Never to the dark side Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Now, before any one jumps on my back let me put my two pennethThe population of Uruguay is approx 3,000 000The population of Australia is approx 20,000 000theres more money in the OZ economy than the Uruguayconsidering that a lot of Aussies have european blood in thier veinsthis might be the time they will think heavyly about going to Europe/germanyreturning to the population that means seven times as many will want to attend the matches,hence less tickets for otherswhich could include England.If the seeding goes according to plan England will be a number one seed With Oz being a number four seedCan you imagine the price of match day tickets and even less of them with a England v Oz drawn against one another in the qualifiyerslet alone later rounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephjnr Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Thankyou for your 2p worth, and now I'll jump on your back. .Fantastic achievement for Luke, even if he didn't have to kick a ball to do it - if he gets picked, and if he's still with us come the finals. Where's yer bloody spine, man? Not saying that Uruguay would have been a squash match, but an encounter against Oz would be a mini-spectacle at any rate- tickets would be hard enough to get anyhoo, but an England/Oz football match would have the media's undivided attention for at least 2 weeks preceeding the match. And there'll be more pressure to bunk off work to watch it if it's an afternoon KO And another thing- Alcohol is forbidden from sale to English fans. So come the inevitable street brawl, sober Poms who know what they're doing vs drunken 'Roos...Sephjnr, care of otib.co.uk., does not condone football-related violence between members of the general public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedTauntonian Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Thankyou for your 2p worth, and now I'll jump on your back. .THis is a family forum guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redtrojan Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 There might be 20 million people in Australia,but very few of them like football.Rugby,cricket and aussi rules are the big sports out there.When i mentioned football whilst travelling out there they refer to it in a racially very derogatory way (***ball).Think the football loving uruguayians would probably take more tickets-so top result-although nothing to do with Bristol city really (except we may be supplying one of their subs/squad players). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richerella Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 This is nonsense. Typical British pessimism! 2 reasons for this on my part - 1) Australia having to qualify twice (through a group and then via a playoffs) is a complete injusticeand has been for years. Yes, granted more people per capita may be interested in football in Uruguay than Oz but frankly Uruguay finished 4th in their league and they just didn't deserve it. Look at the minnows who have qualified - Togo, Angola and then one of Bahrain or Trinidad - come off it Australia are going to be better than those. 2) England may be granted the opportunity to "Clean Sweep" the aussies by beating them at Cricket, Rugby and now football. How much gloating could we get away with. The coverage alone would make it a great occassion. I for one think that once Australia are there (especially with Hiddink as coach) you'll see a decent team offering decent opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy g Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 But wouldnt it be nice (and kind of reassuring) to find there was a sport the aussies weren't good at ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 After the Rugger world cup and the Ashes, I wouldn't mind betting that we get to play them in World Cup too, not in the final though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderHider Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 And another thing- Alcohol is forbidden from sale to English fans. So come the inevitable street brawl, sober Poms who know what they're doing vs drunken 'Roos...Sephjnr, care of otib.co.uk., does not condone football-related violence between members of the general public.Alcohol is forbidden?!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSR Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Now, before any one jumps on my back let me put my two pennethThe population of Uruguay is approx 3,000 000The population of Australia is approx 20,000 000theres more money in the OZ economy than the Uruguayconsidering that a lot of Aussies have european blood in thier veinsthis might be the time they will think heavyly about going to Europe/germanyreturning to the population that means seven times as many will want to attend the matches,hence less tickets for otherswhich could include England.If the seeding goes according to plan England will be a number one seed With Oz being a number four seedCan you imagine the price of match day tickets and even less of them with a England v Oz drawn against one another in the qualifiyerslet alone later roundsum the tickets are set to each country ...they cant have more ,they are aloocated so i don't see a problem,and Australia is not a football nation persay ..its a bit like the USA they only want to wqatch and support them when they win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephjnr Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Alcohol is forbidden?!?? http://www3.sbs.com.au/wcup/index.php3?id=64316(and I had to scour for ages for that source) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brisbanecity Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 This is nonsense. Typical British pessimism! 2 reasons for this on my part - 1) Australia having to qualify twice (through a group and then via a playoffs) is a complete injusticeand has been for years. Yes, granted more people per capita may be interested in football in Uruguay than Oz but frankly Uruguay finished 4th in their league and they just didn't deserve it. Look at the minnows who have qualified - Togo, Angola and then one of Bahrain or Trinidad - come off it Australia are going to be better than those. 2) England may be granted the opportunity to "Clean Sweep" the aussies by beating them at Cricket, Rugby and now football. How much gloating could we get away with. The coverage alone would make it a great occassion. I for one think that once Australia are there (especially with Hiddink as coach) you'll see a decent team offering decent opposition.An injustice?.....so they beat Soloman islands 20-0 and should make it from that...........wake up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltshoveller Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 I am glad to see the aussies have qualifiedbut think it was unfair that they had to play offWhat i cant understand is whythere are FIVE African countries in the finalsand only FOUR from South AmericaI am sure Uruguay and Chile would give us harder games thanTogo and Angolabut then FIFA knows whats best for world football don't they Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderHider Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 http://www3.sbs.com.au/wcup/index.php3?id=64316(and I had to scour for ages for that source)Thanks for taking the time....but WTF!!I can't belive this is true, talking about taking it it too far Right thats it, next time i see a German in England i'm going to handcuff him and interrogate him until he admits he's here to plan a German invasion....and if he resists!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwicolin Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 I AGREE WITH YOUIT IS NOT A GOOD THING THAT THE AUSSIESARE IN THHE WORLD CUP FINALS :@ :@ :@ :@ :@ i will have to put some money on them not winning agame in germany aussies in a world cup final what ever next.and before you say it.new zealand aren't in the finals.we will beat england at rugby instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest revkev Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 I AGREE WITH YOUIT IS NOT A GOOD THING THAT THE AUSSIESARE IN THHE WORLD CUP FINALS :@ :@ :@ :@ :@ i will have to put some money on them not winning agame in germany aussies in a world cup final what ever next.and before you say it.new zealand aren't in the finals.we will beat england at rugby instead Couldn't beat GB at PROPER rugby last week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwicolin Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 yes but you had help from 3 other nations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest revkev Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 yes but you had help from 3 other nations.I said GB, not England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwicolin Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 GB = great britain which means you can have n.ireland,scotlandand wales in your side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest revkev Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 GB = great britain which means you can have n.ireland,scotlandand wales in your side.That's the idea. But it could be that some of the better players have not been English. Don't confuse Britain with England... a common misconception by foreign nationals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Codfather 0312 Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 http://www3.sbs.com.au/wcup/index.php3?id=64316(and I had to scour for ages for that source) It says in stadiums bars which I guess means it will be alcohol free in the bars in the stadium, Not outside the stadium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BCTIDBolts Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 There might be 20 million people in Australia,but very few of them like football.erm 83000+ aussies were at the game, millions watched it on tv sooooo. I can tell you now football is going to blossom over there now theyre getting a bit of success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwicolin Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 That's the idea. But it could be that some of the better players have not been English. Don't confuse Britain with England... a common misconception by foreign nationals.what are you talking about?i know the difference between GB and ENGLAND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 I'm so happy we got in.Go LukeI'll definately be going to Germany. I have a German background but never been there and heaps of people I've spoken to will be going or wants to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bristolbred Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Don't forget about the CZECH'S!!!!And i was in Prague to watch the Match!!Along with a Certain Mr Poll!!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atyeoant Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 GB = great britain which means you can have n.ireland,scotlandand wales in your side.[/quoteJust so you know for future reference:-England, Scotland & Wales is GB - Great BritainEngland, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland is the UK, as in "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" Just so you know for future reference:-England, Scotland & Wales is GB - Great BritainEngland, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland is the UK, as in "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest revkev Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Just so you know for future reference:-England, Scotland & Wales is GB - Great BritainEngland, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland is the UK, as in "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"God save the Queen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwicolin Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 Couldn't beat GB at PROPER rugby last week so why didn't GB get to the final then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest revkev Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 so why didn't GB get to the final then Cos they were playing Australia and were beaten by a better side, which is what will happen to NZ in the final Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwicolin Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 Cos they were playing Australia and were beaten by a better side, which is what will happen to NZ in the final oh no it wont.bring it on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest revkev Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 oh no it wont.bring it on No probs, Colin. See ya saturday C'mon, Ausie, C'mon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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