nufcmichael Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Rommedahl. Awful player. That's a very good CB partnership Denmark have though. Yeah Rommedahl will play as long as Morten Olsen is the coach... sadly but yeah Kjær and Agger are a brilliant CB pair... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Sport has published what they say is the Spanish squad that will be announced tomorrow: GKs: Casillas, Reina and Diego López. Defenders: Albiol, Arbeloa, Capdevila, Marchena, Piqué, Puyol and Sergio Ramos. Midfielders: Xabi Alonso, Busquets, Cesc, Iniesta, Senna, Silva and Xavi. Forwards: Navas, Pedro, Llorente, Torres, Villa and either Mata or Güiza So no Valdés, De Gea, Martínez, Azpilicueta, Cazorla or Negredo Shame about Cazorla. No idea if he's been good or not since the Euros, but he's one of my first buys on FM when I'm a decent club. He's had an injury-ridden season sadly. He's a pretty decent player, but he's lost his spot to Pedro. If somebody told me this time last year that Pedro would be in the World Cup squad... what a step-up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 tbf Craig Moore is going to the World Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 tbf Craig Moore is going to the World Cup. Last player to score in a major tournament whilst a Newcastle player since Shearer Euro 2000 I think. (or does Geremi count as a Newcastle player during the most recent ACoN even though that transfer was sealed before it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Sweepstake with mates today I got: Winners - Argentina Top Scorer - South Korea, went for Park Chu-Young Come on the Argies! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzieMandias Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Mr Valcke - who has previously billed the event as a "real African World Cup" - said that African sales were "poor" and that Fifa would have to re-think its strategy towards Brazil, hosts of the 2014 Cup. "It's really not a lot of tickets when you think that we have so many African countries playing in the World Cup," he said at a press event in South Africa. "The system that we put in place was not perfect for South Africa and for Africa". He said that there were also difficulties in air travel from one African country to South Africa. South African Tourism Minister Martinus van Schalkwyk said on Tuesday that the figures were 76% less than those forecasted for the event. He said that only 11,300 people in Africa made ticket purchases, out of a total of 230,000 foreign fans. In March, Mr Valcke denied that Africans were being priced out of tournaments. While tickets in South Africa were offered at a lower price, fans in other African countries had to pay the standard amount - with the cheapest costing $80 (£54). Critics also said that many Africans would face difficulties accessing the internet, or might not have a credit card to make purchases online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/africa/10132613.stm Did the wankers at FIFA not realise that Africa is, like, poor? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Geordiesned Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 The cheapest ticket is £54?! That's ridiculous! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliMag Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Hmmm... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/africa/05/africa_economy/html/poverty.stm This article states that most people in sub-saharan africa make less than 500 quid a year. However this is based on reported data only. They could always target ticket sales to corrupt government officials, family members of military dictators, and Somali priates. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 tbf Craig Moore is going to the World Cup. Last player to score in a major tournament whilst a Newcastle player since Shearer Euro 2000 I think. (or does Geremi count as a Newcastle player during the most recent ACoN even though that transfer was sealed before it? World Cup 2006? If so, I'm pretty sure Geremi scored in the 2008 ACN, which would be the latest one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Dutch forwards stroking their collective cocks, except Kuyt's http://in.news.yahoo.com/137/20100521/375/tsp-van-persie-eyes-dream-dutch-attackin.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 He's right, like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idLG6jh23yE get stoked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roland Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Babel has a groin injury after todays training. Tomorrow more info will be announced. He is one the players who is not sure of the final squad yet. But due to injury would be harsh, 2 years ago he missed the tournament because of an ankle injury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Geordiesned Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 I've sorted out a predictions competition for work. If anyone's interested I can post it on here? Stuff like "how many red cards will there be?" and "who will be the first England player to score?". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idLG6jh23yE get stoked. Ronaldinho being featured heavily, imagine the horror at the Nike headquarters when Brazil announced their squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Meh, it's not like Ronaldinho not being in the squad wasn't expected, but he's still a better pull for the casual football fans than anybody else in the Brazilian squad so they went with him. Love the Cesc, Iniesta, Piqué shot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Excellent ad that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Completely random, but I'm about to put money on Lee Dong-Gook to score at the World Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 That ad is incredible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Completely random, but I'm about to put money on Lee Dong-Gook to score at the World Cup. Sweepstake with mates today I got: Winners - Argentina Top Scorer - South Korea, went for Park Chu-Young Come on the Argies! I know there's absolutely no chance of it happening, but did I go for the right choice out of your potential top scorers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Completely random, but I'm about to put money on Lee Dong-Gook to score at the World Cup. Sweepstake with mates today I got: Winners - Argentina Top Scorer - South Korea, went for Park Chu-Young Come on the Argies! I know there's absolutely no chance of it happening, but did I go for the right choice out of your potential top scorers? I think either Lee Dong-Gook or Lee Chung-Yong would have been better choices. Park is our second best player but he's never been really prolific at senior level. More of a "everybody's favorite strike partner" kind of guy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 I couldn't bring myself to go with Lee Dong-Gook man, so I atleast went with an unknown quantity among others on this sweepstake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 Man... that disallowed goal a couple weeks after Keegan returned. After they'd just equalised and Gook scored what appeared to be the winner. Rotten feeling that was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 "Gook" has actually been a revelation since coming back home after his misadventures in England. He was always the kind of player who relies on his own natural talent rather than working for the team, and failing in the Premiership was just the wakeup call he needed. ("You're not that good you twat.") He's actually one of our hardest working players now, chases after every ball and always looks to bring his teammates into play. And while I've had a lot of fun at his expense while he was in England, he was desperately unlucky to do as poorly as he did considering that he's always been our best finisher. Couple the fact that he's missed 2 world cups (2002 due to falling out with Hiddink, 2006 due to injury) in a row and is absolutely desperate to salvage his reputation, I'd say he might be our player to watch for this tournament. And yes, I know how funny that sounds Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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