Microwave, for fuck's sake, this thread is for football fans willing to talk about the World Cup.
If you don't even like football, what's the point in posting here so many times just to say you don't like the game? Make your own football hating thread.
The Real Wizard · Member since
Micrówave wrote:
"Maybe you should wait until a game is over before posting."
My apologies, your immanence. From now on I'll withhold my excitement until after a game is over because you said so.
"and you missed it!!!! Badly!!!"
What makes you assume I missed the rest of the game?
Holly2003 · Member since
Raf wrote: Microwave, for fuck's sake, this thread is for football fans willing to talk about the World Cup.
If you don't even like football, what's the point in posting here so many times just to say you don't like the game? Make your own football hating thread. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
I think people don't get microwave's off-beat sense of humour and take what he says at face value a little too much. He can be quite funny.
The Real Wizard · Member since
Umm..
There's a difference between a sense of humour and ignorantly raining on the parade of something cherished by most people around the world.
This is good for a laugh. At least, for those of us who aren't under-achieving soccer players...
What's even funnier (sp) is that you world cuppers take it soooooo seriously and then pat yourselves on the back for being a "fan of the greatest game ever"... when your game is pretty much suited for six year olds and nothing more.
I doubt that many of you even own a jersey or any other kind of memorabilia. The poor man's sport doesn't lend itself to merchandising and then frowns on other sports for doing so.
But back to the original point. So Sir GH (and others who think I'm taking a personal dig at them) are saying that these are the greatest soccer games they've ever seen? Please!!!! You aren't sports fans, you're show boaters. These are some of the most boring matches ever played. The talent level is a joke. Where's the dominant player? Haven't seen him show up yet, but in other sports you have Kobe, A-Rod, Peyton, Gretzky, etc.
You go on watching your boring-ass World Cup. That Wimbledon match yesterday far exceeded any excitement we've seen from anyone yet EXCEPT that Italy loss.... now that was good. Then when the next one rolls around we'll see another boring tournament where univited beer girls become the bigger story.
Update your game, soccer. Oh wait, your athletes are just as scrawny and underdeveloped as they've always been. That's probably why the sport will never be legit... it can't develop. There will never be a "Michael Jordan" or "Tiger Woods" of soccer.... you're just stuck with some old guy named Pele who complains that everyone isn't as good as he once was. Beckham? Yeah he sure lasted long!!!
Oh, and Bob please define an "over achieving soccer player". I don't think there's ever been one. And what's an "immanence"?
Holly2003 · Member since
Oooooh there's SO many things wrong with that, but one thing in particular sticks out:
"The poor man's sport doesn't lend itself to merchandising and then frowns on other sports for doing so."
How exactly does one sport frown on another? That reminds me of Homer Simpson, who writes to movies rather than actors:
Dear Die Hard: you rock! Especially when that guy was on the roof. P.S: Do you know Mad Max?
Dear football: you rock! What do you think of baseball?
Dear Holly2003: thanks! I frown on baseball.
john bodega · Member since
As is usually the case, the truth lies somewhere in the middle. Soccer is truly a ridiculous sport, but why begrudge people for enjoying it? There used to be people who liked watching Family Matters - is it really fair to pick on them, though? Let them have their fun ...
Rick · Member since
Wow, I loved Robben's comeback. What a great player.
Sebastian · Member since
> After the first Italian goal, an Italian player punched the Slovak goalie, got punched back, and pretended to cry in the fetal position like a baby.
Both Fabio and the Slovak keeper should've been sent off, which may or may have not had prevented the second goal. We'll never know.
> I've never in my life seen a grown man act like that.
Have you never been on QueenZone?
> And then at the end of the match the Italian coach walked off immediately without congratulating the Slovak coach. What a sore loser.
Perhaps Marcello IS a QZ member after all.
> At last, they get what they deserve for trying to half-ass their way to the final 16 like they always do.
In a way, most super teams have done that: Brazil played at 10% (tops) of their level. The difference is that it still worked for them (same as four years ago and especially eight years ago when all they had to do was beating Turkey, China and Costa Rica [for a comparison, Argentina had to play against England, Nigeria and Sweden]). England, IMO, didn't play very well either.
> They didn't start to play until they were two goals down. Too little too late.
They can always argue that the ball had already crossed the line when the defender cleared, or that Fabio (IIRC) was on side, so the score 'should've been' 3-3 or 4-3 (I-S), or they can whine about Buffon being injured just like the French did with Zidane on '02 (and his red card on '06) or the Dutch with Rikjaard being (fairly, BTW) sent off in '90, etc. IMO, it was karma: Italy eliminated Australia on the last minute with a penalty that shouldn't have been awarded, and who knows how (if) history would've changed had a competent referee been there instead. Speaking of karma and speculations, I can't help but thinking Ireland would've performed way better had they had the place they deserved in the tournament.
> Ciao! Sincere congratulations to Slovakia.
Besides Vittrek, I think Kucka's an ace player. I think that's a lesson to all of us: a month ago, a week ago, a day ago, saying that Slovakia would eliminate the world champions would've been a joke. Who's laughing now?
> Good luck against (most likely) Holland.
Now that's a tough match as Netherlands tend to play well all 90 minutes instead of 10. But I really hope Slovakia take them down too: it's nice to see 'small' teams getting far. I want Ghana in the semis too.
> I feel with the Italian fans who love the game with a passion and who must be disappointed by their team.
In hindsight, you could see it coming: poor qualifying campaign (sure, first in the group, but they failed to defeat the only other good team there), and both Paraguay and NZ had played way better. They did deserve to be last.
> This time 10 minutes of great football was not enough to reach the second round.
Well... that's more than what they did on all the other world cups this century. Sure, I'm happy they won last time, but to each their own: they were a big fish in a small pond.
YourValentine · Member since
Before flying home, the French team visited an orphanage in Soweto. “It’s heartbreaking to see their sad little faces with no hope,” said Sipho, aged 6. (nicked from BigV on facebook)
The Real Wizard · Member since
Sebastian wrote: "> I've never in my life seen a grown man act like that.
Have you never been on QueenZone?"
I have. But I've never actually physically seen a grown man do that, not just in text. It was quite the sight.
"IMO, it was karma: Italy eliminated Australia on the last minute with a penalty that shouldn't have been awarded"
100% agree.
> I feel with the Italian fans who love the game with a passion and who must be disappointed by their team.
I do too, but not for all of them. They were showing people on TV who said they took their flags down before the game ended. Supporting their country only when they win? Some fans they are..
The Real Wizard · Member since
YourValentine wrote: Before flying home, the French team visited an orphanage in Soweto. “It’s heartbreaking to see their sad little faces with no hope,” said Sipho, aged 6. (nicked from BigV on facebook)
I googled it to see if it was true, and this is what I found:
