*** The official NZ v Slovakia thread ***

[withdeanwombat]

Watch the mighty SLOVAKS,fresh from all that pre-match training,play open expansive football in a way which will put fear into the so-called big teams. Spain ? Pah ! Brazil ? Pah ! The Dreaded Hun ? Pah ! England ? Poo !

Watch as the withdeanwombat family trouser the NSC sweepstake cash and disappear to Butlins at Minehead for a slap up holiday !

New Zealand Uruk Hai 0 SLOVAKIA Fellowship 7.

We're only warming up.

 

[Stinky Pete]

How they will be watching the game back in NZ

 

[Simster]

NZ trivia, which has made me LOL:

NZ Soccerists: the All Whites
Rugby team: the All Blacks
Basketball team: the TALL Blacks.

I kid you not.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Arnt the cricketers called the white caps or something?

NZ are playing 3 up front!

 

[Durlston]

Hamsik is going to tear it

He is flair. Worth a pound at 8/1 for first goal.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Arnt the cricketers called the white caps or something?

NZ are playing 3 up front!

The Black Caps.

Although there was a phase in the 1970s/80s where their one day side played in a fetching shade of beige. The shirts have achieved something of a cult status now, and their equivalent of the Barmy Army is called the Beige Brigade I believe.

They have a WICKED website- looking at that, they appear to do the rugby too. I hope there are some at the World Cup :thumbsup

beigebrigade.co.nz

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Fush n' chups

 

[Publius Ovidius]

I see the ground is heaving

 

[Timbo]

Giving Moyles and Comedy Dave's commentry a go to start with. Bit of a shambles so far!

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Not a fan but red button BBC give you the option to have Chris Moyles do the commentary or have Radio 5.

May be a bit Wogan Eurovision.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Ryan Nelsen crying during the anthem

Slovakia's is SHIT.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

I never really understood why African and Asian national anthems were not representative of their countries.

For example, Cameroon is a very nice song, BUT it is played on Western Musical instruments. I dont understand why they are not drum based beats...their other music is!

BTW the slovenians can't sing

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Good god, how does Rory Fallon get to play in a World Cup

 

[Lady Whistledown]

NZ look very nervous.

 

[footychick]

Giving Moyles and Comedy Dave's commentry a go to start with. Bit of a shambles so far!

Same here, for a laugh

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Simon Elliott looks older than gandolf the white

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Simon Elliott looks older than gandolf the white

Is he one of their players?? When they did the pre-match line up I thought he must be the coach

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Is he one of their players?? When they did the pre-match line up I thought he must be the coach

He is 36 it seems, he had a SPELL at fulham a few years back...

 

[Lady Whistledown]

He looks older than the sun.

It's a bit of a bundle so far, like watching a kids game where they all run towards the ball every time. NZ look dangerous in the air from set pieces. Tackling so far is a bit lame.

 

[Trufflehound]

He is 36 it seems, he had a SPELL at fulham a few years back...

Puns like these have a HOBBIT of cropping up on NSC...