World Cup Chat

[silvertop]

For the younger readers.

For many years there was tales about what a great ladies man Beatty was and how he swept women off their feet and into his bed with his wit, charm, flattery and good looks.

A couple of weeks ago I was gratified to read a story by an actress who not knowing him was brought to his hotel room to find him naked on top of his bed and not attempting to cover himself. As she was a virgin at the time he didn't get his oats.

Okay I admit it's jealousy but so much for for wit, charm and flattery. My guess is it was too easy for him so he got a bit lazy.

Brought to his hotel room??

That still goes on post Me 2?

 

[ASCPFC]

Brought to his hotel room??

That still goes on post Me 2?

I somehow doubt it was post me too. But I'd be pretty sure it still happens, wouldn't you? There's nothing that money can't buy.

 

[Part Time James]

I somehow doubt it was post me too. But I'd be pretty sure it still happens, wouldn't you? There's nothing that money can't buy.

Apart from stadium improvements...

 

[cryrst]

On a general note - what does everyone think about the refereeing?
To my mind they are letting the games flow nicely- I ve only seen the France and England games
After the three red cards in first game there seems to be less obvious shirt pulling , holding at set pieces and diving
Is this a new policy ?
I think it makes for a better game and would like to a similar change in the Prem
What do you all think ?

In the GER CIV game tonight the ref was superb. Allowed a goal so he could use var to prove a foul in the build up. Took 5 seconds and proven. Also didn’t bother stopping the game unless a head injury. Players rolling around realised they were not getting a decision and got up.

 

[Badger11]

I somehow doubt it was post me too. But I'd be pretty sure it still happens, wouldn't you? There's nothing that money can't buy.

it was back in the seventies according to the actress. It was just a snarky comment by me as so much for the great seducer of women.

 

[cryrst]

I somehow doubt it was post me too. But I'd be pretty sure it still happens, wouldn't you? There's nothing that money can't buy.

Steve jobs realised the opposite 💁

 

[VinceHilaire]

Two of our players have been incredibly impressive in the last 24h.
Kamada and Riad.
I guess the best place to put yourself on show is the World Cup

 

[Dogburger]

Clear rule on mouth covering. And he knew it.

That country is called Turkey as in the bird. There is clearly a directive to the TV networks to pronounce it "correctly" but I'm standing firm. I've only just got used to saying Czech Republic and I've recently been there. Czechia? Where the feck is that?

Last nights game Germany v Cote de ivorie . Surely that should be Deutschland V Cote de ivorie or Germany v Ivory Coast .

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Last nights game Germany v Cote de ivorie . Surely that should be Deutschland V Cote de ivorie or Germany v Ivory Coast .

Actually there were a few mentions of Cote d' Ivoir or something similar. Nothing for Deutschland though.

 

[Part Time James]

I am fed up with the pretentious fawning over the pronunciation of countries based on their language/dialect.

I will only accept it when my app starts referring to Ingerland games. I am proudly Ingerlish.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

I am fed up with the pretentious fawning over the pronunciation of countries based on their language/dialect.

I will only accept it when my app starts referring to Ingerland games. I am proudly Ingerlish.

Japan aren't given the same consideration.

 

[Part Time James]

Japan aren't given the same consideration.

Exactly, they'd need a different font

 

[ASCPFC]

Japan aren't given the same consideration.

I was listening to their fans and it sounded like some version of Nippon. Which I only really remembered from Victor and Warlord.

 

[TheBigToePunt]

Japan aren't given the same consideration.

I noticed that. Obviously even saying Nippon is still the English/European version of what the Japanese call their country, as thier own actual version would, in written form anyway, not be in the Latin alphabet. I presume the same is true of lots of far and middle Eastern nations: whatever the TV companies call them is a Europeanisation in some way, so what difference does it make?

It's good to be respectful, but this all feels a bit performative.

 

[Part Time James]

I noticed that. Obviously even saying Nippon is still the English/European version of what the Japanese call their country, as thier own actual version would, in written form anyway, not be in the Latin alphabet. I presume the same is true of lots of far and middle Eastern nations: whatever the TV companies call them is a Europeanisation in some way, so what difference does it make?

It's good to be respectful, but this all feels a bit performative.

I don't think it's unreasonable that we use the English words for each nation because we are in England. Just like I'd expect the French to call us Angleterre and the Scottish to call us Superior Sassenach Overlords.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

I don't think it's unreasonable that we use the English words for each nation because we are in England. Just like I'd expect the French to call us Angleterre and the Scottish to call us Superior Sassenach Overlords.

Your last expectation is unlikely to come to fruition.
Mentioned this before but Brian Moore was accused of mispronouncing Ayax as Ajax and pointed out that he was English and didn't say Paree for Paris either. Meanwhile Jack Charlton carried on blithely referring to Joanne Cruff.

 

[TheBigToePunt]

I don't think it's unreasonable that we use the English words for each nation because we are in England. Just like I'd expect the French to call us Angleterre and the Scottish to call us Superior Sassenach Overlords.

This is a fine policy aim and I support it.

I noticed that before the Scotland Morocco game the announcer said 'Please stand for the national anthem of Scotland' but they didn't play the national anthem. They played Flower of Scotland. The national anthem is God save the King.

You can start there. If they can't even get that right then what hope is there?

 

[ASCPFC]

This is a fine policy aim and I support it.

I noticed that before the Scotland Morocco game the announcer said 'Please stand for the national anthem of Scotland' but they didn't play the national anthem. They played Flower of Scotland. The national anthem is God save the King.

You can start there. If they can't even get that right then what hope is there?

That's been going on a while. Fake Canadian, Australian and US anthems too. I didn't hear the New Zealand one or watch the dance it may have. Even Ireland has some anthem that no one knows, yet shouts something at the beginning and the end.

 

[TheBigToePunt]

That's been going on a while. Fake Canadian, Australian and US anthems too. I didn't hear the New Zealand one or watch the dance it may have. Even Ireland has some anthem that no one knows, yet shouts something at the beginning and the end.

Don't Lichtenstein or someone like that use our anthem? Someone told me we played them once and the same anthem was played twice before the game, and that England fans booed through their version!

 

[ASCPFC]

Don't Lichtenstein or someone like that use our anthem? Someone told me we played them once and the same anthem was played twice before the game, and that England fans booed through their version!

It has the same amazingly complicated and well thought out tune. But the words are some unintelligible foreign muck.
The Irish one was actually originally written in English and caused a furore when the original was played in Canada. Which was ironic as Canada had previously used God Save the Queen for Ireland and caused a far bigger incident before. The Irish Prime Minister made it a Republic more or less.