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2010/06/28 03:36:00
Subject: [World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Now that the English and American soccer teams are defeated and since most Dakka-ites on this website are English or American, does that mean you will continue to watch the games, or does that mean you have become turned off to the sport for the time being?
Personally, I had only mild interest in the American games (keeping me ahead of 98% of the rest of America's interest in the game) and was consistenly keeping track of scores if not watching.
With America eliminated, I am now focused on the obsession of where basketball star LeBron James will be going as a free agent.
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2010/06/28 04:15:41
Subject: [World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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Fixture of Dakka
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I am torn.
On one hand, I like watching games.
On the other hand, I might boycott the remaining games, not because my teams were eliminated, but because of how awful FIFAs officiating has been throughout. Automatically Appended Next Post: And LeBron is coming to Chicago!  (Can hope)
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2010/06/28 04:23:25
Subject: [World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Redbeard wrote:
Automatically Appended Next Post:
And LeBron is coming to Chicago! (Can hope)
So long as the Lakers and Celtics don't end up with him, I am fine with that!
But I seriously want him in NY for mah Knicks team! 
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2010/06/28 05:02:43
Subject: Re:[World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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Battleship Captain
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I'd watch if they stopped with the fething vuvezelas....
But seriously, I will prolly watch it still.
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2010/06/28 05:03:19
Subject: [World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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Lethal Lhamean
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I was gonna try an watch an Australian game but they got smashed by Germany before I even watched a game. Poor Australia shouldn't even bother sending a team. haha.
But if Australia could play soccer I would watch.
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2010/06/28 05:07:18
Subject: [World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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Lord Commander in a Plush Chair
In your base, ignoring your logic.
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I usually only watch soccer if it is the world cup, so that's every four years. There are some good games, but I don't really care too much now.
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2010/06/28 05:32:39
Subject: [World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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Gore-Soaked Lunatic Witchhunter
Australia (Recently ravaged by the Hive Fleet Ginger Overlord)
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Sock-her?
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Smacks wrote:
After the game, pack up all your miniatures, then slap the guy next to you on the ass and say.
"Good game guys, now lets hit the showers" 
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2010/06/28 05:51:15
Subject: [World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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Dwarf High King with New Book of Grudges
United States
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I'll still be watching it. The only sport currently being broadcast is baseball, and that's unwatchable.
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2010/06/28 06:02:37
Subject: Re:[World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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The Dread Evil Lord Varlak
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Yeah, I'll keep following it. It's better than watching Australia keep losing to England in the cricket.
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2010/06/28 07:36:09
Subject: [World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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[MOD]
Anti-piracy Officer
Somewhere in south-central England.
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I've got two teams in the office sweepstakes -- Ghana and Brazil -- and my wife is Japanese who are still in it. So, three reasons to watch.
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2010/06/28 09:23:20
Subject: Re:[World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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Wrathful Warlord Titan Commander
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What is this World Cup you speak of?
Here in England we are enjoying a cracking summer, consisting of cold cider, hot sausages on the BBQ and warm weather. This has been topped of by giving the Aussies a thorough trashing in the one day cricket series and (appearantly) a win in the fresh water angling!
I will hear no more of this "World Cup"!
In all seriousness I will probably catch quite a few of the games as there is some fantastic footy being played by quite a few teams, just not England!  (one for each goal)
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2010/06/28 10:09:13
Subject: [World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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Fixture of Dakka
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Well, Spain are sort of like my second team since I lived there. It was during the European Championships and England weren't in so I watched the home nation in the bars with my spanish mates. They won, and the atmosphere was amazing. Since then I've followed Spain as well as England. Sort of.
I'd still watch it anyway. I love football.
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I almost always agree with Albatross, I can't see why anyone wouldn't.
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2010/06/28 10:31:58
Subject: [World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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Kilkrazy wrote:I've got two teams in the office sweepstakes -- Ghana and Brazil -- and my wife is Japanese who are still in it. So, three reasons to watch.
I'm in 2 : South Korea and Ghana in one..Germany and Argentina in the other...every cloud as they say.
I've watched a good 90% of the games so far and plan on watching all the rest of them still.
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2010/06/28 10:32:44
Subject: [World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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[DCM]
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Yes.
As it is on in the middle of the night, there aren't millions of Aussies watching it anyway.
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2010/06/28 12:27:28
Subject: [World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Waaagh_Gonads wrote:Yes.
As it is on in the middle of the night, there aren't millions of Aussies watching it anyway.
What team(s) do you think Australians generally root for in the World Cup, if I may ask?
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2010/06/28 13:01:22
Subject: Re:[World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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Been Around the Block
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Well Hand of God Team is doing pretty well,and I hope they keep doing well cuz Argentinians become pretty sour when they lose a match,it's a pain in the ass putting up with peeps when they get on that mood :s
Still I brace myself since people are extremely scared now that next match is against the mailes fists of Germania...
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2010/06/28 13:56:48
Subject: Re:[World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Even though I am pretty bummed about the USA and English soccer team getting booted out, I'll still watch. It's still an entertaining tourney.
I have to agree about the idiotic officiating. If they don't fix that problem I don't think the world cup will gain any acceptance in America. In fact I don't think I could watch another disgusting display like what I saw in the USA match vs Slovenia and England vs Germany. Terrible.... Terrible.. officiating.
GG
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2010/06/28 14:01:05
Subject: [World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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Hanging Out with Russ until Wolftime
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Why is it people only care about poor officiating when the UK is at the end of it?
Italy were robbed of the World Cup in 2002 with blatant match fixing in favour of Korea and Japan, yet no-one cared then!
10 years ago, FIFA's Argument that Goal Line Tech slowed the game down were fine. Now, however, it's complete nonsense. Not to mention the fact it would only be used in cases where there is a chance of an error, not for every single call.
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2010/06/28 14:04:45
Subject: Re:[World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Well I didn't watch that world cup. But I think it's a misnomer to say that "no one cared until it happened to England".
I'll have to read up on the 2002 world cup.
And by the way.. if the cheater Italians got booted becuase someone else cheated, that's kind of poetic justice isn't it?
GG
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2010/06/28 14:07:25
Subject: [World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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Boom! Leman Russ Commander
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Yes because if Argentina win I get £25 
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2010/06/28 14:09:55
Subject: Re:[World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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Hanging Out with Russ until Wolftime
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generalgrog wrote:Well I didn't watch that world cup. But I think it's a misnomer to say that "no one cared until it happened to England".
I'll have to read up on the 2002 world cup.
And by the way.. if the cheater Italians got booted becuase someone else cheated, that's kind of poetic justice isn't it?
GG
There's cheating, and then there is Cheating.
It wasn't just to the Italians as well, Korea and Japan had a LOT of bias for them during the Tournament, but Italy fared the worst. You know the Italian Players eventually had to silence the crowd when they scored, just in case it was "offside".
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2010/06/28 14:13:59
Subject: Re:[World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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..and yet, despite all of that, if Italy had sunk the easiest chance of the tournament they still would have beaten them.. go figure..
North Koreans are waking up today to the news that theyve just beaten England 4-1 in the World Cup.
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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2010/06/28 14:16:42
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Hanging Out with Russ until Wolftime
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reds8n wrote:..and yet, despite all of that, if Italy had sunk the easiest chance of the tournament they still would have beaten them.. go figure..
North Koreans are waking up today to the news that theyve just beaten England 4-1 in the World Cup.
With all the goals scored by Eternal President Kim Il-sung, even the English Goal, because he is so Perfect.
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2010/06/28 14:38:46
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Highlord with a Blackstone Fortress
Adrift within the vortex of my imagination.
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I hate football, with no jingo jingo I have no interest.
I will only know who wins the Final because you wont be allowed to ignore it in the news headlines.
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2010/06/28 14:54:12
Subject: [World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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Mounted Kroot Tracker
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Wolf wrote:Yes because if Argentina win I get £25
But they will win or lose regardless of whether you watch or not.
Myself, I stopped watching as soon as Canada's team got booted out - um...never mind.
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2010/06/28 14:59:31
Subject: Re:[World Cup 2010] Will you still watch?
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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My mate asked me if I saw the England goal.
Unfortunately I missed it, I was too busy refereeing the match.
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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2010/06/28 15:43:57
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Focused Dark Angels Land Raider Pilot
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I'm a huge soccer fan and the World Cup only happens once every 4 years. Of course I've continued watching it!
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2010/06/28 15:57:40
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Highlord with a Blackstone Fortress
Adrift within the vortex of my imagination.
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reds8n wrote:My mate asked me if I saw the England goal.
Unfortunately I missed it, I was too busy refereeing the match.
Nice joke, I will have to remember that one.
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2010/06/28 17:24:57
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5th God of Chaos! (Yea'rly!)
The Great State of Texas
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To keep watching it, I would have to have been watching it originally.
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2010/06/28 18:58:42
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Fixture of Dakka
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I'll still watch. Really wasn't expecting England to get very far anyway. We also have a score prediction league at work and I'm currently second
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