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RE: All things Football (soccer) related
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 5:15 pm
by warspite1
Will the final be a re-run of the infamous semi-final of 1998 when Slaven Bilic's pathetic cheating robbed Laurent Blanc of a final place, or will it be a re-run of Waterloo, Agincourt, Crecy, Poitiers, Trafalgar, Aboukir Bay et al?
RE: All things Football (soccer) related
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 5:20 pm
by warspite1
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
I'd like to amend my previous pick if I may?
I don't know my European geography very well, but in the match between France and "TBD" (wherever that is?), I'll pick the latter. TBD is due for a victory, having been eliminated every step of the way along the playoff chart line.
warspite1
Well you are a Yank so we'll let you off [;)]
I'd go with TBD. Mbappe is fast down the wing and the Devastator is a little obsolete now but I'd still back the TBD in a straight fight.
RE: All things Football (soccer) related
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 5:28 pm
by rico21
My Gallic ancestors must be sad.[:(]
They no longer play with the "Furia Francese".
They play like the Romans.[8D]
Good luck to Carthage.[:D]
RE: All things Football (soccer) related
Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 5:43 pm
by STEF78
ORIGINAL: warspite1
Will the final be a re-run of the infamous semi-final of 1998 when Slaven Bilic's pathetic cheating robbed Laurent Blanc of a final place, or will it be a re-run of Waterloo, Agincourt, Crecy, Poitiers, Trafalgar, Aboukir Bay et al?
I would prefer England... except for the 2 last centuries, it's our best ennemy...
And it could be Fleurus, Castillon, Orléans, Hastings... [;)]
RE: All things Football (soccer) related
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 2:40 am
by warspite1
ORIGINAL: STEF78
ORIGINAL: warspite1
Will the final be a re-run of the infamous semi-final of 1998 when Slaven Bilic's pathetic cheating robbed Laurent Blanc of a final place, or will it be a re-run of Waterloo, Agincourt, Crecy, Poitiers, Trafalgar, Aboukir Bay et al?
I would prefer England... except for the 2 last centuries, it's our best ennemy...
And it could be Fleurus, Castillon, Orléans, Hastings... [;)]
warspite1
[:)] - indeed it could.
However, whilst I fully understand why you would prefer England in the final, sadly I don't think you will get your wish. England are England and the omens are not good. Apart from the fact that Croatia have better players*, there is the small matter of England's record in World Cup/European Championship semi-finals - we won our first (all the way back in 1966) but then lost the next three. We also haven't won a World Cup match wearing an all white strip since 1970! Oh and Jamie Redknapp thinks England will win - and he's always wrong....
Ho hum......
* Actually I don't think Croatia - Modric and Rakitic aside - have necessarily better players, but that doesn't seem to matter with England...
RE: All things Football (soccer) related
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 2:41 am
by Jagdtiger14
RE: All things Football (soccer) related
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 6:37 am
by rico21
ORIGINAL: warspite1
ORIGINAL: STEF78
ORIGINAL: warspite1
Will the final be a re-run of the infamous semi-final of 1998 when Slaven Bilic's pathetic cheating robbed Laurent Blanc of a final place, or will it be a re-run of Waterloo, Agincourt, Crecy, Poitiers, Trafalgar, Aboukir Bay et al?
I would prefer England... except for the 2 last centuries, it's our best ennemy...
And it could be Fleurus, Castillon, Orléans, Hastings... [;)]
warspite1
[:)] - indeed it could.
However, whilst I fully understand why you would prefer England in the final, sadly I don't think you will get your wish. England are England and the omens are not good. Apart from the fact that Croatia have better players*, there is the small matter of England's record in World Cup/European Championship semi-finals - we won our first (all the way back in 1966) but then lost the next three. We also haven't won a World Cup match wearing an all white strip since 1970! Oh and Jamie Redknapp thinks England will win - and he's always wrong....
Ho hum......
* Actually I don't think Croatia - Modric and Rakitic aside - have necessarily better players, but that doesn't seem to matter with England...
England will win the semi-finals because they do not trust Croatia to beat France in the final.[:D]
RE: All things Football (soccer) related
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 10:02 am
by TulliusDetritus
I suspect France is going to annihilate the poor devils that will make it to the final this evening
Not a Brazil 1 - 7 Germany Redux but you get the picture...
RE: All things Football (soccer) related
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 1:56 pm
by warspite1
According to Eric Cantona England will win the World Cup [:D]
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... d-Cup.html
RE: All things Football (soccer) related
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 2:17 pm
by rico21
Possible, but Thierry Henry had said the same thing to the Belgians.
I admit that to see Putin handing the world cup to the English would be, ...
So British.[:D]
RE: All things Football (soccer) related
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 2:27 pm
by Zorch
ORIGINAL: rico21
Possible, but Thierry Henry had said the same thing to the Belgians.
I admit that to see Putin handing the world cup to the English would be, ...
So British.[:D]
Putin would be wearing rubber gloves and a gas mask.
RE: All things Football (soccer) related
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 2:30 pm
by Piteas
In Spain, we hope that Croatia will win to England and then to France... The two old enemies [;)]
Well, we´re already happy. Portugal didn´t go further than Spain this time [:D]
RE: All things Football (soccer) related
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 2:30 pm
by warspite1
So, just over 30 mins to go. The nerves are already jangling. Watching England is excruciating at the best of times (except vs Holland in 1996 and Germany in 2001) - two games in almost 50 years is a pretty poor return....
But hope springs eternal Baldrick and so let's just hope England don't stink the place out as we have so often in the past.....but I have my gas mask at the ready just in case....
RE: All things Football (soccer) related
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 2:34 pm
by warspite1
C'Mon England!
RE: All things Football (soccer) related
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 3:27 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: warspite1
So, just over 30 mins to go.
What's all this then? A game on or something? [&:]
RE: All things Football (soccer) related
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 4:01 pm
by rico21
ORIGINAL: Piteas
In Spain, we hope that Croatia will win to England and then to France... The two old enemies [;)]
Well, we´re already happy. Portugal didn´t go further than Spain this time [:D]
That's why the last square of the World Cup is European, we love small goals between friends.[:D]
RE: All things Football (soccer) related
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 4:53 pm
by warspite1
Same. Old. England [:(]
RE: All things Football (soccer) related
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 5:40 pm
by Lecivius
And down goes the lion...
RE: All things Football (soccer) related
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 5:43 pm
by warspite1
Yep. Same story. 1-0 up at half time and then simply couldn't be arsed to come out in the second half. Simply couldn't be bothered*. Invited pressure that was always going to lead to a goal. Created nothing. Absolutely nothing. And when you need a goal to save the semi-final it really helps to actually put the ball in the opposition box. Totally got what we deserved.
Well done Croatia. Would like to see France win it for Hugo.
*Of course that is unfair - they very much could be bothered - but I can only put it down to a mental thing. Its always the same. Having only got one goal at half time one just knew what was going to happen next. Frustration city.
RE: All things Football (soccer) related
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 5:46 pm
by TulliusDetritus
Croatia population: 4,1 million.
And yet they produced what matters: talent.
Delighted [:D]