Doomed !

Sandy said:

You, that is, are doomed not to read my ineffable wisdom for at least
two hours, while "Les Bleus" play in white shirts - prelude to tragedy.

Should they win, however, I will deny this having been written, you will
be subjected again to greybeard (no, ain't got one) pearls.

Kickoff after a pre-celebration dinner with a wine I would save, but for
the fact that it won't taste as good in three hours. Not by a long shot.

Ciao !

(Bets taken by default)

That reads like you started the partying a wee bit early, eh? 😉

R

Sandy said:

You, that is, are doomed not to read my ineffable wisdom for at least
two hours, while "Les Bleus" play in white shirts - prelude to tragedy.

Tragedy for whom?

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!

R

RicodJour said:

Sandy said:

You, that is, are doomed not to read my ineffable wisdom for at least
two hours, while "Les Bleus" play in white shirts - prelude to tragedy.

Tragedy for whom?

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!

R

GGGRRRrrr at least France is following the script!
2 BLEEPING minutes!!! Then we would've won it on penalty kicks...This
should take a decade or two to get over...
Go France!
Bill C

Bill C said:

RicodJour said:

Sandy said:

You, that is, are doomed not to read my ineffable wisdom for at least
two hours, while "Les Bleus" play in white shirts - prelude to tragedy.

Tragedy for whom?

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!

R

GGGRRRrrr at least France is following the script!
2 BLEEPING minutes!!! Then we would've won it on penalty kicks.

Virtual World Cup...? It was an excellent game. No one gave anything
away, the ref didn't decide the match - unlike the US game.
Interesting that the France/Portugal ref is the same one that was
having a fire sale on red and yellow cards in the US match. I guess he
caught major [censored] for that game and cleaned up his act.

R

RicodJour said:

Bill C said:

RicodJour said:

Sandy wrote:
> You, that is, are doomed not to read my ineffable wisdom for at least
> two hours, while "Les Bleus" play in white shirts - prelude to tragedy.

Tragedy for whom?

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!

R

GGGRRRrrr at least France is following the script!
2 BLEEPING minutes!!! Then we would've won it on penalty kicks.

Virtual World Cup...? It was an excellent game. No one gave anything
away, the ref didn't decide the match - unlike the US game.
Interesting that the France/Portugal ref is the same one that was
having a fire sale on red and yellow cards in the US match. I guess he
caught major [censored] for that game and cleaned up his act.

R

I still can't believe France hung on. Portugal absolutely controlled
the second half and stoppage time.
That's tough.
Gonna be a great final though.
Bill C

Bill C said:

I still can't believe France hung on. Portugal absolutely controlled
the second half and stoppage time.
That's tough.
Gonna be a great final though.

Agreed. Prediction?

I wonder is Sandy is going to be morose that there wasn't a French
tragedy. You know how those Euros like their tragedies. 😉

R

RicodJour said:

Interesting that the France/Portugal ref is the same one that was
having a fire sale on red and yellow cards in the US match. I guess he
caught major [censored] for that game and cleaned up his act.

To be fair to the referees its FIFA directives that cause them to hand out
all the cards, if they don't comply they can get sent home. And it that
particular game some of the red cards were justified in particular the
first one where McBride's nose just about got broken by an intentionally
directed italian elbow.

Donald Munro a écrit :

Quoted message said:

RicodJour said:

Interesting that the France/Portugal ref is the same one that was
having a fire sale on red and yellow cards in the US match. I guess he
caught major [censored] for that game and cleaned up his act.

To be fair to the referees its FIFA directives that cause them to hand out
all the cards, if they don't comply they can get sent home. And it that
particular game some of the red cards were justified in particular the
first one where McBride's nose just about got broken by an intentionally
directed italian elbow.

Right ! no rules were changed at all.
They just had to play by the rules.
No going beyond the bounds of the rules.
Why does all this sound like the way people go deaf, dumb and blind to
doping ?
Will anyone ever get it - that doping is only a subset of cheating ?

Anyway, Rico, not morose, but there is a pending premonition of diffuse
agony, a good advance for either losing or winning on Sunday. Lose, and
blame the false hope obtained today. Win, and suffer with the Italians,
being resonant and self-flagellating.

Damned cheating ! Frankly, the tragicomic acting by Portugal's best
left me wondering their chances for springboard medals, next Olympics.

Worst was watching Figo's last game.

Sandy said:

Anyway, Rico, not morose, but there is a pending premonition of diffuse
agony, a good advance for either losing or winning on Sunday. Lose, and
blame the false hope obtained today. Win, and suffer with the Italians,
being resonant and self-flagellating.

You are a god amongst self-flagellators! Looking for the dark side of
a victory. My hat is on to you!

Quoted message said:

Damned cheating ! Frankly, the tragicomic acting by Portugal's best
left me wondering their chances for springboard medals, next Olympics.

I always admire a nice dive skillfully performed. Some are more real
than real - even the videotape replay is a work of art.
Portugal....well, I got the feeling they were picking the spots to dive
based on how soft the grass looked in a particular spot more than what
actually happened and where.

R

RicodJour said:

Bill C said:

I still can't believe France hung on. Portugal absolutely controlled
the second half and stoppage time.
That's tough.
Gonna be a great final though.

Agreed. Prediction?

I wonder is Sandy is going to be morose that there wasn't a French
tragedy. You know how those Euros like their tragedies. 😉

R

Italy 2 - France 1 with the winning goal late in regular time or
overtime.
Bill C

RicodJour said:

I always admire a nice dive skillfully performed. Some are more real
than real - even the videotape replay is a work of art.

Messi and Ballack are pretty good exponents too.

"Donald Munro" <[email hidden]> a écrit dans le message de news:
[email hidden]...
| RicodJour wrote:
| > Interesting that the France/Portugal ref is the same one that was
| > having a fire sale on red and yellow cards in the US match. I guess he
| > caught major [censored] for that game and cleaned up his act.
|
| To be fair to the referees its FIFA directives that cause them to hand out
| all the cards, if they don't comply they can get sent home.

Graham Poll got sent home for giving out too many cards- to Simunic.

"Sandy" <[email hidden]> a écrit dans le message de news:
[email hidden]...
| You, that is, are doomed not to read my ineffable wisdom for at least
| two hours, while "Les Bleus" play in white shirts - prelude to tragedy.
|
| Should they win, however, I will deny this having been written, you will
| be subjected again to greybeard (no, ain't got one) pearls.
|
| Kickoff after a pre-celebration dinner with a wine I would save, but for
| the fact that it won't taste as good in three hours. Not by a long shot.
|
| Ciao !
|

I hope you've learned your lesson. good wine, like certain players (Thuram,
Zidane to name a few), improve with age !