JH Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 I can't believe it actually says "Playing with pride and glory" on the side of the England team bus - are they taking the piss?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 Just back in from watching the Denmark game in the Copenhagen fanpark, absolutely belting! Pretty good game as a whole n all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 The first twitter account Cristiano Ronaldo followed, out of eight, was Univision Fútbol. Before Real's page, before the Portugal page, before the WC page. Univision Fútbol. Good man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 While I'm pig sick of the ball being blamed for every single time a goalkeeper makes a huge cock up or a free kick is spooned over the bar, Craig Johnston (inventor of the Predator boot amongst other things) said some interesting stuff about it last night on MOTD. http://beta.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00styg1/Match_of_the_Day_2010_FIFA_World_Cup_19_06_2010/ Around 24.00. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 While I'm pig sick of the ball being blamed for every single time a goalkeeper makes a huge cock up or a free kick is spooned over the bar, Craig Johnston (inventor of the Predator boot amongst other things) said some interesting stuff about it last night on MOTD. http://beta.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00styg1/Match_of_the_Day_2010_FIFA_World_Cup_19_06_2010/ Around 24.00. At last, someone who really does seem to know what he's talking about. With shots and crosses, players control the ball through imparting spin, and in making the ball more aerodynamic, they've made it more difficult to impart spin. In a lot of the slow-mo replays that I've seen, the ball doesn't seem to be rotating as much as I'd expect. I wonder if the problem for goalkeepers is that the ball is travelling through the air quicker, and they're being caught out by its pace, rather than its swerve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Did anyone just see the Terry press conference? Apparently it was brutally honest, with Terry mentioning a meeting where the players would be telling Capello exactly what they thought etc and if it upset him then 'so what'. Also, SSN apologised for some of the language or something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRL Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Did anyone just see the Terry press conference? Apparently it was brutally honest, with Terry mentioning a meeting where the players would be telling Capello exactly what they thought etc and if it upset him then 'so what'. Also, SSN apologised for some of the language or something. he said 'sod'. Twice. Didn't think it was really apologising territory. He joked that a few of the England players might be following anelka home after the meeting tonight. Spoke very highly of Joe cole, said only he and Rooney had the ability to provide the spark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Did anyone just see the Terry press conference? Apparently it was brutally honest, with Terry mentioning a meeting where the players would be telling Capello exactly what they thought etc and if it upset him then 'so what'. Also, SSN apologised for some of the language or something. he said 'sod'. Twice. Didn't think it was really apologising territory. He joked that a few of the England players might be following anelka home after the meeting tonight. Spoke very highly of Joe cole, said only he and Rooney had the ability to provide the spark. Oh, that's going to end very badly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Terry stressed: "I have seen a few reports myself. There is no unrest in the camp at all. "I'm not going to sit here and question the manager. I'm here on behalf of all the players to say we are all fully behind him. Everyone is positive." More @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8750168.stm/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Terry stressed: "I have seen a few reports myself. There is no unrest in the camp at all. "I'm not going to sit here and question the manager. I'm here on behalf of all the players to say we are all fully behind him. Everyone is positive." More @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8750168.stm/ Christ, that's desperate stuff. Doesn't mean they're behind him at all, just that he's been told to say they are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Did anyone just see the Terry press conference? Apparently it was brutally honest, with Terry mentioning a meeting where the players would be telling Capello exactly what they thought etc and if it upset him then 'so what'. Also, SSN apologised for some of the language or something. he said 'sod'. Twice. Didn't think it was really apologising territory. He joked that a few of the England players might be following anelka home after the meeting tonight. Spoke very highly of Joe cole, said only he and Rooney had the ability to provide the spark. "We are going to look at the whole 93 minutes and see where we went wrong," said Terry. "And that means pretty much the whole lot of it. "It is going to be a chance for everyone to get it off their chest and if that means a few players get upset then that is the way it is. We need to win the next game and we have to say 'Sod it, let's sort it out and show everyone what we can do'." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Terry stressed: "I have seen a few reports myself. There is no unrest in the camp at all. "I'm not going to sit here and question the manager. I'm here on behalf of all the players to say we are all fully behind him. Everyone is positive." More @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8750168.stm/ Christ, that's desperate stuff. Doesn't mean they're behind him at all, just that he's been told to say they are. You're just being negative now.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 He's says there's no unrest but then goes on to talk about the boredom around the training camp and talking about a player's meeting with Capello where people can 'get things off their chest'. Sounds like unrest to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Terry stressed: "I have seen a few reports myself. There is no unrest in the camp at all. "I'm not going to sit here and question the manager. I'm here on behalf of all the players to say we are all fully behind him. Everyone is positive." More @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8750168.stm/ Christ, that's desperate stuff. Doesn't mean they're behind him at all, just that he's been told to say they are. You're just being negative now.. Just realistic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Regarding boredom, I don't think there is one player at the world cup who likes not being with his family and spending their days between matches playing card games and PS3. All the players from every nation suffer from it, and tis will not be the first tournament where England players are bored, so hardly an excuse for underperforming. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Terry stressed: "I have seen a few reports myself. There is no unrest in the camp at all. "I'm not going to sit here and question the manager. I'm here on behalf of all the players to say we are all fully behind him. Everyone is positive." More @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8750168.stm/ Christ, that's desperate stuff. Doesn't mean they're behind him at all, just that he's been told to say they are. You're just being negative now.. Just realistic. Well it's true. If you have to come out and publicly say you back the manager, there's a problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Terry stressed: "I have seen a few reports myself. There is no unrest in the camp at all. "I'm not going to sit here and question the manager. I'm here on behalf of all the players to say we are all fully behind him. Everyone is positive." More @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8750168.stm/ Christ, that's desperate stuff. Doesn't mean they're behind him at all, just that he's been told to say they are. You're just being negative now.. Just realistic. Well it's true. If you have to come out and publicly say you back the manager, there's a problem. Not when it is preceded by dozens of articles in the national papers suggesting there is a problem. Cause and effect. From an outsider's perspective, it almost looks like you are trying to self destruct in this World Cup, and the media and fans are actually enjoying it when they have something to complain about. Can people not to a reasonable extent support the team and evaluate the performance after the tournament is over? Seems like a shit storm is being created out of nothing and before you know it the situation is out of control and nobody trusts nobody anymore. Classic example of shooting yourselves in the foot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Loads of empty seats Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinotheprehistoricgeordie Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 On a completely unrelated issue. How bad is it that I really really want to buy the white German world cup shirt? I mean I don't like Germany but that shirt is lush. :-[ I'm trying to think of a amazing German player to put on the back so I can justify buying it but no one is sticking out atm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 On a completely unrelated issue. How bad is it that I really really want to buy the white German world cup shirt? I mean I don't like Germany but that shirt is lush. :-[ I'm trying to think of a amazing German player to put on the back so I can justify buying it but no one is sticking out atm. Robert Huth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinotheprehistoricgeordie Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 On a completely unrelated issue. How bad is it that I really really want to buy the white German world cup shirt? I mean I don't like Germany but that shirt is lush. :-[ I'm trying to think of a amazing German player to put on the back so I can justify buying it but no one is sticking out atm. Robert Huth. Hmm of Boro and Stoke fame though. How about Podolski? Only plays well for the national team and the first German player to miss a penalty for 20 years or summat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 On a completely unrelated issue. How bad is it that I really really want to buy the white German world cup shirt? I mean I don't like Germany but that shirt is lush. :-[ I'm trying to think of a amazing German player to put on the back so I can justify buying it but no one is sticking out atm. Robert Huth. Hmm of Boro and Stoke fame though. How about Podolski? Only plays well for the national team and the first German player to miss a penalty for 20 years or summat. Ozil? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Good attacking move that! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 The commentator and Keown just slagging off their landlady there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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