went to this game, the Japanese team is an entertaining watch! gonna see canada vs. england saturday too
― lettered and hapful (symsymsym), Wednesday, 24 June 2015 07:00 (ten years ago)
Me too. Looking forward to it. a commonwealth clash
― alomar lines, Wednesday, 24 June 2015 16:51 (ten years ago)
Fra Ger lves up to expectations
― abcfsk, Friday, 26 June 2015 21:33 (ten years ago)
going to see japan tomorrow :)))))
― dylannn, Friday, 26 June 2015 21:38 (ten years ago)
fuck it, male referees next time pls
― rahrah avis (imago), Friday, 26 June 2015 21:40 (ten years ago)
imago can you expand on that point please?
― dylannn, Friday, 26 June 2015 21:43 (ten years ago)
more about how the officiating is bad rather than how broads can't referee
https://therealfubol.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/female_ref_red_card_shutterstock.jpg
― 2 jazz boys 1 jazz cup (Noodle Vague), Friday, 26 June 2015 21:44 (ten years ago)
the refereeing in this tournament has been fucking diabolical and the players deserve better
at the very least a video review system should have been implemented to help the referees
― rahrah avis (imago), Friday, 26 June 2015 21:47 (ten years ago)
word. i don't know enough to really figure out the officiating deficiencies beyond like outrageous shit. do you have any particular examples?
― dylannn, Friday, 26 June 2015 21:51 (ten years ago)
this is the first time i've ever watched a full soccer game on tv and at a stadium.
― dylannn, Friday, 26 June 2015 21:58 (ten years ago)
O_O
― rahrah avis (imago), Friday, 26 June 2015 22:22 (ten years ago)
gawwwwwd
― lettered and hapful (symsymsym), Friday, 26 June 2015 22:39 (ten years ago)
lol, awful
play like that against...oh
― rahrah avis (imago), Friday, 26 June 2015 22:41 (ten years ago)
making the 20 year-old take a penalty was utter madness tbf, i'd have given it to the keeper before her
― rahrah avis (imago), Friday, 26 June 2015 22:42 (ten years ago)
Bergeroo was doing things only he understood in the last half of the match.
― abcfsk, Friday, 26 June 2015 22:57 (ten years ago)
Love watching China, they knock it around so pleasingly
― rahrah avis (imago), Saturday, 27 June 2015 00:19 (ten years ago)
so one of the usa and germany will be in the final
why, france, why
― rahrah avis (imago), Saturday, 27 June 2015 01:20 (ten years ago)
nv otm
― mookieproof, Saturday, 27 June 2015 01:23 (ten years ago)
posting a stylised glamour shot to combat sexism, sure
― rahrah avis (imago), Saturday, 27 June 2015 01:30 (ten years ago)
the game is about players, not referees
the best female referees should be allowed into the men's game, the best male referees into the women's game. referee gender is almost completely irrelevant. referee ability unfortunately is and this tournament's referees have made a string of catastrophic errors
so no i didn't mean 'replace all the women refs they don't know the rules', i meant 'a nice mix of male and female with video assistance pls'
clearly wanting the players to be helped by good officiating is sexist tho
― rahrah avis (imago), Saturday, 27 June 2015 01:33 (ten years ago)
*unfortunately isn't, even
like, obviously it'd be great to have competent female officials everywhere and they will doubtless improve along with the players, but there is a need for the highest available standard of officiating at any major tournament, surely
― rahrah avis (imago), Saturday, 27 June 2015 01:41 (ten years ago)
well said
― mookieproof, Saturday, 27 June 2015 01:52 (ten years ago)
presumably the powers that be will have quietly noticed the clownshoes reffing and will hopefully spend a bunch of money/effort in getting it up to snuff over the next four years
Japan are nice to watch in a slightly bloodless Swansea-circa-2012 kind of way
― there was a lot of beer and people doing sit ups, (laughs) (DJ Mencap), Saturday, 27 June 2015 20:30 (ten years ago)
this lineout thing they do when they have a corner is kinda lol but maybe clever? must have a limited shelf life tho
― there was a lot of beer and people doing sit ups, (laughs) (DJ Mencap), Saturday, 27 June 2015 20:34 (ten years ago)
my kingdom for a halfway useful final ball smh
― there was a lot of beer and people doing sit ups, (laughs) (DJ Mencap), Saturday, 27 June 2015 21:38 (ten years ago)
japan knock it around better than anyone, including china
― rahrah avis (imago), Saturday, 27 June 2015 21:38 (ten years ago)
until that final ball yeah
ah, there it was!
next step: finishing
― rahrah avis (imago), Saturday, 27 June 2015 21:42 (ten years ago)
aha! well, 1 yard out without a goalkeeper
― rahrah avis (imago), Saturday, 27 June 2015 21:44 (ten years ago)
deserved, just about
― there was a lot of beer and people doing sit ups, (laughs) (DJ Mencap), Saturday, 27 June 2015 21:44 (ten years ago)
cheap'n'nasty energy drinks so I can stay awake for CAN-ENG it is then
― there was a lot of beer and people doing sit ups, (laughs) (DJ Mencap), Saturday, 27 June 2015 21:57 (ten years ago)
great Bronze header, 2-0 England
Beeb commentator pisses himself and abandons any pretence of impartiality
― there was a lot of beer and people doing sit ups, (laughs) (DJ Mencap), Saturday, 27 June 2015 23:46 (ten years ago)
Bardsley spills a nothing ball, 2-1
― there was a lot of beer and people doing sit ups, (laughs) (DJ Mencap), Sunday, 28 June 2015 00:14 (ten years ago)
this is almost unbelievably shit
― rahrah avis (imago), Sunday, 28 June 2015 00:16 (ten years ago)
spoilt watching france/germany/usa/japan of late perhaps but lol what are they all doing
ehh if I can only choose between unrefined bluster with actual penalty area content and meek triangle passing that rarely if ever bothers the goalmouth I'm more in the mood for the former of those
― there was a lot of beer and people doing sit ups, (laughs) (DJ Mencap), Sunday, 28 June 2015 00:26 (ten years ago)
yeah but this is just a mess
an exciting mess, no doubt
― rahrah avis (imago), Sunday, 28 June 2015 00:27 (ten years ago)
been a crazy number of free kicks
― ogmor, Sunday, 28 June 2015 01:19 (ten years ago)
and there's the ref howler
― there was a lot of beer and people doing sit ups, (laughs) (DJ Mencap), Sunday, 28 June 2015 01:22 (ten years ago)
great result tbh
based on watching Japan earlier I can envisage England overrunning them albeit via extreme purist-irking
― there was a lot of beer and people doing sit ups, (laughs) (DJ Mencap), Sunday, 28 June 2015 01:29 (ten years ago)
japan u.s. final imho
― dylannn, Sunday, 28 June 2015 02:53 (ten years ago)
getting a bit of a 'if Princess Di had lived' vibe from the German coach
her team could politely be described as tenacious in their zeal to boot Megan Rapinoe out of the game
USA are so more accomplished and drilled than anyone else afaict but Alex Morgan has missed two sitters and have probably forfeited most psychological advantage for the second half. enjoyable game tho
― there was a lot of beer and people doing sit ups, (laughs) (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 30 June 2015 23:59 (ten years ago)
lol Megan Rapinoe's gf used to be in Band of Horses (thx wikipedia)
― there was a lot of beer and people doing sit ups, (laughs) (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 00:05 (ten years ago)
Germany have had enough of waiting for the USA to score and are maybe going forward this half? Encouraging if so
― rahrah avis (imago), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 00:12 (ten years ago)
Germany pen, not much in it but enough
― there was a lot of beer and people doing sit ups, (laughs) (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 00:19 (ten years ago)
two feet wide ffs
― there was a lot of beer and people doing sit ups, (laughs) (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 00:20 (ten years ago)
it was a completely obvious penalty and an extremely lucky yellow card tbh
― rahrah avis (imago), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 00:21 (ten years ago)
WTF, plus I've got work in the morning, so WTFx2
― holger sharkey (Tom D.), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 00:22 (ten years ago)
think there's been one shot on target so far (Morgan's first good chance)
― there was a lot of beer and people doing sit ups, (laughs) (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 00:23 (ten years ago)