General Sports thread

[hey shorty]

Bernard Tomic covers himself in glory yet again

Have we ever had a bigger bunch of heartless flogs at the top end of our tennis tree?

I mean he told the truth, that's something.

 

[brucetiki]

Bernard Tomic covers himself in glory yet again

Have we ever had a bigger bunch of heartless flogs at the top end of our tennis tree?

And yet we have Rodionova fighting off 7 match points to get through to the second round.

She has more guts in her little finger than what Kyrgios and Tomic have combined in their whole bodies!

I know a lot of people bagged Hewitt back in the day but he always fought to the end at least.

 

[hey shorty]

And yet we have Rodionova fighting off 7 match points to get through to the second round.

She has more guts in her little finger than what Kyrgios and Tomic have combined in their whole bodies!

I know a lot of people bagged Hewitt back in the day but he always fought to the end at least.

Could never ever accuse Lleyton of anything else, especially in big moments during Davis Cup.

 

[brucetiki]

Could never ever accuse Lleyton of anything else, especially in big moments during Davis Cup.

No wonder he doesn't want them anywhere near the Davis Cup squad

 

[hey shorty]

No wonder he doesn't want them anywhere near the Davis Cup squad

Kyrgios he does, and to Nicks credit he has taken it more seriously since Lleyton has been working with him.

Tomic is beyond a lost cause.

 

[BACCS]

Kyrgios he does, and to Nicks credit he has taken it more seriously since Lleyton has been working with him.

Tomic is beyond a lost cause.

It sounds like Kyrgios really shouldn't have played Wimbledon, he needs to get his body right. Tomic on the other hand...

 

[hey shorty]

It sounds like Kyrgios really shouldn't have played Wimbledon, he needs to get his body right. Tomic on the other hand...

Even Bernies old man is having a massive dip at his son. Saying he disrespected Wimbledon and he needs to pull his head in.

Thought I'd seen it all

 

[BACCS]

Even Bernies old man is having a massive dip at his son. Saying he disrespected Wimbledon and he needs to pull his head in.

Thought I'd seen it all

Yep, I don't think anyone could see that coming!

 

[AmericanCrow]

Jeff Horn just beat future HoFer Manny Paquiao by unanimous decision.

Unbelievably big result, and it got less attention than 40 odd year olds in Adelaide

Alright, I actually watched this fight live...c'mon now, 'fess up---no way should it have been a unanimous decision.

 

[hey shorty]

Alright, I actually watched this fight live...c'mon now, 'fess up---no way should it have been a unanimous decision.

I had him winning, purely because he won more rounds, but it was no way in hell that clear cut.

 

[AmericanCrow]

I had him winning, purely because he won more rounds, but it was no way in hell that clear cut.

You happen to catch the ref say he was gonna stop the fight if Horn didn't show something?

 

[hey shorty]

You happen to catch the ref say he was gonna stop the fight if Horn didn't show something?

Yeah, and to his credit he did.

Probably won the last 2 rounds.

 

[AmericanCrow]

I had Manny winning..but it was close enough to make an argument for Jeff.

But no way a 117-111 argument

 

[hey shorty]

Nah not even close, the whinging from the entire Philipines was kinda funny

 

[AmericanCrow]

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Socceroos 0-2 down vs Japan

World Cup hopes getting dicey

 

[hey shorty]

3rd place playoff coming up

 

[DD#23]

Socceroos 0-2 down vs Japan

World Cup hopes getting dicey

horrific game from them, their entire campaign has been poor.

if this is the best this group of players can do then the World Cup will be more fun without them.

 

[brucetiki]

If Japan knock off Saudi Arabia, a win against Thailand will be enough right?

 

[hey shorty]

Yep thatll be enough, but will Japan care enough to try ?? Saudis will want nothing more than to see us sweat it out in a 3rd placed playoff which is currently against Syria.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Yep thatll be enough, but will Japan care enough to try ?? Saudis will want nothing more than to see us sweat it out in a 3rd placed playoff which is currently against Syria.

We're Melbourne!

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Is the balance right?

Surely there are teams in Europe, South America and Africa who miss out that are way better than us, Syria and Saudi Arabia

 

[hey shorty]

Is the balance right?

Surely there are teams in Europe, South America and Africa who miss out that are way better than us, Syria and Saudi Arabia

Correct, its why the 5th best South American team always used to beat us in a playoff. European countries bat pretty deep too, but the Africans, who can be good on their day are very inconsistent

 

[DD#23]

Is the balance right?

Surely there are teams in Europe, South America and Africa who miss out that are way better than us, Syria and Saudi Arabia

seeing as Asia includes the middle east I'd say its about right, but it wouldn't be that hard to make a case for dropping one spot from Asia and giving it to Europe though IMO. This guy runs through a few things pretty quickly if you're interested in the idea http://vorosmccracken.com/?p=140

back to the Socceroos for a moment, since 2006 despite a lot of growth in the A-League the national team has gone backwards. Appears as though while there might be more reliable pathways for more junior players these days it would seem they're not producing the goods.

 

[hey shorty]

seeing as Asia includes the middle east I'd say its about right, but it wouldn't be that hard to make a case for dropping one spot from Asia and giving it to Europe though IMO. This guy runs through a few things pretty quickly if you're interested in the idea http://vorosmccracken.com/?p=140

back to the Socceroos for a moment, since 2006 despite a lot of growth in the A-League the national team has gone backwards. Appears as though while there might be more reliable pathways for more junior players these days it would seem they're not producing the goods.

Just one of those things.

That 06 side was a bees pecker away from a WC quarter final against the USA and a probable Semi appearance. We had players playing regularly and well in the best leagues in the world, and only 3 years earlier Kewell was shortlisted for world footballer of the year.

92-07 was THE generation for us. I think you're partially correct in that the A League might stunt development but it's also the case Asia wide, the region is in a lull despite some very good players, particularly Japanese, playing in the big leagues.

I think we are poorly coached, and we haven't developed a big goalscorer so we still rely on Cahill at 50yo.