football thread No11

[classical_hero]

Link to video.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

There is absolutely no doubt that that is the gayest thing in the multiverse, and quite awesome.

 

[JohannaK]

I want to go to Rio now.

 

[warpus]

Don't go now, there are riots. I want to go for the WC, but I'm not sure how easy it will be to get tickets

 

[Takhisis]

There's riots because, as usual with any World Cup in this modern age of FIFA, the government hasdiverted funds from hospitals, transportations, schools, etc. into building stadia and hotels. And then send the riot police to deal with whoever tries to complain. Yay!

 

[North King]

There's riots because, as usual with any World Cup in this modern age of FIFA, the government hasdiverted funds from hospitals, transportations, schools, etc. into building stadia and hotels. And then send the riot police to deal with whoever tries to complain. Yay!

Well, that's what happens when you consistently refuse to award the World Cup to nations with much better sporting/everything infrastructure.

Oops, did I say that out loud? >.>

 

[Arwon]

Australia would have rocked it as world cup host. ):

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

Australia would have rocked it as world cup host. ):

This is true. The worst thing the IOC ever did was not simply rotate the olympics between the six state capitals every four years. I'm serious.

 

[Takhisis]

It would! Except for a tiny timeslot problem.

Arwon… I know that we're supposed to be in the upside-down hemisphere, but why do you use upside-down smileys?

 

[Quackers]

Spain under 21s utterly spanked Italy in the final.

Thiago got a hattrick. It's another mark of just how good Spanish footballers are nowadays. The likes of Isco, Thiago, Illarramendi and De Gea could play for the England senior team! Seriously concerned that the rest of the 2010s will be further Spanish footballing dominance.

 

[Arwon]

It would! Except for a tiny timeslot problem.

Arwon… I know that we're supposed to be in the upside-down hemisphere, but why do you use upside-down smileys?

I like proper textual smileys rather than the little graphics. For example: c is better than the tongue pokey graphic.

 

[mitsho]

you think? I guess to each his or her own

Also yes, Australia would've been the better choice for the World Cup, but then there's that pesky thing of advertisment and tv watcher share which lies in Europe...

 

[Arwon]

That's not actually that hard, you'd just mix up the time slots a bit. An afternoon game is evening in the Americas, a night game is morning in Europe. And don't forget the big new markets FIFA wants, such as China. Japan and Korea hosted, after all.

Plus, you people need to harden up. Watching your team play at 4am is part of supporting a team in a global competition.

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

Plus, you people need to harden up. Watching your team play at 4am is part of supporting a team in a global competition.

Thank you Arwon, entirely true.

 

[mitsho]

And I remember those anti-climatic morning games in school when we had to get the results somehow during the breaks

Nobody even watches the Australian Open around here. Sure, it's not that big of a problem for us sports fans, but... For the moment, China doesn't beat the markets of Europe and Russia anyways, we'll see how that turns out later on...

 

[Arwon]

Eh, just sack up the lot of you. We've been following soccer, rugby and cricket world cups and the Olympics at bizarre hours for decades now. It kind of makes it more special when you have to organise viewing parties at odd hours. Makes the memories more vivid.

 

[Arwon]

And hey my fondest football memory is probably Germany 06 when we scored 3 goals in the last ten minutes to beat Japan. Made all the more special by having watched it at Sydney Casino with a thousand other bleary-eyed fans at 5am. And then running around yelling and going nuts afterward.

 

[Quackers]

And I remember those anti-climatic morning games in school when we had to get the results somehow during the breaks

Nobody even watches the Australian Open around here. Sure, it's not that big of a problem for us sports fans, but... For the moment, China doesn't beat the markets of Europe and Russia anyways, we'll see how that turns out later on...

I was a wee lad when England played Brazil in the World Cup 2002.
We went into school bemoaning the missed opportunity of watching the game; but they had put it up on the projector.
It was a happy surprise

 

[BirraImperial]

I remember living like a vampire during WC 2002, chugging large ammounts of coffee and Red Bull to keep myself from falling asleep. No thank you, really messed up my sleep patterns. Haha.

 

[Takhisis]

I like proper textual smileys rather than the little graphics. For example: c is better than the tongue pokey graphic.

Well, there's no accounting for taste.

Plus, you people need to harden up. Watching your team play at 4am is part of supporting a team in a global competition.

Thank you Arwon, entirely true.

1) Anyone following the Tri- (now Four-) Nations tournament knows this is true.
2) The Ashes are not a global competition.

I remember living like a vampire during WC 2002, chugging large ammounts of coffee and Red Bull to keep myself from falling asleep. No thank you, really messed up my sleep patterns. Haha.

And that's in the past for you?