Sarnie Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 £20 each? Your decimal place is in the wrong place Quote
JetSet Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 but the Italians were taking the absolute mic playing for penalties for pretty much the whole game. Yeah, a bit suicidal really. Pete Quote
ioneabee Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 £20 each? Your decimal place is in the wrong place sold ...... 0.20p each Quote
LRF4N Posted July 3, 2016 Posted July 3, 2016 £20 each? Your decimal place is in the wrong place I don't think you can accuse anyone of that mate Quote
coldel Posted July 3, 2016 Posted July 3, 2016 France showing England just how poor they were...how we struggled against what is a relatively poor side. Quote
glrnet Posted July 3, 2016 Posted July 3, 2016 And another classic from Hapless Hoddle - "fatigueness"!! Quote
coldel Posted July 3, 2016 Posted July 3, 2016 I can't imagine they are fatigued after 22 minutes...haha Next England manager? Quote
RS8055 Posted July 3, 2016 Author Posted July 3, 2016 France showing England just how poor they were...how we struggled against what is a relatively poor side. Yeah,I'm down in southern Turkey on the hols, managed to find a TV showing it... hard to understand with commentators, but France really are showing the world how terrible our national football team really is! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
JetSet Posted July 3, 2016 Posted July 3, 2016 And another classic from Hapless Hoddle - "fatigueness"!! He must have said "I really do" at least once a minute. Pete Quote
Rock_Steady Posted July 5, 2016 Posted July 5, 2016 Come on Wales!! if they play against the Portuguese like they did against Belgium it should be in the bag!! Portugal have been fairly naff as has the Ronaldo show. Quote
coldel Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 Well out go Wales - I know Bale said they were proud (no less than 9 times I think in that interview!) but I was actually disappointed that against probably one of the weaker teams they barely got a clean shot on goal. I think they got found out a bit and seemed to go out without really trying to find a plan B (sounds like England!) to break down the Portuguese team. Still they exceeded expectations, so will get a rousing reception back home. Quote
Ekona Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 I think the occasion to got them a bit, but I also think they desperately missed Ramsey. Shame, but hopefully it'll spur them on to greater things in the future. Quote
GeorgeW Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 I have only watched two games in my life (the Wales/Belgium, and Wales/Portugal) and too be honest, if last night was how normal football matches are I wont watch another. Yes we are proud how far wales have come through Euro '16, but that was a lame excuse of a match, it just like they were having a kick about waiting for their mums to pick them up. Shame really. But like I say, well done to Wales for getting this far. Quote
coldel Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 If you don't watch football then you won't understand the game that was played out. Mentally neither team wanted to lose, both were under committing in attack which led to a deadlock - it really was just a super-human header from Ronaldo that swung the game, how he got that high and hung there, freakish. Often tight games like that that its a case of being the team less likely to make a mistake or the one with the moment of brilliance that wins. This is often the case in tournament matches where one goal can mean tournament exit, as Dan said, the occasion got to them and they couldn't climb out of that defensive shell. Fingers crossed for France tonight, such an exciting team to watch, would love to see them win their home tournament. Quote
Jetpilot Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 Its a funny thing, once your out of the group stages, you only get one chance to go through, yet pretty much all teams play defensively, attack and go for it imho Quote
Ekona Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 They'd rather not lose than try and win, which is a shame. Perhaps if the penalties rule was abolished and replaced with attempts on goal x number of corners or something. I dunno, anything to make teams actually press forward a bit more. 1 Quote
ioneabee Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 And they HAVE to sort these damn histrionics of pain and agony out It's why on the whole I won't watch football Quote
coldel Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 We all know that the tough rugby players go home and cry like girls when they lose, they just pretend to be tough and unaffected by it on camera Quote
Ekona Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 Blame the refs, not the players. If they can't tell play acting from genuine pain (and lets be honest, it hurts like f*ck when someone does rake their studs down the back of your calf!) then they should get the sack. 1 Quote
coldel Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 Refs are so inconsistent its ridiculous. But having been mates with a guy that got close to reffing premier league you wouldn't believe the sh*t they get from managers and the like as well as the FA telling them to do this and do that. The Refs association is the poor man of the game and are pretty much bullied week in week out. How often do we see players effing off at officials but they have been told they cannot send off a player for it, yet do it on a pitch over the park on a sunday morning its instant red card. 1 Quote
RS8055 Posted July 7, 2016 Author Posted July 7, 2016 We all know that the tough rugby players go home and cry like girls when they lose, they just pretend to be tough and unaffected by it on camera As ioneabee says, I stopped playing and watching football because of all the unnecessary diving, faking injuries, crowding the ref with the intention of influencing his decision. So I switched to playing rugby. Never looked back, seems a much fairer game, more interesting to watch and more fun (for me at least). However you are right to a certain extent about "pretending to be tough and unaffected on camera" hahaha. I usually need help getting out of bed in the morning as my back, shoulders, neck etc are sore as ****. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
coldel Posted July 7, 2016 Posted July 7, 2016 I played rugby at school, have to say its fun playing (as a winger) but I find it dull as dishwater watching. You can pretty much predict the winner of any match at international level except when maybe NZ play Australia, and outside the top 4 or 5 countries there is so little competition internationally. What I love about football is that its worth cheering for the underdog because there is a chance they can spring a win football does leave it very much open for a shock result moreso than rugby. I also find things like scrums and line outs just kill time in rugby, on average the ball is live and in play in rugby for something like 30 minutes out of 80. Football is much higher. I agree though football players 'playing' for the decision came about because if they don't the ref doesn't give it. The amount of shirt pulling on the refs blindside is getting so out of hand, if you don't go down you won't get the decision. Blatant out and out play acting should result in a one match ban. Some of it is so obvious it a joke. 1 Quote
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