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The Official World Cup 2006 Thread
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well i saw that Japan vs. Germany was on as well but somehow my TV didn't managed to get the channel in correctly... i hope i can fix _that_
Blue Velvet said:Germany 0, Japan 2 at half time.
and according to the teletext at the moment it's 2:2 after german goals in the 76th and 80th minutes ... looks like germany is again going for the goals in the last 15 minutes
I know a lot of people like to knock Peter Crouch – but say what you like about the boy, he knows how to dance.
The only game I'll be able to watch is Italy vs. USA (at least of the ones I really care about.) I'm predicting the score to be 6-0 USA. followed immediately by the Kansas City Royals going on a 79-34 tear to win the AL Central
I'd say the Royals are more likely to win the AL Central than the US winning 6-0Counterfit said:The only game I'll be able to watch is Italy vs. USA (at least of the ones I really care about.) I'm predicting the score to be 6-0 USA. followed immediately by the Kansas City Royals going on a 79-34 tear to win the AL Central
England where average last night... the first 45 minutes were horrific. then the first ten minutes of the second half were OK, Beckham showed just how good his deliveries are from dead ball situations. Then they scored an unbelievable goal (best fo the night). Then crouch popped up with a superbly taken goal.
England as a whole were poor, owen was non existent, lampards passing was poor, gerrard was uninventive, SGE again showed how tactically poor he is.
Chances of england winning the world cup = 18%
England as a whole were poor, owen was non existent, lampards passing was poor, gerrard was uninventive, SGE again showed how tactically poor he is.
Chances of england winning the world cup = 18%
Well, our work World Cup Sweepstakey thing took place today, and my fiver won me Mexico and France. Curiously enough, they've just played each other in a pre-World Cup warm up...
World Cup Wallchart
Well...I forgot to go and buy a football magazine this year to get my World Cup Wallchart (not a big window of opportunity here in Woodstock), so, I decided i'd make one instead!
check out the LFCNY website and then click the link. it's in PDF format so you can print it as big as ya want!
I made it in Illustrator, which i've been trying for a decade not to learn, so i'm kinda pleased with the results, although haven't figured out how to make it automatically tally up all the scores if you enter them in on the computer, but then, it is called a wallchart, not a spreadsheet
enjoy!
Well...I forgot to go and buy a football magazine this year to get my World Cup Wallchart (not a big window of opportunity here in Woodstock), so, I decided i'd make one instead!
check out the LFCNY website and then click the link. it's in PDF format so you can print it as big as ya want!
I made it in Illustrator, which i've been trying for a decade not to learn, so i'm kinda pleased with the results, although haven't figured out how to make it automatically tally up all the scores if you enter them in on the computer, but then, it is called a wallchart, not a spreadsheet
enjoy!
iGav said:Well we're definitely screwed if we have to rely on Crouch.
5 in 3 games
decent hatrick too today.
BakedBeans said:
Against true world class opposition...
Though earlier my bro was explaining some similarities between Hurst and Crouch both going into World Cups, so I hope he proves me wrong, I really do.
But I still think it's ludicrous to believe he's one of the top 3-4 strikers in the country.
iGav said:Against true world class opposition...
Ahh, discredit and disbelief
You can only beat the players you have infront of you, he has performed really well week in week out in the premiership (and FA Cup and european cup).
He holds the ball up better than anyone in the premiership. Of course, for out and out brilliance rooney and many others are better... but for effectiveness then he is as good as anyone, and he has proved that time and again.
EDIT - just found this peice AFTER what i replied... he knows his stuff too
paultomkins said:
BakedBeans said:
i disagree. how many goals has crouch scored for liverpool? is he not a striker? where have the majority of liverpool's goals come from this season? his last goal today was the only good goal in a while, his tap in was made by beckham and carragher (who'd be better than crouch as a striker - seriously) and the first one, was an own goal which was going wide before the jamaican scored for him. he did NOT score a hat-trick today.
and don't forget i'm a liverpool fan. i'd much rather see fowler up front for england.
yeah he may hold the ball up well, but his main task is to score goals, and nothing else. if liverpool (and crouch) had scored as many goals as the other top teams last season then we'd be up there fighting the chelski boys for the title.
seriously though, i hope england do well, but i don't expect them to get into the 1/4 finals.
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iGav said:Hate football, love design, and Grafiks going under.
Heh - loathe football, luuuurve design, and it doens't surprise me. Still enjoy my cheapo student subscription to it though.
Yep, Jamaica played poorly yesterday – but Crouch took his chances well. Hopefully though he won't have to take too many penalties for England at the finals...iGav said:Against true world class opposition...
And I still think it's ludicrous that, if who's on the standby list is anything to go by, Andy Johnson is rated as the fifth/sixth best striker in the country.iGav said:
I think Crouch should definitely be in the squad, whether or not he should be a regular starting player is another matter. Looks like Sven's made his mind up, though.
