Cornflower

I admit I did not know that the 'Clockwork Orange' reference for the Dutch team. I don't actually follow Soccer, remember?

Your YouTube clip following on immediately after your "homo-eroticism" snipe at CJ Morgan, gave me the impression that you were equating the film's story-line with homo-eroticism of male sports.

That the phrase 'a clockwork orange' is meant to convey the precision of a sports team - makes sense. However, showing a series of clips from the movie of the same name makes no sense - unless you were trying to bring in the idea of homo-eroticism.

Further, as you are not known for displays of humour or wit (loving the reference by Celivia regarding orange dyed cornflowers), hence my visceral response to you.

Sheesh, I must be off my game, rarely to I give so much of my precious time to posters who are so utterly devoid of simple joie de vivre.

How did we get from the World Cup to a debate on who introduced homo-eroticism and racist themes to the thread?...lol

OMG!

But back to the football... Wasn't it sad that Ghana was eliminated from the competition and especially the way that it occurred.

So now I have another criticism of soccer.

There was an obvious cheating, by using the hands to stop the goal. For that sin, the player got sent off (and rightly so), and the Ghana player got a penalty which he failed to convert.

Now CJ...even Rugby League and I think Rugby Union have a better solution than that.

When an obvious cheating event occurs that stops a try in those games...the team is awarded a penalty try.

So in soccer, as proven, it pays to cheat. Come on this is laughable!

Ghana should have just been awarded the goal. But not our beloved soccer that would be too sensible....lol

Wow now more than one person is joining the attack on CJ when this was supposed to just be a fun topic about football.

And CJ is absolutely correct this isn't the thread for some of this discussion... I enjoyed the term Bozo CJ...lol

So perhaps we could get back to the topic and celebrate this most farcical event...lol

And yes CJ the Aussies did quite admirably against Germany with the way Germany are playing.

Did I mention I am half German... Carn the Germs....lmao

Oh when the Saints
Begin to win
Oh when the Saints begin to win
It will lead to a depressive September
When their loss causes crying to begin.

Hey Opi2

I do hope you have kept your day job on the strength of your latest lyrics.

I do agree that this was meant to be a fun topic. Some people on OLO are know to stalk others around the various threads in order to cast aspersions. Like the apparent hard-on CF has for CJ.

Go Oranje! May your teamwork be like clockwork. However, winning would be better.

Severin,

Heh, heh, fortunately no-one could ever accuse you of personal attacks or casting the odd bouquet of Nasturtiums around, perish the thought!

You might be CJ's Number One fan, but even you would have to accept that CJ is in denial about the shirts off, horizontal hugs that are just a normal part - la routine habituelle - of the round ball game.

That was mentioned innocently enough as one of the many well-publicised eccentricities of the game, especially the English style of soccer - the source of CJ's vaunted experience of the game.

Just as well you have his back I suppose, but it isn't really necessary, CJ is just being a mite sensitive and defensive as some boys can be about his former sporting glory. It is his ego one supposes.

Puzzle is, you keep admonishing others to have a sense of humour but you don't heed your own advice. Here you go, let a smile crack that puss:

Q: What's the difference between a striker and a puppy?
A: A puppy will eventually stop whining.

Q: What does a Netherlands fan do when her team has won the World Cup?
A: She turns off the PlayStation.

Continuing on with my blow by blow or handball by handball commentary of the world's most infuriating game, did you guys see this article by a somewhat lesser scribe than myself.

OK so he's better than me but I needed some self love to boost my confidence...lol

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/teams/uruguay/7869796/World-Cup-2010-Uruguay-striker-Luis-Suarez-says-it-was-Hand-of-God-against-Ghana.html

The guy who allegedly cheated by stopping the Ghana ball is allegedly proud of the fact, and allegedly admitted to doing it intentionally, to keep his team in the tournament.

For this, the guy gets a one match ban ONLY!

Will he also now be a National Hero for this?

OK this game has gone from the sublime to the ridiculous.

If it wasn't that I have this $1 million a day contract, to report back my totally, unbiased thoughts to you guys, I wouldn't watch the sports news ever again.

By the way CJ who is actually paying me the money as I haven't received my first cheque yet?....lol

BUT being a thorough professional, I will lower my standards even further and keep reporting on the Alleged Bewdiful Game.

Is the rumour true that nest WC (World Cup or Water Closet both are appropriate...lol)they are changing the name to FootandHandball so that these "Hands of God" aren't so controversial?.....lol

Your crazed correspondent signing off.

Cheating and gamesmanship in the place of sportsmanship.

Contrast that with the sportsmanlike behaviour of Pat Rafter the Australian tennis player who politely challenged an umpire's ruling that his opponent's ball was out. When the ruling could not be overturned, Rafter deliberately hit his return into the net on the next service to give the point to his opponent.

"Treading water at 62nd placed in the world at the end of 1996, Rafter’s career was at the crossroads as he headed into his seventh year on the international circuit.

The roller coaster year kicked off in January during the Australian Hardcourt Championship in Adelaide. At a critical time in the second set tiebreaker against Andrei Cherkasov, Rafter reversed a line call that virtually gave the match to the Russian. Rafter was awarded the Diploma of Honor for his sportsmanship by the Committee for Fair Play, founded by French legend Jean Borotra."

http://www.dinkumaussies.com/SPORTING%20Oz%20Tennis%2FPatrick%20Rafter.htm

Good for you Pat, you will always be remembered.