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LOL THATS THE BEST

ended up going to lygon st with a mate, lots of people from what i could see, a few flares straight after the mc said "flare free zone" hehe. the atmosphere wasn't the same as watching greece in the euro final, there was lots of noise before the match but not a lot of chanting during it. pretty dissapointed with the result, but at the end of the day shit happens and i think australia surpassed the expectations of many. it was funny seeing a big mob of pissed off aussies marching up swanston street haha. hopefully this is the beginning of something good

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Originally posted by PauLie_C The referees have clearly not given us a fair go, because we are not a recognised footballing nation

i don't really understand this thinking? the referee would deliberately not pay a free kick or penalty thinking "oh these people aren't proper football players, they don't get the free kick"

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Originally posted by Philby i don't really understand this thinking? the referee would deliberately not pay a free kick or penalty thinking "oh these people aren't proper football players, they don't get the free kick"

its a subconcious thing. Many other examples of similar things in everyday life that you don't even realise you are doing.

that was an excellent post jono4l and i agree with almost all of it. i would just like to point out that the aussies arent immune from diving. aloisi took a dive in that same match but i certainly think fifa should have eradicated this already.

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Originally posted by Aesthetic lol ^ great post.. can someone tell me what the hell is up with that lame thumb sucking ritual? what does it mean exactly

he just had a kid with his missus apparently. either that or thumbs are the same size as italian penises?

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i don't really understand this thinking? the referee would deliberately not pay a free kick or penalty thinking "oh these people aren't proper football players, they don't get the free kick"

There was an article in the paper after the brazil game explaining the psychological games that euro teams play with the ref's via media comments. Before we played Holland one of their officials came out and said the Aussies were a rough and dirty team, just before we played Japan their coach came out and said basically the same thing, and again before we played brazil. Over in europe there are so many media outlets repeating these rediculous claims of us being dirty and rough day in day out. The article also mentioned that there was a study done on the decisions people make when under pressure to make a split second call. The group that was not subjected to the media hype responded quickly and pretty acurately. The group that they subjected to media hype was the scary thing. 90% of those decisions made by people subjected to media hype got their split second reactions wrong and in most cases the reason they failed to make the right decision was because they made the decision that the media had already established in their subconcious.


This is a tactic used by many coaches in soccer. Something that i believe to be yet another flawed and corrupt part of the sport.

ah well then. can't do much about it now, i doubt anything would really be done about it, it is pretty much an integral part of the game it would seem

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Originally posted by 3jaz A more indepth look

haha that is brilliant

Pk you are right, we are not totally innocent, however we are probably the most honest hard working team in the world from the games i have seen. The occasional dive is nothing in comparison to the numbers other teams do. Also notice that when an Aussie cops one on the shin they rarely waste time pretending its something serious. they get up and walk it off.

lol i hate that scrunched up face thing they do, gives me the shits
just that face alone

and then when they get up 4 seconds later like nothings wrong i go into a murderous rage

i melt otto bins with my furious stare

fucking bullshit is what all this is.

Ghana Vs Brazil.

Brazil 1 vs Ghana 0 10 mins in

Brazillian gets a break from the middle and is hell clear of any defenders charging at goal. The keeper comes out to meet him and slides accross the attackers path in the same way Neil did last night. The Brazillian trips over the keeper exactly the same way as the Italian did last night. Ref blows whistle. What does he do? Gives the brazillian a yellow card for taking a dive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Then Brazils second goal comes from a player who was clearly off side. I am about to explode at the fucked up nature of this game. I have enjoyed watching it and following it, I was even thinking of starting to follow the A-League this summer and also finding myself a team in the Premier League. Now I am starting to doubt its worth following at all except the Socceroos. There is just too many bullshit mistakes made by the refs and the sportsmanship is so pathetic.

AFL all the way. FOR SURE!!!

The special comments guys in the break are suggesting that it seems to be common that the bigger (more popular/wealthy) teams like Brazil and Italy always seem to be given the benefit of the doubt in crunch decisions.

FIFA needs to introduce a 2nd umpire who can refer to video footage if a decision is dubious. Just like in Cricket.

Then I would think Soccer would be really worth getting into.

maybe, but i think it would only be good for things like fouls in the box, u start using it for other shit it just slows the game down too much

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Originally posted by jono4L AFL all the way. FOR SURE!!!

quoted for truth, AFL for the win.

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Originally posted by DJ_Ballistic maybe, but i think it would only be good for things like fouls in the box, u start using it for other shit it just slows the game down too much

Totally agree, just to be used on decisions that can make or break a game.

i'm more inclined to thinking he's longing for some tiny italian penis. the 'marriage' thing is just a front.

and i concur about the second umpire, bring it in, in crucial decisions like this one, every other sport has some unique judging system (tennis etc), and they will only help the game.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN he just had a kid with his missus apparently. either that or thumbs are the same size as italian penises?

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Originally posted by Aesthetic lol ^ great post.. can someone tell me what the hell is up with that lame thumb sucking ritual? what does it mean exactly

The media had been giving to him hard during the tournament so it was directed at them!

"An Australian man has been arrested in Italy for an assault on a local man following the football match between Australia and Italy.

Witnesses say the Australian man was 20m away when the incident happened. The victim suffered a fractured skull, a cardiac arrest and has developed diabetes as a result of the incident. He is expected to recover in a few minutes".

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Originally posted by PauLie_C "An Australian man has been arrested in Italy for an assault on a local man following the football match between Australia and Italy. Witnesses say the Australian man was 20m away when the incident happened. The victim suffered a fractured skull, a cardiac arrest and has developed diabetes as a result of the incident. He is expected to recover in a few minutes".

expected to recover in a few minutes?

lol

errrrrrrrrr

GO ARGENTINA!!!

thought this was a pissa...had it sent through email.

Socceroos speaking:

"My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7." Tim Cahill.

"I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league." Mark Viduka.

"Guus Hiddink is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well, he's the only manager I've actually had at this level. But he's the best manager I've ever had." Lucas Neill.

"If you don't believe you can win, there is no point in getting out of bed at the end of the day." John Aloisi.

"I've had 14 bookings this season - 8 of which were my fault, but 7 of which were disputable." Ned Zelic.

"I've never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my life, and hopefully after that as well." Mark Schwarzer.

"I'd like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona." Vince Grella.

"I'm as happy as I can be - but I have been happier." Mile Sterjovski.

"I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel." Craig Moore.

"I took a whack on my left ankle, but something told me it was my right."
Harry Kewell.

"I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country."

Vince Grella.

"Germany is a very difficult team to play . . . they have 11 internationals out there." Zeljko Kalac.

"I always used to put my right boot on first, and then obviously my right sock." Jason Culina.

"The Brazilians were South American, and the Ukrainians will be more European." Scott Chipperfield.

"All that remains is for a few dots and commas to be crossed." Marco Bresciano.

"One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best."

Craig Moore.

"I'd rather play in front of a full house than an empty crowd." Mark Viduka.

"Sometimes in football you have to score goals." Harry Kewell.

lol
they surely can't all be real

Classic!

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Originally posted by PauLie_C "An Australian man has been arrested in Italy for an assault on a local man following the football match between Australia and Italy. Witnesses say the Australian man was 20m away when the incident happened. The victim suffered a fractured skull, a cardiac arrest and has developed diabetes as a result of the incident. He is expected to recover in a few minutes".

ROFL thats a perfect substitution of words. Quote of the week.

Was a nice change from reading everyone(mainly me) "FUCKING DIVING FUCKS!"

Classic quote by Viduka when he was on the Panel some years back:

"You can take the boy out of St Albans, but you can't take St Albans out of the boy"

LOL Westyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

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