World Football Thread IX - Weltmeisterschaft Ausgabe

[Cort Haus]

Cliche Betting

Bookmakers Paddy Power are taking bets on the first cliche to be used by the ITV commentary team during the England vs T & T match this evening.


Metatarsal 6 - 1
Reggae Beat 20 - 1
Plucky underdogs 33 - 1
Carnival Atmosphere
Up against it 22 - 1
Manager in Waiting 33 - 1
Smallest country ever 9 - 1
Potshot 22 - 1
Socca Warriors do battle 40 - 1
The Robot 10 - 1
Free kick specialist 25 - 1
That night in Paris 40 - 1
High Tempo 10 - 1
Beat of Steel Drums 25 - 1
Heartbeat of this team 40 - 1
Their World Cup Final 14 - 1
Making themselves Heard 25 - 1
That night in Barcelona 40 - 1
Stuff of dreams 14 - 1
Footballer's Wives 25 - 1
Not going to plan 40 - 1
Big Man 16 - 1
England Flags Everywhere 25 - 1
Will Jordan be watching? 40 - 1
Boy Wonder 16 - 1
Quite a character 28 - 1
This ball really moves in the air 40 - 1
England's Youngest player 18 - 1
He'll be disappointed with that 28 - 1
No one likes to see that 50 - 1
Small country, big passion 20 - 1
A nightmare for goalkeepers 28 - 1
Pretty fly for a white guy 66 - 1
England boys watching 20 - 1
Carribbean Flair 28 - 1
Totally Tropical Taste 66 - 1
All the way from Port Vale 20 - 1
Na•ve defending 28 - 1
What will Sven be saying at Half time 66 - 1
Here to enjoy themselves 20 - 1
Did well to keep it out 33 - 1
Football's Cool Runnings 66 - 1
Former English Colony 20 - 1
That night in Istanbul 33 - 1
All Dwight on the Night 66 - 1

http://www.paddypower.com/bet?action=show_event_by_markets&chosen_ev_id=644315&chosen_ev_mkt_id=-1#link_-1

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[Harovan]

Originally posted by SpencerH
I think its possible that Klose was trying to draw a foul from Sobolewski (who seems to have a reputation as a "hard tackler"). In my mind nothing else explains the sudden shift in direction when Klose received the pass. He virtually ran straight at Sobolewski who was at least 5 m toward center than Klose, behind the ball, and not moving very fast. Sobolewski, being an idiot, took the bait and stepped into Klose from the side and behind whereupon Klose promptly fell to the ground ('with much wailing and gnashing of teeth').

I think you overestimate the amount of thought he put into his move in what, some tenths of a second? And it matters not whether the foul was 'drawn' or not, it matters if it happened or not.

Comments from Boruc
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Certainly a source of unbiased information. And blaming all on the referee is something we never heard before, ...

... at least not from serious and honorable sportsmen.

[alva]

Bookmakers Paddy Power are taking bets on the first cliche to be used by the ITV commentary team during the England vs T & T match this evening.

That would much more fun to do on Poly!! Dauphin..make it so!!!!

[Cort Haus]

Germany v Equador for top spot in Group A should be a good 'un. A draw will give it to Equador, with their last minute third goal.

[Kropotkin]

Ha! Even Sweden managed a better first half against T&T. I can't really see why England are allowed in the WC at all. At least they should be forced to get through some sort of pre-qualification with teams like Andorra, San Marino and Malta.
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[BeBMan]

Those Brits play now like Germany played in earlier years (now if that isn't an insult!)

[Arrian]

ESPN headline:

Dismal England goalless

Doh. Come on, England!

-Arrian

[SpencerH]

I hate these kinda games. I've seen too many of them. The entire game is played in T&T's half with 11 men back and England banging the ball over, around, and beside, everywhere but in the damn goal. Who almost scores in their one trip over the midline? T&T!

Robinson has looked kinda weak eh?

PS I've had to turn off the idiot american commentators. I was there was spanish on SAP or something.

[Cort Haus]

pfft.

"We're sh*t, and we know we are"

[Harovan]

Ericsson needs to bring Gamarra, who scored the goal against Paraguay.

[Cort Haus]

Originally posted by Sir Ralph
Ericsson needs to bring Gamarra, who scored the goal against Paraguay.

Nice one.

Kropotkin, England did play a minnow in qualification - Northern Ireland, and we lost!

"Are we Sweden in disguise!"

[lightblue]

Problem is lack of anyone with invention when Gerrard is in the holding role and Rooney on the bench. J.Cole only looks to beat a man and then fall over, Lampard doesn't put in many decisive passes at all, Crouch is reverting to early season form, Owen is useless against such a deep defense etc etc.

I would let Gerrard roam a bit more, and encourage Joe Cole to pass a little bit more, especially to Ashley on the outside.

[Stuie]

Originally posted by SpencerH
PS I've had to turn off the idiot american commentators. I was there was spanish on SAP or something.

Most of the ESPN commentators suck. The pair that did the Ukraine/Spain game weren't bad - but that's probably because the weren't Americans.

[SpencerH]

The constant prattle by the baseball commentator is driving me crazy.

Tommy Smyth and Adrian Healey know their stuff all right.

[duke o' york]

Good work England.
Waiting for an hour before deciding to start playing.
Mind you, I didn't see the first half so maybe they were incredible but the TV station perversely decided not to show any highlights.