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World Cup 14th June.

Posted by AK on 14 June 2010, 7:05 pm

We’ve seen a few of the big guns now as the tournament unfolds during it’s league based games but we have yet to see Italy, Brazil, Portugal and Spain.

From what I have seen so far of the “big teams” the only one to impress was Germany mainly due to their overall game,
despite the fact that Australia seemed hell bent on making Germany look good.

Argentina look the part going forward but the defence leaves a lot to be desired.

Holland. I only took in their opening game via Radio 5 so it’s a tad difficult to judge. I got the impression the score flattered them a little.

Italy, the World Champions, enter the arena tonight against Paraguay. Thankfully this is on the BBC. Streaming works and the Freeview quality is fine. ITV has been dire.

Talking of radio. This is now my choice for commentary with the sound turned off on the telly, unless 5 Live is on the red button. The constant drone of the irritating trumpet things is destroying this tournament for me and the effect is somewhat lessened on the radio commentary.

When SA are playing then fine, blow away to your hearts content. When other teams are playing one another let the two sets of supporters provide the atmosphere.

Brazil play tomorrow. All hail the samba beat which is far more preferable to that constantly irritating monotone B♭. [B flat]

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World Cup, possible vuvuzela ban.

Posted by AK on 13 June 2010, 11:31 am

Please do.

South Africa ponders vuvuzela ban after complaints. [Source: BBC]

I said last year during the Confederations Cup, also held in South Africa, that these infernal things would be an issue.

:ban:

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World Cup 12th June.

Posted by AK on 13 June 2010, 12:33 am

England 1 – 1 USA

Fellow supporters of M.C.F.C will understand me when I say “that performance was typical city.” The expectation was greater than the result delivered. :-| Having said that we had our chances to win this game but so did they, so that’s a double :-| :-|

Why wasn’t the most senior fit keeper first choice? In a tournament as big as this surely that should be you first consideration when choosing you keeper. It has to be James (if fit) or Hart from now on after that schoolboy error.

Why was Milner picked if, as reported, he’d been unwell prior to the game. he should have been replaced by Cole. SWP is no bloody use on the left.

Those bloody headache inducing trumpets. At times it’s hard to hear the commentators due to the noise. :biff: Get rid of them.

Rooney up front on his own from now on please. Gerard and Lampard can provide support and Crouch and Defoe on the bench if any changes are required upfront. 5 man midfield with Cole on the left, Lennon on the right, Gerard and Lampard in the middle with, if fit, Barry just behind them.

I see ITV ballsed up again. Apparently viewers on the HD channel were being treated to adverts when Stevie G scored. Digital picture quality was ITV’s usual substandard effort with the pitch looking like a patchwork quilt. Bad pixalation, never like this when the footie is on the BBC.

ITV’s streaming is also a let down, for me anyway, as it is hit and miss whether it works or not. Half the time I’m left looking at a black screen with just an audio feed. It does the same on my lads WinXP machine so it’s not a Linux thing. Streaming by other services works fine.

So it’s a big :slap: for ITV from me.

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Obama and his big mouth.

Posted by AK on 11 June 2010, 6:44 pm

It is still an on going situation with Obama spouting utter bollocks in reference to the oil spill and BP. His latest rantings are verging on xenophobia.

First off Mr Obama the company name is BP and not British Petroleum, it has been known as BP for over ten years. Are you Barack Obama or Barack Hussein Obama?

You still seem to be overlooking the fact that Transocean own the installation and thier part in this sorry episode. This was also the very same US company that moved it’s HQ to Switzerland in order to reduce it’s tax bill.

You also seem hell bent on overlooking Halliburton’s roll in this. Still registered as a US company I believe.

Your call for BP, by way of threatening legal action, to suspend it’s proposed dividend payout is a little misleading. Misleading for you that is. 40% of BP shareholders are US citizens.

Could it be that you are just attacking the target that has the deepest pockets?

I’ll end on a little history lesson for Obama.

Disasters your country walked away from as cheaply as possible.

Bhopol. 4000 died immediately with thousands more blinded and crippled by the chemical leak. Over 100 thousand have suffered heath problems since. Not one single US citizen has been brought to justice for this and the $450 million paid out as compensation came from the companies insurers and not the US owned company.

Exxon Valdez. $5 billion fine reduced to $500 million on appeal. Talk about pissing on your own doorstep!

Torrey Canyon. I remember this as a kid. Thank you very much for a US owned super tanker spilling its guts and polluting the south of England and northern France. The clean up cost £10′s of millions at 1967 prices. Your contribution was a pathetic £3 million.

Piper Alpha. US owned oil rig in the North Sea on which 167 people died.

The Cullen Enquiry was set up in November 1988 to establish the cause of the disaster. In November 1990, it concluded that the initial condensate leak was the result of maintenance work being carried out simultaneously on a pump and related safety valve. The enquiry was critical of Piper Alpha’s operator, Occidental, which was found guilty of having inadequate maintenance and safety procedures. But no criminal charges were ever brought against it.

Last but far from being least;

Agent Orange

Shame on you.

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