Don Juan You Young Cumudgeon...

[englishmike]

Are you watching the Rugby League World Cup Later?

[bmw530i]

Whats up Mike....are those Diadora sneakers in your avatar?

[englishmike]

Diadora Bjorn Borg Gold Elite Beemer.

Very popular in the eighties and making a comeback with 40-something wannabee 21-year-olds like me. Lifes good.

[bmw530i]

I used to love the lowtop...Adidas Stan Smiths
But Diadoras were big as well as Fila sneaks.

[englishmike]

Stan Smiths are back but the black ones, lovely shoes. All the Adidas stuff is legendary, their shoes are timeless.

Theres a site with a history of the labels from back in England here, it was an underground thing and a sub-culture of soccer, I love the clothes and the football casual fashion that started back then, some really great labels.

http://www.geocities.com/casual_culture/casualscene.html

[bmw530i]

Yeah Mike, I am a big sneaker guy to..
I have a few Nike low top air force ones with some different colors..In NYC there are so many sneaker shops, some go for $1,200 sick....It's alot of fun just to take a look, these guys today what they can do with the sneaker canvass is incredible. Some old school Nike Blazers these have made a big comeback to...

[englishmike]

It's funny Beemer, all these shoes and clothes look so much better second time around. I bought a Fila Settanta Track top about 2 weeks ago, cost 200 bucks, theyre very hard to get but when it turned up I just looked at it for like an hour, I hadnt owned one since the mid eighties, it was like a trip down memory lane, If there was a fire its the first thing id save.

[englishmike]

I love the old Nike shoes, Nike Wimbledon was a classic back in the day, these aren't easy to get either.

[bmw530i]

I love both pieces....they took what it was and put a small new age wrinkle in it...Or it's just we grew up and really appreciate the style alot more...

[englishmike]

I think a new pair of sneekers (trainers to me!) with a new pair of jeans is better than any suit could make you look. That feeling you get when you go out with new threads and shoes on is priceless.

[donjuan]

Yes. I have some of NZ -5.5.

[englishmike]

I'm watching it myself

I've taken England m/l +175 & England to win by 6-10 @ +800 & 11-15 @ +1200

[donjuan]

Try time Kiwis. You watching on Setanta or online?

[englishmike]

Setanta, bad start for me, big set of six coming up, need a stop.

[donjuan]

Kiwis running great angles. Excellent.

[englishmike]

Shut up Donny.

England are bein run fukkin ragged, spare men on every offensive set.

[donjuan]

Decent try by England but LOL at missing that conversion.

[englishmike]

Forward pass they never got called for as well but I've gotta say, last 5 mins have been good for England. You online or Setanta?

[donjuan]

I subscribe to Setanta Broadband, which apparently shows everything except the League World Cup so I'm watching this crappy stream on Justin.tv.

[englishmike]

Youve got broadband on subscription but they wont give you the rugby? Thats fvcked up.

[englishmike]

Yahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Fukkin lovely work, this stands!!!!!!!!

[englishmike]

16-10

They're back in this Don.

[donjuan]

No kidding. I get all the rugby union internationals for free with it though, which is more important to me so it's not all bad.

[englishmike]

So why are you up so late watching League?

[donjuan]

Because I still enjoy watching it. I just prefer union.

[englishmike]

Thats a good enough reason. You looked like you had a solid bet for about 20 mins, whoever scores first in the second half is vital now.

[donjuan]

Under the posts! Lots of mistakes in the second half by both teams.

[englishmike]

That could be the nail in the coffin don, england looked gassed.

[englishmike]

Wow. Martin Gleeson, fantastic try. absolutely vital.

[englishmike]

I'd still say youve got it but at least theyre making a game of it. 22-16

[englishmike]

Wow, England living dangerously, just can't get the ball, this will be 3 consecutive NZ possesions, massive pressure.

[donjuan]

Good kicking by Fien to keep the pressure on.

[donjuan]

Another good kick by Fien and England messed it up again. Should get the conversion here to put it away.

[englishmike]

Wow this is close Donny, momentum took him over but its close. This is massive.

[englishmike]

Got it, they need a converted try with ball in hand, what a game, 6 mins left.