World Cup South Africa, 2010 Thread

[GirlySports]

looking at the guardian, even after the english reporters don't really support replay

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...y-england-live

Video evidence - the debate starts here: "Do you think that crossed the line?" asks Billy Williamson, whose name suggests he might be causing trouble. "I'm not sure. Sometimes angles can be deceptive and TV replays aren't always reliable."

Video evidence - restarting the debate, this time with some sense: "Wouldn't it be easier to add another ref along the end line like the Europa Cup experiment?" asks Mike Murphy. "Video replay is too difficult to implement. That extra ref would have called that a goal."

Oo-er, hold on, here's some logic: "There is widespread condemnation of the decision not to allow Lampard's goal as 'shambolic', 'unbelievable', and 'exceptional'," writes Scott W. "Yet the people who say they have never seen anything like it go on to say that this is why we need video evidence. Surely if the absurdity of this decision resides in its extraordinariness, there is no need to take curative action?"

what?

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

well well..

Soccer is a 20th century sport, very backwards.

and people have been clamoring for replay on goals forever but there never has been an incident to warrant it (ie. a big team being screwed) so FIFA has never been pressured to put it in.

There's clearly an incident now.

i think for the 2014 world cup instead of a ball they should use a ball of yarn.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Knowing that it's the English being screwed, FIFA might not care!

True, though one would hope that FIFA has more integrity than the IIHF did under Bunny Ahearne.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

True, though one would hope that FIFA has more integrity than the IIHF did under Bunny Ahearne.

phhhhhht with Bladder?

[SeoulFire]

Terry doing his best to **** it up again.

[Bertuzzied]

The thing i don't get about soccer is that I'm sure it hurts like hell sometimes to block a shot with your head. But when that happens the player just shrugs it off.

Now, when someone touches you on your padded shin they go down like Burrows on the 10 metre spring board.

puzzling

[The Goon]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

True, though one would hope that FIFA has more integrity than the IIHF did under Bunny Ahearne.

Worse organization - FIFA or IOC?

[SeoulFire]

Stolen from elsewhere:

"Do you think Wayne Bridge was at home applauding that sensational bit of defending by the brave John Terry?" wonders John Reid.

31 min commentary

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...y-england-live

[Pastiche]

Jeez David James looks shakey.

[Pastiche]

That Lampard is a special player. Two plays in 5 minutes where he's got his hands up complaining for a call when the play passes him by. Wow. Disgraceful.

[SeoulFire]

Brutal by Barry then Terry nowhere to be seen.

[ipuckedyourmom]

It's over! The young German players look great.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

The thing i don't get about soccer is that I'm sure it hurts like hell sometimes to block a shot with your head. But when that happens the player just shrugs it off.

Now, when someone touches you on your padded shin they go down like Burrows on the 10 metre spring board.

puzzling

it's all about cheating and conning the ref i told you.
you can't get a foul or get a player red card when a ball hits you in the head.

[Machiavelli]

4-1. What a catastrophe by England.

[Bertuzzied]

Only 1 thing left for England to do.

Time to G20 South Africa!!!!!!

[GirlySports]

woow heskey on to score goals!

[PIMking]

Way to go Müller!!!!!!

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

it's all about cheating and conning the ref i told you.
you can't get a foul or get a player red card when a ball hits you in the head.

Time to fix soccer me thinks.

[PIMking]

Gomez in Klose out.

Trochowski in Müller out

[PIMking]

I guess the Tea bags will think twice about saying that they rather play the Germans than the Ghanans.