Are we looking forward to the World Cup

BigG67

With the ECL final in a week and the end of the regular season with it we'll be getting bombarded with the World Cup soon (indeed it's all started already...Terry's "injury" etc).

So setting aside the nonsense media guff around the sidelines who is looking forward to the tournament, who is hating the idea and who is neither...though if that's the case why are you looking at this thread?? 8)

For me I'm genuinely excited, as a unusual England supporting Scot (of course I support Scotland first) I'm really hopeful that they can do well, but regardless there'll be plenty of great football and drama to fill the evenings.

daviesee

Looking forward to a festival of football and no added stress of caring about the winner helps.

Unfortunately, I am worried that this will be the cheat's World Cup with some players spending more time on the grass than on the ball.

cjw

Not really. Will be the usual poor first match followed by one really good one... after which everyone predicts England to win the cup. Then a few mediocre ones and all down to whether some unknown team from a third world country score 1 or 2 goals so that England can squeeze through on points difference.

Then we go out at the first knock out match - on penalties :roll:

Stewie Griffin

Am sure it will grow on me but right now Im more worried that Spurs players may get injured or not have enough rest before the start of next proper football season, i,e; club football, the be all and end all of the game, nothing compares :P . International matches are usually quite boring anyway, no atmosphere in the ground either as they are full of tourists and corporate fat cats on junkets not folk like me who sell a kidney for a season ticket and hope it grows back for next season.

Ho hum .

BigG67

Stewie Griffin wrote:

Am sure it will grow on me but right now Im more worried that Spurs players may get injured or not have enough rest before the start of next proper football season, i,e; club football, the be all and end all of the game, nothing compares :P . International matches are usually quite boring anyway, no atmosphere in the ground either as they are full of tourists and corporate fat cats on junkets not folk like me who sell a kidney for a season ticket and hope it grows back for next season.

Ho hum .

Stewie, genuine respect to a true club fan...love it! Still there is still a lot to enjoy about Brazil v Italy or England v Germany etc etc...

Aggieboy

Stewie Griffin wrote:

Am sure it will grow on me but right now Im more worried that Spurs players may get injured or not have enough rest before the start of next proper football season, i,e; club football, the be all and end all of the game, nothing compares :P . International matches are usually quite boring anyway, no atmosphere in the ground either as they are full of tourists and corporate fat cats on junkets not folk like me who sell a kidney for a season ticket and hope it grows back for next season.

Ho hum .

Club for me as well. I thought you 'Yids' sold your foreskins for your season tickets at Spurs.

I'm forever...............

soy_sauce

I am looking forward to it but the first 2 quarter-final matches are on the my wedding day.

Smokin Joe

I'm looking forward to it, but I'm another who puts club (West Ham) before country.

freehub

What year is it?

2010 or 2011?

Pross

Yes, I'm looking forward to it but 2011 is still a long way off and TBH I can't see beyond one of the big 3 SH countries winning it again with Wales going out in the quarter finals.

owenlars

Pross wrote:

Yes, I'm looking forward to it but 2011 is still a long way off and TBH I can't see beyond one of the big 3 SH countries winning it again with Wales going out in the quarter finals.

Stewie Griffin

BigG67 wrote:

Stewie Griffin wrote:

Am sure it will grow on me but right now Im more worried that Spurs players may get injured or not have enough rest before the start of next proper football season, i,e; club football, the be all and end all of the game, nothing compares :P . International matches are usually quite boring anyway, no atmosphere in the ground either as they are full of tourists and corporate fat cats on junkets not folk like me who sell a kidney for a season ticket and hope it grows back for next season.

Ho hum .

Stewie, genuine respect to a true club fan...love it! Still there is still a lot to enjoy about Brazil v Italy or England v Germany etc etc...

There is nothing exciting about watching Italy play football Was out visiting some of our properties this afternoon and my Colleague had talksport on in his car "Its a failure if we dont win the World Cup due to the amount of money Capello is paid", er, Bollox! He cant make a silk purse out of a sows ear.

shockedsoshocked

Just do what I do and support Germany 8)

trekhead

I`m looking forward to it, even though my beloved Ireland were cheated out of a chance to qualify

I bought a new telly last week and Currys have a promotion where you get £10.00 for every goal England score.

Can`t beleive I`ll be sitting there rooting for England to score goals - my dad would kill me if he found out - lol

tebbit

I am looking forward to the near empty roads as all the foorball fans are either watching it at home or are "down the pub".

Splottboy

The skilled Football, Yes.

The penalty area diving, fighting, spitting, tantrums, shirt pulling, adverts for things we don't really want/need/can't afford...

...No.

Frank the tank

I love it.

It was mental in my local last time. I take my 20" diameter drum in to help keep the atmosphere going. :P

Can't see England doing anything but the usual, play crap/boring squeezing past mediocre opponents before fortutously getting into the last eight. We then contrive to get ourselves knocked out in some kind of hard-luck/chucked it away scenario. :roll:

brin

ShockedSoShocked wrote:

Just do what I do and support Germany 8)

Thats who my money is on, altho i won't be watching much of it, apart from the final.........maybe

bexley5200

hate football hate cricket hate rugby love cycling

mingmong

My son was born whilst Germany was playing in the last world cup

Flasheart

bexley5200 wrote:

hate football hate cricket hate rugby love cycling

Yep I can relate to that

scoob113

Haha - clicked on this thinking it somehow referred to a MTB WC of some sort - shows you how much I know.

Anyway - not looking fwd to the World Cup particularly - not bothered one way or t'other. but if there's good games on then I'll look fwd to them when they come up.
Brazil are good to watch usually.

fast as fupp

Pross wrote:

Yes, I'm looking forward to it but 2011 is still a long way off and TBH I can't see beyond one of the big 3 SH countries winning it again with Wales going out in the quarter finals.

???

BigG67

Splottboy wrote:

The skilled Football, Yes.

The penalty area diving, fighting, spitting, tantrums, shirt pulling, adverts for things we don't really want/need/can't afford...

...No.

Careful...but for a few words (including drugs) pro cycling would fit that discription... :oops:

fungus_the_muffin_man

Aggieboy wrote:

Stewie Griffin wrote:

Am sure it will grow on me but right now Im more worried that Spurs players may get injured or not have enough rest before the start of next proper football season, i,e; club football, the be all and end all of the game, nothing compares :P . International matches are usually quite boring anyway, no atmosphere in the ground either as they are full of tourists and corporate fat cats on junkets not folk like me who sell a kidney for a season ticket and hope it grows back for next season.

Ho hum .

Club for me as well. I thought you 'Yids' sold your foreskins for your season tickets at Spurs.

I'm forever...............

I've never understood why West Ham fans sing a song about sucking off Michael Jacksons monkey

Roscobob

I am. I can't wait. I'm a football nut.

I'll start off hoping England do well but as the media hysteria hits fever pitch I'll be hoping they go out as soon as possible!

Jealous? Moi? Never

guilliano

12 years ago I took the forst 2 weeks of the world cup off so I could watch 3 games a day. Now I have sort of fallen out of love with the game to be honest, mainly because of the amount of money and hype involved, but also because of all the diving and feigning injury to get players booked/sent off. I'm kind of looking forward to it, but I won't be making a special effort to watch games. I have a week off booked for 21st June but am heading up to Fort William for 5 days and will spend most of that time just enjoying the scenery with maybe the odd visit to a pub to watch a game

Matt the Tester

can't be arsed with it!! bunch of prats running around imo i used to enjoy it but it aint that good.