2010 World Cup Thread

[Garwilly]

I cannot stand the players clapping over their heads. It's the dumbest looking thing in sports, aside from tennis players clapping their rackets.

 

Would you prefer the bow/courtsey?

 

I'd prefer nothing. It's silly.

 

Acknowledging the crowd is weird? Just end the game and walk off?

[kujay]

Haha.

 

Nobody even know WHAT the call was on the disallowed goal. It was just called off.

 

I'd like to see that. Couldn't get ESPN3 to work in office.

[bukie]

So where do things stand for the US? If they win their next game, they'll certainly move on, yes?

Win and end up with a better differential/more goals than Slovenia or England.

[imb]

I cannot stand the players clapping over their heads. It's the dumbest looking thing in sports, aside from tennis players clapping their rackets.

 

Would you prefer the bow/courtsey?

 

I'd prefer nothing. It's silly.

 

they're clapping to the fans, [expletive]

[Hairyducked Idiot]

So where do things stand for the US? If they win their next game, they'll certainly move on, yes?

 

They should be in, but could still miss with a win.

 

The bad scenarios are ones in which England and Slovenia play a high-scoring draw, and England beats Algeria by more than we do.

[SpongeWorthy]

It bothers me that that ref looks like Leon from Curb too.

[Guest]

So where do things stand for the US? If they win their next game, they'll certainly move on, yes?

Win and end up with a better differential/more goals than Slovenia or England.

 

Win by at least two goals and we're good regardless of what England does in their last two games. We might not win the group, but we'll advance as we'll either finish ahead of England or Slovenia (one of them wins) or tied with them but a better goal differential than Slovenia (they tie).

[Guest]

Hopefully Rooney breaks someones nose early and gets a red or something. If Algeria could get any points today that would take all the externalities away, we beat Algeria and move on.

[wolf stansson]

A mother [expletive] disgrace.

[Billy_Buck]

Haha.

 

Nobody even know WHAT the call was on the disallowed goal. It was just called off.

 

"Um, seeing as it would be the go-ahead goal for the USA, I'm going to disallow this one. Free kick to Slovenia. Play on."

[jersey cubs fan]

I cannot stand the players clapping over their heads. It's the dumbest looking thing in sports, aside from tennis players clapping their rackets.

 

Would you prefer the bow/courtsey?

 

I'd prefer nothing. It's silly.

 

Acknowledging the crowd is weird? Just end the game and walk off?

 

yes, it is.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

If the remaining games go like this:

 

England beat Algeria 1-0

 

U.S. beat Algeria 1-0

 

England and Slovenia tie 2-2

 

Then it goes to drawing lots with a 3-way tie and two teams are in.

 

If the same things happen, but England and Slovenia have a 3-3 tie, U.S. is out.

 

If the U.S. beats Algeria by two goals, then I think they are in no matter what.

 

I could be wrong on all of this, though, doing this stuff by hand is hard.

[CubsBears29]

Haha.

 

Nobody even know WHAT the call was on the disallowed goal. It was just called off.

 

I'd like to see that. Couldn't get ESPN3 to work in office.

 

They did a post-match interview with Bradley, and that's what he said, twice.

 

"We were just trying to get clarification on why the goal was waved off. Nobody knows."

[bukie]

If the remaining games go like this:

 

England beat Algeria 1-0

 

U.S. beat Algeria 1-0

 

England and Slovenia tie 2-2

 

Then it goes to drawing lots with a 3-way tie and two teams are in.

 

If the same things happen, but England and Slovenia have a 3-3 tie, U.S. is out.

 

If the U.S. beats Algeria by two goals, then I think they are in no matter what.

 

I could be wrong on all of this, though, doing this stuff by hand is hard.

Yes, either a two goal victory by the US, or a victory and no draw, and the US is through no matter what.

[Garwilly]

I cannot stand the players clapping over their heads. It's the dumbest looking thing in sports, aside from tennis players clapping their rackets.

 

Would you prefer the bow/courtsey?

 

I'd prefer nothing. It's silly.

 

Acknowledging the crowd is weird? Just end the game and walk off?

 

yes, it is.

 

These guys fly across the Atlantic, to see you play for 2 hours, and to spend 10 seconds responding it weird.

 

That is absurd.

[brinoch]

Great second half by the US. It was tough to break down 14 men, but they did it and pulled out a draw.

[Jon]

It's so hard to watch a match like this in an office as is, but to hold yourself back from a profanity-laced tirade took everything I had.

[SpongeWorthy]

I cannot stand the players clapping over their heads. It's the dumbest looking thing in sports, aside from tennis players clapping their rackets.

 

Would you prefer the bow/courtsey?

 

I'd prefer nothing. It's silly.

 

Acknowledging the crowd is weird? Just end the game and walk off?

 

yes, it is.

 

This has to be the dumbest pet peeve I've ever heard of.

[brinoch]

It's so hard to watch a match like this in an office as is, but to hold yourself back from a profanity-laced tirade took everything I had.

 

It's why I took off this morning.

[jersey cubs fan]

These guys fly across the Atlantic, to see you play for 2 hours, and to spend 10 seconds responding it weird.

 

That is absurd.

 

Except it's something that's done in every game. It's pandering.

[chuckywang]

We need instant replay in soccer.

[Butterscup1679666578]

I cannot stand the players clapping over their heads. It's the dumbest looking thing in sports, aside from tennis players clapping their rackets.

 

Would you prefer the bow/courtsey?

 

I'd prefer nothing. It's silly.

 

Acknowledging the crowd is weird? Just end the game and walk off?

 

yes, it is.

 

do you hate when players come out for curtain calls in baseball too?

[Jon]

It's so hard to watch a match like this in an office as is, but to hold yourself back from a profanity-laced tirade took everything I had.

 

It's why I took off this morning.

The fact that it's getting freakin' hot in the office didn't help, either.

 

I really should have. Not sure I'll be able to Wednesday morning, but I have my fingers crossed on ESPN3's PIP capability.

[SpongeWorthy]

If people clap at the end of a movie do you have a brain aneurysm goony?

[jersey cubs fan]

It's so hard to watch a match like this in an office as is, but to hold yourself back from a profanity-laced tirade took everything I had.

 

It's why I took off this morning.

 

Last night I was hanging with a Celtics fan who was DVRing that game and didn't want to hear anything (even though he was getting home in plenty of time to watch the entire second half), and today in the office some guy is DVRing the game and has told people not to say anything. That's a bunch of BS if you ask me. A dozen people who all know what happened can't say anything because you are going to watch a sporting event 12 hours after it happens? Screw off.