Best of the Rest - WC squad - Page 2

Craig · 02-05-2006, 04:14 AM

Where was my brain this morning?

I put it to that I had been up since 4.10 am AEST.

marc71178 · 02-05-2006, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Great Birtannia

It is Concacaf that needs to lose a place or two. The US and Mexico get a free ride into the world cup with a two place cushion, I wish we could qualify through there. Oceania is about as competitive as that and FIFA took our promised direct qualifying spot away.

No, Oceania is far far weaker than that.

Great Birtannia · 02-05-2006, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by marc71178

No, Oceania is far far weaker than that.

They get three and a half spots.

Take out Mexico and the USA and they have 1.5 spots for Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Canada and a whole heap of other fodder.

Australia would wipe the floor with those sides and I would fancy us against both Mexico, who we defeated at the last attempt, and the US. Infact, we defeated Jamaica 5-0 not that long ago. We only

beat the Solomon Islands 7-1 on aggregrate. It's a farce they get that many spots, it should be 2.5 max.

steds · 02-05-2006, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Great Birtannia

Australia would wipe the floor with those sides and I would fancy us against both Mexico, who we defeated at the last attempt, and the US.

So what? The rest of Oceania would get whooped by most of the countries you named in that post, so why give them a spot?

marc71178 · 02-05-2006, 09:56 AM

No Steds it's only supposed to work one way...

Great Birtannia · 03-05-2006, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by steds

So what? The rest of Oceania would get whooped by most of the countries you named in that post, so why give them a spot?

Which countries? You can't say Jamaica (who by the way now refuse to call up any English born players with Jamaican heritage e.g. Damien Francis) who's best player is Claude Davis, Canada and T&T once Yorke retire are any better than NZ. They are all equally inept. Costa Rica I conceed although Deportivo Saprissa had 9 internationals and were outplayed by Sydney, a team thrown together in a couple of months, before scoring a flukey goal and winning 1-0 at the club world championships.

The major point was Concacaf don't deserve 3.5 spots. It doesn't matter now Australia are qualifying through Asia and T&T and Costa Rica will get humbled at the world cup.

luckyeddie · 06-05-2006, 01:18 AM

Well, seeing as there are two threads started by the same guy almost worded identically and covering precisely the same subject - and started six minutes apart (obviously becoming a Derbyshire supporter - "wick in t' ead"), even though it's a few years too late I should like to nominate one or the other of the Andy Gorams

aussie · 20-05-2006, 08:06 AM

might as well add Guily, Pires, Zanetti, Yakin, Baraja, Morientes to these squads since they wont be going to the WC.

gio · 21-05-2006, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by steds

No James McFadden or Steven Pressley? I'm hurt.

Feck Steven Pressley. Completely overrated and a blinkered fool when it comes to speaking in the press. Now if you'd said Kris Boyd, Chris Burke, or Barry Ferguson then you'd have a point...

gio · 21-05-2006, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by luckyeddie

Well, seeing as there are two threads started by the same guy almost worded identically and covering precisely the same subject - and started six minutes apart (obviously becoming a Derbyshire supporter - "wick in t' ead"), even though it's a few years too late I should like to nominate one or the other of the Andy Gorams

Brilliant call. Andy Goram was an unbelievable 'keeper. For someone so fat and un-athletic, he pulled off saves to rival and better any others. Some of his saves for us against Spetic were simply unbeleivable, especially when facing Pierre Van Hoijdonk

steds · 21-05-2006, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by gio

Feck Steven Pressley. Completely overrated and a blinkered fool when it comes to speaking in the press.

Awesome hair, though.

Edit: And I never get to see what he says to the press. No one cares south of the border.

BoyBrumby · 04-06-2006, 04:30 PM

Slight change of direction for the thread, but still kinda connected. The list comes from this month's Observer Sport Monthly. Full Article here:

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/s...786654,00.html

Some illustrious names there:

1. George Best
2. Bernd Schuster
3. Ladislao Kubala
4. George Weah
5. Tommy Lawton
6. Ryan Giggs
7. Alberto Spencer
8. Alfredo Di Stefano
9. Eric Cantona
10. Abedi Pele

Maybe it's my Arsenal bias, but I think Chippy Brady is a bit unlucky to miss out too.

Craig · 04-06-2006, 05:22 PM

Who's in goal?

Blaze · 05-06-2006, 12:36 AM

Get Ryan Nelson in there.

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BoyBrumby Englishman Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Doing the stance Posts: 42,645	Ten Best Players Never to Play in a World Cup Slight change of direction for the thread, but still kinda connected. The list comes from this month's Observer Sport Monthly. Full Article here: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/s...786654,00.html Some illustrious names there: 1. George Best 2. Bernd Schuster 3. Ladislao Kubala 4. George Weah 5. Tommy Lawton 6. Ryan Giggs 7. Alberto Spencer 8. Alfredo Di Stefano 9. Eric Cantona 10. Abedi Pele Maybe it's my Arsenal bias, but I think Chippy Brady is a bit unlucky to miss out too. __________________ *- As featured in The Independent.* "This is not the time for namby-pamby promising youngsters who might just do something; not the time for building for the future. Pragmatism rules and they don't come more pragmatic than Rogers." - Victor Marks makes the case for stiff-legged and stiff-armed 35 year old left-handers in Ashes squads

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