Joe MacCarthy Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 6 hours ago, JamboAl said: George Pakos, the plumber from Victoria, was the goal scorer. Gorgeous poke from outside the penalty box. It's an inspirational story ted, Ivan, JamboAl and 5 others 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 That Honduras away game was my first exposure to Canadian soccer and Pakos’ goal is burned into my brain. What a legend! Free kick and An Observer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 3 hours ago, Bison44 said: While we're filling time before the big game, some trivia about this photo. The fella in the middle is the infamous Jos LeDuc who died 15 years after this commercial was made (1984) at the age of 54. Sadly, the Kelly twins (Pat and Mike) were involved in a famous minivan accident in Lewisporte Nfld that claimed the lives of Pat Kelly, Dave Bearman McKigney and WWF star Adrian Adonis, four years after this commercial was made. sstackho, WestHamCanadianinOxford and Addona 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 4 hours ago, Bison44 said: Big hunk of....FUDGGGEEE. Ha. I sometimes really miss getting references like this. The other day I was having a conversation about the bad transfers one of our (West Ham) former managers oversaw. I found out he has bought over a billion (yes!) £s worth of players over his career. His top 5 most expensive were Ronaldo and Kaka for Real Madrid, Kevin deBruyne and Raheem Stirling for Man City and coming in at #5, Sebastian Haller for West Ham. I started to sing from Sesame Street: "One of these things is not like the others, One of these things doesn't belong...". Blank stares. Totally lost on the English. ted, Addona, Bison44 and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) Match day 1 is finally here. All times ET. One Soccer is showing El Salvador v USA. Edited September 2, 2021 by narduch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 8 hours ago, Joe MacCarthy said: It's an inspirational story Get out the tissues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaub Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 1 hour ago, narduch said: Match day 1 is finally here. All times ET. One Soccer is showing El Salvador v USA. Per their home page OneSoccer is showing all of the qualifiers tonight which is very good news going forward. Obinna and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, theaub said: Per their home page OneSoccer is showing all of the qualifiers tonight which is very good news going forward. I believe they have the rights for every game this round except US home games theaub 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngravs Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 So game plan today, Canada wins and every other game ends up in a draw. Sal333, Ruffian and dyslexic nam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maplebanana Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Ngravs said: So game plan today, Canada wins and every other game ends up in a draw. If we are looking at MEX/USA getting 1-2, then we are competing for 3rd with Jamaica, Honduras, Costa Rica. So I'm hoping MEX beats JAM and PAN beats CRC. The ones we are in competition with need to drop max points. N1ckbr0wn, CanadaFan123, Floortom and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 15 hours ago, Joe MacCarthy said: It's an inspirational story I'm not choked up, you're choked up! This is the only place i'll admit to getting choked up just by telling my wife the games start tonight. Am I crazy? i'm gonna need to watch these next 14 games alone. I know i'll cry like a baby if CANMNT actually qualifies for the WC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) 31 minutes ago, costarg said: i'm gonna need to watch these next 14 games alone. I know i'll cry like a baby if CANMNT actually qualifies for the WC. I'm with you, I hate watching the biggest of sporting events with other people. If I'm going to get worked up I don't want others to see it. When I was a kid, I held my breath until the Leafs' Lanny MacDonald scored in OT to beat the Islanders, I damn near stopped breathing. I'm ok now but another funny one was an on and off girlfriend from out of province dropped by my place unannounced one Sunday. She was totally oblivious to the fact that was Vancouver 2010 Canada vs USA hockey, the highest rated Canadian TV event since the Summit in 1972. I knew after a few minutes of pretending to pay attention to her and watching the pregame over her shoulder I just gave up and went over and turned on the recorder. To quote Holden Caulfield "People are always ruining things for you" Edited September 2, 2021 by Joe MacCarthy Markus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngravs Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 1 hour ago, maplebanana said: If we are looking at MEX/USA getting 1-2, then we are competing for 3rd with Jamaica, Honduras, Costa Rica. So I'm hoping MEX beats JAM and PAN beats CRC. The ones we are in competition with need to drop max points. Draws all around are still better imo. Mexico and the USA have not both comfortably qualified since the 2006 quals. The more points dropped the better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckgbp Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 johnyb, Jedi Ram, narduch and 1 other 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 4 hours ago, Joe MacCarthy said: I'm with you, I hate watching the biggest of sporting events with other people. If I'm going to get worked up I don't want others to see it. When I was a kid, I held my breath until the Leafs' Lanny MacDonald scored in OT to beat the Islanders, I damn near stopped breathing. I'm ok now but another funny one was an on and off girlfriend from out of province dropped by my place unannounced one Sunday. She was totally oblivious to the fact that was Vancouver 2010 Canada vs USA hockey, the highest rated Canadian TV event since the Summit in 1972. I knew after a few minutes of pretending to pay attention to her and watching the pregame over her shoulder I just gave up and went over and turned on the recorder. To quote Holden Caulfield "People are always ruining things for you" That's a pretty big sacrifice for a bit of a roll in the hay, no? 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 So excited for these qualifiers. Will be lots of ups and downs. We might drop points we expect to take, and steal some we don't expect. Glad to share the journey with all of you! Jedi Ram, Bene11 and Ngravs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Crazy results from Day 1. Jedi Ram, johnyb, king1010 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtpc Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 STOP THE COUNT sebdeserio, Greatest Cockney Rip Off, costarg and 14 others 7 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 4 hours ago, SthMelbRed said: That's a pretty big sacrifice for a bit of a roll in the hay, no? 😄 We often have to sacrifice for one's country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scullion44 Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 The other three results were perfect for us. TOCanada115, Jedi Ram and TOcanadafan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 As a show of how difficult we should expect to get points away, consider that since 1980, we've managed 7 wins away to our opponents in the Octo. That includes friendlies. 7 Wins, 23 Draws, and 32 Losses. See the breakdown below, and feel free to correct me - I just counted off the wikipedia page. It's also telling that our last away win at one of these nations was in 1996. This is what makes taking maximum points at home so important. Our record AWAY vs. the other seven teams in the Octo since 1980: Mexico 0 W 1 D 9 L USA 0 W 8 D 7 L Honduras 1 W 3 D 7 L Last win 1985 Costa Rica 2 W 2 D 1 L Last win 1993 (other one in 1985) Jamaica 1 W 4 D 5 L Last win in 1988 Panama 0 W 3 D 1 L El Salvador 3 W 2 D 2 L Last win in 1996 (other two in 1993) Floortom, lamptern, Jedi Ram and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/sep/04/canada-usa-world-cup-2022-qualifier-football-soccer-john-herdman Club Linesman, masster, youllneverwalkalone and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 5 hours ago, SthMelbRed said: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/sep/04/canada-usa-world-cup-2022-qualifier-football-soccer-john-herdman "But 1957 comes into focus too – the only time the neighbours from the north beat the US in a competitive game on American soil" Wow. Jedi Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 One thing I don't love is that assuming current rules hold throughout the Ocho, when Jamaica visits us and the US they will be able to run a full strength side, which sucks for us because for all the other countries in Central America Jamaica has to field a weakened team. Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSoccerFan Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 In some first class shithousery from El Salvador, they refused to turn on the lights for the Honduras' training session at Cuscatlan Approve My Account Pls, Jedi Ram, lamptern and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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