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#321 User is offline   Bhurnae 

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Posted 22 June 2008 - 07:11 PM

[quote name='Aimless;336391']And people say Americans don't understand irony... :(

Can we agree that the Italians must lose?
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Nope :mad: am hoping Toni finally discovers where the goal is..........

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Posted 22 June 2008 - 07:14 PM

I want Spain to win purely because I don't want a Germany vs Italy final. I would actually like to see a Russia vs Turkey final but I doubt that is going to happen...
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Posted 22 June 2008 - 07:56 PM

This is the most boring game ever. Seems esp. boring after last night's game.
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Posted 22 June 2008 - 08:32 PM

Aimless;336431 said:

This is the most boring game ever. Seems esp. boring after last night's game.


from the bbc text commentary on the game

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2118: Anyone been anywhere nice on their holidays recently?


sums it all up really
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Posted 22 June 2008 - 08:35 PM

Ugh, will there be another 30 mins of this? :|

These are world-class players hey.
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Posted 22 June 2008 - 09:23 PM

Tiste Simeon;336419 said:

I want Spain to win purely because I don't want a Germany vs Italy final. I would actually like to see a Russia vs Turkey final but I doubt that is going to happen...


Stranger things have happened so far.........

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Posted 22 June 2008 - 09:29 PM

what a shitty game
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Posted 22 June 2008 - 09:29 PM

And so ends the most boring game ever. Fortunately Casillas was a pleasure to watch :mad:

Keepers aren't supposed to be the only players who do their job, in a game.
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Posted 22 June 2008 - 09:34 PM

Looks like a Germany / Russia final. :mad:
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Posted 22 June 2008 - 09:35 PM

The WW2 jokes will HAIL.
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Posted 22 June 2008 - 09:36 PM

I got up early to watch that stupid game, and then the satellite feed went down with ten minutes to go in extra time. I was so bored i didn't really care enough to see if the signal came back.

I'm only glad to see that Italy (the scourge of football) have finally been eliminated. Hopefully Russia or Spain will go on to win this thing. And finally give us someone a bit different. I left Turkey out of that since i can't see how they'll get past Germany with all their injuries and suspensions.

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Posted 22 June 2008 - 09:58 PM

well the analogy is there cos we're already out of the tournament :mad:
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Posted 22 June 2008 - 09:59 PM

Gabriele;336462 said:

Looks like a Germany / Russia final. :(

Last time Germany met Russia in Austria it was cos the Red Army was advancing. :p

Though no offence, Gabriele, I hope you get owned by the Turks... :mad:
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Posted 22 June 2008 - 10:55 PM

Lol, I don't mind jokes at my expense or that of my country. I like a good laugh.

And the Austrians sure were no help in stopping the Red Army. :mad:
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Posted 23 June 2008 - 06:41 AM

Bhurnae;336458 said:

Stranger things have happened so far.........


Yeah, but a lot of them involved Turkey having actual players.


They have to start the semi-final with a three-man bench, and two of those will be keepers...
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Posted 23 June 2008 - 06:48 AM

@Gothos...football and baseball ruin our culture? Or our sporting culture? Make sense boy! :mad:

So Spain finally beats Italy in a major tourney...only took them 88 years :(
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Posted 23 June 2008 - 09:19 AM

yup, AMERICAN football and baseball traditions warp your view of the world!
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Posted 23 June 2008 - 11:25 AM

Xander;336684 said:

So Spain finally beats Italy in a major tourney...only took them 88 years :mad:

Do you reckon they can beat Russia?
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Posted 23 June 2008 - 06:28 PM

Tiste Simeon;336471 said:

Last time Germany met Russia in Austria it was cos the Red Army was advancing. :D


ha ha , have some rep

my opinion for whats its worth is that spain will ease past russia(not 4-1 again) but they dont play as open as holland and there is no way all of holland players were totaly focused after the tragedy that struck boulahrouz. so im going to say 2-1 spain.
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Posted 23 June 2008 - 10:00 PM

Sir Bob;337222 said:

ha ha , have some rep

my opinion for whats its worth is that spain will ease past russia(not 4-1 again) but they dont play as open as holland and there is no way all of holland players were totaly focused after the tragedy that struck boulahrouz. so im going to say 2-1 spain.

It didn't seem like the Dutch were all that down about Boulahrouz. I've never really gotten the impression from any soccer team that they were tightly linked and ready to stand up for each other. Two or three of them maybe, but not the entire team.

It might be the larger dimensions of the playing field forcing that emotional distance, as opposed to the closer confines of the basketball court or the trench warfare of football and rugby.

The reversal of course is baseball. The 2004 Red Sox genuinely loved each other.
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