Are Euro teams getting better?

[Bunkerkidz]

Listen Up little Porto, Missy Q doesn't like little boys of any nationality. I like fat bear-like men, like Baca Loco, or Giovanni, and unless you want a fore-arm smash to the neck you should be a bit more respectful. I didn't get to be the unofficial queen of Harlem by putting up with cheek like yours young man.

The reason you don't have a website about your own departure from the World Cup is because the internet is a relatively new thing in Portugal.
Face it, you are pretty much a third world country, and when you go to other countries you are amazed about the newfangled machines you see there, Atari's, Sony walkmans, Betamax video's etc. You would buy them, but unfortunately the sales counters in 1st World Europe are too high, and often the staff don't even know you are in the store, which sucks, and even worse, when they do see you, they usually think some mother somewhere has lost her freakishly hairy child, or that Peter Mandelson just got into town.

Lets see what you got Fernando....

You're the one that brought up the little boys issue, I normally don't bring up things I know nothing about. Go figure...
And I guess you could try to resort to violence, only goes to show you've ran out of arguments.

Actually, I would say that the reason that our departure (At the Semi-Finals btw ) didn't get a website, even though we lost to a blatant dive from the French player, is because we, unlike the Ensligh apparently, don't like/need scapegoats for everytime we lose or something goes wrong.
While you prefer to point a finger at Ronaldo who'se actions had allmost no relevance to Portugal beating England, why don't you blame Rooney for stepping on the Portuguese guy's balls? He was the stupid one and got kicked off and may very well have cost England the match. Yet I see no website for Rooney

Curiosly I have also seen alot of English teams having similar actions on the Paintball field, often times they would rather blame a marshall's decision or a similar issue than actually admit that they played badly and lost the game.
Maybe that's another small issue in this discussion of Euros VS Yanks.

Nice try about the Internet thing though. Maybe you should try travelling to Portugal once, maybe then your opinions wouldn't be so misinformed
Just be carefull and bring lots of sunblock, wouldn't want you looking like one of the many tourists going around with sunburns so severe that they look like lobsters.

And you being from the Harlem ghetto and all, I allways thought you'd be a basketball fan.

So, "peace out my sister, yo!" or whatever it is they say in the ghetto.

- Gil.

 

[TJ Lambini]

Thinking that teams like the Tontons or Menace of THIS season would have a hard time qualifying for Sunday in DI in the US is just stupidity.

Nick

My bad Nikki - by D1 I meant tha division down from Pro, i.e. semi-pro. You call it Div 1 in tha Millennium - hence tha confusion.

Obviously tha better Euros would make Sunday at NPPL Div 1, but at semi pro they would struggle, given it's not a gimme for tha likes of Strange, Miami Raiders et al.

 

[Beaker]

Didn't Menace play Miami and come 10th or so in semi-pro...

 

[TJ Lambini]

My name is not Nikolai, you seem to be confused as to who I am

As for believing how much you practice, is equivalent to how good you are, I think YOU are on drugs

Anyway, I tire of this debate.... we'll see once XSV puts in their A team.... and until then - bla bla bla

Nick

Just seen this...God loves a tryer Nikki.

Tha reason I mentioned the practice thing was very simple and, I thought, obvious, but obviously not, so I'll leave it.

Anyhoo, I'll leave you with this thought: on this thread, 3 people have stated that the gap is not closing, it is widening. Those 3 people are Magued - coached in both NPPL and Mill this season - Shamu - reffed both sides of pond in last couple of seasons - and Leigh - played NPPL and Mill this season and last. All of them say tha same thing.

Nik - who has not played or even watched Paintball in tha States for X season (and we don't know what X is, cos he seems to be avoiding answering tha question, possibly as he knows the answer will blow his argument, such as it is, out of tha water ) says tha opposite.

The jury rests.

You should just be thankful Robo is on holiday - the interweb would have exploded had he joined in.

 

[Christian-Malera]

Didn't Menace play Miami and come 10th or so in semi-pro...

We ended 9 or 10, not 100% sure.
I will not get into the quarter final against Arsenal A?, but I will say this much, without spectators we would have crushed them

 

[Nick Brockdorff]

Nik - who has not played or even watched Paintball in tha States for X season (and we don't know what X is, cos he seems to be avoiding answering tha question, possibly as he knows the answer will blow his argument, such as it is, out of tha water )

I'm not avoiding it - it has very little relevance.

"Last year", if you want an answer

As for the Robbo reference - when was the last time he played stateside? - since you put such a great relevance on it?

I find it weird that you think Joy Division is not an indication, but rather a unique phenomenon..... but ok, I guess you honestly think all good European players live in Stockholm ?

Anyway - you may believe what you want, once teams actually face off against eachother, we'll see who is right

Nick

 

[TJ Lambini]

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As for the Robbo reference - when was the last time he played stateside? - since you put such a great relevance on it?

I find it weird that you think Joy Division is not an indication, but rather a unique phenomenon..... but ok, I guess you honestly think all good European players live in Stockholm ?

Nick

I said played or watched. Robbo last played the same year slavery was abolished, I believe.

And no, I think Europe has some great players, but only two world class teams - Legion and Joy.

I firmly believe that if you were to list the top 20 teams in tha world, only Russians and Joy would represent Europe. I also believe that that is fewer than at any other time in the last 10 years. Hence I believe the gap has widened and is widening.

Further, I believe tha facts back me up on this.

But anyway, I will retire gracefully...

 

[Christian-Malera]

I said played or watched. Robbo last played the same year slavery was abolished, I believe.

And no, I think Europe has some great players, but only two world class teams - Legion and Joy.

I firmly believe that if you were to list the top 20 teams in tha world, only Russians and Joy would represent Europe. I also believe that that is fewer than at any other time in the last 10 years. Hence I believe the gap has widened and is widening.

Further, I believe tha facts back me up on this.

But anyway, I will retire gracefully...

I can give you some facts in this discussion from last season. In play off situations we beat teams like, Avalance, Arsenal, Bushwackers and even XSV. I am not saying we are so and so good but i believe should be mentioned if we are talking about the 20 best teams in the world.

We hope to go to wordcup this year and if that happens we will have a better indication on our level.
It is not a perfect situation since we will be playing regular X-ball and that is not the same as M7..............

 

[nada]

even though we lost to a blatant dive from the French player, is because we, unlike the Ensligh apparently, don't like/need scapegoats for everytime we lose or something goes wrong.
- Gil.

You lost to a blatant dive? So.. what about those 17728 dives of Ronaldo? Too bad he's lame at faking it eyh? But I think Rich T should give this guy a call. I can clearly see him dive in easily on the 50s.

I also believe Menace belongs in the top 20, but they have to go to the World Cup to prove that.

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[TJ Lambini]

I can give you some facts in this discussion from last season. In play off situations we beat teams like, Avalance, Arsenal, Bushwackers and even XSV. I am not saying we are so and so good but i believe should be mentioned if we are talking about the 20 best teams in the world.

We hope to go to wordcup this year and if that happens we will have a better indication on our level.
It is not a perfect situation since we will be playing regular X-ball and that is not the same as M7..............

I think if any Euro bar Joy and Russians is in the 20 it is you guys, sure, cos as Mag said, you are the exception, not the rule...hopefully you can prove that at tha Cup.