Group G: Germany, Portugal, Ghana, USA

[grecian]

Nah, that was a legit shove which actually sent the ref tumbling. What I meant was more like was a ref being prodded in the chest and then rolling around on the floor for a few minutes pretending to be in agony.

Bollox was it, pathetic and not very co-ordinated tumble.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

I agree but am pretty sure it's at least a yellow already under the rules and refs very rarely give them out for that.

Yeah for sure, I mean people get yellows for just things they say to referees, so it's absolutely within their power to do something about it, and they don't. Still I think it's one of those things where a clear statement could be made about protecting referees by making an example of a player or two and it'd stop pretty much immediately. It's just one of those things in football, like say managers on the touchline signalling at the referee that something should be a card, that just about everyone seems to agree is **** and should be stopped but never is.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Nah, that was a legit shove which actually sent the ref tumbling. What I meant was more like was a ref being prodded in the chest and then rolling around on the floor for a few minutes pretending to be in agony.

Yeah. Howard Webb should have gone down screaming after this: http://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/webb.jpg

Would have made a good moment.

 

[sledger]

Bollox was it, pathetic and not very co-ordinated tumble.

Yeah but it was a legit tumble all the same. He totally lost balance and fell on his arse. What I'm getting at is a ref simulating injury.

 

[Pothas]

Yeah this World Cup is back to being great.

 

[grecian]

**** he better not have beaten Robbo's record, filthy septic.

 

[sledger]

Already more excitement in this game than there was in the whole of the previous one.

 

[Burgey]

We'll, that'll open the game up.

What a World Cup. Ridiculous. It must be everyone being in Brazil. They all think they're Falcao or something.

 

[GIMH]

**** he better not have beaten Robbo's record, filthy septic.

That record went in 2002 didn't it

 

[grecian]

That record went in 2002 didn't it

Oh don't bother me with facts. I'm ranting at 'mericans it's what I enjoy most.

 

[Burgey]

Yanks tearing Ghana a new one down the Seppos' left.

 

[Furball]

It's slower than Robson's, but it's still the 5th fastest World Cup goal of all time.

Hakan Sukur holds the record - 11 seconds vs South Korea in the 3rd place play off in 2002.

 

[grecian]

It's slower than Robson's, but it's still the 5th fastest World Cup goal of all time.

Hakan Sukur holds the record - 11 seconds vs South Korea in the 3rd place play off in 2002.

Yeah, but that's a glorified friendly, and doesn't count.

Blimey everything is going right for the US, Altidore is injured.

 

[Cabinet96]

Instagram

The man is a PR machine.

 

[BeeGee]

portugal can still take pride in the fact that portugese chicken is amazing

had oporto for lunch ftr

Had a glass of port after dinner last night. I don't actually think it was Portuguese, but any port in a storm, as they say.

 

[BeeGee]

Haha, it'd be hilarious to see a ref go down like Muller did today after being touched by a player. I wonder what would happen.

If the ref went down after inappropriate touching? Geez, dunno.

 

[sledger]

Klinsmann is just so cool.

 

[BeeGee]

Heartbreaker for the US. But that's the risk you run sitting on a one goal lead.

 

[The Sean]

Fair to say that's been coming.

 

[BeeGee]

Yes!!!!

This WC is amazing.