Shooting craps with OB in the Lurkers Lounge. There’s a big screen in there now. What are things coming to?

USA v Turkey in LA and of course the Hollywood A listers were there and what a bunch of weirdos.At one point you see Brad Pitt and Ed Norton having an amicable discussion(presumably about the relative benefits of a back four versus a back five).Next thing you see is Brad looking like a child who’s been seperated from his parents in the middle of a…[Read more]

Bet your husband is still in the doldrums regarding Italy’s non participation(again) @karen68.Must admit I think I’d rather miss out on qualifying now and again but win it as often as they have,same goes for the Euros.

I know there are 6 games in Toronto @karen68 are you enthused by Canada’s progress?

@catsnbirds I’m surprised at your lack of World Cup input given most of it is happening in your great country.Any games in Michigan?

I predict England will thrash Panama 1-0

As for Scotland has there ever been a team that have managed to shoot themselves in the foot so often?

Senegal 5-0 Iraq

Was the Iraqi goalkeeper Basil faulty?

That was a cast-iron penalty that England should have conceded against Ghana. And a red card. If only there was some kind of back-up system that could check these kind of things.

I didn’t hear any reports of his death but poor old Dick Advocaat looks like he was exhumed before being appointed coach of Curacao.His boys did him proud against Ecuador though.Liqueurs all round!

Hang on there’s a seance taking place…what’s that Dick?

He says he’ll have an eggnog.

Oops!That didn’t take long.

Have to say I was impressed with the female ref in the Colombia game.You’d hardly know she was there,unfussy,no unneccessary chat.Not like any other woman I know.

C’mon u Jocks!

So why are there hydration breaks in stadia that are enclosed with aircon or where temperatures are cooler?For the sake of ‘sporting integrity’ say FIFA it must occur in all games.Nothing to do with advertising then?

Now that FIFA has smelt this particular buck we’ll have them in all WC’s from now on even if they hold one in Antarctica.

I hate Ronaldo with a vengeance. But as he is dragging Portugal down with his selfishness (way way past his sell by date and they are scared to drop him) I hope he continues playing.

On that note Ronaldo winking as he got Wayne Rooney sent off in a WC game(I think at that time they were club team mates at Man Utd)will stay long in the memory.But we all know he’s a bit of a winker.