Do indeed. Tight enough end to this years season, though it would have been better if gay Arsenal stayed in the hunt to the end. Do you play fantasy premier league? That has been one of the main sources of anger for me this season. One year I have a great season, the next is awful. This year has been pretty unpredictable though.
Anyone who could pick a multi for at least one week in EPL this year deserves canonisation on account of performing a miracle worth of 3 put together. Don’t have any time for fantasy football, though. Wish I did, but… thems the breaks!
It’s be ridiculously unpredicatable, save for Portsmouth’s demise. Even Burnley and Hull were looking decent in the first half of the season. Hell, even Portsmouth facing Chelsea in the FA Cup is amazing in itself.
Consider a shitkicker team like Wigan managing to beat Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal in the same season as losing to the Spurs 9-1.
Speaking of Tottenham, I’m a dyed in wool fan; was thrilled to see them end 11 years of anguish last week.
It just seems like every team that’s had to play for something has shit themselves when they’ve needed to win most; every team in the top 7 is guilty of this.
This is always the way with the English. The worst thing you can do during the World Cup is watch/listen to English punditry. They embarass themselves beyond any semblance of dignity. The England squad is always overrated but Rooney is a magnificent player I’ll say that. If he doesn’t shine they don’t have a chance.
That whole drama with Terry and Bridge has screwed their side more than people would expect. Rooney one of the few shining lights left in the squad. I can’t see them doing much. Progressing to the semi’s would be unlikely in itself…
Don’t know what their squad is like now but Cahill is back on form for Everton anyway so that’s something.
Trust me, it’s not a bad squad, but the 2006 team was heaps better. We’re gonna be fucked when Schwarzer (our keeper) retires.
It’s funny with the Irish though; we’re boring and underperform throughout the qualification group and then when we’re up against it in a play-off we actually play decent. It’s always been the same. We don’t bother out arses until we have to and then we just miss out
Your answer lies herein [laugh]:
Gotta say this: loved Keano when he was firing for the Spurs… pity he picked the shittest possible time to join Celtic; they’ve been fukken dreadful!
There’s something about cheating in football that always seems worse when it’s committed by a Frenchman though. They’re a weak enough team as it is though so I wouldn’t rate their chance. But then again. Remember 2002? What a weird fucking year
Funnily enough, I don’t consider it cheating.
You play to win. If I was French, can’t say I’d be happy if he owned up to it.
I can understand why he wouldn’t have. At the end of the day, it’s within the referee’s jurisdiction.
I’m a referee myself, as well as a player.
When I play, I try to bend the rules as much as I can and get out of shit as much as possible. If I’m caught, I accept it. If not, life goes on.
BUT, there have been times when the ref has looked genuinely lost and has asked players to be honest, and I have been. I’d feel like I didn’t deserve the win if I cheated outright.
However, within the context of an international game, it is assumed the referee is among the best in the world; what he sez cannot be argued with; it’s just the way of the game.
And doing it myself, I know how difficult it is to make a decision under pressure, as well as when the ball simply isn’t visible. But that’s part of the game; you’ve got to be held accountable. And at the end of the day, as we both agreed, Ireland got held to account simply because they missed a lot of opportunities.
Oh and it’s funny you mention college and women. Just got over a tight spell with work but have to get stuck into a thesis over the summer… but what about the World Cup dammit! My plan is to get most of it done by start of June. I know it’s not going to happen but sure that’s the plan. My supervisor is a doddery old fool too, got screwed over on that one I tell ya.
Re: the women. Oh man, I’ve been bad. Dumped the gf cos I had me eye on another bird. Ended up rooting the best friend of this bird and now it’s all… eh… awkward, to say the least. I’ll reap what I sow.
That sounds immense. I’m just doing final year subjects, but I need to bump my average up to get into the Masters Degree that I want.
Unfortunately, my girlfriend, the arts student doesn’t appreciate the level of time one has to spend on final year level physics. As well as the amount of hours I have to work to be able to take her to nice places. So when she cracks the shits with me when we go out… I think to myself… ‘time to crank out dad’s collection of 80’s hustler mags’.
oooooh yeah.
I’m afraid that happens the same thing that happened in 2002 when South Korea had a red carpet into the semi finals. Spain and Italy were scandalously robbed against them.
Don’t remind me miguel; I had family who watched it in Rome.
They reckon the place was completely silent, even with in excess of 100,000 people watching. I believe them; same thing happened in Australia when we lost to Italy amidst a crowd of 10,000+
But at the end of the day, that’s football [:(]
The team is weaker and Cristiano Ronaldo is too spoiled to do anything…
Don’t you love how Real have completely fukkd themselves up the arse? [laugh][laugh][laugh]
And of course I also love to play football.
FUKKEN OATH! [;)]
