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

PFVA · Post by **PFVA** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 10:56 pm 0

Even though i love Brasil as much as i love Portugal the French deserved the victory.

And why the fuck didn't Parreira put Robinho in sooner. Robinho and Ronaldinho Gaucho play well together and we didn't get to see it untill the very end.

On the way back I heard an interview with Parreira and he was saying the Brazilian team only practiced for 4 months and blah, blah but i don't get that decision.

I also didn't quite understand why the English pulled Lennon out, rather than someone else who would be more tired.

No Name · Post by **No Name** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 10:58 pm 0

Theo Walcott had a great World Cup, I thought.

PFVA · Post by **PFVA** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:00 pm 0

ElfQrin wrote:There were only another three semifinals with only European teams, in the World Cup history. Two of them were won by Italy and the other one by England that didn't make it this time, so Italy is historically favorite

Well in that other one Portugal was one of the 4 finalists and lost to England. This time the cup will be Portugal's for the first in History. (And Scolari will have kept its promise).

Either that or will end up one of the first 4, for the 2nd time, which is already not that bad.

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:32 pm 0

No Name wrote:Theo Walcott had a great World Cup, I thought.

Yeah, and think of all the valuable experience he's gained for the next one.

No Name · Post by **No Name** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:36 pm 0

He's got that subs' bench position sewn up.

No Name · Post by **No Name** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:37 pm 0

Assuming we qualify under Maclaren, of course...

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:43 pm 0

No Name wrote:Assuming we qualify under Maclaren, of course...

Assuming he's still there.

There was a picture in one of the papers a week or two ago, a couple of England fans sitting on the grass in Germany, with an England flag that had "McClaren Out!" written on it!

Acronym · Post by **Acronym** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:47 pm 0

Riot in.... Jersey. You couldn't make it up...

Rev. Stuart Campbell · Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:48 pm 0

Maybe it's actually a Somme commemoration delayed because of the football.

skweek · Post by **skweek** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:48 pm 0

Vamos Portugal.

No Name · Post by **No Name** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:48 pm 0

PaulEMoz wrote:There was a picture in one of the papers a week or two ago, a couple of England fans sitting on the grass in Germany, with an England flag that had "McClaren Out!" written on it!

That's ace.

I'm looking forward to the papers tomorrow for a bit of Sven-bashing. The finest team we've had in about 20 years, and he turns them into something that... isn't a team at all.

Lampard had a shite tournament.

No Name · Post by **No Name** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:50 pm 0

Acronym wrote:Riot in.... Jersey.

Someone broken the 40mph speed limit, then?

PaulEMoz · Post by **PaulEMoz** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:52 pm 0

No Name wrote:
PaulEMoz wrote:There was a picture in one of the papers a week or two ago, a couple of England fans sitting on the grass in Germany, with an England flag that had "McClaren Out!" written on it!
That's ace.

Certainly had me laughing!

No Name wrote:Lampard had a shite tournament.

One of the most disappointing players in the World Cup, I thought.

I wonder how we'd have fared if he'd been dropped, and we'd player a 4-4-2 with Rooney and Crouch, , Hargreaves next to Gerrard and Lennon on the right instead of Beckham? Or better yet, with Rooney and Defoe up front....

No Name · Post by **No Name** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:56 pm 0

I, and probably about 2 million other people, have had much the same thoughts this evening.

Gerrard and Lampard should have been competing for the same place. So should Beckham and Lennon. When Beckham went off tonight and Lennon came on I actually fucking cheered. I'm no Beckham hater - the guy has scored enough great free kicks for us to deserve a place in the B-list of elite players - but his time was up in this World Cup. Lennon frightens people. Beckham doesn't any more.

Purple Grapefruit · Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:56 pm 0

Orava wrote: Fucking working class not giving you way if you are driving a German car, with no flags on top, how petty is that.

I'm working class.
I like football.
I don't care much for flag waving.
I don't give a fuck whether someone's car is german,british or whatever.

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

Oh so it was all irony after all?
How silly of me and i thought you were being serious.

*thinks for a while*
Was there a point?
Was it funny?
Nope my peasant brain just doesn't get it.

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Despite being English and liking football i don't really care whether England
does well in the world cup.But i felt that the England team in todays game played
with passion and determination and it was a shame that those qualities were not rewarded with a win.I hope the returning England team are treated well by the english public and are not savaged by the press like i have seen so many times before.............

..........anyone taking penalties under that level of pressure on the biggest stage in the world has got fucking balls.I salute them.