WC 2006 Official Thread

[canadiancreed]

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[Big Willis 16]

Originally Posted by canadiancreed

bababui 1,655
Sdpm100 1,528
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4 more posts and you pass MD.

[The Funk]

Originally Posted by redmarkYankees

I don't know who Lebron James is, and don't want to; I find basketball very, very dull.

^^ Gets it.

[Chisanga]

Originally Posted by canadiancreed

bababui 1,655
Sdpm100 1,528
Chisanga 1,353
theasfl 1,115
canadiancreed 706
redmarkYankees 225
piperclap 123
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Big Willis 16 91
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Nomination list for Sports fans of the year

[canadiancreed]

Originally Posted by Big Willis 16

4 more posts and you pass MD.

it wont be in this thread I'd guess. I have no idea what page I left off on

[bababui]

If I suddenly disappear this will be the reason...

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsar...src=rss&rpc=22

[Chisanga]

Originally Posted by bababui

If I suddenly disappear this will be the reason...

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsar...src=rss&rpc=22

Holy crap!! Start running! Move to New Zealand! Hold on ... we have a fault line running through our country too... and volcanoes

[bababui]

Originally Posted by Big Willis 16

4 more posts and you pass MD.

MD got the very first 'just because' ban

[bababui]

Originally Posted by Chisanga

Holy crap!! Start running! Move to New Zealand! Hold on ... we have a fault line running through our country too... and volcanoes

Im goin to take a nap..please dont be late tomorrow for the first set of matches..Italy n CR and USA v Ghana

[Chisanga]

Originally Posted by bababui

Im goin to take a nap..please dont be late tomorrow for the first set of matches..Italy n CR and USA v Ghana

I'll try. I'm playing squash tonight for the first time in about 12 years so I could be unconscious by the time the games come around I'll try my best - both should be good...don't know which one to watch....probably Ghana ...I want them to win

[canadiancreed]

Originally Posted by Chisanga

Holy crap!! Start running! Move to New Zealand! Hold on ... we have a fault line running through our country too... and volcanoes

well you are on an island. That doesn't help much

[Chisanga]

Originally Posted by canadiancreed

well you are on an island. That doesn't help much

Just around where I live

The Auckland volcanic field has about 50 volcanoes, within an area of 360 square kilometres. Some take the familiar shape of hills with large craters at the top, like Rangitoto and One Tree Hill.

[The Funk]

Football's rules have deliberately been altered slightly over the years to assist the skillful play. Yellow cards have become more frequent and fouls given more easily now to prevent the little skillful guys being simply kicked out of the game.

There was one FA cup final in the 70's, it was Leeds against someone I think, that was notoriously brutal. In that game there was one yellow card. The beeb got one of today's refs to watch the game and apply the modern interpretation of the rules to it. I think he gave something like 14 yellow cards and 2 or 3 red cards.

Being big in football often isn't very important. If you're in a position where it's important to be good in the air (eg centre back) you don't get many players under 6'00", but generally it's not that important, although it does help to have some physical strength in your team. Most teams like to have a relatively tough guy in central midfield. Having tall guys can help, especially at set pieces, but there are advantages to being small as well. Look at some of Argentina's strikers - Messi, Saviola, Tevez - They're all about 5' 7" but they're great players.

Perhaps in America you're just so used to judging guys on their size (it's obviously important to do this in american football and basketball) that there's a little too much emphasis placed on it when it comes to footy.

[redmarkYankees]

The UK has no volcanoes (active ones, anyway), earthquakes greater than about 0.2, or more than 2 mini tornadoes per year. We're very choosy about who we let in, though.

[Chisanga]

Originally Posted by The Funk

Football's rules have deliberately been altered slightly over the years to assist the skillful play. Yellow cards have become more frequent and fouls given more easily now to prevent the little skillful guys being simply kicked out of the game.

There was one FA cup final in the 70's, it was Leeds against someone I think, that was notoriously brutal. In that game there was one yellow card. The beeb got one of today's refs to watch the game and apply the modern interpretation of the rules to it. I think he gave something like 14 yellow cards and 2 or 3 red cards.

Being big in football often isn't very important. If you're in a position where it's important to be good in the air (eg centre back) you don't get many players under 6'00", but generally it's not that important, although it does help to have some physical strength in your team. Most teams like to have a relatively tough guy in central midfield. Having tall guys can help, especially at set pieces, but there are advantages to being small as well. Look at some of Argentina's strikers - Messi, Saviola, Tevez - They're all about 5' 7" but they're great players.

Perhaps in America you're just so used to judging guys on their size (it's obviously important to do this in american football and basketball) that there's a little too much emphasis placed on it when it comes to footy.

A lot of the 'best' football players have tiny little feet as well

[redmarkYankees]

Originally Posted by The Funk

There was one FA cup final in the 70's, it was Leeds against someone I think, that was notoriously brutal. In that game there was one yellow card. The beeb got one of today's refs to watch the game and apply the modern interpretation of the rules to it. I think he gave something like 14 yellow cards and 2 or 3 red cards.

Leeds vs Chelsea, I think. They hated each other. Good post.

[canadiancreed]

Originally Posted by redmarkYankees

The UK has no volcanoes (active ones, anyway), earthquakes greater than about 0.2, or more than 2 mini tornadoes per year. We're very choosy about who we let in, though.

sounds like Canada.....well except we have winter.

So close to perfection....

[The Funk]

Originally Posted by redmarkYankees

The UK has no volcanoes (active ones, anyway), earthquakes greater than about 0.2, or more than 2 mini tornadoes per year. We're very choosy about who we let in, though.

Didn't we get a giant earthquake, about 1 on the scale, a year or two ago?

[Chisanga]

Originally Posted by redmarkYankees

The UK has no volcanoes (active ones, anyway), earthquakes greater than about 0.2, or more than 2 mini tornadoes per year. We're very choosy about who we let in, though.

The Volcanoe I can see from my house (Well I can see about 6) the biggest one... is just dormant and could explode at any time :

[The Funk]

Originally Posted by redmarkYankees

Leeds vs Chelsea, I think. They hated each other.

Ah thanks, I remember seeing some clips of it, some pretty nasty challenges. In a way it's kind of sad that some of the sheer physical force has been taken out of football, but it probably does make for a better game.