The Football.....

[Slick]

Wow, seems like only yesterday.

 

[yello]

A poor game so far. I hope Norway make more of a game of it 2nd half as they've disappointed so far. England worth their lead.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Goal of the tournament there!

 

[Smokin Joe]

Looking shaky and this is the point in the game where Scotland feel apart.

 

[Crackle]

That's the first full game I've watched. Mixed views on it. Norway defended pretty badly and the game was just mired with mistakes, although I thought England moved and kept their shape well, with a great goal which Norway should have defended after the first set piece.

 

[yello]

That's the first full game I've watched. Mixed views on it.

With good reason; it wasn't a good game. There have been much better games than that in the tournament so far. Norway were poor and it made the game one sided. They can play much much better than that.

Their passing was sloppy and slow, they kept being caught in possession and they lacked urgency and variation. In fairness, England worked hard to close them down quickly and deny the space but it was nonetheless a poor performance from Norway and not the best of games (an excellent strike from Bronze though)

 

[ozboz]

English Women’s Football Team........ 1917 !

 

[Beebo]

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English Women’s Football Team........ 1917 !

The photo comes with a very interesting back story.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30329606

WW1 meant that women’s football was hugely popular, then the FA banned it!

 

[Lullabelle]

We have a guy in the office who is football obsessed, he talks about it from the second he walks in to when he goes home and all day in between. He has previously said that women's football isn't proper football

 

[vickster]

We have a guy in the office who is football obsessed, he talks about it from the second he walks in to when he goes home and all day in between. He has previously said that women's football isn't proper football

So he’s a nobber then

 

[PaulB]

We have a guy in the office who is football obsessed, he talks about it from the second he walks in to when he goes home and all day in between. He has previously said that women's football isn't proper football

While he may be right in his assertion about the monkey tennis, people who are so obsessed with football are usually inadequate in other areas of life. They were always the ones at school who couldn't find/couldn't have/didn't want a girlfriend. My grandson is just like that at the moment but it's allowed as he's only six.

 

[Lullabelle]

So he’s a nobber then

Oh yes he is, big time

 

[yello]

They were always the ones at school who couldn't find/couldn't have/didn't want a girlfriend.

Hurrah! Someone else who has stumbled across one of life's great truths. I don't feel so alone now!

Have you ever noticed how the ugly are disproportionately represented in the ranks of successful sports people?

(BTW, just to be clear, I am not being serious, this is my sense of humour at play here. If it doesn't match yours then so be it but rest assured that I'm not proposing it as a real world scenario. E&OE Terms and conditions apply )

 

[vickster]

While he may be right in his assertion about the monkey tennis.

What does that mean? Have you played and won tennis matches against a host of professional female tennis players?

 

[PaulB]

What does that mean? Have you played and won tennis matches against a host of professional female tennis players?

I don't play tennis. That was a reference to the level of skill on display during women's football. Even now.