portugal/switzerland group the usual farce both nations seem to get
― gawker's psychotic monkeys (imago), Saturday, 25 July 2015 17:52 (eight years ago) link
Zlatan constructing FIFA voodoo doll rn
― gawker's psychotic monkeys (imago), Saturday, 25 July 2015 17:53 (eight years ago) link
Recently learned that Scotland was in the original Group of Death and was the only team in that group not to get to the knockouts. Although now I see that the term was apparently used earlier in Mexico.
― Archaic Buster Poindexter, Live At The Apollo (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 25 July 2015 17:56 (eight years ago) link
Good draw for Denmark, though the manager always complains about having to travel so far all the time.
― Frederik B, Saturday, 25 July 2015 18:33 (eight years ago) link
Bolivia manager Angel Guillermo Hoyos picks 93-man squad.
― Aw naw, no' Annoni oan an' aw noo (Tom D.), Friday, 19 August 2016 17:52 (seven years ago) link
cast that net yo
― alphonse ginaloa (alomar lines), Saturday, 20 August 2016 07:24 (seven years ago) link
No point even pretending not to be awed and grateful to the servant robbie keane has been to his country, regardless of the frustration his style/effort combo brought at times
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 16:28 (seven years ago) link
Ah yeah we all enjoyed slagging him from time to time but you cant deny he was a top top player for ireland
― Neptune Bingo (Michael B), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:18 (seven years ago) link
couldnt believe the chants they sing for him at the la galaxy games
guess you gotta work with what you have
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:40 (seven years ago) link
Gonna fucking win it
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Monday, 5 September 2016 18:50 (seven years ago) link
What an absurdly competent, incisive start.
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Monday, 5 September 2016 18:52 (seven years ago) link
Six of the Kosovo squad were only cleared to play by FIFA four hours ago.
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Monday, 5 September 2016 19:00 (seven years ago) link
This game is not competent anymore but it is very entertaining. Pitch is like a tarts tights
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Monday, 5 September 2016 19:20 (seven years ago) link
Hendrick a bizarre mix of strength, technique and utter foolishness. I think I'm very fond of him
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Monday, 5 September 2016 19:32 (seven years ago) link
Meanwhile, the Welsh Xavi gets his first ever Welsh goal as we go two nil up against shambolic Moldova
― groovypanda, Monday, 5 September 2016 19:38 (seven years ago) link
Guess what about this ref
Cunt since we scored
Like not just lol dmac, this is certifiable bias
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Monday, 5 September 2016 20:11 (seven years ago) link
that was a shocker alright
― Number None, Monday, 5 September 2016 20:14 (seven years ago) link
O Shea looks a mile from international standard
Ref booked two irish players in that first half for comedy, ignored two or three cert yellows for the Serbs. Completely hampers the midfield early on.
That said tactics since minute two have been laughably absent.
Offside? Think not.
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Monday, 5 September 2016 20:16 (seven years ago) link
Good call, if close.
whistle-blowing was a bit ostentatious though
still a cunt
― Number None, Monday, 5 September 2016 20:18 (seven years ago) link
Oh ya a cunt for the years. He'll get his own song when we qualify the cunt
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Monday, 5 September 2016 20:19 (seven years ago) link
We look the match for them again now we've decided to be.
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Monday, 5 September 2016 20:20 (seven years ago) link
I mean tbh we look a good deal better than these lads when we want.
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Monday, 5 September 2016 20:23 (seven years ago) link
a veritable festival of the defensive arts
― Number None, Monday, 5 September 2016 20:24 (seven years ago) link
fucking get in Murphy!
― calzino, Monday, 5 September 2016 20:25 (seven years ago) link
Oops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeWNQR5nRDE
― groovypanda, Monday, 5 September 2016 20:25 (seven years ago) link
Ah here how much better is it than watching a trap team away tbf
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Monday, 5 September 2016 20:27 (seven years ago) link
Oh christ
Take that, all considered
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Monday, 5 September 2016 20:37 (seven years ago) link
Best tackle all night from.dunphy on whelan there. Ouch.
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Monday, 5 September 2016 20:41 (seven years ago) link
after the early goal they were pretty formless and too deep most of the time, but at least they showed up in the 2nd half
― calzino, Monday, 5 September 2016 20:41 (seven years ago) link
After quinn came on he harried them well.
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Monday, 5 September 2016 20:42 (seven years ago) link
Finishes four nil in Cardiff after Bale penalty deep into injury time.
― groovypanda, Monday, 5 September 2016 20:42 (seven years ago) link
this ireland team scoring an early goal is a fairly concerning event.
p great result though - it took a while, perhaps due to the need to undo trapp's cultural lobotomy, but mon has really built a team with bottle. and bottle is all irish teams really have.
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Monday, 5 September 2016 20:44 (seven years ago) link
We have our bottle back, but we were hardly shamed technically out there. Disagree with the tenor of the analysis from rte here, we have as good a set of players from midfield as weve done since the halcyon days of Matty holland
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Monday, 5 September 2016 20:46 (seven years ago) link
Why did we only start playing after we went behind? Same old Ireland
― Neptune Bingo (Michael B), Monday, 5 September 2016 20:58 (seven years ago) link
Hendricks only player with a bit of guile. Stating the obvious but what is the point of glen whelan. I dont see much of him in the prem but he cant be so utterly useless for stoke
― Neptune Bingo (Michael B), Monday, 5 September 2016 21:00 (seven years ago) link
Old argument. Surrounded by better players.
Brady, hendrick, long, coleman all well fit to play a bit, and I don't think we'd mind the balance ito numbers if they were allowed or encouraged to.
Look, a draws a good result particularly with that ref. We didn't deserve more, although imo it was there for the taking.
― poor fiddy-less albion (darraghmac), Monday, 5 September 2016 21:07 (seven years ago) link
hourihane, egan, o'dowda better than what's being put out there
― r|t|c, Monday, 5 September 2016 22:15 (seven years ago) link
Hurling has spoiled my footy for good. Semi-watching the sinking of the titanic called Lolland. Lovely chip by Berg puts Holland 1-0 down against Sweden.
Janssen is "alright" though, in case anyone wonders.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 6 September 2016 19:34 (seven years ago) link
The Blind leading the Blind
― I like it when you shoot inside me Dirk (Bananaman Begins), Tuesday, 6 September 2016 20:07 (seven years ago) link
Exactly. Blind Jr.'s cowardly man-bun not scoring any sympathy points either. Blind sr. can just fuck off imho.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 6 September 2016 21:42 (seven years ago) link
Spas Delev, who has scored nine times in his last seventy-eight appearances in Polish and Bulgarian domestic football, and never before at international level, managed it twice in fifteen minutes vs the Netherlands.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Saturday, 25 March 2017 20:51 (seven years ago) link
Only good thing abt this shambles is Danny Blind will be butchered in the press. He's such a fucking tool and I hate him so so much.
He selects a 17 yo who's only played a hand full of games for Ajax. He lets him debut in a way too tricky and uneasy match, the poor guy makes an error leading to a goal. By halftime Blind throws him under the bus by keeping him in the dresser. Way to destroy a young player, man.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Saturday, 25 March 2017 21:00 (seven years ago) link
Something is rotten in the state of Holland! Seems to be no decent young talent coming out of their lately which is surprising
― Well bissogled trotters (Michael B), Sunday, 26 March 2017 17:25 (seven years ago) link
Blind out. Bless.
There's lots of talent Michael B, it's just mistreated, misjudged and misguided by layers and layers of incompetence within the association.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Sunday, 26 March 2017 19:24 (seven years ago) link
I guess you could say Danny was blind to the teams deficiencies (•_•) ( •_•)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■)
― Well bissogled trotters (Michael B), Sunday, 26 March 2017 21:07 (seven years ago) link
Meanwhile, Scotland still in it. I would've taken a loss rather than that horrific legbreak Coleman endured on Friday
― Well bissogled trotters (Michael B), Sunday, 26 March 2017 21:15 (seven years ago) link
Yes, thank the Lord for that useless bawbag, Chris Martin.
― Bill Teeters (Tom D.), Sunday, 26 March 2017 22:17 (seven years ago) link
I'm not ready to post itt yet
Ban wales
― The night before all about day (darraghmac), Sunday, 26 March 2017 22:50 (seven years ago) link
Russia vs Saudi Arabia as the first game of the tournament. #getthispartystarted
― Matt DC, Friday, 1 December 2017 15:57 (six years ago) link
Overall a pretty good draw, no? Denmark lucky, but apart from Morocco and Iran nobody can be that upset.
― Frederik B, Friday, 1 December 2017 15:58 (six years ago) link
group d not quite a group of death, more a group of sustained peril
― ogmor, Friday, 1 December 2017 15:58 (six years ago) link
great group for england
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Friday, 1 December 2017 15:58 (six years ago) link
Group H could be interesting, all DARK HORSES all the time.
― Matt DC, Friday, 1 December 2017 15:59 (six years ago) link
when did England last get out of a group? they may have a shot
― Illegal Ethiopian Dance Music (Noodle Vague), Friday, 1 December 2017 15:59 (six years ago) link
I think Morocco could frustrate Portugal or Spain
lol russia vs saudi arabia is on my birthday too - gonna be sweet
― nxd, Friday, 1 December 2017 16:00 (six years ago) link
i've decided i'm supporting mo salah's egypt
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Friday, 1 December 2017 16:00 (six years ago) link
Overall a pretty good draw, no?
Dull as ditchwater for the neutrals. Apart from Por v. Spa.
― Action of Boyle Man Prompts Visitor to Stay (Tom D.), Friday, 1 December 2017 16:00 (six years ago) link
PolandSenegalColombiaJapan
^is that the most balanced WC group ever?
― ogmor, Friday, 1 December 2017 16:02 (six years ago) link
Calling Argentina v Croatia as the game of the tournament already. England v Belgium dead rubber probably the worst.
― Matt DC, Friday, 1 December 2017 16:02 (six years ago) link
H is the Group of Life.
― Action of Boyle Man Prompts Visitor to Stay (Tom D.), Friday, 1 December 2017 16:03 (six years ago) link
lol
― ogmor, Friday, 1 December 2017 16:05 (six years ago) link
― Action of Boyle Man Prompts Visitor to Stay (Tom D.), 1. december 2017 17:00 (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Well, yeah. These two things might be connected :)
― Frederik B, Friday, 1 December 2017 16:05 (six years ago) link
Jose Fonte knows more about geography than Shearer.
― Action of Boyle Man Prompts Visitor to Stay (Tom D.), Friday, 1 December 2017 16:10 (six years ago) link
Spain group closest to something of a death group.
I expect Morocco to shine and take second place.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 1 December 2017 16:13 (six years ago) link
PolandSenegalColombiaJapan^is that the most balanced WC group ever?― ogmor, Friday, 1 December 2017 16:02 (forty-eight seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― ogmor, Friday, 1 December 2017 16:02 (forty-eight seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
According to our agreed-on Ogmor Quality scale, yes it is.
The same scale tells us that the easiest group is group A (cumulative quality points 81, where the best team gets 1 point and the worst gets 32) and the most difficult group is F (53).
― Tim, Friday, 1 December 2017 16:15 (six years ago) link
now that's the sort of stats the people need to hear
― ogmor, Friday, 1 December 2017 16:17 (six years ago) link
Three quarters of the Spain group total next-door neighbours also, you could probably get from Portugal to Morocco in a car in an afternoon (NB this estimate is untested).
― Tim, Friday, 1 December 2017 16:20 (six years ago) link
(via Spain obv)
― Tim, Friday, 1 December 2017 16:21 (six years ago) link
My gut feel is that Colombia are comfortably the best team in that group but we'll find out.
― Matt DC, Friday, 1 December 2017 16:22 (six years ago) link
colombia didn't look great getting beaten by SK the other day. that's definitely the most curious, I've not seen senegal play at all
― ogmor, Friday, 1 December 2017 16:26 (six years ago) link
How are Eng fucking thia up? I don't know but I'll enjoy finding out.
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 1 December 2017 17:02 (six years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DP-RCM-X4AMgiVV.jpg
Love this pic; so many possible explanations for what might be happening here; most of them are more plausible than "this is the draw for the world cup 2018".
― Tim, Friday, 1 December 2017 17:26 (six years ago) link
why are they in area 51
― infinity (∞), Friday, 1 December 2017 17:30 (six years ago) link
The general lack of legit good teams (four, maybe) should make this pretty even and interesting, I think.
Has anyone got tickets / plans to go?
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Friday, 1 December 2017 17:31 (six years ago) link
I've not seen senegal play at all
Mane, Balde Keita, Sow and Niang up front, Koullibaly at the back - definitely wouldn’t bet on Colombia in their current form.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Friday, 1 December 2017 17:36 (six years ago) link
Russia could well be out of this after the first round; I can see Egypt and Uruguay ending above them.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 1 December 2017 17:50 (six years ago) link
Here's hoping.
― Action of Boyle Man Prompts Visitor to Stay (Tom D.), Friday, 1 December 2017 18:00 (six years ago) link
I'm sure their fans will accept it with passive equanimity
― Illegal Ethiopian Dance Music (Noodle Vague), Friday, 1 December 2017 18:10 (six years ago) link
Russia’s main problem, apart from Igor Akinfeev, is that they are incredibly boring but if they can click I think they should probably finish above Egypt.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Friday, 1 December 2017 18:18 (six years ago) link
Craig Bellamy8/11Tony Pulis3/1Ryan Giggs11/2Osian Roberts8/1Carl Robinson10/1Thierry Henry18/1Kit Symons20/1Rob Page22/1Dean Saunders25/1John Hartson25/1
What a shitty shortlist for next Wales manager, wouldn't want any of these near a league one club.
standard Ryan Giggs hilarity:"Of course I'm interested," 44-year-old Giggs told Sky Sports.
"I've not spoken to anyone at the moment but I'd definitely be interested.
― calzino, Saturday, 9 December 2017 12:24 (six years ago) link
Thierry Henry!!
― imago, Saturday, 9 December 2017 12:44 (six years ago) link
A bit like Giggs in that he wants to be an engine driver with an engine driver hat when he grows up, although obv Giggs is the extreme case,
― calzino, Saturday, 9 December 2017 13:02 (six years ago) link
Giggs very much the Full Kit Wanker of the management world. He carries a sheepskin coat, a pint of wine and a wound-down car window with him everywhere he goes these days.
― Thomas Gabriel Fischer does not endorse (aldo), Sunday, 10 December 2017 12:36 (six years ago) link
and yet strangely never goes towards lower tier clubs where he might have an actual chance of being given an experimental chance
― best display name of 2017 (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 10 December 2017 12:44 (six years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/feb/01/russia-world-cup-locusts-pitch-damage-officials-fear
― alomar lines, Thursday, 1 February 2018 04:41 (six years ago) link
most of the world cup kits are v disappointing, boring and a bit 90s-blocky. I quite like japan & argentina's kits, and belgium's is good:
http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/adidas-new-kit-belgium.png
but the new nigeria kit is an instant classic
https://images.cdn.fourfourtwo.com/sites/fourfourtwo.com/files/styles/image_landscape/public/nike-news-football-soccer-nigeria-national-team-kit-12_original.jpg?itok=OAZj29nj
― ogmor, Friday, 9 February 2018 12:49 (six years ago) link
agree on all 4!
the away kits for portugal, france and croatia too
― nxd, Friday, 9 February 2018 12:53 (six years ago) link
obvs the german 1990 nod too
oh that portugal away kit is nice and seems quite portuguese to me. the german kit is also deutsch as hell, not bad http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Leroy+Sane+Germany+Adidas+Present+New+Kit+PDmLLEODQtvl.jpg
― ogmor, Friday, 9 February 2018 12:59 (six years ago) link
These are all pretty nice, Nigeria especially. I like the French one too:
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C9nKP5NwspU/Wg3J6dfXvXI/AAAAAAABXPU/BlohnWUwZa00lHmXd-AaG_vFh8vLHVRKACLcBGAs/s550/france-2018-world-cup-kit-2.jpg
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 9 February 2018 13:02 (six years ago) link
A lot of retro styling going on.
― Video reach stereo bog (Tom D.), Friday, 9 February 2018 13:06 (six years ago) link
Ooh, new Spain and Germany away kits leaked today - very nice
― nxd, Tuesday, 13 February 2018 10:21 (six years ago) link
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6aqVNBd-X3Q/WoHZD2UTDYI/AAAAAAABbGM/Btf2ce0pa0wZzs8j2LZYAJKhb6KWwEB4QCLcBGAs/s1600/adidas-germany-2018-world-cup-away-kit-2.jpg
― nxd, Tuesday, 13 February 2018 10:22 (six years ago) link