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2014 After Hours World Cup oh my god i can't wait for a month of football thread.

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  • #692
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,499 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    Boooooooooo
    That third Costa Rica goal was beautifully finished.


  • #693
    MacBizzle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 913 ✭✭✭MacBizzle


    Boooooooooo
    What an idiot.


  • #694
    comongethappy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,756 ✭✭✭comongethappy


    Boooooooooo
    These latins are so hot blooded!


  • #695
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,626 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    That was some good refereeing. He made a great call on the penalty too.

    Well deserved win for Costa Rica. Lovely to watch even though I lost a tenner because of them!


  • #696
    amacca
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,970 ✭✭✭amacca


    Boooooooooo
    comongethappy wrote: »
    RTE are describing this like it's a shock.

    I'm not sure how.

    I wouldn't have fancied Uruguay to progress from this group at all.
    Aside from Suarez & Cavani, Uruguay's weakness was well known.

    Also as an aside, the atmosphere at these games is ten times better than 4 years ago.

    Thats cos you can hear it…….its not drowned out by the constant drone of hordes of africanised honey bees.


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  • #697
    amacca
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,970 ✭✭✭amacca


    Boooooooooo
    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    That third Costa Rica goal was beautifully finished.

    Agreed……..it looked even better on the replay.


  • #698
    comongethappy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,756 ✭✭✭comongethappy


    Boooooooooo
    amacca wrote: »
    Thats cos you can hear it…….its not drowned out by the constant drone of hordes of africanised honey bees.

    True, but the locals seem pretty enthusiastic compared to SA.


  • #699
    Lucifer MorningStar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,218 ✭✭✭Lucifer MorningStar


    Boooooooooo
    The lads look well in pink :pac:


  • #700
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,626 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    comongethappy wrote: »
    True, but the locals seem pretty enthusiastic compared to SA.

    They struggled to get locals to attend matches in SA despite giving tickets away for free. I remember reading somewhere that FIFA actually paid people to go to games there.

    There's still a lot of empty seats at some of the games in Brazil but the people there seem a lot more up for it.

    I dread to think what a shambles it will be in Qatar.. with its population of 2 million.


  • #701
    MacBizzle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 913 ✭✭✭MacBizzle


    Boooooooooo
    My name is URL wrote: »
    I dread to think what a shambles it will be in Qatar.. with its population of 2 million.

    I doubt that World Cup is even going to go ahead tbh.


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  • #702
    amacca
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,970 ✭✭✭amacca


    Boooooooooo
    My name is URL wrote: »
    They struggled to get locals to attend matches in SA despite giving tickets away for free. I remember reading somewhere that FIFA actually paid people to go to games there.

    Interesting, I didn't know that, why?

    was there just not enough of them or is the sport just not that popular there or people too poor to travel from neighbouring african countries etc

    Was it that they just couldn't stand that god awful fooking sound


  • #703
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,626 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    MacBizzle wrote: »
    I doubt that World Cup is even going to go ahead tbh.

    It will probably depend on whether or not Blatter is reelected, and he's after 'handing' a fcukload of extra money to virtually every national football association.

    I honestly really hope it does go ahead. Fifa deserve the embarrasment and the Qatari rulers deserve to be made look like complete failures.

    The UN should be enforcing very strict laws on how they treat labourers between now and then.


  • #704
    Billy86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    Tempted to take Italy draw no bet at 11/10. They have better ball retention which will be important in the heat/humidity, and Englands defence is far from great.


  • #705
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,669 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    Boooooooooo
    Lampard anytime and Engerlund to win at 10/1 for me.


  • #706
    Billy86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    RobbingBandit wrote: »
    Lampard anytime and Engerlund to win at 10/1 for me.
    Not starting.


  • #707
    amacca
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,970 ✭✭✭amacca


    Boooooooooo
    Gabby Logan……..I still totally would.


  • #708
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,669 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    Boooooooooo
    Bet void, I win a refund unless he comes on as a sub.


  • #709
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,626 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    No idea what's gonna happen in this game so I put a fiver on Cerci to score first. I'm ashamed to admit it but having a wee bet on makes watching these games 10 times more exciting.


  • #710
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,669 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    Boooooooooo
    Wonder who the winker will be in this match. ;)


  • #711
    Lucifer MorningStar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,218 ✭✭✭Lucifer MorningStar


    Boooooooooo
    Yer man is great at taking off Dunphy :pac:


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  • #712
    Billy86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    I remember when Apres Match was funny, must be getting old.


  • #713
    Micky Dolenz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,079 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    I want to change my mind.

    Gooooooo England


  • #714
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,626 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    The Italians look like they've just come out of a smokey nightclub.


  • #715
    amacca
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,970 ✭✭✭amacca


    Boooooooooo
    Rooney seems to have gotten loads of hair transplants on the back of his neck as well as the top of his head


  • #716
    comongethappy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,756 ✭✭✭comongethappy


    Boooooooooo
    Micky Dolenz wrote: »
    I want to change my mind.

    Gooooooo England

    In football context its pronounced "Ing-gerrr-land"


  • #717
    wendell borton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,335 ✭✭✭wendell borton


    Boooooooooo
    Fratelli d' italia, di da .......


  • #718
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,565 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    Interesting fact, if one team lets a goal in the other team will be winning.


  • #719
    comongethappy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,756 ✭✭✭comongethappy


    Boooooooooo
    BorneTobyWilde wrote: »
    Interesting fact, if one team lets a goal in the other team will be winning.

    Stone cold knowledge right here!


  • #720
    Lucifer MorningStar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,218 ✭✭✭Lucifer MorningStar


    Boooooooooo
    Thought that was in for a sec


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  • #721
    Billy86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    YIKES!!! I thought it was in!


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