OT - Let the banter begin - The World Cup thread
Jun 11, 2010, 4:20 am
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I am rooting for Ivory Coast as it would be nice to see an African team win in Africa.
And I am sure that all of North Korea's matches, at least the ones that will be broadcast inside North Korea, have already been played and recorded. Thanks to the inspirational vision and leadership of the Dear Leader, Great Comrade Kim Jong Il (who has composed many operas and regularly shoots several holes in one when he plays a round of golf), North Korea will defeat South Korea 28-0.
And I am sure that all of North Korea's matches, at least the ones that will be broadcast inside North Korea, have already been played and recorded. Thanks to the inspirational vision and leadership of the Dear Leader, Great Comrade Kim Jong Il (who has composed many operas and regularly shoots several holes in one when he plays a round of golf), North Korea will defeat South Korea 28-0.
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Jun 11, 2010, 4:39 am
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Finally the day has come...
Prepare to be deafended by the sound of the vuvuzelas - have you heard them!! Sound like a swarm of bees.
The ref for the England / USA game has apparently swotted up on his English swear words - so he can understand what Mr. Rooney is saying to him.
Prepare to be deafended by the sound of the vuvuzelas - have you heard them!! Sound like a swarm of bees.
The ref for the England / USA game has apparently swotted up on his English swear words - so he can understand what Mr. Rooney is saying to him.
Jun 11, 2010, 5:24 am
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Jun 11, 2010, 6:09 am
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Jun 11, 2010, 6:19 am
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We're representing Britain,
And we're gaunny do or die,
Scotland cannae dae it,
'Cos they didnae qualify!
The above taken from the infamous 1978 Scotland Scotland World Cup song....with just one word altered to bring us up to 2010
And we're gaunny do or die,
Scotland cannae dae it,
'Cos they didnae qualify!
The above taken from the infamous 1978 Scotland Scotland World Cup song....with just one word altered to bring us up to 2010
Jun 11, 2010, 8:54 am
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I am currently in the GF lounge at T5. There's about 6 or 7 people around the TV watching the South Africa v Mexico match. They don't strike me as your typical spectators - 3 are necking pink champagne, there's a couple sharing a glass of wine, a chap sipping a coffee - with some kind of foam on the top - and a bloke munching on a packet of crisps. Good for him! All very sedate.
Fortunately, Palmer is on the steal and ale pies, across in the far corner, and has started on the Heineken. Give it another half an hour and I might just get my belly out and burst into the chorus of Three Lions...
Palmer
Fortunately, Palmer is on the steal and ale pies, across in the far corner, and has started on the Heineken. Give it another half an hour and I might just get my belly out and burst into the chorus of Three Lions...
Palmer
Jun 12, 2010, 8:44 am
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I predict that a team who won't - but Hiddy might well be one of the few who remembers when they did - are also playing today.
Messi is looking like he has turned up anyway - I think I may well be wrong in my initial prediction that the Argies would go out at the group stage.
Messi is looking like he has turned up anyway - I think I may well be wrong in my initial prediction that the Argies would go out at the group stage.
Jun 12, 2010, 10:06 am
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The French looked very ordinary last night.
Highlight so far for me was watching the Greece match earlier today in Skopje. Everyone was cheering the Koreans on... Hardly surprisingly given the animosity between Macedonia and the Greeks but still very funny.
Highlight so far for me was watching the Greece match earlier today in Skopje. Everyone was cheering the Koreans on... Hardly surprisingly given the animosity between Macedonia and the Greeks but still very funny.
Jun 12, 2010, 3:06 pm
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Ditto - England.
Jun 12, 2010, 3:08 pm
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I have been informed - by other sources, who ae variably reliable - that when the score was 1-1, that England had indeed scored two goals, one of which was an own-goal for the US. Haven't had a chance to confirm this though, any news?
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