The Sports Thread
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What, aren’t we film score nerds? Shouldn’t we hate sports like the plague?
Nah. Let’s bring down stereotypes. I like several sports, including football. The thought of creating this thread came tonight, after Norway beat Italy 4-1….in Italy, no less…and in so doing we secured our first World Cup Finals participation since 1998!
How’s your country doing in the qualifications?
Congratulations on qualification, Thor. It’ll be great to see Leeds United fan Erling Haaland play on a big international stage.
England stormed through qualifying, with eight wins out of eight, no goals conceded. That said, I expect we’ll be flying home from the World Cup after the first knock-out game we have to play against a half-decent team.
Qualification is a given for Germany, if German football/soccer ever gets so low they don’t qualify for a World Cup Tournament, it’s over with the country.
Everything is currently wabbly, who knows what they’ll eventually achieve. The last two World Cups were abysmal (for Germany), the worst I remember in my life time… so it can only get better. 🙂I’m happy that I can henceforth ignore Tall Guy here too, personally and manually, without the aid of tools and A.I. 🙂
Nick, the opportunity for being ignored on a cross-forum basis was what finally tipped the balance in favour of joining this group.
It’ll be great to see Leeds United fan Erling Haaland play on a big international stage.
He, he. Yes, I’m sure Alf Inge has told his son some bedtime stories, brainwashing the young Erling. 😉
Obviously, England and Germany have marched through — it’s more routine for you than us. But I wonder what it’s like for Italy at the moment. They’ve usually marched through as well, but haven’t been to the last two world cups, and stand the risk of losing out on a third as well. For a team that is on England and Germany’s level (historically even better, I think), that must be pretty scandalous.
Okay if no one dares, I expose myself as someone who fits into the “no sports” cliche 😉 I do watch Soccer championships sometimes a little on occasion if Germany is in the finals. Or peek into Olympics. But I hardly manage it completely 😉
Perhaps we should have a separate off topic forum unless we are starting to discuss sports music themes 😉
Drillo says Norway can reach the final. Just think about it……
Just your regular Norwegian hyperbole, I don’t take it seriously anymore. But I do hope we can get at least to the quarter finals for the first time.
Perhaps we should have a separate off topic forum unless we are starting to discuss sports music themes 😉
Not yet, I think. We’re so few active that we can afford topics all over the place.
Hoosiers didn’t lie. Basketball is a big deal here. Unfortunately, the Pacers’ star player and leading points scorer is out indefinitely, so probably not an NBA finals repeat this year. The Colts are looking as good as they have in years, and look good to go deep in the playoffs.
What is this World Cup you speak of? Soccer will never be globally competitive in the US until we adopt a relegation system, and no billionaire team owner is ever going to ok it. Leagues just have to start out that way, I guess.
My first and greatest sports love is auto racing, but I don’t have the space here, or the inclination, to get into my 30 year saga of falling, ever so slowly, out of love with the sport. I still follow it because I can’t help myself, and because Indianapolis is so tied up with it that it’s inescapable.
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