Go sj sharks!

[Cdnwolf]

Originally Posted by Rainbow Six

Never mind...soon be time for the World Cup and we'll be able to start a football* thread

(*soccer for our American friends )

I am so ready for the World Cup!!

[Targan]

Originally Posted by Cdnwolf

I am so ready for the World Cup!!

Me too. Now if the Socceroos can just get their theatrics to a better standard than those girly-men Italians...

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by Targan

Me too. Now if the Socceroos can just get their theatrics to a better standard than those girly-men Italians...

Great! We haven't gotten any Italians on this board yet, and you've just ruined our chances...

[Targan]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

Great! We haven't gotten any Italians on this board yet, and you've just ruined our chances...

Not all Italians. I was referring to the Italian national soccer team. In the last World Cup the Socceroos (Australia's national soccer team) got amazingly far considering our international ranking, but were knocked out by the Italians. The Socceroos weren't even as out-classed as you might expect - they had a couple of ridiculous penalties against them that on later viewing of the video footage were complete bullshit. It seems that when the Italian national soccer team can't win through skill they win through pretending to have been tripped etc. That is one aspect of soccer that I really despise.

[pmulcahy11b]

Targan, I was just joking...

[headquarters]

Originally Posted by Targan

Not all Italians. I was referring to the Italian national soccer team. In the last World Cup the Socceroos (Australia's national soccer team) got amazingly far considering our international ranking, but were knocked out by the Italians. The Socceroos weren't even as out-classed as you might expect - they had a couple of ridiculous penalties against them that on later viewing of the video footage were complete bullshit. It seems that when the Italian national soccer team can't win through skill they win through pretending to have been tripped etc. That is one aspect of soccer that I really despise.

we call this going for an Oscar.

It happens all the time and is slowly eroding people respect for the game .Many now call for video surveillance and refs in video booths that can examine in slo -mo what happended.I dont respect the players who use these theatrics no matter price .skill ,name or club.

Nor do I respect the fans that cheer them on .

Socceroos did fairly well - but why do you call it soccer ? It is FOOTBALL in the Queens English -all know this !!

The Yanks ( poor bewildered ba***** ) call it soccer !

Both "Aussie rules spiked shoes massacre ball" and NFL "wear body armour and crash into eachother until injured ball "are games mostly done with the hands !! Why do you try to call it FOOTBALL !! GARRGGHHL !!

The particular theatrical performance by the national side to which you were referring has a name in our end of the woods - it is called "The Spaghetti Sling" or something that roughly translates to that .

All said - bienvienuto all Italian T2Kers -love to have u . You may now take one free post dissing my national side ,but keep profanity to a minimum - and then to the game talk.

(realizing the cheek of this post I conclude by posting a few pointless smileys to take theedge of and dig in )

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by headquarters

Both "Aussie rules spiked shoes massacre ball" and NFL "wear body armour and crash into eachother until injured ball "are games mostly done with the hands !! Why do you try to call it FOOTBALL !! GARRGGHHL !!

So soccer would be "spectators beat the crap out of each other and try to kill each other" ball?