EURO 2008 Musings...
EURO 2008 Musings...
Did anyone see the size of those two Turkish centre halves on Saturday night?
Servet Cetin and Gorkan Zan are built like brick outhouses and are
fiercely uncompromising and very scary looking.
Servet would frighten Briggsy I reckon.
(You just cannot ever write off the Germans in a footballing context!)
Servet Cetin and Gorkan Zan are built like brick outhouses and are
fiercely uncompromising and very scary looking.
Servet would frighten Briggsy I reckon.
(You just cannot ever write off the Germans in a footballing context!)
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I think Turkey were very lucky to finish the game with all 11 players on the field. There were some very x-rated tackles going on and also a lot of niggly trips and shirt pulling."OUFC4eva" wrote:Did anyone see the size of those two Turkish centre halves on Saturday night?
Servet Cetin and Gorkan Zan are built like brick outhouses and are
fiercely uncompromising and very scary looking.
Servet would frighten Briggsy I reckon.
(You just cannot ever write off the Germans in a footballing context!)
I heard a nice quip on the radio the other day. Two presenters were discussing who they had backed to win Euro 2008, one had bet on Germany....much to the other ones disgust:
'You cannot back Germany after all the games we have lost against them'
'I just think they have a great team and if it comes down to a penalty shoot out at any stage they are through aren't they?'
'Yeah, fair enough............I think the last person to save a penalty against Germany was Sylvester Stallone...............'
'You cannot back Germany after all the games we have lost against them'
'I just think they have a great team and if it comes down to a penalty shoot out at any stage they are through aren't they?'
'Yeah, fair enough............I think the last person to save a penalty against Germany was Sylvester Stallone...............'
Stuff and nonsense about Holland's first goal being off side.
My interpretation being that the Italian defender (can't recall who) was off the pitch behind the goal line following a challenge and as he had not asked permission to leave the field of play was deemed to be on the goal line therefore playing everyone on side.
Any referees out there care to put me right?
Amazed that the pundits did not pick this up. They're paid enough.
My interpretation being that the Italian defender (can't recall who) was off the pitch behind the goal line following a challenge and as he had not asked permission to leave the field of play was deemed to be on the goal line therefore playing everyone on side.
Any referees out there care to put me right?
Amazed that the pundits did not pick this up. They're paid enough.
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I think you're right Baboo, otherwise a defender on the goal line could simply walk off the pitch to put an opposing player in an offside position. Similarly the goalkeeper could stand behind the goal line for the whole game and require two outfield defenders to be between the attacker and the goal."Baboo" wrote:Stuff and nonsense about Holland's first goal being off side.
My interpretation being that the Italian defender (can't recall who) was off the pitch behind the goal line following a challenge and as he had not asked permission to leave the field of play was deemed to be on the goal line therefore playing everyone on side.
Any referees out there care to put me right?
Amazed that the pundits did not pick this up. They're paid enough.
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Spot on Baboo, it was the commentators and (so called) pundits/experts who missed it, although Gordon Strachan pointed it out."Baboo" wrote:Stuff and nonsense about Holland's first goal being off side.
My interpretation being that the Italian defender (can't recall who) was off the pitch behind the goal line following a challenge and as he had not asked permission to leave the field of play was deemed to be on the goal line therefore playing everyone on side.
Any referees out there care to put me right?
Amazed that the pundits did not pick this up. They're paid enough.
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I listened to it (for as long as I could stand) and they spent a long time on the "active or not active" debate and on the difference between receiving treatment and "being off the pitch". Alan Green's anti-Italian vitriol was almost as hard to take as the result. That and the inanity of "The Dutch are playing left to right in the second half". I hate that. It depends which stand you are in, doesn't it? And it hardly helps the listeners."Matt D" wrote:i had radio 5 on at half time, for a break from the ITV inanities while i did the washing up, and they had mentioned this as an explanation of the decision.
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I'm not sure I'm with you on that AC. The presenters job is to paint you a picture with words and that picture is meaningless without context."Ancient Colin" wrote:That and the inanity of "The Dutch are playing left to right in the second half". I hate that. It depends which stand you are in, doesn't it? And it hardly helps the listeners.
This morning on Alan Brazil's Sports Breakfast (TalkSPORT)
they debated the offside goal for ages. Ronnie Irani, a cricketeer was the only one saying it was an legimate goal. Alan Brazil's football mates and drinking pals 'phoned in and all to a man, said the assistant referee had made a huge mistake.
The decision was indeed correct going by the rule book. Baboo is right.
they debated the offside goal for ages. Ronnie Irani, a cricketeer was the only one saying it was an legimate goal. Alan Brazil's football mates and drinking pals 'phoned in and all to a man, said the assistant referee had made a huge mistake.
The decision was indeed correct going by the rule book. Baboo is right.
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OK, but how does it help to be told "Oxford are playing from left to right in the second half"? Now if it were at Minchery Farm and you knew that the commentary was from the South Stand, then you would know that they were kicking towards the carpark. But other than that, it is a completely meaningless phrase. You want a picture? "In the second half the Dutch are playing ... towards their supporters? ... into the wind? ... towards the imposing Kaiser Rudolf the Fifteenth stand? ... down the pronounced slope at the Anschluss Memorial Stadium?"A-Ro" wrote: I'm not sure I'm with you on that AC. The presenters job is to paint you a picture with words and that picture is meaningless without context.
Missing apostrophe warning, anyway!!
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Or is that far left prick? Racism isn't restricted to a prejudiced political interpretation of left and right."YF Dan" wrote:I'm surprised that Alan Brazil found time to talk about anything other than how immigration has brought this proud country to its knees, the far-right prick that he is.
OK, I'll shut up now.