Hey Pretorians, our team is visiting town!

[PEU]

Our team for the World Cup is staying at Pretoria University, keep them happy, we want to win the cup!

Vamos Argentina! (go Argentina!)


http://www.afa.org.ar/images/stories/seleccion_sub_20/Argentina_Equipo.jpg (http://www.afa.org.ar/images/stories/Seleccin_con_ropa_deportiva.jpg)

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Pablo

[Gerald D]

The "Soccer" world cup is 2 weeks away still.

Right now we have more important football to be played. It is half-time in the final game between the Pretoria and Cape Town rugby teams. (Blue Bulls against the Stormers) in the Super 14 (http://www.super14.com/) Championship. We are behind on points . . . . . :(

After this game, we will turn our attention to the FIFA World Cup :)

[DeadGuy]

The "Soccer" world cup is 2 weeks away still.

Right now we have more important football to be played. It is half-time in the final game between the Pretoria and Cape Town rugby teams. (Blue Bulls against the Stormers) in the Super 14 (http://www.super14.com/) Championship. We are behind on points . . . . . :(

After this game, we will turn our attention to the FIFA World Cup :)


FOOTBALL

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/6731/oregonoregonstate.jpg (http://img263.imageshack.us/i/oregonoregonstate.jpg/) Got to have a helmet or it gets ugly real fast!

[PEU]

Best of Luck G!

Football/Futbol/Soccer/Calcio/Futebol/etc in the whole world, with the sole exception of USA and maybe Canada means this:

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/1766/futboldeargentinabyward.jpg

:) :) :)

[DeadGuy]

Those round ones are just to hard for us to catch!
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/6090/footballonfield.jpg (http://img263.imageshack.us/i/footballonfield.jpg/)

[Gerald D]

Dennis, you can manage without the helmet if you discard all the plastic (http://news.sport.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Football-Protective-Grear.jpg) that is worn under the clothes! :D

Helmets, in these situations (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvMFHXcd0yQ), would be dangerous!

[Jan de Ruyter]

Pablo, you guys are most welcome in Pretoria! It's winter here now, but the temperature is very moderate but they can expect frost in the morning. UP has excellent facilities which will no doubt increase your team's chances. We even had some light rain last night which will help to keep the temperatures up.

And now, for a better subject: BLOU BULLE BO!

If there are any Stormers supporters: Hoe se mens dankie? (soos gesing deur Jurie Els)

If there any Lions supporters left: Anybody south of the Jukskei is now free to join the Blou Bulle.

Rugby is not football! Football (or soccer) is for prima donnas! (Sorry Pablo!)

American football consists of small men playing in excessive padding and protective gear and is only understood by Americans.

In rugby, the only protective gear is a scrum cap to prevent cauliflower ears and underpants.

[Kobus_Joubert]

Why I don't watch soccer :D

9698

[PEU]

And it made it to our news: http://www.misionmundial.com.ar/equipos/argentina/Pretoria-rugby_0_270572994.html

Why I don't watch soccer :D

9698

Yeah... right... because watching men rub each other in the mud is manly :D

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/5711/muddyscrum.jpg

Joking... I do like rugby, my son is learning to play it at school, last time I went to stadium to see a rugby match Los Pumas defeated Wales.

And lets not forget, in 2012 we will play each other on the Tri+1 Nations :)

[Jan de Ruyter]

Kobus, no man, this is GROSSSSSS, this is what we used to call this TEIN OPS. This is an East Rand Lions supporter in Blou Bulle disguise, the RED lips are a dead giveaway.

For those who were part of it: http://www.allatsea.co.za/army/glossary.htm

[isladelobos]

Pablo.

Puede ver la afición Española por el futbol en este Link: Spain to South Africa in Vespa (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=161168848894) For see the world cup. Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4GNTIYq4ls)

Toda una aventura. :)

You can see the Spanish fans for soccer in this link: Spain to South Africa in Vespa (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=161168848894) For see the world cup.

All An adventure.

[Gerald D]

Pablo, we have already kicked 10 of your 'barras bravas (http://www.vivechacabuco.com/images/fotos/borras-bravas.gif)' out of this country, and number 11 is in jail. :)

[PEU]

Excellent... your country would do us a BIG FAVOR if you keep all of them forever there :)

[PEU]

Argentina 1 - Nigeria 0

Step 1 - Done! (6 more to championship!)

Im already hating the vuvuzelas... :)

[DeadGuy]

"U.S. soccer team plays to 1-1 draw with favored England at World Cup"


Is this good? :eek: Schucks! Who new we even had a team!;)

[PEU]

a tie with the group strongest team is always good news, the US team did not played a good match, it was a tie mostly due to a HUGE error of England goalie.

[Jan de Ruyter]

@Dennis:
US Soccer team beats UK Football team?
Were they playing in the same tournament?

[DeadGuy]

@Dennis:
US Soccer team beats UK Football team?
Were they playing in the same tournament?

Nope, the story I saw said it was a tie. Hey your just trying to trick me, ;) using the words football and soccer in the same sentance. You know it isn't the same:eek:

[Jan de Ruyter]

Two nations divided by a pond and a common language.

[quadtech]

Cheap fix for a noisy router/spindle - get yourself a....
Vuvuzela!!

[Claudiu]

Our nerds from europe have brought up interdiction for Vuvuzelas:(, only hooligans are accepted. ..... something is badly (sadly) wrong

[Gerald D]

I think that 1 meter long vuvuzela should be banned - it was the idea of a plastics company only 10 years ago.

[PEU]

Argentina 4 - South Korea 1

Step 2 - Done! (5 more to championship!)

Vuvuzelas costed us a goal, the defender did not hear the warning about the Korean attacker... d@mn vuvuzelas

[PEU]

Argentina 2 - Greece 0

Step 3 - Done! (4 more to championship!)

Sorry Sergio-K :)

[wintersgillg]

At least your football team did better than your rugby team who lost both tests to Scotland :-)

I find it very amusing hat Engerland have not qualified yet - the media are getting all uptight and suggesting all sort of reasons why they are not strolling into the final.

But some of the jokes are good.

Engerland are to get a new coach -they will board it at Heathrow on Friday

[PEU]

yup, but we smoked France yesterday in a test mach here in Buenos Aires.

On the world cup news:

Argentina 3 - Mexico 1
Step 4 - Done! (3 more to championship!)

:)

[Gerald D]

Pablo, what happened? Why "smoked" by 3-0 at this point?

[Gerald D]

4-0!

That's not smoked, that's a barbeque! :D

[KenC]

Absolutely unbelievable!
It is true, the ball is round...

[PEU]

sh!t... the dream is over... :(

I'm sad, the country is sad, I don't recall hearing a silence so strong, after the game, we, the whole Argentina, were dead for 10 minutes, sh!t

(sorry for venting)

[Gerald D]

Pablo, as the song says, we are not crying for Argentina. In fact we are quite happy that Maradona got a lesson.

[PEU]

He deserves a lesson?
He was the best player of the last century, its now clear that he won't be the best coach and its clear as water that he is no lifestyle model to follow, but I don't understand what lesson he needs to learn.

[Gerald D]

He needed some humility and modesty after he arrived here as an arrogant, irritating little man with crazy demands (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1280607/Diego-Maradona-demands-1-600-luxury-toilets-World-Cup.html).

[Jan de Ruyter]

At least now we will be spared the sight of Maradona running naked!

I prefer Dutch girls in orange dresses!

[Kobus_Joubert]

Sies you are a dirty old man Jan :D

[PEU]

He needed some humility and modesty after he arrived here as an arrogant, irritating little man with crazy demands (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1280607/Diego-Maradona-demands-1-600-luxury-toilets-World-Cup.html).

Thats not crazy, thats the same other teams do, because Maradona is such a legend he is the attention getter, from the same article:

The Brazilian team demanded their pool be heated to exactly 32 C by the time the players arrive at the Fairway Hotel in Johannesburg.

Hotel marketing assistant Ariska van der Westhuizen also said the squad would bring along two of their own Portuguese chefs, but 'would not be taking over the kitchen'.

They also ordered hot coffee and cookies - but said that there was to be no chocolate.

The Mexican players, who will stay at the Thaba Ya Batswana lodge near Johannesburg, requested their own priest who will conduct services during the tournament in a church on the premises.

The Italian team has flown in specialist gym equipment ahead of their arrival and will bring their own pasta with them from Rome.

Managers for the New Zealand team have enquired about arranging golf lessons for some of their players during the tournament.

These demands contrast starkly with the more budget requests from the Slovakian players - who simply asked for a pair of table tennis tables and an electronic dartboard.

At least now we will be spared the sight of Maradona running naked

Yes, that and Brazil also out is a huge relief :D

[Gerald D]

Pablo, the big difference between Maradona's demands and the list from the other teams, is that Maradona's demand was for himself and not for the whole team. We always liked the Argentinians in general, and we hoped to believe that Maradona is not a typical Argentinian. Please don't give me the feeling, that if I visit Argentina one day, all the people there are like him! :rolleyes:

[PEU]

Pablo, the big difference between Maradona's demands and the list from the other teams, is that Maradona's demand was for himself and not for the whole team. We always liked the Argentinians in general, and we hoped to believe that Maradona is not a typical Argentinian. Please don't give me the feeling, that if I visit Argentina one day, all the people there are like him! :rolleyes:

Not at all, believe me, we are very nice&friendly people. If you ever come here the barbecue is on me, just tell me a couple of days in advance, you bring some of your great SA Syrahs and I do the same with our Malbecs :)

My personal thing with Maradona is that I'm able to separate his life inside and outside the futbol stadiums, playing he was GOD I accept no arguments against that. Outside his life was a mess in every way you may think of.
Most people mix inside/outside and thats when discussions arise.