I have been trying to get into the FIFA World Cup. I have found it extremely difficult, and not just because the games are televised in our early morning hours.Here’s an example of why I think I will never fully get into Football (nee Soccer). Late Saturday night I started watching the England Vs Paraguay match. After 3 minutes the first goal was scored from a David Beckham free kick.
I thought that as this goal was scored so early that there were more to come. I stuck it out till half time but couldn’t fight sleep any longer so I reluctantly trudged off to bed. How justified I felt when I saw the final result remained at 1 – 0. I’m glad England won but to stay up for a result like that I ain’t doing. The same thing happened on Sunday night with Holland scoring in the 18th minute and finally beating Serbia & Montenegro 1 – 0.
As Kathy McCabe wrote in the Daily Telegraph on Saturday 10th June:
“Maintaining enthusiasm and a vertical position as two teams battle to escape a nil all draw during the FA Cup Final is not my idea of a good time at 5am”
I appreciate and admire the skill involved but it’s not enough to keep me up at night.
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Well, I guess this proves once for all how soft rugby supporters are...
Do what I do Tim: Just ignore all the silliness, and enjoy the night doing what it's designed for: sleeping! ;-)
I believe there is evidence to the contrary after last night's brilliant conclusion!!
Sure, a brilliant conclusion after 80 mins of nothingness. Imagine if the scoreline remained 1-0, with the only score being very dodgy. Would the referee had apologised for his wrong call if Australia didn't end up winning.
Is it a good thing to ask the "What If" questions? At the end of the day, we won for the first time in the world cup final series. I say we concentrate on win, rather than what 'could' have been!
If I was harping on about the "What ifs" then i would agree with you. But I'm not, so I won't.
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