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Tee hee! Nice one. Blinked and almost missed it....

Uruguay V Germany

Germany should win that. Unless they play as crappily as the last night.
Like to see close score a few.
And if Diego Forlan is able to play then I hope he scores a few also.

A nice 14-7 scoreline would be alright as far as I'm concerned.

Something just doesn't feel right about the World Cup.
Something...queer.
The football hasn't been the best. The games haven't been particularly high-scoring (apart from when Germany played or Portugal whipped Kim Jong Il's little lads).

The stars did not shine.
But where they stars in the first place? Or merely drifting debris, burning up in the atmosphere of the world's attention?

I feel sad just thinking about it all.
4 years of waiting, longing, craving.....and them it all comes to nothing.

This is the first time I have followed The World Cup and must admit I'd expected much better football. I follow the EPL (and Toronto FC). I've watched a number of 'cracking' games but don't see much 'shining' out there on the pitches in SA.

I'll watch today's and the Final of course.

What IS with that new ball? Is it my imagination but is it floating over the crossbar more than other balls?

Why bother changing the ball for a World Cup in the first place?????

They change the ball every World Cup.
I still have my two from the WC in Italy in 1990. Nice looking ball, it was. Nice patterns on it. Pretty. They're both flat now, though.
Won't somebody blow my balls?

The new ball in Africa - the Jubilani, or whatever its called - did seem to be a bit lighter at first.
But the Japanesse had no problem with it when they scored spectacular free kicks from a mile outside the box. Or the Brazilians. Or Diego Forlan. Or Wesley Sneijder. Or Klose. Or David Villa or a few others.

I get your point. I'm just making excuses for them I suppose.

Off topic, but....

Someone said the bottom of your avatar's dress looks like an Ogre's face.
I don't see it.
I see a clam shell but thats it.

Some say they can spot a smoking baby in my avatar but I don't notice that either.

Balls.

You can't play football properly without them. You can of course just use an old tin can. Or a shoe. But its tricky to head it and it won't bounce as well as a real ball.

I'm glad I got that off my chest.

No Charpa said it looks like a smiling cyclops (the belly button being the 'eye' I think)

I refuse to participate on this thread because "yo hablo espanol tambien e Ik prat nederlands ook" (my missus just threw a 500gm red ball of Edamer at me, ouch!)

I still don't see it, Lady Godiva.


Poor old Diego Forlan. Off the crossbar in the last second of the game. He's had a great World Cup and I nominate him as player of the tournament.

Spain V Holland
If Wesley Sneidjer was dead then I would have no doubt that Spain would win easily.
But he's not. Yet.

I'm going for Spain because Torres will most likely be left out and they play better without him.
2-1 to Spain.
Villa to become Golden boot winner (but it really should have been ol' Diego Forlan).

Jesus stop looking. If you can't see the cigarette the baby is smoking - you haven't a snowball's chance in hell of seeing a cyclops.

Forlan Forever! Poor bugger.

Spain to win - coz Paul predicted it!

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If you can't see the cigarette the baby is smoking - you haven't a snowball's chance in hell of seeing a cyclops.

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Thats what my imaginary wife said too.

My prediction for your world cup final is: Colonel Mustard in the Billiard Room with the Candlestick.

Yep, that should tell you how much I know about soccer.

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My prediction for your world cup final is: Colonel Mustard in the Billiard Room with the Candlestick.

Yep, that should tell you how much I know about soccer.

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TT, shouldn't you be on Isle of Man?

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TT, shouldn't you be on Isle of Man?

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No, but I am on mind altering drugs.

Wouldn't it be great if it was Colonel Mustard in the billiard room with the candlestick!
That would liven up the game a huge amount.

There was only one loony that ran onto the pitch during the World Cup this year.
Can't remember what game it was but he came wiggling on, chased by two or three security fellas. The game just stopped and they watched.

Bring back streakers, I say!

Or the fella that ran onto the itch and gave a little slap to the AC Milan goalie in the game against Celtic a few years ago.
That was funny.

I remember a United "fan" on the pitch who picked up a loose ball and had a crack at goal at the Stretford End. It was a long time ago. Bobby Charlton was playing.

The shot went wide, and commenting afterwards, Bobby Charlton said he was really narked at the time.

It's probably on You Tube somewhere.

Regards

Skoob.

Also at Anfield, we used to laugh, because the pre-match entertainment consisted of Liverpool fans trying to run across the pitch from the Anfield Road End to the Kop without getting nabbed by the police.

Quite a few made it too - to huge cheers, but that was before the game, and it was a good laugh for all concerned at the time. Anfield was the only place where I ever saw this "sport."

Regards

Skoob.

That Bobby Charlton era chap: He was probably Anderson's great-grandfather.
He'd be proud of his great-grandson's shooting skills too, I'd bet.

Has a referee ever scored a goal?

That red balloon at Liverpool was a great goalscorer!



Remember that clip of some goalie who was trying to take a throw out and instead tossed the ball into his own net!
Funny that.


Football's a funny old game.

Apparently, Nelson Mandela's grandfather wants to go to the World Cup Final.

Or was it his Grandson?

I dunno - bloody football fever...

Regards

Skoob.

Aye! Football! I remember way back, when The Boro were playing at home. There weren't any pedestrian shopping centres then and police lined the streets from the railway station, up to Ayresome Park (football ground then). The police were out in 'force' (pun intended) to protect the visiting fans from the locals. Shoppers were ducking into shop doorways until the marching throng of visiting fans had passed.

Those were the days!

Bobby Charleton was playing for The Boro' back then I do believe. Or was it Jackie? Aah well! Memories (some of which are fading now).

Nah LG - Bobby Charletan started and ended his playing career at United. Final game away at Chelsea.

Glad Espana won tonight.

What is it with the Dutch? They have some quality players. They shouldn't try to kick opponents off the park. There's no need for it. Hardly total football.

Wish I was on Las Ramblas in Barcelona tonight - I know they keep banging on about Catalunya not being Spain, but Barca had seven players in the starting line up. So I would imagine the Cava will be flowing like water down there tonight.

Regards

Skoob.

Keeper was Gary Sprake?

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Quote: Jesus Budda

That Bobby Charlton era chap: He was probably Anderson's great-grandfather.
He'd be proud of his great-grandson's shooting skills too, I'd bet.

Has a referee ever scored a goal?

That red balloon at Liverpool was a great goalscorer!



Remember that clip of some goalie who was trying to take a throw out and instead tossed the ball into his own net!
Funny that.


Football's a funny old game.

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I'm sure it was Erskin.

Kop end at Anfield. Playing for Don Revie's Leeds.

Legend has it that the Kop started singing 'Careless Hands.'

I saw Joe Corrigan do the same thing at Turf Moor.

Bloody funny it was.

Regards

Skoob.

Skoob - Who is Bobby Charletan? Who did he play for? LOL

I have video of Bobby Charleton playing for The Boro'.

OK I admit defeat coz I didn't even folla footie till the EPL came into being. I just know some of the names of the 'old guys' and when I went to the Crematorium, to see where my dad's ashes had been sprinkled, I visited 'Brian Clough's' final resting place.

My dad did The Pools religiously, every week, and Spot the Ball too.

Oh! So dad must have been 'religioius' after all when I read what I just typed.

I remember him coming home from the Working Men's Club on Sunday afternoons, sitting down in 'his' chair to watch the footie. This meant 'switching over from the other channel that we were watching.'

We'd watch him carefully, knowing he'd soon 'nod off' then switch back to our channel (only the two back then ).

Dad would immediately open his eyes and say,

'What're you doin'? A was watchin' that."

He never got to see the end of the match and WE never got to see the end of the film we'd been watching. No VCR's back then!

I'm sure some of you have the same memories.

LG

It was Bobby and Jack Charlton.

They were brothers from Ashington, Northumberland.

They played in England's world cup winning team.

Bobby is a United legend, Wor Jack is a legend in Ireland, for managing the Irish national side.

Jack was a good motivational manager, Bobby was crap at Preston, so he took a seat upstairs at Old Trafford.

Bobby remains famous to this day for crying his eyes out twice at Wembley - after the 66 World Cup Final, and the 68 European Cup Final. Bobby was the brother with the silky skills, Jack was a hard bastard centre half.

Both much revered.

Regards

Skoob.