OT: Association Football

[TheParraboy]

Cracking first half.
Even with 10, Columbia look better than Japan.
Although, they shouldn't have got the free kick that led to their goal.
VAR in football is just as bad as the Bunker in NRL.
Nothing wrong with the technology. It's the monkeys in the box that are f**king it.

sea of yellow to most parts of the stadium, reminded me of the 09 NRL grand final tbh...

 

[Gronk]

Optus has extended the SBS deal to broadcast all matches now until the end of the group stages.

 

[Suitman]

Optus has extended the SBS deal to broadcast all matches now until the end of the group stages.

They had to.
Their original offer of 48 hrs was never going to solve the issue,
This is damage control.
FFS, they only paid $9 million to SBS for the rights to the games they are broadcasting.
I'm guessing they've done in more than that to their brand with this debacle.

 

[strider]

I would say, surely they will never get football rights again .... but at the end of the day, money talks

 

[Twizzle]

both Optus and Telstra have had a bad day

 

[TheParraboy]

Portugal v Morocco about to start on sbs

 

[TheParraboy]

That Christian bloke hellava player, game over basically in the first 5 min

Come on aussies tonight, I smell an ambush..

 

[Twizzle]

for all the good work he did he f**ked it up with that stupid dive at the end

 

[TheParraboy]

for all the good work he did he f**ked it up with that stupid dive at the end

why don't they give yellow cards for that?

 

[Suitman]

for all the good work he did he f**ked it up with that stupid dive at the end

Pepe's was better!! Lol, what a joke some of these players are.

Anyway, Go Footballroos. A win is almost essential but a draw will keep us in the running.
More nervous than I was before the French game because my expectations weren't so high for that.
We passed the first test because we limited damage control against the Frogs.
Now it's time to stand up.

 

[Twizzle]

 

[Twizzle]

 

[Suitman]

why don't they give yellow cards for that?

Because FIFA are weak, and this type of behavior is just accepted as part of the game in so many countries, which our culture does not understand.
FIFA, if they had the desire, could stamp it out within 12 months.
Retrospective yellow cards, specified period of time off the field (like 5 minutes) if you go off on a stretcher etc...

 

[Twizzle]

yep, Ronaldo can what ever he pleases

 

[TheParraboy]

the cam smith of soccer?

 

[Suitman]

the cam smith of soccer?

Hah!
Almost.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

When people really get tripped over they don't look at the ref, they look at the ground to make sure they land safely. It should be the first thing they look at. Did the merkin look straight at the ref? Then it's bullshit.

At the same time, if referees let defenders get away with little fouls there will never be any goals. So it's understandable that attackers will exaggerate the effects of a foul in case the merkin with the whistle misses it.

 

[Suitman]

So, we all hate diving in football. It's a f**king blight on the game, particularly in this country.
It has been a massive negative of this World Cup.
Optus has also been a massive negative.

Well, here are a few positives:

* The insane amount of fans that travel from all over the world to attend this tournament.
* The comradery between fans of so many different cultures and countries.
* The amount of Aussies who have travelled. I've heard we far outnumber the Danes.
* This sort of stuff......
There is nothing else like the Football World Cup that brings the world together in a festive atmosphere.
The Olympics are a distant second.
Anything else - daylight.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I'll be cheering for Australia tonight. Have a soft spot for them.

 

[Gronk]

I'll be cheering for Australia tonight. Have a soft spot for them.

I’ve thought hard and tbh the other mob are a dud country and only good for apple danish. Otherwise pretty much a fail country. They even needed an aussie to marry into their royal family to inject some quality. We got dis.