in defence of a fellow hammer

[CFH]

England must beat USA because it would be embarrassing not to.

amen to that

losing to the only country on the planet who couldnt care 2 shits about the world cup would be a fate worse than death

3-0 or i`ll never post on here again

[Gandalf]

England must beat USA because it would be embarrassing not to.

amen to that

losing to the only country on the planet who couldnt care 2 shits about the world cup would be a fate worse than death

3-0 or i`ll never post on here again

Haha, classic!

[Gandalf]

I must admit that I originally blamed the ball more than the goalkeeper, but I was out of my mind. I moved away from the that position, but yesterday I saw a game where a goalkeeper conceded what seemed to me an all too easy goal. It had echoes of this. Maybe it wasn't all the keepers fault and the ball is dodgy, but it was a weak shot that really should have been kept out.

[0james0]

I must admit that I originally blamed the ball more than the goalkeeper, but I was out of my mind. I moved away from the that position, but yesterday I saw a game where a goalkeeper conceded what seemed to me an all too easy goal. It had echoes of this. Maybe it wasn't all the keepers fault and the ball is dodgy, but it was a weak shot that really should have been kept out.

Do you mean the first Germany goal? If so, that ball was travelling at 88 mph! So can understand the keeper not keeping it out!

Not the daisy cutter that Green couldn't get his body behind.

[HattonTheHammer]

I must admit that I originally blamed the ball more than the goalkeeper, but I was out of my mind. I moved away from the that position, but yesterday I saw a game where a goalkeeper conceded what seemed to me an all too easy goal. It had echoes of this. Maybe it wasn't all the keepers fault and the ball is dodgy, but it was a weak shot that really should have been kept out.

Do you mean the first Germany goal? If so, that ball was travelling at 88 mph! So can understand the keeper not keeping it out!

Not the daisy cutter that Green couldn't get his body behind.

think he is refering to the goal slovenia scored over algeria. Seemed like bread and butter for the keeper and it just seemed to die on him and swerve right at the end

[Gandalf]

I must admit that I originally blamed the ball more than the goalkeeper, but I was out of my mind. I moved away from the that position, but yesterday I saw a game where a goalkeeper conceded what seemed to me an all too easy goal. It had echoes of this. Maybe it wasn't all the keepers fault and the ball is dodgy, but it was a weak shot that really should have been kept out.

Do you mean the first Germany goal? If so, that ball was travelling at 88 mph! So can understand the keeper not keeping it out!

Not the daisy cutter that Green couldn't get his body behind.

No, the Algeria/Slovenia game. It looked like the keeper was in slow motion or something. It didn't look like it should have gone in to me. Something slightly off about it.

[HattonTheHammer]

I must admit that I originally blamed the ball more than the goalkeeper, but I was out of my mind. I moved away from the that position, but yesterday I saw a game where a goalkeeper conceded what seemed to me an all too easy goal. It had echoes of this. Maybe it wasn't all the keepers fault and the ball is dodgy, but it was a weak shot that really should have been kept out.

Do you mean the first Germany goal? If so, that ball was travelling at 88 mph! So can understand the keeper not keeping it out!

Not the daisy cutter that Green couldn't get his body behind.

No, the Algeria/Slovenia game. It looked like the keeper was in slow motion or something. It didn't look like it should have gone in to me. Something slightly off about it.

you suggesting what i think your suggesting milo??

[BIG H]

I must admit that I originally blamed the ball more than the goalkeeper, but I was out of my mind. I moved away from the that position, but yesterday I saw a game where a goalkeeper conceded what seemed to me an all too easy goal. It had echoes of this. Maybe it wasn't all the keepers fault and the ball is dodgy, but it was a weak shot that really should have been kept out.

Do you mean the first Germany goal? If so, that ball was travelling at 88 mph! So can understand the keeper not keeping it out!

Not the daisy cutter that Green couldn't get his body behind.

No, the Algeria/Slovenia game. It looked like the keeper was in slow motion or something. It didn't look like it should have gone in to me. Something slightly off about it.

you suggesting what i think your suggesting milo??

Nothing to do with the ball, Green just lost his ar$e, plain and simple. He was a centremetre away from having another howler that would've ended his career.

That said, I rate him as avery good keeper, just think only 9 starts aint enough experience for this level.

Don't think it will end his international career like it did to Scott Carson and Richard Wright

[Gandalf]

I must admit that I originally blamed the ball more than the goalkeeper, but I was out of my mind. I moved away from the that position, but yesterday I saw a game where a goalkeeper conceded what seemed to me an all too easy goal. It had echoes of this. Maybe it wasn't all the keepers fault and the ball is dodgy, but it was a weak shot that really should have been kept out.

Do you mean the first Germany goal? If so, that ball was travelling at 88 mph! So can understand the keeper not keeping it out!

Not the daisy cutter that Green couldn't get his body behind.

No, the Algeria/Slovenia game. It looked like the keeper was in slow motion or something. It didn't look like it should have gone in to me. Something slightly off about it.

you suggesting what i think your suggesting milo??

Yeah, I'm thinking the ball might be a little defective. It doesn't excuse the keeper making such a mistake because it was his fault, but I think we might see a few goals in this tournament where keepers are going to miss something they shouldn't. If the ball isn't completely consistant with previously used balls then sometimes a misreading is going to occur. There were criticism's of the ball before the tournament began, it was half expected.