The Mighty Football Thread - Page 219

Rob Instigator · 06.12.2014, 10:10 AM

4 hours til Brazil v. Croatia!

!@#$%! · 06.12.2014, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Bytor Peltor

Curious if anyone has any recommendations for a great World Cup app?

I have one for all things soccer, but wouldn't mind having one that was just World Cup related.

dont know what functionality you want (i assume live scores, etc). i'd suspect espn may have something (since they are it here).

all i have/need really is a calendar sync which you can grab here

webcal://www1.skysports.com/calendars/football/fixtures/competitions/worldcup

reason that's in my calendar is cuz-- they are appointments, ha ha ha.

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

The Instigator is IN the SYG league bitches!!!!!!!!

Time to pick team!

wooohooo!!! my team has been waiting since yesterday (finally, what a headache).

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Originally Posted by Bertrand

Picking fodder from group A will not be risky. Let the guy play, gather nada, you'll replace him by some bloke from Germany later on.

i don't know how you could do that. i only have 1 real substitute, but he's a good one. the rest are a bunch of fillers from the land of the islamic revoution. no fucking way i'm gonna actually play them.

pokkeherrie · 06.12.2014, 02:03 PM

I'm in, last minute!

So I decided I was going to join this a few days ago, then got pretty much stuck picking a decent squad. I think I've made over 40 transfers already whilst googling the recent starting formations of Iran and Honduras during the quiet times at work... should've just looked at ZonalMarking right away.

I'll be supporting Argentina and Belgium once Holland are out and hope Brazil get eliminated asap so the celebrations won't get in the way of the demonstrations... wishful thinking probably, but bring it on!

Rob Instigator · 06.12.2014, 02:08 PM

If the USA make it out of group stage I will celebrate

pokkeherrie · 06.12.2014, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

If the USA make it out of group stage I will celebrate

I'll be drinking if the Dutch keep Spain on a goalless draw tomorrow.

edit: actually... if they don't, I'll be drinking too!

Rob Instigator · 06.12.2014, 02:58 PM

Univision live coverage

http://deportesenvivo.univision.com/...omepageStage:1

Rob Instigator · 06.12.2014, 03:19 PM

Of course Croatia scores the first goal of the Cup against my SYG fantasy goalkeeper.......

SonicBebs · 06.12.2014, 03:21 PM

I played fifa just before kick off and croatia won 2-0
Just saying

!@#$%! · 06.12.2014, 03:54 PM

i just dodged 2 bullets!

1) i had julio cesar as my keeper for a while. he was cheap and i was going to trust his defenders.

2) i wanted to get marcelo as my left back but couldn't afford him

my captain, on the other hand, seems to be playing great.

when can we see each others teams?

demonrail666 · 06.12.2014, 05:02 PM

Neymar gets the points but I thought Oscar was Brazil's best player. Croatia probably deserved a draw though.

SonicBebs · 06.12.2014, 05:08 PM

Yeah Oscar was really good. And Croatia looked really good too
should Neymar have gone off for elbowing Modric? Was it a pen? Should Croatia's disallowed goal have stood?
Good game though

(Yes, never, yes)

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 06.12.2014, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

Univision live coverage

http://deportesenvivo.univision.com/game/croacia-at-brasil-on-20140612?ftloc=homepage1:wcmWidgetUimHomepageStage &ftpos=homepage1:wcmWidgetUimHomepageStage:1

Not only do I ONLY watch this because I have to since I don't have cable, I only watch this because it is the ONLY announcers worth watching! I watched the ESPN guys last WC on the weekends and they were so bloody BORING, so I flipped it back to Univision dudes were PUMPED at EVERY SINGLE PLAY PERIOD. THAT is futbol my friends, we ALL should exclusively be watching Univision for the real passion of futbol, not those dry twits on ESPN.. Save yourself from the boredom, watch Univision coverage even if you don't speak Spanish, trust me, its worth it (Noted Bias: I more or less understand Spanish so I may be getting more out of it)

!@#$%! · 06.12.2014, 05:18 PM

^^ they are pumped but they also talk a lot of bullshit-- it gets annoying.

i actually understand what they are saying, *all of it*, and there's a lot of hollering but little brains. i tried it for a while and switched back to espn.

the univision commentators can actually be pretty good, they make a good tactical analysis (depending who it is), but you have to wait for the joker announcers to STFU. i don't know how many times last year i wanted to slice the fucking throat of the announcer that kept saying "el cordero lahm" *every fucking time* lahm touched the ball. he did that 2 world cups in a row. *can't wait for the 3rd one.*

h8kurdt · 06.12.2014, 05:20 PM

Referee is wanker.

demonrail666 · 06.12.2014, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SonicBebs

Yeah Oscar was really good. And Croatia looked really good too
should Neymar have gone off for elbowing Modric? Was it a pen? Should Croatia's disallowed goal have stood?
Good game though

(Yes, never, yes)

Thought Neymar could've gone off but it would've been a bit harsh. No way a pen though. The disallowed goal was one of those where, cos Brazil's defenders effectively stopped playing once they heard the whistle it was more like a disallowed really good chance. 1-1 would've been fair on both teams.

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 06.12.2014, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

^^ they are pumped but they also talk a lot of bullshit-- it gets annoying.

i actually understand what they are saying, *all of it*, and there's a lot of hollering but little brains. i tried it for a while and switched back to espn.

I agree with that but those English dudes on ESPN let their brains get to their head and it ruins the game. They are essentially stuck in one gear, pessimism.

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but you have to wait for the joker announcers to STFU. i don't know how many times last year i wanted to slice the fucking throat of the announcer that kept saying "el cordero lahm" *every fucking time* lahm touched the ball. he did that 2 world cups in a row. *can't wait for the 3rd one.*

The best part is when the more serious dude silences the zanier dude with some comments in spot on albeit heavily accented Ingles. The highlight from the US friendly last weekend, "There is no crying in soccer my friend."

demonrail666 · 06.12.2014, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

when can we see each others teams?

Should be from the end of this 1st round on the 17th. I seem to remember that's how it worked for the Euros one too. Until the final game of the round people's scores will be all over the place as they swap players in and out each day.

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 06.12.2014, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

Of course Croatia scores the first goal of the Cup against my SYG fantasy goalkeeper.......

All the more why I don't like fantasy sports. It ruins good shit, it can even ruin wins if the stats aren't right! That was a bad play by Brazil to be sure, but clearly they bounced back from it, as I hope your fantasy shit does too

!@#$%! · 06.12.2014, 07:02 PM

okay, if we can't yet see each other's teams, i'll post mine. it's a 3-4-3

gk: gigi buffon
d: ramos, chiellini, abate
mf: oscar ©, di maria, hazard, de bruyne
f: fred, higuaín, agüero
sub: lukaku, prolly in for fred (unless an argentinian does worse).

the rest are a bunch of nothings that i won't put up.

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Originally Posted by demonrail666

Neymar gets the points but I thought Oscar was Brazil's best player. Croatia probably deserved a draw though.

how many did he score? i got 26 from oscar (as captain, so 13 regular?)

a pity mandzukic was injured because he could have caught some of those crosses. their keeper sucked a bit though.

ps- with 6 more guys they could have done better!

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Originally Posted by demonrail666

Should be from the end of this 1st round on the 17th. I seem to remember that's how it worked for the Euros one too. Until the final game of the round people's scores will be all over the place as they swap players in and out each day.

who has players to swap all over? mang i only have 1 sub who will hopefully do better than 4-point fred. all i can do is sit tight for the next 2 weeks because my shot has left the gun for the most part.

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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

I agree with that but those English dudes on ESPN let their brains get to their head and it ruins the game.

they are easier to tune out though! double bonus.

demonrail666 · 06.12.2014, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

okay, if we can't yet see each other's teams, i'll post mine. it's a 3-4-3

gk: gigi buffon
d: ramos, chiellini, abate
mf: oscar ©, di maria, hazard, de bruyne
f: fred, higuaín, agüero
sub: lukaku, prolly in for fred (unless an argentinian does worse).

Oscar looks like he could be a great buy. Fred though, I was close to picking him myself. So glad I didn't. Barely there tonight. Is he even a striker? He seems more like a decoy aimed at making space for Neymar.

If things go as planned my starting 11 is

GK: Romero (Arg)
DF: Rojas (Chile); Evra (Fr); Rojo (Arg); Alderweireld (Blg)
MF: Di Maria (Arg); De Bruyne (Blg); Valbuena (Fr); Fabian (Mx)
FW: (c)Neymar (Br); Benzema (Fr)

Subs I can realistically use are DF: Blind (Nl) and Samba (Ivory Coast); MF: Marchisio (It).

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!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,546	i just dodged 2 bullets! 1) i had julio cesar as my keeper for a while. he was cheap and i was going to trust his defenders. 2) i wanted to get marcelo as my left back but couldn't afford him my captain, on the other hand, seems to be playing great. when can we see each others teams?
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SonicBebs expwy. to yr skull Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,680	Yeah Oscar was really good. And Croatia looked really good too should Neymar have gone off for elbowing Modric? Was it a pen? Should Croatia's disallowed goal have stood? Good game though (Yes, never, yes) __________________ https://soundcloud.com/lamstonite http://lamstonite.bandcamp.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lamstonite
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!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,546	^^ they are pumped but they also talk a lot of bullshit-- it gets annoying. i actually understand what they are saying, all of it, and there's a lot of hollering but little brains. i tried it for a while and switched back to espn. the univision commentators can actually be pretty good, they make a good tactical analysis (depending who it is), but you have to wait for the joker announcers to STFU. i don't know how many times last year i wanted to slice the fucking throat of the announcer that kept saying "el cordero lahm" every fucking time lahm touched the ball. he did that 2 world cups in a row. can't wait for the 3rd one.
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