Reply to: I'm beginning to think it's a triangle football they're playing with...

[gingerjedi]

If that dutch geezer had put any force behind it, the spanish geezer wouldn't have got up.

And if the ditch geezer meant to do it, he would have put force behind it.

Funny how people get taken in by all the play-acting and rhetoric. The dutch geezer was booked for high feet, and that's all it was.

Bruce Lee would be proud of that one.

Why didn't my timestamp work?

[Bunk]

If that dutch geezer had put any force behind it, the spanish geezer wouldn't have got up.

And if the ditch geezer meant to do it, he would have put force behind it.

Funny how people get taken in by all the play-acting and rhetoric. The dutch geezer was booked for high feet, and that's all it was.

It was still dangerous enough play to warrant a red card. Even if you ignore that one, Van Bommel should have been booked again for any one of about 3 or 4 nasty cynical tackles and Robben should have got a second booking for dissent. Like I said, they were lucky not be down to 7 men.

[Doggy Styles]

That tends to happen when you get kicked in the chest.

If that dutch geezer had put any force behind it, the spanish geezer wouldn't have got up.

And if the ditch geezer meant to do it, he would have put force behind it.

Funny how people get taken in by all the play-acting and rhetoric. The dutch geezer was booked for high feet, and that's all it was.

[Sysman]

And according to CBS Holland won

Bless 'em

[FiveTimes]

Holland had the more clear cut chances last night, but I'm pleased Spain won.
Although Torres going down injured in last couple minutes was not a pleasing sight.

The Dutch should have been down to 9 by the end of the first half and they calmed down in the 2nd half.
This should have been a classic final but I doubt it will remember

[Bunk]

I thought they did an excellent job of falling over at the right moments, which was nice.

That tends to happen when you get kicked in the chest.

[Mich the Tester]

The Spanish won the fair play award as well, which is nice.

I thought they did an excellent job of falling over at the right moments, which was nice.

[doodab]

It was pretty obvious what the Dutch "plan" was. That was one of the least tasteful displays I've ever seen in a world cup, for most of it I thought Webb must have been under orders to avoid a red card at all costs. That drop kick would have seen De Jong sent off in any other game, Van Bommel was lucky not to get a second, although TBH so was Iniesta when he reacted to being clattered at one point.

The Spanish won the fair play award as well, which is nice.

[Bunk]

I thought the Dutch were a disgrace. They were lucky not to be down to 7 men by the end of the match so criticising Howard Webb is a bit rich.

[gingerjedi]

Nah, quite enjoyed the game myself. Dont think a game that could have easily been 22-22 is a bad one. Maybe the fridge full of stella helped but i thought it was a goodun'.

I quite enjoyed it too, though I'm pretty sure the Dutch game plan was to nullify the opposition by any means necessary.

I'm annoyed the Dutch coach had the nerve to criticise Howard Webb after his players gave one the most brutal displays I've seen, I thought Webb was rather lenient and only held back a couple of straight reds to keep the game alive.

[eliquant]

The Spanish - German game was alot prettier but the Dutch went for brutal fouls which spoilt the game.

Pass the Dutchie to the left hand side.

[Doggy Styles]

Didn't miss much. Traditional fare from both sides, with the Dutch clogging everything that moved and the Spanish falling over every time the wind changed direction.
The referee was in danger of getting writers cramp.

About sums it up.

I don't know about you but I find matches with all that "wonderful" pass-pass-pass-pass ad nauseum to be, er, boring as f***.

It wins world cups though, so it's no wonder Brits don't get a look-in with fans like me who prefer the exciting helter-skelter fare we serve up in our leagues.

[Durbs]

Is this final possibly the worst game of the world cup?

Nah, quite enjoyed the game myself. Dont think a game that could have easily been 22-22 is a bad one. Maybe the fridge full of stella helped but i thought it was a goodun'.

[shaunbhoy]

didnt see the 1st half.

Didn't miss much. Traditional fare from both sides, with the Dutch clogging everything that moved and the Spanish falling over every time the wind changed direction.
The referee was in danger of getting writers cramp.

[MarillionFan]

The fighting started 2 hours ago.

didnt see the 1st half.