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[Orm]

I find the seeding groups interesting.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Orm

I find the seeding groups interesting.

warspite1

Some real possibilities for groups of death. How 'bout:

Brazil, Spain, Sweden, Nigeria
or
Germany, England, Senegal, Australia
or
Argentina, Croatia, Egypt, Serbia

Ouch!

[Orm]

I wonder why Peru is ranked as high as tenth?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Orm

I wonder why Peru is ranked as high as tenth?

warspite1

Or Poland 6th.....

[shunwick]

The FIFA World Rankings are open to abuse. That's why FIFA is, once again, reviewing how they calculate the ratings.

Best wishes,
Steve

[shunwick]

Oh dear. [:(][:(][:(]

Best wishes,
Steve

[Orm]

No need to be so upset that Zlatan didn't score in his comeback. [;)]

[shunwick]

Every Premier League Fan in 90 Seconds...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxF0T_G5sbU

Best wishes,
Steve

[shunwick]

ORIGINAL: Orm

No need to be so upset that Zlatan didn't score in his comeback. [;)]

0-1 Home defeat to... of all people... Weston-super-OMG-Mare...

Can't get worse than that. On second thoughts, at least we didn't lose to Arsenal.... [:D]

Best wishes,
Steve

[shunwick]

Oh dear... [:(][:(]

Best wishes,
Steve

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: shunwick

Oh dear... [:(][:(]

Best wishes,
Steve

warspite1

Whassup dude?

[shunwick]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: shunwick

Oh dear... [:(][:(]

Best wishes,
Steve

warspite1

Whassup dude?

Saturday morning we are top of the league. With two home games Saturday afternoon and Tuesday evening. 1 point from two home games is an Oh dear moment.

Realistically, Braintree don't really want promotion for this season. We don't. After two seasons of major upheavals, all we really want is a comfortable mid table and give Brad the time to build up a squad that can be sustainable in the National League.

But I am old school. Your home ground should be a fortress. Visiting teams should fear having to play The Iron at home.

Opposition players should be thinking... "oh bugger....we are playing Braintree away next week and nobody has got even a point from that fixture in the last twenty years...."

At the moment every Tom, Dick, and Harry can get points away to Braintree.

And it's not as if we are getting outplayed. We are gifting goals. Seriously, wrapping them up in Christmas wrapping paper, with a little bow, and saying "here, have a goal on us.."

Best wishes,
Steve

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: shunwick

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: shunwick

Oh dear... [:(][:(]

Best wishes,
Steve

warspite1

Whassup dude?

But I am old school. Your home ground should be a fortress. Visiting teams should fear having to play The Iron at home.

Opposition players should be thinking... "oh bugger....we are playing Braintree away next week and nobody has got even a point from that fixture in the last twenty years...."

At the moment every Tom, Dick, and Harry can get points away to Braintree.

And it's not as if we are getting outplayed. We are gifting goals. Seriously, wrapping them up in Christmas wrapping paper, with a little bow, and saying "here, have a goal on us.."

Best wishes,
Steve

warspite1

We have the same problem.....sucks doesn't it? Or at least it would if I cared about football. However I don't - its a stupid game for stupid people and I have no interest in it.

[loki100]

ORIGINAL: warspite1


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We have the same problem.....sucks doesn't it? Or at least it would if I cared about football. However I don't - its a stupid game for stupid people and I have no interest in it.

my views on football over the last 8 days:

a) last sat - hate it, silly game (I don't despise Arsenal - have a lot of Arsenal supporting friends - but I do hate losing to them);
b) tuesday - fantastic game, where can I read more about it
c) weds - pretty funny, lets call a Celtic supporting colleague for a chat
d) friday - very funny, its not every week the 'Queens Eleven' gets a shoeing from Dundee (in English terms something like Man Utd losing to Bristol Rovers)
e) sat - hate it, silly game, never been interested in it

[shunwick]

Every Premier League fan in 90 Seconds....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGbu3KQTJko

Best wishes,
Steve

[warspite1]

World Cup 2018

It looks like the God of football has decided to take the sympathetic approach with England this time.......

Belgium
England
Panama
Tunisia

If we can't come at least second in that group then.....

Meanwhile, it looks like Sweden have really annoyed the football gods once again....

Germany
Mexico
South Korea
Sweden

This is an interesting group...

Argentina
Croatia
Iceland
Nigeria

Looks like this one is geographically 'cosy' until Iran went and spoiled it [;)]

Iran
Morocco
Portugal
Spain

[Orm]

World Cup 2018

And to me the draw looked bought, as usual.

[shunwick]

Every Premier League Fan in 90 Seconds....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CuI1GPI9A8

Best wishes,
Steve

[warspite1]

Phew! Good job we were the first team in 4 centuries to beat Real Madrid in a Champions League group game and so win our group.... otherwise we might have got a difficult Champions League draw [8|][:(][:-]

I flippin' hate stooooopid football.... and the Old Lady, no wait, not that Old Lady. In fact I don't even hate the other Old Lady - I'm just unimpressed that we got Juve while Manchester City get Basle and Liverpool get Porto....

[warspite1]

.... and as for Arsenal.....