WORLD CUP 2018

JerkMoans

munckee said:

quarky said:

I really like this article on England.

I certainly like the fact that most people’s joy cheerfully acknowledges that it’ll likely go tits-up and spill over into mindless recrimination any minute. Things may be totally precarious – but by God, at least they’re jolly. England’s current tournament status is a lot like Westley’s recollection of working for the Dread Pirate Roberts in The Princess Bride (William Goldman again). Every night he’d be told: “Good night Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I’ll most likely kill you in the morning.” A nation’s hopes are in much the same position. And as Westley points out: “It was a fine time for me.”

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/27/england-unknown-unknowns-world-cup-trajectory

That article is brilliant!

Seconded!  Cracking read.

guitarfishbay

Wow. That’s what VAR is for

crunchman

England have lasted longer than Germany at least.  Does this count as a successful World Cup?

Lestratcaster

erm.. what the hell just happened there?

joneve

crunchman said:

England have lasted longer than Germany at least.  Does this count as a successful World Cup?

I'd say so. 

This is great! 

skunkwerx

Lestratcaster said:

erm.. what the hell just happened there?

A shitshow is what. 

I’m embarrassed. 

JerkMoans

JerkMoans said:

VAR: what is it good for?

‘Helping dump Germany out’ seems to be one answer...  

Teetonetal

Tomorrow, in my office, is going to be a fantastic day. 

Teetonetal

guitarfishbay said:

Wow. That’s what VAR is for

Exactly. Justified it's own existence there. Overturning a glaring error and making sure the right team won.

sweepy

Well done S Korea, never has work cheered so loudly

scrumhalf

Heung Min Son - what a player (no bias at all!)!

One word of warning - the last time Germany went out of the World Cup in the group stage was 1938, and we all know what they went on to do next year.

guitars4you

If I was Mrs May right now I'd ring Mrs Merkel for a chat about Exit and Brexit

guitars4you

scrumhalf said:

Heung Min Son - what a player (no bias at all!)!

One word of warning - the last time Germany went out of the World Cup in the group stage was 1938, and we all know what they went on to do next year.

The Germans do have a bad record in Russia though but can't blame the snow this time

guitars4you

Teetonetal said:

guitarfishbay said:

Wow. That’s what VAR is for

Exactly. Justified it's own existence there. Overturning a glaring error and making sure the right team won.

totally agree

Kilgore

I feel sorry for Joachim Low. I'm going to send him a Dad's Army box set and Dambusters blu ray to cheer him up.

Fretwired

Next stop for Lowe .. Chelsea ..... ;-)

Bridgehouse

Kilgore said:

 Dad's Army box set 

Fretwired said:

Next stop for Lowe 

Captain Mainwaring is featuring highly in this thread... 

skunkwerx

Kilgore said:

I feel sorry for Joachim Low. I'm going to send him a Dad's Army box set and Dambusters blu ray to cheer him up.

If your lucky he’ll send a Gcse level history book back for you.

Fretwired

skunkwerx said:

Kilgore said:

I feel sorry for Joachim Low. I'm going to send him a Dad's Army box set and Dambusters blu ray to cheer him up.

If your lucky he’ll send a Gcse level history book back for you.

Or a DVD of German World Cup and European Cup victories including Germany thrashing England with a directors cut of him bribing the ref to disallow Lampard's goal.  Very hard Brexit now if England wins the world cup.

Lowe is a good manager - the players were too long in the tooth. Germany will be facing some dark days ahead (German press) as their league has become like the Premiership - too many foreign players and not enough German talent. England could do well having won both junior World Cups if the young players coming through are coached and get game time.

munckee

Even better than the crying maradona. I would like to see an interview with rudi voller as he is a particularly irksome German.