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Anyone watching the concert? Coolest opening party to a world cup ever B)
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The last decade hasn't proved loads. We've gone out of two of our last three world cups on pens. Plus same with the last Euros.....we participated in, no-one mentions 2008 alright! :ph34r:

The main thing is yes, some of these players have been in existing squads but equally some of them were kids then. Experience is massive, and the likes of Terry, Lampard, Gerrard are at good experienced ages now.

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Some awful news - Nelson Mandela won't be at the opening ceremony later as his great-granddaughter was killed in a car crash last night on her way back from the World Cup concert. :(:(

RIP :(

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I personally think england media/fans are wrong to go along the lines of saying they have been unlucky for going out of tournaments on penalties. When you look at it the other way England have consistently been unable to beat big name teams in the world cup despite knowing they have a poor penalty shoot out record. This is despite the fact in most have these games they have had a one goal lead and supposedly the best defence in the competition. Look at how italy played i the semi final 2006 to avoid penalties. If you do nothing in extra time and let it go to penalties then you only have yourself to blame. What the last decade and beyond has shown is that england do not have the players to keep the ball and against anyone decent end up chasing shadows. I dont think this current squad are any better with this, then again I didnt think greece would win euro 2004 so who knows.
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Aye but to be fair, we were reduced to 10 men through indiscipline through immaturity (Beckham/Rooney) in two of those last three tournaments where we went to pens, plus another year those Campbell winners against Argentina/Portugal might not have been ruled out. Perhaps could gamble a bit more to avoid pens, but there's not huge amounts you can do with 10 men especially in the stifling heat that was prevalent at some world cups.

The only other defeat was the 1-2 against Brazil who went on to win the thing.

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Have you seen that this time around they've been getting their excuses in early?

It's going to be all the fault of the altitude this time. Nothing to do with them being shit, it never is. :lol::lol:

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I can confirm that ITV's World Cup coverage is shit. Based on 8 minutes of pre-opening ceremony build up.

  • Adrian Chiles is a grinning, unfunny moron.
  • The title sequence just isn't very good
  • Jim Rosenthal doesn't look right, and probably shouldn't be alive as it's still daylight.
  • Gareth Southgate is a poor summariser.
  • Andy Townsend is a poor summariser.

Just shit.

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Welcome to LW's coverage of the opening ceremony.

Very funny so far - a giant dung beetle is currently pushing a giant Jabulani ball to the side of the pitch. Lots of very bright coloured clothing - all very snazzy.

And now a song. Which isn't very good. Bring the beetle back!

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Welcome to LW's coverage of the opening ceremony.

Very funny so far - a giant dung beetle is currently pushing a giant Jabulani ball to the side of the pitch. Lots of very bright coloured clothing - all very snazzy.

And now a song. Which isn't very good. Bring the beetle back!

But you've got no balls Langdale. :P

And the game can't be played without balls.

Bring on the balls. There's no point watching till there's balls. And players. And a ref.

If I'd have wanted anything but football, like the gawdawful BEP last night I'd go to a BEP concert kill myself. :D

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Femi Kuti is on now!

I'm ignoring Neil and enjoying the carnival atmosphere. And Neil has proven he is actually a cyberman. No feeling, no soul. Just an uncaring machine. :lol:

Lighten up man! Have a dance!

Oh - actually don't. R Kelly has just come on, and it looks like he's got a gimp suit on. <_<

<goes out to put kettle on>

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But you've got no balls Langdale. :P

And the game can't be played without balls.

Bring on the balls. There's no point watching till there's balls. And players. And a ref.

If I'd have wanted anything but football, like the gawdawful BEP last night I'd go to a BEP concert kill myself. :D

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Haha i tuned in and for a brief second of stupidity thought "Blimey thats a massive screen they have put up at one end of the screen, what about the people behind it?"

And then common sense rained down on me after realising it was just computer generated for us folk watching at home :lol:

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Well ITV chose not to show any more of the opening ceremony, and instead witter on about complete bollocks we've been hearing about all f**king week.

Great work, chaps. C**ts.

Off down the pub now for the game - unless they decide not to show that and do a re-run of the 1966 final. :rolleyes:

Laters, people.

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