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by FaninOz
Wed Jun 21, 2006 3:29 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Wee Mikey Owen
Replies: 24
Views: 6526

a third - a great lanky git whose inclusion makes the whole team have to play in a way alien to its roots Fine, but I don't get this bit. There is this great delusion in this country that we play/used to play/deserve to play like Brazil. We play bog-standard football and always have done. Peter Cro...
by FaninOz
Wed Jun 21, 2006 3:17 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: England - Sweden
Replies: 47
Views: 9239

Good report, got up at 3am for this one, thought it was the right decision at half time but it finished up so predictable at the end that I might have well stayed in bed. Must have been a good game though for any neutral watching but for England supporters it was an agonising second half yet again. ...
by FaninOz
Sat Jun 17, 2006 4:42 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Yellow Cards and all that!
Replies: 14
Views: 3395

Yellow Cards and all that!

Refs appear to be giving yellow cards for the most mundane tackles and inoffensive player actions, Crespo was even given one for "scoring a goal" after he had been flagged for offside. Yet only one yellow given for diving as far as I can remember (that nice Chelsea guy playing for Holland) even thou...
by FaninOz
Sat Jun 17, 2006 4:11 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: World Cup Group Stage, Day 6, 14 June
Replies: 58
Views: 13166

Yes, he scored against Spain in the Euro 2004 qualifying. In looking up his record I found the following distinction (who the hell follows these things?): Stelios also has the distinction of being part of the substitution that holds the record of the largest difference between the number of letters...
by FaninOz
Sat Jun 17, 2006 3:54 am
Forum: Site Development & Feedback
Topic: ** NEW T-SHIRTS **
Replies: 54
Views: 32135

keveh wrote:Here are a few examples of what the images would look like:

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I voted for current players but after seeing this I've changed my mind and vote for Worthington who scored the best ever Bolton goal..
by FaninOz
Fri Jun 16, 2006 4:14 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Argentina
Replies: 9
Views: 2375

Awesome ball control, passing, attacking flair and finishing, everything that England lack!!!!! A great performance, but could they be peaking to soon?
by FaninOz
Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:59 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: T&T v England
Replies: 77
Views: 28427

2-0 Gerrard 90mins, screamer from outside the box. Scoreline doesn't hide the flaws, but I suppose the win is the main thing. Great second goal but what about the earlier woeful finishing, and very slow build ups. Sven can say that they were pacing themselves and don't want to peak to soon but that...
by FaninOz
Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:05 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: T&T v England
Replies: 77
Views: 28427

Very poor, too slow build up, playing into the defenders hands. Crouch and Owen are having bad games, both missed chances that the Ecuador strikers would have scored with ease.
by FaninOz
Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:08 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Suprises so far???
Replies: 20
Views: 10883

white blood wrote:i need a new bathroom - where did you get yours from?
So do I, will your guys do work in Australia?
by FaninOz
Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:06 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: YOU ESS AY vs Czech's
Replies: 38
Views: 7948

Czechs looked good America looked Woeful, thefirst goal was a good header but the defending was abysmal, Onyewu seemed to go walkabout for the whole 90 and looked rather piss poor if I'm honest, based on todays performance, Boro can have the lad Who wanted us to buy Onyewu anyway, the lad did himse...
by FaninOz
Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:03 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Go Mexico!
Replies: 70
Views: 19740

the borg is out for the Angola match....may see more of Bravo (w/ either Franco or Fonseca) Injury didn't look to bad though on TV, he seemed to come off for a more precautionary reason than a serious injury. Hope that he's ok for the Portugal game. I guess that he's not match fit after spending so...
by FaninOz
Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:57 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Aus V Japan.
Replies: 17
Views: 5098

Hmmm, a different perspective on the match ... Anyone care to comment on Jap's first goal ?? I thought that it was a goalkeeper error, he was no where near the ball and I thought that he rushed out into the Jap player and not the otherway round. Not a foul for me and so a good, if lucky goal, and I...
by FaninOz
Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:56 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Aus V Japan.
Replies: 17
Views: 5098

The Ausies didn't play well at all, loads of the ball but didn't make any real chances except a couple in the first half and two from free kicks in the second until 6 minutes to go. Japan seemed to be in complete control until in the 84th minute a long throw into the box, goalkeeper came out flappin...
by FaninOz
Mon Jun 12, 2006 1:02 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Suprises so far???
Replies: 20
Views: 10883

I thought that the Ivory Coast looked good, if they weren't all Africans I would suggest that Sam looks them over but that would only cause more ANC problems in a couple of years time.
by FaninOz
Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:56 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Go on, how many have you watched?
Replies: 23
Views: 5335

Seen 6 live and Arg v Ivory Coast recorded, but missed Angola v Portugal.

Looking forward to Aussie v Japan tonight.
by FaninOz
Sat Jun 10, 2006 5:58 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Paraguay vs England
Replies: 54
Views: 16634

It was just like watching Bolton at their worst. Loads of long balls to Davies, oops sorry Crouch, poor kicking by Jussi, oops again by Robinson, and playing for a clean sheet against a team that we should have beated quite easily. Very frustrating but as others have said its a marathon not a sprint...
by FaninOz
Sat Jun 10, 2006 3:06 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: SET PIECES: World Cup Memories
Replies: 3
Views: 2567

1958 and Pele's break onto the World stage was something special to see. Also Sweden got through to the final which was also special for such a small Country with so few professional football clubs, even though they where host Nation it was still a major achievement. My son-in-law is Swedish which m...
by FaninOz
Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:59 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Paraguay vs England
Replies: 54
Views: 16634

Good cross from Beckham but England let them back in the game. We need to press on in the second half as Paraguay are looking more dangerous as the game goes on.

Ou of interest my daughter thinks that Crouch jumps like a starfish, all arms and legs. Quite a good description I thought.
by FaninOz
Fri Jun 02, 2006 2:22 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: The Greatest Ever... England Goal!
Replies: 8
Views: 3911

It has to be Hurst's goal that bounced off the cross bar, over the line and then out again. It won us the World Cup and made me support Russian linesmen ever since.
by FaninOz
Fri Jun 02, 2006 2:09 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: golf
Replies: 39
Views: 8998

Would love to, but too far to travel to Bolton. My house is in a golf resort backing onto the 15th Tee and I play regularly of 18 handicap. (used to be 15 but the game gets harder as you get older!)