FIFA World Cup 2010

[Anonymous]

The USA is Celtic now?

well parts of boston and new york are And the celtic nations are very grateful to you

 

[Moondance]

well parts of boston and new york are And the celtic nations are very grateful to you

New York is part of the Dutch nation if anything.

 

[issoisso]

Manuel Almunia can actually play for England these days... Don't know why they don't get him. He's better than this trash they have now.

EDIT: See Dim beat me too it. Shucks

They can't call up Almunia. The british nations have an agreement to never call up someone who wasn't born with local nationality. It came about when the scottish media started yelling for Scotland to call up Nacho Novo.

What will be tomorrow's puns on Green's name in the tabloids?

"Robert far too Green"

 

[Anonymous]

What will be tomorrow's puns on Green's name in the tabloids?

Green behind the ears?

i was thinking more this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpiIWMWWVco

 

[trompe le monde]

Very true.

Btw.: According to German TV there is a French guy by the name of Géra playing for England and supposably Liverpool.
Do you know anything about him? Will Almunia be the next foreign player for England?

It still ****es me off that Hargreaves, a Canadian, chose to play for England. Then again, Canada has been the seat of incompetence when it comes to this World Cup thing, so I don't blame the poodle-haired midfielder so much.

 

[Moondance]

They can't call up Almunia. The british nations have an agreement to never call up someone who wasn't born with local nationality. It came about when the scottish media started yelling for Scotland to call up Nacho Novo.

Ummm... Owen Hargreaves, anyone? The native son of.... Calgary, Alberta.

EDIT: Shucks. Now someone else brings up Owen Hargreaves, seconds before i do. Note to self: type faster

 

[trompe le monde]

Ummm... Owen Hargreaves, anyone? The native son of.... Calgary, Alberta.

EDIT: Shucks. Now someone else brings up Owen Hargreaves, seconds before i do. Note to self: type faster

You've been in my cross hairs ever since you implied I was a racist. Serves you right for typing slowly.


Above is obviously in jest.

 

[zapata]

there is only one type of british, there are other types of bits n bobs.. lol

england
scotland
ireland
wales

the celtic countries: scotland, ireland, wales
great britain (british): ENgland, scotland and wales
United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland
British Isles: Great Britain, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Orkney, Shetland, Hebrides, Isle of White, The scillys, Lundy, Channel Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark.) plus a few other bits and bobs

that's actually confusing me even more..I always thought Great Britain was the same as United Kingdom? And I never thought of Ireland as a british island..all the other islands, they're part of GB, right? Or part of UK..and then there's the whole commonwealth thing, with India etc. Good thing the old norsemen tired of trying to rule the isles, or you'd all be norwegian today..

 

[Anonymous]

that's actually confusing me even more..I always thought Great Britain was the same as United Kingdom? And I never thought of Ireland as a british island..all the other islands, they're part of GB, right? Or part of UK..and then there's the whole commonwealth thing, with India etc. Good thing the old norsemen tired of trying to rule the isles, or you'd all be norwegian today..

this might help.. its got pretty pictures
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/britain.html

or this
http://www.uk.filo.pl/uk_who_are_the_british.htm

 

[issoisso]

Ummm... Owen Hargreaves, anyone? The native son of.... Calgary, Alberta.

EDIT: Shucks. Now someone else brings up Owen Hargreaves, seconds before i do. Note to self: type faster

But Hargreaves always had an english passport. In fact, he has 4 nationalities.

 

[zapata]

this might help.. its got pretty pictures
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/britain.html

thanks! promise i'll read it sometime when the match is finished.

 

[Anonymous]

But Hargreaves always had an english passport. In fact, he has 4 nationalities.

but hargreaves is crap so it doesnt matter.> Almunia is pretty good

 

[Anonymous]

thanks! promise i'll read it sometime when the match is finished.

so who are the norweigans supporting in this game?

 

[zapata]

I've always liked heskey, but he's no goalgetter.

 

[Moondance]

that's actually confusing me even more..I always thought Great Britain was the same as United Kingdom? And I never thought of Ireland as a island..all the other islands, they're part of GB, right? Or part of UK..and then there's the whole commonwealth thing, with India etc. Good thing the old norsemen tired of trying to rule the isles, or you'd all be norwegian today..

Blame the Scottish. For centuries Britain and England were pretty much interchangable, and noone had a problem with it. England could even be used to refer to the whole of the Britsh empire.

It was only until Scottish nationalists started getting uppity in the 1930s that it became passe to refer to Britain as England, and subsequently England gained its 'modern borders' which go from Berwick-upon-Tweed to St. Ives.... Ahhhh, the Scots.

 

[Anonymous]

Blame the Scottish. For centuries Britain and England were pretty much interchangable, and noone had a problem with it. England could even be used to refer to the whole of the Britsh empire.

It was only until Scottish nationalists started getting uppity in the 1930s that 'England' gained it modern meaning, which goes from Berwick-upon-Tweed to St. Ives....

blame the romans.. they built the wall

 

[zapata]

so who are the norweigans supporting in this game?

England. Don't know why, but most norwegians have a soft spot for the english team. Possibly because norwegian TV started broadcasting english league football over forty years ago.

 

[Moondance]

blame the romans.. they built the wall

I blame the Tweed.

 

[trompe le monde]

Carragher substituted at the half. Not a good sign if you are substituting centre backs at the half, unless King is injured.

 

[Moondance]

Carragher should be off... Dirty SOB.

 

[issoisso]

but hargreaves is crap so it doesnt matter

I'm going to think you don't know much about the role of the midfield destroyer and pretend you didn't write that

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

I'm getting the feeling that the English won't make it with 11 men to the end of the game.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Amazing how England always destroys any sympathy in no time.

 

[Anonymous]

I'm going to think you don't know much about the role of the midfield destroyer and pretend you didn't write that

the only midfield hargreaves ever destroyed was the england one

 

[issoisso]

Wow. Amazing. England actually tried to made a sideways pass instead of just pumping the ball in depth.

No surprise that it immediately caused quite a bit of danger.

the only midfield hargreaves ever destroyed was the england one

Have you noticed how the US have all the space they want in front of england's back 4? That's because a player is missing there to defend between the two lines and provide a static positional reference for the defence. A defensive midfielder. By far the most important player in any playing system. Hargreaves is a very good one.

Try watching some football. You may learn something