World Cup tipping part 2
This is a guest post by Baldrick.
(I’ll update it when he can come up with more than two sentences):
Here are the next lot of games.
Will list them now before we decide on what if anything happens at the end of the regular 3 games each.
Saturday June 19
Slovenia v USA ………………………………..
England v Algeria …………………………….
Netherlands v Japan ………………………….
Sunday June 20
Ghana v Australia …………………………..
Cameroon v Denmark ……………………….
Slovakia v Paraguay ……………………….
Monday June 21
Italy v New Zealand ………………………
Brazil v Ivory Coast ………………………
Portugal v Nth. Korea ……………………
Tuesday June 22
Spain v Honduras ………………………….
Chile v Switzerland …………………………
Mexico v Uruguay …………………………..
France v Sth. Africa …………………………
Wednesday June 23
Nigeria v Sth. Korea ………………………..
Greece v Argentina ……………………….
Thursday June 24
Slovenia v England ………………………….
USA v Algeria ………………………………
Ghana v Germany …………………………
Australia v Serbia ………………………….
Friday June 25
Denmark v Japan ……………………………
Cameroon v Netherlands ………………….
Slovakia v Italy ……………………………….
Paraguay v New Zealand ………………….
Saturday June 26
Nth.Korea v Ivory Coast ……………………
Portugal v Brazil …………………………
Chile v Spain …………………………..
Switzerland v Honduras …………………….
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Same arrangements as before folks, either post the scores up here or email them to Raymond and he will forward them to me.
All the best. This sentence just increased my previous output to three.
Saturday June 19
Slovenia 1 v USA 1
England 2 v Algeria 0
Netherlands 1 v Japan 1
Sunday June 20
Ghana 1 v Australia 2
Cameroon 0 v Denmark 2
Slovakia 0 v Paraguay 2
Monday June 21
Italy 2 v New Zealand 0
Brazil 3 v Ivory Coast 0
Portugal 1 v Nth. Korea 1
Tuesday June 22
Spain 3 v Honduras 1
Chile 0 v Switzerland 2
Mexico 1 v Uruguay 1
France 1 v Sth. Africa 0
Wednesday June 23
Nigeria 1 v Sth. Korea 2
Greece 0 v Argentina 4
Thursday June 24
Slovenia 1 v England 2
USA 1 v Algeria 0
Ghana 1 v Germany 3
Australia 2 v Serbia 0
Friday June 25
Denmark 2 v Japan 1
Cameroon 1 v Netherlands 2
Slovakia 0 v Italy 1
Paraguay 3 v New Zealand 0
Saturday June 26
Nth.Korea 2 v Ivory Coast 0
Portugal 2 v Brazil 3
Chile 0 v Spain 2
Switzerland 3 v Honduras 1
Saturday June 19
Slovenia 1 v USA 1
England 3 v Algeria 0
Netherlands 2 v Japan 1
Sunday June 20
Ghana 2 v Australia 1
Cameroon 2 v Denmark 1
Slovakia 0 v Paraguay 1
Monday June 21
Italy 1 v New Zealand 1
Brazil 0 v Ivory Coast 0
Portugal 2 v Nth. Korea 0
Tuesday June 22
Spain 2 v Honduras 0
Chile 1 v Switzerland 0
Mexico 1 v Uruguay 1
France 2 v Sth. Africa 0
Wednesday June 23
Nigeria 1 v Sth. Korea 0
Greece 0 v Argentina 3
Thursday June 24
Slovenia 0 v England 3
USA 3 v Algeria 1
Ghana 1 v Germany 2
Australia 2 v Serbia 1
Friday June 25
Denmark 0 v Japan 0
Cameroon 1 v Netherlands 2
Slovakia 0 v Italy 2
Paraguay 3 v New Zealand 0
Saturday June 26
Nth.Korea 0 v Ivory Coast 2
Portugal 1 v Brazil 3
Chile 1 v Spain 2
Switzerland 2 v Honduras 0
That took me about an hour to work out. I’m reading about it and even watching a bit, but I still haven’t the faintest idea what I’m doing.
If I never hear the words Jabulani and vuvuzela again I’ll be happy.
Mine took 5 minutes. Pure guess work.
Hey, I watched the Greece/Nigeria game last night. What a moment it was when Greece after 4 world cups finally managed to score a goal. And guess what? It came from a Greek player’s kick that was about to be easily stopped by the goalie when a Nigerian player deflected it into the net … off his bum!
What is it about soccer that allows that sort of thing to count as a goal? I guess it’s because goals are so hard to score but I think it discredits the game. Maybe they need a differential scoring system like:
3 pts for a clear goal
2 for one that’s touched by, or deflected off, the opposition
1 for a shot that hits the post or top bar but doesn’t go in.
It would make it a lot more interesting.
Into the net Ray, fair means or foul. Like those bastards Italy.
Look at you Rox, i’ve created a monster.
I’m not denying that a deflected goal be counted, but I still think a clear goal should be rewarded more than a deflection off some dimwit’s arse ….. And Italy should be banned!
Italy, yep. But a deflected goal is genius. Or geniarse.
Butt I get your point
Why can’t Australia use their backsides to better effect? Come on boys, get your bums into gear.
Well no points for anyone from that game; what happened to that German precision? There will be multiple parties in the western suburbs of Melbourne tonight – Serbian country.
My summation of that game is that the Australians knocked the stuffing out of the Germans.
Man of the match, Quck Draw McGraw (aka the ref). Talk about trying to steal airtime.
Breaks it wide open in the group, all Australia needs to do is win both matches and roughly about 4-0 both games and we’re straight through. Simple really.
We could even top the table if Germany loses or draws with Ghana – which on tonight’s showing is a real possibility. Anyway our fate is back in our own hands.
See how Serbia absolutely shut down Germany very early tonight. The gun Oezil never got a sniff. Moron ref totally killed the game. Penalty should never have been missed. Germans blew it.
This suits Australia in the sense that we have been bagged mercilessly, absolutely nothing to lose in going all out to win at least the next game against Ghana. Throw absolutely everything at them and if we lose we go down with respect for trying to win the game.
Serbia will try to sit back perhaps a little in their last match against us as they can’t afford to lose any players due to so many yellows been shown tonight. And they have the luxury of knowing that they think and know they are better than Australia so no need to prove it. They already have three points and may only want to draw. On the other hand, Germany have the superior goal difference.
Oh stuff it, who knows what’s going to happen. What is certain is that both games Australia has to throw the kitchen sink at both teams. Now that is the Australia we know, not the insipid rabble that was forced to play defensively the other night.
Saturday June 19
Slovenia v USA ……1-2………………………..
England v Algeria …2-0………………………….
Netherlands v Japan 2-0………………………….
Sunday June 20
Ghana v Australia ……1-0……………………..
Cameroon v Denmark 1-1……………………….
Slovakia v Paraguay ……1-1………………….
Monday June 21
Italy v New Zealand ……2-0…………………
Brazil v Ivory Coast ………2-1………………
Portugal v Nth. Korea ……2-0………………
Tuesday June 22
Spain v Honduras ……2-1…………………….
Chile v Switzerland ……1-1……………………
Mexico v Uruguay ……1-1……………………..
France v Sth. Africa …2-1………………………
Wednesday June 23
Nigeria v Sth. Korea …1-2……………………..
Greece v Argentina …0-3…………………….
Thursday June 24
Slovenia v England ………0-1………………….
USA v Algeria ………………2-1………………
Ghana v Germany …………1-3………………
Australia v Serbia …………0-2……………….
Friday June 25
Denmark v Japan ………1-1……………………
Cameroon v Netherlands …0-2……………….
Slovakia v Italy ……1-2……………………….
Paraguay v New Zealand …1-0……………….
Saturday June 26
Nth.Korea v Ivory Coast …1-3…………………
Portugal v Brazil ……1-1…………………
Chile v Spain ……1-2……………………..
Switzerland v Honduras …1-1………………….
Results overnight:
Serbia v Germany 1-0
Slovenia v USA 2-2
England v Algeria 0-0
Points update:
Raja 0 points to 14
Rox 1 point to 14
Ray 1 point to 13
Baldrick 0 11
Baldrick, your comments are masterpieces. I hope we do go out with some honour. They are saying Kewell only has 45 minutes of soccer in him. Better than nothing.
Who are we getting as coach next?
Eddie the Eagle would be better than the dross we have now
Nice going, Baldrick. You submit your tips after the first two games were played and you still got ZERO points! You’re either the world’s most honest man or the dumbest. Which is it?
From the ABC.
Good to see some upsets. But having Slovakia AND Slovenia is very confusing. I can’t even be bothered looking up the difference, and I’m a reference librarian. At work. Only 3 hours to go.
Slovenia & Serbia make up some of the nations once known as Yugoslavia. The other Balkan “nations” include Croatia, who aren’t there this time (they were in 2006), Bosnia, Kosovo, etc, etc.
Slovenia has a population of just 2 million people and has never played at the world cup before, yet they look like going through to the next round.
Imagine how good they’d be as one team if they could just stop killing each other.
Slovakia was once part of Czechoslovakia, which split into Slovakia and the Czech republic after a McDonalds store opened in Prague.
Good on the Slovenes. I hope they make it. I did look them up – it’s still confusing.
Is it not possible to be both the world”s most honest and dumbest man?
And the other issue is I’m a Lutheran, condemned by conscience from baptism.
Some more research for you Rox, but Raymond will probably google it quicker.
Don’t need to Google it. I know all about Lutherans – Joh Bjelke Petersen was one. Says it all!
He was indeed! We were separated at birth. Peas in a pod politically and philosophically. The resemblances are chilling.
I’m a Scientologist. You can see the resemblance with Travolta & Cruise (and, er, Kate Ceberano).
I’m not really a Scientologist. I am not an alien.
Gee, you were quick to retract that. I’m not retracting Lutheranism. I’m not alien either but the jury is still out determining what the heck I am.
Mind you my Lutheranism procliviites and pseudo spritualism don’t give me any better insight as to the outcome of the Cup (note how i skilfully manoeuvred this back to the thread).
I should not only have retracted it, I should have deleted it. Too late – by now it’s been picked up Google crawlers and pinged over to the Scientology headquarters in the US. Any day now John Travolta or Tom Cruise will be knocking on my door. I wouldn’t mind if they sent Kate.
Oh yeah, the world cup – the thing we’re talking about. The way it’s going I’d say anything could happen and a big win by Oz tonight is not unlikely. I mean, who would have thunk Serbia would beat Germany, England would not waltz through the easiest grouping it could have possibly drawn and that little Slovenia would go so well? The only team performing anywhere near to expectation is Argentina, who I think have the cup in the bag. Maradona may be a broken down old nutter but he’s got that team fired up and I don’t see anyone stopping them.
And Spain – what happened to them?
Are all the tips in?
Yes, scroll up, Rox. Baldrick put his in this morning … AFTER the first 2 results were known.
And Raja put his in on the other thread (Baldrick, you need to copy & paste Raja’s tips for week 2 over here).
Yes, Mr. Hubbard sir.
Germany 2 1 Serbia
Slovenia 0 1 USA
England 1 2 Algeria
Ghana 2 1 Australia
Netherlands 1 0 Japan
Cameroon 1 2 Denmark
Slovakia 1 1 Paraguay
Italy 2 0 New Zealand
Brazil 4 0 Côte d’Ivoire
Portugal 3 1 Korea DPR
Chile 2 1 Switzerland
Spain 3 0 Honduras
Mexico 2 1 Uruguay
France 2 3 South Africa
Nigeria 1 1 Korea Republic
Greece 1 4 Argentina
Slovenia 1 2 England
USA 1 1 Algeria
Ghana 1 2 Germany
Australia 3 2 Serbia
Slovakia 1 2 Italy
Paraguay 1 1 New Zealand
Denmark 1 1 Japan
Cameroon 0 1 Netherlands
Portugal 2 3 Brazil
Korea DPR 1 1 Côte d’Ivoire
Chile 0 2 Spain
Switzerland 1 0 Honduras
Thanks. What about England? If they don’t beat Algeria there will be effergies burnt in the streets of London, I reckon.
They can start with Boris Johnson. Then every non West Ham player so we can actually look like winning a game or two in the next season.
That group is producing some fascinating scenarios. Slovenia is actually leading on 4 pts. England & USA have 2 pts each and Algeria 1. They’ve all played two games and the remaining games are:
England v Slovenia
USA v Algeria
The possibilities are mind boggling.
You’re starting to scare me. Even I’m not that interested in how the Cup is developing.
Japan are hopeless. How did they get in the world cup?
I don’t understand this game. What was Kewell supposed to do, duck? Bloody Italian referee.
And where’s Josh Kennedy? We need a second goal. Might be an idea to attack, which we haven’t done since we got the first goal after 10 minutes.
Nothing to lose here other than self respect and international respect. Attack as I mentioned earlier today.
Should have been a yellow and penalty, not red.
Aussie Pim
Good effort but I think we didn’t go on the attack early enough in the 2nd half. Wiltshire stuffed up what should have been an easy goal dead in front. Anyway, we’re still a chance to go through if we beat Serbia, depending on what happens between Germany & Ghana. The good thing is our game is last so we’ll go in knowing what’s required.
Does anyone REALLY think we’ll go through?
And there’s so much criticism of the refs. They seem to be bad to me, but what do I know? Are some of them just bloody hopeless? there seems to be no consistency.
[On another front, Labor appears to be stuffed. Look forward to your post on that Ray when you have more time.]
Overnight scores:
Netherlands v Japan 1-0
Ghana & referee v Australia 1-1
Cameroon v Denmark 1-2
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge result for Raja
Raja + 6 points total 20
Rox + 1 point total 15
Ray + 1 point total 14
Bald + 1 point total 12
Roz, the football gods have not deemed it appropriate to smile on us at this point. The referees probably still reckon we’re a tinpot footballing nation who don’t deserve to be there. I blame Lleyton Hewiit.
We probably won’t make it to the next round but if we play like we did last night, I’d be happy with that. Now that’s the Aussie way (spits in the corner). And if I were a smoker, I’d be rolling a ciggie.
Sorry Rox, I was hallucinating about Roz Kelly after your quip about the Labor Party.
Rox, I still think Rudd will get back.
I agree with Raymond again. I’m starting to think I’m a pigment of my own imagination and perhaps a doppelganger after all.
Arrgghh. Stopped 5 weeks ago.
Was the ref an Italian? The one who sent Kewell off?
Si. I have a strange feeling had we qualified to the next round we would eventually go on to play the diving, cheating Italians and even up.
Shrewd.
I still blame Lleyton Hewitt, I’m sure he’s mixed up in all of this.
I blame the Pope.
Ratzi is ok, he’s a German, not a diving cheat. And Germany has got its difficulties now qualifying as well, some divine intervention from the Bavarian wouldn’t go astray.
The ideal scenario for Oz is if Ghana beats Germany. That would mean we’d only have to beat Serbia by one goal to go through. Ironically, it also suits us if Germany beats Ghana 4-0. In that case we’d have to beat Serbia by 2 goals.
Does anyone know how many red cards have been handed out so far? I’ve seen plenty of yellows, but very few reds.
Thanks for the 3 pts, Paraguay (and 1 for Rox).
Overnight results:
Slovakia v Paraguay 0-2
Italy v New Zealand 1-1
Brazil v Ivory Coast 3-1
Points update
Raja 21
Rox 19
Ray 18
Baldr. 13
Excellent work Kiwis
And those rotten diving cheats the Italians will get their just deserts, and why? As a Lutheran, I believe in justice.
Question to the soccer expert, Baldy:
If NZ draws with Paraguay 1-1 (and who is to say they will not?) and Italy draws with Slovakia 1-1 (and who is to say they won’t?) that would leave the final points table in that group as follows:
Paraguay: 5 pts
Italy: 3 pts, zero goal difference, 3 goals for, 3 against
NZ: as per Italy
Slovakia: 2 pts
So who goes through, Italy or NZL? And why?
Btw, I watched the NZ/Italy game and would rate it the best match yet. Really attacking, great defending and riveting to the last seconds.
The only downside was seeing all those overweight NZ bozos in the crowd and their flabby guts when they took their shirts off and waved them over their heads for about the last 20 minutes. It almost made me want to see Italy win, although in hindsight I’m glad they didn’t. Even that penalty goal was scored from a dive. They are the biggest divers in the game, surely. Real sooks.
Now I demand you retract that accusation I am an expert!
I’ve got no bloody idea about most things let alone the machinations of qualification, goal difference etc.
This is the bloke who only learnt how to subtract from playing darts for Porepunkah Hotel and being forced to score on the board with the threat of errant, “angry” darts lodging in my earlobe if I got it wrong.
Maybe they will progress through away goals? Or it will be Italy because they’re European and “deserve” to go through, NZ being a tinpot Oceanic sheepshagging side. I’ve got no bloody idea.
What I do know is that I’m progressively becoming more disillusioned in the refereeing and the increasingly biased decision making. They are tainting the beautiful game.
http://www.theage.com.au/world-cup-2010/world-cup-news/italian-theatrics-cost-new-zealand-famous-win-over-defending-champions-italy-20100621-ypj8.html?autostart=1
I hope they lose to Patagonia, or whoever it is they play next, 0-5, and that they get a red card caused by someone diving.
The refs are crap, to put it bluntly.
I believe an English newspaper described Italy’s show against the Kiwis as being humbled by a country that is “truly the ultimate backwater”.
Rox, I agree with you about the Italians and I think I said above that the penalty against NZL was not a penalty. That Italian bastard dived for sure – the replays proved it. I was very disappointed that the commentators whitewashed over it too. What is going on? Is it really a conspiracy? Seems so.
This is the beauty of the game. At this level, it is very open for any international team to play well.
I’m really happy that this will raise the profile of football in New Zealand as it has here in Oz.
As Ted Whitten once said in one of his more tempered moods, ” Stick it right up em”.
I believe that joke about Italian war tanks now.
The one forward, three reverse gears? That ain’t no joke.
They are no certainties to beat Slovakia. In fact Italy hasn’t won an International since last November; they seem to have forgotten how.
Maybe the deadlock scenario I mentioned above goes to red cards then? Baldrick, please investigate, find out & report back. You’re supposed to be running this show.
Just Google it.
Listen sunshine, you pay peanuts you get monkeys. Show me the colour of yer money, gonna take more than a fridge magnet to get something of quality out of me.
Okay, I’ll do it myself. After all, it requires an advanced monkey to type words into Google.
How about Portugal? Hurray! I get a point I think, but who would have picked SEVEN?
Rox rocks!
Overnight scores:
Portugal v Nth.Korea 7-0
Spain v Honduras 2-0
Chile v Honduras 1-0
Points update:
Rox 7 points to 26
Raja 3 points to 24
Ray 1 point to 19
Bald. 2 points to 15
Honduras were busy last night. I think you mean Chile 1 Switzerland 0.
Anyway, well done Rox. On top at last!
I’m a legend. For a day.
Yes, apologies, Switzerland it was meant to be.
I like the thought of Honduras having to play two matches in succession though. Might as well get the rabble over & done with and out of the way. They should have done that to New Zuland too.
Okay, from the official rule book for the FIFA 2010 World Cup (wasn’t hard to find!):
4. The league format will be used: each team playing one match against
each of the other teams in the same group, with three points for a win,
one point for a draw and none for a defeat.
5. The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:
a) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;
b) goal difference in all group matches;
c) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria,
their rankings will be determined as follows:
d) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between
the teams concerned;
e) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the
teams concerned;
f) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the
teams concerned;
g) drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
Um, it’s still not clear. Baldy, can you interpret this?
Go for g. It’s the only one I can understand.
I’ve put it on Facebook to try and get an answer.
Yeah, a, b, c & g I get.
But as for d, e & f, well, what “group matches between the teams concerned” are they referring to?
Also Crikey.
Try Twitter.
In that scenario,I believe that Italy and NZ draw lots to decide who goes through.
No doubt the loser will then draw pistols at dawn with Sepp Blatter.
Got that from Crikey. Obviously nobody knows.
Overnight results:
Mexico v Uruguay 0-1
France v Sth.Africa 1-2
Nigeria v Sth.Korea 2-2
Greece v Argentina 0-2
Points Update:
Rox 1 point to 27
Raja 3 points to 27
Ray 1 point to 20
Bald 3 points to 18
Good to see the poncy French team go out in humiliating circumstances. It’s not really Europe’s cup this year, is it? Let’s hope Germany follows suit by losing to Ghana and letting the Ozzies in.
One piffling point!
And yes, all fingers and toes crossed for Australia (and NZ).
And Ghana!
Fecking early mornings and no sleep ins. One last gasp for the Skips, if we go, I’m on the German bandwagon, and once they’re gone, I’m on the Kiwis.
I’m going straight to NZ. Are they through yet?
Not yet, NZ have to play Paraguay who are top of their pool. The Italians and Kiwis are on exactly the same points and goal difference. Need Slovakia to win but they’re bottom of the pool (not drowning yet) with a -2 goal difference, tricky. The more I think about this the more I struggle. And you talk about mental challenges Raymond. I’m imploding.
Um, this gets back to my original question if you care to scroll up. What will happen if NZ & Italy end up deadlocked on the same points & same goal difference? Sounds like it would go down to the drawing of lots. What a nutty game!
Going to bed soon with alarm set @ 4am. Any Aussie who doesn’t get up and root for the Socceroos is unAustralian and should be deported to Indonesia via Christmas Island.
FOUR MORE GOALS.
FOUR MORE GOALS.
FOUR MORE GOALS.
(and none to Serbia)
Just think England “could” depart the Cup before we do.
Ten minutes to go. Aussies doing their bit @ 2-0 but Germany @ 1-0 are letting us down. Just one more goal each.
That’s it. Goal to Serbia courtesy of a botched save by our goalie. We’ll win this but we are out.
I think we’ve had it.
And so has Kevin Rudd by the look of it.
I blame Germany.
And Ghana.
And Abbott.
Actually, I blame YOU, Rox. You tipped Australia 2-1 and now you’ve got another 3 pts at our boys’ expense. Shame on you.
Oh God, I’m sorry. I can’t believe how upset I feel.
Oh well, I’ll be at work soon and then I’ll really have something to be upset about.
Fancy the USA getting through. Good on them.
Overnight results:
Slovenia v England 0-1
USA v Algeria 1-0
Australia v Serbia 2-1
Germany v Ghana 1-0
Points update:
Rox 6 points to 33
Raja 3 points to 30
Ray 6 points to 26
Bald 3 points to 21
Well done Rox and Ray.
Australia, an excellent performance against a quality opposition. Was always going to be tough to get through, Ghana knew exactly what it needed to do throughout the game. it may also be the case that Germany held back as well, certainly hope so. We go home, reputation intact after that ridiculous tactical farce in the first match.
Tantalising game, Germany v England. English always make out that the Germans are their natural enemy in football, not the way the Germans see it, their foes are more the French ( a joke this campaign) and the Dutch ( a far more formidable opponent).
Ghana have to be the luckiest team to go through to the final 16. One win & one draw (which they should have lost) against teams reduced to 10 men by crap referee decisons and a scoreless loss. A total of 2 goals for, 2 against.
I get the impression that Ghana were just content to minimise the loss against Germany and coast through. Real ordinary.
Still, it’s our own fault – we blew it in game one and, despite playing well since then, we couldn’t make up the ground.
Exactly. Now piss off Pim. Let’s scout for someone with imagination and understands the Australian game.
New Zealand/Paraguay, nil all draw.
Great effort by undefeated Kiwis, with 3 pts.
Sadly not enough to go through.
HOWEVER.
On the bright side.
The best news yet.
Slovakia 3 Italy 2
Italy go out.
Bottom of the table with only 2 pts.
Couldn’t happen to a more deserving team of diving cheats.
Arrivederci Azzurri.
France after cheating to get there with their handball against Ireland OUT
Italy, fecking diving cheats against New Zealand and just about everyone else OUT
Great work Kiwis. Great work Aussies. Football in Oceania will thrive on their results.
Overnight results:
Denmark v Japan 1-3
Cameroon v Netherlands 1-2
Slovakia v Italy 3-2
Paraguay v New Zealand 0-0
Progressive scores:
Rox + 3 points = 36
Raja + 2 points = 32
Ray + 2 points = 28
Bald. + 1 point = 22
It just goes to show God looks after the totally ignorant.
Overnight results:
Nth.Korea v Ivory Coast 0-3
Portugal v Brazil 0-0
Chile v Spain 1-2
Switzerland v Honduras 0-0
Final points:
Rox + 4 points to 40
Raja + 3 points to 35
Ray + 1 point to 29
Bald. + 6 points to 28
Congratulations Rox. If you call Raymond he will put you through to his producers and they will take your details.
Good lord. I can”t believe it.
Long live the world game. Now what?
I reckon we can do the final 16 matches. If someone finds a link for the matches, then we can post them up and proceed as we did with the first round matches.
See new post. Now what are we doing about draws & penalty shoot outs?
Forgot to say congratulations to Rox for winning round one. Well done on a come-from-behind & runaway victory – much like the Saints did last night.
Your buy-two-nights-get-the-third-night-free voucher is in the email.
So Baldy, does this mean we have a clean slate for Rd 2 and we all start from zero? Come on, you’re in charge here, where are the rules?
Check the other thread. Yes, we start fresh to give me some hope