World Cup

[Ship called Dignity]

Surprised there hasn't been a thread on it so here goes. What are your thoughts so far?

[Bitter End]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B2LPxggvqY

[EMDEE]

[bill]

I'm going with the Argentinians

[A Horse called Juan Face]

Your ball would state differently Bill.

[bill]

Your ball would state differently Bill.

Forgot

[Govangirl]

Surprised there hasn't been a thread on it so here goes. What are your thoughts so far?

Oh there has Ship - just not serious ones! I am so not into football but this WC has had me hooked and the drama today has nearly given me heart failure!!! That Ghana game was fab! All I can say is that thank goodness Scotland ISN'T in it as I wouldn't be able to cope!
Also, and I know this is prob a woman thing, I find it so heartbreaking when a team loses - I was greeting along with that poor Ghana player!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ship called Dignity]

Surprised there hasn't been a thread on it so here goes. What are your thoughts so far?

Oh there has Ship - just not serious ones! I am so not into football but this WC has had me hooked and the drama today has nearly given me heart failure!!! That Ghana game was fab! All I can say is that thank goodness Scotland ISN'T in it as I wouldn't be able to cope!
Also, and I know this is prob a woman thing, I find it so heartbreaking when a team loses - I was greeting along with that poor Ghana player!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was going to say I was looking for some serious chat GG but can see you get the usual pish from some.

Felt sorry for Ghana tonight - they should have won. Thought Netherlands played great today and had a sneaky feeling they could do it.

[Tom B]

Felt sorry for Ghana tonight - they should have won.

just watched the highlights, exciting stuff right enough, it would have been good to see them go through

[TYM]

It has been a funny World Cup for me. I have been disappointed most of the time with the quality of the football.

Unfortunately there have been too many teams with a negative mindset, especially in the early rounds, that have just tried to stifle games. However, despite some cruel luck, some daft ordering offs and the odd dubious refereeing decisions, I think the best teams have largely reached the last four. I would have preferred to have seen Argentina there instead of Uruguay but that was not possible with the draw.

I thought European teams would dominate and the best of them have come through. Paraguay and Uruguay have done better than I anticipated. I also thought most of the African teams would get through the first round. In fact the one African team, apart from Algeria, that I did not expect much of was Ghana after losing Essien, but they were only a crossbar width away from the semi-finals.

The ball has been a mistake. Free kicks hit directly at goal are now a bit of a yawn as they virtually always go miles over.

Germany and Spain should be a cracking game. Not so sure about Holland and Uruguay. I hope Spain win it as they play the best football.

[Bitter End]

" Paul" the octopus has picked Spain over Germany --if it is correct again its doin better than "some " who claim to know form
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... m-Low.html

" Following the quarter-final prediction where Paul correctly guessed Argentina would lose to Germany the Argentineans threatened to kill the octopus and put it in a paella."

Jist------- " the usual pish from some. " ---

[A Horse called Juan Face]

I wonder if the Germans win, will the English media stop spelling Ozil and Muller as Oezil and Mueller. I always thought they used too many E's. It's honestly not that hard, the proper spelling is written on the back of their shirts. That's a pretty big clue. And I'm not having the excuse that that's the anglicised spelling of their names because no one calls the Spain striker Ferdinand Towers, now do they?

[Ship called Dignity]

Germany and Spain should be a cracking game. Not so sure about Holland and Uruguay. I hope Spain win it as they play the best football.

Can't agree that Spain have played the best football this World Cup TYM. They have been rather boring to be honest. I hope the Germans gub them tonight. Another 4 will do fine.

Jist------- " the usual pish from some. " ---

Apologies, wasn't aimed at you.

[Ship called Dignity]

Germany and Spain should be a cracking game. Not so sure about Holland and Uruguay. I hope Spain win it as they play the best football.

Can't agree that Spain have played the best football this World Cup TYM. They have been rather boring to be honest. I hope the Germans gub them tonight. Another 4 will do fine.

They were however, the best team tonight and played some great football. Germans only played when Spain scored.

'Mon the Dutch!

[bill]

" Paul" the octopus has picked Spain over Germany --if it is correct again its doin better than "some " who claim to know form
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... m-Low.html

Paul was right again

Jist------- " the usual pish from some. " ---

Apologies, wasn't aimed at you.

Wonder who that leaves


Three weeks ago today on another thread I stated "my tenner is on Holland"

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