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USA!! USA!! USA!!
Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 11:33 pm
by Gob
England 1-1 USA
Report
By Sam Lyon & Jonathan Stevenson 17:00 Commentary
By Phil McNulty, Rustenburg
Goalkeeper Robert Green suffered a World Cup nightmare as England were forced to settle for a disappointing draw in the opening game of their campaign against the United States.
Steven Gerrard gave coach Fabio Capello the perfect start to this South African mission when he slid Emile Heskey's pass beyond Tim Howard after only four minutes.
And while England rarely hit the heights, they were maintaining their advantage in relative comfort until five minutes before half-time when West Ham United's Green suffered the lapse that will haunt him.
Clint Dempsey offered an effort that was little more than pot luck from 25 yards, but Green hopelessly allowed the ball to squeeze through him and roll agonisingly over the line as he tried to recover.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/footbal ... efault.stm
Re: USA!! USA!! USA!!
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 3:05 am
by Sue U
Best possible result for MajGenl.Meade?
Re: USA!! USA!! USA!!
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 3:56 am
by Gob
Yep, combined with this one!
Re: USA!! USA!! USA!!
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 4:05 am
by The Hen
That's a cracking result for USA.
Well bloody done.
I have Oz going up against Germany in their first game.
I guess that is the end our our world cup run.
Re: USA!! USA!! USA!!
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 6:34 am
by loCAtek
Sue U wrote:Best possible result for MajGenl.Meade?
OK, whereZ that rat bastard? ...with all due respect...
Re: USA!! USA!! USA!!
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 6:42 am
by Lord Jim
This is "soccer" right?
That game that drunken British "Hooligans" have a fondness for?
Re: USA!! USA!! USA!!
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 6:46 am
by Gob
English hooligans old boy, the rest of GB is civilised....
Re: USA!! USA!! USA!!
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 6:58 am
by Lord Jim
I'm sorry, I thought the expression "soccer hooligans" was generally applied to the British...
I didn't realize that it could only be fairly applied to the English....
My mistake....
Re: USA!! USA!! USA!!
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 7:08 am
by Gob
See Sean for futher details..
Re: USA!! USA!! USA!!
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 7:10 am
by loCAtek
Heck, anyone drunk can appreciate the sport!
Re: USA!! USA!! USA!!
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 9:28 am
by Sean
Where to start...
Maybe with the poster who hates football but comes out of the woodwork to cheer on whoever is playing England...
...or the one who insists on using the word "soccer" to describe the original football from which all others are derived not to mention believes that anyone who happens to be English and enjoy the game is a hooligan...
...or even back to the first poster who is somehow labouring under the mistaken belief that the Welsh and the Scots are civilised...
...nah, I don't think I'll bother.
*Psst Hen* Australia have three games in the tournament come what may so they can get stuffed by Serbia and Ghana too before they fly home...
Re: USA!! USA!! USA!!
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 1:44 pm
by Miles
Gob wrote:English hooligans old boy, the rest of GB is civilised....
Yeah they play rugby, now thats not for hooligans...............
Re: USA!! USA!! USA!!
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 2:47 pm
by loCAtek
Well, it's the Mexicans who have the best score cheer!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAL!!!
<gasp for breathe>
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAL!!!
Re: USA!! USA!! USA!!
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 11:10 pm
by Sean
And that's when they win the toss at the start of the game!
I thought the lap of honour was a bit much though...
Re: USA!! USA!! USA!!
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 11:39 pm
by Gob
You have to admit Sean, that the England goalie's fumble was a classic!
Re: USA!! USA!! USA!!
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 11:48 pm
by Sean
Not sure classic is the right word mate...
The English press always need a scapegoat when England go out of a tournament. Unless they now go on and win the damn thing he's put his name up early.
"The Hand of Clod" was the banner headline in one of the red-tops.
Re: USA!! USA!! USA!!
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 11:50 pm
by Gob
Sean wrote:
"The Hand of Clod" was the banner headline in one of the red-tops.
ROTFLMCO!!! That's a good one, I wonder what Marradona thinks of it!
Re: USA!! USA!! USA!!
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 11:52 pm
by Sean
Too coked up to care I imagine...
Re: USA!! USA!! USA!!
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 11:56 pm
by Gob
Just in case anyone missed it...
Re: USA!! USA!! USA!!
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:01 am
by Sean
LMAO Now you're taking the piss!
I'm glad he held up a hand to say "My fault" otherwise nobody might've noticed his error and assumed it was a 30 yard net-buster!