Originally posted by generalissimoThe Victorians codified the game (they had a real penchant for writing down rules) various football games had been played all over Europe (the world?) for hundreds of years.
100% agreed.
although, it is a shame that even though england invented the game they (relatively speaking) suck at it, I mean, how could you guys draw with the USA? weren't you very selective when choosing the goalkeeper?
There is no reason to suppose that England should be any better at it than any other country which has adopted it as their national game.
And although England were really poor recently dont underestimate the US team. Before the World Cup the US were ranked 14th in the world.
(England were ranked 8th)
Originally posted by generalissimoLOL . To be fair ,the USA were a good team and you are right, England do "suck at it " it's embarrasing to be honest !!
100% agreed.
although, it is a shame that even though england invented the game they (relatively speaking) suck at it, I mean, how could you guys draw with the USA? weren't you very selective when choosing the goalkeeper?
For that reason i have a little poke at the Americans ,light heartedly !! but then you get international man of mystery , changing his clothes in a phone box ,doning his cape of "iv'e been every where man and nobody else has !!"
sticking his oar in ..
Have you ever worked with a real big head that every thing you say he has done it more and better . Some one that you deliberetly make out landish things to see if he can top it ? and they do !! FMF is your man ,woman !!
I worked with a Walter Mitty character years ago. He was hilarious; telling outlandish tales (mainly gleened from the previous week's newspapers). He kept us all amused.
One of my favourites was when he told everyone about his micro-surgery on his knee (this was when key-hole surgery was new). Sensing the disbelief in the room he rolled up his trouser leg and said "Take a look"
With a small crowd gathered around his leg he announced; "It's marvellous you can't see a thing!" Brilliant.
Originally posted by wolfgang59priceless!
I worked with a Walter Mitty character years ago. He was hilarious; telling outlandish tales (mainly gleened from the previous week's newspapers). He kept us all amused.
One of my favourites was when he told everyone about his micro-surgery on his knee (this was when key-hole surgery was new). Sensing the disbelief in the room he rolled up his trouser ...[text shortened]... gathered around his leg he announced; "It's marvellous you can't see a thing!" Brilliant.
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Originally posted by sh76It's an off the shelf cliched "joke" that a lot of humorless Brits use. Australians who also play rugby, have no time for it, I noted when I lived there. Then again, the Aussies can hold their heads pretty high in almost all football codes. The Brits - of course - have an inferiority complex in most sporst most of the time. Hence the revealing array of lame and effectively self-mocking third-hand pub-bore-esque "digs" at other people's sports and other nations in general.
That [American football is like a girls game of rugby !! Tights ,pads and helmets with grids on !! What are your players so scared about ?] [has] got to be one of the dumbest questions I've seen on these boards in a long time.
Originally posted by FMF😴
It's an off the shelf cliched "joke" that a lot of humorless Brits use. Australians who also play rugby, have no time for it, I noted when I lived there. Then again, the Aussies can hold their heads pretty high in almost all football codes. The Brits - of course - have an inferiority complex in most sporst most of the time. Hence the revealing array of lame and ...[text shortened]... ng third-hand pub-bore-esque "digs" at other people's sports and other nations in general.