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Best Answer , 20 July 2014 - 10:24 AM

Well at the end of a thoroughly captivating competition the only entrants remaining with a "will to live" are:

Mr I - 89 points
Tony C - 72 points
Jpredmore - 70 points

By sticking with it to the end they all deserve a prize; I must say it was rather complex and with hindsight...blah, blah, blah...

I'm just going to verify (or is it validate) Mr I's score, unless he has it completely wrong I think he is the convincing winner. I will be back shortly to confirm.

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OK I'm back and I have MR I's score at 93. Admittedly I could have miscounted as one needs a degree in such things to compute, however allowing for a degree of uncertainty it was certainly a lot more than 72 and on that basis I declare Mr I the winner of this enthralling competition. Thankfully the next world cup is 4 years away...

 

The winning scoresheet.

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I will be back again in another little while to announce the prize.

 

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I figured after such a tense and stressful competition you may want to relax with a large strong coffee whilst squeezing on something nice and soft and perhaps a lucky pen for entering competitions. Here are your prizes Mr I...congratulations!  Please send me a PM with your address.

 

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Posted 12 June 2014 - 11:42 AM

noooo audit today no time.  Next year, then. 


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Posted 12 June 2014 - 12:17 PM

Then your selections should be the following:    
FB      15     Josh Lewsey         
RW     14     Jason Robinson
OC     12     Mike Tindall         
IC       13     Will Greenwood
LW     11     Ben Cohen
FH     10     Jonny Wilkinson
SH     9     Matt Dawson
N8     8     Lawrence Dallaglio
OF     7     Neil Back
BF     6     Richard Hill     
RL     5     Ben Kay
LL     4     Martin Johnson ©
TP     3     Phil Vickery     
HK     2     Steve Thompson
LP     1     Trevor Woodman

 

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MMM Front Row, Brian Williams, Kevin Phillips & John Davies (The infamous Neath Front row of the late 80's)

2nd Row Fabian Pelous , Willie John McBride

Flankers Martyn Williams, Richie McCaw

No 8 Sebastian Chabal (now if you saw him coming towards you ; you'd run!)

No 9 mmm Mike Phillips / Chris Cusiter

No 10 Leigh Halfpenny

N0 11 Ieuan Evans

No 12 Gavin Henson

No 13 BOD

No 14 Shane

No 15 Thomas Castaignede / Rob Kearney (good to look at!)



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Posted 12 June 2014 - 02:18 PM

MMM Front Row, Brian Williams, Kevin Phillips & John Davies (The infamous Neath Front row of the late 80's)

2nd Row Fabian Pelous , Willie John McBride

Flankers Martyn Williams, Richie McCaw

No 8 Sebastian Chabal (now if you saw him coming towards you ; you'd run!)

No 9 mmm Mike Phillips / Chris Cusiter

No 10 Leigh Halfpenny

N0 11 Ieuan Evans

No 12 Gavin Henson

No 13 BOD

No 14 Shane

No 15 Thomas Castaignede / Rob Kearney (good to look at!)

 

This poll doesn't have too many from your list

Wilkinson or Carter at 10 for me. Also in there should be Jason Robinson and Jonah Lomu but wait what No Gareth Edwards?
 



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Posted 12 June 2014 - 02:23 PM

noooo audit today no time.  Next year, then. 

 

2018 then!



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Posted 12 June 2014 - 02:30 PM

I Had 4!

Kearney, Phillips, McCaw & BOD!!

 

It's a different game now from the days of Gareth Edwards. He was class in the 70's but sentiment has no place in the 21st Centuary!



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Posted 12 June 2014 - 03:18 PM

Instructions:

 

On the attached spreadsheet enter a score for every match including last 16, quarter final, semi final, final and 3rd/4th place play off. 

 

Note 1: if you put any draws in the knockout stages you will need to fill in a penalty score (first to five) to make a team progress to the next round.
 

Note 2: For judging purposes all scores are 90 minutes play (I will ignore extra time goals and of course penalty shoot outs).  For scoring I'm only looking for results and scores in the boxes and not the teams playing in the games.

 

Submit a copy of your completed spreadsheet by email to (teamatifsqndotcom) by 11 June.

 

Scoring:

 

2 points for a correct result

3 bonus points for a correct score

(so maximum possible points per game = 5)

 

You keep your own score and we can swap and brag as the competition progresses and we'll compile a table at the conclusion to determine the winner.

 

Winner & Prize:

 

Winner is the player with top score.

The Prize...it's a mystery...

 

Questions below please.

 

attachicon.gifWorld_Cup_2014_Schedule_and_Scoresheet_with_National_Flag_-_KnockOut_Bracket_1_V1.71.xlsx

 

Ok I have my worst guesses in I hope they are in time.  Sorry I've been really busy and honestly I have no clue.


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Posted 12 June 2014 - 03:32 PM

Ok I have my worst guesses in I hope they are in time.  Sorry I've been really busy and honestly I have no clue.

 

Four and a half hours to spare. Sometimes it is better to be clueless!



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Posted 12 June 2014 - 03:40 PM

Well it may be better for Simon... because if laughter is the best medicine he may end up being the healthiest guy in the world. lol

 

 

But seriously I know that with basketball brackets sometimes it's the clueless people who win.


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Posted 12 June 2014 - 04:48 PM

Simon

 

Any woman that has had sight of the French Rugby Calendar (google it girls, I promise you its well worth a look! but don't google it in work!) will tell you why rugby players are superior to footballers (soccer , not American)

 

I have a 2007 one, cost me a fortune, but I'm still on January (Sean Lamont in his shin pads, and not a lot more!) Better than valium any day! Worth every penny.

 

Caz x

Oh my.....that was an eyeful...... :yikes:couldn't have it at work....hubby would pout if it was home....but yes can see it would be worth every penny.    :thumbup:

 

The drooling could be a problem......


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Posted 12 June 2014 - 04:49 PM

Well it may be better for Simon... because if laughter is the best medicine he may end up being the healthiest guy in the world. lol

 

 

But seriously I know that with basketball brackets sometimes it's the clueless people who win.

 

Yahoo!  I have a chance then..... :rofl2:  :roflmao:


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Posted 12 June 2014 - 04:55 PM

I'm not drafting players Tony... that's way too far above my head.  I'll pick losing teams as much as possible but players... no way


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Posted 12 June 2014 - 05:48 PM

Some of you don't seem to be taking this seriously! :angry:

 

My World Cup Dream Team:

Goalkeeper: Joe Hart (England)

Defenders: Philipp Lahm (Germany), Vincent Kompany (Belgium), Patrice Evra (France)

Midfielders: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Steven Gerrard (England), Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast), Arjen Robben (Netherlands)

Forwards: Luis Suarez (Uruguay), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Sergio Aguero (Argentina)

Only 1 Sub: Rooney (England) - can play anywhere equally well

 

Ooops! No Brazilians! :silly:

 

Di Maria (ARG) is technically strong... Perhaps a substitute for the 2nd Half. :spoton:



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Posted 12 June 2014 - 06:05 PM

I've got a weird feeling about Portugal.

 

So do I, but in the negative way. Some players don´t have enough experience to play in this kind of competition  (meaning, limited options).
One of the most important players of our National Team was injured until last week and I don´t believe he recovered for all games of competition.
I believe Portugal will achieve only to 1/8 ... (hope not, but is my feeling)

 

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Posted 12 June 2014 - 06:22 PM

Got 2 - 0 to Brazil tonight

 

Can't support Croatia after that Modric blinder for Real Madrid against Manchester United in yet another match won by the referee. Not that I'm bitter or twisted :crybaby:



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Posted 12 June 2014 - 06:33 PM

So do I, but in the negative way. Some players don´t have enough experience to play in this kind of competition  (meaning, limited options).
One of the most important players of our National Team was injured until last week and I don´t believe he recovered for all games of competition.
I believe Portugal will achieve only to 1/8 ... (hope not, but is my feeling)

 

Rgds.

 

Hey Rui, with Ronaldo you never know...he is very special.

I think Portugal will feel at home in Brazil, I just have a feeling. :dunno:

 

I have 1-0 for Brazil on my sheet.


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Posted 12 June 2014 - 06:38 PM

I just sent my selections in!!!  GOOOOOOLLLL!!!!  Thanks!



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Posted 12 June 2014 - 06:42 PM

I just sent my selections in!!!  GOOOOOOLLLL!!!!  Thanks!

 

Got it Javier...good luck.


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Posted 12 June 2014 - 07:52 PM

Even though Croatia is my 2nd favorite country in the world (and starting to become my first and my escape country) I have them losing... now not knowing soccer and anything at all really about scores I had 4-1... is 4 an exceptionally high score?


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Posted 12 June 2014 - 08:40 PM

Even though Croatia is my 2nd favorite country in the world (and starting to become my first and my escape country) I have them losing... now not knowing soccer and anything at all really about scores I had 4-1... is 4 an exceptionally high score?

 

Seems like you haven't been to Thailand, a view out of my office here:

 

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I rent the house for around $800/month which is about a tenth of the price of living in a house with a swimming pool in the UK!

 

4 - 1 doesn't look too bad at the moment but I'm not sure to which team! maybe the next one to score.


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Posted 12 June 2014 - 10:45 PM

Croatia boss Niko Kovac: "If that's how we start the World Cup, we'd better give it up now and go home. We talk about respect, that wasn't respect, Croatia didn't get any. If that's a penalty, we don't need to play football anymore. Let's play basketball instead, it's a shame."

 

IMO Neymar should have been sent off but as I said before referees can win matches and for sure they will win a few more.

 

I'm looking forward to Spain v Netherlands tomorrow (which is a repeat of the last World Cup Final in 2010). This time I fancy the Dutch because I think they will prioritise trying to score rather than inflicting damage on the Spanish players.

 

We will see!



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Posted 13 June 2014 - 08:05 AM

Oh my.....that was an eyeful...... :yikes:couldn't have it at work....hubby would pout if it was home....but yes can see it would be worth every penny.    :thumbup:

 

The drooling could be a problem......

 

 

Well worth it! Might have a glance at mine now seeing as its Friday!



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Posted 13 June 2014 - 02:34 PM

well... I'm doing well so far. I was off by one goal on the first game!


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Posted 13 June 2014 - 03:10 PM

well... I'm doing well so far. I was off by one goal on the first game!

 

There are no points for being 'one goal off' I think there should be for 'goal difference' though as I had 2 - 0 !

 

Looking at my predictions for tonight I'm not feeling too confident  :oops2:

 

Mexico 1 - 1 Cameroon
Spain  1 - 1 Netherlands
Chile   2 - 0 Australia



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Posted 13 June 2014 - 03:34 PM

There are no points for being 'one goal off' I think there should be for 'goal difference' though as I had 2 - 0 !

 

Looking at my predictions for tonight I'm not feeling too confident  :oops2:

 

Mexico 1 - 1 Cameroon
Spain  1 - 1 Netherlands
Chile   2 - 0 Australia

 

That would be a pretty good 2nd game.  1 win vs loss and 1 game of closest by goals scored.  oh I thought we would have been tied but now that I look at it again I'd be up on you one goal because I had 4-1 (off by 1 you'd be off by 2)

 

I have

 

Mexico 3 - 1 Cameroon

Spain 5 - 2 Netherlands 

Chile 4 - 1 Australia

 

Like I said.. I don't know anything about soccer but hey you never know maybe Spain will get 5 (has Spain ever gotten 5??? idk)

I think I over favored Hispanic country teams lol  For some reason when I think soccer I think Spain, Mexico, etc.


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Posted 13 June 2014 - 09:00 PM

My brackets haven't started out very well already.  :(





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