World Cup Sweepstakes Redux

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The original turned out to be a bit of a disaster so intending on re-doing it all, though I'm automatically sticking the originals in. Well except for HBZ, I've removed him for obvious reasons.

Anybody else?



Me
FIB
GP
PnG
Letters
Vieira
MO
N_Q
Globalgunner.
Zim.
AFC Leveller
NQ aka GB
LDG
Bumble
MS
Goonermerree
TEG

[Niall_Quinn]

Remember, this is only being redone on the strict understanding I don't get Mexico.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Understood. :unsure:

[Cripps]

Who did I get? :unsure:

[Niall_Quinn]

Who did I get? :unsure:

England :haha:

[Cripps]

:dunce:

[LDG]

Fuck. I think I got someone decent in the original didn't I?

[Goonermerree]

Well I'm not on that list.:sulk:

[Niall_Quinn]

Well I'm not on that list.:sulk:

We had a vote.

[Goonermerree]

We had a vote.

How come you're on it then, have you been tampering with the ballot box again?

[Cripps]

NQ was also voted in. He received 1 vote. He voted for himself.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fuck. I think I got someone decent in the original didn't I?

Possibly. I think it's probably going to be two each again anyway really.

I had a mare. I'll re-do it this weekend.

[Letters]

Maccy Out :angry:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Me. :haha:

I'll do it tonight.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Oh yeah sign me up to this.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sky have decided to implement improvements to their broadband during the day so might not be able to do it tonight. Bastards.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'll do this now, TEG you're in but you and I will need to have one team, everybody else can have two.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Me - Egypt
FIB - Argentina & Belgium
GP - Germany & Portugal
PnG - Australia & Senegal
Letters - Iran & England
Vieira - Colombia & Japan
MO - Croatia & Panama
N_Q - Costa Rica & Peru
Globalgunner - France & Nigeria
Zim - Iceland & South Korea
AFC Leveller - Serbia & Uruguay
GB - Denmark & Tunisia
LDG - Mexico & Sweden
Bumble - Morocco & Poland
MS - Spain & Brazil
Goonermerree - Saudi Arabia & Russia
TEG - Switzerland

[GP]

:lol:

I'll take it

[Letters]

Letters - Iran & England


:doh:

You're the worst sweepstake fixer ever :sulk:

[Cripps]

FFS :lol:

[Goonermerree]

Great, I win, nobody would dare let Russia lose!!!

[Globalgunner]

NQ:pal:
MS:bow::bow: Next up, he wins the Gordo lottery in Spain.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

MS has all the pressure tbf.

[Master Splinter]

FFS.

I wanted Germany.

Maccy :doh:.

[LDG]

Mexico and Sweden.

Yeah, not only did I do well in the first pick, I cleaned up for round two.

The last time anyone had that much luck, was never.

I swear I got das germans last time.

wankers

[Niall_Quinn]

Mexico and Sweden.

Yeah, not only did I do well in the first pick, I cleaned up for round two.

The last time anyone had that much luck, was never.

I swear I got das germans last time.

wankers

On a brighter note, you have Mexico now and I don't.

[Xhaka Can’t]

At least I don’t have England.

[Goonermerree]

I demand a re-draw, I have the worst two teams in the tournament! Still, I'll be in the lead one way or another at the end of the day.

[Letters]

Still, I'll be in the lead one way or another at the end of the day.

I don't think that's how sweepstakes work.

[Goonermerree]

I don't think that's how sweepstakes work.

You have to look for the positives Letters. Look for the positives.

[Globalgunner]

You have to look for the positives Letters. Look for the positives.

Goonermeree, I pity yr luck. Saudi and Russia!!!. What did you do ion a previous life.? Were you the chap that invented the Ponzi scheme perhaps?

[Goonermerree]

Goonermeree, I pity yr luck. Saudi and Russia!!!. What did you do ion a previous life.? Were you the chap that invented the Ponzi scheme perhaps?

No.The Ghost did it on purpose, just because I'm a female.

[Letters]

No.The Ghost did it on purpose, just because I'm a female.

You just won 5-0.


...and lost 5-0, I guess. Always look on the bright side...

[Master Splinter]

Maccy the lady-despising bastard.

Probably stabs genderfluid, one-legged, Hindu white rhinos on his lunch breaks too.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No.The Ghost did it on purpose, just because I'm a female.

At least it wasn't Iran and Saudi Arabia.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

No.The Ghost did it on purpose, just because I'm a female.

There's no such things as female on the internet.

Only traps.

[Goonermerree]

At least it wasn't Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Letters got Iran - and England.
Letters :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Letters. :lol:

Does this make him female too?

[GP]

Letters :lol:

#MGWGA

[Cripps]

Goonermerree :haha:

[Goonermerree]

Cripps :p:blah::blah:

[Globalgunner]

Letters alter ego writing in the Indy
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/world-cup-2018-england-iran-supporter-shappi-khorsandi-politics-a8400591.html

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Me. :haha:

Good work Egypt.

[GP]

Fuck

[Master Splinter]

MS :haha:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I've given Merree the win because I love women. :bow:

Or Letters to bring it home.

[Goonermerree]

I want Letters to bring it on home, though I think Leveller's is going to win it with Uruguay.

[Letters]

It's coming home tbh.
Well. Might not be after Tuesday... :unsure:

[Goonermerree]

It's coming home tbh.
Well. Might not be after Tuesday... :unsure:

It's all on you to bring it home!:threaten:

[Chippy]

It's all on you to bring it home!:threaten:

Is it just me or is it taking the shine off England doing well having so many fucking spuds in the team? My Spud mates are getting on my nerves!

[Marc Overmars]

Doesn’t really bother me, I find it easy to separate that. The England team has always had plenty of rival players and it always will.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Doesn’t really bother me, I find it easy to separate that. The England team has always had plenty of rival players and it always will.

Same. The only one I find hard to stomach is Dele as he's a cheating cunt but the others are tolerable, especially when they're not pubbing it up and going out in the group stages.

[Letters]

Doesn’t really bother me, I find it easy to separate that. The England team has always had plenty of rival players and it always will.

Yes, I've always been able to separate club and country. Kane is an England player right now, not a Spurs one.
One of my Spud friends of FB is "giving it large" a bit though because 3 of the penalty takers last night were English :blah:
So what? Spurs might have won the Norwich Hospital Charity Cup (shared), but they won't win the World Cup, England will (or, more accurately, won't).

[Letters]

It's all on you to bring it home!:threaten:

Me :bow:

:dance:

[Penguin]

It didn't help that the commentator kept saying 'Spurs vs Arsenal' every time one of them stepped up to take a pen against Ospina.

[Mac76]

It didn't help that the commentator kept saying 'Spurs vs Arsenal' every time one of them stepped up to take a pen against Ospina.

that really pi**ed me off

[LDG]

Me vs Letters on here...

However, I have England in the pub sweep for hard cash.

Come on Sweden!

[Master Splinter]

MS :haha:.

[A Gunner]

Is it just me or is it taking the shine off England doing well having so many fucking spuds in the team? My Spud mates are getting on my nerves!

It's not just you. It's hard to cheer for England with so many spuds, I mean I can only reasonably cheer for England if Welbeck scores the winning goal.

[Letters]

Me vs Letters on here...

However, I have England in the pub sweep for hard cash.

Come on Sweden!

:pal:

He's going home, he's going home, he's going.
LDG's going home

:dance:

[Letters]

It's not just you. It's hard to cheer for England with so many spuds, I mean I can only reasonably cheer for England if Welbeck scores the winning goal.

Bull.
Shit.

I've never understood this. There is admittedly a little part of me that would want England to have Arsenal players and take a bit more reflected glory from them doing well but right now they're England players.
Couldn't give a monkeys who they play their club football for.

[GP]

Bull.
Shit.

I've never understood this. There is admittedly a little part of me that would want England to have Arsenal players and take a bit more reflected glory from them doing well but right now they're England players.
Couldn't give a monkeys who they play their club football for.

I don't know. I feel a bit that way. I'm finding it hard to be enthusiastic about this England team.

[Letters]

I don't know. I feel a bit that way. I'm finding it hard to be enthusiastic about this England team.

I felt that way before the tournament but, come on, they're in the semi-finals and given the other teams in it we actually have a chance here.
Head still says we're going to mess this up but I really enjoyed the way they played on Saturday. I'm actually enjoying the way they play and quite honestly other than a few key individuals I don't really know who they all play for anyway.

[Marc Overmars]

I’ve found it easier to warm to them because there are a lot of young players involved now, players who don’t have a history of tournament failure and underachievement. Yeah it’s a bit annoying that the key players are Spuds but as I said the other day, the England team has always contained rival players (and other players you don’t necessarily rate) so that’s nothing new.

It would be nice if more Arsenal players were involved but either you support England or you don’t, who the players are shouldn’t matter really.

Fuck the Spuds, these players are representing England and if they want to piggy back on the success of this World Cup then let them, we’ll only be laughing because they don’t have any success of their own to revel in.

[Goonermerree]

I think this bunch of players is refreshing. They all seem to be proud to wear the shirt, I didn't see that from a lot of our 'Golden generation' and before. When Rooney was asked that quickfire thing, WC or CL, without a stutter, he said CL. Never liked him for England after that.

I don't care which clubs they play for, they are there to represent us, the English, and they get my support. Like Overmars, I wish we had more Arsenal in the team, but we don't, as he says, you either support England or you don't.
COME ON ENGLAND.

[Letters]

I think this bunch of players is refreshing. They all seem to be proud to wear the shirt, I didn't see that from a lot of our 'Golden generation' and before. When Rooney was asked that quickfire thing, WC or CL, without a stutter, he said CL. Never liked him for England after that.

I don't care which clubs they play for, they are there to represent us, the English, and they get my support. Like Overmars, I wish we had more Arsenal in the team, but we don't, as he says, you either support England or you don't.
COME ON ENGLAND.

:gp:

[LDG]

:pal:

He's going home, he's going home, he's going.
LDG's going home

:dance:

I still have the money I suppose....

Until Wednesday at least.

[Syn]

:gp:

Letters, you, GP, MS, LDG and Maccy are about the only sensible posters left here. How can you not see this 'likeable' england team are being PR ordered to say and post the right things. This is all fake. Young, Alli, Maguire and half the England team are cunty, cheating bastards. Support England by all means, but lets not pretend this lot are any more likeable than previous squads. In fact, this lot are worse, because they have no talent. It's Harry Kane + 10.

[Goonermerree]

Letters, you, GP, MS, LDG and Maccy are about the only sensible posters left here. .
How to win friends an influence people.:lol:

[GP]

He's not wrong.

[Cripps]

Has Southgate done anything wrong so far? Every decision he's made has been spot on.

Dropped Rooney
Dropped Hart
Changed formation
Promoted youth
Tactically good
Implemented his own style
Good with the media
Instilled belief
Reconnected with fans

No chance we would have gotten this far under Woy or Big Sam, under Woy there were diabolical performances even against minnows.

We've got to a world cup semi final, something no-one thought we would do. Whatever happens we're on the right track.

Big nose :bow:

Anti-England doom and gloomers :haha:

[Letters]

He's not wrong.

https://youtu.be/DxcKRfpckMo?t=40

[Marc Overmars]

Has Southgate done anything wrong so far? Every decision he's made has been spot on.

Dropped Rooney
Dropped Hart
Changed formation
Promoted youth
Tactically good
Implemented his own style
Good with the media
Instilled belief
Reconnected with fans

No chance we would have gotten this far under Woy or Big Sam, under Woy there were diabolical performances even against minnows.

We've got to a world cup semi final, something no-one thought we would do. Whatever happens we're on the right track.

Big nose :bow:

Anti-England doom and gloomers :haha:

The most important thing for me is that it seems like he’s got the players to enjoy representing England again. The so called golden generation hated it and that was a major factor for the consistent failure. Definitely bodes well for the future having a team who don’t see playing for England as a chore they could do without.

[Letters]

Letters, you, GP, MS, LDG and Maccy are about the only sensible posters left here.
Don't be so hard on yourself.

I'm sure a lot of it is stage managed but I don't care if they're the sorts who would help an old lady across the road, what I like about them is the way they're playing - I'm enjoying watching them - and they showed some balls against Colombia. After the late equaliser they looked mentally gone in the first half of extra time and I feared the worst but they picked it up in the second half and won the penalties. On Saturday we were good, actually good. Against a Sweden side who aren't up to much, admittedly, but how many times have we seen an England team either lose or make very hard work of a game they should have won on paper. I'm looking forward to Wednesday, actually looking forward to it. We might cock it up - head says we probably will - but whatever the outcome they have by far exceeded my expectations in this tournament.

I agree Harry Kane is the only really world class player we have but I don't agree the other 10 aren't any good. There's some good players in there, I'd honestly no idea about Pickford before this tournament but he's made some great saves - the one at the start of the second half of the Sweden game was massive, that goes in and it's 1-1 and a different game.

So yeah. I like them as a team, I like how they've played, they're a team I can get behind. I've no idea what they're like as individuals and I don't care. I like The Beatles but by all accounts John Lennon was quite the c***. But that's OK, I don't have to go for a drink with him, I just enjoy the music. I don't have to invite the England players round for dinner, I'm just enjoying watching them.

[Letters]

The most important thing for me is that it seems like he’s got the players to enjoy representing England again. The so called golden generation hated it and that was a major factor for the consistent failure. Definitely bodes well for the future having a team who don’t see playing for England as a chore they could do without.

Yes. That. And again, maybe it's all about appearances but they are important and that is how it seems. Too many England players in the past seemed to almost resent playing for England as though it was an inconvenient distraction from their club careers.

[Penguin]

I want England to win and I've been getting behind them all the way through. But in all honesty I find it almost embarrassing that they're doing so well and there aren't any Arsenal players in the squad to represent us. Apart from Welbeck, the guy who could only get 10 minutes off the bench of the reserve team...

[Letters]

That is completely ridiculous. Why does it matter who they play for?

[Penguin]

What's ridiculous about wanting your club to produce players for the national team?

[Letters]

Nothing, I guess.
I don't really care who England players play for though.
I guess it would be nice if Arsenal were producing more talent. I'm not sure if I care which nationality they are.
In principle it would be nice if they were English, maybe I've just become numb to how multi-national clubs are these days.

[Özim]

How to win friends an influence people.:lol:

:lol: That list is laughable, if anything it has some of the worst posters on here, so you have to take it as a compliment you're not on the list.

[Marc Overmars]

Nothing, I guess.
I don't really care who England players play for though.
I guess it would be nice if Arsenal were producing more talent. I'm not sure if I care which nationality they are.
In principle it would be nice if they were English, maybe I've just become numb to how multi-national clubs are these days.

I understand if people aren’t enthusiastic about the players but I don’t think supporting a team should be dependent on what players they have. There are a host of Arsenal players I haven’t been particularly fond of for a few seasons but my support for them and the team is still there. As I said, you ether support England or you don’t. If you don’t that is absolutely fine but for me personally I’ve always wanted to see a successful national team.

Unsurprisingly a lot of match going England fans tend to be supporters of lower league clubs, fans who aren’t caught up and conflicted with these trivial Premier League rivalries.

[SMatthews]

All of the Arsenal stuff is heavily manufactured and their ‘banter’ is just as false. The real truth is fans mostly only ‘like’ players if they are performing well for the club. And there’s no problem with that. It’s the same for England. This isn’t a personality contest but a competition to win and if they get close, as they are, then you like the team as an entity, not for the individuals who make it up. Our decisions about whether we like or dislike players is based on what we see on a football pitch in most cases. It’s hardly the best way to judge someone’s character.

It’s the same rubbish used by fans who say “I’d get behind the team if they give their all.” Except they wouldn’t. It’s as much of a cop out as blaming the personality of footballers on why you can’t support them. Losing a load of games doesn’t necessarily mean you’re not giving your all as it can just as easily mean you don’t have the quality to win them. But losing a lot of games would see fans turn against the team, no matter how hard they may be ‘trying’.

[Cripps]

I want England to win and I've been getting behind them all the way through. But in all honesty I find it almost embarrassing that they're doing so well and there aren't any Arsenal players in the squad to represent us. Apart from Welbeck, the guy who could only get 10 minutes off the bench of the reserve team...

:lol: as soon as England turn their back on Arsenal players taught and guided by Wenger they get to a world cup semi final :haha:

[Letters]

Letters, you, GP, MS, LDG and Maccy are about the only sensible posters left here.
Zim :haha:
Cripps :haha:
WUMs :haha:

[Letters]

:lol: That list is laughable, if anything it has some of the worst posters on here, so you have to take it as a compliment you're not on the list.

Yes, we definitely need more WUMs on here who whine their tits off about absolutely everything.
Those are the really good posters.
:sleep:


:coffee:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Is this a good thing or bad thing for me?

[Letters]

Is this a good thing or bad thing for me?

It means you can't put "Made Syn's 'Sensible Goonersweb Posters' List, 2018" on your CV.

So probably a good thing.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Has Southgate done anything wrong so far? Every decision he's made has been spot on.

Dropped Rooney
Dropped Hart
Changed formation
Promoted youth
Tactically good
Implemented his own style
Good with the media
Instilled belief
Reconnected with fans

No chance we would have gotten this far under Woy or Big Sam, under Woy there were diabolical performances even against minnows.

We've got to a world cup semi final, something no-one thought we would do. Whatever happens we're on the right track.

Big nose :bow:

Anti-England doom and gloomers :haha:

:gp:


Zim :haha:
Cripps :haha:
WUMs :haha:

:rolleyes:

They say stupid shit at times (don't we all?) but generally they're alright and provide net positive contributions to this place.


At any rate, when GW barely has any members left is it wise for you as an admin to exacerbate Syn's stupid clique BS of "top posters" and alienate everyone else including one of the only real new posters we've got lately (Goonermaree)?

[Letters]

Oh grow up :lol:
They can dish it out a bit, I'm sure they can take it...

[Cripps]

:gp:



:rolleyes:

They say stupid shit at times (don't we all?) but generally they're alright and provide net positive contributions to this place.


At any rate, when GW barely has any members left is it wise for you as an admin to exacerbate Syn's stupid clique BS of "top posters" and alienate everyone else including one of the only real new posters we've got lately (Goonermaree)?

Letters continuining his fine form of doing a crap job :lol:

[Letters]

See? :lol:

[Cripps]

Oh is this the part you say QED? :lol: At least do it properly:lol:

[Syn]

Apologies, don't check in here that often so don't know posts regularly or not. Just reeled off posters I remembered. I meant to say this place has a small group of regular posters and didn't expect Letters to be influenced by tabloid propaganda. Southgate's a cunt and so are most of the England players. Hope Croatia smash them today. Despite my best efforts I cant get behind this lot at all.

[Letters]

:blink: Harsh.

I mean, footballers in general are not particularly likeable these days. But as I said I don't need to invite them round for tea, I'm just enjoying the way they've played and they conduct themselves well even if that is highly stage-managed.

[Goonermerree]

:blink: Harsh.

I mean, footballers in general are not particularly likeable these days. But as I said I don't need to invite them round for tea, I'm just enjoying the way they've played and they conduct themselves well even if that is highly stage-managed.

I don't know how much they are being 'staged managed', I think part of it is that they are genuinely pleased and proud to be playing for England. For that reason, I can get behind them.

[Letters]

I don't know how much they are being 'staged managed', I think part of it is that they are genuinely pleased and proud to be playing for England. For that reason, I can get behind them.

They all get a lot of media training these days, how to present themselves.
But that doesn't stop a lot of them behaving like utter cocks most of the time. These lot don't seem to be like that. It may just be perception but perception is important.

Feeling slightly sick at the thought we could be in a World Cup Final :sick:

[Goonermerree]

They all get a lot of media training these days, how to present themselves.
But that doesn't stop a lot of them behaving like utter cocks most of the time. These lot don't seem to be like that. It may just be perception but perception is important.

Feeling slightly sick at the thought we could be in a World Cup Final :sick:

Yeh, I know they get media training, the media does try to trip them up into saying something that they can make a sensation out of though, so the younger players especially need that. Mostly, they all seem to be low key. I don't have the same feeling that we're going through as I did in the other matches, I don't know if that's because there is more at stake now. I'm sure I felt 50-50 v Sweden as well. Maybe I just don't feel as excited yet, that may come as the hours go by.

I feel more sick at the thought that we don't make it having come so far.

[Letters]

I feel more sick at the thought that we don't make it having come so far.
Yes, there is a school of thought that it's worse losing in the semi-final than the final, at least you got there.
Sweden I felt was 50:50. Today...dunno, we definitely have a decent chance. Heart says we're going through :scarf: , head says we're going to mess it up :upset:

[Goonermerree]

Yes, there is a school of thought that it's worse losing in the semi-final than the final, at least you got there.
Sweden I felt was 50:50. Today...dunno, we definitely have a decent chance. Heart says we're going through :scarf: , head says we're going to mess it up :upset:

Third and fourth place play offs are so flat, we need to be there to the end.

[Letters]

Hope Croatia smash them today. Despite my best efforts I cant get behind this lot at all.

http://newsthump.com/2018/07/11/tedious-twat-hopes-england-lose/

:p

[Letters]

Third and fourth place play offs are so flat, we need to be there to the end.

Yeah. I don't think I bothered watching it in 1990. Who cares?

[Goonermerree]

Yeah. I don't think I bothered watching it in 1990. Who cares?

Martinez was bigging it up last night. 3rd, 4th? you still didn't get to the final.

[Edinburgh Gooner]

They better get through, ive booked the day off work to watch the final!!!

[Letters]

They better get through, ive booked the day off work to watch the final!!!

Interesting. What do you do that you'd have to book a Sunday off?
Vicar? ;)

[Edinburgh Gooner]

Interesting. What do you do that you'd have to book a Sunday off?
Vicar? ;)

I work 4 on 4 off with edinburgh council. Ive been on annual leave and cocked up my return to work date. So i spun a yarn about travelling back late on saturday. Luckily i still have a load of holiday days lefy to take before October they had no problem giving me it off.

[Letters]

:good:

I made a right bloody mess of the start of this world cup (work trip then a holiday) but got into it more in the group stages, it's helped that England have exceeded all reasonable expectations.
Going to see Paul Simon on Sunday so have made a mess of that too but he's on in the evening so I'm guessing they'll show it on the screens before. :sick:

[Edinburgh Gooner]

I think i have only missed a handful of games, even though i said at the start i wasn't overly bothered. Now i cant wait for the new season. I might even try and find a way to watch our friendly at boreham wood on saturday lol

[Globalgunner]

:good:

I made a right bloody mess of the start of this world cup (work trip then a holiday) but got into it more in the group stages, it's helped that England have exceeded all reasonable expectations.
Going to see Paul Simon on Sunday so have made a mess of that too but he's on in the evening so I'm guessing they'll show it on the screens before. :sick:

"Man walks down the street, says why am I short of attention God, short little span of attention God, when my nights are so long?"

Love me some Paul Simon

[Master Splinter]

Letters :haha:.

MO v Globalgunner. :popcorn:

[Globalgunner]

Letters :haha:.

MO v Globalgunner. :popcorn:

I just realised. I could actually win this.
MO. Yr ass is mine. In the nicest possible way of course.

[Marc Overmars]

Only just realised I have Croatia. :lol:

[Letters]

Letters :haha:.

:crying:

[Globalgunner]

I win!!!:scarf::cheer::jumpnana::trophy:

MO:pal:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Congrats!