Ponty

Well, that's their problem, not ours. It highlights their ignorance, not our lack of identity.

Maradona is great! What a character he is. The German coaches, in their cardigans, are hilarious. I reckon we can easily beat them on our day and there'll be no embarrassment to lose to a side that features an in-form Lionel Messi. I guess what I'm saying is; I'd rather lose to Argentina but only if we put up a good fight. Jesus, even the Serbs beat Germany - we've every chance there.

I don't see what difference it makes. You'd have to be pretty insecure about yourself to be bothered by that.

Tennis is not a great sport. Also, I doubt those two players agree with you.

They've got nothing. Ghana defend like a League 1 side but the Germans were forced to score from outside the area.

Not in my book. The pun is the lowest form of wit, all day long.

It's hard to feel too sorry for someone with money problems who earnt more in a few years than I'll earn in my lifetime. He has had a rough time of things lately though.

Of that I have no idea.

Rooney had a knock and Defoe had run so much that he was unable to get to the first ball and hold it up, calming things down, very effectively any more.

Well, watching this Ghana-Germany game, I'm not worried which one we get next. Neither can defend and Ghana can't seem to decide what they want to do when they get in Germany's box.

It's about time they brought in the fifth set tie break.

I'm sorry

I can't do it word for word, it's been over 90 minutes, lol, but it was very peculiar. He kept on about his "journey" (not the team's, his own) and then became really humble but in a hammy way.

Lol, WD StG... That one goal more scored has really paid off. TBH, it should have been a formality because you beat Slovenia in my eyes. On the flip side, one less Rob Green fumble and you'd have been second. Good luck in the next round, whoever you choose to support.

Except that the OB and CPS can only recommend a sentence, they cannot enforce or predetermine one. That's all on the judge.

I sit firmly on the "If they were stupid enough to do it front of police with cameras then they deserve what they get" side of the fence. I've not actually voiced an opinion about the length of the sentence, other than to say that it makes sentencing for more serious crime look pathetic by example, and I stand by all of that. What I haven't done is paint a patently ridiculous scenario then try and use it to justify the opinion that the OB are somehow responsible for the whole thing.

Pathetic, both of you. You've gone beyond the point of reasonable argument here.

By the end of the game I was no longer scared when the ball went through to James. I'm not sure of the exact moment I stopped expecting him to fumble it but he was solid today.

Well I, for one, think you're reaching slightly. Not quite as far as DBP above but pretty far.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk7e2Sr29f8 Check him out at 45 seconds.

Had to laugh at Donovan's pitchside interview with the American interviewer. Is every American like that?

They were given what they wanted! That's the whole point. No one, not the police or anyone else, made them throw sh*t and grab at the fence, etc. That was their choice.

Hardly. If we can only score 1 goal in the tournament and fail to beat those football giants Algeria and Slovenia, I'm not sure that's the keeper's fault.

I like his performance on that dubious Japanese unicycle show on a Sunday (?) morning.

Ouch. An expensive lesson indeed. Good luck with the sale.