Brilliant South African goal. Didn't he take it well.
I really think the squads are too small for current football.
They've only increased the squad size by one since the days before there were no substitutes allowed. Now a game can inlvolve 14 players for each team I would think there should be a minimum of 25 players per squad.
Shame SA didn't win. Would have been great for the tournament.
Quote: Chappers @ June 11 2010, 5:49 PM BSTBrilliant South African goal. Didn't he take it well.
Excellent.
I hope the channels lower the background sound a little, these horns are doing my head in already.
I loved this from the Guardian minute by minute commentary .
"We're only ten minutes into it, but already the World Cup is being ruined by that incessant, stupid droning noise," screeches Ray Kelly. "Is there any way we can get FIFA to ban Peter Drury?"
This is a bit random, but I'm just watching the footie on BBC 1 now, and can't get over how young Gary Lineker looks. Has anyone ever seen a younger-looking 50-year-old?.
Here we go again.
Come on Uruguay!
Quote: catskillz @ June 11 2010, 7:07 PM BSTThis is a bit random, but I'm just watching the footie on BBC 1 now, and can't get over how young Gary Lineker looks. Has anyone ever seen a younger-looking 50-year-old?.
(52 this year)
I notice that the BBCs's live streaming is further behind than ITV's was.
Quote: catskillz @ June 11 2010, 7:07 PM BSTThis is a bit random, but I'm just watching the footie on BBC 1 now, and can't get over how young Gary Lineker looks. Has anyone ever seen a younger-looking 50-year-old?.
Me?
Quote: The Giggle-o @ June 11 2010, 7:24 PM BST(52 this year)
Love Penny!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8733373.stm
What they fail to say is that it's not just the Celtic nations but the rest of the world !
And it's all down to one word, arrogance.
On the contrary, I think a lot of people around the world would like England to win the World cup. The Premiership is the most popular league in the world, plus a lot of people feel sorry for us, for having gone out of so many tournaments on penalties.
I went to Euro 2008 and was suprised how many people there said they were sorry England hadn't qualified.
Quote: Chappers @ June 11 2010, 5:49 PM BSTThey've only increased the squad size by one since the days before there were no substitutes allowed. Now a game can inlvolve 14 players for each team I would think there should be a minimum of 25 players per squad.
23 is plenty, I think it should be 20. The number of potential games played hasn't increased for some time. Half the teams there will only play 3 games! Squad management and discipline has to be a part of the process, and if a team was to lose two or three men to suspensions then having a tighter squad would affect them. If they had a bigger squad there wouldn't be much hardship for their players' bad behaviour.
I'd like to see it reduced to 20, then coaching and discipline would have to play a bigger part. I've always thought that the big winners, Brazil, Argentina, Germany and especially Italy have got away with murder at times because they have great players able to slot in when other players have been suspended. Not fair!
Quote: Badge @ June 12 2010, 9:37 AM BSTI went to Euro 2008 and was suprised how many people there said they were sorry England hadn't qualified.
Bar owners mainly I would think.
Also on the arrogance bit: Wales v England 1999/00 Five Nations season at Wenbley. Score with a few minutes to go 31-25 to England who are awarded a kickable penalty. Take the three points on offer and go two scores clear or kick into the corner and try to score seven and really rub their noses in it ?
Which option did they take? Well, suffice to say that Scott Gibbs scored a wonderful try to give Wales the victory by 32-31 !
Sweet !
Quote: don rushmore @ June 10 2010, 6:40 PM BSTMy little boy has put his pocket money on a Brazil v Portugal final (40/1).
I've gone for Messi, Torres or Van Persie to be top scorer.
He won't get many black jacks with 40p!
I've bunged a fiver on Crouchy! 66-1, come on.