Football

Did you see the feature on their 1966 team on BBC.

The match against Portugal was the best ever by all accounts N Korea had a 3 nil lead and Eusebio gave one of his greatest performances to turn it around and give Portugal a 5-3 victory.

Funny, or not, we also went on to eliminate Brazil on that WC, only to be put out by England on the Semis.

The last decent entertaining game played there I hear.

I heard it was when we spanked you last season?

more importantly:
who's up for watching england lose.
albion?

^ #13914

Gerrard is the weak link in the England side; him and his little buddy Capello. Useless, the pair of them.

Rooney ought to be on a flight home as well.

Drop the twat and we have a slim chance

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/worldcup2010/3021741/Steven-Howard-says-Frank-Lampard-must-be-axed.html

Ha

I thought that scousers were not allowed to read The Sun.

Gerrard is the weak link in the England side; him and his little buddy Capello. Useless, the pair of them.

Stop being such a pro Chelsea tit. Lampard's been shite for England for years. Gerrard is a shade better

^ #13914

repeating it to stop repitition of "everton" "injuries" "some mumbo jumbo from a citeh fan" and "clive's conspiracy theories".

Good call, forgot about him

So there it is then, a MF line-up of

Milner - - - Gerrard - - - Barry - - - Cole

Yep - i'd go with that, not world class but at least they will put some fucking effort in

Rooney and Defoe upfront

So whats the plan for Wednesday?

They can't hold it off forever, it's getting ridiculous that a ref can't watch a quick reply on the big screen - especially in important decisions like a sending off or a contested goal - the old argument of it slowing the game up is horeshit, you waste more time with everyone protesting a bad decision and circling the ref - and with technology available now you can set up and reply the event in seconds - what's insane is that even people sat on their sofa at home in their underpants can make a better assessment of how to call it as they get to see several replays from various angles, while the ref needs to use divination and guesswork - it's ludicrous.

As for the threat of every foul being contested, each team could have a set amount of calls to the big screen (like 4 or 5 . . . . ) to prevent this.

I can well imagine in the near future instant replays of incidents for the crowd on the big screen and the ref having to shield his eyes in case he sees what actually happened.

Fucking ridiculous.

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grounds can't replay those incidents, they did once at Shite hart lane and it all kicked off. the crowd turn against the ref.

If you bring in time outs for video replays ITV will fill that with a fucking advert, it should stay as it is, it all balances out during the run of things

Right, Weds meet-up Central.

Soho's gonna be rammo so I suggest somewhere just off teh beaten track yet still Central...

Goodge St, Charlotte St, Portland St areas...

Anyone else?

^this. +1. etc.

once there's a chance to argue with a ref and produce evidence we may as well invite lawyers in.

we've enough problems with cliveo being a chelsea fan as it is. imagine the future.

anyway.

wednesday:
who has a big screen at work? i don't.

it should stay as it is, it all balances out during the run of things

You are Sepp Blatter and I claim my £5.

grounds can't replay those incidents, they did once at Shite hart lane and it all kicked off. the crowd turn against the ref.

If you bring in time outs for video replays ITV will fill that with a fucking advert, it should stay as it is, it all balances out during the run of things

Bad decisions can swing a game - maybe not a problem in a league because as you say over a load of games some sort of balance emerges - but with tournaments from the knockout stage onwards you can basically see your whole team kicked out over a fake dive or some other theatrics.

Good point though about inciting riots . . . . maybe the monitor is iPad sized and the ref runs over to grab it off an official.

^this. +1. etc.

once there's a chance to argue with a ref and produce evidence we may as well invite lawyers in.

we've enough problems with cliveo being a chelsea fan as it is. imagine the future.

anyway.

wednesday:
who has a big screen at work? i don't.

I have a big screen and 7 plasmas.

• small kick about pitch and bar outside.
  
  

Mind you - I've also got a meeting running into the first half.

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once there's a chance to argue with a ref and produce evidence we may as well invite lawyers in.

No arguing with the ref, no appealing, no surrounding the ref, no producing evidence, the ref takes a look and makes a decision and that decision is final.

Basically as it stands now - except with video assist.

american football allows each manager the ability to challenge the ref on a call.
i hope that this is not included in the "plan".

Just checked.

We did the USA game and various others, but looks like they're not showing Slovenia. Soz.

shakes fist

right then.

fitzrovia way?

american football allows each manager the ability to challenge the ref on a call.
i hope that this is not included in the "plan".

In my plan the ref is directly accountable to Alex Furguson.

In my plan the ref is directly accountable to Alex Furguson.

Nothing new there, I thought you'd be more innovative.

it should stay as it is, it all balances out during the run of things

No it doesn't.

once there's a chance to argue with a ref and produce evidence we may as well invite lawyers in.

Don't be silly. It works in cricket.