The sport that isn’t Handegg

Commander McLane · Post by **Commander McLane** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 4:01 pm

pagroove wrote:
Now watching Germany - Argentina

The hand of god wasn't seen today.

I am starting to prepare myself for a reprise of the 1974 finals. (cautiously optimistic)

snork · Post by **snork** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 4:21 pm

Disembodied wrote:
Commander McLane wrote:
And heartfelt condolences to Ghana! It was so close!
Game of the tournament so far, definitely. A shame it had to end with Ghana being robbed!

That was really too bad.

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4:0 against Argentina - "meine Fresse"

I guess noone in the world had bet money on that result.

Sarin · Post by **Sarin** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:31 pm

Congratulations to ~~Poland~~ Germany.

Post by **Kaks** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 8:41 pm

Sarin wrote:
Congratulations to ~~Poland~~ Germany.

pagroove · Post by **pagroove** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:51 pm

WE ARE IN THE FINALS !!!

Now tomorrow we know if we're against Spain or Gemany.
It's a real madhouse here in Rotterdam now.

Sarin · Post by **Sarin** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:09 pm

I wonder how many people got heart attack in those last two minutes...

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:31 pm

Sarin wrote:
I wonder how many people got heart attack in those last two minutes...

That was just the shock of van Bommel finally getting a yellow card

maik · Post by **maik** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:52 pm

pagroove wrote:
WE ARE IN THE FINALS !!!
Now tomorrow we know if we're against Spain or Gemany.
It's a real madhouse here in Rotterdam now.

Oh boy, I can imagine! The last few minutes were killing me, but well deserved victory in the end! See you on Sunday

pagroove · Post by **pagroove** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 10:06 pm

maik wrote:
pagroove wrote:
WE ARE IN THE FINALS !!!
Now tomorrow we know if we're against Spain or Gemany.
It's a real madhouse here in Rotterdam now.
Oh boy, I can imagine! The last few minutes were killing me, but well deserved victory in the end! See you on Sunday

Thank you, although I have to admit I am no soccer-fan in general. But its nice. The party is still going on and I have to admit I'm getting a bit tired by all the claxons and horns. We are not World Champion yet. But I believe the people outside think they are.

Website · Post by **Cody** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 10:19 pm

The last time I was in Holland during a major football tournament, the hotel I was staying in actually carpeted the bar and restaurant with green astroturf, including pitch markings… everything else was orange, of course. The last time I was in Rotterdam, there was an almighty hail storm… worst I’ve ever seen anywhere. I have a soft spot for Holland… it’s a great country.

Post by **Disembodied** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 11:32 am

Steve wrote:
Sarin wrote:
I wonder how many people got heart attack in those last two minutes...
That was just the shock of van Bommel finally getting a yellow card

Good stuff! Well done the Netherlands, I say! As a child of the 1970s I have a soft spot for the Dutch team, too.

Paul the Psychic Octopus is predicting that Spain will beat Germany tonight, by the way ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/10521867.stm

Sarin · Post by **Sarin** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:25 pm

...apparently the cephalopod was correct. And frankly, it was deserved.

Website · Post by **Cody** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:34 pm

The Spanish play keep ball so well... reminds me of a Brian Clough-ism:
"The ball is your friend... keep it for a while, then pass it to a teammate."

maik · Post by **maik** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 11:31 pm

*sigh* at least the hotel bar had some nice single malts to cheer up

Website · Post by **Cody** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:11 am

Single malts... lowland, highland or island? When I was a whisky drinker, I favoured the island malts, especially from Islay.