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anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
Gadzooks, isn't it enough that we have to have wall to wall football for lord know how much longer, now even my favourite beer has been hijacked! Apparently it basically reads "We share the action in Brazil, from the crew at the Warka brewery" No... you can't. Sorry Chris :) My other half still has several rungs down the evolutionary ladder to descend yet. We're at wild man of Borneo at the moment. :) |
Angela Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13131 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31 |
I know that I am going to get hate mail over this, but I feel the same way every time it is an Olympics year. I simply do not care. |
tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
Well, I like seeing the fan girls. Brazilians are top, then comes Italy. Tullio |
James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54 |
Well, I like seeing the fan girls. Brazilians are top, then comes Italy. I hear that Braziians wax elequent:) [/quote] Old James |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34054 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 |
Calcio (football here, soccer in the USA) is just a way to make money for TV owners. People buy time on commercial TV broadcasts and don't go to stadiums on Sunday, it is too dangerous for the presence of hooligans and organized fans clubs. I used to go to the Trieste Stadium with my father on Sunday afternoon to watch Unione Triestina matches with Milan, Inter, Juventus etc. We were once second in an Italian championship with Nereo Rocco as a trainer, who later went to Milano and won many cups. Happy days! Tullio |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34930 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Thankfully the soccer (the name is also used in other countries and not just the USA) is only shown on the SBS channels here which is not 1 of our main or popular networks. Cheers. |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Have you seen the prices for ordinary UK 1st Division annual season tickets? Let alone World cup prices Costs I think it's a rip-off. Holy friggin' cow! I don't even need to do the currency conversion. When there's a comma in there, I know it's too rich for my blood! The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34054 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
Belgium won against Algeria yesterday, 2-1:) British and Italian hooligans are the worst kind I remember. Thinking of the Heyzel Stadium disaster in 1985: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heysel_Stadium_Disaster [edit] My mom was there, luckily she got out in time!! rOZZ Music Pictures |
William Send message Joined: 14 Feb 13 Posts: 2037 Credit: 17,689,662 RAC: 0 |
Apparently 80% of Germans watched the first game on Monday. I belong to the minority. I was sorely tempted to hit the shops while we played... A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read. (Mark Twain) |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9954 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
I suspect (like Chris) I am in the small percentage of the UK male population that has absolutely no interest is football. I actually have no interest in sport period and when the Olympics were held in the UK in 2012, I made sure I had booked my holiday at the same time so as to avoid it as much as possible. I suppose one good thing, with the 40+ TV channels (that I consider worth watching- there are over 100) available on Freeview, only 2 are regularly carrying the games and I almost never watch them anyway. So I was probably one of the last people to become aware of the England result nearly 20 hours later. Also perhaps someone can explain if the game starts at 8.00 PM why does the coverage start at 7.00 PM? |
Mike Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 34259 Credit: 79,922,639 RAC: 80 |
Also perhaps someone can explain if the game starts at 8.00 PM why does the coverage start at 7.00 PM? Thats easy to explain. To make more money with commercials. With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
Let's Go Socceroos! |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34054 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
oh, you are sooooo strict.... |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34054 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34054 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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Mike Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 34259 Credit: 79,922,639 RAC: 80 |
I will watch the germans matches tho. Am i an alien ? With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9954 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
I will watch the germans matches tho. No I expect in this instance you are quite normal!! I could just never get excited about football!! |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
I watched a bit yesterday while looking for something to lull me to sleep, and it worked pretty well. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
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