Women's World Cup 2023

[savoloysam]

Now it's all about whether LJ gets a three match ban, or just the one. I don't think it justifies a three match ban.

Violent conduct. Three games I think.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Violent conduct. Three games I think.

I reckon it's an automatic one match ban with the possibility of reviewing and extending it, I don't think it's automatically three.

 

[mx wcfc]

Violent conduct. Three games I think.

Yes, but don't a committee review it before a three match ban is handed down? It was nasty, but not violent imho.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Now it's all about whether LJ gets a three match ban, or just the one. I don't think it justifies a three match ban.

It's a tricky one.

It certainly doesn't feel like it was intended to do any serious physical harm, but at the same time it was essentially violence, as it had nothing to do with the game and was purely about sticking one on an opposition player (i.e. wasn't just a very badly timed/executed challenge).

Yes, but don't a committee review it before a three match ban is handed down? It was nasty, but not violent imho.

Ha, ok, we've put it in essentially opposite terms!

 

[magneze]

Very very lucky.

Nailed on 3 match ban if you ask me.

 

[Wilf]

Glad they didn't lose for James really. Had they gone out various newspapers plus the horrors of social media would have given her hell . However she can't really complain if it's a 3 match ban (though1 or 2 probably more appropriate).

 

[Wilf]

Nailed on 3 match ban if you ask me.

...ish.

 

[two sheds]

Glad they didn't lose for James really. Had they gone out various newspapers plus the horrors of social media would have given her hell .

Yes, this. She must feel pretty shit as it is.

 

[two sheds]

Right - on to Australia Denmark

 

[savoloysam]

Right - on to Australia Denmark

I can watch this one without one eye on my diazepam tabs.

 

[savoloysam]

Kelly looked too nervous walking up to the spot but instead of folding she took a bit to get hold of herself. How often do players walk up like a bag of nerves and lose themselves.

 

[Wilf]

Glad they didn't lose for James really. Had they gone out various newspapers plus the horrors of social media would have given her hell . However she can't really complain if it's a 3 match ban (though1 or 2 probably more appropriate).

Actually scratch that, it probably was violent conduct. I tend to think of VC as 'something Roy Keane would do' which is setting the bar too high

 

[mx wcfc]

Yes, this. She must feel pretty shit as it is.

Hero to zero in one mad moment.

 

[two sheds]

Actually scratch that, it probably was violent conduct. I tend to think of VC as 'something Roy Keane would do' which is setting the bar too high

Manslaughter

 

[savoloysam]

Hero to zero in one mad moment.

They marked her out as the one to watch. Stifled and niggled at her all game and she obviously let it get to her eventually Like Beckham she will learn from it and come back with something to prove.

 

[savoloysam]

Actually scratch that, it probably was violent conduct. I tend to think of VC as 'something Roy Keane would do' which is setting the bar too high

Playing for Forest?

 

[Steel Icarus]

Loved how Chloe Kelly went straight to the Nigerian goalie upon winning to console her AND waved the camera away.

 

[inva]

Loved how Chloe Kelly went straight to the Nigerian goalie upon winning to console her AND waved the camera away.

Yes a few England players went over I think didn't they, always nice to see

 

[Lord Camomile]

Mention of how Netherlands and USA finished in their group reminded me: I'm pretty sure FIFA expected USA to win the group, given the k/o times of the respective matches

Yuuuup, just noticed that the Netherlands' next match, against Spain, has a k/o much more friendly to North America than Europe: 2am GMT.

Their prev match against RSA was at 3am GMT, and both are the only matches in the knockout stages with a k/o before 8am GMT

 

[two sheds]

They marked her out as the one to watch. Stifled and niggled at her all game and she obviously let it get to her eventually Like Beckham she will learn from it and come back with something to prove.

And what she did wasn't actually dangerous - unlike some of the challenges that looked like they were making a back for an opponent trying to head the ball. Fall from height can fuck you up if you land awkwardly.

 

[inva]

Wonderful to see Kerr getting on the pitch finally

 

[Wilf]

The telly saying England now favourites. My reaction to that is... no.

 

[Lord Camomile]

The telly saying England now favourites. My reaction to that is... no.

Not contesting, but who would people consider favourites at this point?

Japan? Spain?

 

[savoloysam]

It's literally anyone's. I think Australia will do it with all their fans behind them.

 

[belboid]

Not contesting, but who would people consider favourites at this point?

Japan? Spain?

Them, probably. I am tempted to put money on that for one semi & England-Aus for the other. Anyone could win from then on - tho England are probably more likely to beat Australia, which makes them favourites by default.

 

[Wilf]

Not contesting, but who would people consider favourites at this point?

Japan? Spain?

Haven't seen enough of it to say, but Japan getting the rave reviews.

 

[Wilf]

Them, probably. I am tempted to put money on that for one semi & England-Aus for the other. Anyone could win from then on - tho England are probably more likely to beat Australia, which makes them favourites by default.

Presumably that counterintuitive thing of odds per team at this point (poss. England) v odds at the point of being in the final (Spain or Japan may well be favourites against England.

 

[hash tag]

Saw this on the front page of a paper in the supermarket a minute ago. Will she be on tomorrows front pages?

 

[two sheds]

Come on Jamaica

 

[ska invita]

JA the big underdog story.... Fingers crossed for them