Everything I saved before the match. (Working up to that next)
Yes, you will get your matchspam, but not just yet - I have this lot to get out of the way first. (Plus, I shouldn’t think anyone’s itching to relive that disaster anyway!)
First, here’s the overdue picture of Mutu arriving. Note the respectable hair and jacket - more than usual, I mean.
...Because here is Contra. AIIIIEEEEEE!!!!!! Yes, you look better with all that hair, but you should NOT ABUSE THE PRIVILEGE!!!!
Here is a totally random picture of Florentin to cheer us up.
And an ancient file pic of Goian and Nicolita being cute, for the same reason. Now! Press conference.
Rat and Cocis got lumped with that responsibility.
They were, erm, thrilled.
A THOUSAND CURSES UPON YOU, PROSPORT. MAY YOUR BRAINS (?) FALL OUT, AND YOUR BOLLOCKS WITHER. Still, I suppose the watermark... highlights his nice eyes? I’m trying to see the good in it here.
(Not looking nervous. Not at all.)
...And they printed this one sideways. Doh!!
*Squints* Does that count as a smile for Cocis?
That’s definitely a shifty look.
Rat, meanwhile, looks almost cheerful,
and extremely hairy. It basically suits him, though.
Who thinks Lobby wasn’t actually looking forward to training that much?
OvPet certainly wasn’t, cos he injured himself straight away, but just when we were all having kittens it was revealed that he would actually be OK.
...Certainly looks all right there. XD
First, Mutu decided he was the coach. Codrea found this deeply amusing.
Mutu got his own back by laughing at Codrea’s bizarre faces.
Now. Pretty much every national training session has at least one episode in which Piti gets carried away and starts reliving his youth.
This one = no exception.
Though maybe reliving his youth is the wrong way of putting it - remember Chivu saying he should call himself up for the team?
He was completely correct. Vic could have played centre back in the Serbia match easily, and he’d have been at least ten times better than the ones we had.
(Yes, I know he’s a striker. It’s still true.)
...The incredibly ancient assistant thought he’d have a go. XD
(In another alarming development, his hat appears knobbly on top. Wtf? Is he growing tentacles out of his head now? I wouldn’t put it past him.)
...I have absolutely no idea who the gadge on the left is. *Scratches head*
Radoi continued to show off his thighs flexibility.
...Very impressively, in fact. *Blinks*
To continue the Steaua theme, Nicolita hung out with Nesu,
and, er, played basketball. XD
Speaking of Nesu, I doubt it will surprise any of you that his hair continues to scare me;
seems to scare Piti too, frankly.
(DIE, STOICA, DIE... ahem.)
...Is Costea smiling there?!
Is Bourceanu trying to smile?!?
OK, that’s much better. (HELP HELP HE’S LOOKING AT ME)
...Ah. XD He’s titchy. That makes me a feel a lot better.
Hai, Sapunaru. You’re still pretty.
Cocis was his usual glum and etiolated self. (No wonder he’s so pale - why is he is trousers when everyone else is wearing those cut-off things??)
He also seems to have booted the ball into Nicu’s mug. Razvan, Max needs to remain intact, even if he isn’t playing.
See, Piti’s not glaring at you like that for nowt.
Ah. Yes. Another troubling development concerning Piti is that he has sprouted a Clipboard of Evil.
I suppose he must have been jealous of José and Paddy The Pad?
...Although, looking closely, I can’t help but note that there doesn’t seem to be any paper in it. Doh! D’you think he just PRETENDS to write on it when he wants to unnerve people?
My mum thinks he whacks people over the head with it. I hope for Mutu’s sake that she’s wrong.
OK, on to Mutu.
He wants you to know that he is VERY DEDICATED TO THE TEAM.
That he has a blue thing on his knee,
and loads of stud-shaped holes in his shins,
and that he is working hard to put some into Marica’s.
...What? Is he complaining that grass is too hard again?
Ah no, he’s just tying his bootlaces. Phew!
Though the disembodied leg is a bit distracting...
Then he hurt Piti’s nose by talking to him,
so Piti made him go and train with this old guy. Sorry, Mutu.
Time to move on to Contra, who in this pic only looks like Nik Kershaw. That must be the one drawback of the longer hair, I suppose.
Normally it makes him look like a Tarzanesque noble ape-man, instead of, well, an ape,
and enables him to flirt with Nicu, what’s more! (PS is it just me, or does he always chat up the new kids? He did this at the Croatia match, too... the Ivan Ramirez Cordoba of Romania!)
“AIIIIIEEEE! RUUUUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Here’s Lobby doin’ his thing in his armadillo trousers,
and his snazzy boots, which, if I’m honest, look REALLY HORRIBLE with white socks.
Here’s Marica practising his, ahem, “ball” skills (is it just me or is he juggling with his crotch?).
But I ought to give him more credit, seriously - HE SAVES OUR BACKSIDES. He certainly prevented our looking like total, utter, useless shite on Saturday. (Well, did his best, anyway.)
YES, YOU RAWR. RAWR LOUDLY. *Pats*
And here’s Marius Niculae, injuring people.
Well, trying to, anyway - he kicked Codrea’s head in,
and knocked Rat clean over.
“Ah, bugger. Sorry, mate...”
“Don’t worry, Nic, I know it weren’t anything personal.”
[PANTI BREAK]
PANTI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[/PANTI BREAK]
(I love that picture, btw. XD Looks as if he was rolling around in the grass and just happened to find a ball there.)
“wwwww”?
Now. On to the high point of the training so far.
Rat and Mutu were training together -
well, perhaps “training” wasn’t quite the right word. XD
In the meantime, Contra and Marica were getting up to a little face-stroking of their own.
Rat and Mutu ran into Marius Niculae and hurt his nose (Mutu seems to be doing a lot of that lately),
and then they joined Contra and Marica in ambushing an ancient assistant.
There were strange arm gestures!
Glomping!
War cries!
Peace signs!
Mutu laughed his head off and grabbed his crotch.
Even Piti was seen to smile,
and play a little clapping game. (PS: BUY PANTI SOME LONGER TROUSERS, Y’CHEAPSKATES.)
Then he took Lupescu to one side for a quiet word.
Is that...?! *Spits Red Bull everywhere* That is a genuine Piti/Lupescu moment right there! OTP!
Then this rather less pulchritudinous gentleman joined them, and they had to pretend to be talking about their CBs. (Actually... perhaps that’s how they came up with such a shoddy lineup! Wouldn’t surprise me.)
“That guy over there... I’m sure he can play in central defence.” *Snogs Lupescu while the old gadge isn’t looking*
“So it was HIM that stole the papers out of my clipboard...”
And that’s all I’ve got for the moment - will have the matchspam up as soon as I have time. :D