, blaming Ronaldo is pathetic. Always someone else's fault...

I dunno. Looking at the sow motion replay the idea of booking anyone doesn't seem to cross the referee's mind until Ronaldo runs up and stuffs his face in the referee's. Up until that point the referee is standing still signalling a free kick.

So anyway, who is everone supporting for the rest of the tournament? I'm all about the Germans now. They've probably entertained me more than any other team anyway, although I didn't see the Argentina 6-0 game.

mac monkey · Post by **mac monkey** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:07 pm 0

Rev. Stuart Campbell wrote:
Orava wrote:Oh yes. Attack me, I'm an obvious target. You red and white SA.

Nationalist shite knuckleheads. I will beat you up, you Englander weaklings.

Am I making myself clear here?
Not really, love. I'm Scottish. Scot-tish. From Scotland. Traditional enemies of the English who delight when they lose.

But even I think you're a tosser.

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:07 pm 0

OK, that's enough.

Orava: This thread, as clearly indicated, is about football. It's for those that enjoy watching and following the game of football. At no prior point has there been any reference to class, nationalism, or anything like that. It's just a bunch of like-minded people that enjoy a particular game/sport, all having a bit of chat and a laugh about it.

If you don't like football, it's clearly signposted, so that you don't even need to open it, much less post in it. If you don't like it, why not find a thread that you DO like? Or, if there isn't one, why not start your own? Then, post in it lots. It can be enjoyable. Particularly when those that post in it are like-minded. It's less enjoyable when people with no interest in the subject matter butt in and post meaningless rants and tirades agains all others. So kindly take yours elsewhere, and leave this to those of us that are interested. Eh?

Acronym · Post by **Acronym** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:07 pm 0

Rev. Stuart Campbell wrote:
Orava wrote:Oh yes. Attack me, I'm an obvious target. You red and white SA.

Nationalist shite knuckleheads. I will beat you up, you Englander weaklings.

Am I making myself clear here?
Not really, love. I'm Scottish. Scot-tish. From Scotland. Traditional enemies of the English who delight when they lose.

But even I think you're a tosser.

Don't you see? Liking football makes you a hate-filled, violent, borderline sociopath...
and I'm having to sit on my hands to avoid making the obvious followup to that

Dio · Post by **Dio** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:09 pm 0

Viscount Charles wrote:And I'm afraid that for most of the Tournament, or overpaid, over-praised footballers looked pretty second-rate on attack.

Too true. Venables has just said much the same thing; the team looked shackled, and never got themselves up for it.

It feels exactly like Newcastle did until Souness was booted out. Hopefully we'll get the same kind of improvement over the next couple of years.

Orava · Post by **Orava** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:09 pm 0

Acronym wrote:
Orava wrote:Oh yes. Attack me, I'm an obvious target. You red and white SA.

Nationalist shite knuckleheads. I will beat you up, you Englander weaklings.

Am I making myself clear here?

I will throw some broken pints and chairs at you. Shitty foreigners you are.

Eng-errland, Eng-err-land,Eng-err-land.
Have you heard of a straw-man argument? Yes? Good.

Now, kindly please depart.

Have you heard of irony or understand it? Has anyone who follows sports?

Knuckleheads you lot. Get a fucking life and maybe even smile on the fucking sports program on TV and stop pretending it is the most important thing in the world. Retards.