Nah Liverpool are 10000x worse. Hell alot of their supporters wont support England for one bs reason or anotherQuote:
Originally Posted by halo se7en
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Nah Liverpool are 10000x worse. Hell alot of their supporters wont support England for one bs reason or anotherQuote:
Originally Posted by halo se7en
It is the EnglishQuote:
Originally Posted by halo se7en
They win this and no one will hear the end of it
Who cares if they got a PK shootout win
Law of averages etc said they would
2 from 8 in major tournaments
It not a great record but it is what it is
Germans with a great record of 7 and 1 in major tournaments
But the others your lookingbat t0/50 as a for effort
Their exit is always amusing.
1970 - Gave up a two goal lead
1974 - Not there
1978 - Not there
1982 - 10% fit Keegan and Brooking
1986 - Hand of God
1990 - Pens and tears of Gazza
1994 - Not there again
1998 - Beckham the Khunt and Pens
2002 - Ronaldinho from Halfway
2006 - Pens again
2010 - Lampard no Goal
2014 - Last in group won by Costa Rica
What entertainment awaits?
for some reason I'm actually not getting into the usual joy of hating the poms and looking forward to seeing them get their hopes up
I'm not sure why either
it's not like England have done anything recently to endear themselves to the rest of the world, what with Brexit and generally just being cunce
and it's not like the British tabloids are behaving any differently - they're also massive cunce
I've got less to do with mates who are English this time round too - I'd like England to win for their sake but I dread all their carry on if they do
maybe all my hatred and desire to see someone fail is spent on Brazil this year, because **** I hate Neymar, the prat
It’s why I’m firmly in the Croatia/Belgium camps.Quote:
Originally Posted by boz-monaut
Can't believe nobody is talking about Russia.
America does that enough for everyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeterpool
Cos we don't rate them ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeterpool
That said; this World Cup is bonkers & anything could happen.
no one is talking about Sweden either
Martin Tyler this morning, who is in no way hiding his joy at Englands 'success' (and nor should he, and nor has he ever hid it).
He pretty much said "this is England, they play to win corners, and to either score from them or win penalties from them".
it was as accurate as it was heartbreaking for him to admit.
poor bloke watched Gascoigne play in the same role as Raheem ****ing Sterling.
Alex Jones is.Quote:
Originally Posted by boz-monaut
hashtagstaywoke
Actually fancy Sweden to knock off England.
I think Sweden has been pragmatic, and they manage to score.
I’m gonna be in London for 3/4 and the final, so I’m pretty keen for either of them to make semis.
Stupid body clock. Spontaneously woke up at 4am, even though no football on today
I did exactly the same thing - been awake for three bloody hours already
bet I sleep in on Saturday though
My Optus feed had finally buffered enought to watch the last game I had selected so I was sweet when I woke up. Nobody tell me the Germany v South Korea score...I can only assume Germany topped the group.Quote:
Originally Posted by baldrick
I get the feeling that these Optus jokes will continue for many months and years to come
Kinda like how long it takes to watch a game through their platform.Quote:
Originally Posted by boz-monaut
Is anyone watching it via Xbox app and on TV? I don't have a Fetch nor any desire to get one but I am thinking about an XBone after tax return, especially if the quality of the Optus stuff is decent on the TV via the app.
I am using Xbox One - not one of the "new" Xbox one's. I am finding the SBS coverage sharper than the app but it's pretty easy to use and the quality is a little blurred during the sideline raised angle (normal broadcast angle). The close-ups etc are fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
Sweet. So for midnight EPL sessions in a few months, it will be perfect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeterpool
I've been watching it via Chromecast, mostly the mini-matches the next day, a few full match replays and it has been fine. I think the only issues I've had have been due to my third world internet. Haven't found noticeable difference in quality between the two (except when my stream drops to potato quality..) but also don't have that good a TV, and haven't really compared.
Yeah we are running it through Plague Jnrs xbox one' s'.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
Picture quality is great and have had no buffering and issues.
We have NBN at ours though.
Also, am prob late to this but the xbox app is great to use as a remote control rather than looking like a dork with a controller changing channels.
Not quite understanding why people need to have an Xbox to stream the games. Can't you just run it directly through your television ?Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
TV's have apps for BT Sports, Fox, SBS, and allthe FTA channels. Failing that you can just run any URL you like through the web browser ?
My Samsung is an older one and they don't support with the Catch up apps. It only has SBS. I've got the previous model Apple TV which they don't support anymore and it just has Ten.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
I did try streaming Optus and FTA from the ipad though the Apple TV and struggled. Going through the Xbox cuts out one "link".
Optus spor app isnt available direct on TV.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
Picture quality through browser is wack. If you're spending good $$ on a TV you want to maximize picture quality or you may as well just be poor like the gypos.
Xbox is now just another version of a telstra TV box, foxtel puck apple TV etc.
Only prob is that most big media companies only make their content exclusive to their own set top boxes.
Some 3rd party ones like xbox have 'most' of them, but no box/TV has everything.
Except, I think, for Fetch.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
It's got Optus Sport, FTA Catch up, Netflix, STAN etc.
Yeah but no Foxtel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeterpool
and Foxtel was trash through xbox for some reason.
Xbox app only came out in May, so clearly leading into the WC. I recall people bitching when they took on EPL that it wasn't available via anything other than Fetch
Good to know. Was considering getting rid of the box for an online subscription.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
Yeah as a service Foxtel play is dope and half the price of the set top box method. Maybe others had better luck making it work on xboxQuote:
Originally Posted by Jeterpool
Baddiel and Skinner making another mint of cash....this is number one on iTunes over there....again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyoy2_7FegI
Good watching the Southgate choke at the start.
Cant remember the last time I've been this excited for 2 nights in a row of football.
Not sure the matchups could have been set up any better.
Even the two trash teams are playing each other so it will only ruin one spectacle instead of 2.
Let's do this.
I'm trying to work out the trash team clashQuote:
Originally Posted by plague
Huh?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeterpool
England Sweeden duhQuote:
Originally Posted by Jeterpool
Further proof its coming home.....Max Rushden hosting a podcast live in a theatre for the Guardian on 12th July...."previewing the Uruguay v England World Cup Final".
So who’s ready for some fast-kickin, low-scorin’ football? Come on Uruguay...
im wearing shinpads just to watch it.Quote:
Originally Posted by halo se7en
this left back for France really is a little bitch isnt he.
He’s gone down once or twice already and ref has waved played on.. Shame they didn’t do it in our game.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague