Er, Cornflower - I don't think it's me who's "needy" here. Everybody else is having a good time with this thread. It's only you who's being a sourpuss.

Otokonoko - I think the short answer is that we're out of our league. However, each World Cup we've been getting a little bit closer.

Let's see how we go tonight, eh?

Hehehe that's funny, Severin.
"Maradona Does Sign Of The Cross 8 Times Before Match"
and I saw a Serbian player doing the sign of the cross during the match yesterday.

Funny thing is that many, many players have their own little superstitious rituals.
If you do a Google search on that, you'll find that players:
have lucky shoe laces, have lucky shoes, rub the nose of their shoes with whisky, touch the grass on the field in a ritual manner, kiss the goalposts 3x, take off shoes and put them back on several times, have their lucky hook in the change room, bounce the ball against the wall 3x.... and now I'm getting really scared because the Japanese Coach called in the spirit of a death samurai.... helllppp, gonna watch the Dutch team right now, I hope the samurai won't be too mean to us!

Celivia

Those examples of superstition are choice. Thank you.

For lack of any other team to support, go the Oranje.

Cornflower

I know I was very, very naughty for suggesting that you pull wings off flies. I just wish you would lighten up. I, therefore, have sent myself to the naughty corner - until you write something stupid again. Not that I am suggesting you will write something whiny, and humourless, which means I will be in the naughty corner for a long time....(yeah, right) I guess this doesn't really count as an apology.

:P

Hi all!
I'm very pleased that Holland won again. The dead samurai didn't do too much damage, lol. Maybe that's because I wore my lucky orange bracelet to ward him off, heheh.

I'm also glad that Australia still hangs in there with one point. They still have a chance to advance IF they win against Serbia and if Ghana lose to Germany. Shame that they had to play with 10 players for the best part of the 2nd half.

Severin, I'm sure you won't have to remain in your naughty corner for very long, but just in case, bring lots of goodies and a laptop and TV!

Sorry Celivia, can't respond to your post because I am still in naughty corner - amazingly I did bring my PC with me. Ooops, I have responded after all.

I'm wearing orange today. Not that I don't care about the Socceroos.... well I don't really care. Dumb name for a team sort of like calling it the Footballeroos. Now I'll be accused of being unAustralian, sheesh, I'm just a very naughty girl.

Cheers

So, Patriots, was it a professional foul?
I say yes; Harry Kewell deserved the red card..