• There seems to be an up tick in Political commentary in recent months. Those of us who are long time members of the site we know that Political and Religious content has been banned for years. Nothing has changed. Please leave all political and religiours commentary out of the fourms.

    If you recently joined the forums you were not presented with this restriction in the terms of service. This was due to a conversion error when we went from vBulletin to Xenforo. We have updated our terms of service to reflect these corrections.

    Please note any post refering to a politicion will be considered political even if it is intended to be humor. Our experience is these topics have a way of dividing the forums and causing deep resentment amoung members. It is a poison to the community. We apprciate compliance with the rules.

    The Staff of SOH

  • Server side Maintenance is done. We still have an update to the forum software to run but that one will have to wait for a better time.

In honor of the upcoming soccer game ...

Cratermaker said:
I would like to congratulate the goal keepers from both teams for the great job they did in preventing the USA from losing. :salute:
Click to expand...

:icon_lol:

<link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CKeith%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]-->[FONT=&quot]I would like to know just how much collectively, the English team earn annually as supposedly "premier professional sportsmen" to perform so average at best.

Just a bunch of overpaid prima donnas IMHO[/FONT] :banghead:

Well done USA by the way :applause:
 
dharry said:
:icon_lol:

<LINK rel=File-List href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CKeith%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><STYLE> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </STYLE>[FONT=&quot]I would like to know just how much collectively, the English team earn annually as supposedly "premier professional sportsmen" to perform so average at best.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Just a bunch of overpaid prima donnas IMHO[/FONT] :banghead:

Well done USA by the way :applause:
Click to expand...
Yeah, there's a global economic crisis going on but we can still throw money away by paying some dozy muppet millions to run around a field for an hour and a half, start bar fights, blow the money on sports cars then wrap 'em round a lamp post, oh and have sex with anything that moves and with the money they're on who needs consent. Starving african orphans? get out of me way kid I've got a game to play.
 
Clarke123 said:
Yeah, there's a global economic crisis going on but we can still throw money away by paying some dozy muppet millions to run around a field for an hour and a half, start bar fights, blow the money on sports cars then wrap 'em round a lamp post, oh and have sex with anything that moves and with the money they're on who needs consent. Starving african orphans? get out of me way kid I've got a game to play.
Click to expand...

I know the games are good for South Africa. Much needed money will pour into the country.

Leaving all commentary aside, political, social, otherwise, it is interesting that the combined salaries of the soccer players probably is a significant portion of the South Africa's GNP. Of course, this can be said for any American football, baseball, basketball, etc. team in comparison to the budget of the city they reside within.
 
dharry said:
:icon_lol:

<link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CKeith%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]-->[FONT=&quot]I would like to know just how much collectively, the English team earn annually as supposedly "premier professional sportsmen" to perform so average at best.

Just a bunch of overpaid prima donnas IMHO[/FONT] :banghead:

Well done USA by the way :applause:
Click to expand...

Probably not as much as some South American sides who have their top players spread throughout clubs across Europe.

I also say well done to the USA.
 
can one of you lot over the pond confirm this? if its true your really not helping with the ol sterotypes :icon_lol:


post.jpg
 
Roger said:
Have to say though I don't appreciate the theme of the Challenger advert. The British Army tend not to do too much running away, especially from a vehicle that steers like a brick!
Click to expand...

Agreed Roger, its rather amusing if anyone believes it. The Americans havent produced a good sports car for a real road (IE one that has corners in it!) ever.

Sure they can go fast in a striaght line, but even there they still get regualry trashed by Euro and Japanese designs. Think ill stick to my real driving, that includes going round corners ;)



And if we are on the topic of taking the mick, then this one was doing the rounds before the game,....

Eng V USA sat night,kick off 1930.The
Yanks won't turn up till 1941. Old habits die hard.



:173go1:
 
stiz said:
can one of you lot over the pond confirm this? if its true your really not helping with the ol sterotypes :icon_lol:
Click to expand...

It is obvious you Britts don't understand modern education and the American psychic. Those headlines are completely true.

You see, for years now we have invented a new system of math, which we teach in our schools. It is called "Close enough that we will give you credit, so as to not hurt your feelings." In this form of math the correct answer can vary, depending on many variables, i.e., wind, temperature, mood of grader,and effort. It is this latter variable that changes the score from what you Britts think of as a tie, or draw to a win in the US.

It is too hard to explain here all the nuances here but the basic reasoning is thus. England was expected to win. USA was not. USA played England to a tie/draw. Deductive reasoning implies that USA put out more effort (we had to kick the ball so hard and with such (pardon the expression) English or spin to score even when your goalie handled the ball, while England just kicked the ball where the goalie wasn't. Anyone can do that.) So, a 1-1 tie/draw is really a win in the US.

So the headline was accurate. There..and you two thought you had one on us. :d Even with a five hour advantage, you have to get up early to out do us.....in some things. :jump:
 
Oh and there is the fact that the New York Post and The Sun are (as wikipedia describes them) "sensationalist 'tabloid journalism' style". Judging from the example front pages, I can see the similarity in styles. :rolleyes:
 
Hehe, funny, while the game was going on I visited a British mate's concert.
Since he had to be on stage obviously I had the occasional glance at the game backstage.
When it was over I told him the US won 1-1.
Whatever, allover it was a very average kick-around, no need to get overly enthusiastic over it by either side.
The best performances so far where from Argentina, Holland (need to get better though), and far and away from Germany ;)
 
Mathias said:
The best performances so far where from Argentina, Holland (need to get better though), and far and away from Germany ;)
Click to expand...

I got the impression the Australians were practising the wrong sport yesterday with all those fouls. :icon_lol:

But they weren't as bad as I thought they'd be. Nice game.


- Edit: And "LOL" at that headline! :d
 
Bjoern said:
I got the impression the Australians were practising the wrong sport yesterday with all those fouls. :icon_lol:

But they weren't as bad as I thought they'd be. Nice game.


- Edit: And "LOL" at that headline! :d
Click to expand...

I think their effords where effectively eleminated by a stellar playing German team.
They ruled the game apart from the very first 4 minutes.
We shall see if they can keep up with their intro in the following matches.
 
Mathias said:
I think their effords where effectively eleminated by a stellar playing German team.
They ruled the game apart from the very first 4 minutes.
Click to expand...

Yeah, they were good but I'll only call them stellar if they tear apart Brazil, Italy, England or Argentinia.

They've certainly gained momentum yesterday. Let's see if they can keep up the act.
 
That newspaper headline tells it like it is, given I didn't even know the US had a soccer team until now.
And English football people are plastered all over our TV's even when it's only about their wives :d
I also didn't know NZ had a soccer team, though, and I hope the All Whites (which you have to assume is a riposte to our All Blacks rugby team) can emulate this great feat.
We are lucky enough to have drawn Italy I see...imagine a 1-1 win against them!
 
Evil me, just been waiting for that keyword, hehe.
Amongst all the stereotypes this one is by far my favorite:

Italy practicing for the championship

<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tt3TaIIQJuM&hl=de_DE&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tt3TaIIQJuM&hl=de_DE&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>
 
Mathias said:
Italy practicing for the championship
<object height="385" width="480">


<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tt3TaIIQJuM&hl=de_DE&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></object>
Click to expand...

:icon_lol:


(Although Cacau ain't such a bad actor himself...;))
 
Bjoern said:
:icon_lol:


(Although Cacau ain't such a bad actor himself...;))
Click to expand...

Young man, you clearly havn't seen a lot yet. :d
If you ever get a chance watch the 1970 semi-final in Mexico in full length.
Now that drama puts Scarlett O'Hara to shame. :d
 
Mathias said:
Evil me, just been waiting for that keyword, hehe.
Amongst all the stereotypes this one is by far my favorite:

Italy practicing for the championship

<object width="480" height="385">


<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tt3TaIIQJuM&hl=de_DE&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></object>
Click to expand...

LMFAO!
 
Mathias said:
Young man, you clearly havn't seen a lot yet. :d
Click to expand...

Every time I watch the drama class aka Spain/Brasil/Italy/etc play I've seen enough. :d

I really got to hand it to the players from the Commonwealth! They get knocked down, they get back up (and go for the payback). Impressive.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top