We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
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We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
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Can Messi catch James Rod in the Golden Boot standings today?
I sure hope so for my sake
I picked him as Golden Boot and Argentina for the Golden Trophy so you know what corner I will be in
Did you know that the Argentine manager is Alejandro Sabella.
He was was 'the other Argentine" to come over
We all remember Ardilles and Villa going to Spurs but Sabella played for Sheffield United. I remember him playing at Bramall Lane.
From the Beeb
"The story goes that Haslam got Sabella from River Plate for £160,000 after refusing to pay an extra £40,000 for Maradona - but it later emerged that Argentinos Juniors had wanted £600,000 for the still unproven 17-year-old"
So, it was Sabella that came over and played in the Second Division. After his time in Sheffield, he spent a season at Elland Road!
Do you remember him in the white?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSkF1tBMsRM
The Line Ups
Argentina: Romero, Garay, Zabaleta, Gago, Di Maria, Higuain, Messi (capt), Mascherano, Rojo, Fernandez, Lavezzi.
Switzerland: Benaglio, Lichtsteiner, Inler (capt), Xhaka, Behrami, Rodriguez, Mehmedi, Drmic, Djourou, Schar, Shaqiri.
ESPN's pre-game begins
The first match takes place in Sao Paulo
Of course, it is the B-team for this match
The first six entrants into the Quarter Finals are the group winners!
Will it continue today?
Just noticed that Aguero isn't starting
Looks like the Argies are wearing white shorts again
When are Brazil and Argentina going to wear their full strip
Lots of hugging and kissing going on between the two sides in the tunnel
Nadal down 4-0 in first set tie-breaker against a power serving Aussie
Not many of the Argies singing the anthem
now it is 3-4 in tie break
Set point for the Aussie Kyrgios
ACE
Nadal a set down
Enough from SW 19
Now back to Sao Paulo….not sure of the postal code
We are off
Slow start tot he match
five minutes in and not much happening
The Swiss get a man to the by-line but a weak cross but the Swiss get the first corner of the game
A bloody short one ends with a shot that was high wide and orrible
Argentina have created nowt
NO BETTER THAN ENGLAND
Pele in the stands
If the Argies fail to go thru today and Messi fails to score…. my hopes of the Lancer Cup will over!
Useless cross by Zabaletta
zzzzzzzzz
Why oh why can't England be here
These players and teams are no better!!!
Matt's SportsCenter says that DeJong has a tear in his groin muscle and is out of the WC
OUCH
Swiss corner actually hits the ground in the six yard box but cleared
Another corner is short and the Swiss have a guilt edge chance…saved… another shot saved
A chance for Levezzi but a weak effort
My pick for the Final first scorer, Di Maria, is a having a stinker!
He does take a decent corner but a header inside the six misses a head
Chances are starting to come
half an hour in
Di Maria seems to have forgotten the law of Physics
One object cannot pass thru another object
He has tried to just kick the ball thru a defender about five times so far
The Swiss had a golden chance but the bloke tries a dink!!
PLONKER
Only five seconds added to the end of the first half
Nil nil at half
Switzerland are just as good as the Argies
Off to shave cuz of my class tonight
Back in London
Nadal finally breaks the Aussies serve in the 12th game of the second set win it 7-5
All square
We are off in the second half
Please get better
Decent attack goes down the Argentine left.
Low cross goes out for a corner
Of course, a useless corner follows but they get another one
short one by Messi
Messi puts in another hopeless cross
Argentine keeper almost makes a hash of a free kick but drags it in just before it goes out of the box
Di Maria really has to go back to Physics class… he up to his old tricks again!
Rubbish cross by Mashcerano… these are professional… correct?
WHERE'S THE QUALITY!!!
This has been a good World Cup with a lot of goals BUT I don't think there has been much quality on show
Another pisspoor attempt of a cross by an Argentine!!
Ruddy Norah…. absolutely rubbish crossing
Arg going down the left
Messi finds a teammate but Rojo has a tame shot-cross
Oh my Giddy Aunt
Di Maria runs down the right to the by-line but instead of crossing with his right he tries to cross with his left scissor kick behind the right
I'd YANK HIM OFF
TERRIBLE
That just stunned me
RIDICULOUS!!!
This is the WORLD CUP… TRY
DiMaria again tries to go thru a player…. he is PANTS
Header by Higuan saved well by keeper
Following corner fails to beat first man!
of course
There is NO QUALITY OUT THERE AT ALL
Over an hour gone and my Golden Boot kick hasn't had a shot on goal!!!
DiMaria fails to get the ball passed the guy that is marking him
Even though they are my pick and Messi is my GB pick… I don't want him to score a great goal and everyone start drooling about him again
Hiya, Dave. I'm in and out today, busy with some errands. None of these big sides have impressed me yet. Bring back England!
He has been hopeless… but not as bad as Di Maria though
Hey Bob
I am completely disgusted
Just 20 minutes of 90 left
WHERE'S THE QUALITY
If the US do get thru, nothing to scare you here!!
Argentina makes a change
Palacio on for Levezzi
Decent cross by Messi but Palacio heads it wide from six yards out
Back at Wimpleton
It is going to a third set tie-breaker
Another ATROCIOUS cross by Di Maria
Under 15 to go
I can't believe Di Maria is still out there!
Messi with a chance…. saved
I thought that was going to be a winner
He may have taken too much time to shoot
Messi's shot nutmegged two players on the way to goal… he should have gotten some height
Di Maria takes a corner and kicks the ball straight out of play before curling back in… PATHETIC
Messi tries to run at the goal but is crowded out by three players
The Swiss have not been a threat at all
Argentina haven't been great but the ball has been down this end
ENGLAND ARE NO WORSE THAN ANYTHING I HAVE SEEN !!!!!
Why couldn't we have a lucky goal here or there
Under ten to go
Nadal just lost the third set tie-breaker
He is 2 sets to 1 down
Nadal is two one down in sets but has failed to lose his serve@
Kyrgios has lost his once!
The passing has been atrocious… no quality
Under two to go
"Best Player in the World" doesn't have a right foot… has to pass with his left
Rojo in the book for a foul.. tried to pretend he is hurt but still gets a card… out of the next match
The 90 minutes are thru
3 added minutes
Free kick chance for the Swiss… floated in… there was a chance there for a header but missed the target
Under a minute to go… there is more footy to come
Out of the first seven matches in this round FOUR of them have gone to extra time!!! A fifth was won by Holland after the 90th minute!
It is done
Utter rubbish. Where is the quality?
We are off again
Of course, my american friends are starting to complain about the nil nil scoreline
Decent corner… just knocked away for another one
Nadal down a break!!!
Hey Bob
I've been disgusted
Not much happening entering the 100 minute mark
Nadal 5-2 down in the fourth
The crowd ole ing as the Swiss keep possession
Argentina look clueless
Nadal two points from going out
Make that one
ACE… of course… Nadal is out
Argentina with a break an Di Maria fails to make the right pass
USELESS
Half time of extra time
Stop talking about Messi's moment
He had 105 MOMENTS to make a difference already!
Away we go
Di Maria with his first decent moment in the match
A decent hit saved
But he follows it up with a hopeless corner… fails to beat the first man…sigh
More uselessness by DiMaria
From the Beeb
Di Maria has lost possession 37 times in the first 90 minutes
From the Beeb
Alexander Plumb:
Belgium and USA are rubbing their hands at playing either the Swiss or Argentina in the quarter-finals.
Ryan Konkolewski:
The worst match I've ever seen and I used to referee Sunday League.
Charlotte Horne:
This match is painful.
Goal
Messi sets up Di Maria
The worst player on the field scores!
SO LUCKY TO BE GOING THRU
ONLY ONE MINUTE TO GO AS THEY KICK OFF
The ball hit the net at 117:24
Corner to the Swiss into three added minutes
Keeper is up
Keeper tries a bicycle kick
Ball comes back in…. OFF THE POST FROM THREE YARDS AND THEN MISS THE REBOUND!
WOW
Keeper up again… ball finds him but he fails to shoot
Just like Hockey.. empty net try… missed
The Swiss have another chance
NOW A LAST SECOND FREE KICK INSIDE THE D
Last kick of the game here...
Dramatic finish to an awful match
Off the wall and it is over!!
Argentina are lucky lucky lucky
A great finish to an awful match
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