football (the most borin sport in the world????)

hodge · Post by **hodge** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 9:28 pm

is anyone else sick of the world cup already

if i hear one more person say that england could win im gonna smack em

ulster_jamesie · Post by **ulster_jamesie** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 9:50 pm

aw give over!!! what a ridiculous post... why even bother posting this?! i guess your one of the 'barbour brigade' then? :evil: if you had have watched the croatia v aussie game, then you would realise that it is most definately not boring...

what a load of pap this post is... :? ... it only happens every 4 years. you should get behind your country.

personally i'm loving it and behind engerland all the way :shock:

SilensFatuus · Post by **SilensFatuus** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:20 pm

I was sick of it before it even started but I don't even understand football so hey hum!
I'll wait until next year :P

ulster_jamesie · Post by **ulster_jamesie** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:22 pm

SilensFatuus wrote:I was sick of it before it even started but I don't even understand football so hey hum!
I'll wait until next year :P

and that from the county that invented cheese rolling :roll:

simon redshaw · Post by **simon redshaw** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:23 pm

Great post James. :D :D And the Brazil vs Japan game was pretty good too!! Mind you I can't quite get Ronaldo's weight - he looks more like a prop forward. Certainly fatter than the other Brazilian players. He did score a few goals though!!

SilensFatuus · Post by **SilensFatuus** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:26 pm

ulster_jamesie wrote:
SilensFatuus wrote:I was sick of it before it even started but I don't even understand football so hey hum!
I'll wait until next year :P
and that from the county that invented cheese rolling :roll:

:oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
Fortunatly I have never been. They're actually insane.

orla - mumha abú! · Post by **orla - mumha abú!** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:37 am

i am actually enjoying the world cup. except for the absolutely ridiculous media in the states. now if you think the british media are biased, you should come to america. they think the sun rises and sets in the anal cavity of "TEAM USA", and to make it worse have absolutely no basic knowledge of the game at all. even their supposed experts talk utter drivel. i cant wait to get home to proper coverage so i can enjoy it to its full capacity! come on ghana!

Jess · Post by **Jess** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:10 am

i'm loving the world cup, and in one way i believe that is more exciting than the rugby world cup. why? because in football you actually never know whats going to happen. there is always of the chance of the outsider getting a goal, and managing to hold on to win. in rugby there is no chance of the minor nation winning. you get huge scores almost 100% of the time.

Munster Exile · Post by **Munster Exile** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:32 am

BelperJon wrote: I was accused of being unpatriotic! I pointed out my patriotism is in no doubt as I served 14 years with the RAF and volunteered for service in the Falklands when everything went pear-shaped in 1982. They went very quiet after that

I would have loved to have seen that! I can picture what their faces must have looked like.

I'm not a football fan and I don't have paticularily strong feelings either way, I've seen about 40min of the world cup so far. I don't understand why people get so confused when I tell them I'm not watching it, even when I explain I'm not a football fan and I'm Irish.

Kinoulton · Post by **Kinoulton** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:38 am

I have a barbour, a 4x4 which I actually need due to off road equine stuff, and 2 dogs.

I love football as much as rugby and women's beach volleyball.

I rarely where the barbour because coats are for nancy boys. Discuss.

RoyalBlueStuey · Post by **RoyalBlueStuey** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:56 am

If the world cup can get a pub full of Englishmen waxing lyrical about Argentina and cheering on a team of Aussies then it is truly a good thing.

It think it's been ace so far...most of the matches have been great. As Jess said you just don't get situations like yesterday afternoon where any team from the group could go out or go through...emerging footballing nations taking on the big boys.

It's wonderful...and so far the spirit of the game has been excellent.

The only downside is England's floundering.

simon redshaw · Post by **simon redshaw** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:05 am

And well said also Stuart. Great stuff. I also think there is much unpredictability in football until I suppose the latter stages and its good to see emerging nations do well.

Congratulations to our Aussie cousins for getting into the second round!! And you have countries like Ghana in the next phase.

On the other side of the coin you have France. Look how far they have fallen since the 1998 World Cup! Probably won't even get into the next stage!

Its depressing to see England's floundering but I suppose what we come to expect. And with Owen out we are very short in attack. Erikkson was very stupid not to take Defoe and possibly another striker. What is Walcott there for? Just for a jolly boy's holiday!!

In fact for all Theo Walcott's there for, he might as well spend the evenings having a night out in the German pubs or discos!!

RoyalBlueStuey · Post by **RoyalBlueStuey** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:18 am

How the French won a World cup AND a European Championship is beyond me.

simon redshaw · Post by **simon redshaw** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:40 am

That's what I think also. They are pretty rubbish as a team at the moment. You have some very good individuals but they don't knit together as a team.

In fact about they only thing they have done of note since I suppose is beat us in the last European Championships!!

And then they didn't last much longer!!

Cornish Tiger · Post by **Cornish Tiger** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:48 am

I am liking the world cup. When it's on during the day and you go out everyone you meet is so pleasant and happy and there's none of those :censored: flags. I make a point of going out becuase the atmosphere is great, everyone smiles knowingly at each other. The minute it finishes the world goes back to normal and it's such a pity.