I thought they had to win the tournament to get an exemption, but that's probably one of those pesky mistranslations in the Scottish press - a quick google isn't giving me much to go on (Cha's also surely too old at 30).
― ailsa, Tuesday, 25 January 2011 16:20 (thirteen years ago) link
http://videocelts.com/2010/12/blogs/cha-and-ki-available-for-january-2-derby-date
Ki has a special reason for wanting to do well knowing that winning the tournament will spare him from having to do national service before the age of 28.Cha was part of the 2002 Korean World Cup semi-finalists that have been excused national service.
To me this reads that Ki got a deferment until after he's and Cha has a complete exemption as reward for reaching a World Cup semi.
― onimo, Tuesday, 25 January 2011 16:46 (thirteen years ago) link
(not citing a Celtic blog as actual evidence or anything)
― onimo, Tuesday, 25 January 2011 16:47 (thirteen years ago) link
That reads that Ki gets a deferment if he wins the tournament. Which he can't, what with being knocked out and everything.
― ailsa, Tuesday, 25 January 2011 17:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah I misread that - though I'm sure it was reported in December (though I cba looking) that he would risk being called up if he didn't go to the tournament and his attendance was enough to defer his service.
― onimo, Tuesday, 25 January 2011 17:29 (thirteen years ago) link
http://studentbranding.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/six.jpg
lol uzbekistan
― Crocodiles Gonna Croc (King Boy Pato), Tuesday, 25 January 2011 23:29 (thirteen years ago) link
not a great final a beautiful volley to win it
― zappi, Saturday, 29 January 2011 17:30 (thirteen years ago) link
who won?
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 29 January 2011 17:39 (thirteen years ago) link
presuming japan since it's been at least ten minutes and no sign of a gloating kbp
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 29 January 2011 17:44 (thirteen years ago) link
well this is a thread i wish i'd remembered wasn't suitable for opening in the library.
― Antoine Bugleboy (Merdeyeux), Saturday, 29 January 2011 17:50 (thirteen years ago) link
pour out a toohey's new for the socceroos
― James Mitchell, Saturday, 29 January 2011 17:59 (thirteen years ago) link
― Grindrman (King Boy Pato), Saturday, 29 January 2011 23:39 (thirteen years ago) link
pour out every tooheys new u can find
no humans should be consuming it
― waka hawka phlegm (haitch), Sunday, 30 January 2011 01:51 (thirteen years ago) link
lolstralia
― alomar lines, Sunday, 6 January 2019 12:55 (five years ago) link