Tm Cahill's sending off was unfair, though i don't think it will affect the outcome much.
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Tm Cahill's sending off was unfair, though i don't think it will affect the outcome much.
A german team that plays with flair and creativity? Whats next an Italian side that doesnt settle for 1-0?
That was a joy to watch and Ozil and Khedira look like a great midfield partnership for years to come - who needs Micheal Ballack?
That's right. They were pretty devastating .
Finally, a day of football that is worthy of the World Cup!
Ghana exciting, Germany efficient and energetic... I was bouncing on my sofa today!
ATM:
Bill: Out!
Kilted: 135
Lulim: 110
Mark: 98
Neely: 91
Niamh: 110
Papaya: 25
Paul : 103
Pren: 37
Scher: 140
Turquoise: 75
Virgil: 119
Tomorrow:
Netherlands vs Denmark
Japan vs Cameroon
Italy vs Paraguay
Just occurred to me that I won't be able to watch the first two matches tomorrow!
Maybe I should stop taking the Night Nurse and let my cold prolong a little longer...
A very good looking Germany. Can you believe that England are rated twice as good according to the betting? No one will want to finish second in our group and face them. It is now a game of goal difference between us and the US to stay in the competition.
Bets for tomorrow:
Netherlands 7 Zlotty
Cameroon 2 Zlotty
Oh well done Scher for winning at the moment, good bit of early fame for you until the Neely steamrollers ahead!!!
I knew i should have gone with my instinct on Ghana winning! Ah well! tomorrow is another day!
And seeing as i'm in work for 4am...
Here are my bets for the first two matchs tomorrow... (still mulling over the final match)
Holland (Netherlands) 20
Cameroon 5
20 faulkners on the Netherlands.
For tomorrow:
10 Rowlings on the Nederlands
5 Rowlings on Cameroon
10 Rowlings on Italy. :lol:
I don't know what's going on with the betting on this thread, I haven't really taken much notice, but I have Slovenia in the sweepstake at work........Wooohoooo:ciappa: I thought they were rubbish, but they could be the winners of the group.Quote:
Originally Posted by kilted exile
I'm going all in again, predicting a dramatic and convincing draw between Cameroon and Japan.
No, no. I like football (soccer as we call it) but I really only follow the World Cup. There's so much sports in the US that I get overwhelmed as it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulclem
Hey I had a great day yesterday: three for three correct!! :ciappa:
10 doshes on Italy.
I hate this cautious approach, but needs must while I recoup my disasterous losses.
Ok, in case I'm not back later I better put in my bets now. In honor of Italy playing we shall have to go ith the dante as the currency. :D
Nederlands ~ 10 dantes to win
Cameroon ~ 5 dantes to win
Italy ~ 10 dantes to win
:wink5:
That's been a remarkable match yesterday, and I won my Eliots back :)
Today:
Netherlands vs Denmark -- Draw, 5 Gaskells
Japan vs Cameroon -- Cameroon, 5 Gaskells
Italy vs Paraguay -- Italy, 5 Gaskells
I have been over-cautious when I am sure of a good result, not today:
60 on Holland
15 on a cameroon/japan draw
60 on Italy
I am predicting a danish victory.
Denmark win - 50 crowns
Cameroon win - 10 crowns
Italy win - 10 crowns
Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
I was hoping they would ban them from the start as well...they are just way too loud and distracting (sounds like a hive of angry bees to me). Worst of all they can actually harm your hearing. In my opinion vuvuzelas completely ruin the atmosphere too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
As for it being African heritage, well, that's bull. As far as I know it only became popular in the nineties or there abouts. So the vuvuzela is not to African heritage what curries are to Indian heritage for example...honestly... I watched a rugby game (on t.v.), held at one of the new stadiums right before the world cup started, and it was horrible. I felt sorry for the players, and you could hardly hear the commentators. The ref wanted to talk to the t.v. ref about a try, but he couldn't hear a thing over the noise. So I hope they ban it...and I don't feel like a traitor for saying it either :D
So...
Netherlands win - 10 muntstukke
Cameroon win - 5 muntstukke
Italy win - 5 muntstukke
ATM:
Bill: Out!
Jester: 100
Kilted: 135
Lulim: 110
Mark: 98
Neely: 91
Niamh: 110
Papaya: 25
Paul : 103
Pren: 37
Scher: 140
Turquoise: 75
Virgil: 119
Netherlands vs Denmark
Neely: Netherlands (7)
Niamh: Netherlands (20)
Mark: Netherlands (20)
Paul: Netherlands (10)
Virgil: Netherlands (10)
Lulim: Draw (5)
Kilted: Netherlands (60)
Jester: Denmark (50)
Turquoise: Netherlands (10)
Scher: Draw (5)
Draw is a wishful thinking more than anything else, I guess, by the look of the bets but I am not sure if write Denmark off so easily either.
AND can't even watch the match! :mad:
Wessex> You can join us if you like. It is explained in the very post of this thread :)
Denmark win - 8 tennies
Cameroon draw - 10 tennies
Italy win - 7 crowns
Netherlands win 2-0!!!!!
Boy that Netherlands/Denmark game was boring. Even though I bet on the Dutch I began to root for the Danes.
I've decided...Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
30 on Italy to win
:iagree: It was not just boring but extremely boring.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
I liked it.
Holland have in previous world cups blazed onto the scene until they ran out of steam. They did that in the recent european cup too. Perhaps they're taing it a bit easier this year in the initial rounds.
ATM:
Bill: Out!
Jester: 50
Kilted: 195
Lulim: 105
Mark: 118
Neely: 98
Niamh: 130
Papaya: 17
Paul : 113
Pren: 37
Scher: 135
Turquoise: 85
Virgil: 129
Japan vs Cameroon
Neely: Cameroon (2)
Niamh: Cameroon (2)
Paul: Cameroon (5)
Bill: Draw
Virgil: Cameroon (5)
Lulim: Cameroon (5)
Kilted: Draw (15)
Jester: Cameroon (10)
Turquoise: Cameroon (5)
Papaya: Draw (10)
I could watch neither the Holland game nor the Japan game. :-/
(And probably some of the Italy game as well :mad:)
I've caught about half of both matches today (as I have been forced off of the settee to do that work thing:sad:) and I think the Dutch were OK but nothing special, but like Paul says perhaps they are saving a bit. For personal finanical reasons though I'm glad to see a bit of a lackluster performance as I'm hoping for Brazil and Spain to really shine.
A Very good result from Japan today, perhaps the shock of the tournament so far on paper at least.
I think the Italy game will be tight, and although I suspect Italy might just shade the match, I am going to go for a draw with minor stakes as I am certainly not risking too much on an Italian win as they naturally start slow, so:
Italy Paraguay draw 4 Dantes.
40 calvinos on Italy.
ATM:
Bill: Out!
Jester: 40
Kilted: 180
Lulim: 100
Mark: 118
Neely: 96
Niamh: 128
Papaya: 7
Paul : 108
Pren: 37
Scher: 135
Turquoise: 80
Virgil: 124
Italy vs Paraguay
Neely: Draw (4)
Niamh: Italy (30)
Paul: Italy (10)
Pren: Italy (10)
Virgil: Italy (10)
Lulim: Italy (5)
Kilted: Italy (60)
Jester: Italy (10)
Turquoise: Italy (5)
Papaya: Italy (7)
Mark: Italy (40)
Scher Italy (30)
Japan broke my streak. Looked like Camroon kept getting stronger as the match went on, but they just couldn't put it in. Oh well. Now for the Italians! I hope I can stay up to the end. It starts at 12:30 AM where I am.
Ho, ho, ho you Italian backers, not looking too good at 1-0 down...:hand: I'm hoping they pull one back though. ;)
Italy looked disappointing. Again they come good later in competitions.
ATM:
Bill: Out!
Jester: 30
Kilted: 120
Lulim: 95
Mark: 78
Neely: 100
Niamh: 98
Papaya: Out!
Paul : 98
Pren: 27
Scher: 105
Turquoise: 75
Virgil: 114
Never been a fan of the Italian football team and this seals the deal! :mad:
Hoping Virgil stayed up to watch it, though! :p
Tomorrow:
New Zealand vs Slovakia
Ivory Coast vs Portugal
Brazil vs N.Korea
Portugal win - 15 crowns
Brazil win - 15 crowns
Neely> Way to go predicting the draw, by the way.
I have picked Ivory Coast to win it all. I think they'll get better as the Cup moves forward, but I'm gonna pick them to win the opener. Reckless, sure--but I'm putting it all on Ivory Coast.
New Zealand vs Slovakia
Ivory Coast vs Portugal
Brazil vs N.Korea
Slovakia - 5 Rabelais
Portugal - 10 Rabelais ( I hope they and Ronaldo lose though)
Brazil - 10 Rabelais
28 on Slovakia.
However much I then have - which'll be either 50 or 106 - on Brazil.
Thank you, I thought it was possible, had a couple of real pound on that one too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
:banana:The world cup starts tomorrow properly with the samba boys!!!:banana: I'm looking for a good display.
First bets:
Slovakia win 35 Sambas
Portugal win 5 Sambas
I stayed up. And feeling it this morning. Tough to watch the game with Russian announcers. They have absolutely no emotion in calling the game. Plus the language makes me miss things. I didn't realize Italy took Buffon out after half time until this morning.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
I thought Italy actually played well, especially in the mid field. They seemed to have the best passing game of anyone I've seen so far. They had trouble pushing it into attack situations, but then Paraguay played very good defense. The rain conditions seemed to help Paraguay too.