Football 18/19

[zahidf]

Complete list of World Cups featuring both England & Germany where England will have played more games than Germany:

2018

[Ted Dansons Wig]

Lets go for the big double. 

Come on you Serbian bastards!!!

 

[eFestivals]

3 minutes ago, zahidf said:

Complete list of World Cups featuring both England & Germany where England will have played more games than Germany:

2018

 

[JSmurphy]

Beautiful. 

[Hugh Jass]

8 minutes ago, jyoung said:

From what I've seen so far we have as good a chance as anyone else.

[jyoung]

6 minutes ago, Ted Dansons Wig said:

Lets go for the big double. 

Come on you Serbian bastards!!!

My thoughts exactly. Dreaming big now!

[Hugh Jass]

1 minute ago, jyoung said:

My thoughts exactly. Dreaming big now!

I can already see it being dubbed "Black Wednesday"

[JSmurphy]

The South Korean keeper, Cho Hyun-woo, was amazing I thought. 

[jyoung]

3 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

I can already see it being dubbed "Black Wednesday"

I am ready for Neymar's tears.

4 minutes ago, JSmurphy said:

The South Korean keeper, Cho Hyun-woo, was amazing I thought. 

Agreed.

[Ted Dansons Wig]

3 minutes ago, JSmurphy said:

The South Korean keeper, Cho Hyun-woo, was amazing I thought. 

He was - but lets be honest they weren't great generally.

Germany were just soooooo shite...

......and Hummels could play til a week on Friday and he'd still never get one of them headers on target.

 

Edited June 27, 2018 by Ted Dansons Wig

[kaosmark2]

28 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

So right now who would people say are the favourites to win the thing? It looks wide open.

Croatia are my pick.

France are the obvious.

[The Nal]

Brazil need a win later.

A few tasty 2nd round games now. 

Spain vs Russia

France vs Argentina

Uruguay vs Portugal

Edited June 27, 2018 by The Nal

[kaosmark2]

You can call that a Korea Löw for the German team.

[jyoung]

3 minutes ago, kaosmark2 said:

You can call that a Korea Löw for the German team.

Seoul destroying.

[pink_triangle]

1 hour ago, Hugh Jass said:

So right now who would people say are the favourites to win the thing? It looks wide open.

 Brazil. Lump your money on them to go out now with my record of predictions!

[pink_triangle]

6 hours ago, Hugh Jass said:

I'm no longer convinced there is an "easier" route. From what we've seen of the group stage the big four - France, Spain, Germany, Brazil all look vulnerable. They may have better players but right now I'd be more worried about facing Croatia, Columbia or Mexico.

The fascinating thing about this tournament is how open it is, anyone could beat anyone from here on in.

In theory that makes sense, but history (whether that means anything) tells us the establishment teams come through in the end.

[Hugh Jass]

1 hour ago, pink_triangle said:

In theory that makes sense, but history (whether that means anything) tells us the establishment teams come through in the end.

The biggest establishment team of them all went out today.

[TheGayTent]

On 6/23/2018 at 3:36 PM, pink_triangle said:

I feel slightly wrong in saying this, but I think I find the ITV coverage less bad than BBC.

Then they trot out Wright and O’Neill and you wish all games were on the beeb...

[TheGayTent]

On 6/23/2018 at 10:20 PM, Hugh Jass said:

Can’t pretend I didn’t celebrate Germany’s winner. I have a substantial bet that’s contingent on them winning the group so there’s still a sliver of hope.

The sun’s out there’s World Cup football on the tele - have a beer to console yourself with 

[pink_triangle]

45 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

The biggest establishment team of them all went out today.

You always lose one I need the first round, it’s the new tradition for the champions!

[pink_triangle]

39 minutes ago, TheGayTent said:

Then they trot out Wright and O’Neill and you wish all games were on the beeb...

I quite like Zabaletta but can’t decide if it is because he seems a great bloke or I’m interested in what he says.

[pink_triangle]

England 15/2 (fourth favourites) you lot must be starting to believe! Portugal at 25/1 still looks decent value to me.

[dentalplan]

2 hours ago, TheGayTent said:

Then they trot out Wright and O’Neill and you wish all games were on the beeb...

ITV feels a lot more fun and laid back, even with Keano around. BBC can be too but I'm not a fan of the joyless England statesmen they line up for the England games.

[Hugh Jass]

2 hours ago, TheGayTent said:

The sun’s out there’s World Cup football on the tele - have a beer to console yourself with 

I lose enough bets to get over them pretty quickly. They were shite in all three matches and didn’t deserve to go through.

[pink_triangle]

Have heard some criticism for Neuer about the second goal, Sutton called him a disgrace on commentary. I don’t really have a problem with what he did, they had nothing to lose at that point.