Topic: WE LIKE SPORTS (Read 581960 times)

pwhodges · « **Reply #1700 on:** 08 Jan 2011, 08:50 »

This forum is the new Skype, it seems!

valley_parade · « **Reply #1701 on:** 08 Jan 2011, 09:46 »

See...uh..

I watched Aston Villa v. Sheffield United.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #1702 on:** 08 Jan 2011, 12:38 »

Quote from: est on 08 Jan 2011, 05:39

I don't know why you'd want to watch a game you would almost definintely already know the outcome of.

I do this all the time!

Inlander · « **Reply #1703 on:** 08 Jan 2011, 17:48 »

Quote from: Ptommydski on 08 Jan 2011, 09:24

Ha, we all got a bit carried away there.

Ahem,

Quote from: Ptommydski on 08 Jan 2011, 05:47

We're also at the top of the Championship

You sure did!

Inlander · « **Reply #1704 on:** 08 Jan 2011, 18:23 »

Sure but given that during my lifetime QPR has been a team of mediocrity and disappointment I'm going to reserve the right to gloat just a little while they're still on top of the league.

Inlander · « **Reply #1705 on:** 08 Jan 2011, 19:43 »

Fun fact: when I was living with my grandparents in Surrey in 2003 I went to see QPR play a game at Loftus Road. It was the 2002/03 season and QPR was in the second division, and when I went to see them play they were in the middle of an incredible run of results which saw them go on the the play-off game against Cardiff (which they lost 1-0 - with Cardiff enjoying the possibly not inconsiderable advantage of the game being played at Millenium Stadium, as Wembley was being redeveloped at that time). In the space of 14 games QPR won 10, lost 1, and drew 3 - including one 0-0 all draw at home against Crewe Alexandria in which they had two players sent off.

Which do you think was the game I saw?

est · « **Reply #1706 on:** 08 Jan 2011, 19:58 »

Re: the Theo thing, the man isn't the brightest spark. Waiting for this to come back and bite him now.

scarred · « **Reply #1707 on:** 08 Jan 2011, 20:30 »

how the hell did this happen?

McTaggart · « **Reply #1708 on:** 08 Jan 2011, 22:17 »

I didn't bother getting up for that game because I figured it'd be a blowout. What the hell.

Alex C · « **Reply #1709 on:** 08 Jan 2011, 22:28 »

Not a clue. I'd like to say something like "Well, they're better at home so..." but that'd be glossing over how they went 7-9 with a -97 regular season point differential. When you suck that bad, you can't really be called a frisky home team. It's really more like they're extra hopeless when on the road.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #1710 on:** 09 Jan 2011, 01:07 »

The 7-9 was strategy to come in under the radar?

Whatever. This game should never have been played at the Seahawks' home field. They just don't deserve the advantage.

Spluff · « **Reply #1711 on:** 09 Jan 2011, 01:25 »

Marshawn Lynch confirmed for superman's secret identity

jwhouk · « **Reply #1712 on:** 09 Jan 2011, 06:06 »

Meanwhile, the Seattle Freakin' Seahawks defeated the New Orleans Saints in the AFC Wild Card game.

The SEATTLE SEAHAWKS. They of the losing record division-winning team.

Defeating the DEFENDING SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS.

Dazed · « **Reply #1713 on:** 09 Jan 2011, 07:31 »

Ah, I cannot wait for the Jets to come back to Foxborough. This will be a glorious game.

amok · « **Reply #1714 on:** 09 Jan 2011, 08:37 »

Quote from: Ptommydski on 09 Jan 2011, 02:37

Some truly beautiful photos from yesterday in this Guardian slideshow.

Howson with Fabregas' shirt after the game -

Lucky to get away with a draw in this one, I thought it was gonna be karmic revenge for laughing so hard at Man Utd last year but I'll take the replay. Should be a crackin' game.

Don't understand why Vela doesn't get more chances, Niklas Bendtner makes Pascal Cygan look like Zidane and should be shot into the centre of the sun.

FA Cup 3rd round weekend is one of the high points of the season, even if most of the 'big' games are shit, it's worth it for comedy results and Steven Gerrard red cards.

the_pied_piper · « **Reply #1715 on:** 09 Jan 2011, 09:26 »

Fucking robbed.

alli · « **Reply #1716 on:** 09 Jan 2011, 10:35 »

penalty was ridiculous, red car was harsh but perhaps understandable

The Seldom Killer · « **Reply #1717 on:** 10 Jan 2011, 00:52 »

A stunning display of racing in the Cyclocross National Championships in Derby yesterday. Owing to laziness and a gravity/ice related matter I only made it for the last race and a half but well worth it. In the Elites race Paul Oldham got off to a dodgy start and was behind the favourite Ian Field whilst being dogged by Field's team mate Jody Crawforth for the first lap of a tough and complicated course. Oldham managed to find his form in the second lap and soon overhauled Field to develop a lead that he retained to the finish. Field managed to bit of a crash towards the end of the race and ended up cedeing a podium position to Crawforth in second and rising start Liam Killeen. Further back, Veteran Nick Craig, who had a pass to the Elites on the back of winning on Saturday delivered a respectable fifth place against racers who are mostly many years younger. Absolute legend.

All the action was commentated by the dulcet tones of Hugh Porter. You don't get a better Sunday afternoon than that.

valley_parade · « **Reply #1718 on:** 10 Jan 2011, 08:48 »

Quote from: the_pied_piper on 09 Jan 2011, 09:26

Fucking robbed.

*whistle*

KaosPilot · « **Reply #1719 on:** 10 Jan 2011, 11:14 »

Bit nervy about the cup tie with Killie tonight. With Miller on the way out we're going to be looking to Lafferty and Beattie to get the goals tonight. To be fair, I thought we'd be guff after Boyd left and it turned out we played better as a team. HOWEVER, I have a bad feeling about tonight. I'm hoping we'll win but I can see it going Kilmarnock's way by a goal. My heart says 2-0 Rangers, my head says 1-2 to Kilmarnock.

Barmymoo · « **Reply #1720 on:** 10 Jan 2011, 13:28 »

Reading you guys' commentary was as close as I got to watching the Arsenal game, although I did manage to foolishly place myself in the London transport network about three hours before kick-off, going the opposite way to the absolute floods. I was literally the only person on the up escaltor, sailing past the down escaltor jammed three people to a step. It was surreal.

jwhouk · « **Reply #1721 on:** 10 Jan 2011, 21:37 »

And the "vacated National Championship" talk begins in three, two, one...

valley_parade · « **Reply #1722 on:** 13 Jan 2011, 06:03 »

Rob, Rob, Rob! Hey, Rob!

I'm sorry that you lost to Blackpool yesterday, but I will be absolutely giddy when the Bruins beat the Flyers tonight.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #1723 on:** 13 Jan 2011, 06:09 »

Your confidence is commendable, dogg. (Actually the Bruins have been going gangbusters lately so who the fuck knows what's gonna happen)

valley_parade · « **Reply #1724 on:** 13 Jan 2011, 06:12 »

I hate the Flyers with a personal passion (it is a long story), Dovey.

Even more so since they came from 0-3 down to beat the Bruins in the playoffs last year. That was devastating.

the_pied_piper · « **Reply #1725 on:** 13 Jan 2011, 12:18 »

Thomas has a great record against the Flyers throughout his career so I'm sure he'll be trying to keep that up but the Flyers have a scoring average of comfortably more than 3 per game so any defense/Goalie are/is going to have trouble keeping them out this season.

valley_parade · « **Reply #1726 on:** 13 Jan 2011, 12:45 »

Begeron has a record of scoring 3 in every game*.

*and by that I mean he got his first career hat trick on Tuesday

scarred · « **Reply #1727 on:** 13 Jan 2011, 15:09 »

The fact that a Bears-Packers NFC Championship game is a possibility is blowing my mind right now.

Dazed · « **Reply #1728 on:** 13 Jan 2011, 15:28 »

Not much of one. I'll be surprised if either of them win this weekend.

scarred · « **Reply #1729 on:** 13 Jan 2011, 15:55 »

Both previous matches were won be a margin of 3 points and the Bears are not the same team they were in the first half of the season. Take out Michael Turner and the Falcons offense falls flat on its face. The Seahawks are an awful (albeit young) team that caught a break against a glitchy Saints offense and a completely injured defense. Both will probably be close games, but I don't think I'll be surprised either way the wins roll.

Alex C · « **Reply #1730 on:** 13 Jan 2011, 18:10 »

The thing that annoys me about the Packers is knowing that they're as good as they are despite having 14 people on injured reserve. And that's not counting a couple guys they outright waived. Meanwhile the Bears have largely avoided injuries this year. Hope Cutler doesn't get too attached to that division title.

Storm Rider · « **Reply #1731 on:** 13 Jan 2011, 21:52 »

Apparently the Packers are on the short list of likely suitors for Asomugha too. Getting Aso plus all of their injured guys back would make them pretty fucking tough. I am rooting for the Packers at this point because I'm fucking sick of the Patriots and Jets, I hate Pete Carroll (although I did mildly enjoy the Hawks beating the Saints just because everyone was so convinced NO would stomp them), and because Aaron Rodgers played for Cal.

valley_parade · « **Reply #1732 on:** 14 Jan 2011, 05:47 »

Quote from: valley_parade on 13 Jan 2011, 06:03

I will be absolutely giddy when the Bruins beat the Flyers tonight.

7-5, boyos (and girlos)!

look out! Ninjas! · « **Reply #1733 on:** 14 Jan 2011, 06:00 »

Australia finally win some cricket.

alli · « **Reply #1734 on:** 14 Jan 2011, 06:24 »

anyone here interested in the handball world championship? not the most popular sport in the world but my country is one of the best in the world so it´s a very popular sport here

The Seldom Killer · « **Reply #1735 on:** 14 Jan 2011, 06:28 »

Not one that i've got into although I've watched some bits and pieces before. I think it's featured on things like Transworld Sport.

Hard to imagine it taking off in these parts, handball is a bit of a dirty word to most sports enthusiasts (enthusiasm oft limited to football).

valley_parade · « **Reply #1736 on:** 14 Jan 2011, 06:31 »

Hmmm..where's Mari? I seem to remember her being quite the handball fan.

McTaggart · « **Reply #1737 on:** 14 Jan 2011, 08:12 »

There was a thread about this on another forum I frequent. I've always tried to catch the coverage of it during the Olympics (I think) because I just wanted to know but I never managed to.

Apparently Australia has a team!
Apparently we have no chance whatsoever of getting anywhere at all, but good on the Australian handball community for stepping up.

EDIT: Man if someone somewhere along the line just misread 'Austria' this is gonna be real embarrassing.

the_pied_piper · « **Reply #1738 on:** 14 Jan 2011, 08:41 »

Quote from: valley_parade on 14 Jan 2011, 05:47

Quote from: valley_parade on 13 Jan 2011, 06:03
I will be absolutely giddy when the Bruins beat the Flyers tonight.

7-5, boyos (and girlos)!

FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCKKKKKKK YOU SHANE

valley_parade · « **Reply #1739 on:** 14 Jan 2011, 08:43 »

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, son.

amok · « **Reply #1740 on:** 15 Jan 2011, 06:59 »

Quote from: Ptommydski on 13 Jan 2011, 14:14

Arsenal losing to Ipswich sure took the shine off our draw at the Emirates. Especially since they were fielding a better team than against Leeds.

I suspect both us and Ipswich will be crushed in the second leg fixtures but I also suspect that Arsenal will be pulverised by Barcelona again.

Nah it's Arsenal mate we'll cock up one of the ties in embarrassing fashion and stroll the other. Although it's impossible to predict which of the matches will have either outcome so just hope you draw the former.

And Barca is going to be a nightmare yep.

IrrationalPie · « **Reply #1741 on:** 15 Jan 2011, 07:35 »

Go Packers!

On a side note :
Living in Wisconsin sucks. I hate you, snow.

jwhouk · « **Reply #1742 on:** 15 Jan 2011, 18:01 »

Looks like the last team to score tonight in Atlanta will win.

Alex C · « **Reply #1743 on:** 15 Jan 2011, 20:03 »

It's fun watching Packers-Falcons and thinking about how Rodgers only made the Pro-bowl as an alternate. Funniest part? He did really well in the fan voting, so it's actually the coaches and his peers that are apparently fuckin' morons.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #1744 on:** 15 Jan 2011, 20:04 »

Wings won in over time. Damn that game was close, and pretty fun to be at.

scarred · « **Reply #1745 on:** 15 Jan 2011, 20:05 »

Quote from: scarred on 13 Jan 2011, 15:55

Both will probably be close games

wat

Storm Rider · « **Reply #1746 on:** 15 Jan 2011, 23:18 »

Aaron Rodgers rules, I am officially on the Packers bandwagon since they're basically the only tolerable team left since the Steelers won.

I guess I don't care one way or another about the Bears but they don't have ex-Cal guys so that is what is swaying my decision right now.

Alex C · « **Reply #1747 on:** 16 Jan 2011, 05:54 »

I'm pretty much against the Bears right now. It's not really personal, since from a viewing standpoint I much prefer the division be competitive, but they've gotten pretty much every conceivable break they could have this season, which is kind of annoying. Basically, my dream scenario is the Packers making it to the Super Bowl (I care more about being right about teams than about the Pack losing. Barely) only to be absolutely crushed by an AFC team.

jwhouk · « **Reply #1748 on:** 16 Jan 2011, 05:59 »

If the Bears win over Seattle today, new Governor Scott Walker may need to call out the National Guard to protect Wisconsinites at the Illinois border.

Bears vs. Packers for the right to go to the Super Bowl = WAR. Not for the players - for the fans.

Professor Snuggles · « **Reply #1749 on:** 16 Jan 2011, 08:36 »

Man trying to find a bar to watch the bulls play the heat last night was miserable with all the drunk football fans threatening violence if their TV;s were changed.

In better news, Bulls won, Bosh and James are both injured, and the Lakers made a decision to stop sucking, apparently. Really stoked for the Lakers/Thunder game.

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