Get in!!!!!

Woodywizz · 10-06-2006, 1:03 PM

mjn · 10-06-2006, 1:16 PM

Oh yeah!

lightningvictim · 10-06-2006, 1:16 PM

Shame for all these people who have shelled out on HD and a new plasma to watch that attrocious shadows all over the pitch - the designer of the floating cuve should be shot ;-{
Very distracting considering most of the footage is long range
(sorry for the hsadowy picture comment earlier - thought I would clarify the point I was making)

10-06-2006, 1:53 PM

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Originally Posted by lightningvictim

Shame for all these people who have shelled out on HD and a new plasma to watch that attrocious shadowy picture the Germans are producing ;-{

Not at all, pq is amazing, as is the score.....

Wheres me can...

NWhiteley · 10-06-2006, 1:58 PM

i dont know if anyone else has suffered from this, but on 4 or 5 occasions the picture, on my HD box, went off, with the bbc hd logo still present, all within the first quarter hr. the sky+ downstairs didnt do it.

otherwise... fantastic pq and ,so far, scoreline.

Miniholic · 10-06-2006, 2:01 PM

I'm watching on freeview, and had a few picture drop outs, did panic for a second, thinking that my PJ bulb had gone.

PQ actually seems quite good for freeview, better than the Jamaica game anyway.

Silver Arrow · 10-06-2006, 2:19 PM

Downing!!!

Stop giving the ball away for gods sake!

mjn · 10-06-2006, 2:28 PM

Well, there is 20 mins or so left, and this performance has been well, crap. If people still believe we can win the cup with these performances, they must have been watching a different game to me!

**Steven** · 10-06-2006, 2:52 PM

My God.

Someone justify to me now why Jenas or Hargreaves are in the squad over Defoe.

And Owen coming off was "tactical" - he wasn't injured. Words fail me. I take it all back - Sven, who do you think you are kidding?

chaddy · 10-06-2006, 2:54 PM

Crouch will win us the world cup !

SeanT · 10-06-2006, 3:01 PM

If Crouch had someone else up there with him it'd be 3-0 - that said, it might have been 3-2..... cold and calculating tactics that make for a less "exciting" game but a win nonetheless.

AV-wise - one expects a little more from the BBC than aforementioned blackouts (around 5 times in first 15 mins, at one point during a free kick) which were broadcaster at fault (fault was on terrestrial analogue, freeview, sky and sky HD....) and stereo audio dropouts (noticed on sky for about 5 mins of first half) - picture otherwise was spot on though (apart from some of the camera shots being really dark, feel for the cameramen I really do!)

mjn · 10-06-2006, 3:02 PM

Shortly after my post, i fell sleep.....

**Zone** · 10-06-2006, 3:09 PM

Me too, terrible second half; we need to play so much better

Gromitboy · 10-06-2006, 3:17 PM

The picture definitely did drop 2 or 3 times during the first half hour - I'm watching it on Sky SD and experienced the same problem. Also the crowd sound feed disappeared at one point too! Methinks the beeb were having problems!!

Terrible game in the end though, I think we were lucky that Paraguay didn;t take advantage of the situation as many other sides would have panned us in the second half.

Was it me or was that referee bent? I think on some of the decisions he was busy checking his hair gel...very very dodgy indeed.

SeanT · 10-06-2006, 3:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Gromitboy

Was it me or was that referee bent?

It wasn't just you.....

NWhiteley · 10-06-2006, 3:24 PM

well the second half was abismal. i dont who is more to blame, the ref, who is south american and sided with the paraquay most of the time, or SGE, who obviously wants sweden to win the group

DanH · 10-06-2006, 3:24 PM

That was the most depressing "win" ive seen in ages. I hope to god its not an indication of whats to come, or we dont stand a bloody chance.

mjn · 10-06-2006, 3:31 PM

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Originally Posted by NWhiteley

the ref, who is south american

Wasn't he Central American?

**Steven** · 10-06-2006, 3:32 PM

Last comment on today from me...won't be hard (

........

)

Why complain about the hot weather? Every World Cup is played in the summer....and lo and behold it's normally hot! I know, an amazing fact. I'm surprised no one know's at the BBC or the England camp.

Too late for this summer...but hopefully for the next one, someone can tell the England coaches, so they build the fitness levels up. (It's in South Africa. What's beyond divine intervention?)

Shoka · 10-06-2006, 3:34 PM

how much do you think that ref cost Paraguay, just had my new contact lenses through the post, might send them to him, he evidently needs them more than me.

la gran siete · 10-06-2006, 3:34 PM

got the three points in conditions that suited the Paraguayans better. England always start slowly in these competitions.Look on the positive side I say

spocktra · 10-06-2006, 3:36 PM

Shocking referee,should have gone to vision express.

NWhiteley · 10-06-2006, 3:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mjn

Wasn't he Central American?

maybe so, but shouldnt the ref be completly neutral?. asian perhaps?

10-06-2006, 4:09 PM

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Originally Posted by NWhiteley

maybe so, but shouldnt the ref be completly neutral?. asian perhaps?

Mexican, looked like a vampire to me.

Still, a win, early doors and that..

la gran siete · 10-06-2006, 4:32 PM

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Originally Posted by spocktra

Shocking referee,should have gone to vision express.

Pernickety or what??That Gerard booking???????????And the Crouch one as well???????????????In fact he kept pulling him after every aerial challenge

Utter rubbish

FruitBat · 10-06-2006, 5:04 PM

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Originally Posted by LFC_SL

Someone justify to me now why Jenas or Hargreaves are in the squad over Defoe.

Exactly. I don't suppose any proof were required that it was a bit foolhardy to take 4 strikers (2 inexperienced, 2 < 100%), but here it is.
Bent, Defoe and Johnson probably don't know whether to laugh or cry.

FruitBat · 10-06-2006, 5:07 PM

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Originally Posted by NWhiteley

maybe so, but shouldnt the ref be completly neutral?. asian perhaps?

The referee was neutral. Paraguay and Mexico are different countries. I've never heard of a requirement that the referee has to be from a different continent. I think Paraguay would have been happy with a Scottish or German referee.

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Originally Posted by av2diefor

Mexican, looked like a vampire to me.

Apparently his nickname is Little Dracula.

Gromitboy · 10-06-2006, 5:11 PM

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I think Paraguay would have been happy with a Scottish or German referee.

lol of course they would, they hate us!

la gran siete · 10-06-2006, 5:18 PM

I dont thinlk accuasations of a lck of neutrality carry nay weoight at all. Those two countries are hundrerds of mile sfrom each other and only have in common a language It would be like saying an Australian ref would show bias to England which is highly unlikely. No he was just pernickety and liked the look of his prance.
anyway less stop whining and rejoice at the result

NWhiteley · 10-06-2006, 5:40 PM

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Originally Posted by FruitBat

The referee was neutral.

it sure didnt look like it