FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 14 YEARS THE CALGARY FLAMES RETURN TO THE STANLEY CUP FINALS!!!! (HOCKEY)
HONK HONK HONK (CAR HORN), I THINK I WILL GO TO THE 17th AVENUE TO SEE THE GIRLS WHO FLASH US (THE BOYS) AND I WILL SEE BOOBIES!
OR, I CAN STAY HERE AND HEAR THE REVELRY OF THE BACKWARDS HATTED! WHOO WHOO WHOO WHOO WHOO! (THOSE RED HORNS)
HONK THE CAR HORN!
(Fuck Calgary) (Fuck the Flames) (Fuck the Mob Mentality) (Fuck phony individual togetherness brought about by manufactured city pride)
WAVE THE RED!!!
(I like hockey. I like self-imposed alienation, too)
Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :
I have to say, as a self-professed-constantly-depressed-cup-deprived-disappointed-over-and-over-sick-and-tired-of-all-this-whining-and-losing Toronto Maple Leafs Fan, I have to say that Calgary deserves to be in the Stanley Cup Final.
They kicked butt. Royally.
Go Flames Go.
Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :
Woo.
Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :
Proceed on to victory local sports team!
Vanquish the hoary foe!
Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :
Post = double.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
Hockey!
Posted by StarshipEngineer (Member # 1317) on :
CALGARY IS GOING DOWN IN THE FINAL GAME...OH,OH,YES...EAT SHARK DUST
Posted by Ultra Magnus (Member # 239) on :
Are you retarded?
Posted by MirrorCaptainMike (Member # 709) on :
i find the Earth concept of humor difficult to grasp, Commodore.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Hockey? What's the big deal? It's like tennis but on ice, right?
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
I always thought it seemed more like gladiatorial combat. But on ice.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Americans taking the pity out of the sports they didn't invent (ie, all the sports they are shit at) amuses me to no end.
Give it a month, and I'll no doubt me talking about the European Football Championships. You can all look forward to that.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Phht. Your "football" is lame-ass.
In America we dont need an excuse to riot.
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
"taking the pity"
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
MacGyver was a Calgary Flames-fan. Knoff sodd!
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
I am far too busy to proof-read my posts.
And shouldn't "soccer=riots" be put in the same comedy coffin as "Canadians say 'aboot'! The French surrender a lot!" And so on...
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Not while there's a videogame about it, no.
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
THAT'S what Grand Theft Auto lacked! A sports stadium where a team was playing and you could run in on the field and start harassing players and crowds!
There was a sports stadium, over in the Puerto Ricans' turf, but it wasn't accessible...
Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :
quote:Originally posted by PsyLiam: I am far too busy to proof-read my posts.
And shouldn't "soccer=riots" be put in the same comedy coffin as "Canadians say 'aboot'! The French surrender a lot!" And so on...
quote:They have the ball at midfield, controlled by Batty, passing to McManaman, running down the near sideline, centering pass to Sheringham, ahead to Shearer..."
That hasn't been updated in a while, I think.
Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :
It's an old match, but the same principle applies. Even now. Remember the following punchline:
English Soccer Hooligans (872 - 79%) run rampant over The French Army (236 - 21%)
Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :
One more Game. It could all end tonight.
Posted by Ultra Magnus (Member # 239) on :
I cannot believe the luck!
For me, to be in Calgary on the night of this most tremendous event!
There is no going to bed at a reasonable hour these days! Car honking has become a soothing lullaby to rest my head to.
The only red sea even slighly comparable to the immensity of this one is Moses', but tonight will live on in our memories and history just the same.
It is too bad that WWE Smackdown won more ratings than the Stanley Cup Final, those Americans don't know what they're missing! Even though both teams are kind of boring and have little in the way of exciting, all-star players, it has been a treat to experience each and every single win and the immense crowd reaction from the city of Calgary, of which I am so proud.
We even have a corral of ladies showing their breasts and vaginas to passerby each and every Flame night here. The sweet smells of barbeques waft through my window and the drunken hollering has only just begun.
To this I say, go Calgary Flames, and go the city of Calgary. If the Flames win tonight, they will have done it not only on the skill of their game, but with the brazen imbicility of the flag-donned crowd. You had just as much to do with it as they did, and you should celebrate just the same!
Remember though, not to get too rowdy, you need to go back to your junior assistant to the assistanct vice accountant job on Monday, to spread the good word!
Page 1, Calgary Herald: "One More Win!"
Page 33, Calgary Herald: "Canadian Vets remembered on eve of D-Day Anniversary."
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
And Sweden just beat Poland, good times indeed.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
Remind me to go live in seclusion on the north pole sometime around the next European Championship or any other international competition that stars our grand band of misfits.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Which sport are we talking about now?
No matter. We just one 6-1. Granted, it was against Iceland, who have a population of roughly 27 people, but we looked moderatly competant. Woo!
And surely Canada don't tend to play in the European Championships? I mean, it's not like it's hard to figure out the criteria for playing in it.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
"And surely Canada don't tend to play in the European Championships?"
Well, but, the conversation veered off into hockey for a moment there.
Posted by Futurama Guy (Member # 968) on :
quote:Originally posted by PsyLiam: No matter. We just one 6-1. Granted, it was against Iceland, who have a population of roughly 27 people, but we looked moderatly competant. Woo!
With a name like Iceland, they have to be good!
Personally, I am a bit saddened by the Red Wings...all I can do is shake my head in shame, so much potential.
But then again, the whole 'state-team loyality' thing has something to do with that...speaking of which, tomorrow the Lakers are going to stomp all over the Pistons. That gets double .
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
quote:Originally posted by Futurama Guy: With a name like Iceland, they have to be good!
See, now, I was talking about football there. I thought that naming a country would have been enough of a clue.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
"...tomorrow the Lakers are going to stomp all over the Pistons."
Well, what kind of a name is "Pistons", anyway? They should be playing the Camshafts and the Automatic Transmissions.
Posted by Futurama Guy (Member # 968) on :
My thoughts exactly about "Red Wings"...and not the boots.
And really..."Lakers", if any team should be called that...it should be the one from the state surrounded on 3 sides by 'em, certainly not L.A.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
"Which sport are we talking about now?"
Well, I, like Nim, was talking about soccer. Hence my mention of the European Championship. You are slow.
And when have sports team names ever been 1) not shit and 2) geographically representative?
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
UM was talking about hockey in the post before, which is where half of my confusion came from. The other half came from you saying "Remind me to go live in seclusion on the north pole sometime around the next European Championship or any other international competition that stars our grand band of misfits". And, as far as I am aware, Canada don't even play in the soccer European championships. Not being in Europe and all. So I wondered if maybe they were in the hockey European championships, for some strange reason.
Posted by Ultra Magnus (Member # 239) on :
World Cup 2004: Go Sweden!
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
Yes, UM was talking about hockey. Nim, however, was talking about soccer. Therefore, I, not being Canadian, was also talking about soccer. Not hockey. Which should have been apparent from my coyly mentioning this European Championship crazyness that is currently sweeping across Europe and consuming everything in its path like that Galactus spaceship dude from Silver Surfer. Except it wasn't. Mea culpa.
HAS YOUR CONFUSION BEEN RESOLVED NOW?
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
I'm sure you used to be Canadian.
But if you're American, I am still confused and frightened. Unless you've decided to support Sweden, which would just be bizaire.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
Oh, Christ...
"I'm sure you used to be Canadian."
Erh, I was? When?
And I'm not supporting those Swedish turnips. I was only commenting on the fact that, whenever there is a soccer competition and our national team is actually in it, like the 2004 EC, everyone and their grandmother here goes mad. Everyone. And my loud obnoxious nextdoor neighbour with them. Grr.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Last I heard, Cartman hailed from Dutchland. But no-one seems to know that, so maybe it's changed.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
I am not at liberty to reveal my nationality. Posted by Mark Nguyen (Member # 469) on :
I am. I'm Canadian, Calgarian, and damn sure gonna be chewing my nails for tonight's game.
And THESE are the websites I enjoy the Flames with:
Mark
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Cartwheel: "I am not at liberty to reveal my nationality."
It's not like we're holding a nip to your head. But that day will come, you don't engage in defamation of Sweden's proud Footynips and expect to get away scot-free. *polishes pristine ladle*
Posted by Ultra Magnus (Member # 239) on :
(I hope Tampa Bay wins.)
(Also, I do not cheer for Team Canada.)
(Because I hate Canadians.)
Posted by Capped in Mike (Member # 709) on :
I HAVE NEVER TRUSTED CANADIANS.. AND I NEVER WILL.. I CAN NEVER FORGIVE THEM.. FOR THE DEATH OF MY BOY.
Posted by Ultra Magnus 321 (Member # 239) on :
OH NO! THEY KILLED SOMEONE! PROBABLY WITH THEIR POWERS WHICH COME WITH BEING "DUMB BAGS OF SHIT."
Posted by Mark Nguyen (Member # 469) on :
HEY! We're not dumb. As bags of shit go, we're pretty damned smart.
Mark
Posted by Ultra Magnus 321 (Member # 239) on :
I WONDER WHERE I LIVE?
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
I'm scared by Mike and the two Chibi Mike's. Unless that is actually someone famous and I have committed a hockey faux pas.
Nim: Aren't we playing you next Thursday? We get to wear our football kits to work. To raise money. For someone. Imagine that!
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
I believe that's England/Switzerland, not Sweden. Give'em marmite (=hell).
England/France will be interesting, a lot of pride hanging on that game.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
If I read the fixtures right, there's no way for England & Sweden to meet until the semi-final. And I think that's all the teams that anyone here would be concerned with, except maybe Denmark, who are in the same group as Sweden.
Posted by Ultra Magnus 321 (Member # 239) on :
I am hoping Latvia takes it.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Oh yeah. I didn't get Sweden and Switzerland mixed up. That would be stupid. Yes.
Still, the awesome talent of France will be difficult to beat. But, hopefully, we'll use that diamond formation again and cripple all our good players. Woo.
Posted by Mark Nguyen (Member # 469) on :
Damn.
Mark
Posted by The_Tom (Member # 38) on :
Fuck.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
So, you lost then?
Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :
Ditto.
Now I'm not going to say anything bad to Tampa Bay. Both teams are worthy of the cup, and both teams fought hard for it.
So while I say my congrats to the Lightning, I will also say my congrats to the Flames for giving us Canadians quite the ride in their quest for the cup.
Because they deserve the recognition.
Posted by Chase Ultra Magnus (Member # 239) on :
quote:Originally posted by The_Tom: Fuck.
From a one month and six day absence you return to be all pro-Flame?
For shame.
For double shame.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
USA #1! CRAP ON YOU, CANADIA!
Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :
*smacks TSN with a champagne bottle, then shatters bottle to poke a million holes in TSN's limp body*
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
*deletes universe*
Let's see you roleplay your way out of that one!
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
*reloads universe from protected archive*
Done.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Odd. Are you sure that file wasn't corrupted somehow? I suddenly feel very evil, and have the urge to grow a goatee. Oh, no, wait, that's how I normally feel. Damn, I was looking forward to everyone having to wear those Agoniser things. . .
Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :
He must have loaded the Alternate Universe file by mistake.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Lee in a goatee would be a frightening site indeed. Ginger goatees can scare even the most hardened marine.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
"Lee in a goatee would be a frightening site indeed."
Seeing you with that beard has terminally blunted my senses, so nothing can frighten me anymore.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
I do have a pic somewhere. . .
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
*Sam-In-Mount-DoomSpeak* "NAAAAUUUU!!!"
Psyliam: Clever, Monsieur, ze euld "protected archive" ploy. But you forget...your fly's undeunne.
Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :
wait, y do I have thees baeutiful girls around me? and why did my bnak accout swell to 8 degits? and why cant i speel prporely?
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Sir, that was Clouseau, not jibberish. Lean forward, that I may smack your forehead lightly, much like Bruce Lee on student retard in "Enter teh Dragon".
quote:-Let me tink... -*Smac* Don't think!!! Feeyul!!
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Bollocks...
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
Beaten by France. And they were down one goal, too.
Wusses.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
David James has to go. He is thoroughly useless. Totally lost us that game. First that shite non-save, then that bloody stupid foul, then a complete failure to even try to save the resultant penalty. Bring on Nigel Martin. Hell, if it goes on like this, I'll even say "bring back David Seaman!" Or Shilton. . . B(
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
"Bring on Paul Robinson" would be the obvious thing, in my opinion. Especially since Martyn isn't in the squad. Still, I don't think it would have been possible to save that free kick, although he should probably at least have moved. And as much as I love him, that penalty was completely, totally, 100% Stevie G's fault. The Scouse fool.
Weird though. Owen, Gerrard and Beckham had pretty average games, whereas the ones we were worrying about (Rooney, Lampard, and King) all had really good games.
quote:Originally posted by Cartman: Beaten by France. And they were down one goal, too.
Wusses.
One goal down with 2 minutes of stoppage time to go. I know...
Still, "beaten by France"? You say that as if they aren't the second best side in the world.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
What, the French team didn't surrender?
AMERICAN HUMOR!
Posted by Chase Ultra Magnus (Member # 239) on :
MAD LIBS
My [relative] [verb, past tense] in [foreign country other than France] and he still [strongly negative verb, present tense] [foreign country that is France].
Chase Ultra Magnus
Posted by Fleet-Admiral Michael T. Colorge (Member # 144) on :
Thank god I don't like soccer... since figure skating is the real sport.
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
"You say that as if they aren't the second best side in the world."
True. There is little shame in being outmatched by France. Even for Britain.
BUT YUO STILL DIDANT GET TEH POWARUP AND LOST TEH GAEM.
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
YEAS! Henrik Larsson kicked the shitting ball into that metherfecker! First 2-0, then one minute later, 3-0!!! Bulgaria is toast!
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Slartibartfast! Now it's 5-0! I can't believe what I'm a-seeing. And now it's over. Take that, moderation!
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
That's a really good result. 8)
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
A result they must not be allowed to achieve again.
*twitch*
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen. We can't be reasoned with, we can't be bargained with, we don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And we absolutely will not stop. Drums, drums in the deep. We are coming! Baruk KhaNip! KhaNip aim�nu!
*faints*
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
NIKLAS PETERSON, HAVE YOU SUSTAINED INJURY?
Posted by Chase Ultra Magnus (Member # 239) on :
European antics & Who Killed The Radio Star?
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
He's channelling dwarves! The humanity!
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
I was rooting for Sweden today actually, purely for Nim. I wish I hadn't now.
quote:Originally posted by Cartman: True. There is little shame in being outmatched by France. Even for Britain.
England. The Scots were quite happy to see us lose. They flooded the radio stations with jokes.
Of course, their team is even worse than the US one. But they will quite happily ignore that.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
They soon shut up when you ask them when the last time was the qualified for the finals of either the World or European Cups.
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Psyliam: "I wish I hadn't now."
But I've made hats... With cup holders, dispensing the 'nip juice (not nip juice, there's a fine semantic distinction).
Posted by JC Ultra Magnus (Member # 239) on :
ONE IS MILK
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
Turnip milk?
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
No, you're getting it confused. Turnip juice (sap) is technically sweat, emanating from their little backs, while nipple juice is the natural good eating across the mammal board for cubs and babs. Yes, even the Streisands.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
So, the Czechos beat Latvia, and Germany draw against Holland. Incidentally, just learned from the Guardian's minute-by-minute coverage that the Germans have a player called Bernd Schneider:
What a guy! Isn't there anything he can't do? 8)
Posted by Cartman (Member # 256) on :
1-fucking-1
Meh. Meh. Meh.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Germany pissed all over Holland in that game. The Dutch should be ashamed of that performance, especially considering the players that they have. Of course, the same thing could be said about Portugal.
And yes, Cartman, some football games are boring. That makes the exciting ones more...exciting. A goal actually means something, compared to the US sport idea of someone scoring every 3 and a half seconds.
And the 1-1 was quite good. Ish. Better once Holland equalised, certainly.
I can't believe I don't finish work until 5 on Thursday. I'm going to have to run and everything.
Posted by JC Ultra Magnus (Member # 239) on :
Soccer / Football !! Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Greece are through, Russia are out. England need to beat Switzerland tonight but will probably only manage a draw - they are neutral, after all.
Posted by JC Ultra Magnus (Member # 239) on :
ZING WOWEE
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Lee loses the power-up here, I'm afraid.
Tsk, we play worse than we did against France, and yet we win 3-0. Typical. And what's happened to Owen and Beckham? Nice set up for the goal from Michael, but it would be nice if he'd put a couple away.
Thank goodness that Rooney is, frankly, awesome. The fat little genius.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Well, I'd sooner be proved wrong for going with the tried-and-tested Swiss-are-neutral gag than my first instinct, which was to say "Oh, come on, surely we'll be able to beat Switzerland?! Do they even have enough flat level ground for a football pitch?" Because I knew that as far as England go, that would be tempting fate far too much. . .
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
And that free-kick just before half-time proves my point about James - "about as mobile as an American steak-eating champion, post-competition" as one report puts it.
So now we're into the "if we do this, we're OK just so long as they do that" stage of the tournament. We only need to draw against Croatia and it really doesn't matter what happens in the France-Switzerland game. Unless the Swiss win with some ludicrous amount of goals anyway.
Pu it tlike this. Currently the scoreboard is -
Fr 4 Eng 3 Cro 2 Sw 1
If we win and France win it'll be -
Fr 7 Eng 6 Cro 2 Sw 1
If we win and France loses it'll be -
Eng 6 Fr 4 Sw 4 Cro 2
If we draw and France wins -
Fr 7 Eng 4 Cro 3 Sw 1
If we draw and France draws -
Fr 5 Eng 4 Cro 3 Sw 2
If we draw and France loses -
Fr 4 Eng 4 Sw 4 Cro 3
. . . then it comes down to goal difference, and the three we just got would help quite a lot.
If England lose against Croatia then we're fucked.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Actually, no. In tournaments like this, it always comes down to who won of the two equal teams, so if we and France have equal points we'll come in behind them.
Regarding that free kick though, did you see James shouting at his wall? He was obviously trying to do something. Didn't work, but still, he tried.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
So at best we'll get runner up in that instance. Not bad really. Unless you consider that by only getting runner-up in our group at the last World Cup, we then went on to meet Brazil whereas if we'd won the group we wouldn't have met them before the Final (I think).
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
You lost me after "Objects In Browser /.../".
No matter, no battle plan has ever survived contact with the barf. Or the spats (lol spit in te face).
We will bury them. Rubber soles in motion. Over and out.
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Well Sweden-Italy is over, I haven't seen a game this intense in years. Four yellow cards and a shitload of trips and tugs. But Zlatan is the man! Heeling it right into Italy's soft, succulent center, in the middle of a furball. Italy sure were scared of our sharpshooters, they intercepted any swede or turnip making their way remotely towards the center, then caught the ball and rolled it home to their goalie, every time, like good little pussies. If Spitti had still been in, things would've been different, and Zlatan's shoeheeling was just a godsend. If we play our cards right and kick the danish fynbo on sunday, we'll be in business.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Shit, I forgot about Italy-Sweden, by, er, falling asleep. (I have had a hard day at work, damnit!)
England CAN go above France, but we'd need to win and France needs to lose. Not terrible likely (although I don't think France will put out their first team on Monday, since they're already through. They'll be saving them.)
There is a very good chance we'll be facing Greece in the next round though, which is good. We can certainly beat them.
Honestly, the only team to really be worried about is France, and we can't face them until the final. And we can beat them. England always get better as tournaments go on. And remember, for 92 minutes we were beating them.
Nim...any ideas when we'd face you if we both got through?
And surely we have more European posters here. Where's clinical Bernd?
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
I don't think there's any way for us to meet before the semi-final. At the earliest.
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
England-Croatia is the last set match for you, as Sweden-Denmark is for us. The quarter-finals will only go on to play out groups A versus B and C versus D, so as Lee pointed out, we could only possibly meet in the semi-finals. I'm rooting for you in group B and the first semifinal, naturally.
Psyliam:
You can see Buffon, Italy's goalie, being pushed aside, on the right, and Zlatan using this chink to heel it in. That's not seeing an opening and taking it, that's creating it. I've never seen anything like it.
If you can find a video clip of the whole bloody dream sequence, check it out. I haven't found a clip yet that is downloadable, only streaming realplayer-shit.
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
KLACKRENT, ZLATAN Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Click this link, scroll down the page to the Italy-Sweden video clip (this spot) and watch a 30-sec summary of the game, ending with Zlatan's goal.
Thats the only website in Europe that offers streaming video summaries of all current championship games, and it is free.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
All the Swedish I know, I learned from watching the Swedish Chef. The hell does "klackrent" mean?
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Amazingly, Portugal go from potentially not going through to the quarter-finals, to winning the group. And Spain are out! That's just hilarious. Eurpoean football is basically run by the Spanish, Italians, Germans and French - and all four could potentially fail to get past the group stage. I can dream, but as it is this time tomorrow I'll likely be eating my words if England fail to get through.
And all of a sudden the Russians develop an ability to play! What will have happened is, their previous two outings will have dropped their odds against Greece right down and the Mafia will make a lot of money by betting on something with very low odds, namely the chance of their team beating Greece. . .
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Edit: Odds? What were the odds that we would post at the same time???
TSN: It's a wordplay on "klock(-)ren", which means, approximately, "clean as a bell". Like when you hit the middle of the dartboard or throw a basketball that only touches net, that's a nice clean hit, a "klockren" hit. Zlatan heeled the ball in, so it is "klackren". "Klack" is our word for shoeheel, from french "claque", of imitative origin (klick-klack).
Check the videoclip I linked to and you'll know why everyone makes a fuss of the heel, it shouldn't even be possible, what with a 6-foot-4 italian goalie in Zlatan's way, being gently bumped to the side. Also, in the goal-cam, notice the other italian (no.9) that tries to head-butt the critical ball out of its course, but has to abort or he'll hit the goal frame. Not their finest hour, no.
Posted by Ultra Klackrent Zlatan Magnus (Member # 239) on :
CLEAN AS A SHOE BELL ZLLATAN!
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Okay, I've watched it. That was a hell of a lucky shot.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
GO PISTONS!
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Indeed it was, one might even say one in a million. That's why it's so cool. Straight-shooting penalty kicks are boring, this was totally out of the blue, we weren't even sure it had gotten in before we saw people hopping around and screaming happily on the field, truly a telltale sign that something important has happened.
Alexander Magnus: zlatan is as zlatan does. You aren't the zlatan-material.
Posted by Ultra Klackrent Zlatan Magnus (Member # 239) on :
I'll decide what I am, myself.
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
You task me?
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
*smug grin*
Well, that was fun. Sure, England tried to give me a heart attack on several occassions, but overall, quite good.
Surely all the other teams in the competition are shitting themselves over the prospect of facing Rooney now? 4 goals in 3 games? And he's only 18? Eat that.
Pity Henry's finally found his scoring boots. For a few brief moments, France were heading out of the competition at the end of the group stages. For the world #2s to do that two tournaments would have been brilliant.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Well, there's still Italy and Germany to crash and burn. Granted Germany has yet to assemble another team of the calibre of 1990, but we still like to see them fail. Italy, who aren't so much a team as a bunch of prima donnas running in the same direction, will probably do their usual 90 minutes of poncing about with the few seconds of luck needed to win.
Posted by Ultra Klackrent Zlatan Magnus (Member # 239) on :
There's some dude from Calgary on Team Limey.
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Lee, re: italians: ...and the unbeatable strategy of kicking the ball back to their goalie the second it looks like anyone else might be interested in playing with it.
For your information, we will crush Denmark tonight, drive them before us, and hear the lamentation of their women.
If I'm wrong, I will eat one vigorous fotball, like were it an apple.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
I'm sure the pass back rule was introduced just to spite the Italians.
UM: Owen Hargreaves? He's got an English parent. Or grandparent. Or dog. Something anyway. I quite like him, although he really isn't a starter. (Of course, going on current form, neither is Beckham.)
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Scrappy, jammy goal. The best kind. Congrats!
Two minutes, and Italy are out. And I will laugh.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Hahahahaha.
To be fair, a win and two draws will get you through 90% of the time. They must be gutted. Especially after scoring in the 94th minute.
Still, hahahahahaha.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Result! You see what I mean, though? Italy always manage to get lucky in about the last minute of the game. It's so annoying. I remember one match they played back in the '94 Worlf Cup, against Nigeria I think. Italy were all over the place, Nigeria were superb. Yet Italy manage to score in injury time, just like today. Well, except this time it didn't do them any good whatsoever! Fantastic. . .
All we need is for the Czechs to beat Germany, and Holland to beat Latvia, and the Germans will be gone too. Can't ask for much more than that. . . Andm by the way, if we both win our quarter-final games, England will meet Sweden in the semis.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
And to think, France weren't that far away from going out too. If only Henry hadn't found his scoring boots.
And I've been thinking about Owen too...he's not scoring, but he's been playing really well. And if I'm not mistaken, he's set-up (directly or indirectly) every single one of Rooney's goals. I'm beginning to wonder if this is why Rooney's only scored 8 for Everton all season, yet is bombing the net for England.
Personally though, I'd quite like to face the Germans. Not for any sort of "I want to beat the Krauts" sort of thing, but...I want to beat them.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
quote:Originally posted by PsyLiam: Hahahahaha.
To be fair, a win and two draws will get you through 90% of the time. They must be gutted. Especially after scoring in the 94th minute.
Still, hahahahahaha.
Evil bastard.
Ahhhh....it's good to see people taking such pleasure in other's crushing defeat.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
The Germans have a word for it.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Yeah, but who really cares?
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
They have a word for that too. 8)
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
Yeah, but who really cares?
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
OK, I don't think they have a word for that, though.
Posted by Jason Abbadon (Member # 882) on :
No, but who really cares?
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
They have several words for people like you, however.
Posted by Ultra Klackrent Zlatan Magnus (Member # 239) on :
Fucktard, being one.
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
I'm just in the process of uprating my home broadband connexion, so my home-computer is disabled net-wise, explaining why I didn't immediately post gloating, haughty and delicious posts yesterevening, right after Mattias Jonson SCORED IN THE 89TH MINUTE!!!! BRAAAAAAAAAAHMS!
My cat got all phloughy in the tail and back fur, when I roared in delight at our balancing goal.
Those bastard italians are telling everyone that we created 2-2 delibarately, saying "scandinavian conspiracy", the begrudging bastard italian bastards. Look at the damn match, both teams threw everything they had at eachother, ffs. Even Buffon, the italian goalkeeper I had great respect for, said the same shit. Whatsmore, most all of those who spoke out were italian team players, who hadn't even watched the game when dropping these comments, having been previously indisposed.
You should've seen the state of the streets of Stockholm City core yesternight, it was boiling with carhorns, flags, hash-turnips and happy people. Mmm.
I hope we meet Germany on saturday, I have a feeling we'll take them better than the Niederlanders, since the hollanders have got a gamestyle similar to the danes, which work badly with our classic diamond-formation. The germans are easier to compensate against.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Grr diamond-formation grr.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
So, three out of four isn't bad. Germany join Italy and Spain in not going forward. Sweden play Holland, Denmark play the Czech Republic.
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Denmark-Czech will be very even, I think.
And we'll certainly have our hands full when dealing with the oranges.
I have no experience with the portugese team at all, I haven't seen any of their games.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
They have some in-built determination by being the home team, but then that didn't exactly manifest itself for their first two group matches: after all, until they won the third game, there was a chance they'd fail to get past group stage at all.
I take it then you're assuming that Portugal will beat England. I really can't guess what's going to happen there. I usually expect the worst where England are concerned, that way I'm rarely disappointed and occasionally pleasantly surprised!
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Oh no, not at all. I truly meant that I have no foreknowledge to guide me in deciding a hypothetical game between England and Portugal.
There are people at my workplace who think the Czechs will win the Cup, what with beating Germany with their B-team and all.
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Ooh, England-Portugal Silver Goal!!! 1-1 tie. I've never seen the silver goal feature before, it's like sudden death. First 15 minutes out. 15 more to go... This is very exciting.
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Jeez, everyone must be going on fumes alone...
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
This is football at its best, all left now are the penalties. I can't believe it, second game in a row to reach 2-2, it's unhealthy for the nerves.
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Coin flip, cute custom.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Silver goal isn't sudden death. It means that if one side is up after the first half of extra time, then the game ends. Golden goal however, is sudden death. The second a team scores, it's over.
Nim, do me a favour. If you play Portugal, can you beat the poncy, greasy, diving, cheating, lying, arrogant motherfuckers? Please?
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Before they can say "Ciao", nudge nudge. I stand corrected, Liam. And anyone can win at penalties, you played one hell of a game, talk about keeping even steps. 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 4-4... I have to catch a boat in six hours and I haven't even packed. I'll have to sleep on the boat. *sob*
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Now we have a problem. It'll be Portugal against Holland, as they beat Sweden on penalties. The team who beat us, against the team that beat them. Who do we root for? Who?
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
No one. They will both be obliterated by the 700-pound bundle-of-fuck I'm going to detonate on the field at game start.
Unbelievable, the game played out exactly like with England-Portugal, right down to the penalties. Admittedly, we thought Holland would be much more aggressive, not just our equals, and the game was won through luck, just like England-Portugal.
I've never seen so many offsides in a single game before, though...
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
You're being remarkably calm.
Penalties are evil, evil things. I think they should just carry on until someone scores. Even if it takes a week.
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Dios mio, man. And last night, I was in good company, way out in the archipelago, having had a night of Midsummer's bryggdans (quayside dancing?). Some traditions never lose niciness. All the hip-hop/rave dudes were dumbfounded as I snagged their girls.
And now I see the czechs just got a second goal on the danes, poor sobs.
EDIT: Make that 3 goals, just two minutes later. Bring out the damn gimp. Duh-dah-duh-dah-duh duh-dah-duh-dah-duh duh *boomp* duh-dah-duh-dah-duh duh-dah-duh-dah-duh duh *boomp* duh-dah-duh-dah-duh yeah I think you get the point.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
I think I'll support the Czechs, went to Prague last November.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Plus, Baros plays for Liverpool. And seems to have suddenly become good. Woo!
Posted by Doctor Jonas (Member # 481) on :
Nice cup definitions you have there. In Portugal. Compare that with playing in Peru, 125 kilometres above the sea, with our sorry petty excuse of a coach barking orders and putting everyone nervous. Including the players.
At least it seems that, if he doesn't get the America Cup, he'll leave. We can only hope.
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
And Lissabon, with 35+ degrees Celsius in the shade (borg temp) is preferable?
Posted by Nim the Fanciful (Member # 205) on :
Well, the greeks deserved their victory, I think. My greek colleague at work will be cheerful tomorrow. I wonder if this will affect the greeks' performance in the olympics.
I suppose you brits were satisfied to see the conquistadors getting served?
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
I did feel partial to the Greeks from an early stage, so I think we can regard that as a satisfactory result.
Posted by Doctor Jonas (Member # 481) on :
"Ohh Czechs are the candidates! They surely will win the Eurocup." BLEH to all of them.
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Oh, you're just jealous because you only get one chance every four years to impress anyone on the football field, and even then you haven't been able to do that since you lost the services of the Nose of God.
Posted by Doctor Jonas (Member # 481) on :
*ahem*
I don't want to start talking about another, certain, goal in that same match. Which, in turn, I prefer over that little *ahem* incident.
Bielsa will run us not into the ground, but deep below. Posted by Nim the Merciful (Member # 205) on :
But you will participate in Athens, right?
I don't get it, the euro-cup took more than a month to play through and that was, what, 4 times 4 teams? How can the Olympic soccer event play through weeks faster but with three times the teams playing?
Posted by Wraith (Member # 779) on :
They're just going to tape the matches and watch them in fast forward. It's the latest thing.
Posted by Doctor Jonas (Member # 481) on :
Participation does not equate a dignifying performance, I'm afraid.
I don't even remember if there were qualification matches for the Olympic Games. I have long left following the national team...
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