World Cup 2014

[mcjackson]

Can't wait to see how Roy's going to suck the energy out of the team.

 

Also, any wagers on how quickly the French team implodes? 

[Trumo]

Carlos Alberto's goal against Italy in 1970. In computer game form.

 

[Malarkey]

England have a good squad. Just haven't got the manager to execute. I'd definitely watch them if 'arry was the gaffer.

[Russ Atmosphere]

Just wait until after the world cup.

[sir roger]

Picked up one of those free Panini sticker albums in Tesco. Girl on the till looks at me funny , so I just mumble something about an imaginary young nephew.

[BCM]

Picked up one of those free Panini sticker albums in Tesco. Girl on the till looks at me funny , so I just mumble something about an imaginary young nephew.

 

Is 37 too old

[The Golden Eel]

I'm not doing the stickers this time but if I was, at 33, I'd be the youngest of 5 people in my work doing it

[Newport]

Feeling the World Cup fever sneaking up on me. Which is much better than the man flu I've been suffering for the last week or so.

[A_S]

The body of teams competing is much stronger for this event in comparison to 2010 too:

 

UEFA (From 2010)

 

England

France

Germany

Greece

Italy

Netherlands

Portugal

Spain

Switzerland

 

IN: Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Russia

OUT: Denmark, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia

 

CONMEBOL (From 2010)

 

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Uruguay

 

IN: Colombia, Ecuador

OUT: Paraguay

 

CAF (From 2010)

 

Algeria

Cameroon

Ghana

Ivory Coast

Nigeria

 

IN: -

OUT: South Africa (2010 host)

 

CONCACAF (From 2010)

 

Honduras

Mexico

United States

 

IN: Costa Rica (replacing New Zealand from OFC)

OUT: -

 

AFC (From 2010)

 

Australia

Japan

South Korea

 

IN: Iran

OUT: South Korea

 

* Replacing a CAF nation with a CONMEBOL nation definitely strengthens the field.

* Replacing a OFC nation with a CONCACAF nation also strengthens the field.

* As a collective, the 4 'IN' nations from UEFA are stronger than the 4 'OUT' nations.

 

Looking at it this way, plus consider that 95% of the nations would be in their strongest delegation from their respective confederations, you have one very strong field of teams. It should be brilliant.

[PestiRed]

FIFA spent £16m on making this. Tim Roth plays Sep Blatter as the man who saved international football from the baddies.

 

Jesus fucking Christ

 

[sir roger]

Had a quick look at the sticker thing & was annoyed to see that Itandje was in the Cameroon squad.

[Red Dawn]

The presence of Switzerland at any major finals ruins it for me.

[Bjornebye]

anyone setting up a fantasy league for this? 

[Babb'sBurstNad]

anyone setting up a fantasy league for this? 

 

Yeah, I was thinking about it.

 

It's pissing down and I don't want to work so I'll have a look about and see.

 

For some reason the Grauniad's one won't load for me - http://www.theguardian.com/fantasyfootball

[Bjornebye]

Yeah, I was thinking about it.

 

It's pissing down and I don't want to work so I'll have a look about and see.

 

For some reason the Grauniad's one won't load for me - http://www.theguardian.com/fantasyfootball

 

have a look round then fella nice one

 

. metro maybe? 

 

need one where you can set up a private league and we will have a TLW one

 

you do all the work, ill just sit back and pick my team. 

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Looks like there's fuck all about at the mo, it's shocking!

 

The official Fifa one is with McDonalds, and it doesn't seem to even allow you to pick a squad for another 17 days.

 

The only other options sum up the state of British papers - The Grauniad's won't load, the Torygraph want money and the one sitting at the top of Google is sadly the S*n!

 

I'll keep looking.

[Bjornebye]

Looks like there's fuck all about at the mo, it's shocking!

 

The official Fifa one is with McDonalds, and it doesn't seem to even allow you to pick a squad for another 17 days.

 

The only other options sum up the state of British papers - The Grauniad's won't load, the Torygraph want money and the one sitting at the top of Google is sadly the S*n!

 

I'll keep looking.

 

Does the metro have one? 

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Does the metro have one? 

 

Doesn't look like it.

 

Hopefully a few will spring up in the next week, after the CL final's done.

[Bjornebye]

Doesn't look like it.

 

Hopefully a few will spring up in the next week, after the CL final's done.

 

yeah hope so like 

[Sugar Ape]

The fantasy iTeam app has one Stig, same one we used to join Banjo's league.

[Bjornebye]

The fantasy iTeam app has one Stig, same one we used to join Banjo's league.

Thought it was shit that one mate

[Megadrive Man]

Picked up one of those free Panini sticker albums in Tesco. Girl on the till looks at me funny , so I just mumble something about an imaginary young nephew.

 

Why did you take a free album to the till?

[Mike D]

so when is the single coming out?

Singing for England with this as the video..

 

[The Golden Eel]

Last time I did one on ESPN, it was pretty good rules and scoring wise, the interface was reasonable

[sir roger]

Frigging hell MDM I didn't just go in to get the sticker album, I was embarrassed enough.

 

I put the album in the basket and then put other stuff in & it was at the bottom when I got to the till.