View Full Version : Semifinal #1 Germany vs Turkey [R]
Inklink
25 Jun 2008, 04:44 PM
Crap! I bet there was some match fixing during the TV problems ;) .
I'm upset, but Turkey put on a great show and full marks to them. They held a far more superior (on paper) German side for so long and made it so interesting at the end AGAIN.
Love that team! They didn't win anything, but they sure did earn a lot of respect from a lot of football/soccer fans, I reckon!
GOOO RUSSIA (I guess :()
Golazo
25 Jun 2008, 04:44 PM
Jens Lehman = Not Very Good
HoopsBhoyInNC
25 Jun 2008, 04:44 PM
God i hope the Russians don't make it to the finals...
Please no Russia-Germany final.......k thnx
FireTrapatoni
25 Jun 2008, 04:45 PM
why are the germans celebrating, they were pretty crap and beat a high school calibar starting 11
The Natural
25 Jun 2008, 04:45 PM
Someone give Podolski some Polish sausage.
ToBeAGooner
25 Jun 2008, 04:45 PM
Its not quite like that. They only have room for so many announcing teams in the stadium and the US isn't going to get in over a European nation for a European tournament.
Then use an international feed!
But I guess ESPN needs an excuse to keep dead weight like Foudy and Smyth employed.
tigerdave
25 Jun 2008, 04:45 PM
Anyone else noticed an injured Turk on the final German Goal? Maybe a little sportsmanship, fairplay would have been nice?
Kazim was well behind the play by the time anyone would have realized he wasn't getting up. I can't really fault anyone for not stopping in that situation. It's a little different than if he down was in the box and Lahm ran right by him to score.
luis2k10
25 Jun 2008, 04:45 PM
Its not quite like that. They only have room for so many announcing teams in the stadium and the US isn't going to get in over a European nation for a European tournament.
well the local espn AM radio network here in Los Angeles were broadcasting live from the stadium.
Yah but its not the like the commenators they have are actually american or spend much time in the US
Adrian Healey doesn't spend much time in the US? Huh?
evangel
25 Jun 2008, 04:45 PM
Crap! I bet there was some match fixing during the TV problems ;) .
That's what I was saying before. Conspiracy! :D
JeremyEritrea
25 Jun 2008, 04:46 PM
No, he's saying ESPN are cheap for not sending announcers to the actual countries.
And that's a load of crap.
No way could ESPN have predicted that weather problems in Switzerland would have caused problems with the video feed in the US.
revsfan44
25 Jun 2008, 04:46 PM
Its not quite like that. They only have room for so many announcing teams in the stadium and the US isn't going to get in over a European nation for a European tournament.
even though our ratings are higher than some of said European nations?:rolleyes:
Ronrio
25 Jun 2008, 04:46 PM
Kazim was well behind the play by the time anyone would have realized he wasn't getting up. I can't really fault anyone for not stopping in that situation. It's a little different than if he down was in the box and Lahm ran right by him to score.
Fair point.
timotheus
25 Jun 2008, 04:47 PM
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Anyone else noticed an injured Turk on the final German Goal? Maybe a little sportsmanship, fairplay would have been nice?"
Ahhhh, that explains the "outage"!!! :D
Gandalf The Red
25 Jun 2008, 04:47 PM
Kazim was well behind the play by the time anyone would have realized he wasn't getting up. I can't really fault anyone for not stopping in that situation. It's a little different than if he down was in the box and Lahm ran right by him to score.
they shouldnt do it anyway, they should play to the refs whistle
JeremyEritrea
25 Jun 2008, 04:47 PM
Not even slightly. I'm only saying that they should have had their crew at the stadium in the first place, and if they had, we could have had oral PBP during the blackouts. Would they ever try to broadcast the Super Bowl from Bristol?
There's no way ESPN could have predicted weather problems.
Hind sight is 20/20.
Albirrojo
25 Jun 2008, 04:47 PM
Almost half of ESPN's broadcast team is Irish/Scottish to begin with, just snare some English play by play that we can understand as a safety measure, one would think it could be done...
The Natural
25 Jun 2008, 04:47 PM
Its not quite like that. They only have room for so many announcing teams in the stadium and the US isn't going to get in over a European nation for a European tournament.
That's funny especially since they proclaim themselves to be the worldwide leader in sports.
Inklink
25 Jun 2008, 04:47 PM
This sucks! Now I have to cheer Canada in WC Qualifiers in August, and I'm hoping for some better news ;) .
Amdrag
25 Jun 2008, 04:48 PM
There's no way ESPN could have predicted weather problems.
Hind sight is 20/20.
To be fair, there has been some terrible weather for this tournament at times.