Tuesday 3 July 2018
Football
Oh dear, I have to admit to being a turncoat. I am not at all interested in football - the thought of watching a match from beginning to end never enters my head. But I have a confession to make before I go to bed for the night. I switched on the television expecting to just see who had won. It was a Penalty Shoot-out. I watched it. It was nail-bitingly exciting - I could hardly bear to watch. And when England won I was so pleased for them - they seemed so young and they looked so surprised to have made it through to the quarter finals. So well done England.
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There you are Weave - you are not immured after all.
Sometimes it the strangest things that make us smile and connect.
I am rooting for England !
cheers, parsnip
I am very glad they won!
I'd much rather soccer that rugby/football. I'm a New Zealander so it's heresy, but rugby is so often 'thugby' . The hooliganism that seems to go with English football I can't explain, fortunately there is no equivalent here after rugby matches. Just FAR too much drinking!
My husband has got up to watch the World Cup matches; fortunately he doesn't mind watching alone!
Well done lads. I hear the two Colombians who missed their goals will be shot at dawn.
Well good on them, what I can't stand is the silly business of over-acted 'glee' and triumphant runs around the stadium - they are just kicking a ball around for goodness sake ;)
I tried hard not to watch it but ended up watching the second half.
Well, goodness me, never expected a post called Football here! Rachel has converted you!
Do you think you will be glued to the TV for the Sweden match ? :-)
Like you, I am (usually) not interested in football and do not watch matches just for the sake of it. But - see today's post on my blog; I made an exception last night :-)
I clearly watched a different match to the media. I watched a ponderous England side over two hours of open play, have just two shots on target, fail to score a goal from attacking play and then scrape by on penalties against a team that was hardly of the quality of Brazil or France, etc.
A hot summer, progress in the World Cup, now just the simple matter of Brexit and we are sorted.
You watched all you needed to see Weave, the penalties.
I watched the whole thing - partly because my English husband (I'm Welsh) is home this week, but I have to admit that I'm enjoying it!
I did exactly the same Pat. I just had to know how we got on especially as my son-in-law is a keen supporter. It reminded me of the World Cup final match back in 1966 - watched in a household of supporters. So much tension - it must be bad for one's health!
Thelma - my view exactly but I did get a kick (pun intended) out of those penalties.
Thanks everyone.
Yes, well done! (I don't care much about football either, to be honest.)
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