Eurosport 2
#1
Posted 03 February 2008 - 10:23 PM
#2
Posted 04 February 2008 - 05:48 PM
You should be in for a good spring summer in Lisbon this year, especially when the round ball code goes on its summer break ! Then again there is the Euro 2008 tournament to give a few more weeks of football (soccer)
#3
Posted 07 February 2008 - 02:40 AM
And yes, I can't wait for Euro 2008. In the last few international competitions Portugal performed very well and nothing beats the feeling that's created by our national eleven's victories. This may sound like a bit of a cliché, but everyone suddenly becomes happier, friendlier, nicer around here. People walk around with jerseys and scarves on and complete strangers start conversations with you out of the blue, just to talk a bit about Portugal's performances and chances of an ultimate triumph. Great stuff!
#4
Posted 20 February 2008 - 08:27 PM
Will be an interesting competition, it will be funny though without the English being there though?
#5
Posted 21 February 2008 - 05:00 AM
The English will be missed, but then again I wouldn't want to suffer through another penalty shoot-out against them. In 2006 I must have drunk some 5 litres of beer during the Portugal-England game and I was stone cold sober at the end. That's drama for you... I think Capello is the man to turn England's fortunes around, he has been very successful in some of the hardest coaching jobs in the game. His performance at Real Madrid, against a backdrop of bickering players, an uncooperative president who let him no he had no future at the club and a seemingly unassailable FC Barcelona lead was miraculous.
By the way, it seems that Eurosport 2 will continue to broadcast AFL games. Great news for me!
#6
Posted 01 March 2008 - 02:45 PM
It is is just a matter of showing it or rather making it available for people to watch, some networks buy thr right s and then deliberately refuse to air it!
Anyhow looks like you will be in for a great 2008 Aussie Rules season on the television, which is great news.
#7
Posted 02 April 2008 - 09:59 PM
#8
Posted 08 April 2008 - 08:28 PM
They have few weaknesses and having claimed the flag last year, that bogey has been lifted, so there will be no self confidence issues with them.
They are such a precise side, everything appears to be pre- determined with the Cats, in all the games that I see of them.
#9
Posted 07 May 2008 - 05:01 AM
There's one thing I'd like to know: is this Footscray's best start to a VFL/AFL season ever?
#10
Posted 08 May 2008 - 06:54 PM
That was a 19 round season - 1946 and it finished with 13 wins and 6 defeats. Essendon on top, Collingwood second, Footscray third and Melbourne fourth. The last two games of 1946 were losses- a thrashing at Kardinia Park in that Round 19, then the following week, put out of the finals by Melbourne.
Geelong began playing at Kardinia Park in 1941 and that Geelong defeat of 1946 was our first ever loss at Kardinia Park, having won there in 1941, 1944 and 1945. Geelong didn't compete in 1942 and 1943 due to the war.
If we had of won that 1946 clash, then we would have finshed the season in second place and therefore would have had the double chance. Then again if, but, if, but, if, but, etc etc
It could be argued that 1946 is one of Footscray's best seasons as we only lost 6 home and away games- the same number of defeats we endured in 1954, 1955, 1985, 1992 and 1998.
#11
Posted 09 May 2008 - 04:18 AM
#12
Posted 18 May 2008 - 11:29 AM
#13
Posted 22 April 2010 - 07:23 AM
At 11.45 am, Portuguese time. On a Friday. And where will I be at 11.45 am on that particular Friday (as on all other Fridays)? Why, at work! Is this luck, or what?
#14
Posted 02 May 2010 - 08:16 PM
I hope that game didn't lose you Lisbon?!
The game has evolved so much that we have reached the top and all we can do now is go backwards. A bit like what may happen with warfare,
That Western Bulldogs v Southern Saints match reminds me of Albert Einstein's magnificent quote about the future with nuclear weapons-
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
This planet hasn't had World War 3 yet, but we must have had it in Australian Rules Football, because Friday night at the Docklands Stadium was football's World War 4.
#15
Posted 04 May 2010 - 07:17 AM
There'll be a big problem if St Kilda keep on winning, as other teams will be tempted to imitate their way of "playing". They should consider changing they're name to AC St Kilda or Internazionale di Santa Kilda, as they look like the Australian rules version of an Italian soccer club to me.
#16
Posted 29 May 2010 - 11:11 AM
Don't worry Caveman, I ended watching a replay of the match on Saturday, but I'll still keep coming back for more. Bring on Einstein!
There'll be a big problem if St Kilda keep on winning, as other teams will be tempted to imitate their way of "playing". They should consider changing they're name to AC St Kilda or Internazionale di Santa Kilda, as they look like the Australian rules version of an Italian soccer club to me.
They have played a better brand to watch in recent weeks the Southern Saints- so we can try and forget that horrible game of a few weeks ago. That really was year zero stuff.
#17
Posted 06 October 2011 - 05:55 AM
#18
Posted 11 October 2011 - 07:42 PM
It is marvellous that someone from around 12,000 miles away knows the real story!
Your not letting them recreate history
Fantastic!!
#19
Posted 28 September 2013 - 06:24 PM
And today, at the start of the fourth quarter, I said that although backmen rarelly win it, Lake should win the Norm Smith Medal. It felt nice to gdt that right. If only he had stayed...
#20
Posted 20 October 2013 - 03:59 PM
Imagine 3 years ago at the 2010 Preliminary Final between the Southern Saints and us, at the half time interval with the game in the balance and someone exclaims how Brian Lake will win the Norm Smith Medal at the 2013 Grand Final. You would reckon that this was a pretty reasonable prediction.
But who would have thought that he would win it- in the gold and brown Hawthorn Guernsey?
Anyway well done Lisbon on calling the Grand Final and also the two Footscray wins in 2013 against St Kilda and Carlton. You might be Martin Tyler soon!
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