Who are the biggest chokers in World Sport? - Page 12

Fiery · 30-11-2007, 09:49 AM

All Blacks by a country mile

ripper868 · 03-12-2007, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by HeathDavisSpeed

I think the England Football Team do deserve to be there. They should have qualified for USA '94 - but choked in the qualifying. I think they choked in the qualifying for one of the Euro tournaments too (Euro '92?) and they definately choked in the Euro '96 semi - and you could argue the same for Italia '90.

add euro 2008 to that as well

chaminda_00 · 04-12-2007, 05:24 AM

North Sydney Bears

BoyBrumby · 06-05-2012, 11:03 AM

Bit of a dig for this thread, but are the ManUre of 11/12 holding their hands up here? From a lead of eight points with five games to go to being reliant on a favour from QPR with one remaining is a fair jib by anyone's estimation.

Ausage · 06-05-2012, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by chaminda_00

North Sydney Bears

Ouch. Talk about kicking the body when it's corpse is 7 years cold.

grecian · 07-05-2012, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by BoyBrumby

Bit of a dig for this thread, but are the ManUre of 11/12 holding their hands up here? From a lead of eight points with five games to go to being reliant on a favour from QPR with one remaining is a fair jib by anyone's estimation.

Didn't they also blow a big lead, one of the times your lot beat them.

Will be forgotten next year though, and they'll start talking about Fergie being "king of the mind games", when in actual fact they generally win because they've the better team.

BoyBrumby · 07-05-2012, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by grecian

Didn't they also blow a big lead, one of the times your lot beat them.

Will be forgotten next year though, and they'll start talking about Fergie being "king of the mind games", when in actual fact they generally win because they've the better team.

Yeah, when we lost to Blackburn at Highbury in 97/98 we were (from memory) 11 points behind but we did have three games in hand and were due to visit Old Tartford too, so the title was never out of our hands, technically speaking.

GIMH · 08-05-2012, 01:05 PM

That was the year a bookie paid out on Man U IIRC

Cabinet96 · 08-05-2012, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by GIMH

That was the year a bookie paid out on Man U IIRC

Yes I believe so, certainly a lot stopped taking bets.

In terms of the poll question you'd probably have to say the South African cricket team have eclipsed the All Blacks now. Obviously the All Blacks won the last World Cup and since this thread was created South Africa have dominated 2 world cups (one T20) in the groups, only to be knocked out in the first knockout game.

grecian · 08-05-2012, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by GIMH

That was the year a bookie paid out on Man U IIRC

Yep Fred Done of Betfred, he did it again this year

vic_orthdox · 08-05-2012, 06:43 PM

Betfred, pricks.

NUFAN · 08-05-2012, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by GIMH

That was the year a bookie paid out on Man U IIRC

Reminds me of this. Bookie pays out early on Dragons

The Dragons ended up finishing in fifth. With the side that Man Utd has, I wouldn't call the actual event the biggest choke in World Sport. However, it might end up being the most costly choke or the choke which changed sporting history the most or something along those lines. Of course if Utd don't actually win the title.

Ausage · 08-05-2012, 10:43 PM

Talking about the Dragons in a thread about choking. Unheard of!

Jono · 08-05-2012, 10:44 PM

Sportsbet do it all the time, and its a brilliant marketing tool. They make far more money on paying out early than they lose.

Jono · 08-05-2012, 10:45 PM

You'd think if Man City don't win the title it'll be the biggest choke of all time.

By that I mean the choke that will occur on DCYE's neck when he hangs himself. Let's hope it doesn't happen

Also I saw Man City spank the **** out of Tottenham last year and I want to be able to say I saw the champions that season play.

View Poll Results: Who are the biggest chokers in world sport?
All Blacks	19	52.78%
South Africa cricket team	13	36.11%
England cricket team	0	0%
England football team	1	2.78%
Other (Greg Norman, etc.)	3	8.33%
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BoyBrumby Englishman Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Doing the stance Posts: 42,613	Bit of a dig for this thread, but are the ManUre of 11/12 holding their hands up here? From a lead of eight points with five games to go to being reliant on a favour from QPR with one remaining is a fair jib by anyone's estimation. __________________ *- As featured in The Independent.* "This is not the time for namby-pamby promising youngsters who might just do something; not the time for building for the future. Pragmatism rules and they don't come more pragmatic than Rogers." - Victor Marks makes the case for stiff-legged and stiff-armed 35 year old left-handers in Ashes squads

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Jono Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virat Kohli Posts: 47,462	You'd think if Man City don't win the title it'll be the biggest choke of all time. By that I mean the choke that will occur on DCYE's neck when he hangs himself. Let's hope it doesn't happen Also I saw Man City spank the **** out of Tottenham last year and I want to be able to say I saw the champions that season play.

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