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Offline bikekil

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« Reply #15 on: March 31, 2004, 02:42:20 PM »
yes Funked... you have to wait till 2006 world Cup :)

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« Reply #16 on: March 31, 2004, 02:55:31 PM »
HAHAHA then I'll win 1000kg kabanosy and 500l vodka :)

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« Reply #17 on: March 31, 2004, 03:03:18 PM »
Frog..a friendly is just a practice game, much like your Pro-Bowl or any pre-season game.  They don't "count" for anything.

Basically it is a chance to get practice in a real-game situation.  I don't understand your objection to it.

WTG USA...you guys are getting better at the "beautiful game".  

Poland..you should be ashamed of yourselves.;)
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« Reply #18 on: March 31, 2004, 03:41:09 PM »
it will be just a note :) I was sure we will win... :rolleyes:

USA football (the real one!) team is ranked 12 in the world while Poland is ranked 24

Over 20000000 is actively playing soccer in USA - that is more then a half of the population of Palnd :)

I believe Yanks gonna win the Wold Cup some day.... but before that, they will get a havy spanking in a 2006 WC... and our team will do it! :cool:

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« Reply #19 on: March 31, 2004, 09:59:08 PM »
actually, you don't have to wait that long, bike.  July 11th, 7pm EDT in Chicago.  :)  Poland gets to come play over here.

was a decent showing by both teams.  Poland had some really good opportunites that Friedel saved, and the US blew a couple of easy chances (especially Mathis about 10 yards out.  wtf was that???)  Wow, I think Reyna should play d-mid for us from now out.  He's much better at it than Armas.
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« Reply #20 on: March 31, 2004, 10:02:52 PM »
Soccer has got to be the most boring sport to watch...even worse than golf or baseball.

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« Reply #21 on: April 01, 2004, 05:23:46 AM »
How long will it take you to realise its what team you watch that makes it boring?

Its the same with any sport, you cannot really generalise the sport as a whole when your average yank has no idea who they are watching - let alone how good they are.

If you want to watch a good football match, watch one of the top English/Spanish teams play, its far from boring.
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« Reply #22 on: April 01, 2004, 05:41:37 AM »
Bermuda 3 Nicaragua 0.

Sean Goater scores 2, just missed a hat-trick.

Next stop...World Cup.  ;)
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« Reply #23 on: April 01, 2004, 08:10:24 AM »
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USA football (the real one!) team is ranked 12 in the world while Poland is ranked 24

Over 20000000 is actively playing soccer in USA - that is more then a half of the population of Palnd :)

I believe Yanks gonna win the Wold Cup some day.... but before that, they will get a havy spanking in a 2006 WC... and our team will do it! :cool:


We're 12th in the world?  I didn't know that.  Interesting.

Half the population that plays "soccer" here is under the age of 15, and they usually quit playing when they get big enough to play American football.

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« Reply #24 on: April 01, 2004, 08:12:23 AM »
I'm hoping they get rid of the offsides rule to open up the field of play, like in basketball where a point can be scored at any moment by anybody from anywhere.

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« Reply #25 on: April 01, 2004, 08:22:16 AM »
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I'm hoping they get rid of the offsides rule to open up the field of play, like in basketball where a point can be scored at any moment by anybody from anywhere.


you are joking.... right?
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« Reply #26 on: April 01, 2004, 08:31:12 AM »
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you are joking.... right?


Nah, one of the reasons why "soccer" hasn't taken off in the US is because we're spoiled on scoring.  Hockey has more shots on goal than "soccer" over here.  People like to see the boards light up.  Over here, even if an American football team can't get within 30 yards of the endzone, at least we get to see the field goal team come out and try a shot at scoring.  In baseball, every single pitch has the potential of being a home run (some have more potential than others, of course).

Another reason is that nobody has figured out a way to air commercials during a game without interrupting the action.  Without commercials, the television money isn't going to be there.  Without the tv money, the quality of player isn't going to be on the field.  Without quality players, there won't be much interest in watching a game.

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« Reply #27 on: April 01, 2004, 08:36:44 AM »
do what they do here, and air them during half time, before and after the game.  Sky paid over £1bn or $1.8bn for the TV rights for the English Premiership.

Getting rid of the offside rule would just ruin the sport.  Dont forget your country is pretty much the only one in the world where football is not popular, no need to change it just to suit your tastes.
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« Reply #28 on: April 01, 2004, 08:54:55 AM »
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do what they do here, and air them during half time, before and after the game.  Sky paid over £1bn or $1.8bn for the TV rights for the English Premiership.

Getting rid of the offside rule would just ruin the sport.  Dont forget your country is pretty much the only one in the world where football is not popular, no need to change it just to suit your tastes.


I forgot to mention the "Vodafone" emblem on the Man U jersey.  We don't have that here.  People expect to see the team name on the shirt, or at least a logo.  Plus, tv doesn't like to show the logo of a company that hasn't paid the tv station to advertise.  Even in NASCAR which is filled with corporate billboards, in the post-race interview the tv cameraman will go to great lengths to get a nice tight close-up of the driver's face, not because its more dramatic, but because he can block-off the sponsor logos outside the frame.


 Tv networks aren't willing to wait an hour to show a commercial.  Even the NFL, the almight pro sport, will take a "tv timeout" if the action continues longer than 20 minutes.  One thing that was tried with soccer over here was a "box in a box" broadcast: the action would be in the center box and company billboards would frame the sides, top, and bottom.   Unfortunately, this made it difficult to see the player because it reduced the size of the viewing area, and if the camera zoomed in on the player it cut off the players who were off-camera ready to make a play.

So, the best hope for US "soccer" is at the youth and school levels, or recreation on weekends.  We grow the players, then send them overseas.  

Meanwhile, sports like American football, basketball, and baseball will continue to do well, mostly because the action fits well in a tv screen, there are frequent stoppages of play, and because there is a lot of scoring.

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« Reply #29 on: April 01, 2004, 09:50:16 AM »
Worlds most boring sports in order from Most boring, to least boring.

Cricket.
Baseball
Basketball
Tennis.
Bowling.
Billiards.
Horse Racing.
Track and Field.
Lacrosse.
Soccer
Rugby.
Hockey.
Football.
Women's beach volleyball.

Anything from Lacrosse on is fun to watch.
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