http://www.car4play.com/forum Car4play forum en-gb Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:02:21 +0100 Copyright: Car4play webmaster@car4play.com (Technical) 5 car4play690631 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:02:21 +0100 >> >> Name the two things mising from Argentinian life right now? >> >> >> >> The World Cup and the Falklands. Correct http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690631&v=e car4play690629 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:09:31 +0100 >> Name the two things mising from Argentinian life right now? >> The World Cup and the Falklands. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690629&v=e car4play690627 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:38:41 +0100 Name the two things mising from Argentinian life right now? http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690627&v=e car4play690623 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:39:49 +0100 >> Duncan, our duty pedant, is playing a game with you. >> >> He started a sub thread about England and the game played by men with odd >> shaped balls in a match against Argentina. I apologise if I was discourteous in any way. Actually the problem is with the ludicrous way the threads are laid out (whatever that is called) why don't the posts simply appear in date and time order? Then there wouldn't be this ludicrous confusion as to who was replying to whom. Any road. The wendyball brigade lost to Argentina. The oval ball brigade beat Argentina - mind you, it got a bit, er, interesting, at times. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690623&v=e car4play690621 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:35:00 +0100 >>Those scenes after the match of the Argentine players roughing people up were a bit disappointing, Typical Argies! http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690621&v=e car4play690620 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:33:20 +0100 >>England v France deserved to be the final My thoughts exactly. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690620&v=e car4play690619 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:13:36 +0100 I wish it had been the England game but had that been the final I don't think it would have been the same game or result - player motivation would have been very different for a start. Those scenes after the match of the Argentine players roughing people up were a bit disappointing, to say the least. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690619&v=e car4play690618 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:49:54 +0100 Worst game I've seen for a long time. England v France deserved to be the final. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690618&v=e car4play690617 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:04:32 +0100 Thank god for that. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690617&v=e car4play690613 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:49:23 +0100 >> Who is ? The text makes it perfectly clear which game is under discussion, so >> no further comment is needed !! Duncan, our duty pedant, is playing a game with you. He started a sub thread about England and the game played by men with odd shaped balls in a match against Argentina. If you select threaded view you'll see what's meant. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690613&v=e car4play690611 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:20:24 +0100 >> You are responding to a reply to a post about the game of rugby played last night. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690611&v=e car4play690609 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:51:44 +0100 You are responding to a reply to a post about the game of rugby played last night. England beat Argentina. The score never was, nor ever could be 4-2 at any point. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690609&v=e car4play690606 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:39:11 +0100 >> >> >> >> The score was never 4-2. How could it be? >> England led 4-0, France pulled it back to 4-3. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690606&v=e car4play690604 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:49:01 +0100 >> I went to bed knowing the score was 4-2 >> The score was never 4-2. How could it be? http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690604&v=e car4play690603 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:29:28 +0100 Yep, I'm sure a proper footy fan or the pundits would manage to find fault but as a fairly impartial spectator (just hoping that England would win!!) it was a really enjoyable match. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690603&v=e car4play690601 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:51:34 +0100 I went to bed knowing the score was 4-2 and looking threatening. Watched highlights just now: Egypt's disallowed goal against Argentina may have been the best, but this was certainly the best match, and the final Bellingham goal was brilliant. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690601&v=e car4play690599 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:19:52 +0100 I don't know much about the 'ammers, but that was grumpy and tense. Any road, we won, unless Trump overturns it. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690599&v=e car4play690598 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:04:24 +0100 God almighty, that was like watching West Ham! http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690598&v=e car4play690567 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:58:09 +0100 By one of those coincidences, England rugby are playing Argentina on Saturday evening in Argentina. England are threatening to walk off if there any racial abuse of England's players. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/cx2k46n7x1ko http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690567&v=e car4play690547 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:06:16 +0100 More likely Trump will send apologies explaining that football is a game played by savages from across the sea, and not a patch on the national sports of the good old US of A - baseball and AMERICAN football. The US is world champions of both!!! He may send the Head of International Federation of American Football to hand over the cup as they are both called "football". That the US version wear high tech suits of armour to protect them from an occassion knock does not mean they are pansies. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690547&v=e car4play690545 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:01:35 +0100 Can you imagine the speech? "Well you don't deserve it and it shouldn't go to a third rate country that won't pay for its defence but they've told me I have to give it to you..." (slips gold medal into his pocket). http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690545&v=e car4play690544 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:55:54 +0100 AIUI Trump will attend the final and I'm sure I read he'd present the cup to the winners. I think that's what would be expected from the head of state in the host country. Hoping Spain win as seeing him present it to a nation he's condemned and tried to refuse to trade with would be funny. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690544&v=e car4play690543 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:38:29 +0100 I can't even bluff at fitbal. How is Trump going to win? Are they going to let him present the cup and the medals? http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690543&v=e car4play690537 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:33:09 +0100 > "I was fearing an English victory " - really? Why? There are two simple facts in English/Scottish football rivalry. The english take the mick, and delight in Scotlands long (long long long) record of miserable failure in international football. We laugh at their hope and belief it will happen. The scots hate Englands sense of entitlement and despise any success that england may have knowing the english would gloat so support any team they play against.> " Pretty much sums it up Zero, though the main target part is definitely the English media as opposed to the average English guy supporting his country http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690537&v=e car4play690535 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:48:31 +0100 Viagra are bringing out an commemorative England World Cup tablet, for those who can't get past a semi. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690535&v=e car4play690534 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:09:15 +0100 >> The expectation to win everything, and it's someone's fault when they don't, is amusingly quaint. Its not an excusively English thing. Heads must roll. And we ran out of responsible scottish heads to chop off centuries ago. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690534&v=e car4play690533 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:48:02 +0100 >> You do wonder how the players react to that, if they all think we could >> have won that if Tuchel didnt go defensive,, then where does the team harmony go >> from here? >> Iirc it was the way around, Eng ended up on the defensive and TT tried to close up the gaps by bringing on another defender. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690533&v=e car4play690532 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:15:24 +0100 >>Geoff Hurst - the only living person from an English speaking country to have played in a World Cup final. England 1966, the only English-speaking country in a World Cup final since 1930 when it started. What annoys me most about England games isn't the result, it's the level of vitriolic "analysis" by their own pundits after they get pumped. The expectation to win everything, and it's someone's fault when they don't, is amusingly quaint. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690532&v=e car4play690530 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:19:49 +0100 Geoff Hurst - the only living person from an English speaking country to have played in a World Cup final. Sobering thought. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690530&v=e car4play690529 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:48:26 +0100 >> "I was fearing an English victory " - really? Why? >> Where have you been? http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690529&v=e car4play690525 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:07:37 +0100 >> "I was fearing an English victory " - really? Why? There are two simple facts in English/Scottish football rivalry. The english take the mick, and delight in Scotlands long (long long long) record of miserable failure in international football. We laugh at their hope and belief it will happen. The scots hate Englands sense of entitlement and despise any success that england may have knowing the english would gloat so support any team they play against. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690525&v=e car4play690523 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:58:24 +0100 >> To try and defend the way they did, with the argument that it had worked against Mexico, is kind of understandable but this was different levels of opposition. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690523&v=e car4play690522 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:55:45 +0100 "I was fearing an English victory " - really? Why? http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690522&v=e car4play690516 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:09:47 +0100 Between Gordon's goal on the 55th minute and the Argie winner - Argentina had 88% possession. I was fearing an English victory and was already consoling myself that my English relatives would be happy but always had at the back of my mind, the Argie comeback against Egypt. To try and defend the way they did, with the argument that it had worked against Mexico, is kind of understandable but this was different levels of opposition. As been the case since 1998, as soon as England met a Top 10 team they came a cropper. You do wonder how the players react to that, if they all think we could have won that if Tuchel didnt go defensive,, then where does the team harmony go from here? http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690516&v=e car4play690514 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:18:00 +0100 Once you stop attacking, you give all the cards to the opposition. They control the speed and the tempo of the game. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690514&v=e car4play690512 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:19:32 +0100 It's still only a game of football !! but admittedly with a h*ll of a lot of money and shenanigans attached. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690512&v=e car4play690511 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:09:20 +0100 To Sit back and defend a 1 nil lead is very tricky. You need a good well drilled fit resolute passionate defence, (which we aint got) and very fast midfield/forward combo to hit them on the break and make it 2 nil. Its not a natural technique for players in the English leaugue, we have never been good at it internationaly. We are always going to lose to Argentina. they have a passionate cause. Anyway, Argentina may have beaten us, but you still aint got the Falkland Islands PPPPfffffffttttttttt (rasberry) http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690511&v=e car4play690509 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:35:18 +0100 You could argue that Argentina should probably have been eliminated by Egypt, who would have been three goals up instead of two, if the ref had not disallowed it because of a trivial 'foul' called by the VAR ? http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690509&v=e car4play690507 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:04:03 +0100 Up to a point I'd agree, but without being a footballing expert, I saw it a bit differently. We didn't maybe push as hard Argentina moved up a couple of gears especially in the second half and we were no match for them. Still, we are at worst 4th in the world, which in itself is a massive achievement and a credit to the team and its management in my book. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690507&v=e car4play690500 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:24:20 +0100 Well, they asked for that. Play well, get a goal and then sit back inviting the opposition onto you. Happens time and time again, absolutely stupid. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690500&v=e car4play690484 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:41:58 +0100 Yeah I think France peaked too early. Thought Spain had been relatively poor but they sure controlled that game last night. Bodes well for them in the final. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690484&v=e car4play690479 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:36:36 +0100 >> >> >> And still the perennial and probably unanswerable question remans, why do they need to keep >> spitting? It really is quite unpleasant. Did they do it in the olden days (1966)? >> >> Yes, but in those days there were fewer cameras recording the games so they did not have enough for lingering on the players close up. Gobbing is part of any physical sport, all racing cyclists develop the skill of a well aimed snot rocket (Aimed towards the verge, not other riders). http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690479&v=e car4play690478 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:25:22 +0100 So that's Spain then. I enjoyed that match, I know nothing but I felt the French had been better in the earlier matches than Spain. Still, that's not what counts... And still the perennial and probably unanswerable question remans, why do they need to keep spitting? It really is quite unpleasant. Did they do it in the olden days (1966)? Do they do it in other sports? I don't recall seeing it in rugby (both) or cricket. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690478&v=e car4play690406 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:58:35 +0100 Certainly Spain and France look pretty formidable. Any thing can happen in a final though It might just be Argentina or us. That’s what makes sport interesting. The element of unpredictability. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690406&v=e car4play690405 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:43:39 +0100 The WC winner is going to come out of the France v Spain semi http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690405&v=e car4play690402 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:01:10 +0100 A bit of a nerve jangler, that one. Next up, The Battle of The Malvinas. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690402&v=e car4play690398 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 01:05:04 +0100 Well done England, worth waiting up for! http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690398&v=e car4play690305 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:39:44 +0100 For our wedding pressie my future b-i-l bought us a proper teak dining table, chairs and sideboard which are still in use and look good today, along with a 3piece suite which is long gone - all from Harrison Gibsons (1976) http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690305&v=e car4play690298 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:58:32 +0100 >> >> >> Indeed, three members of which were often found well lubricated late at nite in "the >> room at he top" nightclub on the Harrison & Gibson in Ilford high road after >> a match. >> Stood next to Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters at the bar there one time. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690298&v=e car4play690296 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:13:07 +0100 Harrison Gibson - I remember it well. Indeed I bought my dining room Furniture there. Further down the High Street was the Swimming baths and the Ilford Palais where I spent many a Saturday evening. A bikers cafe as well where we used to play pinball. http://www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?m=690296&v=e