NewsFix Forum World Cup Dream Team Competition

[Irn Bru]

First topic message reminder :

This is a competition being run by the Telegraph. I’ve paid the entry fee and we’re in. Team name is NEWSFIX FORUM and here is the provisional team selection but it needs to be changed before KO tomorrow so any ideas?



Link here for full list of players and their value. Can't go above £50 Million.

https://fantasyfootball.telegraph.co.uk/worldcup/select-team

Coaching staff members are;

Irn Bru – Chief Executive
Ben – Manager
Trainer - JD
Physio - Les
Media Relations – Didge (temporarily co-opted as a LW)

Now it’s up to the RWs to get their own team for a take on– if they can afford to pay for it and have the ability to even organise one that is

Team positions and player rankings will be updated daily by the Telegraph

[Ben Reilly]

3-1 final, I predicted the exact result but by no means how it would be achieved; if I were Croatia I'd feel rather shat upon by some of the refereeing.

quite. ref was rubbish....but what do I know I'm just a girl......sniff

You know despite your girlhood One of the ESPN commentators was saying that calls like that get you thrown into a dark closet, World Cup-wise ...

And it wasn't even just the penalty, there were a lot of bad calls and non-calls that went Brazil's way. And lest anybody say I'm biased, I was supporting Brazil the whole way -- as I will support any New World team over any moldy Old World team

Which means, tomorrow I'm supporting Mexico over Cameroon (obvio), and don't know who to support in Netherlands-Spain and Chile-Australia -- I mean, I wish the Sockeroos all the best, but shit bro ...  ::D:: 

[Raggamuffin]

Aha, so the ITV player did break then.

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Wave-compaints-ITV-player-hits-problems-World-Cup/story-21228317-detail/story.html

[Guest]

Aha, so the ITV player did break then.

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Wave-compaints-ITV-player-hits-problems-World-Cup/story-21228317-detail/story.html

Well ,although I was out of the room most of second half, I can't remember the offty cutting out Rags, but I was a wee bit busy during the second half anyway....

Are you sure you never just ran out of 50p pieces for the telly?  

[Raggamuffin]

Aha, so the ITV player did break then.

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Wave-compaints-ITV-player-hits-problems-World-Cup/story-21228317-detail/story.html

Well ,although I was out of the room most of second half, I can't remember the offty cutting out Rags, but I was a wee bit busy during the second half anyway....

Are you sure you never just ran out of 50p pieces for the telly?  

It's in the Daily Mail too, so it must be true.   

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2656752/ITV-studio-pelted-rocks-football-fans-Brazil-iPlayer-suffers-unprecedented-technical-problems-World-Cup-opener.html

[Guest]

Well ,although I was out of the room most of second half, I can't remember the offty cutting out Rags, but I was a wee bit busy during the second half anyway....

Are you sure you never just ran out of 50p pieces for the telly?  

It's in the Daily Mail too, so it must be true.   

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2656752/ITV-studio-pelted-rocks-football-fans-Brazil-iPlayer-suffers-unprecedented-technical-problems-World-Cup-opener.html

..how long was this loss of transmission for Rags?


..oh yea,,,it's in the mail it's Gospel!!!!  

[Raggamuffin]

It's in the Daily Mail too, so it must be true.   

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2656752/ITV-studio-pelted-rocks-football-fans-Brazil-iPlayer-suffers-unprecedented-technical-problems-World-Cup-opener.html

..how long was this loss of transmission for Rags?


..oh yea,,,it's in the mail it's Gospel!!!!  

Pretty much the whole of the second half. I stopped trying in the end of course.

I hope the England match doesn't break!

[Guest]

..how long was this loss of transmission for Rags?


..oh yea,,,it's in the mail it's Gospel!!!!  

Pretty much the whole of the second half. I stopped trying in the end of course.

I hope the England match doesn't break!

That would be a bit of a buggar Rags, it could be on the BBC?, last year them and ITV took turns broadcasting the matches.

[Raggamuffin]

Pretty much the whole of the second half. I stopped trying in the end of course.

I hope the England match doesn't break!

That would be a bit of a buggar Rags, it could be on the BBC?, last year them and ITV took turns broadcasting the matches.

Yes, that would be good. No adverts either!

[Guest]

That would be a bit of a buggar Rags, it could be on the BBC?, last year them and ITV took turns broadcasting the matches.

Yes, that would be good. No adverts either!

Yeah, ITV. Are terrible for that Rags, there's about five ad breaks before The match even begins...and now talk of quick commercial ads while subs are coming onto the pitch  

[Lone Wolf]

.................
and don't know who to support in Netherlands-Spain and Chile-Australia -- I mean, I wish the Sockeroos all the best, but shit bro ...  ::D:: 

  

JUST keep telling yourselves that Chileans eat their babies for breakfast...   

[Cass]

quite. ref was rubbish....but what do I know I'm just a girl......sniff

You know despite your girlhood One of the ESPN commentators was saying that calls like that get you thrown into a dark closet, World Cup-wise ...

And it wasn't even just the penalty, there were a lot of bad calls and non-calls that went Brazil's way. And lest anybody say I'm biased, I was supporting Brazil the whole way -- as I will support any New World team over any moldy Old World team

Which means, tomorrow I'm supporting Mexico over Cameroon (obvio), and don't know who to support in Netherlands-Spain and Chile-Australia -- I mean, I wish the Sockeroos all the best, but shit bro ...  ::D:: 

would love to see Cameroon kick Butt....but alas

Spain and Chile

[Guest]

Come on Cameroon!!!!!!!!  

[Irn Bru]

I was impressed with Oscar last night so I dived into the transfer market this morning and signed him up for our team. Dumped the Belgian guy Hazard.

Good bit of business there I think.

[Guest]

I was impressed with Oscar last night so I dived into the transfer market this morning and signed him up for our team. Dumped the Belgian guy Hazard.

Good bit of business there I think.

I was actuall looking at him for our teams too Irn, but opted for like the calibre of Samaras instead   

I might still change a player or two..I dont fully understand the rules and end objective anyway...points tallying and stuff!

[Guest]

JD I can't promise I wont be doing a fair bit of ogling myself mate haha

[Stephenmarra]

Maybe not the Total Football of the 70s but pretty damned good.  

[Ben Reilly]

Anybody watching these amazing events unfolding in Spain v. Netherlands????

[Irn Bru]

Anybody watching these amazing events unfolding in Spain v. Netherlands????

'The night of the 'Robins'.

That was a masterclass from the pair of them - they were just fantastic. RVP's header was absolutely brilliant and if that left foot volley from Robbin had gone in near the end it would have been the goal of the competition because I honestly could not see that being equaled.

Spain just fell apart in the second half and it really could have been about 8 or 9.

[Guest]

5-1 a Holland man!!, what  a cricket score!!,only watched bits of it, but as Spain were severely outclassed!, should still qualify from there group though..unless Chile are nippier than we think!  

The Dutch had everything tonight and the finishing was amazing.

[Cass]

well thank YOU Spain - not.


I will never eat tapas again.......ok I lie but STILL! The Netherlands were amazing.

[Guest]

Ladies and gentlemen... Your predictions for England v Italy?

[Guest]

Ahh... I predict a 1-nil win for Italy.

[Stephenmarra]

2~1 to the boys.  

[Ben Reilly]

Funny, I was also thinking 2-1 England, particularly if the field's still a little damp

[Guest]

2~1 to the boys.  

Which boys?

[Stephenmarra]

"EN~GER~LAND  EN~GER~LAND  EN~GER~LAND"  

[Guest]

Ladies and gentlemen... Your predictions for England v Italy?

I think the Italians habe the more experience here, with that touch of class about them too, seasoned guys like Pirlo may not have the legs anymore,mbut the touch is still there in abundance, I also heard one if the presenters say this and I would definitely have to agree, but take nothing away form England , they have quality in Rooney, a great keeper in Fraser Forster, I think Hary Cahill on his best day is very good defender...

I really do to think Frank Lamoard is even near world class, amd I'm just not sure about Lambert, and if Wellbeck plays well then Rooney should also have a good game..

I guess this can go either way, but I'm going to go for an Italian win, hopefully for England I'll be proved wrong.

2-0 or 2-1 for Italy.

[Guest]

Diego Forlan for Uruguay is still a real classy player packed with skills and even in his mid thirties will still prove a danger.

I see him doing well tonight against Costa Rica.

[Cass]

3-1 Italy.

also wins for Uruguay and Ivory Coast

[Guest]

Cor blimey... apparently England haven't had a clean-sheet World Cup win since 1990.

[Irn Bru]

It will be a tight match and I would predict a 1-1 draw. They both want to win of course but they'll be happy enough not to lose.

[Guest]

And if the score stays the same, JD is on course to win his first Newsfix World Cup Cap for the correct prediction of the score of a game involving a Newsfix Home Nation.

[Guest]

2-1 against England at the mo, and it's back to a boring match again! Real let down after the Uruguay/Costa Rica

[Guest]

They lost.

[Guest]

It was like England were struggling to get into a rhythm.

[Guest]

I'd shorten that lol. It was like England were struggling full stop!

In fact, it's like England always seem to be struggling.

Have a bet on with OH that it will be a Latin American team that wins, he thinks it might be Belgium.

[Guest]

And if the score stays the same, JD is on course to win his first Newsfix World Cup Cap for the correct prediction of the score of a game involving a Newsfix Home Nation.

   

[Guest]

And if the score stays the same, JD is on course to win his first Newsfix World Cup Cap for the correct prediction of the score of a game involving a Newsfix Home Nation.

   

Don't celebrate JD, it didn't lol

[Cass]

well that sucked. can someone remind me why rooney is there?

[Cass]

gigi buffon wins for best name

[Guest]

Yay, well done JD...

Right, that's enough excitement for one evening (zzz).

Goodnight! x

[Guest]

well that sucked. can someone remind me why rooney is there?

To remind other teams not to have men who play like him?

[Guest]

Yay, well done JD...

Right, that's enough excitement for one evening (zzz).

Goodnight! x

  

Hey thanks LD, nighty night! x

[Cass]

well that sucked. can someone remind me why rooney is there?

To remind other teams not to have men who play like him?

quite. 3 world cups and that assist tonight is the first decent thing he has done.

ah well.....more beer and another game.

night LD X

[Guest]

To remind other teams not to have men who play like him?

quite. 3 world cups and that assist tonight is the first decent thing he has done.

ah well.....more beer and another game.

night LD X

And night LD from me too. xx

I guess Cass, if it's an exciting game we want, don't watch England!

[Cass]

quite. 3 world cups and that assist tonight is the first decent thing he has done.

ah well.....more beer and another game.

night LD X

And night LD from me too. xx

I guess Cass, if it's an exciting game we want, don't watch England!

lol....they didn't even TRY in the second half...

I try to support them in spite of Mr. C but they have to give something in return.

[Guest]

And night LD from me too. xx

I guess Cass, if it's an exciting game we want, don't watch England!

lol....they didn't even TRY in the second half...

I try to support them in spite of Mr. C but they have to give something in return.

They were totally useless and after the other game tonight, a complete let-down.

[Ben Reilly]

I thought England played some of the best fundamental soccer I've seen thus far in the Cup. They had, of course, the misfortune of playing an Italian team that was also quite good on that measure.

But England shouldn't be ashamed of their effort, compare it to Brazil's effort in its 3-1 win in the opener. I'd say if England was matched against Brazil and each was playing as it played in their respective first games, England could have come away with it. They could have kicked the ever-loving shit out of Spain in the same comparison.

Call it boring, but I appreciate a team that shows excellent fundamentals. It might not be flashy but it's pretty in its own way ... no reason to hang their heads.

[Ben Reilly]

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!      

[Guest]

What's the HOLY SHIT for?

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