Tam Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 I got Chile ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen1876 Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 Brazil and Holland - can't ask for too much better than that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nohidingplace Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 Brazil and Holland - can't ask for too much better than that! I got the cheats France Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe the driver Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 South Korea i'm afraid, Would have been better putting my fiver on the b@st@rd english each way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sussex coast Jag Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 i have argentina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirJohnLambie Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 Got Spain? The team I am tipping, so couldnt have asked for better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy davie Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 New Zealand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwNaw Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 I got New Zealand too. Be lucky if they score a goal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butters Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 Add me to the New Zealand fan club as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryza Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 This is how we are running ours in the work. It keeps things interesting up until the last game and saves you throwing money away if you get Algeria or England in the sweep stake The principle is that the game's contestants get points for goals, depending on where and by whom they're scored. Not only are you counting on your own selections to hit the back of the net freely and often, but also - crucially - fervently hoping that the games featuring everyone else's choices are turgid no-score borefests. With Goal Club you get to experience that exciting, nail-biting tension of leading 1-0 in a cup final with 10 minutes to play in every game, even the dullest Honduras-vs-Switzerland first-round chess match. HOW IT WORKS You choose one from each of the following categories: - an individual player - a team - a first-round group - a venue After each match, you score points as follows: - For every goal scored by your chosen player: 2 pts - For every goal scored for or against your chosen team: 1 pt - For every goal scored in all games in your chosen group: 1 pt - For every goal scored in your chosen stadium: 1 pt Goals count individually in every category, so for example if you've put all your eggs in one basket and chosen Rooney, England, Group C and Rustenburg, and the celebrity goal-monger nets twice there against the USA on June 12th, you'd get 10 points. And basically, that's all there is to it. Most points at the end of the tournament wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauchiejag Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 South Africa and Ivory Coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OorWull Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Got the one we all really dread England!! Would £96 plus England winning the World Cup be worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberteeb Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 We've got a score predictor instead, I will win it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1876Jag Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Bloody Slovakia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 England (Aaaargh), Mexico & New Zealand (32 teams divided among 9 people in the office, ladies get 4 teams each and gents get 3) Will Chris Killen start banging them in? Does Blanco still play for Mexico? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paris Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 I organised the sweep in our work. My boss picked out Italy and Holland in the draw. I then realised I had made a mess of the draw so had to do it again. He was in a meeting so I gave him the last two teams to be picked which were New Zealand and Honduras and I got Argentina and Holland. Fix! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiJag Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 I got New Zealand too. Be lucky if they score a goal! Hey come on that's a bit harsh! A bit of a cliche too - we're not actually a crap team you know! Beat the Serbs a few days back, narrow loss to Aussie (2-1) too. Also had a decent showing against Italy last year, leading for most of the game only to lose 4-3 in the end. They'll score a goal alright, and will probably pick up a win or at least a draw, maybe two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bunny Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 Japan ... Hari Kari??? I've decided to pick one team from each group - not any of the favourites but none of the real minnows either - and support them ...with luck one of them might have a good run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerjag Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 Got Spain at a fiver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jags365 Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 Currently organising one, but we've only got 20 people so far...Though Twinny is assured of New Zealand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinny Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 I got Paraguay in one I joined yesterday, and joined Jags365's too but haven't heard back yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 Italy (but would have preferred Holland) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest grahamgibsonlickedmyaero Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 33 people entered ours. So somebody got a bogey team. Poor lad sitting near me got Iraq. See you later fiver. I specifically requested England and somehow got them. I think its basically because nobody else wanted them. THREE LIONS ON THE SHIRT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearchar Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 Got the one we all really dread England!! Would £96 plus England winning the World Cup be worth it? You can work out the answer to that: it amounts to 44 years of travail since the last time, and if it were the same that would be £2.18 a year. Of course, you'd also have to add the redoubled crowing about two wins, which would discount the £2.18 by, say, 10%. (I'm being generous.) So your eventual gain would be something like £1.96 a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy davie Posted June 11, 2010 Report Share Posted June 11, 2010 You can work out the answer to that: it amounts to 44 years of travail since the last time, and if it were the same that would be £2.18 a year. Of course, you'd also have to add the redoubled crowing about two wins, which would discount the £2.18 by, say, 10%. (I'm being generous.) So your eventual gain would be something like £1.96 a year. More like £1.966 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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