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Re: World Cup
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2026 1:57 am
by Nobby
It’s time to get rid of our shit National Anthem.
I envy the French, Italians, Spanish. Well everyone really.
Ours is shit.
Re: World Cup
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2026 2:52 am
by Nobby
It’s a Game of two halves, said someone.
Re: World Cup
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2026 3:52 am
by Nobby
Two minutes to go.
This really was a game to watch.
Re: World Cup
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2026 5:03 am
by ogri
Great result
Re: World Cup
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2026 5:08 am
by ZRX61
Hilarious here in LA as all the local TV stations had their reporters at the Mexican watch parties & it's wall to wall misery.. which pleases me greatly.
Re: World Cup
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2026 5:18 am
by Trinity765
Just woke up and read the scores. I had to read them three times before it sunk in. Bloody hell!
Re: World Cup
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2026 7:07 am
by Count Steer
ZRX61 wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2026 5:08 am
Hilarious here in LA as all the local TV stations had their reporters at the Mexican watch parties & it's wall to wall misery.. which pleases me greatly.
Other people's misery seems to be one of the great joys in your existence. Canadians, Mexicans, anyone you can find on YouTube getting shot/hurt, arrested etc etc etc. Happy bunny aint'cha?
Re: World Cup
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2026 7:14 am
by Count Steer
Jordan Henderson.....what a plum. It's almost like they're trying to add jeopardy to each round.
Wonder if Quansah will get the USA/FIFA/Infantino/Monopoly get out of jail card?? I suspect not.
Re: World Cup
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2026 7:57 am
by derek badger
Re: World Cup
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2026 8:01 am
by weeksy
Watched it this morning without knowing the result.
Also watched highlights from Brazil v Norway.
My main take from it all was that i remember now why i stopped bothering watching football.
Mexicos penalty decision was fucking awful, but Brazils one was even worse. The over-analysis of each and every aspect of a decision spoils the game massively for me. Even Englands red card, if you didn't see it, the linesman didn't see it, that's it, move on.
England played OK, but it wasn't a great game of football... but that's the game now really
Re: World Cup
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2026 8:23 am
by Count Steer
Oh yeah - we had a power cut at around 3:30am - I did wonder if it was everyone putting the kettle on or an over-excited network engineer thumping the control console and plunging the area into blackout.
Re: World Cup
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2026 9:32 am
by Dodgy69
Just watched the rerun. Fantastic game and hats off every player stepped up and worked hard. Bellingham first half was fantastic.
Didn't like the 5 at the back to hold on, but we'll done Tuchel, it worked.
Re: World Cup
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2026 10:06 am
by Taipan
weeksy wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2026 8:01 am
Watched it this morning without knowing the result.
Also watched highlights from Brazil v Norway.
My main take from it all was that i remember now why i stopped bothering watching football.
Mexicos penalty decision was fucking awful, but Brazils one was even worse. The over-analysis of each and every aspect of a decision spoils the game massively for me. Even Englands red card, if you didn't see it, the linesman didn't see it, that's it, move on.
England played OK, but it wasn't a great game of football... but that's the game now really
Wow, everyone else is saying the complete opposite!! I'm hearing it was a superb game with the most nerve racking final 15 minutes ever. We still won with 10 men. Legendry performances etc???
Re: World Cup
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2026 10:07 am
by Nobby
Dodgy69 wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2026 9:32 am
Just watched the rerun. Fantastic game and hats off every player stepped up and worked hard. Bellingham first half was fantastic.
Didn't like the 5 at the back to hold on, but we'll done Tuchel, it worked.
Yes, I agree with you on their performance.
Excellent.
Nobody seems to have mentioned the altitude, something that would have been used as an excuse if they had lost.
Going down to 10 men didn’t help, and from then on it was always going to be a defensive ending.
Re: World Cup
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2026 10:08 am
by Nobby
Taipan wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2026 10:06 am
weeksy wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2026 8:01 am
Watched it this morning without knowing the result.
Also watched highlights from Brazil v Norway.
My main take from it all was that i remember now why i stopped bothering watching football.
Mexicos penalty decision was fucking awful, but Brazils one was even worse. The over-analysis of each and every aspect of a decision spoils the game massively for me. Even Englands red card, if you didn't see it, the linesman didn't see it, that's it, move on.
England played OK, but it wasn't a great game of football... but that's the game now really
Wow, everyone else is saying the complete opposite!! I'm hearing it was a superb game with the most nerve racking final 15 minutes ever. We still won with 10 men. Legendry performances etc???
It was.
I don’t know which game Weeksy was watching, it wasn’t the one that I watched.
Re: World Cup
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2026 10:20 am
by weeksy
maybe it says more about me than the game then. I wasn't even remotely interested watching it this morning
Re: World Cup
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2026 10:28 am
by gremlin
weeksy wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2026 10:20 am
maybe it says more about me than the game then. I wasn't even remotely interested watching it this morning
I fast-forwarded the highlights, so I'm with you mate. Not so much the game that bores me, but the hyperbole around it all and the over-analysis of everything.
As for VAR, whatever happened to the 'The ref's decision is final'? Christ, just get on with it.
Re: World Cup
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2026 12:35 pm
by Yorick
Just watched complete game on catchup. Absolutely fantastic
Re: World Cup
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2026 12:43 pm
by gremlin
Is it just me who sniffs something fishy about the red card suspension being rescinded for the USA after Trumpton makes a call to an iffy Italian spiv?
Seriously?
Re: World Cup
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2026 1:00 pm
by Taipan
gremlin wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2026 12:43 pm
Is it just me who sniffs something fishy about the red card suspension being rescinded for the USA after Trumpton makes a call to an iffy Italian spiv?
Seriously?
Paging Mr Gremlin, Paging Mr Gremlin. There's some gentlemen in reception to see you...
