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[Go_Ly_Dow]

This site is fucked between e3 week and the World Cup. Just forget about it.

E3 yes, however maybe the WC will reduce activity amongst non footygaffers.

 

[FootballFan]

Was mine alright in the end? It felt a little short for some reason.

I had the opposite, didn't know how long others were making theirs lol.

Ended up going with 3 paragraphs for the 'route to finals' for the 3 teams I had. And 1 paragraph for each 'player to watch'.

 

[Zabojnik]

Yup, but not without Vidalinho. His knee WILL explode after one game, the doctor that operated on him said as much.

We're so pathetic.

Mercato weaklings, truly.

 

[Wes]

Was mine alright in the end? It felt a little short for some reason.

No that was great, don't worry.

Yes Wes!

I sent you Cameroon earlier.

Who are these few people we are waiting on?! Come on m8s.

Well mainly waiting on me as I'm double checking all the team reports for formatting and what not. And that all the links for TV co weave and websites are actually correct.

Got one or two people still to link me to their creations but that should be a matter of simply adding them in rather than having to do any changes.

 

[subtles]

I hope we have a few group stage upsets. The pulsating moments just before they happen are something else.

 

[Shanks D Zoro]

no one is worth buying atm, it's a massive gamble to sell Pogba or Vidal. And we're comfortably in line with FFP.

Like you said his knee is going to explode and you know Chile are gonna play him at all costs. Sell him quickly for 60m and then give Pogba a 60m over 5 year contract extension.

 

[Salazar]

Don't compare yours to The Hitcher.

This is such a widely applicable maxim.

 

[Wilbur]

I seem to recall someone was making a fantasy game thread. Was that already made and I missed that? I'll have to check my spams but does anyone know off the top of their head?

As for a prediction thing, let me get back to you on it. Might be something that someone else would have to manage and be put in the fantasy thread I just mentioned. Have you got a link to the Euros one you mention, I don't recall that at all.

I don't remember if there was a specific thread or if it was just in the OT, but I do know Willkiller got his tag from it...

CALLING WILL FOR DETAILS

 

[Shanks D Zoro]

I hope we have a few group stage upsets. The pulsating moments just before they happen are something else.

Holland and Chile knocking out Spain would be huge. Italy going out too. Could easily have Germany or Portugal knocked out too.

I personally think Germany will be the big favourite knocked out early.

 

[Clegg]

I don't remember if there was a specific thread or if it was just in the OT, but I do know Willkiller got his tag from it...

CALLING WILL FOR DETAILS

You're not getting a new tag mate.

You'll be remembered for your current one forever.

 

[Wilbur]

You're not getting a new tag mate.

You'll be remembered for your current one forever.

sometimes I go back and look at those pages, they were jokes

 

[Yurt]

Mercato weaklings, truly.

Did we EVER win a bidding war? Fuck, most of the time we even fail at signing a player no one gives a shit about. We're truly the French of mercato.

I hope we have a few group stage upsets. The pulsating moments just before they happen are something else.

80% of the groups are utterly boring, it's disheartening.

This is such a widely applicable maxim.

INNIT ahahaha

 

[Willkiller]

I don't remember if there was a specific thread or if it was just in the OT, but I do know Willkiller got his tag from it...

CALLING WILL FOR DETAILS

I think it was part of the Euros OT. I could have a look back later, see what website was used etc

It still annoys me how much I got spot on, but never made a single bet over that tournament. I could have retired.

 

[Wilbur]

Holland and Chile knocking out Spain would be huge. Italy going out too. Could easily have Germany or Portugal knocked out too.

I personally think Germany will be the big favourite knocked out early.

Yeah, I think Holland are going out early. England going out so early as well will be big news, if not entirely unexpected.

Think one of Germany/Portugal could go out, if one of them beats the other and USA/Ghana stay tight against them. Germany having no strikers is a worry.

 

[Frank the Great]

If we sell Cristante to fund the Rami signing, fucking LOLOLOL.

Holland and Chile knocking out Spain would be huge. Italy going out too. Could easily have Germany or Portugal knocked out too.

I personally think Germany will be the big favourite knocked out early.

Italy going out will not be an upset. England progressing from the group will be a miracle, but Italy flopping won't be a surprise.

It'll be Uruguay+Costa Rica. My man Roy Miller will see CR through.

 

[Clegg]

sometimes I go back and look at those pages, they were jokes

Was it around Euro 2012 when you got it? Genuinely can't remember.

 

[Wilbur]

Was it around Euro 2012 when you got it? Genuinely can't remember.

It was just before it I think; just clicked on it and the page before there's an interview with Shinji just before he joined us and talking about the Euros

 

[Salazar]

sometimes I go back and look at those pages, they were jokes

Sometimes I go
back
and look at
those pages
they were
jokes

How do you even walk with all dat pathos

 

[Salvadora]

L'Equipe saying we're after Schneiderlin. Yes please.

 

[Willkiller]

Was it around Euro 2012 when you got it? Genuinely can't remember.

Click the link in his tag Cleff. It tells you right there.

 

[Shanks D Zoro]

If we sell Cristante to fund the Rami signing, fucking LOLOLOL.



Italy going out will not be an upset. England progressing from the group will be a miracle, but Italy flopping won't be a surprise.

It'll be Uruguay+Costa Rica. My man Roy Miller will see CR through.

Sometimes I think it is only me and Jose Mourinho who think Italy will win this tournament.

 

[FootballFan]

sometimes I go back and look at those pages, they were jokes

They were. I was crazy back then.

 

[Clegg]

Click the link in his tag Cleff. It tells you right there.

:x

The most embarrassing thing is that I knew about clicking the link to the tag yet I still asked the question anyway.

 

[Frank the Great]

Sometimes I think it is only me and Jose Mourinho who think Italy will win this tournament.

I think if Italy gets out of the group they have a good shot at winning the whole thing because they are Italy. I'm still scarred by the 2010 WC group performance though.

 

[Shanks D Zoro]

L'Equipe saying we're after Schneiderlin. Yes please.

No more French, I want Germans.

 

[caramac]

Here's a screengrab from the Euro 2012 OT

 

[Willkiller]

They were. I was crazy back then.

FF pls. Back then you were the nice guy of football gaf, I fully expected you and Fady to get together and write beautiful sonnets under a lemon tree for the rest of your lives.

You're crazy now, it's all 'fuck Pulga' and 'Viva are you married yet'?

 

[Yurt]

Sometimes I think it is only me and Jose Mourinho who think Italy will win this tournament.

Mourinho's love of Marchisio is blinding him

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Don't compare yours to The Hitcher. His posts will be standalone OTs anyway.

Why express in a dozen words that which can be stretched out into a hundred?


Only one I'm really annoyed to be missing is the second half of Spain-Holland, will find a workaround to watch England-Uruguay. Sainsbury's can fuck off if they think I'm missing that. Start work at half-time of the 8pm matches, not sure whether to watch highlights or entire recorded matches. Watching a recorded match just isn't the same, even if you don't know the result. Hopefully there are some good extended highlight packages.

 

[Shanks D Zoro]

I think if Italy gets out of the group they have a good shot at winning the whole thing because they are Italy. I'm still scarred by the 2010 WC group performance though.

That was just a complete cluster fuck of a tournament. Cannavaro was being made to look a scrub by Fulham in the Europa League and had no right being in that squad, plus the terrible attacking omissions by Lippi. But the main problem was being without two of our most influential players in Pirlo and Buffon. Had they played I am sure we would have progressed.

 

[Yurt]

The funniest/saddest thing about Pulg v FF is that they're both not even Spanish.

Pulg speaks Spanish though so there's that. I sincerely hope they get over each other. ♡

 

[FootballFan]

FF pls. Back then you were the nice guy of football gaf, I fully expected you and Fady to get together and write beautiful sonnets under a lemon tree for the rest of your lives.

You're crazy now, it's all 'fuck Pulga' and 'Viva are you married yet'?

This post made me laugh. I have stopped the Pulga thing, he has left gaf. I do get along with Fady though.

My gaf role-model has always been quiche.

 

[Clegg]

Hopefully Spain/Netherlands is a tasty opening round game.

Sometimes these group games can be utter dross.

 

[FootballFan]

Dan, are you here?

 

[Linius]

Hopefully Spain/Netherlands is a tasty opening round game.

Sometimes these group games can be utter dross.

I don't care how boring our games will be, even if we win them all 1-0 in the last minute I couldn't care less. I just want to PARTEEEHH

 

[Wes]

Just checked my PMs. bjaelke asked to do the Fantasy stuff. I'll try to contact him today.

 

[Yurt]

That was just a complete cluster fuck of a tournament. Cannavaro was being made to look a scrub by Fulham in the Europa League and had no right being in that squad, plus the terrible attacking omissions by Lippi. But the main problem was being without two of our most influential players in Pirlo and Buffon. Had they played I am sure we would have progressed.

Pretty much, it was a fluke. But that squad was a disgrace to begin with! The cigars fried Sir Lippi's brain I'm afraid

 

[subtles]

Klinsmann progressing at the expense of Löw would make me all giddy inside.

 

[Shanks D Zoro]

Hopefully Spain/Netherlands is a tasty opening round game.

Sometimes these group games can be utter dross.

I have a feeling it is going to be a boring draw. LVG is setting his team up not to get beat and Spain haven't got off to the best start the last two tournaments, getting beat by the Swiss and drawing to Italy.

 

[Willkiller]

Just checked my PMs. bjaelke asked to do the Fantasy stuff. I'll try to contact him today.

On the prediction side, fuenf was the one who set it up last time.

Used this site: http://www.kicktipp.de/

 

[Vivalaraza]

I will win predictor.

 

[Scum]

World Cup - Cameroon 'refuse to board flight to Brazil'

 

[Shanks D Zoro]

Pretty much, it was a fluke. But that squad was a disgrace to begin with! The cigars fried Sir Lippi's brain I'm afraid

I feel like it was all my fault. Lippi had not lost a game as Italy manager for 36 games or something

Spoiler

a record at the time for international manager

and then I went to see them against Brazil at the Emirates and we lost 2-0. Then the two embarrassments of the Confed cup and the WC happened. I cursed Lippi by attending that game.

 

[Blablurn]

E3

 

[Yurt]

I have a feeling it is going to be a boring draw. LVG is setting his team up not to get beat and Spain haven't got off to the best start the last two tournaments, getting beat by the Swiss and drawing to Italy.

Our first game was Italy at their best! Fully fit team, no crippling injuries and the right formation.

Marchisio was glorious :3

 

[The_Hitcher89]

World Cup - Cameroon 'refuse to board flight to Brazil'

It wouldn't be the World Cup without an African team threatening to refuse to play because their FA are a bunch of twats.

 

[Willkiller]

I've set up a predictor and PM'ed Wes. So we should have that too.

 

[FootballFan]

World Cup - Cameroon 'refuse to board flight to Brazil'

Looool I only sent Wes the Cameroon profile a few hours ago.

Crazy.

You know my steez.

 

[Clegg]

Moyes has gone out of his way to slap Faridmon:

"There is this myth that I didn't fully rate Barkley when I was at Everton. Right the way through his academy days, I regarded him as a player whose development would be key to Everton's future. We sent him on loan to get him senior football. It was all about bringing him on as a player."

 

[Milchmonster]

Is Sterling expected to start at the WC?