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Meanwhile, in Berlin’s Alten Forsterei stadium:

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Guessing the cleaner is doing the design work for ONS, these days?


 
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Come on Inger-Lund!

Yes they played poo but hope they improve.


 
Posted : 15/06/2014 1:55 pm
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To be fair they played pretty well.

Shame the Argentina match is on late tonight, they are the team I am backing to win the tournament, Messi and Ageuro are class acts, I am really hoping to see some moments of magic from them.

Does anyone else have problems with the BBC sportsday feed? Ever since they last updated the website about 6 months ago, it is 50/50 whether it works for me or not.


 
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Is Rhod Gilbert part of the 5live commentary team?


 
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You'll be thinking of [url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hartson ]John Hartson.[/url] Ex-footballer, cancer survivor and all round good egg.


 
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And another incorrect decision costs a team a goal....


 
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Cheers Jamie; interesting read - still sounds like Rhod Gilbert!

And another incorrect decision costs a team a goal....

Fine by me, I stuck £3 on Swi after they went a goal down. Just one more and I'll be a millionaire (or win £16)


 
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Hartson fouls team mate then kicks him in the head


 
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Hartson fouls team mate then kicks him in the head

Yup. Let us never forget one incident that occurred 16 years ago.

On the plus side, this monster was fined £20k for the kick, and the money went to a Leukaemia charity. So not all bad.


 
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Not wishing to get massively OT, but doesn't that vid show the guy try to punch him first?!


 
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****it - £16!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


 
Posted : 15/06/2014 5:49 pm
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Justice done...


 
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I've met Hartson a couple of times through a mate who's ex pro and he's a nice lad.


 
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Nice work by the Swiss. Keeping the goals-per-game average up. And putting a bit of oressure on the French.

Come on Honduras! 🙂


 
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Nice work by the Swiss.

Yup. It was a good game to swatch.


 
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France to destroy Honduras?


 
Posted : 15/06/2014 6:41 pm
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I've stuck a couple of quid from my new fortune on a Honduras win; that really is pushing my luck!


 
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Ok, I have just re-evaluated the teams that I think will win the World Cup.

They are now: Netherlands or Germany.

Teams I don't want to win the World Cup: Brazil (host nation should not win) or Argentina (because their President keeps wanting the Falklands back - stoopid woman is trying to gain hype for self promotion).

Still predict England out in the first round because they lack individual skills but is a good betting team. 😆


 
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What [i]are[/i] the French wearing?!? 😆


 
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I was just going say: That kit is truly awful. Plus, from a distance they look more like le Noir, than le Bleu.


 
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France to destroy Honduras?

France are my dark horses [s]burgers[/s] to win the WC.

What are the French wearing?!?

Le Pourpre.


 
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Evra down...we have an Evra down.


 
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I'm thinking we see the [s]first[/s] second red card tonight. And it'll be to a man in white.


 
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I'm thinking we see the first red card tonight. And it'll be to a man in white.

Quite possibly, dude. As you well know, Pereira was off for Uruguay last night, against Costa Rica. So we are probably due for another, given there was 17 red cards in WC 2010.


 
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It's the Honduras grass rolling team


 
Posted : 15/06/2014 7:18 pm
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Here you go!

Thought Pogba was fouled first & the Honduran is over-reacting somewhat...


 
Posted : 15/06/2014 7:25 pm
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You can tell Palacios is a Stoke player.

Well played, Ref.


 
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Let us never forget one incident that occurred 16 years ago.

OK fair point he is not Joey Barton.
He is a decent fella and not a bad commentator

will it be red it should be
EDIT: palacios[ spell] is far worse in slow mo and he should go - play acting as well - piss poor show
Stamping all over him and barely touched.....[s]makes hartson gag[/s]


 
Posted : 15/06/2014 7:26 pm
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blimey - yellow!


 
Posted : 15/06/2014 7:27 pm
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That Palacios is a nice guy isn't he?


 
Posted : 15/06/2014 7:28 pm
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palacios[ spell] is far worse in slow mo and he should go

+1


 
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Palacios is still alive then? For a minute, I thought we had lost him 😐


 
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lucky boy


 
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Well I think that was sensible refereeing....


 
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Loving the BBC social commentary.


 
Posted : 15/06/2014 7:32 pm
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aye the ref done good

DD what would townsend say WWTS 😉


 
Posted : 15/06/2014 7:33 pm
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There you go, Darcy.

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Posted : 15/06/2014 7:42 pm
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
same two again


 
Posted : 15/06/2014 7:43 pm
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who me ref?

I was just thinking how long would it before those 2 got together again....


 
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[townsend]What he's done there is pushed the attacker. Right in the back. And the ref's given a penalty. That's what he's done.[/townsend]


 
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Well, technically, it was the first red card [i]tonight[/i]. I never said nuffin 'bout the tournament. 😳


 
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I'd not put money on it being the last tonight either.


 
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Hooray, goal line technology works!


 
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Yes - did not look like it at full speed mind.


 
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Hooray, goal line technology works!
still needs some explaining to the honduras manager though! 😆


 
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Jonathan Pearce is terrible. He's like that Dom Joly character who gets angry at everything. His lack of understanding of the goal-line technology was comical.


 
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Someone needs to explain things to Jonathan Pearce.


 
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Junkyard - lazarus
Yes - did not look like it at full speed mind.
yip, very doubtfull that would have been given if not.


 
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Why does Jonathan Pearce get these jobs. Its simple if you just shut your f'ing mouth and think about it. There were two incidents; one not in, the second in. Simple.


 
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This Honduras team are just like the The Netherlands team that played against Spain in the 2010 final.


 
Posted : 15/06/2014 8:13 pm
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Jonathan Pearce has a very good voice and delivery for commentary, but he needs an autocue.


 
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I started off wanting Honduras to win but they have been such nasty s**** that I hope they get spanked.


 
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Why does Jonathan Pearce get these jobs

Still dining out on his Robot Wars days.


 
Posted : 15/06/2014 8:15 pm
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Still dining out on his Robot Wars days.

I reckon Honduras would go far in that competition.


 
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How was the second goal controversial?


 
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Jonathan Pearce - The second French goal very controversial?!

How?!


 
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I started off wanting Honduras to win but they have been such nasty s**** that I hope they get spanked.
mm, I would like to support them due izzy, but well they are mince and completely against the spirit of this world cup. kind hope they become wiping boys tbh..

btw what did izzy do there, I missed it?


 
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Annoyingly, Conor McNamara & Pat Nevin are doing the 5Live commentary, so would much prefer to listen to that. But lose HD if going to the red button.

It's like Phil Neville all over again 😡


 
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I can't decide who is worse, Pearce, or the welsh muppet in the studio.


 
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Pearce:

There will be much debate over the second goal

AAAAARRGGGGHHHH!

Edit: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

3-0, eh? lolz.


 
Posted : 15/06/2014 8:22 pm
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Jonathan Pearce


 
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I'll let him off that having yelled myself hoarse at sterling's last night:oops:


 
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How was the second goal controversial?

But surely there should be more debate over the goals that were not awarded to Mexico & Switzerland for being offside, not a goal that has shown that goal line technology works & has made a difference.


 
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How was the second goal controversial?
But surely there should be more debate over the goals that were not awarded to Mexico & Switzerland for being offside, not a goal that has shown that goal line technology works & has made a difference.
doubtful if frances second would have been given if not for the technology, the ref has to be sure, if there's doubt, no goal.

consider that the goal was about 2 cm over the line, I'd say you'd have to concede that it worked well in this instance.

beyond that though, I do agree with having tv refs or something like ruling on decisions that happen in the box(6yard atleast).


 
Posted : 15/06/2014 8:30 pm
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How much longer will Figureua be on with challenges like that?

How is that not a yellow!?


 
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My WC fantasy football front line is doing ok so far...

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Posted : 15/06/2014 8:31 pm
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Rassurant, ça va doper le PIB d'un demi-point voire plus.


 
Posted : 15/06/2014 8:36 pm
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Brazil got a pen for less than that.


 
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How is that not a yellow....


 
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Honduras look dirty even by Sunday league standards.Ridiculous.


 
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I like Robbie Savage, but sitting there with Lineker, Seedorf and Henry. He must be feeling a touch inadequate.


 
Posted : 15/06/2014 8:59 pm
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So who's staying up for the final game?


 
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I'll probably watch the first half on the couch and then watch the rest in bed.


 
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depends who's commentating.


 
Posted : 15/06/2014 9:38 pm
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Not the best way to start against Argentina.


 
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bad luck that


 
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I fear a pumping!


 
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