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Jussi and the Owl

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:39 pm
by Puskas
Jussi's lot won 2-0. But....
http://football.guardian.co.uk/breaking ... 92,00.html
"In what must be a unique occurence in the history of international soccer the Group A match was held up for six minutes midway through the first half after an owl landed on the pitch and refused to move."
Wonder what a Sheffield Wednesday fan was doing in Helsinki....

Re: Jussi and the Owl

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:41 pm
by Soldier_Of_The_White_Army
Puskas wrote:Jussi's lot won 2-0. But....
http://football.guardian.co.uk/breaking ... 92,00.html
"In what must be a unique occurence in the history of international soccer the Group A match was held up for six minutes midway through the first half after an owl landed on the pitch and refused to move."
Wonder what a Sheffield Wednesday fan was doing in Helsinki....
Surely Juusi is used to that having watched Nolan in front of him all season!

Re: Jussi and the Owl

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:05 am
by Puskas
Puskas wrote:Jussi's lot won 2-0. But....
http://football.guardian.co.uk/breaking ... 92,00.html
"In what must be a unique occurence in the history of international soccer the Group A match was held up for six minutes midway through the first half after an owl landed on the pitch and refused to move."
Wonder what a Sheffield Wednesday fan was doing in Helsinki....
And here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dMBFOiYxT0&NR=1
Mike Riley was the ref, too - suprised Jussi didn't get sent off after 10 minutes...

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:18 am
by mullayo
Wonder what the owl was protesting about?

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 9:37 am
by Backgammon
mullayo wrote:Wonder what the owl was protesting about?
Who gives a hoot...

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:07 pm
by Bruce Rioja
Backgammon wrote:
mullayo wrote:Wonder what the owl was protesting about?
Who gives a hoot...
Twit

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:38 pm
by Abdoulaye's Twin
mullayo wrote:Wonder what the owl was protesting about?
Barnsley

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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:59 pm
by americantrotter
That was a fowl joke.

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:59 pm
by Abdoulaye's Twin
gotta make the breast of it

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:55 am
by Nozza
I might move to London, I have heard Tooting is a decent place.

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:59 am
by Puskas
I believe the owl didn't want to stop the match - he just wanted to play on the wing...

Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 12:14 am
by mullayo
Twit? To who does that refer?

Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 10:37 am
by Bruce Rioja
mullayo wrote:Twit? To who does that refer?
Yeay. Result! :mrgreen: