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I've seen nothing but the gif of Ronaldo's freekick. The timing of all the games is making this pretty easy, frankly. I sleep through almost all of them, and then briefly check scores after. Would have liked to see the Mexico win, but hey, fuck Russia/FIFA.
I've found myself debating (with myself) about international sports in general. I'm not coming down on the 'for' side lately. Even the reaction to something as innocuous as goldenballs asking Americans to root for Mexico makes me cringe.
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For Imp's sake we should probably hope Germany qualify for the knockout stages, at least.
"Scheisse! We're out, let's not bother with the rest of the tournament!"
"But I was already not bothering. Boycotting, in fact."
"Sure, sure, we are all boycotting now, that's a good excuse, why not?"
(steam rising) "But I was already fucking boycotting! On principle!"
It'll be like protesting against apartheid before the Tories and tabloids discovered Mandela was cool. Late allies welcome, but motives questionable.
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Apparently back in Australia everyone is up in arms as though Something Really Bad had happened because Optus, the cable company with (some? all? of) the rights had cock-ups with their coverage. This is quite funny.
While Optus sort themselves out SBS, the terrestrial network which kept football on TV alive for decades before the “Socceroos” got quite good and they got outbid as the cash poured in, have 100% rights. This is more than quite good.
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The unintended boycott is gathering momentum.
Teams with major support (ticket sales, atmosphere in stadium) are leaving early, or at risk of doing so. Peru & Morocco out, Argentina, Colombia, Serbia in trouble, etc. Meanwhile this is the first tournament in ages (since 1986?) that hasn't seen flags from English market towns and minor football league clubs dotted around the stands, whether England are playing or not. This may have far more to do with the team's prospects in Russia than Putin protests, but it's noticeable.
The lesson is clear: England stop trying to win "Shall we sing a song for you?" World Cup, will win real one.
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Originally posted by tee rex View PostFor Imp's sake we should probably hope Germany qualify for the knockout stages, at least.
"Scheisse! We're out, let's not bother with the rest of the tournament!"
"But I was already not bothering. Boycotting, in fact."
"Sure, sure, we are all boycotting now, that's a good excuse, why not?"
(steam rising) "But I was already fucking boycotting! On principle!"
It'll be like protesting against apartheid before the Tories and tabloids discovered Mandela was cool. Late allies welcome, but motives questionable.
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- Mar 2008
- 9834
- Tyne 'n' Wear (emphasis on the 'n')
- Dundee Utd, Gladbach, Atleti, Napoli, New Orleans Saints, Elgin City
I’ve just got back from a week on Skye and can reveal important scientific boycott evidence: on the drive there, starting the survey from the Loch Lomond road, there were 13 Dutch number plates; 4 German; 3 Belgian; 2 French; 2 Luxembourg; 1 Spanish/Hungarian/Estonian etc.
On the way back the scores almost exactly reversed: 15 German; 5 Dutch.
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