The World Cup Approacheth

[ClassicXJ]

I actually got yard work done today. Any more of this no soccer crap and my wife is going to expect me to paint something.

 

[Revvy]

Will someone at least standbehind me a go "buzzzzzzzz" in my ear for the next 2 hours?

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

God, this is insane, and it's only a layover between matches...what's going to happen when it's all over for 4 years??? I'm already scratching my arms and mumbling gggggoooooaaaallll.

And I'm actually missing the sound of those damn angry bees.

The 4 year wait totally sucks, but it is also what makes it special. 4 years of anticipation combined with the despair of losing after all that time is somehow magical


mmmmmm..........Paraguay.

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

Will someone at least standbehind me a go "buzzzzzzzz" in my ear for the next 2 hours?

Use this browser. It will help your withdrawal.

 

[user 40839]

That's why god invented the European Championships. Only two years to go for that!

 

[MeatyPortion]

There's a UFC on this weekend. It's all good.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

That's why god invented the European Championships. Only two years to go for that!

Yeah, it's like the summer olympics and the winter olympics......You get a tourney every four years when everyone is included, and another four in between when just the Euros get to play (Or the snowy countries)

I'm all for the two year thingy!

 

[ChshreCat]

Then there's the women next year.

 

[Revvy]

use this browser. it will help your withdrawal.

bwahahahahahaha!!!!!!

 

[Revvy]

There hasn't been anything as cool as this at all this time around.



We need some Zidane to kick some butt!

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

There hasn't been anything as cool as this at all this time around.

You never saw this then?

 

[Revvy]

Oh my god that is so cool!!!!!!

 

[MeatyPortion]

 

[ChshreCat]

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

Random S#ccer pic that I just like.

 

[Reno_eNVy]

AAARRRRRGGGG WHERE'S THE SOCCER?! Yeah, I'm with Revvy... I don't know how I'm going to survive the next 4 years. I need to buy me some cable and that-there DirectKick.

Well, at least there's an MLS match on ESPN Thursday, so that's one less day of withdrawal. Houston vs Toronto FC, both good clubs. It's also on ESPN3 - The Ocho (blatant Dodgeball reference.)

EDIT: LGI.... awesome

 

[Joker]

Our Timbers are joining the MLS so I am working on getting season tickets. Yeah it's not World Cup but it will have to do.

 

[ChshreCat]

Couldn't resist when I saw this.

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Couldn't resist when I saw this.

Okay, that's funny but at the same time.... f*** that kid. How dare he compare the world's pastime to a franchise built on manipulating the emotions of tween girls and (rather disturbingly) middle-aged moms... I like to call them TwILFS

 

[Revvy]

*Whine* Another day without any matches.

I'm trying to figure out what matches I missed to maybe watch the re-cast on espn.com....

 

[MeatyPortion]

*Whine* Another day without any matches.

I'm trying to figure out what matches I missed to maybe watch the re-cast on espn.com....

Like these?

 

[ChshreCat]

Uh oh... Revvy's lookin' for matches. His old pyromaniac tendencies are coming back.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

I have a match!! My face and your ass!!!


No...wait! Your ass and my face!!!

NO..... My face and your ass! yes, that's it! I have a match! Your ass and my face!

Dammit! I NEVER get that one right.

 

[MeatyPortion]

I have a match!! My face and your ass!!!


No...wait! Your ass and my face!!!

NO..... My face and your ass! yes, that's it! I have a match! Your ass and my face!

Dammit! I NEVER get that one right.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

Saw the US coach on CNN this morning. He showed good dignity and good grace about all the controversies surrounding the matches. He agrees also that there should only be tech involvement regarding goal line incidents. From that I assume that he is understanding of the difficulty in implementing the somewhat difficult issue of close offside calls. Either way, he was gracious and righteous.


Edit: as soon as I posted this, i realized that this is NOT what most non-soccer US sports fans want to see in a coach. They want to see him spitting feathers and whining about the poor decisions. Oh well.

 

[MeatyPortion]

Nah, it's refreshing to see composure after witnessing so many Bobby Knight-type meltdowns over the years. Having a tantrum isn't going to get him any further with FIFA than this is but at least he's showing that he's not going to stoop to that level.

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Saw the US coach on CNN this morning. He showed good dignity and good grace about all the controversies surrounding the matches. He agrees also that there should only be tech involvement regarding goal line incidents. From that I assume that he is understanding of the difficulty in implementing the somewhat difficult issue of close offside calls. Either way, he was gracious and righteous.


Edit: as soon as I posted this, i realized that this is NOT what most non-soccer US sports fans want to see in a coach. They want to see him spitting feathers and whining about the poor decisions. Oh well.

I'll go ahead and call shenanigans on that edit, sir. Non-soccer fans or recently-converted fans want to see a coach who'll go nuts. However, myself and others who grew up playing/watching/living soccer would much rather see a level-headed manager; yes even here in the States. I appreciated the fact that after the Slovenia game, Bradley seemed cool and collected and even when the reporter was trying to "poke the bear" he didn't say anything negative about the officiating. I really think Bob Bradley is a top-quality manager and USSF should not jump to any hasty decisions regarding his employment.

Hell, he's leaps-and-bounds over Bruce Arena... what a joke.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

I'll go ahead and call shenanigans on that edit, sir. Non-soccer fans or recently-converted fans want to see a coach who'll go nuts. However, myself and others who grew up playing/watching/living soccer would much rather see a level-headed manager; yes even here in the States. I appreciated the fact that after the Slovenia game, Bradley seemed cool and collected and even when the reporter was trying to "poke the bear" he didn't say anything negative about the officiating. I really think Bob Bradley is a top-quality manager and USSF should not jump to any hasty decisions regarding his employment.

Hell, he's leaps-and-bounds over Bruce Arena... what a joke.

Shenanigans? I think you just agreed with me! The thing about S#ccer, despite all the play acting and diving during the game becomes somewhat civilised during post match debate.

 

[MeatyPortion]

Finally. Vuvuzelas put to good use.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/07/01/cnet.vuvuzelas.web/index.html?hpt=C2

 

[arturo7]

Edit: as soon as I posted this, i realized that this is NOT what most non-soccer US sports fans want to see in a coach. They want to see him spitting feathers and whining about the poor decisions. Oh well.

I completely disagree. And wasn't it England coach who was engaged in this?

(I need some coffee)