[Tomsta]

It's only a week away! I know you nerds aren't football fans, but surely you get the World Cup fever right?
I thought i'd make a world cup thread wether you like it or not!! Expect this to be updated with my rants over the next few weeks
You can even join in if you like? Right let's kick-off with how up to speed you all are...

What do you guys think of Englands chances this year? And what do you think of the final 23 man squad?

Hopefully the handfull of non English people we have here will chip in on disscussion too



IT'S COMING HOME!!
AFTER A 44 YEAR ABSENCE!!

You heard it here first, tell your friends.

[PeeJay]

England is not going to win. I'm calling it!

[Tomsta]

PeeJay, on Jun 4 2010, 03:42 PM, said:

England is not going to win. I'm calling it!

LOVE IT!! Typical English pessimism, DARE TO BELIEVE!

[PeeJay]

I'm the realist voice in the middle of a country full of daydreamers.

PS: Check the World Cup 2006 thread for how this went down last time.

[Benji Dude]

I have to agree with PJ on this one. We're not gonna win it this year. Roonie isn't fully fit and will be out of practise due to his injury, there's too many other key injuries. The final 23 man squad haven't really played together so there's no cohesion, no pre-empting what a team mate is going to do...

It's looking good.

But there's that part of me, that thinks, maybe, just maybe, we'll get to the final.

Then loose to Germany on penalties.

Typical.

[Tomsta]

BULLSHIT!!

Stop being typical English bastards!!

DARE TO BELIEVE!!

[Another_Castle]

GO VIKINGS!

err...wrong football?

Iunno, I'd watch if the U.S. got anywhere...but not a huge draw for me.

[Patrick]

The only things I can say about this at the moment is... god I'm so annoyed with all the England flags hanging out of people's cars!

I'll probably watch all this, but not with much interest. It's still all about rugby for me (Wales vs. S.A. tomorrow )

[PeeJay]

Patrick, on Jun 5 2010, 04:07 AM, said:

The only things I can say about this at the moment is... god I'm so annoyed with all the England flags hanging out of people's cars!

I'll probably watch all this, but not with much interest. It's still all about rugby for me (Wales vs. S.A. tomorrow )

Just on cars? I clocked several hundred hanging in Tesco alone this morning. >_<

[Another_Castle]

I apologize to interrupt your regularly scheduled broadcast to bring you this important message:

http://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/world...n-terms-to-know

[Matt]

I don't recon its impossible, but like Benji said, they haven't really played together and now the captain is out its looking even more grim. However dont forget the strong qualifying, there has been some quality stuff down the line

[Tomsta]

Matt, on 08 June 2010 - 12:01 PM, said:

I don't recon its impossible, but like Benji said, they haven't really played together and now the captain is out its looking even more grim. However dont forget the strong qualifying, there has been some quality stuff down the line

OMG!! Did I detect a slight hint of omptimism in that post?

[PeeJay]

False optimism, deep deep deep down everyone know's we're going to fail. Even you Tomsta.

[Matt]

The optimism can be summed up by the saying "nothings impossible"
but yeah, I might as well say keep dreaming

[Tomsta]

PeeJay, on 08 June 2010 - 07:45 PM, said:

False optimism, deep deep deep down everyone know's we're going to fail. Even you Tomsta.

Nope, not at all. I'm even gonna go and put a £10 bet on tommorow for England to win and Rooney to get the golden boot!