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Post by erebus on Jun 16, 2012 18:37:43 GMT
Whilst your here Mattofthespurs, may I ask what your views are of your gaffer being sacked at Tottenham ? Scandalous if you ask me.
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Jun 17, 2012 12:18:28 GMT
Hey, who doesn't love Kate Bush? That would be me. I enjoy a handful of her songs; the rest are really irritating. OK, so she's not for all tastes. She does seem to be a fan of horror and Gothic, however, what with "Wuthering Heights," "Hammer Horror," "Infant Kiss" (based on The Innocents, reportedly) and "Get Out of My House." |
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Jun 17, 2012 13:18:04 GMT
OK, so she's not for all tastes. She does seem to be a fan of horror and Gothic, however, what with "Wuthering Heights," "Hammer Horror," "Infant Kiss" (based on The Innocents, reportedly) and "Get Out of My House." I really like "The Sensual World," mmm yes, which also comes with one of the most wonderful music videos of all time. |
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Post by franklinmarsh on Jun 17, 2012 17:27:30 GMT
I keep confusing Wellbeck with the one with the funny hair out of Kid 'N' Play. What a match! Yes! No! NOOOOO!!!! YES!!!! *orgasm*
Lucky really... it's all about the In Play.
And what about Greece? OK, the play acting was a bit strong but Dem's Grecian 2000 (and twelve) doppleganger marches on. Erebus, should we have celebrated with the Greek honeys, or (ahem) commiserated with the Russkies? Mine's a moloko plus, please.
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Jun 18, 2012 0:17:17 GMT
I really like "The Sensual World," mmm yes, which also comes with one of the most wonderful music videos of all time. Thanks for the observation. I hadn't seen that video. It's both beautiful and, well, sensual. Also nice to see that Ms. Bush's dancing moves and lip-syncing progressed from campy to mannered between "Wuthering Heights" and "The Sensual World." |
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Post by jamesdoig on Jun 18, 2012 8:46:45 GMT
Czech Republic 1 v Poland 0 Stefan Grabinski will be turning in his cold cold grave  |
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Post by mattofthespurs on Jun 18, 2012 9:46:24 GMT
Whilst your here Mattofthespurs, may I ask what your views are of your gaffer being sacked at Tottenham ? Scandalous if you ask me. I'm in two minds in all honesty. On the situation at the club...Unless Spurs get a decent manager in (ie, on better or as good as Redknapp) then the whole thing has been a bit of a disaster. Moyes and Martinez are not the answer in my opinion. I would not be disappointed to see AvB join the club. In regards to Redknapp himself... Whilst no one can deny that he did a superb job at Tottenham there has always been a (rather large) air of self promotion. It's nearly always been about him. He is Mr 'Rent A Quote' and has never been able to drive past a waiting camera crew without stopping and giving his tuppence worth and this has grated quite considerably over the last 3 and a half years. Add to that the obvious pleasure he took from being courted by the press over the England job and the dismal performances during February, March and April where his team blew a 13 point lead in third place and his dismissal is of no great surprise. Also if Mr Hodgson manages to mess up the England job then Tottenham are back to square one in terms of him being courted again and Spurs being left in no man's land. He has alienated all but the starting 11 of the first team and some of his signings (Nelson, Saha, Piennar to name but three) have been for the short term indicating that so was his position (why sigh someone on a long contract and who is young and up and coming if you don't intend to be there yourself?) Having said all that some of the football that Spurs have played over the last 3 years has been a joy to watch and some of the best stuff I've seen up at White Hart Lane in all my 35 years of following the club. But there was something not quite right. The capitulation in the latter stages of the season were a disaster and Redknapp has only himself to blame. I will miss Redknapp who the way his teams play but I won't miss his smug interviews or 'boys clubs' press conferences which were getting more irritating by the day. It turned out that he wasn't our saviour after all, just a very naughty boy. And now back to our scheduled programming...  |
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Post by erebus on Jun 18, 2012 10:29:35 GMT
Thanks for the view Matt. Its funny because a few days before he was sacked, Gary ( I'm a big girls blouse ) Lineker asked him if he would have taken the England job. He said " Yes ". That suprised me, you know him just coming out with it. I thought Oh Oh ! Mr Chairman isnt gonna like that. And lo and behold a few days later.
On the Euro front. Glad Poland are out. And Greece are the jammiest team ever.
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Jun 18, 2012 13:55:54 GMT
I'm convinced that my team, Heart of Midlothian was the start of the rot. Having been trounced by the main team we decided to play our academy boys and managed a 0-0 draw away from home. The writing was on the wall then.
Loving the Euro commentary Dem. I was thinking of giving my Hansen views on the thing but I lack the necessary skill.
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Post by erebus on Jun 20, 2012 11:57:13 GMT
YEAH ! We're through. Bring on the Pizza makers.  |
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Post by dem on Jun 22, 2012 8:55:36 GMT
Now, where were we ...... France 2 Ukraine 0
England 3 Poland 2lFalse start to France-Ukraine clash messed up my strict schedule and extended highlights of Jeremy Menez's twin-pronged assault on Yevgen Selin (above) were all i caught of the second half. Then - pulse-freezing drama! Typical of Big Zlat to play a blinder and terrorise us throughout, but it was our own predatory ponytail, Andy Carroll, found the net to give us a slender half-time lead. Twenty minutes of collective Ireland impersonations later and we looked dead and buried, but oh no. not so! Supersub Theo Walcott hauled us back from the grave before Danny Welbeck's brilliantly taken third settled matters in our favour. Englebert avenged, Scooch and Jemini vindicated, etc. Group A Saturday 16th JuneCzech Republic 1 Poland 0
Greece 1 Russia 0Seems to me that the co-hosts spirited fightback in that epic struggle versus Russia ultimately settled both sides' hash. The Poles looked exhausted against the Czech's and simply ran out of steam. Meanwhile, the Greeks, who've made a virtue of nullifying their opponents by boring them into submission and nicking a goal, did it again. BBC's highlights ran for all of two seconds but you'll not hear too many complaints from the remaining sides if they can do the same against the Germans. Group B: Sunday 17th JuneDenmark 1 Germany 2
Netherlands 1 Portugal 2CR7 bounced back from his stinker against Denmark to give a tournament-stealing performance against the Dutch who, with Von Bommel dropped, reputedly tried to persuade David Nalbandian (above) to change nationality after his superb attack on a line official's leg during the earlier Men's Singles at Queens. Another miserable tournament for the Orange ends in traditional back-biting, recrimination and close-ups of Wesley Sneijder's missus looking sad. Denmark, by all accounts, gave the Germans a game, but for Joachim Loew's men to emerge from the 'group of death' with three straight wins spells out an ominous warning to everyone .... except Greece. Group C: Monday 18th JuneCroatia 0 Spain 1
Italy 2 Republic Of Ireland 0After netting a brace in the glorified training game versus eleven zombies masquerading as the Republic of Ireland, Torres was back to his usual self as the Spanish scraped past the gallant Croats. The Irish did well to stay in with a shout versus Italy until mighty Mario lived up to his Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde reputation with an acrobatic injury time strike then tried for a red card by way of "celebration." Group D: Tuesday 19th JuneEngland 1 Ukraine 0
France 0 Sweden 2Hodgson's harum scarums do a Greece! A stoic defensive display with Scott Parker's face soaking up everything the co-hosts could boot at it before our returning talisman helps himself to a tap in. English press immediately take a break from force-feeding us the Jubilee/ Princess Di revival/ "The [middle class & corporate] Peoples' Olympics" to declare Roy's fledgling team Euro champions elect. Very sorry to see the back of Sweden, the group's great entertainers, who must be sick at throwing away points in both opening matches. 1st Quarter final: Thursday 21st JuneCzech Republic 0 Portugal 1One-way traffic from the kick off. The Czech's, inspired by the sage Christopher Fowler - "There is no need to drop a brick on a jellyfish. It can still feel pain even though it hasn't got a face." - hold out out for 80 minutes but still get stung by the Portuguese Men of War. Another action-packed display from Ronaldo who scores, hits woodwork twice, and, fortunately for him, narrowly avoids trapping a Moutinho thunderbolt with his arse. |
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Post by dem on Jun 23, 2012 6:39:51 GMT
Euro 2012 diary. Day something. 2nd Quarter final: Friday 22nd June: Germany 4 Greece 2  Playing for penalties from the kick off: imaginary card waving: time-wasting: diving: play-acting: fouling on an industrial scale (above: by God, if I don't drag Ramsey onto this thread it won't be through any lack of trying). In short, all the things we don't like to see on the football field unless England are the perpetrators in which case it's perfectly OK. The perennially unfancied Greeks are the dark masters of negativity, having clinched the 2004 trophy through boring their opponents comatose, and i wondered if they might be the one team in the tournament who could snuff out the brilliant Germans. When my scary doppelgänger Georgios Samaras equalised on 55 minutes it looked like they might pull off a miracle, but the spawn of Franz Beckenbauer simply steam rolled 'em, albeit with the help of some kamikaze defending. So now, if we can somehow overcome the Italians, we've Khedira, Klose, Ozil & Co. to look forward to in the semi final. The horror, the horror ..... |
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Post by Johnlprobert on Jun 23, 2012 8:34:03 GMT
(above: by God, if i don't drag Ramsey onto this thread it won't be through any lack of trying)  |
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Jun 23, 2012 10:35:07 GMT
I only watched the game in German so i missed out on the usual commentary - Put me out of my misery - were the words 'clinical', 'efficient,' 'machine' and related adjectives used in England?
As an aside women's football is esthetically very pleasing.
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Post by ramseycampbell on Jun 23, 2012 10:39:33 GMT
(above: by God, if i don't drag Ramsey onto this thread it won't be through any lack of trying) Gum! Where's my blood pressure pills? |
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