USA VS ENGLAND DRAWN - Page 3

Doghandler
here is a section of the iside of my loft, These pigeons you see in the Photos will at the end of June be competing in the greatest Long distance pigeon race in the World the Barclona International from Spain some of these pigeons are going back for there 4th Trip racing from there 700 miles of mountains etc, All europe contests thks race and there will be around 28.000 pigeons in the race from all Europe the winning pigeon will be worth around 250.000 USA Dollars
Steve1

Doghandler
This is the Loft my pigeons are housed in built mostly by me
Steve1

Steve1- I like very much the way you are displaying your hobby. I might well think of adding a new hobby to my hobbies.

You are talented to build such a loft. Are you an engineer?

Tarekallam
No, i was never an Engineer i was not brainy enough for a job like that, I was a Interior & Exterior Painter and Decorator all my working life 45 years in that trade except for the years i was in her M.Forces then i carried on in the same job, I used to paint old Houses inside and out and Newly Built ones on the Building Sites so picked up tips as the time went by, I was and still am an ordinary working Guy now retired of course, But can stretch to do things if i have too certainly i cannot afford to pay others to do my work for me
Steve1

no disrespect was meant steve the pigeons look lean but the  pigeons in the town center are fat because the amount of food they are given ..also where they are housed looks immaculate is it really true they are harder to breed then dogs etc (well bred ones) i really didnt want to disrespect you about the things i said i didnt know so i just asked as you are from uk too

Doghandler,
No offence taken and i never thought it was meant in a wrong way but i posted just to let you know the Myths are not true regards Racing Pigeons
Yes, i was born in London UK  16th June 1940  in fact tomorrow i will be 70 years old, Born under the sound of the Bow Bells makes me a Cockney Lad,
 However when the first Bombs hit London Mother carrying me and three other little Kids in tow went into the Air raid Shelter when she came out the whole Street was gone including our House, Two days later she was put on a train by the local council the train went 70 miles away to Newbury,  Berkshire, the Guard told her to get off with four Kids and the train went on No where to live and not knowing what to do she took us into the town and asked a lady where the council offices were in the meantime the Lady took her to her home for the night next day the council came and said my mother and the two youngest could stay with the Lady My Mothers two Daughters ages 7 and 5 were taken from her and boarded out to foster homes ,It was 4 years before she got her daughters back and in that 4 years they never saw there mother or Father that was the sign of the times during War
Our Dad was serving in the RAF he knew nothing for months of what happened, When the war ended he came home and the family got together again
My Mothers Sister stayed in the house that was bombed she died that day, As did two of her brothers who were serving in the Army at that time
Anyway sorry to hijack this thread
Steve1

Don't know much about Soccer, but why can the game end in a tie? No shootout? No winner?

Dawn in Chicago
Home of the 2010 Stanley Cup Chicago Blackhawks!!! WOOOO HOOOO!

you know steve my grandad is 65 years old and the same kind of the happend to him i love history(got an a grade) and i asked him what happend and his mothers 2 brothers died in a bombing and his father beleave it or not was a police dog handler and he was nearly killed also i think it is so sad so many diffirent storys about the war people who was overseas fighting down to the farmer growing crops for everybody so i will listen to more of them kind of storys from the past they are brilliant  

Ha ha ha...

I am sorry Steve, I like you, man, but this English team is one big fat pathetic bunch.

Draw with Algeria, 0-0, no goals. Algeria? ALGERIA? These guys are minnows in world soccer and England is (supposed to be) sharks, whales, or at least a barracuda. They are showing nothing in this world cup, despite impressice names, Princes William and Harry paying them a visit int he dressing room and so on and so on. No wonder English press is giving them such a hard time, deservedly so.

To Dawn, how can a game end up in  tie?

Only in group matches. There are 32 countries in the cup, divided into groups. Every group has 4 teams, they all play each other. So, in "our group" we have England, USA, Algeria and Slovenia. They allplay each other once, regardless how the game ends, a tie, win or loss. You get points accordingly,if you win, full   points, a tie gets 1 point to each team and loss gets you big fat zero.

After they all play each other, we'll know next week, then out of 4 teams in every group, 2 with most points advance into the elimination play, or sweet 16, as people in USa call college basketball games.

There is no tie then, there will be a winner. If after 2 halves played, 90 minutes, there is no goals, ir it's a tie, 1-1, 2-2,3-3 etc... they play extra time, 2x15 minutes. If even then, nothing, still tied, then they will take a short break, then do penalty kicks. 5 guys from each team will shoot at the goal, just him and the goal keeper. Loser goes home, 8 winners from total of 16 teamse advances to next level, then 4 teams, then 2 best play for world championships.