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I'm almost certain this is him:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/07/uk_swamp_soccer_championships/img/6.jpg
'Swamp soccer' teams play dirty

More than 1,500 football fans swamped a Scottish town to enjoy the beautiful game in the mud.
An international field of players descended upon Dunoon, Argyll, to take part in Scotland's second-ever Swamp Soccer tournament.
The craze has already swept Sweden, Iceland, Holland, Russia and Brazil.
Forty-eight teams of mud-loving men and women - double the number of last year - are taking part in the six-a-side competition this weekend.
Swamp Soccer UK is open to anyone over the age of 17. Players compete on a wet bog and games are played in two 13-minute halves.
The muddy game, which originated in Finland in 1998, has now grown to be a world championship event.
Stewart Miller, founder of the Scottish event, said the recent spate of wet weather had actually helped make the day more enjoyable.
"It's one of the few outdoor sporting events where bad weather actually makes the conditions better," he said.
He said that around 500 players and substitutes had turned up from as far afield as Australia and New Zealand to participate in the two-day event.
A further 1,000 people turned up during the day to watch the fun, he estimated.
The finals will be held on Sunday.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6760245.stm

Now that's a sport I could get into to.

I'm almost certain this is him:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/07/uk_swamp_soccer_championships/img/6.jpg
I don't think it is. If you look at the guy's ankles, there's what's probably sock material that isn't covered by mud. LG wouldn't stand for such an elementary mistake.

Of course, it could just be that the game's only just started.

Looks like they finally might've found a way to make soccer fun. :p

I don't think it is. If you look at the guy's ankles, there's what's probably sock material that isn't covered by mud. LG wouldn't stand for such an elementary mistake.

Of course, it could just be that the game's only just started.
That's LG, 3.14 seconds afther the start.

I don't think it is. If you look at the guy's ankles, there's what's probably sock material that isn't covered by mud. LG wouldn't stand for such an elementary mistake.

Of course, it could just be that the game's only just started.
You do raise a good point: The bloke in the photo's wearing clothes. LG would have been naked.
Thus it can't be him.
I stand corrected and apologise to all for my mistake - especially LG for casting such a nasty slur upon his good person (playing in mud fully clothed! How could I be so libelous!) .

I'm almost certain this is him:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/07/uk_swamp_soccer_championships/img/6.jpg

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6760245.stm

Now that's a sport I could get into to.

Sounds lovely. :)

Scotland is a bit of a haul, but I do participate in New Hampshire's Mudbowl Championships every year. My team came in second two years ago. :)

You do raise a good point: The bloke in the photo's wearing clothes. LG would have been naked.
Thus it can't be him.
I stand corrected and apologise to all for my mistake - especially LG for casting such a nasty slur upon his good person (playing in mud fully clothed! How could I be so libelous!) .

Allow me to say that I often play in mud clothed. In fact, rare is the occasion that I play in mud naked. There are two reasons for this:

1) Other people. While I am certainly comfortable enough in my masculinity, heterosexuality and fidelity to my lovely wife to play in mud with other naked men, there are occasionally spectators, children and/or less familiar acquaintances who may be uncomfortable with such a state.

2) Sticks, rocks and other debris. *bleah*

:)

Looks like they finally might've found a way to make soccer fun. :p

It should definitely be encouraged. This trend of making fields with adequate drainage really needs to be reversed. Mud is part of field sports. *nod*

It should definitely be encouraged. This trend of making fields with adequate drainage really needs to be reversed. Mud is part of field sports. *nod*

I'd hate to be the one who has to do the teams laundry though. :p

I'd hate to be the one who has to do the teams laundry though. :p

Have you seen how these new modern stain-resistant fabrics shrug off mud with a good washing? It's rather depressing. :(

Still, white uniforms should probably be avoided.

It should definitely be encouraged. This trend of making fields with adequate drainage really needs to be reversed. Mud is part of field sports. *nod*

One of the most important parts. You could really pick out the best players on the team when they play on a muddy pitch. They're up to their eyes in muck, because they play hard and other such phrases. The guys who come home clean sat on the bench playing with themselves.

One of the most important parts. You could really pick out the best players on the team when they play on a muddy pitch. They're up to their eyes in muck, because they play hard and other such phrases. The guys who come home clean sat on the bench playing with themselves.

I like the cut of your jib. :)

I like the cut of your jib. :)

Ooooh, praise from a mud-encrusted Caesar.

Have you seen how these new modern stain-resistant fabrics shrug off mud with a good washing? It's rather depressing. :(

Still, white uniforms should probably be avoided.

Ah, well I stand corrected. :)

Ah, well I stand corrected. :)

Well, what can I say? Experience is on my side. :)

Hahaha! That's him all right! :cool:

Hahaha! That's him all right! :cool:

The resemblance is uncanny. :)

in such a sport would a dirty trick be encouraged?

in such a sport would a dirty trick be encouraged?

In my games, they would be. :)

I'm almost certain this is him:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/07/uk_swamp_soccer_championships/img/6.jpg

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6760245.stm

Now that's a sport I could get into to.

http://www.suopotkupallo.fi/index.php?c_la=en

The Swamp Soccer World Championships are played in Finland, the country where the sport (arguably, probably, most likely) originates :)

I like the cut of your jib. :)
I like the cut of your gibberish. ;)

Diving would be a lot more fun (provided you don't end up eating the mud).

Diving would be a lot more fun (provided you don't end up eating the mud).

It's best to keep your mouth closed. *nod*

It's best to keep your mouth closed. *nod*

Well, not when someone decided to push you down face down when you have your mouth open. :p

Well, not when someone decided to push you down face down when you have your mouth open. :p

That rarely happens.

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1) Other people. While I am certainly comfortable enough in my masculinity, heterosexuality and fidelity to my lovely wife to play in mud with other naked men, there are occasionally spectators, children and/or less familiar acquaintances who may be uncomfortable with such a state.


Who are you and what have you done with LG?

Who are you and what have you done with LG?

Sometimes they're not. :)

Sometimes they're not. :)

The real LG would delight in disturbing people. You're an impostor.

The real LG would delight in disturbing people. You're an impostor.

The real LG recognizes that Megan's Law and sex offender's registry lists are not fun. ;)

The real LG recognizes that Megan's Law and sex offender's registry lists are not fun. ;)

Pfft, like the law ever stopped the real LG's madhattery.