World Cup 2002

martino · Post by **martino** » Sat Jun 15, 2002 12:59 pm

martino · Post by **martino** » Sat Jun 15, 2002 1:52 pm

in my previous message, i used icons to express my feelings about the result of the germany-paraguay game, since i promised to not reveal scores. clear enough?

rosie: glad you are back! or, as it were, glad you are still here. why no obscene phone calls?

do me a favor, check out the goal that oliver neuville made in the germany-paraguay game and then tell me whether you still dislike the kraut team.

back to futbol, i think the japanese team has little chance to make it to the quarters if they continue to be so undisciplined. in the game against tunisia for instance they seemed to have their own idea of what it means 'to score':

<rosie> · Post by **<rosie>** » Sat Jun 15, 2002 4:22 pm

i saw that. it was filthy.
mc. don't be hateful. i'm not in the mood.

Post by **mccutcheon** » Sat Jun 15, 2002 4:28 pm

Okay I'm back to normal. Sorry Rosie for that outburst. I don't want to ruin the truce. Did Martino call you and howl into the phone?

No one post the England result. I have to wait 3 more hours before it comes on. This fucking country I tell you. I think ABC held the game back for money or some other shit. (In America ABC is a normal channel and ESPN is affliated with it. So we have to pay to see the games, and then few at that, and also they can do what they did last night, or rather this morning, even though it is so wrong in so many ways. The American way. Bastards.

Stuart ended up driving around and watching it in Spanish in some Mexican cafe. I went back to slepp defeated.

I was getting coffee again this morning and saw some people I always see, and again they asked me what's new. So i told them how I have been deprived of sleep and have been watching these football matches. I said America went through. They asked, "America won the World Cup! Cool!" I said no, and then tried to explain they recently lost to Poland 3-1 and Poland is going home and USA goes through to the round of 16. They looked at me like I really do need to get more sleep.

All the American players and coaches are saying America deserves to go into the next round. I don't agree. What I do agree is that Portugal and Poland deserve it even less. Especially after losing two games. Our group was the lame group of losers. We got lucky- that counts too. So away we go.

Post by **mccutcheon** » Sat Jun 15, 2002 10:30 pm

So England win three- nil and porn star David Seamen records a shutout. Wow. No matter what happens next they have played well and Michael Owen and David Beckham have shown the world they are class players.

<rosie> · Post by **<rosie>** » Sun Jun 16, 2002 3:25 am

is tonight ireland and? this will be the first game i stay or rather wake up for. i have to find a place to go. fremont? cable? please tell me if anyone knows.
the truce feels good, thanks.

Post by **mccutcheon** » Sun Jun 16, 2002 12:33 pm

But I want to know. I want to understand your posts. Did Martino call you?

ROSEMARY · Post by **ROSEMARY** » Sun Jun 16, 2002 4:46 pm

no, i never received a call in person or on my answering machine. was he going to call me?
i had a man call and ask if i would trim and tint his pubes. i thought it was a prank, possibly martino, but then the man showed up, his name was richard and he was american.
i am sorry have i missed something.
when will they play that ireland game again, i took a valium and crashed.

martino · Post by **martino** » Sun Jun 16, 2002 6:35 pm

ve haf vays to make you talk, fraulein rosie

Post by **Sloth** » Sun Jun 16, 2002 8:11 pm

Although I can't say I've ever been into football before, I have been watching it with the boys in between puffs of the wacky weed.

Here are my notes:

- Thank God no fucking commercials except at half-time. All TV sports should be like this.

- Germany is pretty fucking good at football. Look for them to advance to the finals.

- The referees seem to be watching another game than the one they are officiating. Or maybe I don't know the rules well enough.

- Portugal is the best looking team but they couldn't buy a goal when it counted against South Korea.

- Britain is pretty fucking good. Only one score against them so far. Seaman is the sperm whale of goalies. God may save the Queen, but the Beckhams are the real royalty of England.

- Brazil are pretty fucking good.

- America is not a better team than any of the teams they beat and they will lose to Mexico tomorrow even though I will watch it and actually wish it weren't so.

- Argentina wasn't so scary after all. And the players might not have a country to go home to.

- A 19 year old Mike Tyson would have beat up a 35 year old Mike Tyson in 3.9 seconds. What drugs is that guy on? Losing a boxing match to a Brit is more embarrassing than 9/11.

- Mick Jagger is getting knighted by the Queen. No that is not a joke.

- I haven't watched Brazil dismantle Belgium yet but the Belgians brew Hoegaarden and that makes them cooler in the monsoon season's sticky heat.

- Enough of this shit... I gotta get back to work. Wake me at 7AM for the next match.

Post by **mccutcheon** » Mon Jun 17, 2002 12:14 am

Ireland lose to Spain 3-2 in shoot out. Someone please teach the fucking drinkers to take a penelty kick. Spain seemed to be on siesta after they went up in the 8th minute. Ireland outplaued them the rest of the match, until the very last kick anyway. Damien Duff the man with the splendid stuff had the magic touch down the right side (his skill looked Spanish, or even Brazilian) was pulled down inside the box. Ian Harte stepped up to take the kick, and fucked it. It bounced right back to Kevin Kilbane shanked it and missed the empty net. All the shots of the Irish players were caught on television saying their favorite word "FUCK!" It was so obvious you didn't need to be prolific at lip reading either. A worse team would have lost their nerve, but not the never say die Irish. In the 89th minute- the last for you non footballers out there Sloth- they were awarded another penetly when their tower was robbed of his shirt. This time Robbie Keane the World Cup hero, no relationship to Roy Keane the World Cup villian, stepped up and put it into the back of the old onion bag, as Tommy Smyth would say. Game tied and that's the way it ended. Through two extra times The Spanish played had to play with 10 because one of their players was rushed to hospital. The Irish attacked and were by far the better team. But it came down to the shootout. I was thinking that with the brilliant Shay Given not giving up anything Ireland would win it. But they missed not one, not two, but three penelties and Spain won 3-2. FUCK!

Post by **Sloth** » Mon Jun 17, 2002 1:24 am

89th minute? Oh I thought they stopped playing when the tea was ready. And you never told us why they can't use their hands. Is it because of Chernobyl?

h. · Post by h. » Mon Jun 17, 2002 2:48 am

No Slothie, Chernobyl just made their hands drop off. The no hands rule came from the hairy-palm over- masturbation time period.(forever and ever amen!)
Can't put those dirty things on the damned ball!

Post by **mccutcheon** » Mon Jun 17, 2002 4:05 am

You two aren't funny! Stop it!

ROSEMARY · Post by **ROSEMARY** » Mon Jun 17, 2002 5:30 am

i am gouing to kincoras to see mexico kick the usa's ass. please sloth i hope you are right. i have a lot of money on this game. my trip to prague.
god bless the queen, and the biggest queen , mick, not any bloke , but the gimme shelter one.