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| Posted on 2006-08-20 03:06:20 |
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Hello Sports fans, I just watched my National football team The Republic of Ireland being made a complete fool of by Holland in an international friendly match in Dublin during the week. The score was Holland 4 - 0 ROI. After failing to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, now we are pinning our hopes on getting through to the Euro cup in 2008 and begin our first qualifying match in 2 weeks against Germany. We dont stand a chance.
well thats all I have to say about that. If you have anything to add to this please do.
Go Nuts |
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| Posted on 2006-08-20 14:22:15 |
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| Emilianino |
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Viva the figure iceskate :P |
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| Posted on 2006-08-20 16:52:15 |
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| Vrak |
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Figure Iceskating? Oh come on, lets have less of that. your making a mockery of my fine thread.
Viva the world game. |
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| Posted on 2006-08-20 20:21:57 |
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| Emilianino |
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Viva wet hairy italian football players and their corrupted as hell teams!!
Yes, you're right, I was making a mockery of your fine thread, sorry... :o
You know, being italian you can do two things:
Close your eyes and support passionately a team
Open your eyes and feel the filth of football
I'm glad you're Irish!! :D |
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| Posted on 2006-08-21 14:33:52 |
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| Vrak |
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lol...Well I think its disgracefull about the curruption, but those teams where taught a lesson, maybe it wont happen again. Surely not all Italian footballers have that wet hair look, but hey they are The World Champions they can be forgiven for any wet hair or curruption.
I admire your free thinking and your passion for the figure iceskating, but come on man thats never going to be the world sport. Jump on the football band wagon allways room for one more.
and Irish football needs a serious kick in the ass. We had our day in Italy in 1990 where squillaci broke our hearts and sent us home after Italy beat us 1 - 0
good times, good times |
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| Posted on 2006-08-23 16:52:04 |
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Christ, I'm not looking foreward to the match against Germany!!! Agh! |
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| Posted on 2006-08-28 17:16:51 |
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You could always call one of the gaelic sports tournaments a World Series and be world champions in that... |
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| Posted on 2006-08-29 11:23:58 |
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Manchester City 1 Arsenal 0
That really did cheer me up, i can tell you. |
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| Posted on 2006-08-29 22:39:29 |
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Jan Venegoor of Hessilink! Jan Venegoor of Hessilink! Jan Venegoor of Hessilink! Jan Venegoor of Hessilink!
we have a new hero! looks like Graveson is not coming and Petrov is leaving.. but still all is not well on the dark side of town (rangers)!! |
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| Posted on 2006-09-03 03:04:00 |
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| Vrak |
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Germany 1 -0 Rep of Ireland
that sounds about right, but hey we fought the good fight.
to be continued |
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| Posted on 2006-09-06 11:50:27 |
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ooh, portugal! yummy.. too sad I canīt see the match, cause for some reason yle wonīt show it even though they have the rights! Iīm mad.. |
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| Posted on 2006-09-06 17:02:47 |
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I ended up too pissed and in an English / Swedish pub so I didn't get to see the Irish game and only found out the result today. Typical me!!! |
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| Posted on 2006-09-06 18:43:11 |
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| ooh, portugal! yummy.. too sad I canīt see the match, cause for some reason yle wonīt show it even though they have the rights! Iīm mad.. |
you idiot! they donīt have the rights! canal+ have īem. |
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| Posted on 2006-09-06 23:06:31 |
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You have been invaded by Canal + ? Sorry.
This is the problem with soccer. You pay a lot of money to watch the match. They give a part of it to players (who do not deserve that much money).
And a big part remains in the hand of private companies. When they have enough money, they can invade another country. Probably Canal + will move a bit further soon.
I don't care that much, it is just soccer.
It is interesting. Where can go Canal + when all countries are covered by Canal + (or equivalent companies) ? |
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| Posted on 2006-09-06 23:38:09 |
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| Emilianino |
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Can I say something?
It's a sport where people kick a ball with the foot. So... Why call it soccer???
It's football... it's damn FOOT BALL!!
In Italy we call it "calcio", which at least means "kick"... |
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| Posted on 2006-09-06 23:42:17 |
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| laaran |
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Why soccer ?
Simple.
Because that does not sound English, soccer sounds like nothing at all. Let's go for calcio if you prefer. |
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| Posted on 2006-09-07 15:25:06 |
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"Soccer" is a short version of "association football", which is different from rugby football, american football, australian football, gaelic football, etc, although most of the other types of football use hands more than feet.
At least rugby doesn't tend to bother with its full name - but for the other countries, soccer is used to avoid confusion with the local football. In French, they call it "foot" (and basketball is "basket" but handball is "handball"...). Go figure... |
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| Posted on 2006-09-11 19:49:26 |
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well, we tlak about the american football which is playing with hands, this is american rugby, not football.. they really do thing strangly sometime in the US, do we call basket, head-kick, or chestgoal??
well, france had finaly won against itlaly last wenesday 3-1, it's a bit late two month after the end of the world cup ;o)
world champions are not what they used to be.. but the game was nice to watch.. :D |
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| Posted on 2006-09-11 22:18:35 |
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I donīt know much about football, but at the moment all my friends are huuge fans as the finnish national team is playing well. what do you think should I become a fan too, or am I just gonna get dissapointed in the euro qualies? |
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| Posted on 2006-09-12 16:47:24 |
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Eh yep, there's a huge possibility for dissapointment if you follow Finland into the qualifiers. But hey, you can cry into your pint along with me as I'm following Ireland!!
Wadda ye reckon Vrak? Qualification? Yeah right!!!!
K |
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| Posted on 2006-09-13 20:27:15 |
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| Emilianino |
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Erhm...
I'll try this one.
Soccer = association football, in short. Ok, wow, I didn't know that. Fine!
Football = probably a sport involving a round thing and some feet, MOSTLY.
Like...
Fiesta diesel = a type of car, a kind of car, yeah!
Automobile/car = a vehicle with an engine, wheels etc...
So:
Have you never heard somebody saying "ok, I'll come to take you tonight with my Fiesta Diesel" , but then driving maybe a Ferrari or a 500 (=cinquecento-lovely-) ??
Maybe we hear saying "I'll wait you in my car" (or automobile, why not!)
SO!
..Can you here saying, for example "do you wanna come tonight playing with me some association football?" (maybe it's about office work?! Or planning the next year teams??)
Surely sounds better and clear if you say "do you wanna play some football?" and full stop. :)
But then, Laaran, if it's just something about/against the english people/language... yaaawn... frankly that's a BIT boring :)
Personal opinions, eh!
Emi
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| Posted on 2006-09-13 22:54:29 |
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| laaran |
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If you are bored, move to another forum.
Personal opinions, eh! |
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| Posted on 2006-09-13 23:55:40 |
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| Emilianino |
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I feel electricity... It's over my atlas... Pages between Britain, France and Italy!!
But, ok, lets pass my boredom to the bin.
But.. Was it "right" or was it "wrong" my "explanation" above?
Soccer sounds silly... and it has an awful pronunciation sound... sounds like "sucka" in deep americanenglish... It's just wroooooong!! |
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| Posted on 2006-09-14 00:29:20 |
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Auch sshhhh the lot of ya! lets moooove oooon! anyone see Naka's free kick against man united!?? a piece of japanese artistry so it was! haha! |
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| Posted on 2006-09-14 00:47:11 |
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| Emilianino |
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No, I didn't see that goal.
But I feel quite sorry about the out of thread I made. Sorry sorry!
Have a nice football show!
(if you can pay the greedy tv companies to see it)
:)
Emiradicale |
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