Btay Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 16 minutes ago, dunlopp9987 said: Texted a friend as soon as they scored, they doomed themselves scoring that early Ah mate to even get one is something. Didn’t take too long for normal business to resume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/22/german-football-federation-legal-action-fifa-onelove-armband-ban-world-cup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 4 hours ago, Romey 1878 said: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/22/german-football-federation-legal-action-fifa-onelove-armband-ban-world-cup They challenge it after losing sponsor, not before, how very principled dunlopp9987 and Romey 1878 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dunlopp9987 Posted November 23, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 German team covers their mouths for the team photo, Denmark FA has come out and said they won't be voting for Infantino in next years election. Really hope to see more stories like these coming out over the next few weeks. Sibdane, Romey 1878, Matt and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cornish Steve Posted November 23, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 28 minutes ago, dunlopp9987 said: German team covers their mouths for the team photo, Denmark FA has come out and said they won't be voting for Infantino in next years election. Really hope to see more stories like these coming out over the next few weeks. One of the teams eliminated after two games should insist on their captain wearing an armband for the third. When he gets a yellow card, he should hand the captaincy and armband to a teammate. If they get a yellow card, the process should continue until the entire team is given yellow cards. They'd become heroes in the world of sports. MikeO, Matt, Romey 1878 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopp9987 Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 5 minutes ago, Cornish Steve said: One of the teams eliminated after two games should insist on their captain wearing an armband for the third. When he gets a yellow card, he should hand the captaincy and armband to a teammate. If they get a yellow card, the process should continue until the entire team is given yellow cards. They'd become heroes in the world of sports. Love this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 All the best to Bryan Oviedo, playing today for Costa Rica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 58 minutes ago, Cornish Steve said: One of the teams eliminated after two games should insist on their captain wearing an armband for the third. When he gets a yellow card, he should hand the captaincy and armband to a teammate. If they get a yellow card, the process should continue until the entire team is given yellow cards. They'd become heroes in the world of sports. Maybe it could be Germany! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 Not meaning to keep harping on about the hypocrisy of FIFA and allowing Qatar to host the World Cup, but I think it's important to understand just how restrictive the country is. From the article below, we can deduce that: Fans would be fined for bringing a packet of pork scratchings into Qatar Men or women could be fined or imprisoned for wearing shorts or otherwise revealing their knees A pregnant woman who has a miscarriage while attending the World Cup would receive no medical treatment without first providing the authorities with a certificate to prove she's married An unmarried man sharing a hotel room with his long-time female partner could face up to seven years in jail. If his partner is male, it could be a death sentence. Fans of England shouting abuse at fans of Wales on the way to the stadium, for example, could face imprisonment As we've seen already, anyone wearing shoe laces that could be construed as being rainbow-colored will be forced to remove them https://www.npr.org/2022/11/19/1137783957/world-cup-qatar-fan-restrictions-alcohol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn31 Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 22/11/2022 at 09:26, MikeO said: I agree with Steve; it maybe wasn't a "normal" clear goal scoring opportunity but for me, watching live, it still was one. 50/50 Bale scores from there. I get your point but still think that rule is generally applied to "last man" tackles and not situations like this? I've just never seen that rule applied to anything but like deliberate hand ball and last man tackles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 8 minutes ago, Quinn31 said: I get your point but still think that rule is generally applied to "last man" tackles and not situations like this? I've just never seen that rule applied to anything but like deliberate hand ball and last man tackles. I don't know the letter of the law, but for me; how often is Gareth Bale going to put the ball into an effectively empty net from the half way line? Quite a lot. If the rules don't cover stuff like that they need changing. Cornish Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn31 Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 42 minutes ago, MikeO said: I don't know the letter of the law, but for me; how often is Gareth Bale going to put the ball into an effectively empty net from the half way line? Quite a lot. If the rules don't cover stuff like that they need changing. I just think we're going to have to disagree on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopp9987 Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 What are everyone's thoughts on the stoppage time changes being made? I've seen lots of arguments for and against it. Personally I hate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 7 minutes ago, dunlopp9987 said: What are everyone's thoughts on the stoppage time changes being made? I've seen lots of arguments for and against it. Personally I hate it As I said before, I'd like the clock to be stopped when the ball's dead; works perfectly well in other sports and then everybody knows when the game's over. Tonsta 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formby Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 6 hours ago, Cornish Steve said: Maybe it could be Germany! Indeed! They'll have to beat Spain and probably hope Costa Rica beat Japan to even it all up before the last game - not impossible, but unlikely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted November 24, 2022 Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 7 hours ago, MikeO said: I don't know the letter of the law, but for me; how often is Gareth Bale going to put the ball into an effectively empty net from the half way line? Quite a lot. If the rules don't cover stuff like that they need changing. What happens if it was a different player that had the ball at their feet? Would you be as confident of the goal being scored? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 8 hours ago, Bailey said: What happens if it was a different player that had the ball at their feet? Would you be as confident of the goal being scored? Fair point, I shouldn't have personalised it; any professional footballer should be able to put the ball in an empty net from half way. Bailey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopp9987 Posted November 24, 2022 Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 3 hours ago, RPG said: Never happen for the simple reason that the TV companies would lose control of their schedule as a 90 minute game could easily last over 2 hours. So....exactly what's happening now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo 2.0 Posted November 24, 2022 Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 Richarlison scores for Brazil, 1-0. And now he has two, 2-0! Brilliant goal. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted November 24, 2022 Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Zoo 2.0 said: Richarlison scores for Brazil, 1-0. And now he has two, 2-0! Brilliant goal. Made up for him, great lad and one big reason we survived last season. Matt and Bailey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 3 hours ago, Zoo 2.0 said: Richarlison scores for Brazil, 1-0. And now he has two, 2-0! Brilliant goal. His second goal may turn out to be the best goal in the tournament. Gwlad, Formby, Matt and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopp9987 Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 3 hours ago, Cornish Steve said: His second goal may turn out to be the best goal in the tournament. Goosebumps watching it. A thing of beauty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 5 hours ago, dunlopp9987 said: Goosebumps watching it. A thing of beauty You see…. My dislike of Lukaku is for the opposite reasons I love Richarlison. He wears the shirt with pride, runs himself into the ground for the team. he knew he was leaving Everton and played with an injury and left it all out on the pitch. Lukaku was only arsed if he thought something was in it for him and not the team. Richarlison will forever have our gratitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 Wales currently getting battered, so they're definitely going to win this late . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 Iran have really deserved this victory. They've completely outplayed Wales and have shown the quality that Wales really lack. Formby and Bailey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formby Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 12 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said: Iran have really deserved this victory. They've completely outplayed Wales and have shown the quality that Wales really lack. Sets up the Iran US game beautifully. Winner takes all, surely? I can't see Wales getting anything from the England game. dunlopp9987 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopp9987 Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 49 minutes ago, Formby said: Sets up the Iran US game beautifully. Winner takes all, surely? I can't see Wales getting anything from the England game. Yep. I saw this coming, had a hunch Iran would beat Wales and we will either lose or scrape out a point against England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Formby said: Sets up the Iran US game beautifully. Winner takes all, surely? I can't see Wales getting anything from the England game. They'll up their game against us (so I wouldn't be surprised if they get a result), as they always do, but they only have a couple of players with genuine quality with the rest being cannon fodder. Passion and singing hymn's will only take you so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Romey 1878 said: They'll up their game against us (so I wouldn't be surprised if they get a result), as they always do, but they only have a couple of players with genuine quality with the rest being cannon fodder. Passion and singing hymn's will only take you so far. The Welsh team of four years ago was considerably stronger than the current team - which includes too many aging players. It's such a shame they were pipped at the post of qualification in the last World Cup. It's time for magnanimity on my part: Here's wishing England the best in the rest of the tournament. From the first round, they've proved to be among the strongest four, along with Brazil, France, and Spain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 USA having plenty of joy against England here. Our press is really disjointed and USA are far more organised. USA just lack quality whereas we have players that can do score from nowhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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