Ivory Coast vs Japan; Switzerland vs Ecuador; France vs Honduras; Argentina vs Bosnia

[Chazza]

Its BBC and Lawro.

[Liverpel]

Its BBC and Lawro.

More bearable. I've switched over.

[Liverpel]

Goal. Og

To Argentina, for anyone who's relying on this site for updates.

[dom9]

Is Jonathon Pearce on drugs? Honduras have made new friends? With whom? They've been a bunch of thugs and not played any football

I must admit I took a lot of pleasure from Honduras kicking seven shades of **** out of Patrice Evra. And the rest of the French team whom I'm not particularly fond of.

[ChesterDave]

Lawro is such a penis.

Nothing to do with making the rules up or implementing it. The point was the spray paint had not been thought of or suggested until recent years when used in South America!

[Buzzo]

The other night Lawro said:

'Now Spain need to learn how to lose'

What a job though, getting paid to travel round the world talking utter ****e.

[dom9]

The other night Lawro said:

'Now Spain need to learn how to lose'

What a job though, getting paid to travel round the world talking utter ****e.

Yup. It beats lieing down on your sofa typing ****e for free. Just.

[Buzzo]

Yup. It beats lieing down on your sofa typing ****e for free. Just.

Just

[dom9]

Just

I wonder what the going rate for an "expert summariser" is?

What do we reckon? A grand per game plus expenses?

[Buzzo]

Hmmm. Good question

I guess that's not a bad bit of work.

I wonder if they get a 'package deal' - say £20-25k to do the entire tournament, and you have to basically be the BBC's bitch for the whole month. Highlights, Football Focus, Radio, news bulletins etc. etc.

[dom9]

Who knows. I'd quite like to though.

[Roboklopp]

Bit underwhelming thus far. Wish these games were just an hour earlier- finishing at 1 is too late on a school night.

[Chazza]

Hansen used to get paid £1.5m per year for MOTD.

[Buzzo]

Me too.

A guy like Rio ferdinand can't be there for the cash though surely... You sense he is about to embark upon what is likely to be a hugely irritating career in the media.

That said, he is an improvement on the likes of Shearer ZZZzzzz

ITV, and particularly Adrian 'man on the street' Chiles can **** off.

[Buzzo]

Hansen used to get paid £1.5m per year for MOTD.

You don't begrudge him it (that much). The likes of himself and Lineker missed out on the Mega Bucks that came into football with SKY.