World Cup 2018 countdown!!!!

[Master]

Rankings mean very little in tournament football especially the world cup. The best team wins the competition unlike European Championship where you get Portugal, Greece and Denmark winning it.

England do well and have a high ranking until they get to the tournament where they get exposure.

I have always thought we were going to win since 1982. Gave up after a dismal 2010 in South Africa.

Losing to Iceland and that dick goalkeeper Hart was a kick in the balls I needed to remind me we are poor.

Last time they were giving out free panini books in the city centre. No way am I forking out £700 to complete a book.

[smashup]

The one thing England have got in there favour for once is there's no real egos like TKO mentioned and we have a really young squad but that could work against us as much as for us.

I've been driven mad by England so many times over the years that i don't get my hopes up at all anymore.

Hope the Russians put on a decent show and like all World Cups the group stages always produce some classic matches and new unknown stars are born.

Like i said on paper Belgium should piss it but it'll be the same pedigree teams in the Semi finals with maybe one surprise.

Fucking German cunts more than likely win it.

[Master]

Belgium are not going to win and the only reason we rate them is because they have so many premier league players.

England may even beat them.

[Beanz]

Me and the Mrs have a whole rack of England shirts but have totally lost touch with the Premiership being so over run with imports. I will watch the team that represents the city I was born in but have no interest in teams that have screwed over their own supporters. I have no idea who half the players are, in fact maybe actually none for the first time and Blatter, Qatar etc just makes a mockery of the whole fricking thing. I still have my England 5 Germany 1 mug but it has faded so much it is virtually unreadable and that kind of sums up my feeling for this tournament. The Mrs and grand kids will fill in the fixture pullout poster, we will stick the flags up and i will watch and try and get behind them but I can't help feeling cynical after so many years of it.


Then we will meet Portugal or Germany and some diva will feign injury to have a penalty awarded against us and i will jump out of my seat and scream loads of xenophobic rubbish at the TV and run out of the house/pub and into the street and embarrass the whole family by screaming 'Fucking yes.. have it' if our keeper saves it.



Who is our keeper anyway?

[DenilsonTheReturn]

I can remember the date. It was 1994 on July 4th. USA independence day. America hosted their first world cup and they played Brazil in the last 16. Brazil had a man sent off in the first half. So for around 70 mins USA had a man extra.

The ultimate nightmare could happen

USA beating Brazil. I don't think I could have watched football (or Soccer as they call it) again.

Brazil even a man down still beat them. I often wonder how football would have turned out had USA beat Brazil that day. A country like the USA that does not take soccer 100% seriously (to the same extent that they do basket ball, baseball, pro-football or ice hockey) beating Brazil. A country where football is everything. I can't even put it into words how much of a disgrace that would have been.

It would have been like McGregor beating Mayweather.

As to this World Cup. You NEVER get surprise winners of the World Cup. In fact you NEVER get surprise finalists at the world cup.

I like France to win it. I just think they are peaking at the right time. I could be wrong. Brazil have an awesome side. Germany....are well....Germany. Argentina ? They have the best player in Messi and with him they could go far, even if the team is average. And I have not even talked about Spain, Belgium or Portugal. England ? Don't make me laugh

[TitoFan]

Damn, this is all so sad...........


Imagine then if lightning strikes and England wins the World Cup. Not only will England implode and sink into the ocean from the massive party, but this forum will short-circuit and boxing will cease to exist for months. It'll crash daily, and I won't be able to get in except between 3 and 4 am BST.

[Mark TKO]

Like Drago said I’ve all but lost interest in the game. My anger stemming from the national side down to the overpaid wankers in the premiership.

I cancelled sky sports two seasons ago and despite initial reservations now don’t give a shit. Don’t even bother with match of the day any more. Sad really.

But yes if we somehow we put in some good performances early and hit the quarters with a degree of optimism I will be driving round windows down and Three Lions blaring out in between Barnsey’s seminal hold and give rap !

It’s coming home etc ....

[Master]

Like Drago said I’ve all but lost interest in the game. My anger stemming from the national side down to the overpaid wankers in the premiership.

I cancelled sky sports two seasons ago and despite initial reservations now don’t give a shit. Don’t even bother with match of the day any more. Sad really.

But yes if we somehow we put in some good performances early and hit the quarters with a degree of optimism I will be driving round windows down and Three Lions blaring out in between Barnsey’s seminal hold and give rap !

It’s coming home etc ....

Best football song and rap ever!

[Master]

Switzerland have equalised against Brazil! Excellent, I may put a bet on Brazil to win the cup now, must get some good odds.

[Xwetie]

1-0 to Colombia, whohoo

[Gandalf]

Me and the Mrs have a whole rack of England shirts but have totally lost touch with the Premiership being so over run with imports. I will watch the team that represents the city I was born in but have no interest in teams that have screwed over their own supporters. I have no idea who half the players are, in fact maybe actually none for the first time and Blatter, Qatar etc just makes a mockery of the whole fricking thing. I still have my England 5 Germany 1 mug but it has faded so much it is virtually unreadable and that kind of sums up my feeling for this tournament. The Mrs and grand kids will fill in the fixture pullout poster, we will stick the flags up and i will watch and try and get behind them but I can't help feeling cynical after so many years of it.


Then we will meet Portugal or Germany and some diva will feign injury to have a penalty awarded against us and i will jump out of my seat and scream loads of xenophobic rubbish at the TV and run out of the house/pub and into the street and embarrass the whole family by screaming 'Fucking yes.. have it' if our keeper saves it.



Who is our keeper anyway?

You don't sound like a patriot speaking like that.

[Beanz]

Me and the Mrs have a whole rack of England shirts but have totally lost touch with the Premiership being so over run with imports. I will watch the team that represents the city I was born in but have no interest in teams that have screwed over their own supporters. I have no idea who half the players are, in fact maybe actually none for the first time and Blatter, Qatar etc just makes a mockery of the whole fricking thing. I still have my England 5 Germany 1 mug but it has faded so much it is virtually unreadable and that kind of sums up my feeling for this tournament. The Mrs and grand kids will fill in the fixture pullout poster, we will stick the flags up and i will watch and try and get behind them but I can't help feeling cynical after so many years of it.


Then we will meet Portugal or Germany and some diva will feign injury to have a penalty awarded against us and i will jump out of my seat and scream loads of xenophobic rubbish at the TV and run out of the house/pub and into the street and embarrass the whole family by screaming 'Fucking yes.. have it' if our keeper saves it.



Who is our keeper anyway?

You don't sound like a patriot speaking like that.

Miles we get it. You hate football, despise the English, don't understand why Germany going out of the world cup means anything and begrudge even the massive underdog that is South Korea who gave you a home, a career, a wife and a second chance celebrating knocking out the world cup holders.

So you are posting in this thread ..because...?

[Mark TKO]

Not liking the fact finishing second in our group looks better on paper for the draw.

You should always keep the winning momentum going but it's a tough one