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Originally Posted by Timbuk2
A Wine Lodge near mine has a 92inch TV for the WC, i might check it out for tonight.
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Originally Posted by Timbuk2
A Wine Lodge near mine has a 92inch TV for the WC, i might check it out for tonight.
http://www.vuvuzela-time.co.uk/
Some pages don't work though.
Id love to see yellow cards for too much playacting. How is it any different from when players crowd the referee demanding that cards be given or whatever? Or fines maybe. It wont happen because football is pretty conservative, but i think a sin-bin system would work extremely well in football. Better even than it does in rugby.
Also i would like to see football referees have the same respect given to them as rugby referees. That was in the sport from the start, as i understand it, as a rugby referee can give sin bins or even red cards to any player for questioning his decisions or arguing with him or even for swearing (not even at him). Though its used more in the spirit than to the letter, the point is that they can. In modern rugby, you pretty much just dont talk to the referee. If you have a problem, you tell your captain, and he asks to speak to the referee and tells him the problem.
As for the greek guy: the nigerian guy was going to get a red card. He kicked you when the ball was out of play. Man the fuck up. Dont flop to the floor like you were superman and he kicked oy in the balls with a kryptonite boot. :rolleyes:
I'd also like to see yellow cards for play acting, i also want to see the 4th official making sure the coaches/managers act accordingly. Maradonna (Scum!) is a prime example, as soon as a Arggie player gets tackled he's the first one to make a gesture towards the ref asking him to book the opposite player who made the initial foul.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spawnie
Sin-bin system would rock in football i think, especially when you consider how well some teams play when they are under the kosh with 10 men. It would be worth FIFA and the FA's giving it a trial to see if it combats the minor incident such as diving or players crowding the ref. As you say you don't get this in Rugby and when you think about how physical the game is in contrast to Football i am quite surprised the refs get a easier ride in Rugby.
The thing si, some refs fall for overacting. When they see a player flopping on the field they are more likely to award cards then when the player just gets up. Video ref, only way to be sure and only way to properly punish divers (red) and overacting (yellow).
Sin bin would be sweet too.
Someone might be able to correct me on this, but FIFA have a thing where they can remove red cards after the match if its found that the incident wasnt correctly seen by the referee right? Or the adding of a card for a foul off the ball not seen by the officials.
So why dont they have the same thing for diving, overacting, hassling the referee etc?
Yep - red cards can be appealed post-match if the team feels it was unwarranted. They can be rescinded.
Germans 0 - Serbia 1 ...... :D
What? :eek:
*runs to BBC*
Down to 10 men with 2 others on yellows ...... :D
I guess England doesn't need to feel so bad about only managing a draw with the US after all.
Im watching it right now with my G/fs german housemate who said she watched some german commentary last week and the commentators were essentially saying that germany pretty much had the whole competition in the bag.
Oops :)
This is why i love football and the WC when it's on. Heck look at the upsets we get during the FA Cup.
Commentary is that the refereeing is abysmal. The Spanish ref gave 11 reds in La Liga last season. :bulb:
Doesn't sound like Germany deserved the red.
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Oh and the scorer, Jovanovich, is set to join Liverpool next season.
.... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand Germany miss a penalty. :D
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EDIT: result 0 - 1. :up:
What an unpredictable world cup.
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USA vs Slovenia kicks off in 30 mins. Need a draw or for USA to win this to keep Group C even and give Ingerlund a better chance.
C'MON YOU YANKS!
Germany loses because of the send off of one Pole and a missed penalty by another. Payback. :p
Heh :up:
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Half time Slovenia 2 - 0 USA. The fuck guys. :sour:
Apparently Slovenia is better than the US and England.
What does this tell us?
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That Slovenia have trained well, England underperform, and the USA doesn't give a shit about li'l soccer tournament in Africa.
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Anyway. You guys came out totally fighting at the start of the 2nd half and have clawed back a goal, 2-1. C'MON.
2-1 now.
I do hope USA pull it level and both teams only get 1 point. If we beat Algeria tonight then life will be a lot easier as we'll have a clear lead over the rest of the table.
FUCKING YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSS !!
USA Score 2-2!!
WOOOHOOOOO. :D
Nice finishing touch - well controlled on the bounce.
10 mins to go. No one score please.
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US scores but ref disallows it, bizarrely. :bulb: No reason to disallow that.
5 mins to go
*bites nails*
hej sloveni
2-2. Perfect result and a cracking match. :up:
The US got robbed. Fuckers.
Aye. You were robbed. Some rubbish refereeing in quite a few matches so far.
I wonder if anyone's keeping track of unusual betting patterns. I doubt it's very hard to bribe a referee, especially one who usually works in third world countries.
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Originally Posted by Timbuk2
Worst. Performance. Ever.
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I only saw the second yellow card, but that one was deserved.Quote:
Originally Posted by Timbuk2
Well, they should have gotten a red card in the first minute for landing an elbow in someones face, so don't complain ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by EyeKhan
Bingo! Slovenia play cohesively. US was jobbed, though. :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Timbuk2
BTW, the Cup is doing well here in ratings. Almost every lab has it streaming, and people are talking about it in the halls. Unprecedented experience for me.