On Jun 14, 8:02 pm, Declan Murphy <declan_mur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 14, 9:22 am, The 2-Belo <the2b...@msd.bigREMOVETHISlobe.ne.jp>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > We have a report from the fj.life.in-japan Dynamics Officer that Declan Murphy
> > has exploded. Flight director confirms that:
>
> > >On Jun 11, 8:06?am, The 2-Belo <the2b...@msd.bigREMOVETHISlobe.ne.jp>
> > >wrote:
> > >> We have a report from the fj.life.in-japan Dynamics Officer that Declan Murphy
> > >> has exploded. Flight director confirms that:
>
> > >> >I'm going to miss a few games (working my proverbial off this summer),
> > >> >but I'm really looking forward to it, even though Ireland were
> > >> >eliminated by the cheating French (spit in the general direction of
> > >> >Paris).
>
> > >> I can't bear to watch Japan's matches, although I probably will anyway. It is 90
> > >> minutes of screaming WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING at the television.
>
> > >Only Japan match I'm definitely watching is Japan/Holland. I'm going
> > >to be interviewed (pre-record) next Wednesday on Dutch radio about it.
> > >Maybe if the Dutch exchanged their boots for wooden clogs...
>
> > Can you put it up somewhere for me to hear? I'd be interested in listening.
>
> Probably can. Probably not going to be very interesting though :-)
>
> > >What really irritates me about the Japan matches is not the players
> > >(doing their best etc), not the coach (its not his fault his
> > >federation appointed him to a position in which he is out of his
> > >depth), but the commentators.
>
> > Oh, yeah, that's another rant entirely.
>
> Its not just the commentators, but all the media. There are
> unrealistic expectations for a team that is primarily just a J-League
> concern. 19 of the 23 squad members play all of their club football in
> Japan - its no wonder that Japan hasn't won a single World Cup match
> outside Japan as yet. [...]

Well, they have now as the media will proceed to tell us over and over
again.

If Japan can hold Denmark and the Netherlands to draws, it *might*
have a chance
of going to the next stage.

Again, I only care about the mathematics behind it.  Interleague
baseball is still winding
down.