THE 2010 WORLD CUP THREAD

[STARBOY]

I'm afraid Scotlands days of being a "power" of any kind are over for a while. We suffer (and gain) from being a small country but with 2 massive clubs in the old firm but they've wanted instant success (and look how succesful thats been) and like England have gone for overseas plays (but lesser llights in general) so the Scottish young talent that would normally play for 2-3 years for Morton etc then more to Rangers. Celtic or England don't now get the chance and languish in the lower leagues or leave for fulltime jobs and are lost to the game. I think the new set up , league reconstruction etc will in around 8 years produce more players and we'll be back qualifying for the World Cup again and getting humped by the likes of Burkina Faso etc in no time

Digi; other managers are Paul Le Guen (French) manages Cameroon (although I doubt he'll be in that position long) and I reckon most East and Western African teams are managed by Europeans managers at present.

Teams to support up here - well probably best for you to get as near the border as you can (you never know!) so its the mighty Annan Athletic , Queen of the South or Berwick Rangers (who are after all an Enlgish club) - if you want to be adventurous and travel further then the great Hamilton Accademical are the team to go for or Cowdenbeath the "Blue Brazil" !! Queens Park are good (amazing history and nice strip ) as they paly at Hampden (well lesser Hampden next door) but they're Amateurs and a bit posh - so wear your cravat!

Phoenix - great selection of amazing Scots players from he past (sadly) would add Jimmy Johnston, Danny McGrain, Kenny Dalgleish, Bobby Lennox, Souness, Davy Cooper, Davey Hay and Sandy Jardine... I bias though

[chrissmillie]

BREAKING NEWS: England plane re-routed to Glasgow Airport due to engine trouble





...where they are expected to receive a hero's welcome!

[steelclaw]

Poor Berwick Rangers I bet they get stick wherever they play.

BREAKING NEWS: England plane re-routed to Glasgow Airport due to engine trouble





...where they are expected to receive a hero's welcome!

[STARBOY]

Nah Berwick get on up here ok they're well liked and most of us Scots still consider Berwick as ours anyway - you've only got it on loan

Oh Steel if you found that joke a snooze (good one Chris) then prepare for a good nights sleep lol:

Illusionist David Blaine is heartbroken that the record he got for doing nothing in a box for 42 days has just been beaten by Wayne Rooney.

or

Osama bin Laden has just released a new TV message to prove he is still alive. He said England's performance on Saturday was completely appalling. British intelligence have dismissed the claim, stating that the message could have been recorded anytime in the last 44 years.

or

Fabio Capello was wheeling his shopping trolley across the supermarket car park when he noticed an old lady struggling with her bags of shopping. He stopped and asked, "Can you manage dear?" To which the old lady replied: "No way. You got yourself into this mess, don't ask me to sort it out."

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England headed home from the World Cup after state-of-the-art video technology showed the ball crossing their goal line many, many times.


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Robert Green – The only man to leave Africa with out catching anything .

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I can’t believe we only managed a draw against a s**t team we should easily
have beaten……I’m ashamed to call myself Algerian.

or

The England team went to visit an orphanage in South Africa this morning,
“Its so good to put a smile on the faces of people with no hope, constantly
struggling, and facing the impossible” said Jamal Omboto, aged 6.

or

Fifa have released a statement saying the fan didn’t break into the
dressing room after all, but was let in by Rob Green.

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What’s the difference between Rob Green’s spill and BP’s spill? Robert Green has got a cap for his.

or
What does Robert Green do after winning the World Cup? Drops his PlayStation controller!

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John Terry said: "The whole defence is behind Rob Green." With hindsight, that's a good place to stand.

and finally...

These Rob Green jokes are getting out of hand... In fact they're crossing the line


boom boom!

And thats only the clean ones - and its only a joke meant with affection, so don't get upset remember we (Scotland) have to put up with these every 4 years from the EBC err I mean the BBC etc !! and at least you got there !

[chrissmillie]

It wasn't all bad news for Rob Green. He finished joint top scorer for England (True!).

[Digifiend]

Not true - we did score some goals. Green could only be top scorer if all our opponents kept clean sheets.

[Niblet]

I'm not a sports fan at all, but how come footballers, who are members of a team of 11 and play for 45 minutes at a time, with a fair proportion of that time spent not being particularly active, spit all over the place, while tennis players who are reliant only on themselves and can spend hours in constant extreme exertion, never spit at all (apart from that exception who got fined for spitting at the crowd)?

[Phoenix]

would add Jimmy Johnston

Glad to see that you didn't include your twinkle-toes winger Willie Johnston who was sent home in disgrace from the 1978 World Cup for failing a dope test after Scotland's 3-1 defeat by Peru!!

[STARBOY]

We thats why I said "Jimmy" not "Willie" lol - Gawd you had to dig deep for that one excellent stuff I'm impressed - Willie was a great player but a total madman/nutter (not a character like he likes thinks to think he is) in the truest sense of the word - he mooned the opposing bench following a goal when he was playing in Canada, he took a drink of beer (ok a gulp)from a fan during a game when playing in the USA, and the worst, in Scotland he nearly killed an Aberdeen player (John McMaster ) who had to be given the kiss of life as Johnston had stood heavily on his throat.

As I said (numerous times) before on here, our 1978 campaing was a disaster and we quite rightly took it on the chin from the English (and the rest of the footballing world - we even got slagged on the last edition of Mock the Week) at the time some really funny things as well at the time - it's all just a laugh and despite the ramblings of the great Mr Shankly, it is only a game and NOT a matter of life and death.

[alanultron5]

STARBOY! Scotland had the greatest World Cup song ever-in 1974!! Really! Its FANTASTIC!!!

[stevezodiac]

FA are to keep Capello on as England manager. That lot couldn't manage a fart at a baked bean eating contest.

[Digifiend]

Brazil lost... Netherlands beat them 2-1. I feel sorry for Ghana. Stalemate at 1-1, Uruguay took them down on penalties 4-2. I hope Spain win their semi-final, since it'll be against the winner of the Argentina-Germany game.

[STARBOY]

I reckon Netherlands v Argentina for the final (repeat of 78) had them as my (office) £3 bet so looking good. SPAIN are good but I reckon they could struggle agains Paraguay. Felt really sorry for Ghana also , they played great (as did Uruguay to be fair) but to miss a penalty as the last kick of ET is a sickner.

[Phoenix]

...to miss a penalty as the last kick of ET is a sickener.

Yes, I will not be remotely surprised to read sometime next week that Asamoah Gyan has signed for Bolton Wanderers as a replacement for any one of our current crop of so-called strikers, who are equally inept. Words like couldn't, banjo, cow, a**e and hit come to mind, not necessarily in that order.

[Digifiend]

Spain 1-0 Germany

Which means Spain vs the Netherlands in the final. Whoever wins, it's a country who hasn't won it before.