FIFA World Cup 2018

[Naitch]

I wouldn't object to an Argentina/Brazil final then. It's possible if both teams finish top of their group (or both 2nd).

[Bobfoc]

26 minutes ago, MadJack said:

Why not just donate the meals anyway?

 

If they have to do it on this basis, I'd rather they did it based on the total goals scored in the competition or something like that.  It's not beyond the realms of possibility that neither player scores a single goal.

[DavidMarrio]

2 hours ago, Colly said:

Bit of promotion for the charity innit. 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2018/jun/01/david-squires-on-the-story-of-world-in-motion

David Squires is a genius. 

[Colly]

It has been pointed out that the only flaw was Beardsley going for sandwiches rather than chicken wraps or boilers. 

[Adam]

BBC Sport has a video feature up on its website in which Scottish pundit Pat Nevin suggests Harry Kane should be left out of certain games due to his lack of pace .

Are they on the wind-up?

[Gazz]

Adam, you have to realise that things like skill and intelligence are overrated in modern football. What we really need are a bunch of 6'7 big bastards who will put the boot into these foreign fairies and some really quick tiny bastards to run past their defenders once the big bastards have given them all dead legs.

[Adam]

Just now, The Gazz said:

Adam, you have to realise that things like skill and intelligence are overrated in modern football. What we really need are a bunch of 6'7 big bastards who will put the boot into these foreign fairies.

Kick and rush?

Thing is, his point was that Belgium's defenders are slow so we should play Vardy. But that's just so basic.

[MDK]

1 hour ago, The Gazz said:

Adam, you have to realise that things like skill and intelligence are overrated in modern football. What we really need are a bunch of 6'7 big bastards who will put the boot into these foreign fairies and some really quick tiny bastards to run past their defenders once the big bastards have given them all dead legs.

Benson and Hedges

[Colly]

Was Pat in his tactics truck or do Channel 5 still have that impounded somewhere? 

[Lineker]

Nigeria kit sells out after three million pre-orders

[Adam]

57 minutes ago, Colly said:

Was Pat in his tactics truck or do Channel 5 still have that impounded somewhere? 

He looked like he was in his own spare room to be honest.

[MDK]

1 hour ago, Lineker said:

Nigeria kit sells out after three million pre-orders

Quality kit though

[Baddar]

Anyone placed their bets yet? 

I've done;

£5 on France 6/1

£5 on Argentina 10/1

£2 on 6 group winners 9/1

£2 on no own goals in the tournament 25/1

£1 Suarez top scorer 20/1

[Colly]

£5 e/w on Argentina

£5 on England (literally just because Ladbrokes pay it back out as a free bet when we go out...) 

£1 on Belgium lowest scorers at 325/1 (I forgot Panama were in our group so that's a write off. Even Belgiums legendary bottling shouldn't happen there). 

Will probably do group winners as some kind of multiple when I can be bothered. 

[Liam]

38 minutes ago, Colly said:

Will probably do group winners as some kind of multiple when I can be bothered. 

Co-signed. 

[MDK]

Motion carried

[Gazz]

I've had a six-fold on Uruguay/Spain/France/Argentina/Brazil/Germany group winners at just under 10/1.

Fuck trying to predict groups G and H.

[Lineker]

Germany lost their friendly against Austria last night. They have still not won a game since October.

[Baddar]

6 minutes ago, Lineker said:

Germany lost their friendly against Austria last night. They have still not won a game since October.

How many matches is that? 2? 

[Liam]

2 minutes ago, Baddar said:

How many matches is that? 2? 

5 apparently.

Actually, 3. I read 5 somewhere.