World cup thread

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:41 pm

Yes, they are!
They're moving the ball about really well.
Not been a bad game to watch.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:41 pm

Tall Paul wrote:Iran playing well and causing Portugal a few problems.

*Portugal reserves playing with no tempo

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:44 pm

Three changes = reserves?

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:45 pm

Good goal by one of the reserves

Dyched · Post by **Dyched** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:46 pm

Tall Paul wrote:Three changes = reserves?

Going of that Burnley Reserves finished 7th

HunterST_BFC · Post by **HunterST_BFC** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:46 pm

Quaresmo goal best of WC so far.

Superb

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:47 pm

Brilliant!

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:53 pm

Spain brought along their own referee again

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:56 pm

HT Iran 0 v Portugal 1.

A superbly taken goal a minute before the break, until then I thought the Iranians were looking good especially their ability to get numbers forward on the break.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:58 pm

South West Claret. wrote:HT Iran 0 v Portugal 1.

A superbly taken goal a minute before the break, until then I thought the Iranians were looking good especially their ability to get numbers forward on the break.

If that's what looking good is then I'd hate to see them play poorly.

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:03 pm

HT Spain v Morocco 1-1

Only saw the incident where the Spanish defender should have been sent off after Morocco took the lead.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:09 pm

How was that not a penalty?

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:10 pm

Justice, VAR gave it.

yTib · Post by **yTib** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:12 pm

var has truly ruined this world cup.

ronaldo is on his way down long before.

Dyched · Post by **Dyched** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:12 pm

What is Lawro banging on about “He wasn’t in control of the ball” Eh??

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:13 pm

Look at the state of these Iranians, get them back on the plane home, f**king disgraceful cheating and disgraceful football

Dyched · Post by **Dyched** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:13 pm

KRBFC wrote:Look at the state of these Iranians, get the back on the plane home, f**king disgrace

Rascist

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:13 pm

Justice
Justice!!

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:16 pm

Kane > Ronaldo

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:19 pm

Lawrenson is a prick who won’t ever admit he is wrong.

That was a stonewall penalty on Ronaldo.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:22 pm

Iran players mad at Quaresma down with a head injury, the irony...... all the Iran team have done is dived and timewasted all tournament

yTib · Post by **yTib** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:22 pm

that was never a penalty.

it was performance art and it is ruining the sport.

aggi · Post by **aggi** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:23 pm

KRBFC wrote:Look at the state of these Iranians, get them back on the plane home, f**king disgraceful cheating and disgraceful football

You wouldn't catch the Portuguese cheating would you? Especially not that Pepe bloke.

Dyched · Post by **Dyched** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:23 pm

Behave yourself he went down like he was hit by a lorry

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:25 pm

Someone tell Iran they're losing and need to win, still haven't got out of their own half yet and we're 70 minutes into the game.

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:27 pm

yTib wrote:that was never a penalty.

it was performance art and it is ruining the sport.

Any other place on the pitch it’s a free kick, so how is it not a penalty?

BennyD · Post by **BennyD** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:27 pm

What a f*cking godawful racket. Imagine travelling to the outback of Russia to watch a football match and have to listen to 90 plus minutes of that din.

yTib · Post by **yTib** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:29 pm

BurnleyFC wrote:Any other place on the pitch it’s a free kick, so how is it not a penalty?

you are endorsing cheating all over the pitch.

nobody caused ronaldo to fall over. i pity anyone who thinks they did.

duncandisorderly · Post by **duncandisorderly** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:29 pm

Horrible, diving, cheating, awful game or not, best goal of the competition so far.

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:31 pm

yTib wrote:you are endorsing cheating all over the pitch.

nobody caused ronaldo to fall over. i pity anyone who thinks they did.

I’m not endorsing cheating - Ronaldo was taken out and the defender knew exactly what he was doing.

Some of the instances of VAR this tournament have been pathetic. I do think they got this one correct, though.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:32 pm

yTib wrote:you are endorsing cheating all over the pitch.

nobody caused ronaldo to fall over. i pity anyone who thinks they did.

The player ran straight in front of him while he was running with the ball, it's a clear foul

duncandisorderly · Post by **duncandisorderly** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:36 pm

yTib wrote:you are endorsing cheating all over the pitch.

nobody caused ronaldo to fall over. i pity anyone who thinks they did.

You're right. But they are too. Sadly.
As soon as I saw it I said penalty, because I'm conditioned to.
Mi dad says it's all a load of rubbish, football was different back in the day, it was all better, they were only on 30 quid a week etc and I was always protesting against him, that he's just old and just doesn't understand the modern game; but having watched Burnley win the 4th division as a kid I thought all football was and would be like that. But it's not. It's worse.

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:37 pm

Looked a clear penalty to me.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:38 pm

Look more cheating from Iran

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:40 pm

Look at the way the Iran team crowd the referee, now trying to get Ronaldo sent off, just disgraceful

gandhisflipflop · Post by **gandhisflipflop** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:41 pm

The blatant cheating and face clutching has been a farce at this world cup. I can see england falling foul of this by a cheating ******* later on in the tournament.

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:42 pm

Pathetic from Iran. What a disgrace.

Funkydrummer · Post by **Funkydrummer** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:42 pm

This is a bloody disgrace.

yTib · Post by **yTib** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:43 pm

duncandisorderly wrote:You're right. But they are too. Sadly.
As soon as I saw it I said penalty, because I'm conditioned to.
Mi dad says it's all a load of rubbish, football was different back in the day, it was all better, they were only on 30 quid a week etc and I was always protesting against him, that he's just old and just doesn't understand the modern game; but having watched Burnley win the 4th division as a kid I thought all football was and would be like that. But it's not. It's worse.

it's one or the other.

cheating is creeping up on football and why? because the customer validates it.

i'm getting fed up of it.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:43 pm

Yellow card for that???? it's either a red or nothing, never a yellow card in a million years the Iran player should be yellow carded for diving.

HunterST_BFC · Post by **HunterST_BFC** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:43 pm

Ronaldo should be red card

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:43 pm

Started off a watchable game.
Just become bitty, bitchy and peevish.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:44 pm

Anyone else but a 'Big Name's, and he'd have gone.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:44 pm

HunterST_BFC wrote:Ronaldo should be red card

Red card for that? A complete accident and barely touched him.

Funkydrummer · Post by **Funkydrummer** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:45 pm

Anyone know why the Spain game isn't being shown anywhere that I can see ?

They're getting beat apparently, 2-1.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:45 pm

Im watching the Spain game. 2-1 down. Brilliant header for Morocco.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:46 pm

Funkydrummer wrote:Anyone know why the Spain game isn't being shown anywhere that I can see ?

BBC4

aggi · Post by **aggi** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:47 pm

Funkydrummer wrote:Anyone know why the Spain game isn't being shown anywhere that I can see ?

They're getting beat apparently, 2-1.

It's on BBC 4

Funkydrummer · Post by **Funkydrummer** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:48 pm

FactualFrank wrote:BBC4

Bloody hell, so it is. My EPG says it's the Portugal game !!

Thanks for that Frank.

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:51 pm

This referee is worse than Lee Mason.