World Cup 2018 Group A- RUS/KSA/EGY/URU

UCDFAN wrote: Denis Irwin wrote: SuperDave84 wrote: His brutally garbled English, bizarre syntax and unnecessary capitalisation would certainly lead to that conclusion... not to mention the inability to answer a straight question, and attacking the person raising the question as biased rather than actually addressing the issue in dispute. I'm done with him. As am I It's quite clear he can't accept genuine criticism/ questioning of Russia that is backed up . So he's resorting to the race card  The initial tweet identifies Nationality as a motivator to find a problem. Superdave84 opening sentence to me talks about beta version Google Translate. But it's someone else's fault.

bhob wrote: UCDFAN wrote: Denis Irwin wrote: SuperDave84 wrote: His brutally garbled English, bizarre syntax and unnecessary capitalisation would certainly lead to that conclusion... not to mention the inability to answer a straight question, and attacking the person raising the question as biased rather than actually addressing the issue in dispute. I'm done with him. As am I It's quite clear he can't accept genuine criticism/ questioning of Russia that is backed up . So he's resorting to the race card  The initial tweet identifies Nationality as a motivator to find a problem. Superdave84 opening sentence to me talks about beta version Google Translate. But it's someone else's fault. How else do they point out which team has run the most in the competition other than their nationality?

@Bhob
Sorry for not getting back to you earlier I was preparing some food.

The line you highlighted is a reply to Denis Irwin who accused me of playing the 'race card' while defending the author of the tweet/spreadsheet who was motivated to find a problem based on Nationality. Anybody who feels a connection to the sport should push back against that attitude of targeting based on Nationality.
You can direct your question towards him.

Just before you came in....

Denis Irwin wrote: UCDFAN is Russian or of Russian origin  I reckon

That's the stuff I have to put up with. Let's just say when I hang around in groups I don't hear "We're all Irish hear" as much as I used to.

Just because an attribute is measured (i.e. running around a lot Skill) and a number is placed beside a label/team that doesn't mean that they should be arranged on a long list and compared. It's partial info that doesn't consider the environment. The partial info doesn't represent the sport and that aswell should be challenged.

Now Bhob I notice on another thread "Drugs in Sport" you've nailed your colours to the mast that the Russians are guilty. I don't want you to be incorrect. Just, I want you to use information that reflects the sport.



Edited by UCDFAN - 22 Jun 2018 at 9:54am

What is this lad talking about

UCDFAN wrote: 9fingers wrote: it’s an INTERNATIONAL competition.  If we remove nationality from it, so as to suit your weird agenda, then my odd friend, we don’t have a World Cup anymore  I haven't said remove the nationality. But why use nationality just to find fault as the author of the tweet/Spreadsheet attempted to do? The International completion is bigger than that.

Great free kick

coyne wrote: Don't think we'll be seeing Salah in an Egypt shirt ever again. It's been a bit of a disaster for him. First he's been used as a propaganda tool all tournament having to pose alongside Ramzan Kadyrov. Egypt announced their starting line up with him on the bench, then changed it 5 minutes later with him starting

So much for Egypt being the potential dark horse lost all 3 games.

Very underwhelming group

Already qualified, dial it back so they're less suspicious