FIFA World Cup 2010

[chuck]

You could all just watch and play rugby.

Simple game - hard ass hits - no diving theatrics - got replay when needed - big scores.

Game for all sizes - fat blokes and skinny fast ones.

Comes in 3 versions - touch, sevens, 15's.

Simple costumes.

And we all sit around and drink beers after and have a wee singsong.


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I'll get me coat.

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Originally Posted by chuck

Comes in 3 versions - touch, sevens, 15's.

4 - there's 'league' too. though fatties and softies need not apply...

[chuck]

Originally Posted by //\/\/

4 - there's 'league' too. though fatties and softies need not apply...

bah.

northern boofhead version of the game they play in heaven!

It's even simpler than the union version though - so might make more sense to some.

Actually back on the ref/technology thing.

How many games - out of the thousands that are played around the world in leagues every year - are actually directly affected by the referee's mistakes?

Henry's double handball.

The Germany goal.

For my mind - offsides are different - that's a linesman's call - and if you want to bring in replays for that - then you will alter the game irrevocably. IMO.

Football is a simple game - that's the beauty of it. I know you all demand exact accuracy - but it's not chess with shoulder pads - like the NFL is. It's not cricket - where you're appealing to the umpire to make a decision ... ie. How was that? = Howzzzaaaatttt!!!!

Even in rugby - where the referee has the option to ask the TMO (TV match official) to confirm a decision - the referee is still the final say. In one of the tests last year - the TMO and the TV replay guy took about 5 minutes to make a decision - and finally the referee said, "Sod this for a lark", blew the whistle and awarded the try. Ignoring the technology.

Sometimes you get shit decisions - and for my mind, that's the nature of sport - in whatever game, in whatever code and with whatever technology - sometimes shit happens and actually - it's just a game.

Shake hands, have a shower and get a beer together.