2014 FIFA World Cup

[King Ellis]

I've got 270, 276, 292, 408, 427, 485 and 548 that you need. I need 24, 50, 204, 238, 430, 493 and 623 from you. 7 for 7?

That's Numberwang!

[Lineker]

New Technology Will Allow Paralyzed Teen to Kick First Ball at 2014 World Cup

[Blue Rosler]

I've got 270, 276, 292, 408, 427, 485 and 548 that you need. I need 24, 50, 204, 238, 430, 493 and 623 from you. 7 for 7?

Deal! PM addresses and stuff.

[EddieG]

Rafa VDV ruled out of the WC.

[Lineker]

Professor Stephen Hawking and his team have spent time working out 'The Ideal Conditions for England Success'.

Temperature: Temperate climates are best. A 5C rise in temperature is expected to reduce England's chances of winning by 59%.

Altitude: England are twice as likely to win when playing below 500m above sea level.

Distance from home: England are 22% more likely to win when travelling short haul. Cultural differences and jet lag take their toll.

Kick-off: England are creatures of habit and their chances of winning could improve by a third when starting at 15.00 local time. The evening kick-off against Italy is bad news.

Formation: A confident 4-3-3 has a success rate of 58% compared to 48% when playing 4-4-2.

Shirt colour: Wear red. England's success rate has been 20% higher in coloured shirts. Red makes teams feel more confident and can lead them to being perceived as more aggressive and dominant.

Nationality of referee: European referees give England the best chance of success. 63% of games are won with a European referee compared to 38% when the referee is from elsewhere.

[The Lusophone]

Ah yes, those aggressive and dominant Belgians are to be feared.

[Gazz]

Yes, yes they are.

[Rainiac]

Ah yes, those aggressive and dominant Belgians are to be feared.

Who are you to doubt El Dandy Stephen Hawking?

[brenchill]

Nice to see Stephen Hawking using his mind for the good of humanity.

[Blue Rosler]

Fuck off, Lineker, this thread is for swopsies only.

[Lineker]

errr no :/

[Gazz]

I'll swap Lineker for Debuchy.

[Lineker]

Scholes: England should play like Liverpool

So how comes in the last six months Scholesy has decided to publically have an opinion on everything after having an infamous career of not saying a thing?

[brenchill]

Scholes: England should play like Liverpool

So how comes in the last six months Scholesy has decided to publically have an opinion on everything after having an infamous career of not saying a thing?

You could say the same about Giggs.

Just read the article. Liverpool's "swagger"

Paul Scholes' swag bill is so high because his swagger is always on

[Thrilla]

Scholes: England should play like Liverpool

So how comes in the last six months Scholesy has decided to publically have an opinion on everything after having an infamous career of not saying a thing?

Because players shouldn't get themselves or their club into trouble or garner unwanted press but someone looking to make a career in the game after playing needs to stay relevant and in the public eye?

[Lineker]

Oh I'm not slating him - in fact I agree with him. I just find it quite amusing.

[brenchill]

[Gazz]

The optimal Panini sticker strategy

[Colly]

Well that's bullshit since the 'box of 500 different stickers' is fictional. All the distributions in the world can't mask a rubbish assumption.

[stokeriño]

Well this is kind of surreal.