2022 World Cup Discussion

[bennyboy]

Excellent summary with just one more small annoyance to add. Derek Rae is probably reasonably fluent in a couple of languages, but his over emphasized pronunciation of players names (particularly German/Dutch/Spanish) is just fukin irritating.

Is that the Scottish commentator Derek Rae who used to do commentary for BBC Scotland.

 

[Aguerooooooo93:20]

Just posted this in the Arsenal thread.

Arsenal and Brazil star Gabriel Jesus 'facing three months out' after World Cup injury blow

Get well soon Gabby.Well after we play you will do :-)

 

[MadchesterCity]

Fucks arsenal up a bit though…. Every cloud eh…

Hopefully not to serious and he is back playing at the start of next season

 

[Impeccable One]

Is that the Scottish commentator Derek Rae who used to do commentary for BBC Scotland.

Yes.

Just found this on his wiki … “Rae is fluent in German and dabbles in several other languages. Rae has been known to call consulates to confirm that he has the correct pronunciation of a player's name.[5]”

Got to admire his commitment to getting it right, but it still annoys the fuck out of me.

But, Rae is a lot less annoying than Tommy Smyth and his obtuse references. Thankful we’re not having to listen to him.

 

[Big mals fedora]

Gettin sick of seein that Cnut infantino sat there at every game looking like colonel kurtz

 

[Crooked_rain]

I fancy Netherlands to put Argentina and then Brazil to the sword

 

[Hoghead]

If the 78 year old Modric can play for 99 mins plus added time for Croatia in the World Cup knockout stage, the quality and intensity of the teams must be well below that of top flight club games.
As other posters have pointed out, this is Championship football at best.
Just sayin'.

 

[aguero93:20]

I fancy Netherlands to put Argentina and then Brazil to the sword

I have this tenner...

 

[chesterbells]

I fancy Netherlands to put Argentina and then Brazil to the sword

Provocative!

 

[Ribble73]

Gettin sick of seein that Cnut infantino sat there at every game looking like colonel kurtz

To be fair to him this Qatar horror show was set up before his watch