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Old 17 November 2005, 08:35 AM   #1
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Australia (The Socceroos) and Trinidad will join the World Championship Football in Germany next year. (To the dim parts of the world football = soccer). And who made this all possible? Yes, the Dutch! Thank you, thank you very much. Elvis has left the building.
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Old 17 November 2005, 12:38 PM   #2
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Nuts - I clicked on the thread title thinking, "That's gotta be one helluva small ball or one helluva big loo".
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Old 17 November 2005, 03:33 PM   #3
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Nuts - I clicked on the thread title thinking, "That's gotta be one helluva small ball or one helluva big loo".
LMAO!!

Yes, the Aussies did well to eliminate Uruguay and qualify for the 2006 World Cup next year in Germany!!
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Old 17 November 2005, 07:41 PM   #4
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Sorry Frans hate football,they use the wrong shape ball.But a great fan
of the proper game Rugby union or league.
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Old 19 November 2005, 07:13 AM   #5
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Sorry Frans hate football,they use the wrong shape ball.But a great fan
of the proper game Rugby union or league.
Rugby: an imaginary team ‘sport’ in which two sides of 15 (Union) drunken louts run around with an inflated pig’s bladder without plan, course or strategy. Training and preparation for the game: swilling as much of beer as humanly possible and topping this of with a stale curry.

Football: the noblest and most popular team sport in the world. Played by two sides of 11 gifted and handsome men who are usually every women’s dream. Highly tactical and refined, this sport requires mathematical insight and great intellectual prowess. Training and preparation for the game: years of rigorous work-out and meditation.
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Old 19 November 2005, 09:50 AM   #6
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And while rugby's a hooligan's game played by gentlemen, soccer's a gentlemen's game played by hooligans.

Not that have more than a passing interest either, mind you.
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Well, as long as we are on the subject of strange sports, can anyone explain cricket to this admittedly ignorant Yank?
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Well, as long as we are on the subject of strange sports, can anyone explain cricket to this admittedly ignorant Yank?
Seriously, Ed, cricket can be both - boring and very exciting. It's the kinda game that can literally put you to sleep with its slowness and monotony...and at times get you onto the very edge of your seat with pulse-pounding excitement.

Basically there are TWO kinds of games - the TEST matches which are played over five days (these can be quite slow and boring at times)....and then we have the exciting ONE DAYERS, also called the ODI (One Day International) which is played over a day, each side getting to bowl 50 overs.

It really is too complex a game to try and explain over this post, but if you're really interested, perhaps a google search will be of considerable help.

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Seriously, Ed, cricket can be both - boring and very exciting. It's the kinda game that can literally put you to sleep with its slowness and monotony...and at times get you onto the very edge of your seat with pulse-pounding excitement.

Basically there are TWO kinds of games - the TEST matches which are played over five days (these can be quite slow and boring at times)....and then we have the exciting ONE DAYERS, also called the ODI (One Day International) which is played over a day, each side getting to bowl 50 overs.

It really is too complex a game to try and explain over this post, but if you're really interested, perhaps a google search will be of considerable help.

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Could anyone explain American so called football where the players have more armour than the average tank ,And what about baseball, in the UK we call it rounders, and is played by girlie's in navy blue gym-slips.


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Sorry Frans top club football today is played by,little demi gods who think that they are to important for there own good. Most act on, and off the field like spoilt brats,but Rugby you have got to have real balls to play a mans game.
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Old 19 November 2005, 11:56 PM   #11
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After the poor performance against Fiji last week , what do you think of your chances tonight???
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Old 20 November 2005, 12:36 AM   #12
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After the poor performance against Fiji last week , what do you think of your chances tonight???
Well Charlie after our hammering by the all blacks,and a very very poor
performance and a narrow win over Fiji, IMO the best side lost.The match against the Springboks,well they have a very powerful and strong team.And
they are the only side to be on parr with the all blacks.We have bulked
up our back line for the game,And last year there were only a few points
between the team.Think the including Dafydd James on the wing might make a big difference and Ruddock has picked all the big boys Sonny Parker and
Gareth Thomas.Its difficult to see how strong we will be when we have had so many injuries. But think it will be a close game,but we got our
pride and we won the 6 Nations so all the fans will be watching,and I am sure the team will come outfighting to win.
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a narrow win over Fiji, IMO the best side lost.
I have to agree with you there,

I see by the selections he has bulked up the backs , but imho I believe your tight 5 are just not up to it
The England /All Black game is sure going to be a cracker .........I see England are 7 pts ahead , going to log of and watch
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To be honest, neither sport (AF & BB) does it for me. And, ashamed to say, that goes for football as well. (Boooo, hisssss). If Orange plays cup matches I’m glued in front of the telly but otherwise I shrug my shoulders. What I liked were F1 racing and bicycle races like the Tour de France. But both sports are heavily dominated by teams with deep pockets so any element of surprise is virtually eliminated.
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