Recent content by specter

If only Ireland had made it through. :bawling: :bawling: Of all the teams in this WC, I enjoyed watching them the most. Go Canada and go CONCACAF! It would be great to see you Canucks start to build something. It's just so difficult without the infrastructure in place to take talented...

:bawling: Now I have absolutely no one to root for. Maybe Spain and Turkey, I guess...

I'm pleased, Cure, because we've always fallen apart against Germany in the past. Today, we got the better of them but not the result and that's ok, it happens. I agree with you on O'Brien. He just never got himself in the flow of the game. In his defense, he must be exhausted. The German...

USA goes out with head held high. Absolutely nothing to be ashamed of today.

Varnsen - thanks for the clarification. :) macDbol - it'll be tough to leave Donovan out of there. Donovan-McBride up front, just like the Portugal match? And Arena likes to have Stewart in there as well. I've never been a big Stewart fan since he's really not all that gifted, but I have to...

To get a cap means you played in a match for your national team. Friendly matches don't count, but I'm pretty sure that -besides FIFA WC and WC qualifying - UEFA, CONCACAF etc. matches do apply. You earn one either by starting or by coming in as a substitute. A golden goal is just the FIFA...

If Germany scores early tomorrow then it will be over and the Germans will go on to rout the U.S. I think this is a fairly likely scenario. If the U.S. scores early then I think the Germans will get an equalizer and score again late to win the game 2-1. The Americans' best chance is if the...

Yes, and wasn't there a decision a few years ago that linesman should give the benefit of the doubt to offensive players in those borderline circumstances? :rolleyes: We have seen the complete opposite of that in this WC. I guess I'm a crackpot but I think offsides is a terrible, terrible...

Well, the u-championships mean something. The question is, what? For some teams that do well, like Oman, China and, to some extent, the U.S., it often means the kids have been playing together for a long time and have come together as a strong team. The European powerhouses don't have that...

I wasn't questioning Lineker's talent, just the supporting cast. I think the starting 11 is stronger now than it was in Lineker's or Platt's time. France will have to reload. Holland will be back on the global stage sooner rather than later. I don't read into their recent failures that...

Not sure I agree with you, as I don't think it's so simple. The entire English side, if I'm not mistaken, play in the Premier League and those teams' youth systems have recently produced Scholes, Beckham, Owen, the Neville brothers, Butt and Campbell. I think it's a well balanced team in terms...

I set my alarm and slept right through it, so all I have to say is this: :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Well, as a means of using fiscal policy to stimulate the economy, I'm afraid they do. You seem to be of the opinion that tax cuts are exclusive to the conservative agenda which is simply not true. It's true that liberal economic philosophy, again in terms of stimulating the economy, also...

I object to your implication that I ever stopped. :) BTW, the Colonel would've kicked the General's ass. Think about it: 11 herbs and spices vs. sesame seeds and MSG.

This is quite a clever argument, but since you're comparing apples to oranges it's also completely nonsensical. Let's take a closer look. On the one hand, you're looking at how great it is that conservative philosophy encourages growth in GDP by offering corporate tax cuts and welfare. This...