The World Cup Thread

[trousers]

Game on

[whelk]

So we just have to guess why VAR disallowed it then?

[Colinjb]

That is hilarious.

[Wsaint]

Just now, whelk said:

So we just have to guess why VAR disallowed it then?

Was offside apparently but no idea how. 

[Turkish]

Just now, The Cat said:

What the fuck was that disallowed for?

Ridiculous 🤣🤣 

 

[HarvSFC]

So, that want corrupt at all.

[S-Clarke]

I guess the infringement was that it was a goal against Qatar. An offence in itself.

[saintant]

So the corruption and cheating begins.

[whelk]

Is Lee Mason on VAR and been promised some fried egg sandwiches?

[niceandfriendly]

Anyone else watching abroad with a decent stream? 

[cloggy saint]

Foul on the keeper apparently. Absolute bollocks, did the ref even view the monitor??

 

Edited 20 November, 2022 by cloggy saint

[Lighthouse]

1 minute ago, saintant said:

So the corruption and cheating begins.

Begins? F**k me, you're late to that party.

[saintant]

Just now, Lighthouse said:

Begins? F**k me, you're late to that party.

Sorry to have to spell it out for you but I meant in the actual games.

[Colinjb]

So, the Ecuadorian player's knee was offside at the point he received the ball, while a Qatari defender was goalside and within a couple of meters of him.

 

Edited 20 November, 2022 by Colinjb

[S-Clarke]

That goalkeeper looks like he's going to be a laugh! What is he doing.

[HarvSFC]

This goalkeeper’s been paid off, but strangely he plays for Qatar.

[trousers]

That penalty kick looked offside to me....

[The Cat]

Qatar are absolutely awful, hope this finishes 5-0.

[Dark Munster]

 They’re saying that’s the fastest referee corruption in World Cup history. 

[wooley7]

If you weren’t sure that was corrupt the VAR explanation shows the man who headed it on offside as he heads it. Absolute shit show!

[whelk]

Anyone scouting this Qatari keeper?

[FarehamSaintJames]

Qatar are awful. This is like a training game

[saintant]

Just now, The Cat said:

Qatar are absolutely awful, hope this finishes 5-0.

Surely they'll become the first home nation ever to lose the opening game.

[FarehamSaintJames]

17 minutes ago, whelk said:

Anyone scouting this Qatari keeper?

Probably Saints given our record the past few years…. 👀

Edited 20 November, 2022 by FarehamSaintJames

[cloggy saint]

1 minute ago, whelk said:

Anyone scouting this Qatari keeper?

#betterthanbazanu

[Raging Bull]

Penalty should’ve been disallowed. It was clearly the most homosexual spot kick I’ve ever seen 

[trousers]

1 minute ago, whelk said:

Anyone scouting this Qatari keeper?

He can't be any worse than McCarthy at the near post*, can he...? 

*(c) Saintsweb Intelligentsia 

[Lighthouse]

3 minutes ago, The Cat said:

Qatar are absolutely awful, hope this finishes 5-0.

Hoping for double figures personally, want to see an absolute farce of a score.

8 minutes ago, saintant said:

Sorry to have to spell it out for you but I meant in the actual games.

You don't, I was being facetious.

[cloggy saint]

Meh, I've seen enough, back to the snooker.

[Lord Duckhunter]

5 minutes ago, wooley7 said:

If you weren’t sure that was corrupt the VAR explanation shows the man who headed it on offside as he heads it. Absolute shit show!

Shit show? He was offside.

 

 

 

[niceandfriendly]

That's never a yellow for Caicedo. It's just a foul. 

[Colinjb]

How can they disallow this one? Claim Valencia's drunk?

[The Cat]

That header reminded me of one of Shane Long's.

Edited 20 November, 2022 by The Cat

[S-Clarke]

Great header, but just how bad are Qatar?? Shouldn't be anywhere near this level, this is going to be a big score I think.

[whelk]

Ecuador weren’t even odds on to win this game. Incredible with hindsight 

[niceandfriendly]

God is clearly routing for Equador, if their celebrations are anything to go by. All other nations are f**ked!

[The Cat]

Just now, S-Clarke said:

Great header, but just how bad are Qatar?? Shouldn't be anywhere near this level, this is going to be a big score I think.

Can't wait until Netherlands play them. Could be double figures.

[wooley7]

7 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Shit show? He was offside.

 

 

 

Yeah, I have just seen this still and it does look like it was a well spotted offside. Don’t think the reply on the TV showed the situation very well.

Still a shit show. Whole thing is corrupt.

[saintant]

Just now, niceandfriendly said:

God is clearly routing for Equador, if their celebrations are anything to go by. All other nations are f**ked!

Bodes well for us under Nathan Jones 🙂

[The Cat]

Has anyone ever scored a hat trick in the opening game of a World Cup?

[Lighthouse]

I wonder what the deal is when Ecuador score, everyone gathers in a circle to thank God, then it’s disallowed by VAR. do they have to start praying to someone else?

[The Cat]

1 minute ago, wooley7 said:

Yeah, I have just seen this still and it does look like it was a well spotted offside. Don’t think the reply on the TV showed the situation very well.

Still a shit show. Whole thing is corrupt.

Where was he when the ball was played in though? Doesn't matter where he's stood in that photo.

[niceandfriendly]

Just now, Lighthouse said:

I wonder what the deal is when Ecuador score, everyone gathers in a circle to thank God, then it’s disallowed by VAR. do they have to start praying to someone else?

They obviously didn't pray hard enough. Or one of them was thinking about sexy nuns instead of giving thanks.

[saintant]

1 minute ago, The Cat said:

Where was he when the ball was played in though? Doesn't matter where he's stood in that photo.

Exactly right

[Lighthouse]

2 minutes ago, The Cat said:

Has anyone ever scored a hat trick in the opening game of a World Cup?

1934, Angelo Schiavio against the USA for Italy.

[whelk]

1 minute ago, Lighthouse said:

1934, Angelo Schiavio against the USA for Italy.

I hope you knew that without the help of the internet?

[JRM]

Good numbers of Ecuador fans there , fair play not an easy journey 

[The Cat]

5 minutes ago, whelk said:

I hope you knew that without the help of the internet?

It's the sort of shit Steve Grant would know. Maybe it was one of the questions Lighthouse had to answer to become a mod.

Edited 20 November, 2022 by The Cat

[wooley7]

7 minutes ago, The Cat said:

Where was he when the ball was played in though? Doesn't matter where he's stood in that photo.

I think there are two players together one heads it and the others leg is offside. It’s a pretty confusing situation. At first I thought the player highlighted on the telly was the one who touched the ball and was being show as offside!

[Lord Duckhunter]

8 minutes ago, The Cat said:

Where was he when the ball was played in though? Doesn't matter where he's stood in that photo.

It’s not from the free kick, but from when the bloke challenging the keeper headed the ball. The blokes knee  was offside at that point & he then headed the ball for the bloke to do the scissor kick thing.