England V USA Saturday 12th June

by **dave-r** » 09 Jun 2010 11:22

Come on ENGLAND! :lol:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/us_and ... 270467.stm

by **RedRaven** » 09 Jun 2010 12:02

Im Nuetral for this game.

But I do support Man Utd so I would like the see the boy Rooney score.

Id be very suprised if the USA win.

by **drewcrane** » 09 Jun 2010 12:07

RedRaven wrote:Im Nuetral for this game.

But I do support Man Utd so I would like the see the boy Rooney score.

Id be very suprised if the USA win.

ha i dont even watch the game but i do know that England$$$$$$$, has some of the best talent in the world,

the yanks dont stand a chance,they only have one guy with any talent and they dont even know what position to use him in :s024:

by **dave-r** » 09 Jun 2010 12:10

drewcrane wrote:ha i dont even watch the game but i do know that England$$$$$$$, has some of the best talent in the world,

Not true actually. The English clubs all have a massive number of players from all over the world. Which means that there are not a lot of English players to pick from that get regular top league games. All our best team players play for other countries!

by **drewcrane** » 09 Jun 2010 12:14

dave-r wrote:
drewcrane wrote:ha i dont even watch the game but i do know that England$$$$$$$, has some of the best talent in the world,

Not true actually. The English clubs all have a massive number of players from all over the world. Which means that there are not a lot of English players to pick from that get regular top league games. All our best team players play for other countries!

ahh so the sports guy i listened to was wrong, you have alot of talent , it is spread about other teams, i see, frickin radio moron ,soccer just dosent draw the interest so the info is diluted quite a bit :frown:

by **dave-r** » 09 Jun 2010 12:29

Yeah you have to be English to play for England. Most of our players in the top teams aren't.
The manager always used to be English at one time but hasn't been for years now because managers of top international standard are few and far between.

by **dave-r** » 09 Jun 2010 12:37

In the 2006 World Cup, an estimated 376 channels worldwide broadcast the event, generating 73,072 hours of matches, build-ups and punditry.

"If all the 2006 coverage were shown on just one channel, it would take over eight years to broadcast non-stop," says a Fifa spokesman.

by **drewcrane** » 09 Jun 2010 12:38

dave-r wrote:Yeah you have to be English to play for England. Most of our players in the top teams aren't.
The manager always used to be English at one time but hasn't been for years now because managers of top international standard are few and far between.

so do the managers make alot of money? do other teams try to buy them out?

by **dave-r** » 09 Jun 2010 12:49

Managers and players are appointed in fixed term contracts. There is usually several million pounds involved for top men.

by **drewcrane** » 09 Jun 2010 13:45

i have been looking on the site and i cant find out when the game starts,what time does it start on saturday?

ok i found it it will be on at 12:30 pm here,is that 8:30 pm for you guys?

and the yanks arent even gonna have Charlie Davies he is hurt,he is the guy i heard about :tears:

by **dave-r** » 09 Jun 2010 13:48

7:30pm in the UK which is GMT+1 hour at the moment.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... nd_results

by **dave-r** » 09 Jun 2010 13:51

Also see;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... s/team/usa

by **dave-r** » 09 Jun 2010 13:56

Interseting link from that last one.
http://blogs.forbes.com/sportsmoney/201 ... the-world/

by **drewcrane** » 09 Jun 2010 13:57

wow so the yanks have an experienced man in the net, they will need all the help they can get :nod:

and that Rooney guy i would rather he be on the yanks too!

by **RedRaven** » 09 Jun 2010 14:32

Rooney could have player for Ireland ya know.

Irish Blood English Heart.

by **drewcrane** » 09 Jun 2010 16:05

dave-r wrote:Interseting link from that last one.
http://blogs.forbes.com/sportsmoney/201 ... the-world/

that is a very interesting read, here in denver we only have 2 million people,4 million in the whole state, and this town is rabid about all sports,aside from the 4 major sports,we also have a major league lacross team as well as a major league soccer team, this small town supports them all quite well

there is money out there for these sports but like the article says, the corporate money goes to the 4 major sports and the other leagues look thin cause all the talent is else where,

one thing for sure is base ball is huge south of the border,and there a ton of latinos make a ton of money playing baseball,but the most popular sport is still soccer,last time i checked it was still the number one sport in the world,despite what americans think about american football :nod:

by **dave-r** » 11 Jun 2010 7:39

Damn.

Realised last night I have to go to a wedding on Saturday night.

It's one of lads my wife manages. The reception is in a crappy sports center next to a supermarket. Classy. :roll:

Going to completely miss the game. :cry:

by **dave-r** » 11 Jun 2010 10:46

Hang on. The function is in a sports center? They are bound to have the match on the screens unless the bride has put a ban on it. :biggrin:

by **drewcrane** » 11 Jun 2010 12:46

dave-r wrote:Hang on. The function is in a sports center? They are bound to have the match on the screens unless the bride has put a ban on it.

or bring a radio, with an ear plug tell them your security, and try to hide it from your wife :nod:

by **drewcrane** » 12 Jun 2010 20:31

a friggin tie, wow that is why i dont watch soccer or hockey, man why dont they have overtime or something? I think i just threw up in my mouth, uggg gaggg :s020:

by **bradburm** » 12 Jun 2010 21:16

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezk0e1VL80o

by **dave-r** » 13 Jun 2010 0:29

drewcrane wrote:a friggin tie, wow that is why i dont watch soccer or hockey, man why dont they have overtime or something? I think i just threw up in my mouth, uggg gaggg

England were f'ing crap. I hope they get their shit together real soon or they will be out of the competition real quick.

Drew they are only allowed to tie a match in these early group stages. They have to win or loose in the later stages. Extra time if needed. As a last resort a penalty shoot out. Which England always loose.

by **drewcrane** » 13 Jun 2010 2:39

dave-r wrote:
drewcrane wrote:a friggin tie, wow that is why i dont watch soccer or hockey, man why dont they have overtime or something? I think i just threw up in my mouth, uggg gaggg

England were f'ing crap. I hope they get their shit together real soon or they will be out of the competition real quick.

Drew they are only allowed to tie a match in these early group stages. They have to win or loose in the later stages. Extra time if needed. As a last resort a penalty shoot out. Which England always loose.

ahh so they do have a shoot out,and yes you need some great shooters for that, the NHL(hockey) adopted a similar rule it at least give a winner,

and yes from what i heard England gave the yanks a gift :nod:

by **patrick** » 14 Jun 2010 4:20

by **RedRaven** » 18 Jun 2010 21:57

Lads England were a bag of Shite today....they now must win against Slovenia. :roll:

So glad Mexico bashed France hahahaha...........

by **dave-r** » 19 Jun 2010 10:24

RedRaven wrote:Lads England were a bag of Shite today....they now must win against Slovenia.

So glad Mexico bashed France hahahaha...........

Yep. Terrible. Absolutely terrible.

The USA match was quite good but another draw.

by **drewcrane** » 19 Jun 2010 12:41

RedRaven wrote:Lads England were a bag of Shite today....they now must win against Slovenia.

So glad Mexico bashed France hahahaha...........

VIVA MEXICO :nod:

by **RedRaven** » 19 Jun 2010 17:36

drewcrane wrote:
RedRaven wrote:Lads England were a bag of Shite today....they now must win against Slovenia.

So glad Mexico bashed France hahahaha...........

VIVA MEXICO

Los muchachos en verde justo como Irlanda!!! :thumbsup:

by **fbernard** » 21 Jun 2010 14:47

RedRaven wrote:So glad Mexico bashed France hahahaha...........

Hey, at least MY idiot f**king loser team DID enter the competition!

No wonder I despise this f'ing game :
- I heard over the weekend that the players were going to get their bonus, win or lose - about 6 or 7 million euros apiece (of shit, I guess).
- And from what' I've heard today at work, apparently some of that money comes from my taxes! I could care less about private money, and sponsorships, but I'd like to avoid paying for their second Ferrari with my taxes.
If Nike is ready to pay 46 million euros a year for the French team, they can keep it, no need to give them back in 2014!!

If those guys were worth anything, they'd be playing rugby anyway.

Now where is my year-round, NHRA-standard dragstrip? That's what my taxes are for!

by **dave-r** » 21 Jun 2010 14:58

Brazil are looking very good. Lets support them instead. :thumbsup:

1 to 1 - All you Brits watch this - great video