World Cup

[Dodgy69]

Fairly shit first half. They got some big boys at the back.

[Felix]

Pickford should have been sent packing.

[Yorick]

Hmm
Ranking team 4 playing ranking team 64

They're not the whipping boys that were expected.

[Yorick]

The Spaniards around me said England were shit

I didn't reply

[gremlin]

Game was dull as dishwater.

I'm not into 'the beautiful game' and from what I endured last night I think I'll applaud my life choices in that respect.

Is there nothing they can do in terms of rules and regs to stop a team simply staying in their own half and going for a 0-0 draw? If I'd paid to see that I would be asking for a refund.

[Yorick]

Game was dull as dishwater.

I'm not into 'the beautiful game' and from what I endured last night I think I'll applaud my life choices in that respect.

Is there nothing they can do in terms of rules and regs to stop a team simply staying in their own half and going for a 0-0 draw? If I'd paid to see that I would be asking for a refund.

For these lower terms to play a big name like England and not get beaten, is a big result for them.

[gremlin]

Game was dull as dishwater.

I'm not into 'the beautiful game' and from what I endured last night I think I'll applaud my life choices in that respect.

Is there nothing they can do in terms of rules and regs to stop a team simply staying in their own half and going for a 0-0 draw? If I'd paid to see that I would be asking for a refund.

For these lower terms to play a big name like England and not get beaten, is a big result for them.

Clearly, but as a result it makes the game tedious to watch. Talking to mate who knows more about the game than I do, it's a common tactic in league matches. Shit for the fans, but then, since when did FIFA care about the fans?*

*Since were there four quarters in a footie match? It's almost as if it was done to get some more ad breaks in...

[Count Steer]

Read an article that said 'It's not just about the trophy, there are other accolades to be competed for'.

The Cinderella Trophy - plucky little underdogs that go further than expected and gain a few million fans.

Tournament Clowns Trophy - team that expects to stroll to victory only to be embarrassingly poor. England have their name engraved on it a few times. (It was called 'It's the hope that kills you, not the disappointment - vase').

Team Villain - once upon a time Germany were a shoe-in. ('A World Cup without Germany would have been like Star Wars without Darth Vader once upon a time'). South American sides are strong in this category too.

Individual Villain - 'The Golden Boo' (I made that one up ). Hand of God, biting, getting fancy with a crucial penalty and missing etc.

[ZRX61]

Media forced to admit that the fans love the US, the people & the stadiums. Fans blathering away saying how they believed the crap the media spewed about the US for years & now realize they were lied to.

My step-dad was the same way, hated yanks, never wanted to visit, then once he did you couldn't keep him away.

[gremlin]

Media forced to admit that the fans love the US, the people & the stadiums. Fans blathering away saying how they believed the crap the media spewed about the US for years & now realize they were lied to.

My step-dad was the same way, hated yanks, never wanted to visit, then once he did you couldn't keep him away.

Still got aerosol cheese..?

[Pirahna]

Media forced to admit that the fans love the US, the people & the stadiums. Fans blathering away saying how they believed the crap the media spewed about the US for years & now realize they were lied to.

My step-dad was the same way, hated yanks, never wanted to visit, then once he did you couldn't keep him away.

I've enjoyed my visit to the US, I was fortunate to have time and money in 2017 and spent 3 months cycling from Banff to Mexico. The people I met were fantastic, my trip exceeded any expectations I had. I wouldn't want to live there though, it's so fucked up it's staggering.

[ZRX61]

Still got aerosol cheese..?

I assume so, can't recall ever seeing it.

[ZRX61]

I've enjoyed my visit to the US, I was fortunate to have time and money in 2017 and spent 3 months cycling from Banff to Mexico. The people I met were fantastic, my trip exceeded any expectations I had. I wouldn't want to live there though, it's so fucked up it's staggering.

It is? Can't say I've noticed.

[gremlin]

I've enjoyed my visit to the US, I was fortunate to have time and money in 2017 and spent 3 months cycling from Banff to Mexico. The people I met were fantastic, my trip exceeded any expectations I had. I wouldn't want to live there though, it's so fucked up it's staggering.

It is? Can't say I've noticed.

Yeah, but you never spotted the spray-on cheese....

S'all I'm sayin'.

[KungFooBob]

Remember, when you are dead, you do not know you are dead. It is only painful for others. The same applies when you are American.

[mangocrazy]

Have the Germans played Greece yet? Here's a match from an earlier competition...

[ZRX61]

By Saturday the World Cup will be back to the original format.
32 teams and Scotland not being in it...

[weeksy]

Who's staying up for the Engjand game tonight then? Can't see me making it personally. I've watched only 1 game so far of this tournament.
Although I tried to watch England Ghana but only manged 19 minutes

[Yorick]

Yup. We're all going to a bar in town.
They'll all be super excited and buzzing.

[Dodgy69]

Yep, mildly looking forward to it.