Posted on 06/27/2014 8:16:11 AM PDT by Kaslin
No problem.
BTW, we have signed Kris Boyd and good rumours swirling about re Dave King buying out the shareholders we want rid of, and being in control of Rangers by August. But just rumours.
But Boydy has signed, Ross Perry is gone, and allegedly three more new signings before the start of the season. One of which may be ex-Hearts and Kilmarnock defender Ismail Bouzid, who is on trial at Ibrox. Rumours also circulate about Bougherra returning on a free transfer, which if true would be immense.
P.S if you ever get to Scotland and a Rangers game, let me know and we can meet up. Drinks, food and matchday programme on me.
Calm down, lassie. I am not badgering you into anything.
All I am doing is replying to your post. Most of which was about your assertion soccer is socialist/communist.
If I AM going to badger, in fact it would be to give rugby a try. I really think youd enjoy watching it. Probably more than soccer.
I am curious to know what professional game you saw.
Same offer from me to the Colonel goes for you. If you are ever in Scotland, near Glasgow/Ayrshire, let me know, and I would be happy to meet, Rangers game or not. If a game is one, Id be happy to pay for the ticket.
Are Gers back in the SPL yet?
Ticket on me as well.
Next year.
We are in the Championship ie old Div 1. Thanks for Hearts and Hibs miserable last season’s, they are in it as well, along with the likes of Falkirk, Dunfermline etc.
Experts expect it to be the most watched, biggest ticket selling league next season, ahead of the SPL!. As three of Scotlands greatest club, and its greatest club (Rangers) are not in the SPL. TV audiences are expected to be bigger as well.
Rangers since demotion to div 3 have won div 3 and div 2 back to back, should win this one, then its back to the SPL. Where I am confident in 2015-16, we will win the league at first try back, and 2016-17, we will be back in European competition. Where we belong: as the premier club in Scotland.
The club will have been sorted off field, and the last few years will be but a blip, a salutary one though.
For one thing, stop using the head to deflect the ball! That looks so dorky. I understand you don't want soccer players catching and throwing the ball. I get that. But what's wrong with just using your hands like in volleyball? Not to catch and throw (which is against volleyball rules too) but to deflect the ball or set up for a kick.
Have the clock run backwards like a normal sport. Stop adding minutes to it to make up lost time. Instead, just stop the clock and resume once play begins.
Those tube socks! What is it, 1977 all over again? Over the calf socks look stupid in 2014. Makes me want to break out a Peter Frampton or Supertramp album. Even NBA players are wearing them just over the shoe. Ditch the stupid socks.
Those are just three of the necessary changes.
That said, good luck to USA against whatever team they are playing in knockout round. Still, a win, tie and a loss is not exactly an inspiring way to make it to the next round. There's just something not right about that.
Again, I re-iterate, that I was mostly teasing my daughters about this; probably stemming from my dislike of the game.
Ach, you need to come to Europe and watch some real top-level teams. Although to be fair, the MLS is far better than it was years ago.
Arms linking is not uncommon, not weird, Euro/UK fans don’t tend to do it, but are very physically passionate about celebrating, cheering. We’d tend to move en masse, waving flags, singing, maybe not the arms together, lol.
I think you’d enjoy a game over here, with the history and the atmosphere, allied to a higher standard of play. At the very least youd enjoy the atmosphere and passion. Again, give rugby a try if soccer isn’t for you.
People aren’t brainwashed into soccer. They follow it because they love it, as I do, and I have loved it since I was five. Just as other people love their sports. I love soccer, think its a great game, not boring at all. I cant understand why anyone watches baseball, and I understand why the vast majority of Brits, Irish and Europeans/Aussies/Kiwis/S Africans etc laugh at gridiron.
You take to a sport or you don’t. C’est la vie.
There, now you are where I am with soccer; because I am a baseball fan. I have watched baseball since I was a kid, and I still do. My husband will only watch if it is a game where a lot of runs are being scored, by our team. He does not quite appreciate the skill of a "pitchers duel".
As we say over here -- to each his own.
It is not badgering to point out that you are condemning something you almost literally know nothing about.
But, an A for effort for you.
I need to make that happen, sir!
Very glad to see Boydy back. Bougherra would be wonderful and I am also very glad to see that you appear to be a King man. I an sick and tired of watching our club run into the ground. It is time to get back to where we ought to be, looking down the table at that other club in Glasgow!
The ball is thrown in with the hands if it has been kicked outside of the field, and the goalies use their hands to throw the back to players.
When there are ties the teams replays the game a week later
In some Cup tournaments, yes. Not in most leagues.
In England’s FA Cup, there are replays and in the event of a second draw, penalties decide the outcome. In smaller cup competitions, sometimes it goes right to penalties.
Most domestic leagues still allow draws because the schedule congestion would be too great to allow replay of every tied game.
The Kia commercial that ends with the line: “For one month let’s all be futbol fans.”
NO!
I’ll suffer through when the US plays, but once they are out I’ll stop watching.
Don’t stop watching. Its been a great WC, and youll enjoy the rest of the tournament.
I don’t deny baseball players have great skill, I just find it far too long and as a result, dull.
And, I understand that. Thanks for the polite debate.
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