[WC] World Cup 2010 - General Talk Thread (34 Viewers)

[giovanotti]

Nah I meant the games are dull to watch, not trying to say that the vuvuzelas influence the actual game play. Although you'd have to admit that's it's been a giant collective slow start so far (except for ze germans of course).

Aha ok than.

And yes it is a giant collective slow, sometimes I think that even if they decide to implement a new rule (6 points per win) it would be still an imperative to have more than 2 goals per game.

 

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[swag]

Not really. I want atmosphere like that created by brazilian drums and whistles, but not a constant bzzzzzbzzz tone that drowns out everything including chants.

Believe me... if you were in the stadiums hearing the vuvuzelas, you wouldn't be thinking "bees" as much as "jet plane taking off". That's every bit as much an atmosphere as Brazilian drums, whistles, and chants that often run the entire 90 minutes as well.

Ever thought that maybe that's why this WC has been so dull so far? Maybe it's not due to the games themselves, but due to the missing atmosphere.

No. It's not the atmosphere at all. Germany had little atmosphere that leaked into the Cup coverage.

What it comes down to, IMO, is the group pairings and an emphasis on not making early mistakes. The early mistakes get punished, and teams want to live to fight another day. Ideally, that should mean the later group matches should mean so much more as they face do-or-elimination. But for now, it's about conservatism and not making big mistakes they can't recover from.

 

[Nicholas]

Everybody will be moaning when it's Brazils turn in 2014. God I hate these samba drums.

 

[The Curr]

They won't be as loud on TV as the vuvuzelas.

 

[Nicholas]

Vuvuzelas I love that word.

 

[The Curr]

It's a bitch to type.

 

[Nicholas]

I can imagine I had to google it

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

Samba drums are cool. God, I'm really gonna attempt to go Brazil 2014.

 

[The Curr]

Samba drums are cool. God, I'm really gonna attempt to go Brazil 2014.

I hope the 2018 is in England.

 

[Nicholas]

I hope the 2018 is in England.

Why?

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

I can't think of a better place to enjoy a World Cup than Brazil.

 

[The Curr]

Why?

So I can go.

 

[Nicholas]

So I can go.

Sorry I was expecting a punch line there.

 

[The Curr]

Sorry I was expecting a punch line there.

Nope, just the truth.

The bids are:
Australia
Belgium and the Netherlands
England
Japan
Portugal and Spain
Qatar
Russia
South Korea
United States

Belgium and the Netherlands would be second best. Portugal and Spain would be good too. The rest can fuck off.

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

Yoo Ess Ay! Yoo Ess Ay!

 

[Dragon]

Samba drums are cool. God, I'm really gonna attempt to go Brazil 2014.

Me too!!!!!!!! Im going for sure! Let me know if you find tickets to the final!!!!

 

[Dragon]

I had the North Korean who scored a goal benched in my FF team

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

Me too!!!!!!!! Im going for sure! Let me know if you find tickets to the final!!!!

That'll be some trip. Brazilll!

 

[Gabriel]

Nope, just the truth.

The bids are:
Australia
Belgium and the Netherlands
England
Japan
Portugal and Spain
Qatar
Russia
South Korea
United States

Belgium and the Netherlands would be second best. Portugal and Spain would be good too. The rest can fuck off.

South Korea again? Qatar?

it'd better be in the U.S that way i can make it to 2 world cups in a row

 

[swag]

Vuvuzelas I love that word.

It does sound like a cross between a 4-stringed instrument and the female anatomy.