Ronaldo - closure...

Posted by: JWM on 12 July 2006

Posted on: 12 July 2006 by graham55
You sad, sad man. His team thrashed yours fairly and squarely, yet you're still looking for a scapegoat two weeks after their well-deserved departure.

You'd do better to criticise Airhead Rooney. the useless Beckham or fat Frankie Lampard.

Graham
Posted on: 12 July 2006 by JonR
Graham,

I agree with you about all three players, except I still have some residual faith in Rooney being a real asset to England when he, eventually, grows up (and calms down).

Ronaldo is a diver though - you only had to see his blatant effort against Germany to see that. No sour grapes on my part - we (England) weren't good enough to win and had we got past Portugal in the quarters I don't think we'd have got much further, nor deserved to for that matter.
Posted on: 12 July 2006 by erik scothron
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Originally posted by graham55:


[QUOTE] You sad, sad man. His team thrashed yours fairly and squarely, yet you're still looking for a scapegoat two weeks after their well-deserved departure.


Is he? I thought he was just sharing a joke.
Posted on: 12 July 2006 by JWM
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Originally posted by erik scothron:
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Originally posted by graham55:


[QUOTE] You sad, sad man. His team thrashed yours fairly and squarely, yet you're still looking for a scapegoat two weeks after their well-deserved departure.


Is he? I thought he was just sharing a joke.


Thank you, Erik.
Posted on: 12 July 2006 by northpole
Returning to the subject, looking back it was a crying shame that Ronaldo continued against Germany with the same diving tactics when he was playing at such a high level at other times on the pitch. He wasn't alone amongst the Portuguese team and nor were they in relation to several other teams in the competition. FIFA must get off their lardy arses and sort these shambolic tactics out once and for all.

None of the above takes away from the fact that England were pants.

Peter
Posted on: 12 July 2006 by erik scothron
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Originally posted by northpole:
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None of the above takes away from the fact that England were pants.



Panties might be a better word
Posted on: 13 July 2006 by northpole
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Panties might be a better word


Wore panties perhaps? But let's not go there!

Peter
Posted on: 17 July 2006 by Steve O
England were pants, Ronaldo is a twat.
Anyone disagree?
Posted on: 17 July 2006 by manicatel
England were/are good enough to win the world cup, & yet remarkably were moulded into a pants team by Sven. And yes, Ronaldo is a twat.
matt.
Posted on: 18 July 2006 by Chumpy
I agree.
Posted on: 18 July 2006 by Steve S1
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England were/are good enough to win the world cup, & yet remarkably were moulded into a pants team by Sven. And yes, Ronaldo is a twat.
matt.


Spot on. England's poor showing was all to do with own goals.