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Re: THE FINAL! : France v Eng..erm..Croatia.

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 6:57 pm
by lasharoo
Carlos J wrote:When I was as a good Mod reading the old World Cup threads pre-tournament, also saw this one. Apart from "Deutschland uber alles", the seer of SoCal gets it almost spot on: https://talkforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f ... 90#p644364
Petingo wrote:I think the upshot of this World Cup is that we will never see a Sud American team win the World Cup again in our lifetimes.

Brazilian football is a busted flush.

Argentina have always had a more European style but without home advantage and the magic of Diego they would probably never have won their two World Cups.

It will be a long time before they ever host it again, if ever and Diego was unique, the Argies won't see a boy like him again.

Nor will anyone else comes to that.

The fact that all the best young Brazilian players are heading to Europe at a very young age means they are being coached in the European way and when it comes to the WC the Brazilians no longer have the capacity to surprise anyone.

The field has levelled and into the breach strides Der Fatherland.

Even at this early stage I would say it is hard to see them not being favourites and actually winning the 2018 renewal in Russia.

Deutschland uber alles.

All hail the Melling wordsmith :prayer:

Re: THE FINAL! : France v Eng..erm..Croatia.

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 7:06 pm
by The End
Best team eventually won it, just about.

Re: THE FINAL! : France v Eng..erm..Croatia.

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 7:16 pm
by subsub
lasharoo wrote:
subsub wrote:Yep, a good tournament with lots of good memories.
Just waiting for the tears from the Blues Bruvvaz when Hazard and Pickford hand in transfer requests :mrgreen:

I fail to see how that affects Sutton United :wink:

Pickford might be a fan of meat pies… :mrgreen:

Re: THE FINAL! : France v Eng..erm..Croatia.

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 7:19 pm
by kevin04
Croat president looked steaming! :D :drinkers:

Re: THE FINAL! : France v Eng..erm..Croatia.

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 7:26 pm
by Carlos J
lasharoo wrote:Fantastic World Cup, the last month has been superb, bravo Russia and well played Gareth and the lads =D> =D> =D>

I am going to boycott the next one, see you chaps back here for USA/Canada/Mehico 2026 :smt039

See ya in 2026, lash. Would like to boycott 2022, see how it rolls in the next four years. Though Qatar are cunts, but so are so many, and yes the migrant workers and many videos out there, can't find the one I want to post.

Thursty edit notification: This one, though many hundreds similar:



Yay, if still in health and some wealth to go to 2026.

Re: THE FINAL! : France v Eng..erm..Croatia.

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 7:39 pm
by Jonathan
Dejan Lovren loses a CL and WC Final a couple of months apart. Ouch that must hurt.
How’s your luck son :)

Re: THE FINAL! : France v Eng..erm..Croatia.

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 7:49 pm
by subsub
Jonathan wrote:Dejan Lovren loses a CL and WC Final a couple of months apart. Ouch that must hurt.
How’s your luck son :)

He's fine. He's one of the best defenders in the world.
(apparently) :mrgreen:

Re: THE FINAL! : France v Eng..erm..Croatia.

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 7:54 pm
by theleader82
France is more of a rugby country. That's why the french league has never been very strong.

Re: THE FINAL! : France v Eng..erm..Croatia.

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 8:06 pm
by Carlos J
theleader82 wrote:France is more of a rugby country. That's why the french league has never been very strong.

Rugby is more popular in the south of France, leader. And in Paris. Football is popular all over. Tennis is second according to Mr Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_France

Cycling is amazingly popular in the Med countries as an individual sport, hence the love of Le Tour. And nowt wrong with a game of Pétanque, over 300k players.

And it could be that their best players get bought up by richer clubs of other countries. Remember Platini at Juve?

Re: THE FINAL! : France v Eng..erm..Croatia.

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 8:13 pm
by kancutlawns
theleader82 wrote:France is more of a rugby country. That's why the french league has never been very strong.

Yes it has. They did well in the 1982 and 1986 World Cups. They were runners up in the 2006 Final. Won the 1998 and today’s final. Won the European Championships in 1984 and 2000.

What do you base your comments on because they are totally unfounded and you clearly have little knowledge of international football and talk in ill founded cliches taken from TalkSPORT.

Re: THE FINAL! : France v Eng..erm..Croatia.

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 8:45 pm
by Carlos J
A more successful soccer nation than that England any day.

Even more humiliating if it were a Rugger nation, which it ain't thankfully.

Re: THE FINAL! : France v Eng..erm..Croatia.

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 9:01 pm
by theleader82
kancutlawns wrote:
theleader82 wrote:France is more of a rugby country. That's why the french league has never been very strong.

Yes it has. They did well in the 1982 and 1986 World Cups. They were runners up in the 2006 Final. Won the 1998 and today’s final. Won the European Championships in 1984 and 2000.

What do you base your comments on because they are totally unfounded and you clearly have little knowledge of international football and talk in ill founded cliches taken from TalkSPORT.

I might talking about the french 1st division which is weak compared to the English, Italian, Spanish and german leagues. Games are often poorly attended. It's only since a couple of teams were bought by rich sugar daddies they've had a presence in the champions league .

Re: THE FINAL! : France v Eng..erm..Croatia.

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 9:02 pm
by JW90
Carlos J wrote:A more successful soccer nation than that England any day.

Even more humiliating if it were a Rugger nation, which it ain't thankfully.


Five finals in 20 years. Can't see us managing similar.

Re: THE FINAL! : France v Eng..erm..Croatia.

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 10:06 pm
by Carlos J
theleader82 wrote:
kancutlawns wrote:
theleader82 wrote:France is more of a rugby country. That's why the french league has never been very strong.

Yes it has. They did well in the 1982 and 1986 World Cups. They were runners up in the 2006 Final. Won the 1998 and today’s final. Won the European Championships in 1984 and 2000.

What do you base your comments on because they are totally unfounded and you clearly have little knowledge of international football and talk in ill founded cliches taken from TalkSPORT.

I might talking about the french 1st division which is weak compared to the English, Italian, Spanish and german leagues. Games are often poorly attended. It's only since a couple of teams were bought by rich sugar daddies they've had a presence in the champions league .

Not going to look fan stats, leader, but PSG with coin and Monaco with patronage, aside, remember Lyon and Marseille is a football hotbed.

Course they are weaker than the other four, coin, coin and more coin.

Re: THE FINAL! : France v Eng..erm..Croatia.

Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 11:05 pm
by The Ghost of Alex Higgins
Played froggies. Piss off Croatia you nasty little cunts