World Cup

[Number 9]

Couldn't see a thread so here it is.

Funny tweet-
Just made my favourite pre-World Cup discovery (courtesy of The Observer’s tournament preview): the four officials who sit in the VAR control room during matches will all wear full kit.
Awesome!


I suspect there will be World Cup chatter over next few weeks, I printed off my wall chart today

 

[morty]

Hahaha, saw that earlier, brilliant!

 

[Number 9]

I'm starting to get excited now it's just a few days away. Dunno how far England can go, but we all love a World Cup!

 

[morty]

I'm starting to get excited now it's just a few days away. Dunno how far England can go, but we all love a World Cup!

I have a wall chart in my workshop, and I reckon we are good for at least the quarters.

So out to Germany on pens, in the quarters, it is.

 

[Fenway Frank]

Have to be honest, I’m not bothered. Perhaps when it starts it will get my enthusiasm going, Germany to win

 

[Number 9]

If we win our group it will be Brazil in the quarter finals? Think it's Germany if we come second in our group

 

[morty]

If we win our group it will be Brazil in the quarter finals? Think it's Germany if we come second in our group

Yeah thats how I worked it out. Haven't decided if we are winning our group or not!

 

[GJP]

A World Cup is a great time to be alive.

 

[Number 9]

Yeah thats how I worked it out. Haven't decided if we are winning our group or not!

Positivity Morty please

 

[morty]

Positivity Morty please

I have to admit I am quietly confident from what I have seen from the friendlies so far, we have a lot of very skilful, ball playing players, and the formation looks crisp and modern. Oh how it could have been, had big fat sam not cocked it up lol. Dull 4-4-2 all the way!

 

[Number 9]

I'm not suggesting that Big Sam would have won the thing, but sometimes effective isn't the same as pretty.

 

[GJP]

but sometimes effective isn't the same as pretty.

We've all been there.

 

[Din]

Have to say I can't wait it. I just love the whole atmosphere, and how literally every game is huge.

To be fair as well I do feel optimistic about England this year, which is a bit annoying because I'm sure like a lot of England fans is something I've done before every major tournament for as long as I can remember, only to always be let down

 

[Number 9]

Tomorrow 4pm, Ruski v Saudi opening game.

Russia NOT won a World Cup game since 2002! Have lost most of their friendly games.

Saudi NOT won a World Cup game since 1996! Have lost most of their friendly games.

It's gonna be a cracker......

 

[Fenway Frank]

I wish they’d stop banging on about var all the time, it’s still going to create problems anyway

 

[Fenway Frank]

Now the Russian player that didn’t dive, he “ initiated contact”, what a load of bollox

 

[Fenway Frank]

Why have the linesmen been told to keep their flags down when it’s a marginal offside ? it’s their job !
Oh, and when it’s on ITV we’re going to get the benefit of Clattenburgs “expertise “

 

[Number 9]

Putin sitting with the Sheik trying not to look overly smug as Ruski score their third

 

[Number 9]

Fourth

 

[Number 9]

And fifth