hardtack

39 minutes ago, layzie said:

Well thats it, Socceroos were so brave this morning and battled hard for 90 mins. Pushed them to the max but Messi was the difference. 

We leave this tournament with our heads held high, a great tournament in so many respects and we can definitely build on this for the future. 

Agree… we had gone for so long with barely scoring any goals in the course of play (just via penalties), so to score three goals in four games in this World Cup, is a fantastic effort.

7 hours ago, Monbon said:

Why aren’t FIFA showing us something which is so controversial that it just cost the Germans dearly.

Well, they eventually did…

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20631085/fifa-goal-line-footage-japan-germany-goal/amp/

1 minute ago, Monbon said:

Interesting that nobody has mentioned the goal from a ball on the other side of the line gifted by VAR to Japan. They are invoking geometry and all kinds of total bunkum to justify what is blatant cheating: even Pommie commentators are jumping up and down.

Nonsense! ALL of the ball needs to be over the line, NOT just the area that makes contact with the ground.  At first I thought that it was a wrong decision, but if you look at the shot from directly above the ball, it is clear that the ball has not completely crossed the line.

And how is that cheating? Do you think the Japanese player looked at the ball and thought to himself “that ball is out, but I’m going to take a shot anyway, with intent to trick the referee and fool VAR”?

An astounding result considering the fact that for the first twenty or so minutes we were lucky not to have been scored against at least twice.

I think the occasion possibly got to the players as they seemed to be doing uncharacteristic things such is running into each other and clearing the ball in a fairly haphazard way.  After that, something clicked and we started to put together longer strings of possession.  Our defence was magnificent.

The goal was a thing of beauty… it was strange to watch as there was very little pace on the ball, and it seemed to pass the keeper in slow motion.

I haven’t seen all of the goals scored in the event, but apart from Richalison’s bicycle kick, my favourite has been Guesung’s header to get S Korea’s second goal… incredible.

1 minute ago, Demonstone said:

plus…

3 minutes ago, picket fence said:

WRAPPED FOR HIM

You didn’t have to go to that much trouble!

4 hours ago, Fanatique Demon said:

I’m disappointed that I didn’t receive anything from the club in 2019, 20 and 21, despite automatic renewal of overseas membership each year. I’m not sure how other overseas members were treated.

My son and I are just up the road in Sydney and are yet to receive our packs.

2 hours ago, Macca said:

hardtack here especially needs inspiring.  He's in dire need of the inspiration

You seem to have taken my comments a little too much to heart. I’m watching and enjoying the game.

4 hours ago, Macca said:

But how would you know?  You told us that you don't watch the sport

Hey HT,  you started the whinging when you said that the world cup is uninspiring

Is it uninspiring to you because you don't like soccer? 

 

You failed to read the part where I said I had been watching the sport for over 50 years?  Saying that I’m not a fanatical follower of the sport (as you obviously are) does not equate to me not watching or me hating the sport.

Is it not possible to find the games in a particular event (the World Cup) uninspiring and still enjoy watching the sport generally?  It’s hardly whinging to state my opinion of the games I’ve watched… I note you’ve conveniently ignored the fact that I stated that I enjoyed the Japan v Germany and S Korea v Uruguay games.

Perhaps you need to accept the fact that you’re not the only one whose opinion matters. I found some games uninspiring, you didn’t… fine.

17 minutes ago, Macca said:

You sound like all those hundreds of 1000's  footy fans who can't stop moaning about umpiring decisions

Absolutely wrong about that as I NEVER whine about umpiring decisions in AFL. However, being the low scoring game that football is, penalties can have a much bigger bearing on the outcome of a game than AFL umpiring decisions could ever have.

21 minutes ago, Macca said:

And your lack of knowledge on diving is astonishing.  You obviously don't watch a lot of soccer. 

So, the likes of Rooney and Figo are out of touch?

2 hours ago, Macca said:

Diving has always been part of soccer but there is way less of it these days anyway.  VAR can red card players for diving these days.  And leagues like Serie A retrospectively ousts the divers

You're on the wrong thread HT.  You're not a fan of the sport so why are you here?

I’m not on the wrong thread at all. This is a thread about the World Cup which is watched by both dedicated and merely interested football watchers, all of who are entitled to an opinion and have the right to express that opinion. Sure, I’m not exactly a fanatic when it comes to the round ball game, but I have watched and followed it for over 50 years, so I’m not exactly totally lacking knowledge of the game.

If VAR is so successful in eliminating diving and human error (ref’s decisions) from the game, then how on earth did Ronaldo earn a penalty kick in the game against Ghana?  Even Rooney and Figo believed that wasn’t a penalty and that Ronaldo had milked it, so why didn’t it go to a full review? Why isn’t a full VAR review made for any penalty awarded (it’s not as if it will use up too much match time)?  

29 minutes ago, Macca said:

Really?  Uninspiring?

Did you watch Brazil play the other day?  Or the Dutch a few days ago?

I find soccer to be a much better game than footy to watch.  Open, clean skills and easy on the eye

And it's the world cup where there's a lot riding on each game.  So the tension and anticipation is also a huge factor

I didn’t see either of those games, but of the games I’ve see, yep, uninspiring. I’m afraid that for me, soccer ceased to be the ‘beautiful game’ years ago when diving became a blight on the game and totally ruined it for me; so maybe my view of these games is tainted.

With my family having one foot in the Australian camp and the other in the Japanese camp, we still have hope of at least one of the two getting beyond the group stage. Japan were absolutely magnificent against Germany and so should be in the box seat to progress. My oldest son even bought himself a Japan guernsey for the occasion 😁

Apart from that game and the Korea v Uruguay game, I’ve found most games to be pretty uninspiring.

14 hours ago, DubDee said:

Just a general vibe 

The ‘castle defence’ 😉

On 10/24/2022 at 9:11 AM, Action Jackson said:

Imagine if we field a team with Alex Neal-Bullen, Kyah Farris-White, Andy Moniz-Wakefield & Finn Emille-Brennan.

Would have to be some kind of record.

The team sheets would have to be produced in landscape format!

I would have thought that a basket case like Essendon should have been given Qatar.

Of the warriors on D’land, there are some,

Who take issue with young Jacko’s mum,

Family loyalty it seems, is seen as a weakness,

Their gnashing of teeth, and the onset of bleakness,

Say this transgression will haunt them for years to come.

3 hours ago, 640MD said:

No dispute about some problems, 10 zip then  losing the 2 finals. you are correct and how we lost those games after half time.

Bur relying on G.H. for his opinion and insight.   You cannot rely on  Healy.    Turned his back.

Surely having opinions and insights from someone like Healy, who has not aligned himself with the club for some time, is going to be more valuable than having insights from someone who still identifies themself as connected to the club?  

On 10/31/2022 at 11:01 AM, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Perhaps I should give him the benefit of the doubt and accept that DeeSpencer was a name derived from Stuart, not Jake.

Or, perhaps, Frank Spencer?

On 10/30/2022 at 11:37 AM, Redleg said:

My avatar of course is the great Sunline.

Sat behind her jockey Greg Childs, at the Cox Plate and told him and he was chuffed she was remembered.

Must have been one hell of a horse to win carrying both Childs and yourself!!

9 hours ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

I think the name of this thread will need to be changed. I don't think anyone has mentioned someone's username since page 2. 

Ok, mine came from an episode of the Beverly Hillbillies.

Fritsch to kick 60+ and lock down an AA spot.

9 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

😲

In Search of Space is a masterpiece

I never got into their albums, but my “awful band” comment was referring to their live performance that I saw at London’s Roundhouse. Maybe my opinion was a result of all of the mandied out ‘husks’ that I had to keep dodging as they were falling over themselves throughout the show, but I just couldn’t get into them at all.

1 hour ago, Sir Why You Little said:

I have had this song for years. Classic 

“Adolf Hitler on the vibes..”

Me too… it’s on their early album Gorilla.

”Hearing from you later Casanova, on horn... yeah!
Digging General de Gaulle on accordion... really wild, General! Thank you, sir
Roy Rogers on Trigger”

2 hours ago, Demonstone said:

The bloke who introduced all the instruments on Tubular Bells was Viv Stanshall, better known from his work with the wigged out Bonzo Dog Band, AKA The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band.

This is their hilarious take on the concept of introducing band members one by one.  It may take more than one listen!

 

 

Viv Stanshall was a genius!! I was fortunate enough to see him a few times when he had a residency at a pub in London’s Fulham in 1975. 50p entry and he had musicians like Steve Winwood and the sax player from the Dark Side of the Moon album (can’t recall his name), playing with him. He would begin his show by opening a French horn case full of bottles of cider, that he would consume over the course of the evening at which point he’d be on the verge of collapse. Sadly, a few years later in 1995, he died in a fire aged just 51.  There is a movie in which he appears, that is based on one of his writings that had been serialised on radio, called Sir Henry At Rawlinson End… it’s a brilliant piece of absurdist humour. The Bonzos also appeared briefly in the Beatles Magical Mystery Tour movie, performing their song Death Cab For Cutie.