World Cup

[Edd]

Anyone else been watching it?

The Dutch just DESTROYED the current champions, very good game

Surely even the football haters will be watching England?

It's your patriotic duty to be watching tomorrow night lol

[Nick J]

Hell yes! I was thinking I'd done rather well after picking out Spain in the work sweep stake however now I'm not so sure lol

Nick.

[Scottcooper85]

Rvp and Robben look like they maybe unstoppable, they looked very good. Hope we start as well tomorrow.

[mowgli]

that was a fun game..... the one who looks like Xavier (from the x men) was awesome... the dutch absolutely screwed the Spaniards.. I loved the clip of the Spanish goalie looking distraught that they kept repeating....

[staggy_gsi]

Argh!!! I cant even escape it on a nova forum!!

[Stuart]

Surely even the football haters will be watching England?

It's your patriotic duty to be watching tomorrow night lol

Nope as I'm not a mindless sheep.... :p

[mk1nova_rich]

Theres a good chance Spain could get knocked out in the group stage...Chile are no mugs either

Holland were fantastic, but theres a long way to go yet lol

Brazil were hardly convincing last night, can see them coming up short against decent opposition

[torquey]

Would rather watch paint dry than watch one football match never mind the world cup lol.

[Stuart]

Won't watch, but bet placed on Italy to win tonight, done :)

[mk1nova_rich]

2-2 draw I reckon lol

[Edd]

Won't watch, but bet placed on Italy to win tonight, done :)

Disgusting lol

[turbojolt]

Foot'er'boallllll

[mk1nova_rich]

So the Netherlands, France and Germany are the only teams so far who have looked quality.

England need to learn a bit from Saturday's game and go up against Uruguay with confidence and optimism, no reason why they can't win. Media ought to stop bigging up Suarez

[Andy]

If we drop rooney we have a chance.
What a waste of a place he was,its clear under the present plans- Theres no place for him in the team as hes playing out of position,media uproar if hes dropped,why not keep him on bench for another idea/fresh pair of legs?
Hes seriously over rated,its incredible how a player of his earnings misses the chances he did and that corner man,wtf?!
a player who has descended into an embarrassing state tbh

[mk1nova_rich]

Never rated him, he shows moments of quality but nowhere near what a player on his money should. Fat useless ****er lol I dont rate Wilshere either, Henderson played far better. Lallana is wasted on the bench too

[Andy]

I haven't either,a decade of fail at international level tbh.
Wilshere is good,hendersons shot was so close,lallana is unproven at international level,this is the thing,they only ever choose the "favourite names"
Said ages ago,slightly biased but hey,theyve had better seasons than some in the squad!
Curtis Davies
Tom Huddlestone
Not favourite names or from a favourite club so it goes massively against them imo.

[Jeff16v]

come on nigeria, 419 the scoreboard!

[Andy]

LMFAO jeff hahahahaha
Allegedly the princes are al paid by western union

[Jeff16v]

Lol, I heard they brokered the deal for qatar, :-)

[Iain]

It's your patriotic duty to be watching tomorrow night lol

Ah the good old seasonal patriotism when a football game is on, then they lose and everyone takes their stupid flags down and goes back to normal

[mk1nova_rich]

lol

Is it just me or does Neymar look like he needs a good wash?

[Keif]

Is it just me or does Neymar look like he needs a good wash?

No it's just you. lol

[mowgli]

I'm not sure about soap, but he needs a better haircut

[Southie]

4 years ago on here I won the syndicate with Spain... Thank fook it wasn't this time around lol

[Edd]

First real shock of the tournament, they have been awful tho

Never liked 'tika-taka' crap anyway lol

Let's pray the Rooney is back in the middle or we'll be fcuked as well

[Southie]

1-1 I reckon tomorrow and Italy will lose 1-0 so it will make it easier for the overpaid to win next Tuesday ;)

[Edd]

Someone needs to do a big tackle on arm muncher early on

[Southie]

Stuart Pearce needs to make a comeback lol

[mk1nova_rich]

Fiver on Chile to win tournament at 20/1 lol fancied them as outsiders before it started and can see them turning Brazil over if they finish second in group

I think England will win tomorrow tbh, then struggle against Costa Rica lol

[Southie]

Germany will win this year ;)

[Krsa2000]

My money is still on the dutch...

[Andy]

Let's pray the Rooney is back in the middle or we'll be fcuked as well

Will we?!
i dont think so.
think its morr a case of if he plays were fukked

[mk1nova_rich]

lol the fat useless cnut

[Andy]

he is and im glad hes finally been seen for what he has been for years,an over rated player.
moaning the pressure is massive.not as massive as his wages so im sure hel sleep well tonight.

[mk1nova_rich]

Roooooooonnneeeeeeyyyyyy!!!! Hes finally scored now...best player in world blah blah fat **** etc lollol

[Novasport]

http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq136/Rambaldi-47/LOSER-12.gif

[Jeff16v]

^^^^^

lmfao

[Stuart]

Damn, I was nice and went for a draw... Odds were the same as a you are gay win.... :(

[Southie]

England can still go through if Italy win the next 2 games and England win against Costa Rica lol

[Edd]

Well it's officially over for England

After watching today's game, Costa Rica will beat England as well

[Southie]

Well that was a short World Cup for England see you in 4 years for the next one... If they qualify lol

Ironically I picked Uruguay in the works syndicate lol

[mk1nova_rich]

Costa Rica...the 'whipping boys' of the group lol best team in the group by far

[EwanG]

I don't follow football and don't know much about it. But this is funny lol.
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/p545/Ewannova/temporary_zps4fd54793.jpg (http://s1155.photobucket.com/user/Ewannova/media/temporary_zps4fd54793.jpg.html)
A lot of Scots hate the English but I don't care lol

[mk1nova_rich]

This thread has gone quiet since England were knocked out lol

Portugal were ****ing lucky last night but it still doesnt look promising for them as they have 6 points goal difference to find even if they win against Ghana

And its stupid that the Brazil game takes preference over Croatia vs Mexico - a fixture that surely decides which of them qualify (based on the likelihood of Brazil beating Cameroon)

[mowgli]

A lot of Scots hate the English but I don't care lol

having been the only english family in a spanish hotel during the 2006 world cup, i can vouch for the scots hatred of anything english except the money lol

[raf24]

This thread has gone quiet since England were knocked out lol

Portugal were ****ing lucky last night but it still doesnt look promising for them as they have 6 points goal difference to find even if they win against Ghana

And its stupid that the Brazil game takes preference over Croatia vs Mexico - a fixture that surely decides which of them qualify (based on the likelihood of Brazil beating Cameroon)

Mexico game is on itv4 mate

[mk1nova_rich]

Aye seen it in paper now mate, cheers anyway :thumb:

[raf24]

Aye seen it in paper now mate, cheers anyway :thumb:

Should be a good game that one,save having to watch cameroon...they are a terrible team from what i've seen of them.

[mk1nova_rich]

Yep Brazil vs Cameroon is a pretty pointless game really...cant see anything other than Brazil winning comfortably. Whereas Mexico vs Croatia decides who else will qualify. Could go either way but Mexico looked handy against Brazil

[Southie]

The way this tournament is going Cameroon will win 2-1 lol

[mk1nova_rich]

Brazil loss/draw and Mexico/Croatia win could really spice it up lol

Brazil will get beat next round anyway lol

[Southie]

Brazil will have the crowd behind them though which is always a benefit, look at the England result lol

[mk1nova_rich]

The crowd and the ref lol honestly though I cant see Brazil beating either Chile or Holland. I hope I'm right cos it makes the tournament far more interesting

[Southie]

You've a bet on ain't you lad lol [yorkshire voice]

[Southie]

1-1 at the minute rich lol

[mk1nova_rich]

Yes five whole pounds on Chile to win the World Cup lol

[Southie]

wtf happened Rich? lol

[mowgli]

they're going home, they're going home, they're going, england's going home

[mk1nova_rich]

The pilot kept the engines running in anticipation for the early flight home lol English football is well and truly on its ****

[Jeff16v]

English football is well and truly on its ****

all part of the plan no doubt, no expectation for us to do well and thats exactly what we achieved, lol

[bazzap8389]

I see sabre tooth Suarez has been at it again!

http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu329/bazzap8389/A4CDC0F6-C781-441F-9A9F-9AA1B3EF4A7E_zpsbcippwtl.png (http://s660.photobucket.com/user/bazzap8389/media/A4CDC0F6-C781-441F-9A9F-9AA1B3EF4A7E_zpsbcippwtl.png.html)

[mk1nova_rich]

Arjen Robben is a cheating diving prick, that **** ought to be given a red card for his theatricals

[7ova]

Arjen Robben is a cheating diving prick, that **** ought to be given a red card for his theatricals


I agree spends most of his time diving and flapping his arms about!

[Krsa2000]

Like most other players...

[mayhem]

Arjen Robben is a cheating diving prick, that **** ought to be given a red card for his theatricals

??

He dove once, in the game against mexico in the first halve and admitted it.

[mk1nova_rich]

If you fall or get tripped natural reaction is to put your arms out in front of you - he bends his body backwards with his arms flailing about in the air :wtf: he is a good player but I have no respect for him as he milks strong challenges just cos he can't win fairly. I hope he gets crocked big time by Argentina

[mayhem]

He does wave his arms, and sure, he knows perfectly how to get the ref's attention, and goes a bit too far in that sometimes, but spain, italy and any other Southern european team is 10x worse.



he milks strong challenges just cos he can't win fairly.

a guy broke his shin in a tackle against him, 4 yellow cards yesterday ,what should be 5 yellow cards.. Can't win fairly.. of can't stop him fairly?

[bazzap8389]

Anyone else watching the 6-0 humping that Brazil are taking just now? Still 20 mins to go as well! lol

[Jeff16v]

Poor buggers, taken to bits without Germany even trying. 

[Southie]

Poor buggers, taken to bits without Germany even trying. 
7-1 lol

[mk1nova_rich]

Hahahahahaha am I the only one who saw this coming? Most overated team on the planet who have scraped through to this far with unconvincing wins over lowlier opposition. Their defence was non-existent and half the attacking players might as well not have been on the pitch lol

What do Arsenal do to players, they seem to join and turn dog **** lol 4 years ago Ozil would have buried that

[mk1nova_rich]

I suppose it will be cos Thiago Silva and Neymar werent playing lol TBH im surprised the excuses havnt already started

[Andy]

i said this at the start after their first game.
Theyre not even a tenth of the brazil teams of yesteryear
utter garbage.
Brazil strikers did not play for spurs for a start hahaha

[mk1nova_rich]

Resting on the laurels of past teams - they last won in 2002...only 3 world cups ago but thats 12 years FFS! Totally new squad of players, of which most of them just aren't the quality of old.

Fred has been absolute turd every game, yet Scolari has stuck with him?? Thats what England do lol

[Andy]

he must be a public embarassment like our "star" striker too
I was saying earlier,look at that team of 12 +year ago,ronaldo,rivaldo,ronaldinho,roberto carlos,etc etc.
all world.class in their positions,none of brazils current squad are.
Remember the airport ad for nike in 98?
I can just imagine it now,facepalm holding his back,fred failing,paulinho hitting it into orbit then it lands on sideshow bobs head lol

[mowgli]

isn't it odd that brazil & Uruguay were totally crap with their one good player missing.... 50p bet says messi is man marked to death & gets kicked by a minor dutch player....lol

[mowgli]

oh & I want Holland to win
cos the brazil vs. argentina game for 3rd place on Saturday will be like all out war lol

[mk1nova_rich]

Plus the first European team to win in South America will be like kicking Brazil when they are down lol

But I do think the Argies will win tonight...Louis Van Gaal has been cocky just like Scolari...

[Edd]

Lionel Messi, meant to be one, if not the best player in the world, spent 95% of a world cup semi final walking around the pitch!!!

[Andy]

Lionel Messi, meant to be one, if not the best player in the world, spent 95% of a world cup semi final walking around the pitch!!!
He does that every game.
Never closes down never goes for the ball.Til he gets the ball hes a still pissed from the night before pub player
Batistuta was better imo,just he was from an era with better players in that position,hence the lack of recognition compared to Mucki

[Southie]

Lionel Messi, meant to be one, if not the best player in the world, spent 95% of a world cup semi final walking around the pitch!!!
And now he's ready for the final with having only jogged about in that game.

Should be a good final I reckon.

[Andy]

Germany should trounce em dave imo.
I don't want either to win tbh as I hate both but I reserve most respect for Germanys players in terms of ability tbh

[Andy]

Klose...utterly outstanding but not an "out the bag striker" to boast about.Just on time every time kinda reliability if ya get me??

[mk1nova_rich]

I want Germany to win, always liked and admired their real team style of play. Plus it would be another record/statistic blown up

Argentina look very mediocre really and Messi has hardly shone - but I will say one thing for him...he stays on his feet and tries to play on when fouled

[Andy]

like bank robben? does he fukk lol

[Southie]

Germany should win due to the way they've played but with football being pure chance these days due to referees then I suspect it will be decided on a dodgy penalty awarded to Argentina.

[Southie]

Roben should be an Olympic diver...

[mk1nova_rich]

Roben should be an Olympic diver...

At least he would win gold unlike that useless gaylord we have lol

[Andy]

hahahahaha
The way he flails his arms about and has his mouth wide open while in the air has me in stitches every time lol lol

[mk1nova_rich]

The governing bodies of football need to clamp down quickly IMO before it totally ruins the game - its getting to the point where defenders daren't make challenges inside the box and attacking players go down if anyone comes within 3 feet of them.

Referees should be making a decision from their own judgement, not be swayed by the reactions of the player on the floor. A true sportsman would get back to their feet and play to the whistle not for the penalty/free kick

A few more yellow (or straight red lol) cards to dramatic tumblers would soon tone it down a bit

[bazzap8389]

The whole diving thing does my tÎts in, rolling about on the floor like a fûcking fanny holding their ankles etc and next minute they're fine. Deserve to be stamped on deliberately for trying to play the cûnt in the first place.

[mk1nova_rich]

Or when nothing is given and the other team goes on the counter, then the ref blows and halts the attack cos the diving **** is still laid on the floor feigning life threatening injuries lol that really ****s me off

[Southie]

It's been in the European leagues for years all the plays diving, I blame jurgen klinsmann for making it more acceptable.