The World Cup Thread

[LadyArowana]

Will you be watching ? Will your house/ car/ van/ be sporting a flag ?

 

[Flyfisher]

I've read that 10 Downing St will be flying an England flag. Still, it is a council house.

 

[Feltwell]

Will you be watching ?

Maybe if we get to the final.

Will your house/ car/ van/ be sporting a flag ?

No!

Much as you can find some women who aren't fussed about chocolate or shoes, you can find some men who aren't fussed about football! :wink:

 

[Jill]

Will you be watching ?

Will your house/ car/ van/ be sporting a flag ?

If Paul is going to be watching some then i'll most likely join him, why should i be working if he is sat doing nothing (and here I am, on the computer whilst he is moving loads of wood outside :lol: )

I hope not, I ended up having a local teams flag stuck on the scaffolding last year after they got to Wembly and won. Our builder rushed round to our house on May Bank Holiday, dashed up the ladder and stuck it on the scaffolding. Paul didn't mind though as he went to Wembly.

We have done a world cup draw at work and I ended up with Austrailia so I will be keeping an eye on how they are doing.

 

[FamilyWiggs]

Of course I'll be watching - we're going to win this year! 8)

COME ON ENG-GER-LAND!!

But, no we won't be sporting flags on the car... not safe in Wales! :roll:

But I will fly one on this thread:

 

[Pford75]

I'll be watching today's game in a bar in Silicon Valley with a group of American colleagues.

Please, please, please don't let England lose

 

[FamilyWiggs]

I guess it went very quiet in the bar after the third minute!

Hope you were discretely triumphant given what Rob Green later did! Never mind, Rooney and Gerrard to score in the 2nd half...

 

[LadyArowana]

I'll be watching today's game in a bar in Silicon Valley with a group of American colleagues.

Please, please, please don't let England lose

I suppose they were delighted with a draw, .

 

[FamilyWiggs]

Hmmm - honours even; but we should've could've won by at least 2.

Why do Eng-ger-land always make it so difficult?

 

[LadyArowana]

Why do Eng-ger-land always make it so difficult?

I blame the Welsh for nicking off with Ryan Giggs, and of course we generously allow lots of foreign players to get experience in the best leauge in the world :lol:

 

[biffvernon]

What is the world cup?

 

[Flyfisher]

. . . not solid gold, apparently: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/10301713.stm

 

[Feltwell]

Hmmm - my company has sold about 20,000 Freesat HD kits in the last few months, bet I've got lots of happy customers......

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/10302816.stm

 

[Penners]

Unaccustomed as I am, I did watch the first England match.

Funny old game, that football, eh? Loads of ineffectual faffing around in the middle of the pitch, interspersed with mildly dramatic cock-ups in the goal-mouth.

Or have I missed the point, somewhere?

 

[FamilyWiggs]

Unaccustomed as I am, I did watch the first England match.
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Funny old game, that football, eh? Loads of ineffectual faffing around in the middle of the pitch, interspersed with mildly dramatic cock-ups in the goal-mouth.

Or have I missed the point, somewhere?

Penners - I think you've got the hang of it pretty well. :roll:

 

[Flyfisher]

Funny thing is, the game I watched ended in a draw but across the pond it seems that USA actually won the match:
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/hr.asp?fpVname=NY_NYP&ref_pge=lst

 

[LadyArowana]

Funny thing is, the game I watched ended in a draw but across the pond it seems that USA actually won the match:
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/hr.asp?fpVname=NY_NYP&ref_pge=lst

The Americans are well known for getting involved in things that they don't really understand and then pretending they are "winning" despite evidence to the contrary.

 

[JoceAndChris]

:lol: Good point.

But I'm pleased to report my football virginity entirely intact, having never kicked a ball nor seen a game, and I intend to remain pure until the day I die.

 

[AMc]

I've never understood why not liking something you've never tried is considered more virtuous than liking something to the point where you turn your car into a moving flag pole.
I keep telling my 6 year old to try new things to see if she likes them, I don't think that approach should stop until my heart does. Hell I've even watched an episode of X factor though I wont again!

I'm not a big football fan, I have no 'team' and don't watch league football - nor do I have a flag on the car or the house. England have qualified and I'm excited to see how we do. It's hard to think of many ways to experience the same levels of horror, outrage, disappointment, anticipation, excitement & joy that a 90 minute International match can provide. It's an emotional rollercoaster that I'm very happy to ride every four years. If you've never watched an international football match then I recommend you pop into your local (or not so local) and try something new!

Upcoming matches:
England vs. Algeria - 18 Jun 7:30pm
Slovenia vs. England - 23 Jun 3:00pm

Times edited - that'll teach me to trust bloomin' Google!

 

[LadyArowana]

I've never understood why not liking something you've never tried is considered more virtuous than liking something to the point where you turn your car into a moving flag pole.
I keep telling my 6 year old to try new things to see if she likes them, I don't think that approach should stop until my heart does. Hell I've even watched an episode of X factor though I wont again!

Surely one can deduce a likely enjoyment factor extrapolated from other similar experiences? I once holidayed on a narrow boat. This has led me to avoid camping in tents, caravans and any vacation where there isn't going to be a lovely bathroom and a comfy bed at the end of the day. I didn't mind doing it out of necessity when the builders didn't quite meet their target finish date, but by choice, that would be a no. Not for anything, not even the hanging gardens of Babylon!