Isn't there a football competition starting?

Mrs C. · Post by **Mrs C.** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 10:18 am

Tea time here at CH has been rescheduled today so everyone can watch this afternoon`s match without missing tea!

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 10:24 am

Mrs C. wrote:Tea time here at CH has been rescheduled today so everyone can watch this afternoon`s match without missing tea!

Does the school get 5 days off to watch cricket tests as well?

jhopgood · Post by **jhopgood** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 11:36 am

Mrs C. wrote:Tea time here at CH has been rescheduled today so everyone can watch this afternoon`s match without missing tea!

Yesterday Spain stopped so that we could all watch the match, which was great because it was worth watching and celebrating afterwards; even if most Spanish were amazed that their team could actually play good football.

Talk about pessimists, they had changed the lyrics of the team song to "Cero, Cero" in anticipation of the result. Hence the surprise.

Off to watch Costa Rica (wife and sons are Costa Ricans) and then must gird myself for the drama of watching England underperform yet again. Personally I hope that England either play well or get beaten. The media hype is getting me down.

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:15 pm

My husband reckons Spain could win and put his money where his mouth is.

I reckon Germany (home teams have a good record) but of course would love England to win.

Euterpe13 · Post by **Euterpe13** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:42 pm

No, Spain is rapidly going to run out of steam, in my opinion. I'm favouring the Czechs...emotionally I root for the French, but they have a snowflakes' chance in hell .... lovely guys but a trifle age-challenged this time around !

jhopgood · Post by **jhopgood** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:01 pm

Having lived in Argentina, Spain, Costa Rica, Holland and England, my loyalties are divided, so I look to those who are playing the best football.

Judging from Argentina's demolishing of Serbia and Spain's of the Ukraine, both of which were expected to put up some resistance, Spain and Argentina are somewhat ahead of the rest. They appear to be the only teams who recognise that the object of the game is to get the ball in the back of the opponents goal and they both seem to enjoy doing it.

Long may they survive and continue to play that way.

As I said to my son, who has emigrated to Sweden, the Swedes seem to be ruining everything they touch, the Swedish team by forgetting where the goal is and a Swedish manager who has turned a lot of talented players into also rans.

marty · Post by **marty** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:18 pm

There is talk now of dropping the boy Owen and playing Shrek and the beanpole up front. On yesterday's performance I think Lampard should be dropped and Shrek should play as a third striker behind the boy Owen and Lofty....

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 10:45 pm

marty wrote:There is talk now of dropping the boy Owen and playing Shrek and the beanpole up front. On yesterday's performance I think Lampard should be dropped and Shrek should play as a third striker behind the boy Owen and Lofty....

Marty ! You didn't tell me you were going to be on the coaching squad after Sven (Ulrika-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka) Ericson walks away with a nice fat pension after the competition ?

(You failed to mention our illustrious Cap'n, Golden Bollox himself !)

Laura M · Post by **Laura M** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 10:51 am

Gerrards goal was amazing talk about last minute dot com!!! Hopefully the win over T and T will give the team some added confidence.

On another matter the Czechs beat the US 3-0 it was great!!

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 3:29 pm

marty wrote:There is talk now of dropping the boy Owen and playing Shrek and the beanpole up front. On yesterday's performance I think Lampard should be dropped and Shrek should play as a third striker behind the boy Owen and Lofty....

Nah, all England have to do is find the wizard and get him to remove the spell that puts a force field in front of the goal every time Lampard shoots.

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 3:34 pm

englishangel wrote:
marty wrote:There is talk now of dropping the boy Owen and playing Shrek and the beanpole up front. On yesterday's performance I think Lampard should be dropped and Shrek should play as a third striker behind the boy Owen and Lofty....
Nah, all England have to do is find the wizard and get him to remove the spell that puts a force field in front of the goal every time Lampard shoots.

I'm not going to bite on that one Mary !!

Tim_MaA_MidB · Post by **Tim_MaA_MidB** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:51 am

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:41 am

So we've got Portugal in the quarters next Saturday.

Me-thinks we'll have to up our game somewhat.

The good news is that they had a couple of players sent off yesterday, so that must weaken their squad somewhat.

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 12:49 pm

Is this not over yet? *sighs*

I passed a car with 7 (7!!!) England flags on it today...

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 12:57 pm

Great Plum wrote:Is this not over yet? *sighs*

I passed a car with 7 (7!!!) England flags on it today...

'Fraid not.

At least another week of the brat next door thinking he's some dodgy footballer and kicking balls into our garden.

Then the moronic 'Ingerland' chants will be emanating from the local pub next Saturday.

Time for a 'Grumpy Old Gits' thread, I think.......