Briefcase Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 3 hours ago, Carbomb said: You can talk. My acca was fucked because of that Puskas git convincing me Hungary could qualify. Should of followed Wooly's tips for the World Cup. And backed every team to win the World Cup. Guaranteed winner then.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted July 13, 2018 Moderators Share Posted July 13, 2018 That's bollocks, no-one was 2/1 at the start to go E/W on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted July 13, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted July 13, 2018 Every Wooly bet is bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgehead Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Well that final had everything, and it was a great image to see the heavens open at the presentation, to only have Putin under an umbrella as Croatia collected their medals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted July 15, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted July 15, 2018 Giroud won the World Cup. Even though he's not ours anymore (😪), I'm made up for him. The most handsome World Cup winner there ever was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Teedy Kay Posted July 15, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted July 15, 2018 Pickford not getting Golden Glove is a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted July 15, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted July 15, 2018 No it's not. He had a good tournament for sure, but Courtois and Lloris (Karius impersonation aside) were better I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 How pissed was the Croatian president? Delia levels of inebriation... Really enjoyed that final. Luka looking sad broke my little heart, but France blew them away,whilst never really getting out of second gear. I'm pleased for Hugo obviously, but I'm pleased for Pogba as well. I really, really rate him, he seems like a bloody nice lad, and it's not his fault he's got a miserable anti-football bastard for a club manager. If he sometimes doesn't seem bothered sometimes, I'm not surprised. Lolz at him getting backheel nutmegged though by Brosovic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chilly McFreeze Posted July 15, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted July 15, 2018 On 6/13/2018 at 1:40 PM, Chilly McFreeze said: Thing is, whatever the reason, there is a time and a place for sacking your national manager, and it's definitely not the day before the fucking World Cup.  Anyway, predictions:  Winners: France Golden Boot (top scorer): Griezmann Golden Ball (best player): Kevin De Brunye (Can see them doing well this time, and if they do, he'll be involved in everything.) Best young player award (21 & under as at Jan 18): Timo Werner (he's ace on my FM save, that's good enough for me.) England's scapegoat- who will get the blame for their exit: Gareth Southgate (sacked after not getting through the group) Surprise package (team): Columbia (because I got them in the office sweepstake) The Bryan Ruiz award (surprise package, but a player): Hirving Lozano Biggest disappointment (team or player): Ronaldo and Messi So, time to look back on our predictions? Not too bad for me, Griezmann almost got there, De Brunye was good but not at his usual level, but Belgium certainly did well this time.  The less said about my other predictions the better, although I'd say Messi and Ronaldo were big disappointments apart from Ronaldo v Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted July 16, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted July 16, 2018 I'd say @The Maestro probably did best when it comes to predictions with three right. @ColinBollocks would've equalled this had he predicted Mbappe to win the young player award. He selected him to win the golden ball but Dembele, who is older than him, to win the young player. Dropped a right bollock there, Colin. My predictions were shocking, apart from Croatia as the surprise package. I suppose you can say a few teams were a surprise package in terms of achieving more than expected- Croatia, England, Sweden etc. Overall, what a brilliant World Cup. Seldom a dull game, England did better than expected and helped many fall in love with the national team again, VAR added some fun and was overall a success, there were few (if any?) significant fan or crowd problems in Russia, Mbappe has well and truly announced himself and Lucas Torreira is a little pitbull. Bring on Qatar 2022- unbearable heat, December fixtures and the weakest host nation to date. Yay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briefcase Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 On 13 June 2018 at 7:53 PM, Briefcase said: Winners:Â Brazil Golden Boot (top scorer):Â Kane (he will score at least 6 in the groups right?) Golden Ball (best player):Â Neymar Best young player award (21 & under as at Jan 18):Â Jesus England's scapegoat:Â Pickford. He has a mistake in him, the red tops will have a field day with his name as well. Surprise package (team):Â England/Uruguay The Bryan Ruiz award (surprise package, but a player):Â Welbeck Biggest disappointment (team or player):Â Argentina/Messi. My predictions. Right with Kane being top scorer and kinda England as surprise package. Glad I was wrong about Pickford, but there was a point during the groups where a few were singling him out. I know Germany were probably the biggest disappointment but Argentina were terrible and lucky to get out the groups with 4 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted July 16, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted July 16, 2018 France weren't really that good in the final, but ended up winning quite comfortably, which shows you not only their abilities but their potential for growth in the coming four years. The reason I picked France was because of their incredible quality throughout the squad. Even if a player like Dembele didn't have the tournament some expected (him being my young player pick), they still had a couple of quality players that can do the job. It was a good World Cup, with a great mix of plenty of goals and surprise results. We got a legitimate all-time classic in Spain v Portugal, which turned out to be the high point for both teams, as they seemed to fade a little as the tournament progressed. The Germany team looking an uneven mess, with a rubbish strike force and a team that seemed to wilt when faced with pace, athleticism and enthusiasm. I think the quality of the tournament was further highlighted by the fact that I managed to put in the back of my mind the uneasy feeling I had in the opener, seeing Putin there lording it over the world. The invasion in the final did kick me out of the goodwill, with my brain saying "it's only football and this is still the same Russia". We also got a good look at Macron's hairline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted July 16, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted July 16, 2018 Following on from Colin's comment about potential for growth over the coming years, look at the young (23 and under) French players that didn't play in the World Cup: GK: Lafont DF: Laporte, Zouma, Diakhaby, Upamecano, Diallo, Diop, Sarr MD: Rabiot, Coman, Tousart, Lopez FW: Martial, Moussa Dembele, Karamoh, Augustin, Saint-Maxim  Insane potential in there. If these players continue to develop well and get plenty of game time (most of them are at the moment), then we could see an era of dominance similar to Spain not that long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted July 16, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted July 16, 2018 This is definitely one of the most fun World Cups I've ever watched. Unpredictable, plenty of surprises, some awesome games, Cavani scoring with his face, Russia punching above their weight and the atmosphere that came with it (even on TV), Germany getting knocked out at the group stages (don't mention the VAR), the look on Ramos' mug when Spain got knocked out, England giving cause for hope for the future, to name a few. Favourite games to watch: Japan vs. Belgium France vs. Croatia England vs. Panama (got to have at least one squash match), Spain vs. Ronaldo  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted July 16, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted July 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, Carbomb said: don't mention the VAR Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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