The Official ROD Football (Soccer) Thread

[Rams and Gators]

Well that's the game

 

[ScotsRam]

Totally gutted. Unlucky USA. You still made it further than England, Spain, Portugal, Russia, Croatia and Italy amongst many others. Good effort.

 

[jsimcox]

Thanks haven't heard that one. Where does it come from?

It comes from back when trains had a guy shovelling coal into the coal pit. When he needed to take a shit he would do it on the shovel because the dust on the shovel meant it didn't stick. They would then fling it in the fire as quickly as possible. Thus, quick like the shit off the shovel.

One of my personal favourite bits of slang actually

 

[HX76]

Thanks haven't heard that one. Where does it come from?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shit+off+a+shovel

 

[HX76]

Goal!

 

[jsimcox]

This game isn't over yet!

 

[Rams and Gators]

Game on.

 

[Rams and Gators]

Oh so close.

 

[jsimcox]

If not for Tim Howard, this game wouldn't even be close. Having an incredible game...

 

[HX76]

This World Cup just keeps on giving.

 

[jsimcox]

Straight from the training ground, that free kick. Great effort!

 

[HX76]

What a well worked free kick, such a shame he didn't finish.

 

[Rams and Gators]

This is excruciating.

 

[Rams and Gators]

You Americans should be damn proud of that performance. I have to go to supporting Germany now for the sweepstakes .

 

[ScotsRam]

Genuinely one of the best games of football I've ever seen.

 

[HX76]

What an absolutely fantastic game of football. I feel so sorry for America just like I did for the Swiss earlier and Chile and Mexico at the weekend. Usually one of the underdogs will see there way through just a shame it never happened tonight.

 

[TK42-RAM]

Bad luck to the USA -- great performance.

USA , like Australia , suffer in soccer as a result of their domestic football being so powerful -- the majority of the best athletes go to where the $$ is.