England vs. Paraguay Live!
Here we go, here we go, here we go! This is the big one, lads. I'm up early, blasting the Three Lions, with a bucket of Vindaloo at my side. It's time for the England magic.
I'll be happy with 4-0 - how about the rest of you?
P.S. I'd definitely recommend downloading and using Firefox as your browser for the live blogging.
posted by gatorbob @ 8:23 AM
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Just asked the question if there was going to be a posting with Three Lions and not dracula.
I guess you have answered the question.
COME ON ENGURLUND!!!
Three Lions on a shirt...
Jules Rimet still gleaming
Forty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreaming.
Come on, you boys!
I wish I was at any of these
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bigscreens/world_cup.shtml
I'm green with envy when I hear Gooner talking about Alan Hansen, Ruud, and especially Gabby Logan. She can nutmeg me any time. Pwah!
I still believe.. I still believe
I know we can play..
I remember that tackle Moore and when Lineker scored Bobby belting the ball and Nobby dancing...
Mind out of the gutter please
That is a classic, eh Dave. I do like the Vindaloo and this year's crop is fun in a novelty way, but there's no beating Three Lions for the singalong effect and some quality writing in the verse. Hats off to Baddiel and Skinner. By the way, they're doing a podcast during the WC. Well worth downloading.
Welcome Sir Trev
Yeah, John, if you look at the England squad it's loaded with East Enders - Becks, Terry, Ashley Cole. They didn't all come up through the West Ham Academy, but it's well overrepresented, along with the wrong side of Liverpool.
I have a DVR(TIVO)and it delays my video by 10 second or so. So, you will probably have it already typed when I see England score.
At last the city can watch quality football.
1335 BST: More than 7,000 fans have packed the Millennium Square in Leeds for the BBC's Big Screen event. The atmosphere is building to fever pitch, with the crowd chanting anthem after anthem in sweltering conditions. They can?t wait for the match to get under way.
Andy Fraser, BBC Sport
Are you listening to FIVE LIVE? You can hear the crowd singing Three Lions.
It will block out before the game but it is good to hear the build up
Fifteen minutes boys!
Becks is saying that the squad has energy and commitment, innit, ye-no.
C'MON ENGLAND, C'MON ENGLAND
Welcome gooner
Is Five Live doing the commentary. I'm not sure I can stand the ESPN goons. Al Hopkins actually said that he thought that Ledley King would start if Gerrard were injured - and he's not in the bloody squad! Honestly, those guys don't have a clue.
No it is blocked. It just cut out
btw... it is on ABC
Is that true about the King comment?
Pathetic!!
Shame. Ah well, Dave O'Brien and 'Cello it is. I'll just have to imagine Hansen, Wright and Logan.
Motty and Lauro here.
the refs already having a go about the plaque that Becks is going to exchange with the Paraguayan captain.
Jaunty little anthem those Paraguayans have.
Oh dear, nine o'clock and the coverage is still not on.
They're playing the local news - is this on, lads?
I am very jealous Stevo... we still have Good Morning America on.
Great build up showing the atmosphere ABC. Let's hope they make the kick off
This is ridiculous. It mean... WHERE IS THE BLOODY GAME!!!
BBC say England in white Para in blue
Rooney's on the subs bench
Someone get Furg a defibrilator!
oh my gosh...he is on the bench
Finally it is on just for kick off
I can't believe it - the coverage starts with them kicking off.
Rooney, Rooney, Rooney!
That is hopeless of ABC.
As for the field Five Live said it looked like a spider web
442 vs. 442. Valdez and Santa Cruz up front for them.
england have had no possesion
Crap, Roque Santa Cruz is starting - I thought he was nobbled.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
YES!!!!!!!!
BECKHAM
Goal! 1-0 Looks like an own from Becks's free kick. Really poor stuff from Paraguay.
Own goal again.
Those freekicks are deadly
Action replay of Jamaica
Beckhams free forced a defender into an own goal. Quality delivery and what a finish.
C'MON ENGLAND!!!!
First bad O'Brien joke of the match - "seems odd that a man who's 6'7" should be named Crouch."
Looks like their goalie may have to come off. I didn't see any contact. May have crocked himself.
alright, the keeper is down as well
1-0, 1-0, 1-0, 1-0, 1-0, 1-0, oooooone-nil!
did you hear that
Michael Beckham... who is he.
HAHAHAHA
Come on England let's get some more
O'Brien reckons that the keeper's coming out because of "mental anguish." What a prawn!
This is looking good, lads. Now a corner from Becks.....
oh my god... these commentators are hopeless.
Please help Steve, what is Motty saying
Another corner....Becks to take again.
Nice effort from Gerrard. Difficult skill.
this is worrying me. IT is too easy. The Para defense looks hopeless
I agree - my ears have been infected by this crap. I can't take much more. If only there were a button to mute the commentary but leave the crowd noise on.
The referee had to get some limelight there.
davey,
between hysterically screaming players names, motty is very annoyed by the spidery shadows.
keeper breaks the 6 second rule and the ref gives an indirect in the box. bloody hell
Free kick now for time wasting.....
Shame.
Alright they mentioned the goal in '82 - who scored it, Davey?
I'm irritated by the shadows too. It's like a surrealist nightmare. Hate it. What were they thinking?
gamarra concedes the corner. oh, the mental anguish he must be feeling
Bloody hell, Rio's basically camped out in the Para box. This is too easy.
Bryan Robson and you were all at my house watching it
I agree with the shadows comment
we need another goal to really knock the stuffing out of them
'Cello wins the award for stating the bleedin' obvious. "Play balls to Crouch in the air."
Lovely move ending in a through ball for Crouch. Nearly. That would have been sweet.
Yeah, Dave. I seem to remember that you were having a slash in the bog when it went in, right?
there is so much joy in the aerial ball to crouch and nodded down to owen right now. more of that please
Gent - I'm here, Missed the first 3 1/2 minutes and the OG
Steve C
"thunderball strike"
Welcome Steve.
It looks like I am the only one that welcomes people.
That wasn't so clever from Terry. Let's not take this so casually, lads. That won't do against the Argies.
Now 'Cello is giving tips to the Paraguayans. Why?
do you think that is a booking.
Cello sure does
i told stevie g... no feckin' lunging into that second tackle. now he's carrying a dangerous yellow.
then vlad the ref goes over and yells at the sidelines to quit delivering water on the sidelines.
great work from Crouch
come on ref.. put the cards away.
Of course, that one was deserved
Bob, are you locked out
now they are discussing what a geezer is
I cant take it
that's a knee
good he is up
Thanks Dave. I'm going a little slow trying to track the blog and watch the game. Looks like Gerrard won't last the game YC and injuries
Steve C
Stevie G moving well again which is a good sign.
The Mavs have a one to none games lead on the Heat.
Did he really think that sounded right?
motty's gone a bit burlesque decribing taking his tie off because it's 30 celcius in the commentary box.
lauro may have to shave off his 'tashe to survive the conditions.
england looking a bit tired now and there's rio giving possession away. i don't think he needs to pump the ball forward from that position. let the technicians in the mid hit those you ganjahead
they've got two on crouch so somebody must be open.
heya stevie c.
this ref is getting on my tits a bit. he's just warned the english bench again about delivering water.
where does FIFA get these idiots from? and why are they content to have their premiere spectacle ruined time and time again by them?
england looking fatigued now and i'd be happy to hear the whistle for the half now.
half way there...
certainly another goal for england would have been just the thing.
the heat seems to be england's worst enemy. pretty impressive performances from england.
you know that paraguay are dangerous so it's really important to get back out there and score again and again quickly. they do seem a little to easy to knock over, paredes and valdez in particular. both of those guys have been bending the ref's ear about being knocked about and this ref is just not reliable over 90 minutes to be immune from that kind of bullshit.
sven needs to order up more of the same and ice them down in the tunnel. i'd let lennon know to start stretching. cole is particularly causing havok and it would be nice to occupy them on the other side too. lennon might be just the guy.
if we score another and keep it to 2-0 at the 65-70 mark, i'd take gerrard out to save him from a second yellow, move becks inside and bring on lennon.
C'MON ENGLAND, C'MON!!!!!!
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