Alex Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 When the confirmation post came through it was minus the smilies - hence my comment that they weren't there in the initial post but added afterwards. Ahh so you see you need to leave more time for people who've forgotten to add smilies enough time to go back and edit.... Glad you missed the first draft though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Ahh so you see you need to leave more time for people who've forgotten to add smilies enough time to go back and edit.... Glad you missed the first draft though What can I say? I guess the winter boredom makes my fingers quicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 The smilies weren't there in the initial post but added afterwards. I thought that aswell as I would never have made a comment back if there was a smiley. Now correct me if I'm wrong, but you can only edit your post for the first two minutes without it saying the post has been edited. Your post was made after that. I am sure it is only 1 min but regardless if you quote the comment and then type your reply, then when you post it will show the time you post and not the time you quoted the edited post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHanky Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Now I don't usually watch football as the only interest I ever have in it is the fantasy football on the Telegraph. But I did watch last nights game for a change, and it seemed to me like Croatia just wanted to win the game a lot more than England (even though they didn't need to). They just seemed a lot more commited and were always after the win. I hate it (in any sport) when teams go for the draw, and I just thought that England were quite happy to get a draw (obviously because they would have gone through), whether it was 0-0 or 2-2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 All four home nations fail to qualify. you expect it from Wales and Ireland - there just struggeling. Can I just point out that 'Ireland' is not one of the home nations. Northern Ireland is, though. And they've done quite well over the past couple of years. The big difference in N. Ireland is the attitude there over football. They don't expect too much of their team. Nobody talks about the team winning tournaments etc so nobody gets overly disappointed when it doesn't happen. If they do well, everyone is really chuffed about it. (Like when they beat England a couple of years ago. ) Even though N.I. didn't qualify for Euro 2008, they'll still be well proud of their team for doing so unexpectedly well. They beat Spain at home, Sweden at home and away and Denmark at home.(Drew away) And in at least 3 of those games they went a goal down early on, so having spirit to come back was nice to see. Not so long ago, the N.I. team went for over 1000 minutes of football without even scoring a goal! Unfortunately England don't seem to have much of a team spirit. There are plenty of great players in the team, but to me they look like a bunch of overpaid prima-donnas (sp?) who can't really be bothered to try too hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Can I just point out that 'Ireland' is not one of the home nations. Northern Ireland is, though. Fook me you're quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 The big difference in N. Ireland is the attitude there over football. They don't expect too much of their team. Nobody talks about the team winning tournaments etc so nobody gets overly disappointed when it doesn't happen. If they do well, everyone is really chuffed about it. I completely agree. I see a similar thing with English rugby. No-one expected the team to reach the final, but their achievement was sweeter for it. Unfortunately England don't seem to have much of a team spirit. There are plenty of great players in the team, but to me they look like a bunch of overpaid prima-donnas (sp?) who can't really be bothered to try too hard. Reminds me of Lawrence Dallaglio on Top Gear: Andrex football, soft and over-priced! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ady Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Northern Ireland is, though. And they've done quite well over the past couple of years. I know that - they did do well tho. like you said no one realy expects them to do well. It has its advantages being the underdogs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chumpalot Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Yeah good one Dave Get your dictionary out and look up the word "Joke". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra Pilot Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 This should explain it..... New released footage of the England team in a pre match warm up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmnjV5juzw4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 This should explain it..... New released footage of the England team in a pre match warm up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmnjV5juzw4 In true sporting fashion: "Give us an R" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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