BS: Football World Cup 2006

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: Wolfgang
Date: 09 Jun 06 - 03:32 PM

...they have a young defense as full of holes as a Swiss cheese I said about our team some days up this thread. Four years ago they allowed only one single goal before the final and this time two in the first (easy) game. That'll go disastrously wrong against a better team than Costa Rica.

All in all it was a delightful game to watch, the opener with most goals after the war. I consider the way our team plays quite unusual for a German team: Who cares about a defense as long as we still score more goals than them. It won't go well.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: Spot
Date: 09 Jun 06 - 04:43 PM

Allo everybody...
                   World Cup? Footie?? Woss all this then?    :-)

Personally , I don't give a flyin' fig about any of it..... BUT...I do sincerely hope everyone involved has a bloody good time with it, nobody gets hurt, nobody fights,sportsmanship is the order of the day and the winners win in a "right and proper" fashion!!
                  
                   Best Regards to all, as ever, Spot.
   
    (commiserations to losers - a shame there has to be so many!!)

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: The Shambles
Date: 09 Jun 06 - 05:02 PM

After a 2 - 0 defeat - Poland will have to beat Germany to stand any chance of progressing. On the two performances we have seem so far, it has to be said that Germany do look more likely to progress and as with 3 points already, they would only really need a draw.

I thought Poland were realy poor and Equador did deserve their win but from this group it is only Germany who have any chance of getting to the later stages.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 09 Jun 06 - 05:32 PM

Poles must be sick about hitting the woodwork twice, but those two constituted 66% of their total shots on goal!

Thanks, Spot. I'm sure it will be the usual mangling between bliss and torture. As the Canadian commentator said just before it all kicked off this morning, "32 teams, 31 losers." Ouch.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: alanabit
Date: 09 Jun 06 - 07:04 PM

Everything I have seen has gone off in a good spirit so far. The weather has been nice and everyone seems to be having a good time. Like Wolfgang, I can envisage problems for the Germans later on with that defence. However, they were entertaining today and they will probably play better as the opposition improves. It looks like there is plenty to look forward to. When did a World Cup last start off with eight goals in two games?

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 10 Jun 06 - 07:25 AM

The ABC NAtional Radio Network here in Australia held a competition.

Allegedly when out boys take the field, up will go the chant to a well known tune...

He's so cool, Harry Kewell,
Harry Kewell, Harry Kewell.
Harry Kewell, Harry Ke-well,
Harry Kewell, Harry Kewell.

if the poor bugger is fit enough to get on the field...

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Jun 06 - 10:51 AM

If any of you missed England's opening match, don't despair.
They had to depend on an own goal to win the match. They also picked up two yellow cards. I don't think I ever saw anyone as awkward as the young giraffe England had in the forward line.

The referee was excellent though. If you have expectations for this team, forget them.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: alanabit
Date: 10 Jun 06 - 11:04 AM

Crarp!Crap!Crap! The most gifted squad England has ever sent to the World Cup, made complete fools of themselves. Still, it is not the worst performance ever by an England side. It is also to be expected that they will improve. One hopes they can not play like that again. I think that as the opposition improves, so will England. I thought Peter Crouch put in plenty of effort, but he has no chance of getting on the end of anything, if England continue to hack up gormless high balls into the air and constantly present the ball to the opposition. It was a surprise when Michael Owen went off, because I don't think he did enough to make anyone notice he was playing.
England began 1966 with a dreadful draw against Uraguay, the European Championship of 1996 with a poor draw against Switzerland and the last World Cup with a pathetic second half surrender to Sweden. There is hope yet. England have three points. They must get better. They can get better.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: gnu
Date: 10 Jun 06 - 09:05 PM

GUEST : "The referee was excellent though."

Hahahahaha. Great joke. Have you ever seen anything so fucking pathetic? Joe Cole gets head butted from behind and draws a foul? And... well, if you watched the game, it was evident that the Ref was a twit. Maybe he had a cold and was actually not blowing the whistle every two minutes... just coughing.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: Susan A-R
Date: 11 Jun 06 - 11:37 AM

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: Susan A-R
Date: 11 Jun 06 - 11:39 AM

RATS! Wrong button. I mayt actually be where there's a tlevision this week, AND US mainstream TV is actually covering this, so I'm hoping to get in a game around the music. (off to fiddle camp for the week) I'll probably root for the underdog (who was it that beat Sweeden?)

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: alanabit
Date: 11 Jun 06 - 02:29 PM

Nobody Susan. Trinidad and Tobago, thanks to excellent goalkeeping and a spirited display all round, got a goalless draw with Sweden. Sweden looked better getting a draw in their game than England did when winning. If it is still hot, put your money on the Carribean side for Thursday's match. I'll be rooting for England, but they are going to have a hard time of it either way. England have to go for a win, because they simply don't beat Sweden, or at least, they have not for nearly forty years.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: The Shambles
Date: 11 Jun 06 - 06:28 PM

It was the usual opening game performance from England. The only suprise (to me) was that they managed to hang on in the second half and win and now have 3 points.

Things can only get better - and performance-wise they really must if they are to stand any chance of winning.

Ivory Coast and Angola played well and were unlucky to to lose against Argentina (who look like the only possible winners from what we have seen so far) and Portugal but they may get better results against the other teams in their groups.

Generally (apart from the England one) the games have been good to watch.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: Les from Hull
Date: 11 Jun 06 - 06:29 PM

Well we once beat them 7-0. Mind you that was in 1909!

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 11 Jun 06 - 07:07 PM

The best bet for an outsider to win would be Ivory Coast on present showing.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: Kweku
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 06:33 AM

can anybody explain why the Brazilians always get a moderate group?

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: Kweku
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 06:40 AM

people are talking about how well the African teams played over the weekend.football is about goals and if u can't score you are not good enough, period!

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: Wolfgang
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 07:04 AM

The best result of the weekend games from a German point of view was Mexico beating Iran. A big sigh of relief was heard.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 08:23 AM

Come On Aussie, Come On...

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: alanabit
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 08:52 AM

Hey Les, any chance of getting some of the class of 1909 out again? They might have more life in them than the blokes who showed up on Saturday!

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: Les from Hull
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 09:59 AM

McIntyre, Treadmore, Davitt...

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: Kweku
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 10:49 AM

this match is the mother of all matches at this world cup so far. footbal has moved from don't make mistakes to, concentrate for the entire lenght of play.

Kudos to the Aussies if they win this match.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: gnu
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 11:02 AM

Three kudos to one!!! Three goals in six minutes... WOW!!! What a game.

FT... you stopped yelling yet?

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: GUEST,Guest Allen in Oz
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 11:13 AM

That is as good as it gets

Guus must just about be the best coach of any sport in Australia's history

AD 1943

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: The Shambles
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 11:20 AM

The Japan team had so many chances to finish the game off and were just unable to do it. They should have had a penalty also. But credit to to the Australian team for plugging away.

All they have to do now is beat Brazil...........

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 11:23 AM

Quaracoo queries Brazil`s easy section, looking at England`s opposition he has little to query, pathetic.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: alanabit
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 11:30 AM

Bloody well done the Aussies!

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 12:36 PM

Well done Oz. That result against Japan was BIG and will likely ensure they make the second round.

Paraguay played very well and prevented England from performing to the textbook. England dealt with it and did what was necessary to win. Peter Crouch should have swapped shirts with the ref. In Mexico he's known as 'The Vampire' and is infamous for spoiling games with yellow cards.

Most enjoyable to see TnT get a well-deserved point, would have LOVED to see the one that hit the bar go in.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: The Shambles
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 02:12 PM

The Czech Rebublic were far too good for a solid USA team.

I did well for my fantasy team as my two players in this game were the (midfield) scorer of two goals and an assist for the first one.

Arsenal look to have real find in Rosicky.

I see that Roy Keane has today announced his retirement from football.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: gnu
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 03:19 PM

BPL... "Peter Crouch should have swapped shirts with the ref."

Hahahaha. I agree. That ref should be given a red card for the entire cup after his performance.

RoyBoy is gone? Awww. I always loved to watch him play. Shame, but, he knows best. I shall miss him.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 04:23 PM

I just thought I would put a pointer here to Zander Nyrond's song Football, which may strike a chord with someone

CHEERS
Nigel

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 05:38 PM

"FT... you stopped yelling yet?"

Fell aslleep.....

But

"There's only One! Timmy Kale!!!!"

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: The Shambles
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 08:08 PM

Ghana looked fast, skillful and strong but sadly never did look like scoring.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: Den
Date: 12 Jun 06 - 08:47 PM

Its seems like a redundent cliche but yes if you don't score goals you don't win football games and more to the point if you can't create any decent chances over 90 minutes you won't score. Both of my dark horses are looking good and won their games comprehensively. Czech Republic and Mexico that is. I still think that Brazil will take the cup but I live in hope for an underdog. Pretty routine win for the Italians today. That was an example of taking your chances. The Italians didn't have many but they took the them when they got them. Whereas Ghana laboured away and created nothing. I do think they were done out of a good penalty claim though. The first one not the second.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 04:58 AM

The best game to date Italy v Ghana, well done Italy, a superb display against a Ghanian team who will trouble any team.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: The Shambles
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 05:14 AM

Peter Crouch should have swapped shirts with the ref

You will be easliy able to spot anyone who has exchanged shirts with Peter Crouch - they will be the one looking as if they are walking around in a nightgown.

I boldly predict that today, the French team will be beaten by or only manage a draw with the Swiss team...........

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: The Shambles
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 05:24 AM

http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/

The following from the official FIFA site above.

Not a lot of people know this
In Germany, all manner of Mannschaft-related detail seems to be newsworthy at the moment. The Hannoversche Allegemeine Zeitung has launched a poll to elect the player with the best haircut in the team. Bastian Schweinsteiger and his blond Mohican won it by a mile, followed by the shaven head of David Odonkor, and Torsten Frings' long locks.

Despite his haircut - I thought that Essian should have been 'the man of the match' in the Ghana v Italy match.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: Kweku
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 06:27 AM

ITALY 2 - 0 GHANA

BALL POSSESSION= 1ST HALF ITALY 50% GHANA 50%
                2ND HALF ITALY 47% GHANA 53%

NONSENSE!NONSENSE!NONSENSE!

Who ever told you that ball possession wins a football game.
This match has given me a nagging headache I would never forget.I cannot even turn on the radio to listen to all those useless post-match analysis. Like the proverbial ostrich I will bury my head in the sand. but before I do that maybe I should shoot coach Doya and Osei kuffour.

God help me.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: alanabit
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 07:24 AM

Don't shoot anyone Quarcoo. They did their best in the circumstances and they made mistakes. One bad back pass by Sammy Kuffour should not wipe out the memory of his effort and talent. Believe me, if I had been playing left back for any of the teams in the competition, they would have had no chance. Ghana are still in it and I wish them luck. They have plenty of talent and will and it ain't over yet!

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: Paul Burke
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 07:28 AM

Ghana should have had at least a couple of goals. It seems that their strikers are coached by Johnny Wilkinson, every shot clean over the bar.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 08:22 AM

All of the large outside screens showing the World Cup have been closed down in England, trouble broke out resulting in many arrests.
The drunken louts showered the screens with bottles and cans and this was in England!, so far so good in Germany with our travelling fans, but how long will it last?.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: alanabit
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 09:52 AM

It really is time the message got through. It is not fans, who cause the hideous atrocities which shame us. It is thugs who wear colours. Thugs have their own "sport" - fighting. Football fans like football, singing and making friends. Please don't confuse those drunken thugs with football fans. So far it has been a great party. Let it roll on!

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: Kweku
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 09:58 AM

if Togo wins this game it will be the case of the stone that the builder rejects, shall turn out to be the cornerstone of the building.


Osei Kuffour is lucky that Ghana is not like Colombia or Saddam's Iraq we would have given him some lashes after the tournament whether we progress to the next stage or not.

I wish Togo all the best.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: The Shambles
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 10:58 AM

Togo played well and they did manage to score one fine goal.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: The Shambles
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 11:06 AM

Following mass brawls in Liverpool and Canary Wharf during big screenings of England's match against Paraguay last Saturday, the BBC has cancelled its big screenings of the World Cup:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5073434.stm

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 01:51 PM

Yes seen above. The English football fans got the World Cup off to their usual start on their home turf. Will not be long until they kick off in the streets of Germany. Colditz will be opened to house them shortly !

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 02:42 PM

I can't imagine the French will be happy with a draw against the Swiss, but it was predicted by many. A shadow of the 98 team.

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: Wolfgang
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 02:56 PM

France - Switzerland 0 : 0

A new record is in sight for France. Four successive games without scoring a single goal so far. France has now left behind all those teams that did never score at the only final round they have reached like Canada, China, Greece and Zaire.

Allons les Bleus, just one more game without scoring and you have equaled Bolivia's all time record of five successive world cup final round games without scoring.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: Noreen
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 03:07 PM

...About 50,000 people gathered at nine of the screens around the UK to watch England play Paraguay on Saturday...

If you actually read the story, you will see that only two of the big screen showings are being discontinued due to the louts, the other seven screens will carry on for the enjoyment of the many.

"This decision will clearly be a disappointment to many people but the activities of a tiny minority has jeopardised the enjoyment of many."

As ever :0(

Subject: RE: BS: Football World Cup 2006
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Jun 06 - 03:41 PM

Seen the English fans on the ITN News tonight pushing blow up Spitefires in the faces of the German people last Saturday and doing the goose step through the streets ! Yes the beer-bellied English fans have well and truely arrived !