General World Cup Thread

Discussion in 'General Football & Other Sport' started by Otter, Jun 13, 2018.

  1. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Written pre Neymar today ! At least the pen was chalked off.
     
  2. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    This current game might be a good bet for 0-0.

    Nigeria score with their 1st effort on goal .

    Let's see what Iceland can do now !
     
    Last edited: Jun 22, 2018
  3. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    Nice to watch a game not played by two teams of cheating crybabies.
     
  4. oxhey67

    oxhey67 Squad Player

    You forget Victor 'Tom Daley' Moses.
     
  5. folkestone orn

    folkestone orn Squad Player

    That's done the Argies a massive favour
     
  6. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    To be honest even he would like a saint when Croatia play Argentina.
     
  7. oxhey67

    oxhey67 Squad Player

    True. Theirs was a different kind of petulant professionalism. Niggle niggle bite bite snap slap hack.
    If Argentina had put in half as much effort into actually playing yesterday instead of all the other rubbish they may have got something from the game.

    Moses wasn't too bad today either once the ref didn't give him free-kicks for a couple of early falls.
     
  8. KelsoOrn

    KelsoOrn Squad Player

    Another 'wrestling incident' against Mitrovic. Pretty clear again really. It's now becoming a 'theme'.
     
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  9. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    I'm pleased Cher is getting a game,she's been quiet since Sonny died.
     
  10. Keighley

    Keighley First Team

    If only she could turn back time.
     
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  11. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    With her plastic surgery I suspect she has!
     
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  12. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Naturally good timing from the Swiss !
     
  13. KelsoOrn

    KelsoOrn Squad Player

    Best competitive match of the tournament so far. But ultimately decided by a stonewaller denied to the losers. A genuine miscarriage of justice.
     
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  14. Moose

    Moose First Team Captain

    At what point does Mitrovic become too expensive for Fulham?
     
  15. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    I’d give VAR that one if the referee had done his whole job correctly and subsequently booked Neymar for playacting. It was cheating, clear and simple and rewatched by the referee - is there any wonder they continue to do it when it goes unpunished.

    It’s cheating. No other word for it.
     
  16. PhilippineOrn

    PhilippineOrn First Team

    Qutoe of the tournament so far for me:

    "20% of Iceland's population are in this stadium."

    Quite amazing.
     
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  17. RookeryDad

    RookeryDad Squad Player

    But not true.

    Higher proportion of Watford inhabitants in the Vic stadium than Icelandics at WC.

    Probably big talking point on Iceland tv.
     
  18. LPC213

    LPC213 Reservist

    VAR is really highlighting the bias that big teams tended to get. It's a good thing.

    Admittedly I was in a pub, non English commentary etc but felt Mitrovic didn't get his penalty because the replays showed his elbow on the head of the Swiss chap... Gave the ref an excuse to say there were two fouls committed, one each way, his initial decision was correct.

    Not booking Neymar was poor.

    Also, Ronaldo and others have been doing the square thing with their fingers as an appeal, a bit like waving an imaginary card. I thought that was punishable.
     
  19. LPC213

    LPC213 Reservist

    Also a favourite quote of mine a few days ago, I forget which game, was something on ITV where they said an astonishing 17% of goals had been scored in the last 15 minutes of games.

    Absolutely astonishing given 15 is around 17% of 90.
     
  20. KelsoOrn

    KelsoOrn Squad Player

    66,000 Icelanders? Hardly!
     
  21. KelsoOrn

    KelsoOrn Squad Player

    Probably not true either. WFC's catchment extends well beyond Watford. In fact, I have it on good authority that it extends all the way to the Philippines.
     
  22. RookeryDad

    RookeryDad Squad Player

    Good point.

    In fact this forum is testament to the Great Watford Diaspora.
     
  23. PhilippineOrn

    PhilippineOrn First Team

    Even further actually. Keep going east and you will see Watford fans span the entire world as far as Ireland and Wales.
     
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  24. PhilippineOrn

    PhilippineOrn First Team

    Belgium wearing our kit of today and days gone by..
     
  25. HeurelhoGomesBaby

    HeurelhoGomesBaby Academy Graduate

    Looks good. Surely a dress rehearsal for the next step up in the domestic careers of DeBruyne, Hazard & co
     
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  26. KelsoOrn

    KelsoOrn Squad Player

    I'd refuse to play in the S.Korean kit.
     
  27. Bwood_Horn

    Bwood_Horn Squad Player

    I do like that Mexico away kit - purple and green are always the colours of choice for a decent away kit.
     
  28. oxhey67

    oxhey67 Squad Player

    Communist Hungary should sue them for copying their own 1950s wunderkitt.

    3095.jpg
     
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  29. Bwood_Horn

    Bwood_Horn Squad Player

    I like the post and I love the kit!
     
  30. oxhey67

    oxhey67 Squad Player

  31. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Just noticed Belgium played like Watford - well we have had kits like that in the past!

    And they let in 2 goals including a late one.
     
  32. Bwood_Horn

    Bwood_Horn Squad Player

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  33. folkestone orn

    folkestone orn Squad Player

    Germany could be going home. Loving the unpredictability of this WC.
     
  34. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    Germany doing their best England impression.
     
  35. We hate 48

    We hate 48 Reservist

    Germany kneeded that equaliser
     
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