Yes, they reckon it's flight and bounce will be more true

I'm not actually sure what the problem could be with that - unless it's not of course. But, fair enough, that could be a problem in itself - the players try to put a load of swerve on it and instead it goes more or less dead straight

Posted By: BerlinCanary on June 21st 2010 at 10:23:36

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So far this World Cup has been shit (or scheisse, for Otto) (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 21, 09:30:26
- Mass communications innit... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 21, 09:59:20
  - the ball thing - it's all in the players' head (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 21, 10:09:52
    - I really don't give much credence to the ball objections (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Jun 21, 10:15:15
    - the face it's a different shape than before sends alarm bells ringing (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 21, 10:14:35
      - What? Round? (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Jun 21, 10:16:13
        
        exactly (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 21, 10:18:16
        
        Yes, they reckon it's flight and bounce will be more true (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Jun 21, 10:23:36
        
        well it hasn't looked very true to me (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 21, 10:27:19
        
        Strange - I think it has looked true (n/m) (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Jun 21, 10:31:37
        
        i think the way the keepers are reacting to it (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 21, 10:32:42
        
        And apparently it is lighter too... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 21, 10:26:15
        
        I thought Adidas said it's heavier... (n/m) (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Jun 21, 10:30:48
        
        But it meets FIFA's weight regulations. (Other Football) - Arganth, Jun 21, 10:37:57
        
        that's not a bad explanation imo (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 21, 10:44:11
        
        Ah, well, welcome to capitalism (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Jun 21, 10:46:21
        
        It won't be in this World Cup - you can't unlearn something that quickly. (Other Football) - Arganth, Jun 21, 10:46:09
        
        the problem is also the different league sponsorship deals (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 21, 10:48:33
        
        Remember the Admiral Cube that completely ruined the 1978 World Cup? (n/m) (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 21, 10:16:44
        
        1978 was the Adidas Tango - gorgeous football design (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 21, 10:21:17
        
        Yeah but that was the cubyist ball the World Cup had ever seen (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 21, 10:19:15
      - fact (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 21, 10:14:49
        
        fact (Other Football) - pants, Jun 21, 10:17:12
        
        hi cunt (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 21, 10:18:50
    - Yeah, I can buy that... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 21, 10:13:58
- Denmark-Cameroon was the best game of the tournament so far (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Jun 21, 09:57:18
  - yeah the period before half time was brilliant (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 21, 10:03:30
  - Shame Cameroon are out - they looked quite good (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 21, 10:02:55
- It's going to be 2002 all over again, isn't it? (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 21, 09:51:19
  - Could be. Talking of dishonest, did you see the Kaka sending off? (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 21, 09:52:54
    - shhh you'll set Worzel off again (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Jun 21, 10:18:48
    - the Italians were shocking for that yesterday against the big Kiwi fella up front. (n/m) (Other Football) - Al NCFC4life, Jun 21, 10:02:45
      - Cellini? (Other Football) - pants, Jun 21, 10:37:41
    - Yeah, Keita went down holding his face Rivaldo-stylee. (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 21, 09:56:38
      - As for the referee joking that it hit him on the arm (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 21, 10:03:49
        
        That's if you know exactly what the ref said to him (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jun 21, 10:39:11
    - spot on! (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 21, 09:56:37
- yep it's shit (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 21, 09:50:56
- i'm enjoying it (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 21, 09:46:58
  - That's cos you're Irish (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 21, 09:55:13
    - and you're not enjoying France being crap? (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 21, 10:05:51
  - How good was Nelson yesterday? (Other Football) - Al NCFC4life, Jun 21, 09:52:11
- Spain were good, (Other Football) - Al NCFC4life, Jun 21, 09:35:11
  - I think losing to Switzerland ranks at the "shit" end of the spectrum (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 21, 09:54:29
    - it was one mistake though, (Other Football) - Al NCFC4life, Jun 21, 10:00:33
      - swiss defended brilliant and hit the post too (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 21, 10:31:42
- Mexico were good (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 21, 09:32:10
  - Yes, I think I'm going to support MEH-hee-co once we go out (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 21, 09:44:22

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