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Offline The Peepmaster

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FIFA
« on: June 01, 2011, 01:34:41 PM »
It's all getting embarrassing now. I'd like to see a break-away organisation formed, or at least I think England should follow Scotland's lead and never play in the World Cup again.
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟

Offline Bilthehut

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Re: FIFA
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2011, 01:44:17 PM »
We invented the game, so why not reinvent Football but allow tackling and picking up the ball, giving more points for a goal, etc.  Then we could export it to other like-minded countries.

Offline Max

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Re: FIFA
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2011, 04:27:48 PM »
We could even use an ovoid ball and change the name to rugby.  ;D

Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: FIFA
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2011, 06:07:35 PM »
Or Bugry
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Re: FIFA
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2011, 06:38:45 PM »
Or suck our thumbs.

Offline Tarquin Thunderthighs lll

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Re: FIFA
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2011, 11:50:00 PM »
I think England should follow Scotland's lead and never play in the World Cup again.

This idea has obviously tickled you, Peepsie, since that's at least two forums you've brought it up in so far. To be fair, I think England kicked off their own World Cup boycotting campaign very effectively in South Africa last summer.
I apologise, in advance.

Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: FIFA
« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2011, 12:10:32 AM »
I spotted it as someone's comment on the BBC story, and, yes it did tickle me. Definitely deserving of a wider audience I felt. Did you not see my mention on Facebook too? I missed a trick not tweeting it though...
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Offline Tarquin Thunderthighs lll

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Re: FIFA
« Reply #7 on: June 02, 2011, 12:21:19 AM »
To be fair, Peepsie, I first heard the remark from a Glaswegian who'd phoned into Talksport's late night show several days ago, and laughed like a hollow drain. The best jokes against Scotland come from wur ain.
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Re: FIFA
« Reply #8 on: June 02, 2011, 12:23:11 PM »
There was a time, not TOO long ago, when Scotland had actually qualified for more World Cups than England. Happy days...

Offline Bilthehut

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Re: FIFA
« Reply #9 on: June 02, 2011, 01:28:52 PM »
Pity about not having won it though.

Offline Tarquin Thunderthighs lll

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Re: FIFA
« Reply #10 on: June 02, 2011, 02:06:28 PM »
I apologise, in advance.

Offline Bilthehut

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Re: FIFA
« Reply #11 on: June 03, 2011, 12:00:56 AM »
Apparently, according to FIFA.

But who cares, it's just a game.

Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: FIFA
« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2011, 10:55:09 AM »
Yeah - I just double-checked. It was 4-2 in England's favour.  8)
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Re: FIFA
« Reply #13 on: June 03, 2011, 07:29:28 PM »
When on earth was that?

Fyodor

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Re: FIFA
« Reply #14 on: June 04, 2011, 11:29:44 AM »
1966 Lil, old girl.
Just the other day, your brother and I were reminiscing about England's glorious triumph and he advised me that the year 1966, which is of course indelibly imprinted on the brains of all Scotsmen, has an everyday non emetic use:
19 degrees Centigrade = 66 degrees Fahrenheit.