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Re: World Cup 2018

Postby Corona Man » Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:29 pm

Jim05 wrote:Peru claim the last spot in Russia with a 2-0 win over NZ today

Watched the final 20 minutes in a pub in Auckland. The locals are very quiet, mind you there are a few Peruvians getting around the city tonight, they seem quite chuffed!
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Re: World Cup 2018

Postby cracka » Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:32 pm

Jim05 wrote:
The Bedge wrote:
Jim05 wrote:The milking of frees in Aussie rules though is getting embarrassing also. The use of video referees has been good for penalties but I reckon staging for frees inside the forward 50’s has become worse in the AFL

Correct and the punters hate it - how much crap do players like Lindsay Thomas, Chad Wingard, Joel Selwood, Luke Shuey cop for their antics on the footy field.

Watching the soccer last night, everytime a player flung themselves forward, chest out, arms out stretched looking to the sky after feeling contact on their leg, I felt like wanting to really kick them in the gonads so they had a reason to exaggerate haha!

Interestingly, Tim Cahill copped a pretty harsh kick to the forearm, he just walked around holding/rubbing his arm for a few moments and went on with the game - no life threatening behaviour and he prob copped the worst hit.

Selwood is treated like a God and every time he gets called out for his staging the media sycophants go into bat for him with his “he rolls his shoulders into the tackle” crap

But thats what he does whether its right or wrong is the issue. He doesn't actually duck his head to get the free.
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Re: World Cup 2018

Postby Corona Man » Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:37 pm

Off topic - Selwood buckles at the knees, rolls the shoulders, then throws the head back. It's a finely tuned skill. In another 10-15 years they will all be doing it.
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Re: World Cup 2018

Postby mighty hounds » Thu Nov 16, 2017 5:38 pm

Corona Man wrote:Off topic - Selwood buckles at the knees, rolls the shoulders, then throws the head back. It's a finely tuned skill. In another 10-15 years they will all be doing it.


Joel Selwood being talked about in a World Cup soccer thread :lol: :roll:
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Re: World Cup 2018

Postby Wedgie » Thu Nov 16, 2017 6:42 pm

mighty hounds wrote:
Corona Man wrote:Off topic - Selwood buckles at the knees, rolls the shoulders, then throws the head back. It's a finely tuned skill. In another 10-15 years they will all be doing it.


Joel Selwood being talked about in a World Cup soccer thread :lol: :roll:

Well we wouldn't be talking about a male Crow's player and any sort of Cup thread this century. :D
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Re: World Cup 2018

Postby mighty hounds » Thu Nov 16, 2017 6:49 pm

Wedgie wrote:
mighty hounds wrote:
Corona Man wrote:Off topic - Selwood buckles at the knees, rolls the shoulders, then throws the head back. It's a finely tuned skill. In another 10-15 years they will all be doing it.


Joel Selwood being talked about in a World Cup soccer thread :lol: :roll:

Well we wouldn't be talking about a male Crow's player and any sort of Cup thread this century. :D


Wouldn’t have that talk about Tottenham and cups either 8)
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Re: World Cup 2018

Postby Wedgie » Thu Nov 16, 2017 8:16 pm

mighty hounds wrote:
Wedgie wrote:
mighty hounds wrote:
Corona Man wrote:Off topic - Selwood buckles at the knees, rolls the shoulders, then throws the head back. It's a finely tuned skill. In another 10-15 years they will all be doing it.


Joel Selwood being talked about in a World Cup soccer thread :lol: :roll:

Well we wouldn't be talking about a male Crow's player and any sort of Cup thread this century. :D


Wouldn’t have that talk about Tottenham and cups either 8)

Spurs have won a cup this century, it was a male comp too! :D
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Re: World Cup 2018

Postby mighty hounds » Thu Nov 16, 2017 8:38 pm

Wedgie wrote:
mighty hounds wrote:
Wedgie wrote:
mighty hounds wrote:
Joel Selwood being talked about in a World Cup soccer thread :lol: :roll:

Well we wouldn't be talking about a male Crow's player and any sort of Cup thread this century. :D


Wouldn’t have that talk about Tottenham and cups either 8)

Spurs have won a cup this century, it was a male comp too! :D


If we’re talking Mickey Mouse cups than so have the Crows
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Re: World Cup 2018

Postby Wedgie » Thu Nov 16, 2017 8:41 pm

mighty hounds wrote:
Wedgie wrote:
mighty hounds wrote:
Wedgie wrote:Well we wouldn't be talking about a male Crow's player and any sort of Cup thread this century. :D


Wouldn’t have that talk about Tottenham and cups either 8)

Spurs have won a cup this century, it was a male comp too! :D


If we’re talking Mickey Mouse cups than so have the Crows

The League Cup was prestigious ten years ago! :lol:
Anyway, we have the Champions League won this season also. ;)
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Re: World Cup 2018

Postby whufc » Fri Nov 17, 2017 5:26 am

Booney wrote:
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tigerpie wrote:The first half was so hard to watch!
Sooooo many fouls and blokes acting like they've been shot!
Stamp the theatrics out of the game please.
But got the job done in the end....phew.


Exactly how I felt! Guys feel contact and throw themselves forward chest first like they've been sniped.

I appreciate and respect the skill and fitness in the game, but geez I really struggle to watch the game.. even the commentators are boring and bit monotone. The crowd chanting "Olay olay" annoyed me too haha.


It's the biggest blight on the game, the theatrics. How do the players get away with their actions towards the ref? Throwing their arms up in air and gesturing "**** off" or the like. The Honduran manager was going ape droppings on the sidelines at the 4th official, for what, maybe a missed free kick?

It's the worst part of soccer and it really does stop me from watching any matches. I tuned in last night as it was our national team trying to make the World Cup, but I did turn over to other programs twice during the first half and then when the ricochet went in and made it 1-nil I figured it was either going to be 3-0 or the Hondurans would go the knuckle. Nearly both.

Start acting like grown ups and set an example for the next generation or the whole "show" is going to get less watchable.

Imagine an aussie rules player, at any level, throwing his arms up and the ref and flicking him off? He'd be laughed at. Rightly so.

I flicked back just as the handball was called and that was it for me.


Lol I agree with the theatrics are a blight on the game but the rest of the world is still in love with game and just because a few ozzies find it a tad boring doesn't have FIFA shaking in there boots

The whole show has now been going on for years and years and is only increasing in popularity world wide
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Re: World Cup 2018

Postby RB » Fri Nov 17, 2017 9:22 pm

My view of the game - got to see the goals up fairly close:
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Re: World Cup 2018

Postby Jim05 » Wed Nov 22, 2017 8:40 am

Good riddance Ange!
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Re: World Cup 2018

Postby bertiebeatle » Wed Nov 22, 2017 9:05 am

Jim05 wrote:Good riddance Ange!


Happy is gone, but why do it now. He was better of waiting until after the cup. Absolute moron that bloke
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Re: World Cup 2018

Postby Jim05 » Wed Nov 22, 2017 9:12 am

bertiebeatle wrote:
Jim05 wrote:Good riddance Ange!


Happy is gone, but why do it now. He was better of waiting until after the cup. Absolute moron that bloke

He has million dollar offers to coach in Asia and the Middle East. If we fail spectacularly in Russia his value would drop a heap.
Hope we are throwing the kitchen sink at Ancelotti
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Re: World Cup 2018

Postby Spargo » Wed Nov 22, 2017 9:22 am

Fingers crossed that with Ange now gone, Milligan, Troisi & Kruse will never play for Australia again.
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Re: World Cup 2018

Postby bertiebeatle » Wed Nov 22, 2017 9:33 am

Jim05 wrote:
bertiebeatle wrote:
Jim05 wrote:Good riddance Ange!


Happy is gone, but why do it now. He was better of waiting until after the cup. Absolute moron that bloke

He has million dollar offers to coach in Asia and the Middle East. If we fail spectacularly in Russia his value would drop a heap.
Hope we are throwing the kitchen sink at Ancelotti


Any other world class coaches around or only Ancelotti? He would be a great replacement, just seeing who else would be out there that would also be a suitable choice. The FFA love Arnold that much it wouldn't surprise me they gave that tosser the job
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Re: World Cup 2018

Postby Jim05 » Wed Nov 22, 2017 9:34 am

bertiebeatle wrote:
Jim05 wrote:
bertiebeatle wrote:
Jim05 wrote:Good riddance Ange!


Happy is gone, but why do it now. He was better of waiting until after the cup. Absolute moron that bloke

He has million dollar offers to coach in Asia and the Middle East. If we fail spectacularly in Russia his value would drop a heap.
Hope we are throwing the kitchen sink at Ancelotti


Any other world class coaches around or only Ancelotti? He would be a great replacement, just seeing who else would be out there that would also be a suitable choice. The FFA love Arnold that much it wouldn't surprise me they gave that tosser the job

Arnold already failed, huge mistake going back to him.
With a WC in Russia there would be plenty of coaches across Europe who we should be looking at
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Re: World Cup 2018

Postby bertiebeatle » Wed Nov 22, 2017 9:39 am

I know, i can just see it happening. Gallop's love child
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Re: World Cup 2018

Postby bennymacca » Wed Nov 22, 2017 9:57 am

I didn’t mind Ange. At least he set us up to take the game on and not just park the bus every time. Not really his fault we have zero decent strikers or full backs.

But agreed. Now is the time to try and grab a big name. They only have to coach for a year.
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Re: World Cup 2018

Postby Jim05 » Wed Nov 22, 2017 10:30 am

bennymacca wrote:I didn’t mind Ange. At least he set us up to take the game on and not just park the bus every time. Not really his fault we have zero decent strikers or full backs.

But agreed. Now is the time to try and grab a big name. They only have to coach for a year.

You mean apart from the qualifiers where we sat back and did nothing?
Zero shots on goal in 70 odd minutes against Japan for instance.
The guy is a fraud, hopefully he takes a few of his useless golden boys with him aswell
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