is this bowling? looks cool
hello my fellow lawnsmen
>>155121290yes, this is a lawn bowls thread
should be a pretty good tournament
Obligatory info for new players. Know your terminology well
Certainly the most famous story in lawn bowls is about Sir Francis Drake and the Spanish Armada. On July 19, 1588, Drake was involved in a game at Plymouth when he was notified that the Spanish Armada had been sighted. The tale says his response was, “There is plenty of time to win the game and thrash the Spaniards too.” He then proceeded to finish his match and the British Navy soundly defeated the Armada (edit. the dummy thread is up). There is a lot of controversy as to whether this event actually took place.
the lads we are back
Before it officially starts, I'm pouring one out for all the /ymfoc/ anons we lost since the last /ymfoc/
are these ever not corny and cringe as fuck
>>155123571Only when (you), don't show up ;)
thank god pavarotti is dead so they can't make him do this kind of shit
>>155123790meant the pre-kick off ceremony
missed you guys
>>155123866My bad, sorry friendo
missed all of my /yfmoc/ frens I'm glad to have you all back :D
>>155124765the only thing i don't love about /yfmoc/ is how quickly it's all over
Where's the token white guy?
>>155124925natural gatekeeping
For me it's a nice game of petanque before I watch some ladies play some badminton
>>155124944bradley cross on the bench
should be an easy mexico win right
>>155124944The manager lad, but I think I spotted one on the bench
>>155125209has he tried that on the wing instead?
>>155124944Saw one during the anthem
The french commentators trying to say the names of mexican cities is a trenscendental experience>Goualledélarara
>>155125610it must have been an issue during that invasion in the 1860s
>>155125146Oh, I thought you were going to play badminton with some ladies.
Hello lads how's it going looking forward to plenty of yfmoc posting
>>155125647Why do you think it failed ?>we must consolidate in Miezou-Au-Quand>I don't see it on the map
South Africa look like utter shitAnd there it isGreat goal music too
south africa playing like a women's team lmao
first goal early lad doesn't look that mexican though
>>155125966lel
>music after goal
>>155126203Not all Mexicans are cartel members.
>player named shithole>is shithuh
>Israel Reyeswtf I support South Africa now
>>155126357they were going full mad max earlier this year, it calmed down in time at least
>camera on Infantino>loud boosOk I take that back, the mehicans are alright.
>>155126271Just you wait until the US matches and the fire bursts
>>155126473rip my nigga el mencho
is bowls superior to bocce?
>>155126558they're saving all of those for the iran matches
People from Mexico city are called chilangos
>>155126444
>>155126578Pétanque > bowlsSource : you are legally required to be drinking when you are playing pétanque
>Orlando piratesFIFApilled
>>155126510Mexisharts are bringing soul
>>155126692very based
ok i've seen enough of these useless bantusget him on
>>155126692I agree for different reasons. Pétanque terrain can be anything it doesn’t have to be flat or cleared of obstacles and the entry skill level is significantly lower making it more egalitarian in both cases
Mexico should go on with this score some goals
im looking up petanque during halftime
>south Africa qualified with a south Africa league all star team>Nigeria didn'tWut
Oh boy built in commercial break
>music and hydration break
today i feel... dehydrated
>advert break in the middle of the halfHATEREDPURE HATREDthat fucking meme as song tho kek>>155127117I'd say the skill floor is a lot lower but the skill ceiling gets very high, especially if you're playing variants with more distance between the throwing point and the target
>hydration breakEmbarrassing and utterly soulless. Are you telling me players from Mexico and Africa can't handle a little bit of heat?
You’ll love it and you don’t need a lot of space either, there’s a sort of minimum. You only need the boules, a jack, and I recommend a ring to throw from. Just buy or get what they call leisure boules to start with because the proper ones you need to customise them really and you need to play a bit to know what kind of player you are
>hydration breakwoke nonsensenever needed them in south africa brazil and qatar
>hydration breakbowls is a dead sport
>>155127716Pretty sure Qatar had them. They just showed them drinking on the sidelines instead of going to commercials though
>>155127716They had them in Qatar, but Fifa had to make it even more obnoxious by making them MANDATORY, one each half
>itv did not show ads during the hydration break
>>155127933>>155128002It was 45 degree in Qatar thoughbeit
>>155128071did you forget the stadiums were fully air conditioned
They can have them I don’t mind but there needs to be some regulation like it has to be above a certain temperature and whatever they use to ascertain comfort level
And it should be fucking hot like not 25c or some shit
Qatar needs to finally finish that magic cloud technology that was totally a real thing lol so we won't need water breaks
>>155127933>>155128002ah yeah I forgot they had them there also, wasn't a clear ploy for more ads at least>>155128065yeah p based, hope they keep it that wayfuck any and all yankifications of this sport
These pussies just need to man up, simple as.Last time US hosted it:>Germany vs. South Korea>The kickoff air temperature was 103° F (39.4° C), while the ground-level temperature on the field soared to a blistering 120° F (49° C).No hydration breaks needed
>>155128065probably didn't like the reaction to when they showed adverts during rugby matches earlier this year
>>155128570The only yankification I'm looking forward to is refs wearing microphones.
>>155128683i was too young for 1994 but apparently referees would blow the whistle for HT/FT as early as they could so US broadcasters could roll in the adverts.
>>155128683They didn't do hormone therapies back then.
>>155128704Is that really yankification if rugby is the most infamous example of refs wearing microphones?
>+4 minutesGlad to see we're not doing the +12 minutes of extra time the way we did in Qatar.
>>155129010NFL was doing it first where they stop the game and announce to the whole crowd over the pa, rugby took it from there (actually rugby league took it first and then union)
>>155129010Yes ?Refs in US football and in basketball have been wearing mics for a lot longer and announce their decisions out loud. That's pretty neat.Not as memeworthy as>use it>use it !>USE IIIT !because ruck discipline is a thing of the past
>VAR for corners >but not that one
>if you finnish an end with 0 points its called a Fanny and you have to kiss the arse of a woman named Fannywhy cant the french do anything without being Godlessly degenerate
>>155129593If we didn't, we just wouldn't be french.
There are way too many matches, this is getting ridiculous. How many of you are watching the middle of the night fixtures? I'm getting too old for stay up past midnight (kwab)
>>155129978neetdom is your friend
>>155129171>>155129242Yeah I guess I just associate it rugby the most since I think they use it the best with actually explaining the calls instead of just announcing it
>>155129978>How many of you are watching the middle of the night fixtures?i physically can't i will fall asleep
>>155129978I work on a two week rotation of day shifts that start at 5:30am and end at 3:30pm and it turns into two weeks of night shifts that go from 3pm to 1am.I'm pretty much missing everything during my night shifts.
>>155130210US football does it pretty well I'd say with ref calls being said out loud, on speakersN clearly stated with an explanation.I dunno, it's nice for transparency and ref accountability.
>>155130381I'm not really a fan of the way NFL refs do it because there can really subjective calls and they'll just simply say>pass interference. defenceLike I actually want you to explain to me what you saw that was interference>straight redGame 100% over now
this mexican nog is alright
>/sp/ shitholekek
Game's gone, pussifed
era?
>are you saying Sithole or Shithole?
Yeah no way South Africa was tying this up down one player
well struck
>raining>we need another hydration break gringo
It's fucking raining and yet they need a break, lmao what a joke
that ref cam makes me feel a bit sick
>>155132011>>155131986sorry we allready sold the ad slots please understand
>>155129593It’s cool you just get a scoreboard with a wooden carving of a pretty girl’s bum and if you’re held to nil you kiss it, it’s very normal
If it’s not 4 nil I’ll be unimpressed with Mexico
as if var sinson didn't break momentum enoughthese breaks are going to get so annoying
They seriously need to revert back to max 3 subs allowed, 5(+1) is plain retarded
>>155132660disagree, they should go to rolling subsand some kind of system involving free kicks and yards
>>155132744It heavily favours bigger, stacked teams though
>>155132660I remember them saying it was a temporary measure for the coof
Notice how we barely got any crowd shots and not a single one with any latina hotties, curious...
>>155132844whoops! permanent measure
I am VINDICATED, getting the explanation in dogshit english is priceless.
>>155132987people asking about this but i'm pretty sure it stopped being a thing around 2016
>>155132660I still haven’t got my head around the extra subs
>>155133132I feel like I'm vindicated too lol. He actually explained (terribly in broken english) why the call was made instead of just going>red card
Should have banned this ref, can't even speak English
why haven't i got an england flag? i'm in surrey, shouldn't be a union jack
>>155133389isn't that why ol' bulbhead got banned from entry
you lads doing an office sweepstake? got spain in mine
>>155133551>officebeen unemployed for two years now
>>155133551Nobody in my workplace watches footy :c
>>155133490>>155133551You’ll have to larp as a nordie for the duration
>>155133604>two yearsrookie numbersthis is my second world cup in a row as an unemployedsman
calm it down ref no need for that
Could be red
Three reds in the opening game, this WC is delivering.
feels like a red you give you to even it outcouldve given 2 yellows instead
South Africa are not good
He was in on one on one it’s a fair red, strict but it’s fine
>chop someone down cynically to prevent a goal scoring opportunityRed all day for me. Love seeing that shit punished.
these saffa lads are shite
>>155133551Threw a cheeky tenner at Germany at the bookies>>155134001Shockingly poor even, they would have never qualified through the UEFA qualifiers
terrible undercoached teams make games more interesting
>>155134001>>155134135assume this team would not have qualified if 16 fewer teams.
One on one, last defender, not playing the ball, denying a clear opportunity. No problem with it being a red, that's very fair.
could this be the 6th world cup game to have a wikipedia page titled 'battle of'
>>155134233Battle of the Sitholes
Mexicanos were saying that they could challenge England and Germany
>>155134136how much do you get back if germany win? i put a quid in and get £50 if spain do the business
honestly not a good matchSA are fucking dreadful
Mexico can be better and in this stadium they’re very difficult I reckon for anyone
>>155134351any UEFA team in the tournament would have beaten them easily they were fucking awful
>>155134287Hell I should join your office. Should be getting 150, but after the goytax to the big daddy government it's down to 120
>>155133551I live in Canada. No one gives a fuck at my work
>>155133490if you’re phone posting, with certain isps or on 5g one way or another in Thames Valley/Greater London and bits of Essex and other Home Counties but mainly Essex it will never kick back an England flag due to something really complicated to do with traffic and transmission that I don’t understand but a big brained man explained to me at work
>3 straight redswtf happened
>>155134909overzealous refereeing
not a great first game honestlywill prob skip friday's games so I'll see you /yfmoc/cers again on the weekend \o
that fat man from man vs food sounds like he's done a few lines
I heard he had to retire because it was killing him
so who we got in this one yfmocbros
>>155140297It'll be a draw
czechs are too euros-ythey should not be playing against non-european opposition ever
Came back from commercial with Korea attacking. Worst world cup by default with these terribly timed commercials
>American commentator its over
son is washed all the way uphe should retire
impressed this thread survived the night
