Newcastle Fan Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 India just scored against us, 1-1, the crowds went wild, its like their playing at home Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 On 14/01/2011 at 16:28, Newcastle Fan said: India just scored against us, 1-1, the crowds went wild, its like their playing at home You better just be pleased that Chopra didn't end up playing for them, or you could have been in for being on the end of an upset. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 3-1 now, heck even i could score a hatrick in this game. the guy who scored 2 goals for us used to play with me a year ago! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 It irritates me how bad they are at football. Twats. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 On 14/01/2011 at 16:35, Sewelly said: It irritates me how bad they are at football. Twats. No pitches, infrastructure, people that care enough. Best give them the world cup though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 On 14/01/2011 at 16:54, Disco said: Quote It irritates me how bad they are at football. Twats. No pitches, infrastructure, people that care enough. Best give them the world cup though. 1.3 billion people and not a professional standard player in site. Rubbish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 On 14/01/2011 at 16:56, Sewelly said: Quote Quote It irritates me how bad they are at football. Twats. No pitches, infrastructure, people that care enough. Best give them the world cup though. 1.3 billion people and not a professional standard player in site. Rubbish. It'd be like asking why Americans are terrible at Cricket. They just don't play it. Looking forward to how many we'll put past them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Glad I didn't wake up early for that Australia/Korea game. Looks like I would've fallen back asleep anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 On 14/01/2011 at 17:31, oldtype said: Quote Quote Quote It irritates me how bad they are at football. Twats. No pitches, infrastructure, people that care enough. Best give them the world cup though. 1.3 billion people and not a professional standard player in site. Rubbish. It'd be like asking why Americans are terrible at Cricket. They just don't play it. Not entirely correct, while cricket is obviously far ahead it's not as if football is simply not played. In certain regions Football is not far behind cricket in popularity and arguably even as popular. All schools across India actively play football. For example in West Bengal football is as popular as cricket, and when you consider that West Bengal as a region has a population of over 90 million people it's shameful that they struggle to produce a player of even professional standard. The appetite for football is actually quite high, if I remember correctly the viewing figures for the likes of the Premier League dwarf that of the UK. It's simply that the infrastructure and organisation of local football is abysmal. I also think somebody like Chopra (or Vikash Dhorasoo instead of having a handful of caps for France) would have been good for the game over there. Cricket having national icons like Tendulkar only drags further attention away from football and other sports. Having a player of professional quality might have helped to given kids somebody to identify with, but the Indian FA simply aren't going to have it apparently. Comparing cricket's popularity in the US to football's in India is not really a great comparison at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Also appears that Ismaeel Abdulatif of Bahrain has firmly place himself ion the running for topscorer because of this game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 On 14/01/2011 at 18:01, Sewelly said: Quote Quote Quote Quote It irritates me how bad they are at football. Twats. No pitches, infrastructure, people that care enough. Best give them the world cup though. 1.3 billion people and not a professional standard player in site. Rubbish. It'd be like asking why Americans are terrible at Cricket. They just don't play it. Not entirely correct, while cricket is obviously far ahead it's not as if football is simply not played. In certain regions Football is not far behind cricket in popularity and arguably even as popular. All schools across India actively play football. For example in West Bengal football is as popular as cricket, and when you consider that West Bengal as a region has a population of over 90 million people it's shameful that they struggle to produce a player of even professional standard. The appetite for football is actually quite high, if I remember correctly the viewing figures for the likes of the Premier League dwarf that of the UK. It's simply that the infrastructure and organisation of local football is abysmal. I also think somebody like Chopra (or Vikash Dhorasoo instead of having a handful of caps for France) would have been good for the game over there. Cricket having national icons like Tendulkar only drags further attention away from football and other sports. Having a player of professional quality might have helped to given kids somebody to identify with, but the Indian FA simply aren't going to have it apparently. Comparing cricket's popularity in the US to football's in India is not really a great comparison at all. Okay... umm... you're right and I'm wrong? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Not completely. You were right to an extent, just not to the categoric extreme you said. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I don't mind being wrong, but I still don't get djmattis' jokes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Trying to offend an entire continent in one post. Ambitious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 On 14/01/2011 at 19:31, oldtype said: I don't mind being wrong, but I still don't get djmattis' jokes. It was an anticlimactic debate though. I was expecting a response rather than just a white flag of defeat. Usually arguments on here go on and on until both posters cannot be bothered anymore I also did not entirely understand the picture, but I do think he was trying to be racist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 On 14/01/2011 at 19:33, Sewelly said: Quote I don't mind being wrong, but I still don't get djmattis' jokes. It was an anticlimactic debate though. I was expecting a response rather than just a white flag of defeat. Usually arguments on here go on and on until both posters cannot be bothered anymore I also did not entirely understand the picture, but I do think he was trying to be racist. I suppose I should google up a pic of an alpine-skiing Viking communist as a retort? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 On 14/01/2011 at 19:39, djmattis said: don't be offended, i owned and Mitsubishi Colt for 3 years! "Yo, Korean, I like you Koreans cuz I owned a Japanese car for 3 years" Slight problem there mattis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 On 14/01/2011 at 19:39, djmattis said: don't be offended, i owned and Mitsubishi Colt for 3 years! I had whale for dinner once and also enjoy yodeling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 On 14/01/2011 at 17:31, Ameritoon said: Glad I didn't wake up early for that Australia/Korea game. Looks like I would've fallen back asleep anyway. Well, that makes you wiser than me, because I DID stay up to watch it, and wish I didn't! We make BSA's football look like Barcelona Gotta be happy with the draw though - I thought we would have gotten rolled... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Iran vs. North Korea. This can only end well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Iran score a perfectly good goal which the ref disallows for a handball which never happened That's now China, Japan and N Korea that have benefited from horrendous ref decisions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shayno Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Promising striker for Iran is Karim Ansarifard. 20 years old, Good speed and acceleration, decent height and build and has shown good close control and a good finish to put Iran ahead 1-0 Probably the most promising non EU based player i've seen at the Asian Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 It's a bit of a shame that a team of Iran's caliber feels the need to time-waste like that against the likes of North Korea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shayno Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 On 15/01/2011 at 14:58, oldtype said: It's a bit of a shame that a team of Iran's caliber feels the need to time-waste like that against the likes of North Korea. Their style of play in general leaves alot to be desired. Though there were reports of a flu going through the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 On 15/01/2011 at 14:40, Shayno said: Promising striker for Iran is Karim Ansarifard. 20 years old, Good speed and acceleration, decent height and build and has shown good close control and a good finish to put Iran ahead 1-0 Probably the most promising non EU based player i've seen at the Asian Cup. Agreed. He looked good as an all-action centre forward Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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