atlas2

I just watched this again…….. It does take a little of the glitter off their god like status'……Which is a good thing.

I hadn't considered water polo even though I've played it…..as a guest…..of a London based team on two of their friendly tours of Malta in the 70s. The Maltese are mad about polo and rope off 'pitches' in the sea. I was a decent swimmer but I was knackered in 5 mins …...as well as crap. I think they threw me in just to make that point. One of their training routines I witnessed was to tread water chest high across a pool carrying a chair above their heads. Most of the players I know had to have their hips done in their early 50s or they struggle-on with buggar'd-up knees. It's pretty violent too. Another practice session was to line up opposite an opponent and try to wrestle him under. Whittling it down to a final two to decide who got the Incredible Hulk Award that night. I agree…..My mate, who was Best man at both my weddings was fit as a butcher's dog in those days……. I realize it's a silly question to ask 'who's the fittest?' or what is the most demanding team game.

I've been thinking about this…….. My main adult sport was squash. It calls for very high levels of fitness to play it well. Even decent club players have to maintain a good level of fitness to be able to compete. I've seen and been in matches where one player has been totally out-classed and made to look like a beginner in the first couple of games only to be drawn back by his opponents superior fitness and gradually worn down to near collapse like hyenas worrying a zebra before they strike. It would be interesting to compare the fitness levels between the top level badminton and squash, I'm not sure which sport is the most demanding. As Sinbinjack says American football and football are not really suitable for comparison. In fact, that the sports share the same name is laughable. All we can be assured of is that an American footballer will be at the very peak of his, sport's specific fitness. I'm pretty sure if the pool of athletes playing grid-iron had instead grown up playing rugby the USA would dominate and not NZ. As it is, I'd like to suggest that the toughest and most demanding team sport is Rugby league. It calls for strength and speed from all positions. It's non-stop and tests all aspects of fitness. That is unless you can think of another sport I've missed.

Oh my word! Oh I say!! As England have had their arse kicked……'bollocks' IYou can see that 'm getting into Wimbledon, 'Cracking shot by Murray' mood. With a German coach and the passion they play with and better luck I think USA will do it. I do hope that Americans in their bars are getting caught up in the drama of 'Soccer'. Compared with the perpetual and almost instant gratifications of the slam dunks in Basketball it must seem a bit slow.

Come on 'The Septics'…… Who's gonna buy Renaldo hair-sprays after this?

As the Aussies are out and Scotland didney qualify……….. and England……'Oh bollocks' …….are done and dusted…….. I'll be up cheering on USA in the morning……... You'll have to teach me some 'American' MM.

I've been wandering around muttering 'Bollocks' under my breath whenever the football comes to mind…….'Bollocks' Anyway I blame the last manager………..that's when it all went to rat-shit……..Take a look at this training session…….."Bollocks'

Well at least England can take solace in the joy our exit has brought to others……. This guy, picked out in the Jimmy wig will be famous forever. http://youtu.be/5GCgv1jNRtg

This should buggar it up………... This vid could go into any of the 3 threads devoted to videos……. Sometimes less is more….. let's see how a music vid, (one of the crassest of all time) does without any music? I think it's better!

Suarez gloating………Brazilian Press mocking……. Nothing we can say really. Good luck Costa Rica.

He's been up every night drinking coffee and watching the World Cup…..

"Well bugger my buggery boots!" When Pandora lifted the lid…. and out flew pestilence and all the rest…... the last to escape the jar was Elpis better known as, 'hope'. It sometimes feels like hope is as big a bastard as the others and really only flew out to torment us!! Even now I can feel it fluttering………'We're not out yet…. there's still hope……. slim as it is.' Maybe it can all go right for us in the coming games. Can only hope so now. No recriminations or excuses…….At least there was nothing lucky about Suarez's clinical goals……….Gerrard flicks balls on to him every week.

Yeah…….Squeaky bum time for me.

Absolutely a pat on the back for Australia. Football must be 4th choice invasion sport over there after Rugby league, Union and Aussie Rules….also coming below cricket in popularity……But NO Australian team ever goes down without a fight. Let's see if a spent Spain can match them in the last game.

You're right…….. I was looking on the bright side of my mate's 'lot'. If funding for prostate research and education matched that of breast cancer a lot more of us would survive it.

To show that i can be serious about this……...http://www.pattayatalk.com/forums/topic/55933-i-have-a-friend-with-a-problem/?hl=prostate However, and I know we are all different…. my mate appreciated some genuine sympathy mixed with a large amount of humour. It's certainly the English/Aussie way . I think it's because ernest sympathy makes us more likely to well-up and blubber…….and you don't want to do that in front of your mates……unless it's a game of football. For information. The mate concerned, (70 now), after his Op was over the incontinence problem within 6 months….though as he's still building houses and doing a lot of the work himself he admits he sometimes leaks a little when he squats to pick up heavy weights. He's cancer free but he never got an erection again. He tried everything including injections directly into his penis…… Nothing really worked. After a year without even a nocturnal erection he's stopped worrying. He's still a handsome bloke and women love him…….He cheats!! He really listens to them. But he knows he can't take it further than flirting in the UK. However, the semi-good news is that he can still achieve an orgasm. The feelings of one at least, but without any sperm production. On his last trip here Songkran 2 years ago he found a nice lady who took care of his flaccid cock with her mouth while he reciprocated with his tongue. Everyone happy and no mess. Shagging ain't everything in life. Honestly given a choice between incontinence and impotence I'd choose 'playing pool with a piece of rope every time.

When it happened to me I decided to masturbate ferociously ………..Why should I be the only one feeling awkward??

Don't you think it's strange that in today's world of high tech medicine, when machines can replace organs, when a drop of saliva can identify fatherhood, or a blood test identify 100's of diseases……. that initial testing for prostate cancer still involves a Doctor sticking his finger up your arse and wiggling it about?

She's my claim to infamy….. I grew up in the old 'Charles Street', site of the Georgian Fever Dens and later the famous child prostitution scandal involving 13yr old Eliza Armstrong, who was sold by her mother for 5 pounds to a man called Stead. He was actually a 'do gooder' and promptly collected her from the brothel and delivered the girl to the Salvation Army…… Nevertheless he was given a 3 month sentence for his trouble. It was a famous scandal at the time and Shaw is said to have used Lisson Grove's notoriety as the most sordid, drunken and violent part of London to establish Eliza's credentials as a tough choice for his 5 pound wager, (note the amount). By the time baby atlas2 came along, due to all the publicity 'Charles Street's' name had been changed to 'Ranston street'. It's still in one of the poorest Wards in London. Last time I visited there were so many Burka's around it got dark a half-hour earlier. It seems funny to us now how Eliza's use of 'Bloody' was shocking to a theatre audience. So to bring things up to date………And back on track…. ………."Tonight Wayne Rooney……Move your fucking arse."

The reign of Spain has dribbled down the drain……... But thanks for the memories.

I feel sorry for your footballers…….

Yes he was a very good player……. But if you do a search for Klinsmann you very quickly come to 'The Klinsmann Dive' I prefer Persie'ing the new craze sweeping Holland. I'll go and find a link. http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27885833

He'll get a good nights sleep now.

Yes I often think of your accident when I get up in the night for a pee……… No saintly Mrs Gonzo living with me.

"Shatoff is tackled by Hoo flung dunn…….Who passes to One hung low…….but Arthur Bollockov is there. He threads it through…..and…….It's a fantastic goal from Jerkoff What a goal and er….. what a celebration from Jerkoff in the corner. It's the lack of sleep….sorry. …….Time for the swim.