※SpinalGap24 ※

But still,
the horizon offers a million dreams
Over the hill
is not as bad as it seems

The rain never fell
upon parched lands near
though my heart could tell
that it must overcome fear

A south wind
rescuing my northern exposure
may depression rescind
in hope's disclosure

The impossible
never keeps residence
rather, the possible
gains independence!

After boogieing
We all crave for a hot-dog spashed with noise

(Sugarcubes)

 

I can see something
hitherto unseen
but it knows no words
nor sounds unclean

just a feeling now
of oneness awhite
falling somewhere
'till death of night.

(lauren6)

This is so hot hot!
Oh, we melt together
Like tigers
And we're dancing
Together.

(Sugarcubes)

 
A mistake or two?
-take 'two'
and forget the first
cut!
and edit the rest
patient or actor?
expendible
but never extinguishable!

(lauren6)

...This is too much fun, fun, fun, fun, fun, fun
Everyone is so close to laughing,
This kind of joy won't last,

Something wonderful is about to happen
I feel perfectly ready
Don't know yet what it is...

(Sugarcubes)

 It goes over and over my mind, since it's rediscovery yesterday afternoon.
A blast from 1987, is as fresh in 2006 as ever it was before.

Tonight
Gripped by fear
disguised in loneliness
gilded by sadness
fed by pain
hungered by neglect
stoked by 'medicine'
and all felt by me.

(lauren6)

Do we turn the page
when couped-up?
Or save the best
for the rainy days?

To seek the sun
with the bed unmade
and smile warmly
when inside is cold

Is a deep breath right?
when we keep it all in
to exhale later
with no one around

Yet, in the presence of you
a whisper falls silent
with the mood alive
I'm touched.

So, Sepp Blatter, (or, Sepp Blotter, a Freudian slip by Graham Taylor), wishes to have two referees for future matches.

This has been mentioned as long as I've been interested in football and life, and well remember watching Spain82 with similar discussion. Fifa are oh-so-progressive!

But, as with all things human, no two people will ever be alike, so may I put this scenario before you;

We, ('we' being any national team you care to belong to, or follow), find ourselves in the semi-final of the World Cup, held in Iceland by a Fifa edict that dictates all World Cup's must be held in a nation of a different letter and flag colour.

Referee1 holds the game, and his half of the bargain very well, booking only one player, for a crude tackle on the armpit of a great player, who continues arm bandaged a-la-Beckenbauer.
Referee2 is way off the pace, called in as a replacement because 'official referee2' was involved in "unofficial payments" involving a game between Greenland and the Shetland Islands, (as Fifa now wish all regions to join in the fun).

Referee2 sends off two players, one from each team, for fighting, a correct decision, but both players were warming-up and not on the field of play, such was this referees' boredom at being on the quieter side of the halfway line...does he have the right to 'interfere with play' in this manner?

Will players alter their style if one side has a viscious card-wielding maniac of a referee, while the other is tolerant?
Will the two referees differ if a tackle is commited ON the halfway line?
If we have two referees, should we then have four linesman?
Which referee blows for kick-off?
Will the referee on the half that 'hosts' a penalty shoot-out get more money than the other ref?

My ultimate scenario is this...the game I refer to, is level at 1-1 after 119 minutes of play, heading for penalties.
Then a long through ball is played from the half of referee1 and the supersub of our team chips the goalkeeper, the ball clipping the underside of the crossbar, and falling over the line on the stroke of full-time. This whole move lasts barely two seconds.

In that time, as the ball was played from referee1's half, he blew his whistle, but referee2 did not call time, and in the heated atmosphere did not hear nor see it, and allowed play to continue in his half, thus allowing the goal.
What would happen?
Who calls time, referee1 or 2 when a long ball is played?

Speaking of referees, I think yesterday's penalty for France was very soft indeed. 90% of referees would probably not have given it. Did anyone notice how lethargic Thierry Henry looks? Is he the same Arsenal player? And he is acting in every game...something I do not see him do for Arsenal, where he is a perfect professional. Strange.
Well done Germany, Portugal, Italy and France, all are winners.

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On a personal note, I have followed the physio's orders and damaged my knee ligaments in so doing. His own supervisor went wild with him for pushing me way beyond my powers.
Sigh.