Today's Footie - C'MON Ecuador

[Rileybobs]

Haha. Qatar’s work rate is embarrassing.

[taio]

0-2 good header

[fidelcastro]

Wait for VAR.

[AGENT_CLARET]

That keeper is a joke

[Taffy on the wing]

Apparently there needs to be two players back if the keeper moves beyond the defenders.

I've never heard of this before!

Let's see them rule this out.

[ClaretEngineer]

“Ecuador Team mysteriously disappear at Half Time”

[taio]

parking the bus against Brazil is a completely different proposition to breaking down a park the bus Qatar side.

Yes this Qatar side is well organised and stubborn defensively. Hard to see how Ecuador will break them down.

[AGENT_CLARET]

I hope Qatar lose every single game and get pasted by 4 or 5 goals and this world cup costs them billions

[nyclaret]

How on earth did these win the Asia Cup?

[Milltown1882]

What time does Enner Valencia wrap up the World Cup Golden Boot?

[fidelcastro]

Yes this Qatar side is well organised and stubborn defensively. Hard to see how Ecuador will break them down.

Don't argue with experts!

[Ampth7]

How on earth did these win the Asia Cup?

Doesn’t say much for the other Asia cup teams does it?

[mikeS]

Qatar - it's like watching Rovers last week.

[Rileybobs]

Still over 50 minutes left for Qatar to buy a result here. Don’t write them off just yet.

[AGENT_CLARET]

They could be a couple of red cards in this game

[HahaYeah]

How on earth did these win the Asia Cup?

Corruption!

[Top Claret]

Red button

Regarding your comment about the lady footballers that was removed


My wife and I thought it was hilarious like another normal person would

[jrgbfc]

Ecuador were better than evens today.

[fidelcastro]

Judging from the amount of stoppage time there's going to be, they'll be able to switch the air conditioning off, it'll be that late by the time the game finishes!

[fidelcastro]

Regarding your comment about the lady footballers that was removed


My wife and I thought it was hilarious like another normal person would

Normal?

Because all normal thinking folk refer to women in those terms, do they?

Righto.

[Vegas Claret]

serious learning curve for Qatari football

[Rileybobs]

serious learning curve for Qatari football

Hard to believe they qualified for the tournament.

[Carwin261]

Joy of joys ,listening to Dionne Dublin.

[Top Claret]

Normal?

Because all normal thinking folk refer to women in those terms, do they?

Righto.

Thas not reyt owd lad, get thi self a chill pill

[Vegas Claret]

Hard to believe they qualified for the tournament.

[Vegas Claret]

[fidelcastro]

Joy of joys ,listening to Dionne Dublin.

He's looking to buy a house there

[RVclaret]

Surely Dublin isn't on all tournament. Painful.

[fidelcastro]

Thas not reyt owd lad, get thi self a chill pill

Brilliant response.

[arise_sir_charge]

Cannot believe that people didn’t know that there had to be two players between the goal and the ball with offsides!

[Milltown1882]

How much are Qatar paying Dublin for this commentary?

[Rileybobs]

Cannot believe that people didn’t know that there had to be two players between the goal and the ball with offsides!

It’s pretty much the most fundamental part of the offside law.

[taio]

Cannot believe that people didn’t know that there had to be two players between the goal and the ball with offsides!

Me too. Bizarre.

[CrosspoolClarets]

Just watched that dodgy CGI VAR explanation. Looked to me that the keeper’s backside was playing them on yet the CGI didn’t show the keeper at all, very odd and still looked onside to me even when we know it was the number 11 given off.

The trouble with that stupid system is that if the officials want to find a reason to rule something out they usually can.

[Carport]

How much are Qatar paying Dublin for this commentary?

Dublin awful. The Qatari fwd is way offside for that chance before half time

[Carport]

How are Shearer and Lineker missing that offside

[RVclaret]

How are Shearer and Lineker missing that offside

Mental

[Top Claret]

Dublin awful. The Qatari fwd is way offside for that chance before half time

Good in house under the hammer though

[Bosscat]

Dublin awful. The Qatari fwd is way offside for that chance before half time

I love Dublin ...

We've had some cracking nights out in Temple Bar whenever we've been there

[Milltown1882]

Has there ever been a worse first World Cup game?

[IanMcL]

Dublin awful. The Qatari fwd is way offside for that chance before half time

Half a pitch offside!

[IanMcL]

2m 30s and the world Cup integrity died.

[LeadBelly]

BBC website coverage is saying that a fair number of home fans left at half time. Is that noticeable from TV pictures?

[fidelcastro]

BBC website coverage is saying that a fair number of home fans left at half time. Is that noticeable from TV pictures?

Fickle Arabs.

They should at least invoke the three goals rule.

[arise_sir_charge]

2m 30s and the world Cup integrity died.

Go on Ian, I’ll humour you, why?

[claptrappers_union]

I think I’m going to mute Dion Dublin

[fidelcastro]

I think I’m going to mute Dion Dublin

Is he a woman?

[Vegas Claret]

I'd expect us to comfortably beat this Qatar side

[fidelcastro]

I'd expect us to comfortably beat this Qatar side

You're wasted on here with insight like that, Viva!

[claptrappers_union]

Is he a woman?

I’d rather have Celine Dion as co-commentator