World cup - looking forward?

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reohn2 wrote:France v Belgium,a masterclass of football great entertainmen :)
We were in a local pub during the match.

Bar staff, me, Mrs Mick F, plus six others in there and the telly was on with the game in progress.
Not one of us was in the slightest bit interested and none of us were watching.

Goodness knows why it was on. Perhaps someone could have come in later who was interested.
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Mick F wrote:
reohn2 wrote:France v Belgium,a masterclass of football great entertainmen :)
We were in a local pub during the match.

Bar staff, me, Mrs Mick F, plus six others in there and the telly was on with the game in progress.
Not one of us was in the slightest bit interested and none of us were watching.

Goodness knows why it was on. Perhaps someone could have come in later who was interested.

Why didn't you ask for it to be switch off?
If only in the intersts of energy conservation :wink:
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Hi,
But you will be in the local with England playing tonight Mick...................otherwise log on tomorrow for the result......
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reohn2 wrote:Why didn't you ask for it to be switch off?
If only in the intersts of energy conservation :wink:
It wasn't loud, and someone could have come in who wanted it.
We were in there perhaps 40mins. As far as I know, it was still the first half.

NATURAL ANKLING wrote:Hi,
But you will be in the local with England playing tonight Mick...................otherwise log on tomorrow for the result......
No I won't be out.
I'll hear the news tomorrow morning as is my normal routine. They'll tell me.
TBH, I'll be happy to hear the result, but not interested in the slightest about watching the game.
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My own world cup anecdote is that when Ken W was uttering the famous "They think it's all over... " I was driving around Bradford in an ice cream van trying to drum up business.

Beyond that, how many ways are there of saying "I'm not interested" and FWIW, who cares?
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thirdcrank wrote:. ...... how many ways are there of saying "I'm not interested" and FWIW, who cares?

Ask Mick :wink:
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Hi,
It Is Now :!: :cry: :cry: :cry:

Oh......we get to play off third place :P
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Business as usual then... :wink:
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Great game, England were found lacking in the second half,but they're the only England side that haven't left me bored rigid after the first half.
Well done lads,you should be proud of yourselves :)

France to win?
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reohn2 wrote:France to win?

I remember as a kid seeing England go out of a competition wanting the team to beat them to go on to win. My childish thinking was that if the team that beat them (closer the score the better, such as winning by one penalty) won then England would possibly have also beaten their opposition of they'd just hit through.

Kind of team X only just beat us but beat the next team they met by two goals. So we'd have beaten them by one possibly two goals.

I was very young and was really more into statistics if football than football itself.

So with the last vestiges of that childhood thought process still around, I hope Croatia beat France. Besides we're over there in a few weeks (France) so not sure I want them to still be hyper over the win.
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England had Croatia at their mercy but they missed numerous scoring chances-it should have been 3-0 at half-time.It was a poor game.The Croatian goal should be invalid as the player raised their foot almost maiming the English defender.It was gripping but if you watch Brazil 1970 or Argentina 1978 or 1986,you will see players like Pele,Kempes,Maradonna,Rivelino, and see some class act.
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from which we conclude that it is OK to kick someone in the head provided you score a goal while you are at it...?

what a funny game...
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Football's comin home! Comin home early. :(
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Username wrote:Football's comin home! Comin home early. :(

Or later than most people expected at the start of proceedings?

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RickH wrote:
Username wrote:Football's comin home! Comin home early. :(

Or later than most people expected at the start of proceedings?

If you try to win you may lose, but if you don't try to win you'll definitely lose!


True. I also cant deny England did well to get to the semi finals. Not exactly an easy thing to do. Half the world tried, only 4 made it.
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