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Getting Bored
Im getting bored now..........
Lets move on to the last 16 Knock Out stage when every game will have meaning ! |
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Do something else then
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I'm not bored.
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Change the channel.
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Dead rubbers are essentially friendless so yes, they are a bit dull.
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Getting Bored......then treat yourself to an £18 Rooney Burger.
Plain, Nothing Special and Over-Priced
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you'll SIT THERE and LIKE IT m'laddo
![]() plenty still to get excited about |
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Dead rubbers are essentially friendless so yes, they are a bit dull.
Fair enough that they both know they are through but you'd think you'd want the best draw for the next round. |
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Playing to see who avoids Brazil, Chile should care.
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I wonder where the term 'dead rubber' comes from? Strange term, don't ya think?
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The rest of the last round games all have something riding on them now don't they?
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I know this means the whole competition/number of teams would need a reschedule in future - but often thought the benefit if finishing first over second was negligable (sometimes better to finish second?) so maybe if the group winners could skip a round and the runners-up played against other runners-up then there would be fewer *meaningless* games.
The other option, like the Euros when 24 teams will be involved, is for the best placed 3rd teams to carry on. But, to me, that rewards failure - come third, go home!! |
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Im getting bored now..........
Lets move on to the last 16 Knock Out stage when every game will have meaning ! |
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Im getting bored now..........
Lets move on to the last 16 Knock Out stage when every game will have meaning ! |
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I wonder where the term 'dead rubber' comes from? Strange term, don't ya think?
I could be wrong... |
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Eng v Costa Rica is a meaningless rubber
the match to watch is Italy v Uraguy .... over on ITV 4 If things go south Italy could be on the plane along with England and Spain ! |
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A draw is enough for Italy to get thru
to last 16 Uruguay need a win to get thru this makes for an exciting game ! Talk sport have the commentary on their web site |
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Eng v Costa Rica is a meaningless rubber
the match to watch is Italy v Uraguy .... over on ITV 4 If things go south Italy could be on the plane along with England and Spain ! |
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I'm not too bored. Makes a change from endless soaps and celebrity/reality crap. I did think the England game this evening was boring as hell though.
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I enjoy those last group games, same as the Champions League last group fixtures, teams can go from joy to pain in an instant. Now that Italy are out I will enjoy the games, each and every one of them, as a total neutral. I was delighted for Greece last night and tonight I will be supporting Iran.
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I enjoy those last group games, same as the Champions League last group fixtures, teams can go from joy to pain in an instant. Now that Italy are out I will enjoy the games, each and every one of them, as a total neutral. I was delighted for Greece last night and tonight I will be supporting Iran.
Just goes to show how a split second mistake by one player can change the game. |
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I'm not too bored. Makes a change from endless soaps and celebrity/reality crap. I did think the England game this evening was boring as hell though.
the Greece v Ivory Coast game.... a real game an cliff hanger. Thats Spain, Italy, England all packing their bags ! will Portugal join them ? Brazil aint gonna win it, they re bog standard, Germany and Holland have nothing to worry about ! |
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I was watching Columbia v Japan but when it went to 3-1 I turned over to Greece v IC.
A good decision by me
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Think Ill be watching the Honduras v Swiss match tonite wed....... if the Swiss can get a win they could go thru to the last 16
Think Ill be watching the Russia v Korea match thurs nite If Russia win they could leapfrog Algeria and go thru to the last 16 If they get thru it will make Fabio look good and the press will say... why did we replace Fabio with No Hope Hodgson ? |
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Think Ill be watching the Russia v Korea match thurs nite
If Russia win they could leapfrog Algeria and go thru to the last 16 If they get thru it will make Fabio look good and the press will say... why did we replace Fabio with No Hope Hodgson ? |
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