ShinyDiscoBall
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For some reason they're having a right go at Chinese tourists, as if they are bad for the economy. In the same breath as saying how much they spend in Japan...
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Sensitive soul aren't you?
I'm just tired, so I was yawning.
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There's a programme on at the moment called Nihon ga abunai. There's talking about so many things that are dangerous for Japan.
Apparently, Chinese people coming to buy land and property in Japan is dangerous for Japan. The talent that are in the studio showing amazement and shock at all the startling facts were astounded to hear that foreigners coming to Japan to buy property means that a Japanese person couldn't buy that property --- and the price may go up.
Well, I'm shocked anyway.
It's a 3 hour special, on now if you're interested. The thing they are discussing now is that Chinese are trying to buy holiday homes near Fuji-san.
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Penalties would be dramatic tonight.
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Or more fags and booze and late nights.
Wish I had seen that. Did it convince you then Mr Wiggles?
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Just don't call it "beer".
Unless you want to, lots of people do.
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Japan looking the better team, with only 28% possesion?!
I so don't want crappy defensive teams to win games. I want to see attack, creativity. This is an offence to the game.
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Lets all laugh at Germany
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Klose off for 2 very soft yellows ( but whos complaining, this time
) and Serbia score
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And the chance of upsets.
Remember Burnley vs United... wasn't that the first or second game?
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Quote:It's official - this is the most boring World Cup in history. A sweeping statement, I know, but according to statistics for the first round of group matches, there have been fewer goals scored at this stage of the competition than at any point in the last 80 years.
And it's not as if there are just one or two goals in it. Mexico 1986, the closest to South Africa 2010 in terms of goals scored, managed seven more after the first 16 games.
Now, I know that exciting football is not all about goals. Wednesday produced the sort of shock which makes this such a wonderful event, favourites Spain coming unstuck 1-0 against Switzerland.
It was hardly vintage Brazil on Tuesday, but Dunga's selecao showed flashes of the individual brilliance we have come to expect from the most successful team in World Cup history.
Even some of the goalless draws have been compelling, so as ever, it is unwise to pin too much faith on statistics.
But the overwhelming sense here and at home is that this World Cup is yet to match the vibrancy of the South African fans who have created a carnival atmosphere. Even the freezing weather in Johannesburg and the soggy conditions in Cape Town have failed to silence the blare of the vuvuzelas.
So why has the football been so disappointing?
Most people seem to be pointing the finger of blame at the swerving Jabulani, the controversial adidas match ball, which has upset so many players and managers.
England manager Fabio Capello says it is the worst he has ever seen, while striker Wayne Rooney described it as a "nightmare". The word being used most commonly by goalkeepers and strikers is unpredictable.
Certainly the German players seemed to have a major advantage in having used the ball in the Bundesliga for the last year in producing the most emphatic performance of the tournament so far, their 4-0 thrashing of Australia.
Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson, now coaching Ivory Coast, has called for a meeting to discuss the problems with the ball. But world governing body Fifa and ball manufacturers adidas say there is no need as there is nothing wrong with it. Players just need to get used to it.
The counter to that argument, of course, is that an unpredictable ball should make life interesting as it makes it far harder for goalkeepers than attacking players. For whatever reason, that hasn't happened so far. -
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Oh yes, the highlight of the Cup so far!!!
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Originally Posted By: gerI'll have to search around the internet for a stream...
Why on earth would you want to do that?
Love the humming noises or something?
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Nani out of the Portugal team with an injury.
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Not sure yet but the only thing I am going to book before the winter starts is 5-6 days in Niseko. Looking around now.
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Try some of them on the listings here.
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/hotel/niseko-hokkaido-accommodation.html
I have contacted Mushroom recently and they seemed to be ok for any date I asked.
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Tulio did look fairly decent.
Quote:I thought Japan defended great, but they didn't create much.Nothing changed there then.
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I only watched the first half and they were indeed pretty bad.
Out in the first rounds with form like that.
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5-0 tonight I reckon.
I reckon Jose will end up at Real. And then after that, Man United.
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Way to go with the crappy Softbank.
Wonder if this will be a limited time Softbank only and then open up to others kind of arrangement.
World Cup 2010
in General off-topic discussions
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The argument that the game needs to be "the same everywhere" is just frankly ridiculmous. Most games of footie happen without linesmen, even refs. Take tennis for example. How on earth do people down the local parks manage without ball cameras. Beats me.
It's beyond belief that such an argument is used.