Comon , you can not really use this excuse anymore for the Belgium squad. This team has been playing together for years now and individually they all play for big clubs in Europe. Plenty of experience. If this golden generation does not deliver now, they never will.Originally Posted by Trane
This sounds like an England quote from the last 20 years.
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
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Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
And they haven't made a good album since Garden Shed, so there ya go!
Not an excuse at all.
I totally agree that if they don't manage at least a semi this time, they'll never get it... That's why I'm not optimistic.
my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
LOL that's a bit pessimistic! Look at Spain...went from perennial bridesmaids to World and European champions not that long ago.
If you enjoy the pessimism however, just start supporting Scotland...
Belgium hammer Costa Rica 4-1 - Lukaku scores 2 - looking at their squad they have got to be in with a chance of going all the way - although Brazil have been getting better with every game these last few weeks.
In keeping with my Glasgow Celtic sub-plot - one Celtic player on each side yesterday Boyata for Belgium and Gamboa for CR.
CR's recent friendlies are anything less than impressive... They only managed to beat Scotla,d and N Ireland... they lost all the other matches. But unlike Belgium, they've played all of their matches on the road (except for one), while the Red Devils stayed home.
But yeah, the stats show the Belgians dominated head & toes... and rebounded from a 0-1 beginning and also with a (maybe valid) goal that got cancelled
my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
And right on cue....
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44431262
Fantastic stuff.
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Personally I think France will win it.
But of course i HOPE Iceland [emoji6]
actually no-one is even believing in a semi-final (everybody is wishing it, but doesn't believe it)
Big big flaw: they didn't even included Spain in the final 8, though.
my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
Spain just sacked their manager for taking the Madrid job!
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
Woarraloadarubbish.
I tend to agree, their logic is that very few non-seeded team have won the WC and Spain weren't seeded missing out by one spot. BUT FIFA have just changes their ranking system as it was open to manipulation, friendly matches scored less points in the ranking so some teams stopped playing friendlies to protect their ranking whereas teams like England, Italy & Spain played lots of friendlies and took the hit. That's how Poland are seeded this time and Switzerland were last time.
actually no-one is even believing in a semi-final (everybody is wishing it, but doesn't believe it)
Big big flaw: they didn't even included Spain in the final 8, though.
The new systems addresses this imbalance and Spain would have been the third seed based on the new system (England would be 7th)
Current ranking and new ranking.
1. Germany (2)
2. Brazil (1)
3. Belgium (8)
4. Portugal (6)
5. Argentina (5)
6. Switzerland (14)
7. France (4)
8. Poland (19)
9. Chile (15)
10. Spain (3)
11. Peru (10)
12. Denmark (16)
13. England (7)
14. Uruguay (12)
15. Mexico (18)
16. Colombia (9)
17. Netherlands (11)
18. Wales (22)
19. Italy (13)
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
USA win the right to host the 2026 World Cup along with their great, great neighbours Canada and Mexico - I think you're all getting on brilliantly at the moment, is that right?
just saw that... and that's totally absurd (and suicidal)
that president should be shot (he's most likely a pro-Franco enthusiast)
my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
I wonder if they did that to piss off the guy who doesn't exist?
Russia 2 Sadist Arabia 0 at HT.
By that time, there will be 48 countries qualified (up from the 32 as of now)
my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
5-0 Russia
What a smack-down ! (5th goal came in the 93rd minute!!)
G.A.S -aholic
The Saudies were unbelievably weak.
PLEASE don't play any games in and around Boston.
We were able to forestall the threat of hosting the Olympics; let's hope we can prevent this as well.
I believe the Russians tampered with the result.
I thought they looked quite lively until the first goal went in...then they just fell apart
Why not, if you don't mind me asking? The Red Sox and Yankees are coming to the UK for a series (next year I think?) and I can't wait. Having a major international sporting event in your city is a blast!
A few games at Foxboro would be fun, a lot less aggro than a whole Olympics.
Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on progrock.com
https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-a...re-happy-hour/
Gordon Haskell - "You've got to keep the groove in your head and play a load of bollocks instead"
I blame Wynton, what was the question?
There are only 10 types of people in the World, those who understand binary and those that don't.
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