The official 2006 Transfans World Cup Thread!

Post by **Best First** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:55 am

It begins...

come on [insert country of choice here]!

who do people think will win? eh?

My main priority at this stage is beating those dirty tampon lovers from Scandinavia.

Post by **snarl** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:59 am

beaten to the punch.

England will win it of course.

Them or Brazil.

Or the Argies.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:28 am

I think Brazil will win the whole thing.

About the England - Tampon game: have you heard that our goalkeeper is injured?
During training Kim Källström shot him in the face, and now he has a mild concussion.
Instead we will have to play one of our reserves.

One of them has a total of one cap, and has played twenty competitive games the last four years (Rami Shaaban, he was Arsenal for a brief period).

The other one is 24 years old and has two caps.

How will they handle the pressure of playing in front of 50.000 - 60.000 people in a world cup game? Plus millions of tv-viewers.

There is a slight chance that our first choice keeper will be back to the England game though.
I sure hope so.

In any way both Sweden and England has a great chance of reaching the quarterfinal.
In the 1/8 games we will Poland, Germany, Costa Rica or Ecuador. I have a feeling both Sweden and England are able to beat all of them.

Eline · Post by **Eline** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:36 am

I vote for the Netherlands!
It would be great if they's win, but I hope they get at least through to the quarter final.

Otherwise Argentina. Just because they're in the same group.

Post by **Best First** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:56 am

i really do dislike Argentina, in footballing terms, more than any other team on the planet.

i hope they don't win.

loving all this Fergie vs Sven stuff. As far as i am concerned clubs can f off when it comes to internationals, its not like they were expecting them not to be picked when they signed them.

Post by **snarl** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:06 am

I heard about the concussion, nearly pessed meself, esp as I know how ***** Shabbban is!

I also think that our Sweden and England will qualify then hammer whoever they get in the 2nd round - Germany are potentially a threat on home soil, I think they're bone though as far as actual skill levels go.

Anybody seen the picture of Jibrillirilrilrlilrlir Cisse's leg?

man alive.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:24 pm

Best First wrote: loving all this Fergie vs Sven stuff. As far as i am concerned clubs can f off when it comes to internationals, its not like they were expecting them not to be picked when they signed them.

I don't know how serious it is, but the "G14" wants every national team to pay insurrance for the players.
This would be a disaster for Sweden since we would never be able to afford Ibrahimovic, Larsson and Ljungberg.

Optimus Prime Rib · Post by **Optimus Prime Rib** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:33 pm

freaking "grouping of doom"

We get out of our group alive.. we can take the whole thing, but I dont see it happening.

Post by **snarl** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:37 pm

The G14 are all absolute *****.

All other clubs should make the GEverybody else and tell them to do one.

Post by **Best First** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:51 pm

our FA is rubbish at standing up to them as well.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:36 pm

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:51 pm

Im loving this im ******* buzzing! - ENgland are going to win I can just feel it!

as for Fergie V's Sven its all bollocks, im sorry but its tabloid bull ****.

But if a player isnt fit and he might get hurt its up to the club.

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 4:51 pm

Go England!

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:55 pm

Cracking game - but [composite word including 'f*ck'] me these balls curve a bit dont they? the last German goal was a rocket of mental curves...

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 6:22 pm

Yeah, the ball is lighter and more "plastic".

EDIT: Ecuador impressed me.
Poland had two hits in the post though

Ozz · Post by **Ozz** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 7:39 am

Oooh, deja vu.

It's gonna be same crap like four years ago.

At least one of my other teams won. And half of their goals were superb.

Go England (hopefully I'll be watching it)!

Optimus Prime Rib · Post by **Optimus Prime Rib** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:23 am

Professor Smooth wrote:Go England!

You got something on your nose there.

Stormwolf · Post by **Stormwolf** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 12:20 pm

The Netherlands ofcourse

Optimus Prime Rib · Post by **Optimus Prime Rib** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 5:25 pm

USA. I can feel it!

Honestly, I hope we do well so well stop being looked at as a joke in world cup play.

man-with-the-dogs · Post by **man-with-the-dogs** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 9:04 am

Don't give a [composite word including 'f*ck']. Sports are a distraction designed by those in power to keep the masses sedated so they don't bother to think or ask questions.

Post by **Best First** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:38 am

that would carry more weight as a notion if sports didn't predate our current power structures.

England were pretty pony, the Owen sub was nuts. That said Paraguay never looked liked doing much in front of goal and the ref was just awful. And he looked like a Vampire. Quite the anti-climax of a game though.

the Trinidad/Tampon result went in our favour though.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 1:25 pm

Our manager is "happy with the result".
Blehg.

I can't believe ha played Anders Svensson instead of Kim Källström.
Kim got on in the 80:th minute or something, and delieved a couple of awesome crosses, creating goal chances, etc.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 1:30 pm

Go Iran!

The Last Autobot · Post by **The Last Autobot** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 3:50 pm

Japan will get it (maybe the day when one of the anime players exist).

Most probably Brazil. But if thats the case, next tournament they should not be allowed to play to give a chance to another team

Post by **snarl** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 6:00 pm

Obfleur wrote:Our manager is "happy with the result".
Blehg.

I can't believe ha played Anders Svensson instead of Kim Källström.
Kim got on in the 80:th minute or something, and delieved a couple of awesome crosses, creating goal chances, etc.

You should have our manager - He wont make any idiotic personell decisions, oh, not at all.

Leatherneck · Post by **Leatherneck** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 6:01 pm

spiderfrommars wrote:Go Iran!

latedddd

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 9:57 pm

Oooooh, gossip time!
Apparently Ljungberg and Mellberg started arguing with each other after the Trinidad game.
It has also been reported that they "stare angrily" at each other during trainings.

This is what happened four years ago during the WC.

man-with-the-dogs · Post by **man-with-the-dogs** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:50 am

Best First wrote:that would carry more weight as a notion if sports didn't predate our current power structures.

Ok, replaced "designed" with "used." Are we happy now? Pedantic bastard

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Eline · Post by **Eline** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 6:48 am

Yay!

Post by **Best First** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 9:15 am

man-with-the-dogs wrote:
Best First wrote:that would carry more weight as a notion if sports didn't predate our current power structures.

Ok, replaced "designed" with "used." Are we happy now? Pedantic bastard .

i suspect its more a 'happy' accident if anything, something that woks in theri favour but is a result of the electorate desires, not the politicos, which i think may be a word i just made up.

of course there are other points of view:

http://football.guardian.co.uk/worldcup ... 65,00.html

Dave, i was supprting Iran on your beardy behalf.