The Bl*ody World Cup

[Domestic Goddess]

Is it me or is every other TV ad footie related? McDonalds, Pepsi, Coke, Carlsberg etc etc etc? :angry:

Mr DG has vexed me greatly by adorning my little car with England stickers!! He says I should be supportive!

It hasn't even started yet, but Mr DG spends his evenings planning his fantasy football team, and he has put up a poster showing all the matches that he can fill in with each match's victor!! :rolleyes:

I've been ordered (yes ordered!!!) to buy extra beer and snacks to keep him happy while he watches (sitting in his England shirt, naturally!!)

I keep telling myself "It will all be over soon"!!!!

I mean, it's just a game, it's not anything important like big Brother!!! :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

[raggydoll]

ha ha ha, i am actually quite into footie considering i am a woman, i have been encouraging my son to do the same like put up the wall charts, flags ect even my 2 year old daughter keeps shouting GOAL!!!!!!! so i reckon my hubbie should think himself lucky to have someone like me!!!
although must say i am also into big brother tooo not really sure who i would like to win yet though,

bye the way thanks for your reply over my problems regarding neighbours will try cementing things down like you suggest as tried everything else

[Miss Understood]

Arrrggggghhhhh, that hallowed, shallow god football!!!!! Aaaaargh!!!!!

I am a woman in charge of a team of men. I had to represent the project plan today. It doesn't make good reading.

And this is BEFORE I've factored in the amount of time spent each morning by the blokes discussing the previous day's football results for at least two hours over the next month.

The most worrying thing is that we have TV in our offices (suspended from the ceilings) they are currently off and have been for some time. I'm really concerned they are going to be switched on at pertinent times over the next month.

When writing the 'risk' register for a project, I usually add a humorous risk regarding'mercury being in retrograde' meaning communication will be disrupted potentially causing a delay.

I really do think I need to now add another risk saying "World cup downtime" It'll probably become an issue in about 10 days time.

May the Saints preserve us....

Hey ho.

[tiomet]

Heh, I only woke up to the fact it is the world cup football thing going on about three days ago. I knew there was a big football thing going on but managed to avoid most references to it. Was fascinated to learn it only takes place every four years or something .. no wonder, said I, that there is such a fuss made ... feeling relieved that this extra something floating around in the air that turns people into silly billies is not annual.

It worries me when the chunky middle-aged man over the way dyes his hair odd colours and stands in the street waving little red and white flags around to motley cheers from other gardens.

It pleases me that so many people unite with good feeling though.

Football is such a religion!

Odd

[Domestic Goddess]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(raggydoll &#064; 1st June 2006 &#045; 9&#58;53 PM) 169428</div>

bye the way thanks for your reply over my problems regarding neighbours will try cementing things down like you suggest as tried everything else
[/b]

Anytime Hon - you&#39;re more than welcome. I know how it is to desperately need new ideas and advice etc&#33;

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(raggydoll &#064; 1st June 2006 &#045; 9&#58;53 PM) 169428</div>


ha ha ha, i am actually quite into footie considering i am a woman,

[/b]

I&#39;ve just gone right off you&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; :hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:
(Not really&#33;&#33;&#33;)

[Noise Stopper]

I could probably get drummed out of blokedom for this but I hate football, anything that reduces grown men into the kind of shambling idiot that you would normally call the police over cannot be a good thing ( boy am I glad this is anonymous&#33;&#33;&#33; :hihi: :hihi: )
Good Luck to us all

Ian :nfh1:

[tiomet]

Okay it was quite scary watching morning telly today because they had people taking about the flags on the cars.

The suggestion is that if you do not have a St George billowing on your bonnet you are not patriotic. If the football obsessive get a grip on this are they going to stone non-flag carrying brits for being traitorous and not loving Britain? This whole patriot thing always gets me feeling uncomfortable ... I grew up in a war torn country where far too many people died in the name of patriotism and the reality of it is not sweet.

Watch this space, I bet someone is going to fisticuff over the flag. There is so much hostility in the air , mostly generated by NFH ( ;) ) that someone is bound to get flag bolchy.

[Eeyore]

I hate football, I&#39;m tired of the build up to the World Cup, I&#39;m sick of fluttering tatty flags on cars, I&#39;m dreading the TV schedules being reshuffled, I&#39;m bored with switching on the radio and hearing football chat and football songs, I&#39;m sick sick sick already :badmood:

This house is thankfully a football free zone :angry:

[tortoise]

I am a bit divided on this one&#33;

We like to watch the International games and we usually support Italy. I really think it is the majority of the fans that put me off supporting England. The St Georges cross has become a football banner instead of our National Flag.

I will not put flags on my car or stickers. The only England item in our house is an inflatable chair that Mr T&#39;s step dad bought LT. LT has an England shirt as he needed one for football before he got his strip and he doesn&#39;t support any particular team, but it is his Italian one he wears all the time&#33;

This house will be watching the World Cup, but if England end up playing Italy - well sorry England. :P

We are a motor racing family and the GP will always come first.

The other thing that annoys me is that when a British team wins the GP, you hear nothing. The England football team seem to get recognition for farting&#33; Don&#39;t get me wrong I think Beckham is a lovely bloke especially the work he does with kids, but do we need to know everything about them all the time. The footballers wives also annoy me. That Alex Curran the one who gave birth last week and is already out shopping with her fake tan and attending the Beckhams Ball. What happened to bonding with your baby at home for the first weeks? :angry:

Sorry bit off topic there&#33; :)

I am fed up with everywhere displaying flags, bunting and signs with "Come on England" on. We counted 19 flags in one road the other day and the football hasn&#39;t even started yet&#33;

Another thing. Why is it when England play they play God Save The Queen? Shouldn&#39;t it be Land of Hope & Glory?

If by some miracle England win the cup, I think I will emmigrate&#33; :D

[StoneHenge]

I can&#39;t believe they would get silly over a bloomin flag&#33; It&#39;s just their way of making money, that&#39;s it&#33;

I won&#39;t be having one as I think my car is colourful enough without the need for flags, and I&#39;m sure people will just assume because I&#39;m female I won&#39;t be into it anyway.

I must admit, I am not totally objectionable to the world cup, as it does give the little boys something to amuse themselves with in front of the box, and as long as you keep them tanked up with beer and nibbles, they are usually well behaved, so I tend to leave them to it myself. I do watch it, but just for the sake of getting into the spirir of things. Of course, if it were to clash at any point with anything remotely BB related, then I would have to go and search out a support group to share a telly with.

Actually, no, I think i&#39;ll just send hubby down the pub instead and my and the kids can find something else to watch&#33;

They hired a telly here especially so employees could watch the matches before (as long as they made the time up of course&#33;).

I think they have killed it to death with advertising though. You&#39;d have to be in a coma not to realise something was going on that involved a lot of fit blokes and a round blown up thing that got moved about a lot, including lots of fruit pieces, isotonic drinks and some very hyper male specimens&#33;

[Eeyores mam]

My next door neighbour is going out to Germany on the 6th to cover the games for a certain newspaper for 6 weeks. His wife will then be a football free wife for that 6 week period and she can then watch it if she wants. We have planned lots of meals out and trips to shopping places. He has said its the last time he is doing it but he said that last time.

[er 59]

I usually say i can take or leave football but im being carried along on a wave of footie mania inspired by my son and son in law and im beggining to look forward to it

it is only once every four years thats probably why there has been such a big build up to it

for all of those who dont like footie think of the advantages when england are playing empty roads and empty shops :thumbs:

sorry but it has to be said "come on england"

[attachmentid=1325] now im going to :hiding: before you all shout at me :P

[Eeyore]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(er 59 &#064; 2nd June 2006 &#045; 10&#58;16 AM) 169491</div>

for all of those who dont like footie think of the advantages when england are playing empty roads and empty shops :thumbs:
[/b]


That&#39;s the best bit - emptiness, I always plan a nice meal out when we&#39;re playing, guaranteed a table and a quiet pleasant evening :P

[smoo22]

cue startled smoo-animal awakening...

Uh.....what?.....world cup?.... is something going on.....? (feigning interest) who&#39;s playing?..... :D

Think I must automatically block out everything to do with such hype, especially footie&#33; Fortunately Mr Smoo isn&#39;t the least interested in it either (although admittedly we did both watch the Hearts -v- Gretna final recenly...well, it was on int the pub&#33;)

I am jsut so-o-o-o UNinterested I can&#39;t even be bothered to spel properly any mroe....

Zzzzzzzzz


PS - DG, tell Mr DG that if he dares give you orders like that again, you&#39;ll come and stay with us till it&#39;s all over&#33; ;)

[StoneHenge]

We need this man in the team (OK, you can borrow him too Tortoise for Italy). you see, I care&#33;

[tact77]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dibuzz &#064; 2nd June 2006 &#045; 2&#58;12 PM) 169535</div>
He would be very "handy" SH [/b]



:hihi: :hihi:

[sp54]

With hubby & two 20 something sons I am too outnumbered to be able to ignore it.

Generally I am not keen on football, but do watch England play in the World Cup [haven&#39;t got a lot of choice :lol: ] but it will be ME hiding behind a cushion, heart racing, & screaming [queitly, of course ;) ] if it goes to penalties :rolleyes:

[Domestic Goddess]

Much as I hate football, I would be pleased, out of a sense of duty, if England won. Mr DG would be so happy, and he&#39;s been disappointed so many times&#33;

oh it has to be said&#33;&#33;

http://gotpetsonline.com/pictures-gallery/dog-pictures-breeders-puppies-rescue/bulldog-pictures-breeders-puppies-rescue/pictures/bulldog-0284.jpg

Come on Eng-er-land&#33;&#33;

(I feel dirty now&#33;&#33;&#33;)

[tiomet]

nobody should feel they have to fly the flag but what about all those jobsworth idiots who want to ban the flag of St. George?
[/b]

This is the thing, the telly is making a big thing of it when it was not even an issue. I think the thing is people may feel coerced into doing it out of fear of upsetting the peace.

Banning it makes even less sense. It is symbolic, just like rosary beads - it has meaning (and yes I do believe that avid football fans are religious about the sport and the involvement of their team) and therefore it is like saying do not use rosary beads in case some other religion feels put out by them.

Fact is the whole thing is insane.

It is scary that people seem unable to see it.

[c1rcle]

I HATE FOOTBALL&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

There I said it&#33; anyone fancy lynching me? please do so before the bl**dy world cup starts as I&#39;m already sick to the back teeth of it.

I can&#39;t turn the idiot box on without someone mentioning beckham this or rooney that or god knows what else about bl**dy football.

Anyone would think it was the end of the world the other week when that dipstick broke his toe, big deal says I, I broke one once & it wasn&#39;t splashed all over the papers & tv, & I certainly didn&#39;t spend the next few weeks after sleeping in an oxygen tent like some sort of delicate pot plant.

They & the "fans" need to seriously get a grip of their sanity & remember it&#39;s only a bl**dy stupid game.

[tiomet]

I like cricket, does that make up for my not being a footie fan? :unsure:

[tortoise]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dibuzz &#064; 2nd June 2006 &#045; 1&#58;55 PM) 169532</div>

Thanks a lot T, I have now got pasty all over my keyboard :hihi:
[/b]


I am here just to brighten your day&#33;&#33; :D

My son wore his Engerland shirt all day today&#33; Bless him. We have also bought a football keyring that when you squeeze it goes

"He shoots. GOAL&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;" 97p from Tesco - bargain&#33; :D

[c1rcle]

I think they should change the game slightly, every time someone scores a goal the entire opposing team should get electric shocks, they might work a little harder & actually earn their over inflated pay packets.

[tiomet]

Make no mistake, I love the football. It means that this afternoon the kids were rivetted to the television set and my partner and I sat outside in glorious weather ... unusual for a Saturday afternoon because normally we are trying to shut out the noise&#33;

But I find it odd that the main nuisance kid, whose mum proudly points out at every opportunity that he love football so much, was not watching .. he passed our house four times bounding the ball. Perhaps there is a clue in it.. and it is his mum who loves the game and projects it onto him, which has to be stressful.

[marieuk]

QUOTE FROM SLEDGE "I HATE TENNIS&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

But during Wimbledon I have to put up with 2 weeks of non-stop coverage and infantile behaviour from spoiled brats who are old enough and rich enough to know better. And endure the question of will it be Tim&#39;s year at least until he gets knocked out in the 2nd round by the icelander who&#39;s ranked 274th in the world.

I HATE BIG BROTHER&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

But I have to put up with my newspaper being full of rubbish about who&#39;s sleeping with who etc etc etc.

I HATE CORONATION STREET EASTENDERS EMMERDALE AND ALL THE OTHER CR*PPY SOAPS THAT DOMINATE TV.

But I have to suffer them dominating the TV schedules.

I understand that a lot of people hate football but millions of people all over the world love it&#33; And I&#39;m one of them&#33;

Of course it&#39;s only a game but it&#39;s a wonderful game that brings excitement and pleasure to a lot of people. You may think it&#39;s bl**dy stupid and that&#39;s your right. Each to his own.

Yes football has it&#39;s share of idiots like any other walk of life. It really saddens me that it has so often been a focus for violence.

We all have intersets, hobbies etc that serve no useful purpose but what a dull world it would be without our pointless distractions.

So I say again:

COME ON ENGLAND&#33;"




here here sledge&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; i could not have put it better myself Love Muk xxxxx


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[Toots]

I am not a footie fan but I can&#39;t help but get caught up in all the world cup....

Roll on June 20th when I see my fave team Sweden whip England&#39;s a*ses.... England have not won the Swedes for 38 years&#33;

Don&#39;t ask why I like Sweden its a very longggggggggggggggggg story....

[Copperfox]

Cant bear football :lol: and my son hates it too he prefers basketball :lol: my hubby has had all the world cup build up on the tv and it is driving me spare :bigeyes: me i love rugby :lol:

[StoneHenge]

Just to add to this lovely lively debate here (very good points all), that given the choice with being bored to death with cricket, get eye ache from tennis, or have to endure any other sport around at the time, I think Football would take my bet.

Still, I do love gymnastics, but alas, they are not on very often&#33;

Loved the electric shock thing&#33; Now that would be interesting C1rcle&#33;

[Toots]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dibuzz &#064; 5th June 2006 &#045; 7&#58;45 PM) 169970</div>

I love the Swedes&#33;
Chopped up with carrots and covered in gravy.
[/b]

LOL&#33;

[tact77]

I don&#39;t know what is happening...... I am getting excited about watching England play, I have been listening to the news to see if Rooney will be fit. I have even suggested having a few friends around for their first match.



What is going on I DON&#39;T do football. :bigeyes:

[er 59]

What is going on I DON&#39;T do football. :bigeyes:

tact

its called being swept along on the tide of hope and glory so im told by my son and his friends :lol:

go with the flow and enjoy it in your best football &#39;ooligan voice please.............



"come on engerlund "

[tact77]

Mr t&#39;s friend has even bought Little Master t a full england kit with a mini Rooney ball which I have been told he must be wearing on Saturday. :bigeyes: :lol:

[Jimble]

Is this anything like the World cup but with chainsaws :P

What sledge said

I was going to say something similar but all that came out was rant.

[tact77]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dibuzz &#064; 7th June 2006 &#045; 8&#58;12 PM) 170285</div>


he has to wear a ball? poor child. [/b]



:hihi: :hihi: you know what i mean...

[sp54]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dibuzz &#064; 5th June 2006 &#045; 7&#58;45 PM) 169970</div>

I love the Swedes&#33;
Chopped up with carrots and covered in gravy.
[/b]


:lol: :hihi: :thumbs: .......and mashed with butter & pepper..........mmmmmmm, luverly :rolleyes:

BTW, we had a &#39;serious&#39; appointment with our bank manager on Saturday, but by mutual agreement, the BM & mr.sp have changed times because of Englands first game :o Oh, England had just better win............ :unsure: . :badmood:

[tiomet]

Oooo reminded me of something a NFH said to me the other night when I reminded her that we had talked and agreed about her son kicking ball against our fence ... several times :rolleyes:

&#96;But&#39; says she, &#96;Little-Spawn-From-Hell is football crazy and it is the world cup, you cannot stop him kicking anywhere now&#33;&#39; :blink:

[StoneHenge]

They would hate my street then. There is one house with three, count them THREE huge england flags on huge flag poles erected ont he side of their house and they are HUGE&#33;

There is another one who has a flag erected just like cannucks but with an england flag instead. It&#39;s higher than the house&#33;

I&#39;d like to see them be told to take them down&#33;

[tiomet]

On that basis I could throw X on to the floor and hit her over the head with a chair because there is wrestling on the telly&#33; Come to think of it[/b]

This made me laugh out loud. Thank you for that&#33; :lol:

Not quite sure why people are getting all uptight about flags :blink: I could not care if they are football related, patriotic or simply for the heck of it, who cares if people want to hang flags off their cars and houses&#33; The house on the corner near us has its facade dripping with flags, like some great cumulus flaggis came and threw up all over it. The most I could say about it was that the guy was exceptionally brave for going up a ladder so high to put the huge one on the gable.

I am not sure I feel comfortable with the aggression that is growing though. The &#96;you touch my flag, and I&#39;ll have at ya&#33;&#39; That is not about flags at all, that is more like alpha stuff ... scary. To me, as a cricket fan (yes, yes boring&#33;) it is about being a fan of the game, not about competition and fist waving in the stands&#33;

So good for England if they win, though half the players are buy ins anyway and not English at all? (*ducks*&#33;) Good for a possible massive celebration and party ... and the feel good factor that is sorely needed. Bad for fans if they turn this into a get at each other fest and turn the potential for friendly rivalry into adverse flag taunting/waving nonsense&#33;

They call it the beautiful game? Well, then, it deserves beautiful fans who love the game more than the tokens that surround it.

[Domestic Goddess]

:badmood: Mr DG has put flags on my car now&#33;&#33;&#33; I have to admit that the kids love them though&#33;&#33; AND I can find the car more easily in the car park&#33;&#33;

Still feel a bit chav&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

[er 59]

banana



it hasnt started yet starts tommorow :)

englands first match is on saturday so dont panic you havent missed anything &#33;&#33;

[tact77]

hi b,



Here is a link that shows when all of the games are on.



http://www.36-degrees.co.uk/wc/

[Omega]

Hi y&#39;all

Just picked up on this thread; hubby & I have just returned (if anyone has missed me at all :blush: ) from a wonderful 5* holiday in Majorca in a small quiet fishing bay - no NFH&#39;s there&#33;&#33; Anyway we went on a trip to see Magalluf and Palma Nova (if anyone doesn&#39;t know Majorca that&#39;s where you will find a lot of the Brits :hihi: ) and all we could see hanging off the balconies of the majority of bigger hotels were the St Georges flag draped over them - it certainly was a sight to see :bigeyes: There were also lots of single lads out there in their droves drinking and watching the football on plasma screens in the British pubs, so not all supporters went to Germany ..........


PS Only been home one day & I am fed up with football already :sad: But let&#39;s hope that with all the hype at the moment we win tomorrow :thumbs:

[Toots]

At work we are in the spirt of the World Cup, each team has two teams and we have to decorate the desks etc... I started doing ours last week, but no one on the team has made an effort, and now all the other teams are pulling togeather and there&#39;s look so much better.... I hate it when I have to work in a team that don&#39;t want to make an effort...

[StoneHenge]

Hi toots,

I wish my department were as world cup happy. They are all very dull (and I mean that in the nicest way). It takes dynamite to get these guys excited (I&#39;m 32 and the &#39;baby&#39; of the group).

They even get tectchy when I put up xmas decor, but I tell them, I want it up, and as none of you are going to help, then you will have to live with it. Every other department does&#33; Funny, they soon start to enjoy it though&#33;

But I don&#39;t think I would get away with england flags&#33; They would have kittens&#33;

[Eeyore]

No-one cares in here - we do want England to do well, but we don&#39;t really give a fig about football in here, not one of us :P

But I&#39;ve never seen the car park at work so busy at 7.15am - all the people getting their time in, so they can leave on flexi ready for the game :lol:

[Beth]

how quiet is it going to be come 5pm? on the roads and I reckon too that NFHiB might be a bit quieter too&#33; :lol:

I know that my other half is looking forward to an easy drive home tonight, he isnt bothered about the football and is hoping the roads will be dead quiet :)
me on the other hand.......he might have to tell me to shut up when he comes in with all the cheering and shouting at the ref I wll be doing :lol: :shutit:

[sp54]

YAHOO&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

WELL DONE ENGLAND&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

2-0, 2-0, 2-0, 2-0................. :thumbs:

[tact77]

[b]&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;


I have turned into a football fan......even the kids have been jumping around...lol



WE are through to the next round do dar do dar....lol

[Domestic Goddess]

It WAS quite exciting at the end&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; I AM pleased the Ingerland is going through. Mr DG is a very happy bunny&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

[Beth]

woohoo&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

I love Crouches long legs&#33; :lol:

[marieuk]

Beth you make me giggle :D :D I think they are too long but i guess thats because i am a shortie at 5&#39;4"



Love Muk xxxx

[coppernob]

Is it his Robotics Beth :D ?When he goes in for a tackle I always wince as they look like they could snap easily&#33;&#33; I know the feeling about the blooming door,dibuzz, my lot were in and out then OH got in from work 15 minutes in to the first half, I threw his dinner in the microwave and said he&#39;d have to wait for a cuppa until half time :blush:

[Beth]

I know&#33; I have never ever seen such skinny legs on a sports man&#33; :lol:

I keep thinking they are going to snap in two too&#33;

[Eeyore]

We had to go to the vets during the game - only us in, no-one waiting, no-one in after - never seen it so quiet ;)

Then we went for something to eat, 3 tables in, including us, served straight away, soon had the place to ourselves, drove home on quiet roads - it was bliss. :lol:

Roll on Tuesday - I&#39;ll be off out again - this football is wonderful, now can I juggle my shopping with an England match :rolleyes: :lol:

[StoneHenge]

Well done England&#33;

I must admit I did not watch the match, but kept flicking but it seems all the good stuff happened at the end anyway&#33;

Te he&#33; I liked the comments about Crouch&#39;s legs. I think they are skinyy, but he can run and out head ball anyone. I love when they do the anthems and they pan across the team, and they must have the lift the camera man up to get crouch&#39;s head in&#33;

Let&#39;s hope we go all the way, especially now I&#39;ve been forced to buy a smelly england car air freshner, and I said I wouldn&#39;t have anything at all, but there it is&#33;

[Toots]

I didn&#39;t even watch the matches on Tuesday... I missed Sweden&#33;