Russia World Cup 18

[Jairzinho]

I'm looking forward to it. Think Croatia will win as well.

[s(k)aturation]

Good man.

[Jose Jones]

Some good games today, hopefully the Aussies and Peru both win to make that group really interesting.

Croatia - Argentina should be a good one. A draw would probably suit both.

[A_S]

I think the Cro-Arg game is rather fetching, but I have bias there.

 

In the meantime, I'll sink a few cans during Dansk/Oz.

Fucking hell. Halftime and the Bombers are smashing the Eagles and the Aussie game starting soon.

 

Stupid fucking overlap.

[s(k)aturation]

Fucking hell. Halftime and the Bombers are smashing the Eagles 

 

 

Christ, really?

Completely forgot about the footy.

[Greycellgreen]

Piece in The Guardian today about England fans being caught making Nazi salutes, fucking bellends.

[redinoz]

Yeah I'll be watching the game.. I'll no doubt fall asleep again though..

[Faustus]

What's the time difference in Oz for the games?

 

I've got some mates in Japan who are facing a late on on Sunday/ Monday morning for their game against Senegal. The win against Colombia's given them an incentive to watch it live as opposed to a recording and steering clear of the result. They're anticipating significant tiredness during their working day as a consequence.

[s(k)aturation]

It's 10pm here now.

[Jairzinho]

Some goal that.

[s(k)aturation]

It was.

 

.... Got a cunt Australian commentary here, with the commentators referring to "us" and "them".

 

Small time shit from a small time football country, as usual.

[Strontium]

I remember when we were all wanting us to sign him from Ajax. Good times.

[Jose Jones]

Yeah good goal by Denmark.

I know Eriksen caught it beautifully, but do you think an absolute top keeper saves that?

I do think Matt Ryan is decent.

[El Rojo]

Lovely goal. The ball’s come across and the lad’s hit it beyond the goalkeeper.

[Jairzinho]

Lovely goal. The ball’s come across and the lad’s hit it beyond the goalkeeper.

 

He arguably hit it a bit too well.

[Elite]

I remember when we were all wanting us to sign him from Ajax. Good times.

Didn't we sign Markovic for £20m that summer instead?

[s(k)aturation]

Yeah good goal by Denmark.

I know Eriksen caught it beautifully, but do you think an absolute top keeper saves that?

I do think Matt Ryan is decent.

 

 

How cringeworthy is the SBS commentary!

[Strontium]

Didn't we sign Markovic for £20m that summer instead?

That was a year later, 2014.

 

2013 was the year we opted to spend £14m on Aspas and Luis Alberto instead of £11m on Eriksen.

[Jose Jones]

How cringeworthy is the SBS commentary!

Not nearly as bad as Martin Tyler rambling on about 1966 for half an hour during the England game.

 

Thoughts on Lucy Zelic?

[El Rojo]

We haven’t done too badly in terms of attacking acquisitions in recent years.

 

Eriksen seems a little slow for a Klopp team to me, though he’d be a good upgrade on Lallana.

 

Wouldn’t criticise the keeper over that goal - he generates ridiculous power in his shots.

[s(k)aturation]

Not nearly as bad as Martin Tyler rambling on about 1966 for half an hour during the England game.

 

Thoughts on Lucy Zelic?

 

 

On a par.

At least 1966 is something to talk about... as opposed to "us/we/them/they just dived".

 

Lucy?

Me and 3 other husbands at my house last Saturday night drooled at her pathetically in front of our wives, who mocked us mercilessly.

[Jose Jones]

We haven’t done too badly in terms of attacking acquisitions in recent years.

 

Eriksen seems a little slow for a Klopp team to me, though he’d be a good upgrade on Lallana.

 

Wouldn’t criticise the keeper over that goal - he generates ridiculous power in his shots.

I wasn’t criticising. I don’t think a normal keeper saves it, but just wondering if one of those 6’3” octopus types like De Gea or Oblak would get a hand on it?

[Tony Moanero]

Not nearly as bad as Martin Tyler rambling on about 1966 for half an hour during the England game.

 

Thoughts on Lucy Zelic?

Can’t understand people moaning about people going on about 1966. Yeah, it was fifty odd years ago, but it’s no different to us going on about our European Cup wins.

[El Rojo]

I wasn’t criticising. I don’t think a normal keeper saves it, but just wondering if one of those 6’3” octopus types like De Gea or Oblak would get a hand on it?

AUSTRALIAN GOALKEEPERS ‘NOT NORMAL’ CLAIMS TLW PUNDIT JONES

[s(k)aturation]

Can’t understand people moaning about people going on about 1966. Yeah, it was fifty odd years ago, but it’s no different to us going on about our European Cup wins.

 

 

Yep.

I suspect Uruguayan commentators probably go on about 1938 and 1950.