Why are you not watching the football!!!????!?

[chveik]

I hope this thread will continue after the World Cup.

[hedgehog90]

I'm glad the World War of football is almost over.
It's taken a toll on all of us, not least my son.

I'm worried for you S'ploff... We all are.

[manticore]

The final battle to determine the Destiny of the World is taking place in one hour and quite literally NO ONE is talking about it. What role will air superiority take? Offensive and counter-offensive? Divide and conquer? Encirclement and penetration? Pincer manoever and siege?

These are the questions.

"Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play, it is bound up with hatred and jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all the rules and sadistic pleasure in unnecessary violence. In other words it is war minus the shooting.''

Orwell was right and this is GOOD. Looking forward to the game!

[Spoon of Ploff]

kick off in eight.

[Spoon of Ploff]

Lets Get Ready to Rumbles!!

[Spoon of Ploff]

There are snipers in the rafters prepared to take out anyone who should be foolish enough to approach the world cup before the alloted time.

[Spoon of Ploff]

Coats Score!!!

[Spoon of Ploff]

A player called OwnGoal breaks the deadlock there. Now we have a football on our hands.

[manticore]

Gooooooaaaal Coats! That made me excited!

[Spoon of Ploff]

So goal hungry are the Coats they've now scored at both ends, a-and we're still only in the first an half hour.


The France playings look nonplussed, wondering when they will get a go.

[Spoon of Ploff]

Refs leaving the pitch...to watch some television. I think it's the Wimbledon Men's Final

[manticore]

I will be upset if they say handball and will boycott the rest of the Cup.

[manticore]

Well now that just makes me angry.

[Spoon of Ploff]

Pelanty France. Shocking decision. Or is it?

[Spoon of Ploff]

France score a pelanty.

[manticore]

No it is! French man takes credit for referee's goal and dance like a very silly man. Go Coats!

[DistressedArea]

A man hands the ball in the goal zone, and it's a penalty.

A man hands drugs to a child in a banlieu, not even a big kick.

[Spoon of Ploff]

The Coats will need to consult the Big Book of Goals at half time for some ideas on how to get out of the football hole their fouling hands have dug for themselves.

[Spoon of Ploff]

Oh shit. I've run out of Pringles.

And it's too hot to rush out to the shops for extra crisps.

[manticore]

I crave forgiveness the millions watching this thread for taking this battle of the ball seriously. Despite the fact that the referee's pelanty goal was clearly 73% wrong I should not have got angry like a soccerball fanatic.

[Spoon of Ploff]

Ooh. Just missed an advert for the new Dr Who. Was it any good?

[Spoon of Ploff]

Oh Christ. It's the goal of the tournament bit now. I'm away for a cuppa.

[manticore]

That pelanty goal is gnawing into my soul like the mandibles of a paper wasp. Justice for the Coats! Go forth and overcome in your possibly nazi costumes!

[Spoon of Ploff]

That pelanty goal is gnawing into my soul like the mandibles of a paper wasp. Justice for the Coats! Go forth and overcome in your possibly nazi costumes!

you could say you find it 'galling'

[manticore]

I am become Coat.

[Spoon of Ploff]

Fun Fact.

At half time the Coats like to lie their football shirts on a table and play Draughts on the checkered patten. There isn't really time for Chess.

[Spoon of Ploff]

I think I just saw hedgehog90 2.0 invade the pitch there. Silly lad.

[Spoon of Ploff]

France score another. I think that's probably it for this world cups. Anyone fancy a pint?

[manticore]

Mbappe! I like Mbappe. Go Galls!

[Spoon of Ploff]

Another goal to France! Scored by some child or other. I can hear one of the neighbours outside is happy about this.