Mega Thread The Random Thoughts Thread Part 1

[ozph1870]

Yer beauty and the beast.

having seen them live last week i was surprised by serena, not shabby up close......

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Robbie Kruse just came on the pitch on crutches. Red card him ref! You campaigner.

 

[cj_09]

So... Australia going to win tonight?

I'm going 2 - 1 to Australia.

That's all she wrote.

 

[tribey]

Robbie Kruse just came on the pitch on crutches. Red card him ref! You campaigner.

Ruptured achilles. Can't take a trick, like all ascendant Australian soccer players.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Ruptured achilles. Can't take a trick, like all ascendant Australian soccer players.

Just horrible.

James Troisi was good though, not good enough for Newcastle though.

 

[BornPort]

They..... They gave the refs medals...

 

[ozph1870]

chonk... 188 kph in the back of the head.....

 

[cj_09]

Right, I'm off to bed, up early to go prospecting in the GT.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

They..... They gave the refs medals...

Coalition of Campaigners

 

[chiwigi]

Booing Blatter is not smart, Australia will never win another game.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Booing Blatter is not smart, Australia will never win another game.

If that was the criteria every national game across the world would finish 0-0.

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

On a scale of 1 to 10 where would winning the asian cup rank?... I don't follow soccer that closely sorry

 

[raman]

On a scale of 1 to 10 where would winning the asian cup rank?... I don't follow soccer that closely sorry

On the raman soccer scale, the higher the importance, the less the importance.

 

[ozph1870]

On a scale of 1 to 10 where would winning the asian cup rank?... I don't follow soccer that closely sorry

the highest ranked team they beat was 69. getting in the world cup is much bigger.

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

the highest ranked team they beat was 69. getting in the world cup is much bigger.

So it's basically on par with the Big Bash, no drama's

 

[ozph1870]

So it's basically on par with the Big Bash, no drama's

slightly bigger than that i think.....

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

slightly bigger than that i think.....

Slightly ok gotcha.... I don't really mean to knock it I just don't care for the sport much, a tournament win on the international stage is an achievement well done to them.

 

[Papa G]

A gloating Wayne Swan is quite sickening.

 

[tribey]

On a scale of 1 to 10 where would winning the asian cup rank?... I don't follow soccer that closely sorry

Continental Champions - in the most populous confederation, no less - is not to be sneezed at.

On an international football scale, 6.5ish.

 

[tribey]

A gloating Wayne Swan is quite sickening.

That's Sir Wayne Swan to you, boyo.

 

[Moo87]

Continental Champions - in the most populous confederation, no less - is not to be sneezed at.

On an international football scale, 6.5ish.

Yep. Also the first real piece of silverware we've snagged.

I think the significance of the achievement is lost on those who don't foow it closely, and the quality of the tournament is questioned due to an over reliance on Fifa rankings.

 

[PAFC04]

On a scale of 1 to 10 where would winning the asian cup rank?... I don't follow soccer that closely sorry

The loss to Italy in the 2006WC elimination final was much bigger than this, in the context of the game..... if we would have beaten Italy, we would have been ranked in at around 13th - 10th. Our next game if we would have won would have been in the last 8.

This win against Korea will lift us up couple of spots with regards to World Ranking.....

In soccer terms in quality of the tournament:

Rank 1 ... World Cup
Rank 2 ... European Cup
Rank 3 ... Copa America
Rank 4 ... Champions League
Rank 5 ... Brazilian League
Rank 6 ... Bundesliga
Rank 6 ... England | Premier League
Rank 7 ... Spain | La Liga
Rank 8 ... Italy | Serie A
Rank 9 ... Argentina | Primera Division


Daylight....

Daylight ......

Still Daylight......

Who would watch the game in the world audience? Only the soccer fanatic who lives and breath's it.........

 

[tribey]

Yep. Also the first real piece of silverware we've snagged.

I think the significance of the achievement is lost on those who don't foow it closely, and the quality of the tournament is questioned due to an over reliance on Fifa rankings.

Ah yes, you can always spot a casual when they mention the FIFA Rankings.

It's the equivalent of ranking TV quality via the Logies.

 

[tribey]

In soccer terms in quality of the tournament:

Rank 1 ... World Cup
Rank 2 ... European Cup
Rank 3 ... Copa America
Rank 4 ... Champions League
Rank 5 ... Brazilian League
Rank 6 ... Bundesliga
Rank 6 ... England | Premier League
Rank 7 ... Spain | La Liga
Rank 8 ... Italy | Serie A

Quality or prestige? Either way this table's got problems.

The Champions League carries more weight than the Copa America for instance. And the Brazilian League as a whole wouldn't touch any of the big European leagues, which all feature the best Brazilians, etc.

 

[PAFC04]

Quality or prestige? Either way this table's got problems.

The Champions League carries more weight than the Copa America for instance. And the Brazilian League as a whole wouldn't touch any of the big European leagues, which all feature the best Brazilians, etc.

Quality.....

Prestige = Money......

A Brazilian team would wipe the floor with a European team......

this is in no disrespect, but 25years playing and watching soccer.......that's how I see it....