Football Thread!

[Spartan]

Macedonia hosts Moldova in a friendly later today, in a warm-up to WC qualifiers which will be resuming soon.

http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/match?id=261114&cc=5901&league=FIFA.FRIENDLY

I dont know much about your countries team, but Moldova is in Greeces group for the 4th year in a row, and I can assure you they are a very shit team. Definitely dont have a player in the class of Pandev on their team.
Anyways, I am a football junkie, if there are any others on the forum, direct any conversation pertaining to todays match to this thread.
Good luck boys

Greece plays Denmark in Crete today as well
I have a feeling we are going to get our asses kicked, as the team has been in poor form of late, and Denmark is a strong European side

[Sarafot]

Man, why arn't all greeks like you???????????????????????????????????????

[MapleLeaf1]

Man, why arn't all greeks like you???????????????????????????????????????

He's not greek, he is a Spartan

[Spartan]

He's not greek, he is a Spartan

Nice one!

[MapleLeaf1]

Nice one!

Liked that one eh?

The Macedonian friendly is on here

http://macedoniantv.blogspot.com/

(thanx to TTT from Maknews)

[Risto the Great]

Man, why arn't all greeks like you???????????????????????????????????????

You know what.
Many are like Spartan. I have some Greek friends that I rate very highly as people.
They are respectful and caring family oriented people.
They know little about their history and accept what they hear from people who should know better than to manipulate the masses.
Macedonians need more dialogue with Greeks not less. And Greeks need to learn to listen.

There is hope that one day we can all sit on the same table.

[TerraNova]

Spartan is not Greek.
The way he speaks Greek reveal it.

[Risto the Great]

It depends on how you define Greek.
Your "Greek" definition means deluded, crazed nationalistic scum whose sole purpose is to deny other people's identity just so that nobody looks at their own identity.

[MapleLeaf1]

Spartan is not Greek.
The way he speaks Greek reveal it.

See Spartan, even the greeks dont think your greek
Maybe you should tone down the Canadian accent so they can understand you better

[Spartan]

I live in the Diaspora since i was 10 yrs old, my Greek suffered a bit, I guess that makes me not Greek.

TN,
I dont know why you would attack me, but now I feel I must respond.
You can tell alot from someones grammar I see...
You should try reading your english sometimes

you seem like you consider yourself an expert in origins of the people in northern Greece, and you dont like anyone else telling you about your people. - fair enough.

yet, you would like to give me a thorough lesson on my roots.

you like to tell us about your family's deep roots in Macedonia-I am happy to hear from you.

let me tell you about my family roots.

my great-grandparents were born in the 1870s in Lakonia . They spoke greek only.....
as did their parents and grand parents.

According to you, we are not Greek?
Tsakonian is still spoken in towns within a half hour hour from where I was born.
The south my friend, regardless of what era you want to talk about, has always been the heart and soul of Greece
Alot of you northern Greeks should come to terms with this

Put it this way
If im not Greek, you cant be Greek

[Spartan]

See Spartan, even the greeks dont think your greek
Maybe you should tone down the Canadian accent so they can understand you better

Yeah, I guess so

Anyways, sorry to go off topic
Im gonna find he results of todays Macedonia v Moldova match and post it
This was supposed to be the game thread....

Macedonia 1 - 1 Moldova FT

[Risto the Great]

Spartan, no need to get angry with people like TN.
His involvement with the "real world" has been limited and left him with a confused perspective on issues that real humans face. If you were a Macedonian, I would not like you any more or less. You contribute here and are a gentleman. What more is necessary?

And I am positive you are Greek ... you have too much pride.

[Soldier of Macedon]

Put it this way
If im not Greek, you cant be Greek

Nicely put Spartan.

[Spartan]

You see Risto and SoM
This division between Greeks of the South and North is old, very old.
Its not a new thing at all.
I will never accept a "Greek-Macedonian" questioning my roots, never.
I would rather listen to TM all day about how not even 1 Greek exists in the whole world, than allow a "Greek-Macedonian" to ever question me.
Not in this lifetime.....

[MapleLeaf1]

Spartan, you are a true gentleman and a true GREEK, bravo!!!!