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World Cup 2006
#5670584 - 05/24/06 10:22 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Any English Shroomery brethren out there getting a bit excited about it?
Any American brethren give a shit?
Im going to Germany and providing we progress from the first stage it should be sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet! (Arrive Berlin 24th approx)
Football fans, Europeans and Americans (that dont mind being called pussies, as is the custom, so ive been led to believe) come shoot the World Cup Shit, maybe this post can survive...
My prediction: A great time to be had by all, i a) spend a night in jail the get deported or b) bite the kerb for Sieg Heiling at an inappropriate time (ie at all, i'll just have to learn to handle my drink a little better)
Any, many thoughts welcome. It's nearly here.
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Re: World Cup 2006 [Re: Jackenobi]
#5671867 - 05/25/06 08:23 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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yeah my mom is taking off to go to Germany.. shes a brit.. and played professional soccer for years.. i love the game.. and have always considered a career in professional ball, im good enough to play MLS but dont really consider that much.. money is shitty. i have been invited to summer camp to try out for some new team i have never even heard of from texas.. I wanna say FC Dallas or something? idk
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Re: World Cup 2006 [Re: Banez]
#5672554 - 05/25/06 11:49 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Cool. I'm surprised the money is too shitty to make it seem less of an option, i'm guessing the teams pay 34 year old European legends 75% of the total roster's wages or something? Id love the chance to play professionally at all, im probs good enough to coach at soccerUSA but that'd be my peak, got probs with vision guttingly.
You taking dual allegiance to the World Cup, if you're ma's a Brit? Or just gonna cheer for the US?
One thing i hope is the USA as a whole doesnt get properly into football, your resources are too awesome, they'd probs eventually end up a bit of a Brazil, just more of an Anglo style if you know what i mean. A worrying thought...
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Re: World Cup 2006 [Re: Jackenobi]
#5672578 - 05/25/06 11:57 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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COME ON ENGLAND!
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Re: World Cup 2006 [Re: Jackenobi]
#5672594 - 05/25/06 12:00 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Jackenobi said: One thing i hope is the USA as a whole doesnt get properly into football, your resources are too awesome, they'd probs eventually end up a bit of a Brazil, just more of an Anglo style if you know what i mean. A worrying thought...
lol
Im excited for the world cup. Last year it really screwed up my sleeping because i would stay up all night even if I'm not doing something so i can watch the games in the morning. I wonder what time they will be on this year. I was hoping to go an europe trip this year and catch some games in germany but it doesn't look like it will be happening.
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im actually rooting for holland, i like their uniforms
but in all seriousness id like to see england do well.. but im 100% behind the US
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Re: World Cup 2006 [Re: Banez]
#5673511 - 05/25/06 03:40 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Re: World Cup 2006 [Re: d33p]
#5673532 - 05/25/06 03:45 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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d33p said:
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Jackenobi said: One thing i hope is the USA as a whole doesnt get properly into football, your resources are too awesome, they'd probs eventually end up a bit of a Brazil, just more of an Anglo style if you know what i mean. A worrying thought...
lol
Im excited for the world cup. Last year it really screwed up my sleeping because i would stay up all night even if I'm not doing something so i can watch the games in the morning. I wonder what time they will be on this year. I was hoping to go an europe trip this year and catch some games in germany but it doesn't look like it will be happening.
Well... It'd take you a couple of centuries to get the passion that breeds success i reckon, dont think it'll happen in my life time! 
Game Times: well i posted this at 10:45 pm and Germany is about 1 hour ahead of us (only 1 i think, but possibly 2) so take the time it says on the post and you can work it out to an extent... Except that games kick off any time between 1pm and 8pm, so you may be in for some weird ones! Good luck with that
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Re: World Cup 2006 [Re: Jackenobi]
#5673544 - 05/25/06 03:48 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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no way is germany only 1 or 2 hours ahead of us.. i know england is 5 hours ahead and its around the same area.. like latitude wise..
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Re: World Cup 2006 [Re: Banez]
#5673733 - 05/25/06 04:43 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Dude, sorry! By us i meant England. So Germany is 6/7 hours ahead of you (France is one hour ahead of England so Germany, a little further east may be two)
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Re: World Cup 2006 [Re: Jackenobi]
#5673748 - 05/25/06 04:46 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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oo gotcha.. i was like.. wait that doesnt make sense.. lol.. so im the only american here who gives a fuck about the world cup
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Re: World Cup 2006 [Re: Banez]
#5673893 - 05/25/06 05:24 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Looks like it, lol. Kudos 
Maybe somehow trick your friends into watching it? False offers of shrooms perhaps? Then beat them with a baseball bat until they enjoy it/get an aversion to baseball? Either way i reckon thats a start.
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Re: World Cup 2006 [Re: Jackenobi]
#5674096 - 05/25/06 06:19 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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No, you are not alone. I love it. The difference in the quality of play in the World Cup over any other league or tournament is astonishing.
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yeah i cant wait to watch the world cup.. i love watching the different styles of play with each country
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Yeah good call i forgot about the standard - in my general enthusiasm for football. I'm as excited as pre-pubescent girl riding a pony.
The atmosphere is something else, even just in England when you are watching the game as One its the best, mass joy and agony and all that. Watching it in Germany this summer is gonna be the absolute shit. Unless we go out in the group stages. In which case i'll just be wandering around Germany, having arrived too late, starting fights that i will not be able to win and crying.
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Re: World Cup 2006 [Re: Jackenobi]
#5677830 - 05/26/06 05:38 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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lol yeah i love that young kid from england who is supposed to be fucking amazing.. i think hes hurt thou
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Re: World Cup 2006 [Re: Banez]
#5677833 - 05/26/06 05:39 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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even as an american ill admit, althou we won some games in 2002.. we play such a shitty style of play.. idk something about it just frustrates the hell out of me
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Re: World Cup 2006 [Re: Banez]
#5677900 - 05/26/06 06:03 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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OHSBrave06 said: even as an american ill admit, althou we won some games in 2002.. we play such a shitty style of play.. idk something about it just frustrates the hell out of me
That's bullshit. We made it to the round of eight and scared the shit out of the eventual champ. Our keepers are always top shelf and Landon Donovan is truly brilliant. And McBride. The US does not suck anymore. Freddy Adu is coming.
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not saying we dont have great talent.. we just play with such shitty technique than other countries... its soo akward to watch.. i love watching the brits and brazilians play
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Re: World Cup 2006 [Re: Banez]
#5679833 - 05/27/06 08:42 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I think you mean Rooooooney! He is a bit phenomenal. He is is injured very guttingly, he might be able to play in the second round... I just hope they dont mess him up by rushing him back. In the meantime we have our own Freddy Adu - Theo Walcott, haha he was only selected because the whole nation was massively gutted about Rooney's injury so the coach picked this kid who's never played in the top league (about 21 games in the next league down) just to get the buzz (highly rated but totally inexperienced, one of the most expensive 16 year old's in history, Arsenal paid 12million for him.) Now he's 17.
My favourite team to watch at the moment (exc. England...) are Czech Republic, their game in Euro 2004 against Holland was incredible 4-3 i think the final score) Czech always a good 'dark horse'.
I like USA, i think they are improving from when i remember seeing them.
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Re: World Cup 2006 [Re: Jackenobi]
#5679923 - 05/27/06 09:51 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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yeah Rooney.. boy is that kid a treat to watch
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So why is Adu not in the WC squad?
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Re: World Cup 2006 [Re: Jackenobi]
#5681385 - 05/27/06 07:39 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Not ready. If the Czechs are as good as you think the US is in a very tough group. Italy Czech US Ghana Going to be very tough to get out of that one for everybody involved. I believe we open with the Czechs. Do or die right out of the box.
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Yeah, i think there are two evil groups this year, the US is in one of them for sure. England have an ok one, but last time round we had the group of death: England, Argentina, Sweden, Nigeria (probably one of the better African nations). Argentina went home early that time so, forgive the cliche, but it goes to show anything can happen.
France take the piss this year, the easiest group ive ever seen: France, Switzerland, South Korea, Togo. Bit ridiculous but it tends to happen.
I hope the USA do well and qualify, preferably with the Czechs. The Italians have thrown their toys at the pram at two consecutive tournaments (WC 2002, Euro 2004) and quite frankly i want to see them do it again as it's funny.
What would not be funny would be if this happened to England. So i'm remaining cautiously optimistic as superstition dictates
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Re: World Cup 2006 [Re: Jackenobi]
#5684968 - 05/28/06 10:50 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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usually the US gets the easy groups.. it seems like england gets a tough group every cup
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Re: World Cup 2006 [Re: Banez]
#5685800 - 05/29/06 08:31 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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OHSBrave06 said: usually the US gets the easy groups.. it seems like england gets a tough group every cup
Not last time S.Korea (Host team and group winner) US (advanced) Portugal Poland
Portugal was very much favored to advance (5th seed in tournament) and Poland was no patsy. S.Korea finished the tournament fourth.
Not such an easy group in 1998 either Germany Iran US Yugoslavia
Although they totally shit the bed in that one anyway 0-3, 1 goal scored.
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#5686306 - 05/29/06 12:40 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Re: World Cup 2006 [Re: Banez]
#5686317 - 05/29/06 12:42 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Why are soccer scores so low?
They're always like 1-0 or 2-1
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ThaiLipaYai said: I think I am going to root for Italy.
That gets my vote, I'm a WOP myself.
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Re: World Cup 2006 [Re: Basilides]
#5687961 - 05/29/06 07:17 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Basilides said: Why are soccer scores so low?
They're always like 1-0 or 2-1
because its highly competitive at every second, and one breakdown can lead to your loss
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Re: World Cup 2006 [Re: Basilides]
#5688442 - 05/29/06 08:58 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Because one goal doesn't count for 2,3, or 5 points! 
Seriously though, i guess like OHS said.
Those kind of results you will find against evenly matched teams, like the better third of any league playing against one another, or in the WC when it is not a 'big' nation playing a minnow (Brazil vs Togo is likely to end very embarrasingly for Togo, for example).
You do get anything up to 7-0 in the modern game (Liverpool vs Birmingham this season, one toppish of league vs one bottomish of league, one goal from behind the halfway line (goalie being silly but still ace) etc), but if you've just witnessed a good game of football with two well matched teams you'll see 2-1 etc, if you've witnessed a fantastic game of football between two well matched teams you'll see 3-2's and 4-3's. Admittedly these are less common, but when you see one its terrific. (Newcastle vs Liverpool had two 4-3 games in one season a while ago, both were awesome, Holland vs Czechs = 3-4 at Euro 2004, also incredible)
Sorry to go on, but its basically that. Well matched games can end in stalemate, a mistake deciding it. Sometimes though, genius will out and you are in for an awesome spectacle. And of course, no better place for soccer genius than the World Cup. Worth a try if you want to see the game at its best and most atmospheric.
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P.S. I personally hope England play Italy and send them home 3-0 crying to their mothers Preferably with absolutely no excuse to start shouting 'conspiracy' again like they have at the past two major tournaments... The big poofs
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