BS: World Cup 2002. Turn On or Turn Off?

Subject: RE: World Cup 2002. Turn On or Turn Off?
From: Gareth
Date: 16 May 02 - 07:13 PM

Anon Guest Yup, and if you lived here, or have had the misfortune to meet a drunken crowd of English "Fans" you would know why !!!

Gareth

Subject: RE: World Cup 2002. Turn On or Turn Off?
From: GUEST
Date: 16 May 02 - 07:05 PM

Gareth,

Your 'national identity' appears to revolve around 'hating' England. Some Scots have the same view.

Nations that define themselves by hating someone else are somewhat unhealthy.

I'd suggest a course in 'growing up'

Subject: RE: World Cup 2002. Turn On or Turn Off?
From: harvey andrews
Date: 16 May 02 - 07:03 PM

Gareth..thanks for the racist input. Will it never end?

Subject: RE: World Cup 2002. Turn On or Turn Off?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 16 May 02 - 06:57 PM

But what about when the English play the Germans? That's the tricky one...

Subject: RE: World Cup 2002. Turn On or Turn Off?
From: Gareth
Date: 16 May 02 - 06:45 PM

As a Welshman I must comment. We had a similar discuission in the " Royal Oak " last night.

Now I don't know what the rest of the world will do but the Welsh rules are clear.

' When England play the South Africans at Rugby - Well we support the South Africans.

When England play the West Indies at Cricket - Well we support the West Indies.

And when England play anybody at Soccer - Well we support the Police !'

Or as me old Butty, Alf said last night, "Aye I'll be watching, to cheer on Sweden, Argentina etc....."

Gareth

Subject: RE: World Cup 2002. Turn On or Turn Off?
From: Mark Cohen
Date: 16 May 02 - 06:30 PM

Well it may be a yawn to you folks, but there are lots of people in the US who are pretty excited by this year's team. (Of course, most people in the US couldn't care less...but that's OK.) In my time zone I may have a slightly better chance at seeing the live games at a more tolerable hour.

Aloha,
Mark

Subject: RE: World Cup 2002. Turn On or Turn Off?
From: Crane Driver
Date: 16 May 02 - 03:48 PM

Hopefully the concertina won't need tuning for another few years yet, but I'm sure I can find some reason to miss the football. Thankfully I don't watch much telly of any description, so I won't miss it.

Andrew

Subject: RE: World Cup 2002. Turn On or Turn Off?
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 16 May 02 - 03:38 PM

Oh! football. That World Cup (yawn!!!). Guess I'll be sticking to tuning the instruments.

Doug C

Subject: RE: World Cup 2002. Turn On or Turn Off?
From: GUEST
Date: 16 May 02 - 03:35 PM

Grab,

Re: England. The "pissed-up yobs" are only aggresive when they lose. They just get so happy that they fall over, when winning.

Subject: RE: World Cup 2002. Turn On or Turn Off?
From: Grab
Date: 16 May 02 - 03:27 PM

I'll go for the third Timothy Leary option. Drop out. And hope that the major teams (especially England) do as well, so there's less pissed-up football yobs hanging around.

Graham.

Subject: RE: World Cup 2002. Turn On or Turn Off?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 16 May 02 - 03:27 PM

Never watched a whole game of footy/soccer in my life, and I don't intend to start now. What I find so sad is that some people take it so seriously. I'm ashamed to say it has even been the cause of some people dying, in the town of my birth, Glasgow. No game is worth a life, so I suggest that anyone who's life is ruled by football, or any other game heeds the old slogan. GET A LIFE sad person.
DARFC....Giok

Subject: RE: World Cup 2002. Turn On or Turn Off?
From: nosluap57
Date: 16 May 02 - 03:26 PM

I'll be watching most definitely!!

It's the only time I get to see decent football in Texas!

Subject: RE: World Cup 2002. Turn On or Turn Off?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 16 May 02 - 03:15 PM

Well the pubs tend to turn the telly up when there's a match, which gets in the way of the music. But this time the live matches will be at some God forsaken hour of tyhe early morning. Though I imagine there'll be programmes in the evening with highlights and that.

Anyway here's the official website. It's a lot more fun than the Olympics anyway.

Subject: RE: World Cup 2002. Turn On or Turn Off?
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 16 May 02 - 02:44 PM

World Cup what ???

Doug C

Subject: RE: World Cup 2002. Turn On or Turn Off?
From: Les from Hull
Date: 16 May 02 - 02:33 PM

Well I'll be watching plenty of footy, but I may be playing box or bouzouki as well. They're not mutually exclusive watching TV and playing music.

Subject: World Cup 2002. Turn On or Turn Off?
From: Red Eye
Date: 16 May 02 - 12:20 PM

As we approach the first world cup of the millenium, will you be tuning in the telly or tuning up your instuments?