they've probably got Andy Townsend to dust down his tactics truck and drive it over to Moscow
― Neil S, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 09:03 (five years ago) link
I’m a Trinidad supporter and VAR would have caught Peter Crouch pulling Brent Sancho’s dreadlocks when scoring in 2006, a grudge I will take to the grave with me, so I am all for it.
Colombia - Japan should be good. Japan have been appalling recently so it’ll be interesting to see whether they can get it together.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 09:04 (five years ago) link
I'd completely forgotten about the horrible Le main of frog incident, but I just take it as a given that ROI are one of the small nations that prefer to punch below their weight and not make too much of a fuss about it!
― calzino, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 09:08 (five years ago) link
I was just thinking about this when Lineker was grumbling about decisions never going England's way in the WC
― Dark Mavis (Michael B), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 09:34 (five years ago) link
the whole of cork run screaming to the UN making screen motions with their hands
― tired culché (darraghmac), Tuesday, June 19, 2018 8:11 AM (one hour ago)
???
― Dark Mavis (Michael B), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 09:35 (five years ago) link
i quite enjoyed ENG in the first few minutes: nippy and limber and connected and far less hateable -- then HK got his goal and the commentators switched into same old same old insufferable so i was delighted by the pen in terms both dramatic and moral, PRIDE GOES BEFORE A LOLSOME FALL MOFOS WORK FOR IT
which i guess they did but it was already less fun than it had been for those virginal first moments
reasons VAR is good: increases the arguments, image of putin's agents in an underground moscow bunker busily faking back-up footage to send to wikileaks etc , possiblity of a strong VAR-MIDGE interface at some point (swarm stopped play)
― mark s, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 10:09 (five years ago) link
xp twas an attack on our sovereignty mick
― tired culché (darraghmac), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 10:11 (five years ago) link
The banks of the volga in june is like the hajj of midges
― A Warning to the Karius (Bananaman Begins), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 10:32 (five years ago) link
And if Tunisia could defend corners they'd have won 1-0.― We can be herpes (Tom D.), Monday, 18 June 2018 23:45 (yesterday) Permalink
― We can be herpes (Tom D.), Monday, 18 June 2018 23:45 (yesterday) Permalink
Kane was bought down a couple of times so at least a pen for England.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 10:37 (five years ago) link
that whole area is basically the midge urals
― I'd Rather Kecak (NickB), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 10:40 (five years ago) link
Just think if the Nazis had made it past winter the fuckers wd've been eaten alive anyway
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 10:43 (five years ago) link
now Kane seems to been pondering the historical significance of the region, perhaps he could go bone-hunting at some of the local Wehrmacht death field sites - The Sun would love it!
― calzino, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 10:44 (five years ago) link
Giving Harry Kane a Nobel prize in History #bogMood
Looking forward to checking out the teams that will knock our brave boys out in the last 16 today
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 10:47 (five years ago) link
puntastic
― We can be herpes (Tom D.), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 10:52 (five years ago) link
hoping senegal take things up a notch for the african nations
― I'd Rather Kecak (NickB), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 10:53 (five years ago) link
also some wolves involvement in the senegal team amirite?
― I'd Rather Kecak (NickB), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 10:57 (five years ago) link
we let Alf N'Diaye go at the end of the season but yeah
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 11:03 (five years ago) link
Definitely some Stoke action tho
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 11:09 (five years ago) link
Nicked list:
Here are the odds to win the World Cup after Monday’s games, based on the consensus of several legal betting sites, including Ladbrokes, William Hill and Betfair.Brazil 4-1Spain 5-1Germany 7-1France 7-1Belgium 8-1Argentina 11-1England 12-1Portugal 20-1Uruguay 25-1Croatia 25-1Colombia 33-1Russia 50-1Mexico 50-1Poland 80-1Denmark 80-1Switzerland 100-1Serbia 100-1Senegal 150-1
Brazil 4-1Spain 5-1Germany 7-1France 7-1Belgium 8-1Argentina 11-1England 12-1Portugal 20-1Uruguay 25-1Croatia 25-1Colombia 33-1Russia 50-1Mexico 50-1Poland 80-1Denmark 80-1Switzerland 100-1Serbia 100-1Senegal 150-1
That Switzerland odds seem very long for basically holding Brazil back without too much strain on their part...
― Mark G, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 11:26 (five years ago) link
Mexico look long also
― A Warning to the Karius (Bananaman Begins), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 11:31 (five years ago) link
Mexico were 100/1 last week.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 11:33 (five years ago) link
33/1 on Colombia isn’t bad.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 11:34 (five years ago) link
― calzino, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 12:44 PM (thirty-nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lmao
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 11:34 (five years ago) link
Were England always rated ahead of Portugal or does beating Tunisia 2-1 in the last minute always trump drawing 3-3 with Spain?
― We can be herpes (Tom D.), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 11:41 (five years ago) link
The odds are driven by bets placed rather than any critical thinking so England always have shorter odds than you'd expect
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 11:45 (five years ago) link
Yeah English bookies have never put them over 18/1 to win anything iirc.
― nashwan, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 11:47 (five years ago) link
If the bookies put them at evens, you'd get mug punters taking it, going "YAY WE'RE GONNA WIN" and that.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 11:50 (five years ago) link
Would love to see Japan and Senegal get something today.
― nashwan, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 11:51 (five years ago) link
How does Denmark have better odds than Switzerland?
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 11:52 (five years ago) link
Christian Eriksen plays for the Spurs, duh.
― We can be herpes (Tom D.), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 11:54 (five years ago) link
More players in the PL maybe xp lol
― nashwan, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 11:55 (five years ago) link
xxpprobably because somebody in Basildon just put £2.50 each way on Denmark just as the odds were refreshed.
― calzino, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 11:57 (five years ago) link
I imagine it will take twenty years before someone from the poetic end of the football writing community eulogises the loved lost liminal seconds between the ball hitting the net and the disembodied approval from the VAR car, that thrilling suspension between scored and not-scored which was the most golden of all footballing moments.
finally a var post that delivers
― ogmor, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 12:02 (five years ago) link
that bet was me, i wanted to rile fred and visit basildon at the same time xp
― mark s, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 12:03 (five years ago) link
Ugh this weird FIFA rule where the 'away' team can't just wear their away shorts with their home shirt so instead the home team has to wear their third or even fourth choice of shorts and socks. Happening in most of the games. Lots of money spent on kit designs the teams can't even wear.
― nashwan, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 12:04 (five years ago) link
Disaster!
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 12:05 (five years ago) link
Ha amazing
― nashwan, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 12:05 (five years ago) link
Wow!
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 12:06 (five years ago) link
Another victory for new improved penaltyball©
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 12:08 (five years ago) link
We're about to witness a textbook 'how not to play against ten men' from Japan here
― imago, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 12:10 (five years ago) link
genuinely enjoying the ESL commentators for FS1 on this match, it's all the fun of Mexi-Spanish commentary without feeling like I only understand every second or third phrase
also a lot of random stereotypical Japanese like "gambate!" and "Kagawa-san"
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 12:17 (five years ago) link
what's poor c sanchez doing right now? in the shower? staring at the floor?
― ogmor, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 12:26 (five years ago) link
'Absolute mayhem'Colombia 0-1 JapanLeon OsmanFormer Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 LiveJapan need to be wary - Colombia's players are swarming the referee trying to get the numbers even.It's absolute mayhem. It's end-to-end. Both teams are trying to counter- attack each other. Both sets of players are going down easily, a moment ago it looked like we had more players lying on the floor than standing.
Colombia 0-1 Japan
Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live
Japan need to be wary - Colombia's players are swarming the referee trying to get the numbers even.
It's absolute mayhem. It's end-to-end. Both teams are trying to counter- attack each other. Both sets of players are going down easily, a moment ago it looked like we had more players lying on the floor than standing.
Please tell me this isn't as good as Leon makes it out to be, stuck at work here.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 12:36 (five years ago) link
It’s a bit of an exaggeration but a good game none the less.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 12:36 (five years ago) link
incredible dive from falcao
― ogmor, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 12:39 (five years ago) link
Game back on.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 12:40 (five years ago) link
this is the sort of low quality game we can all enjoy
― ogmor, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 12:41 (five years ago) link
Osman makes it sound like the Sgt. Biscuits's match report.
― cajunsunday, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 12:41 (five years ago) link
Straight along the floor, right under the jumping wall. Excellent.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 12:43 (five years ago) link
Never a foul that led to the free kick tho
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 12:43 (five years ago) link