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stehansen
11-12-2008, 08:11 PM
I don't know if there are any soccer fans here, I'm certainly not one, but I saw this picture in our local paper and thought it was pretty impressive. The guys in dark jerseys are from our local high school and this picture was taken in their first playoff game.
Paul B
11-12-2008, 08:20 PM
whoa, thats some good air!
sotc
11-12-2008, 08:33 PM
nice, i used to watch soccer, dont keep up with any sports now
stehansen
11-12-2008, 09:02 PM
Maybe you'll be a soccer dad here in a few years Willie. We have a huge Mexican population here in the town I live in. This is one sport in which that has really helped. We have two high schools and in a 7 team Div III league we came in first and second.
CurSedVoyce
11-12-2008, 10:30 PM
My sister (youngest) was a USA allstar in her league and my Nefew rocks too. But he just started with skateboarding and is doing great at it and won in town here on his last visit for his age group.
Always fun to watch .. some of the moves and air are amazing.
sotc
11-13-2008, 12:44 AM
when i lived in santarosa id go watch the cup at 4am at my coworkers place. his wife would keep bringing us fresh tortillas
OTGBOSTON
11-13-2008, 07:59 AM
I love soccer. Played until high school when it became a conflict with football. Hind sight being 20/20, I would've skipped football alltogether. It seems there isn't a market in pro football for a 6' 135# linebacker:?
woodworkingboy
11-13-2008, 08:14 AM
Soccer seems pretty boring to me, except when watching a real good team. I think it was last year that Italy was number one....? I was blown away by their passing and intuition....a thing of beauty to observe.

It bugs me how players fake being hurt, grabbing their legs and stuff, but you can see in a replay of what happened, that nothing was much in the way of injury producing. Sometimes they get carried off in a stretcher, but rejoin the match a few minutes later. I figure it must be to get a penalty called, or maybe just to grab a short rest....? I know the fans go nuts, but it seems kind of whimp.

Maybe if I drank more tequila......
TheTreeWiseMen
11-13-2008, 08:31 AM
Here ya go Greg ;)
OTGBOSTON
11-13-2008, 08:36 AM
back at 'cha
TheTreeWiseMen
11-13-2008, 08:39 AM
We love you Chelsea, we do
We love you Chelsea, we do
We love you Chelsea, weeee do.
Oh Chelsea, WE LOVE YOU!!!!
woodworkingboy
11-13-2008, 08:52 AM
Seems kind of repetitive....guess you have to be a fan.
TheTreeWiseMen
11-13-2008, 08:57 AM
Sounds pretty impressive in the stadium with thousands of Chelsea supporters singing it!
woodworkingboy
11-13-2008, 09:00 AM
I know that soccer fans take their game seriously. I remember that little incident in South America, I believe it was......after losing a big match, the team manager (coach), was assassinated.
Paul B
11-13-2008, 11:37 AM
Hup Holland, Hup. :D
http://www.gelderlander.nl/multimedia/archive/00717/knvblogo_717109b.jpg
stehansen
11-13-2008, 07:33 PM
I think the sport at the professional level definitely has the craziest fans.
stehansen
11-16-2008, 02:59 PM
Cursed, I see Mariposa won the Div IV high school section championship.
CurSedVoyce
11-16-2008, 03:21 PM
Hadn't seen that yet... (sheltered life)... LOL.
There is a lot of team pride up here.
GASoline71
11-16-2008, 06:00 PM
Not so much a "fan"...

But I have coached soccer off and on for 11 years. Both my kids are really into soccer. Oldest daughter is now on the High School team, and the younger daughter is playin' in a winter indoor soccer league...

I am involved in it by default... ;)

Gary
stehansen
11-17-2008, 11:23 AM
Do you paint yourself up before their games? :D
OTGBOSTON
11-17-2008, 12:24 PM
Thats cool Gary. I hope to do that one day myself. Soccer is a great fun way to keep in shape.
Paul B
11-17-2008, 07:09 PM
:shifty: start'em young. :D
CurSedVoyce
11-17-2008, 07:11 PM
Heck yeah Paul... Dayum he looks ready to play :)
TheTreeWiseMen
11-17-2008, 07:31 PM
Way coooool Paul!!! Apart from the ball of course.
OTGBOSTON
11-17-2008, 07:34 PM
The store must've been out of the ones with the GOOD team logos...........:lol:
Paul B
11-17-2008, 07:49 PM
haha! It was Euro cup time, you are lucky the one with the HUGE banner behind him didnt turn out! :P
stehansen
11-18-2008, 04:52 PM
Both of my workers play soccer. Yesterday I was making conversation on the way to the job and I asked them if they had any games over the weekend. They said that yes they had a friendly game on Sunday afternoon and that they won 12-1. I said "whoa, was it still friendly even with a score like that" and he said nope, not too friendly toward the end.
Al Smith
11-28-2008, 08:42 AM
I too coached a youth soccer team for a few years .

I used to line them up on the 18 and race with them .Kinda comical when they were all 14 yrs old ,during the spring season I could outrun them all .Come fall most of them outran me .:lol:
Bermy
12-03-2008, 09:38 PM
Manchester City...'cause a Bermudian used to play for them...Shaun Goater, they had a chant just for him 'feed the goat' cause he was a striker.
Before City got promoted to the Premiership Goater was the top goal scorer in the English first division.

In his first Derby against Manchester United he set the record for fastest goal by a sub...7 seconds...City won 1-0

In his second Derby agianst United he scored the second and third goals in a 3-0 or 3-1, defeat of United...and his second goal was his 100th overall for City.

I play field hockey, which is really soccer with sticks....and a tiny hard ball...way more fun!