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Thread: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

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    Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    Enjoyed Spain v Portugal, but the rest are all pretty much the same. No excitement, lots of Mexican waves.

    To think they're going to bore us with a 48 team tournament in Qatar...

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    Don’t watch then. Simple.

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    I have identified two games worth watching in the group stages. I may take a look at a few additional games such as Germany v Mexico, but on the whole I will be waiting for the knockout stages.

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    3 days into the tournament is probably a little early to be writing it off

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
    3 days into the tournament is probably a little early to be writing it off
    I'm not writing them off, just avoiding fatigue before the Knockout games begin.

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    I've enjoyed most of the games so far

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    I think it's one of the best starts to a world cup I can remember.
    Usually all the first games are negative cagey 0-0, 1 - 0 affairs.
    But we've had some great games already Spain/Portugal, Argentina /Iceland, Russia/Saudi Arabia, Peru/Denmark even France/Australia for the contrevesy.
    ****ing Brill!

  8. #8

    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    Quite enjoying it at the moment - not convinced by VAR though.

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    Quote Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish View Post
    Enjoyed Spain v Portugal, but the rest are all pretty much the same. No excitement, lots of Mexican waves.

    To think they're going to bore us with a 48 team tournament in Qatar...
    You support and (I assume) you watch a Neil Warnock championship team.

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    We've had one of the most dramatic games played at a really high standard in Portugal v Spain.
    Messi missing a penalty to heap the pressure on his whole nation.
    Russia having a jolly good time when nobody expected it.
    And lot's of really close games with late winners, penalty decisions, no dirty red cards and most importantly no crowd trouble from what I hear.

    I was sceptical before Thursday but it's been brilliant.

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    Quote Originally Posted by Shute View Post
    We've had one of the most dramatic games played at a really high standard in Portugal v Spain.
    Messi missing a penalty to heap the pressure on his whole nation.
    Russia having a jolly good time when nobody expected it.
    And lot's of really close games with late winners, penalty decisions, no dirty red cards and most importantly NO CROWD TROUBLE from what I hear.

    I was sceptical before Thursday but it's been brilliant.

    That starts tomorrow evening/night !

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    Haven't seen too much of it yet - it's just not as exciting without Wales there - but the games I have watched have had good spells even if there is something missing that would make it really exciting:

    1. France Australia was my first game this tournament and thought it was threatening to be a good game (underperforming big side meeting spirited smaller side with loud fan backing) before VAR got involved.
    2. Saw the first half of Argentina Iceland and this was a really good watch.
    3. Peru seem fun but lack quality in front of goal
    4. Nigeria Croatia was much better than commentators on ITV made it out to be - two sides with players good on the ball, youth v experience, both sides having players who you believe can score a goal.

    There have been bad things about it - at times a slow 20 minutes, commentators and pundits remain largely piss poor and seem to be spreading VAR propoganda, VAR getting in the way, goal music - but seeing as I have missed best game of the tournament so far it's been quite a good start.

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    Quote Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish View Post
    Enjoyed Spain v Portugal, but the rest are all pretty much the same. No excitement, lots of Mexican waves.

    To think they're going to bore us with a 48 team tournament in Qatar...
    Solution...don't watch the early games and wait for the last group games that mean something and the knockout games.

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    Quote Originally Posted by kendoddsdadsdogsdead View Post
    Solution...don't watch the early games and wait for the last group games that mean something and the knockout games.
    Then you would have missed some cracking games already

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    Quote Originally Posted by surge View Post
    Haven't seen too much of it yet - it's just not as exciting without Wales there - but the games I have watched have had good spells even if there is something missing that would make it really exciting:

    1. France Australia was my first game this tournament and thought it was threatening to be a good game (underperforming big side meeting spirited smaller side with loud fan backing) before VAR got involved.
    2. Saw the first half of Argentina Iceland and this was a really good watch.
    3. Peru seem fun but lack quality in front of goal
    4. Nigeria Croatia was much better than commentators on ITV made it out to be - two sides with players good on the ball, youth v experience, both sides having players who you believe can score a goal.

    There have been bad things about it - at times a slow 20 minutes, commentators and pundits remain largely piss poor and seem to be spreading VAR propoganda, VAR getting in the way, goal music - but seeing as I have missed best game of the tournament so far it's been quite a good start.
    Besides Morocco vs Iran they were all the worst games of the tournament.

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    Quote Originally Posted by J R Hartley View Post
    Then you would have missed some cracking games already
    I'm loving it. (Apart from Messi)

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    Quote Originally Posted by thehumblegringo View Post
    I'm loving it. (Apart from Messi)
    Me too mate. Cos it was Russia I was a bit “Meh” but really enjoying it thus far.

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    Quote Originally Posted by J R Hartley View Post
    Then you would have missed some cracking games already
    Not for me..for Monkfish

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    Quote Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish View Post
    Enjoyed Spain v Portugal, but the rest are all pretty much the same. No excitement, lots of Mexican waves.

    To think they're going to bore us with a 48 team tournament in Qatar...
    Every tournament is like this though.

    However, having seen Saudi Arabia - it's laughable that they think a 48 team tournament is now a good idea. The group stages are, basically, formalities. Knock-out stages are where it all starts.

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    Quote Originally Posted by Divine Wright View Post
    You support and (I assume) you watch a Neil Warnock championship team.
    Imagine if I posted that.

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    Some shocks already as well, Russia winning 5-0, Iceland holding Argentina, Switzerland holding Brazil, Mexico beating Germany

    And of course a future classic in Spain 3-3 Portugal

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    Quote Originally Posted by City123 View Post
    Some shocks already as well, Russia winning 5-0, Iceland holding Argentina, Switzerland holding Brazil, Mexico beating Germany

    And of course a future classic in Spain 3-3 Portugal
    Plus no INGURLUND fans fighting

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    Quote Originally Posted by BLUETIT View Post
    Plus no INGURLUND fans fighting
    That was never going to happen.

    For perverse reasons im hoping they will. Throwing bottles, 6 months!

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    Quote Originally Posted by Louth View Post
    That was never going to happen.

    For perverse reasons im hoping they will. Throwing bottles, 6 months!
    Give it time

    I saw on Twitter they've sold less than 10,000 tickets to England fans for the group games and there will be less than 2,000 at the Tunisia game.

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    Re: Cloneball. Have to say, I'm bored already.

    Is it me or is it a little harder to hate the England team these days? To a certain extent, I think that some of them might have finally realised that they don't deserve to automatically have their name on the trophy and have tempered their expectations a bit.

    I'd still piss myself if they didn't progress though.

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