World Cup 2006 - A Non-Football Fans Thread/Safe Haven.

AlexanerVH
I could forgive you watching a match in the interests of 'book research' ala Pete Townsend but for thinking Beckham is a good player be gone sir, be gone!

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Originally posted by AlexanderVH:
Just back from a holiday at the coast, and I have to confess I did something there that I realize will have me banned from this thread.

The appartment had television and the television had cable and I have actually seen several worldcup matches, including England vs Trinidad/Tobago.

I saw Beckham playing for the first time and was surprised-after all the jokes-he's actually quite a good player.

The above did not adversely affect my duties towards my kids as official sandpit delver and trench digger.

Alexander,

Well we can all make mistakes and we deserve to be forgiven but where is your sense of shame? Where is your sense of remorse? A confession is not valid until such time as A/ you develop a sense of remorse and B/ make a strong determination never to watch another football match again. May I ask, were any of your children subjected to having to watch the games? It might seem like harmless fun Alexander but watching a match on TV today can lead to watching 'Big Brother' tomorrow.

Bob, obviously you read the game much better than me, which begs the question..
Anyway I won't make matters worse by going into the soccer qualities of David Beckham.

No book research. A book lost out though. Gravity's Rainbow. I'll never get through that one.

Erik, it's worse than you feared. We have a digital camera which the children are allowed to play with sometimes(we keep the highlights of their art). They made one picture of the television and it was Beckham in closeup.

In my defense I can say that I'm back home now, there is no cable there , and I do not notice any deprivation symptoms.

Also, my involvement in the game was detached and rather analytic. No bestial sounds were emitted at any time.

I appreciate an occasional exposure to television and I find interest in the most boring items - probably not in the way the makers intended. It's almost like visiting a country.

My complete absence of remorse is worrying indeed.

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Originally posted by erik scothron:
Two complete Tits

I count three.

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Originally posted by jayd:

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Originally posted by erik scothron:
Two complete Tits

I count three.

Well spotted Jayd

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Originally posted by AlexanderVH:
Erik, it's worse than you feared.

Well I am not whiter than white in this respect either and feel I must come clean, I did watch some of the carnage that was the match between the US and Italy. I was playing chess online and simply could not be bothered to get up and change channels when it came on the box and I did find myself watching a bit here and there whilst waiting for the slow coach I was playing to make his moves.

I trust no long term harm has been done to you or yours and that the beckham pic gets deleted

The World Cup is a great time to be doing things if you time it correctly. The streets, roads and shops can be empty. Last Thursday at 6pm the M4 was the lightest I’ve seen it for years. At times like that I wish the tournament would last for six months.

Cheers

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Originally posted by erik scothron:

Well I am not whiter than white in this respect either and feel I must come clean, I did watch some of the carnage that was the match between the US and Italy.

Uh-oh, the first confession. Next: everybody in this thread turns out to be a closet soccer addict. Watching paint turns out to be smelling paint. Rasher in reality is the queen of England. Erik is Katie Price.

Stay with us, first these messages.

Closet soccer is a heavily underestimated sport, btw.

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Originally posted by AlexanderVH:

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Originally posted by erik scothron:

Well I am not whiter than white in this respect either and feel I must come clean, I did watch some of the carnage that was the match between the US and Italy.

Uh-oh, the first confession. Next: everybody in this thread turns out to be a closet soccer addict. Watching paint turns out to be smelling paint. Rasher in reality is the queen of England. Erik is Katie Price.

Stay with us, first these messages.

Closet soccer is a heavily underestimated sport, btw.

I have just redeemed myself - I got home late and bumped into a neighbour who told me the england big girl's blouses had drawn 2-2 with little Sweden and I did not even know that the england BGBs were playing. I will sleep well tonight.

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Originally posted by AlexanderVH:
Erik is Katie Price.

OMG he's a chav!

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Originally posted by Rasher:

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Originally posted by AlexanderVH:
Erik is Katie Price.

OMG he's a chav!

Am I bovvered? Does my face look bovvered?

It's getting close to mid-day and they are turning to football on the radio and are interviewing footballers.
Lots of stupid questions and replies such as "Looking forward to getting out there with the lads" and "We want to do well". Fascinating insight and worthy of front page news I think.

Erik gets some help with his decorating...









Beano

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Originally posted by Beano:

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Erik gets some help with his decorating...

Aww bless..kids eh..dont you just love em? I hope their dad saw the funny side.

The holy grail of football tactics can now be revealed.

Yesterday I walked into a friends office and he watching the football match between Germany and Argentina.

The commentator came out with this classic 'What Argentina need to do is attack....attack with the ball'

A few seconds later An argentine headed the ball into the goal thus prooving the commentator right.

I can only hope that the englishs BGBs heard and appreciated this profound tactic.

Erik

One astute manager said if we hadn't of let them score more goals than us then we'd never have lost the game.

Rotf

It is so simple that it seems extra-ordinary that so mucg importance should be accorded it! Fredrik

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Originally posted by ROTF:
Erik

One astute manager said if we hadn't of let them score more goals than us then we'd never have lost the game.

Rotf

LOL was it the thicko english manager ericson or whatever his name is?

I thought he was a Swede? Fredrik.

PS: We had a turnip once did we not!

Mark Lawrenson on BBC1

'We have to win this match today if we are to stand any chance of getting into the semi-finals'

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Originally posted by Fredrik_Fiske:
I thought he was a Swede? Fredrik.

PS: We had a turnip once did we not!

Swede eh? I think he's a complete bloody banana.

Perhaps we should have these footie types running the country, as if actions met the obvious sense of their words we would be flying. T Blair, please note! Fredrik

I remember when England [under Erikson] were to play Denmark some time ago, and the Radio Four sports correspondent asked him if that would be a grudge match [Erikson being a Swede, I suppose], and SGE replied that the real grudge match would be with Norway! I hate racists, so the sooner he is gone the better in my view!!! I went off him that day. He is a simpleton.

Fredrik

PS: I love Swedes, but could never even respect a racist!

Hmmm... "real grudge match" to 'Eriksson is a racist'? That's quite an intellectual leap, IMHO. I mean, I know that with Scandinavia comprising Denmark, Norway and Sweden, there is always going to be some healthy rivalry between these countries (on the football pitch at least)...I'm just curious to know what makes you think it's more than that?

Cheers,

Jon