[SOC] the real reason

Sat, 1 Jun 2002 15:37:12 -0500

Isn't the SOC approach to
"snatch Defeat from the Jaws of Victory?"

Bob N0UF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Redding" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: [SOC] the real reason


> Maybe, It does get a bit like trench warfare at times, but the flipside is
> that in "footie" (soccer) it really isn't over 'till the fat lady sings.
> Whereas in (say) basketball you can be getting to the end of the match and
> it's a foregone conclusion at 25-6, such runaway victories are rare in
> footie, and the result of the match can suddenly be turned upside down in
> the last couple of minutes or even in added "injury time" as the clock
runs
> down.
> One of our best teams are past masters at this, going behind early in the
> game to stupid defensive errors (I'm talking about you Mr Barthez...sorry
> Claude) - only to snatch victory in the closing few minutes. Alex Ferguson
> (their manager) is convinced that they do it on purpose to bump him off
with
> a heart attack or something.
>
> Whatever rocks your boat, I suppose.
> Good luck to the USA footie team...t'would be nice to play them.
> Chris, GQ4PDJ
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> Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 8:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [SOC] the real reason
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> > You know, it just occurred to me why they have so many riots after
soccer
> > games. Everybody is so bored out of their minds, they do it for the
> > excitement.
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