Because it's a world game and everyones entitled to play in it and enter competitions

So a freezing country has adapted next generation technology which is almost the same as the real thing

Only two players in that russia team were used to the surface, so it was a level playing field anyway

Posted By: pants on October 18th 2007 at 11:37:40

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Results aside... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Oct 18, 11:15:18
- Because it's a world game and everyones entitled to play in it and enter competitions (Other Football) - pants, Oct 18, 11:37:40
  - It was that level... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Oct 18, 11:39:10
    - they were on the bench too (Other Football) - pants, Oct 18, 11:40:55
      - Bloke who scored both their goals plays on that surface (n/m) (Other Football) - Brom, Oct 18, 11:42:34
        
        but apart from better sanitation and medicine and education and irrigation (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 18, 11:48:23
      - Twas a luverly finish though. (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Oct 18, 11:42:22
      - or miles out of the box for a foul leading to a penalty? (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Oct 18, 11:41:53
- I want to know why they were allowed to water it (Other Football) - Charles21, Oct 18, 11:28:22
  - That question could be asked in the premier league though (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Oct 18, 11:38:55
    - why? (Other Football) - Charles21, Oct 18, 11:40:55
      - pitches are watered at half time in this country when they don't need to be (Other Football) - pants, Oct 18, 11:46:18
      - Cold tea, cold water in the baths, no heating in the changing rooms (Other Football) - Swiss Yellow, Oct 18, 11:43:43
        
        BRING BACK JOHN BECK!! (n/m) (Other Football) - CB41, Oct 18, 12:26:18
        
        Brazil did it to England at a world cup once didn't they? Waited in the changing rooms (Other Football) - pants, Oct 18, 11:53:34
- I think the real issue is that (Other Football) - duke of york, Oct 18, 11:22:38
  - and David James has to be ridiculed at any opportunity to avoid playing for England again (Other Football) - pants, Oct 18, 11:39:40
    - Me thinks you're jolly tetchy today panty-poodles (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Oct 18, 11:45:01
      - nah, have just waited to say some things when the time or example has been right (Other Football) - pants, Oct 18, 11:58:20
        
        Fucking great goal wasn't it ? (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Oct 18, 11:59:15
        
        offside though (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Oct 18, 11:59:57
        
        anyone can score mint goals by breaking the rules :) (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Oct 18, 12:01:09
        
        If it's that easy, maybe Duffy should have a word (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Oct 18, 12:03:35
        
        If Rooney had any discipline, England might have won (Other Football) - pants, Oct 18, 12:05:03
        
        He had a nibble at someone before the pelanty incident too, and I thought (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Oct 18, 12:06:02
        
        Did he do that olive oil and balsamic vinegar thing before he tucked in? (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Oct 18, 12:08:09
        
        Yes, or if our goalkeeper was any good. Or our manager. Or if Peter Crouch had any (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Oct 18, 12:05:50
        
        Well that's it isn't it? What is Rooney doing out of position? (Other Football) - pants, Oct 18, 12:08:51
        
        Yeah but great finish though (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Oct 18, 12:09:57
        
        Great finish though (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Oct 18, 12:10:40
        
        Fucking superb finish (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Oct 18, 12:23:58
        
        Why was Rooney all the way back there? (Other Football) - Brandonio, Oct 18, 12:08:01
        
        and/or he's stopping other players doing what they should be (Other Football) - pants, Oct 18, 12:11:37
        
        Great finish though (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Oct 18, 12:12:06
        
        A cracker indeed (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Oct 18, 12:24:14
        
        No. Rooney charges all the way back all the time when he's on one. (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Oct 18, 12:09:40
        
        As proved weekly in every league in teh world (n/m) (Other Football) - DiscoDaleGordon, Oct 18, 12:02:55
        
        Coule Peter Thorne? (n/m) (Other Football) - Brom, Oct 18, 12:01:45
        
        *Could? (n/m) (Other Football) - Brom, Oct 18, 12:01:49
        
        yeah (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Oct 18, 12:02:38
        
        Not really... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Oct 18, 12:03:54
        
        Aye, nearly 140 goals as a pro etc (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Oct 18, 12:05:45
        
        And not a lot of thsoe were for Norwich I'd wager (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Oct 18, 12:11:17
        
        unfortunate with injuries, like every bugger else it seems (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Oct 18, 12:14:23
        
        *isn't* (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Oct 18, 12:04:29
    - Should be Greeno (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Oct 18, 11:42:47
      - Carson (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Oct 18, 11:43:45
        
        Greeno (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Oct 18, 11:45:09
        
        Frank? (n/m) (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Oct 18, 11:44:59
        
        I was once on a tellyvisual programme with Frank Carson... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Oct 18, 11:47:20
        
        Katie. (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Oct 18, 11:48:22
        
        No, it was The Next Week Show... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Oct 18, 11:51:07
        
        What was Carson up to? (n/m) (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Oct 18, 11:52:50
        
        Telling 'jokes'.. (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Oct 18, 11:56:12
        
        I've got Patrick Anthony's autograph. (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Oct 18, 12:04:05
        
        He loves his cooking does Ant... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Oct 18, 12:05:40
        
        Katie Glass's batter? (n/m) (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Oct 18, 12:07:07
        
        Dunno geezer - I didn't ask at the time as I was jolly young (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Oct 18, 12:09:09
  - I saw he fucked up again last night as predicted - it amazes me... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Oct 18, 11:27:41
    - incredible (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Oct 18, 11:28:51
      - sure is (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Oct 18, 11:34:35
- You seem to be obseesed with arse fucking today (n/m) (Other Football) - colincanary, Oct 18, 11:20:41
  - "today". (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Oct 18, 11:23:25
    - Everyday is a good day for that sort of thing... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Oct 18, 11:33:34
- If it's new-generation artificial turf then it is as good as grass. (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Oct 18, 11:17:26
  - Far as I saw, before the match, all the blubbing was from the press, not the players. (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Oct 18, 11:19:44
    - ha ha. Nicely put. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 18, 11:33:42
- "Get some better weather, you Russians, yeah." (n/m) (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Oct 18, 11:16:45
  - Don't think it made a difference. (n/m) (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Oct 18, 11:18:50

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