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The Starblaydi Football Association presents:

The Seventh Di Bradini Cup
An Under-21 International Tournament

After the successes that were the Inaugural (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=537637), Second (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=540605), Third (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=546766), Fourth (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=550328), Fifth (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=555514) and Sixth (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=560638) Di Bradini Cups - and a massive 'thank-you' to everyone who has actively got involved in them - the Starblaydi Football Association presents the latest edition of its own Under-21 international tournament.

This tournament is named after Starblaydia's most-famous player, the first person to score for Starblaydia's own Under-21s, the current fourth-highest goalscorer in Starblaydia's history, member of the World Cup Hall of Fame and one President of the World Cup Committee. For the late Simeone Di Bradini (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/simeone_di_bradini.html), who passed away during World Cup 40's Qualifiers, we present, for your participation: The Seventh Di Bradini Cup!

SIGN-UPS ARE CLOSED

Nations signed up (16/16):
Nation
Starblaydia
Candelaria And Marquez
The Macabees
Tortuga y Hispaniola
Myedvedeya
Newmanistan
Elves Security Forces
Land de Wood
Taeshan
Greal
Yafor 2
Jeruselem
Daehanjeiguk
Blouman Empire
Qazox
Lovisa

Former Champions
DBC1. Elves Security Forces
DBC2. Candelaria And Marquez
DBC3. Candelaria And Marquez
DBC4. Newmanistan
DBC5. Daehanjeiguk
DBC6. Elves Security Forces

OOC: A few points about this: Finishing positions in the previous tournaments will play a very minor role in this, but this tournament is very much influenced by RP, unless the scorinator decides to come down harshly on you, RP = teh win.

Time-wise, this tournament is designed to be a Pre-WC43 tournament, 4 years after the last Di Bradini Cup.

I'll be using a modified version of my old Rugby Union scorinator, which has a massive RP Bonus - if you've posted 3 great RPs and your opponent none at all, you'll probably win 6- or 7-0. 3 Great RPs each, and it might be 1-0 or 2-1. Simple, it's the difference between the two teams' RP bonuses that counts.

I will be scorinating all results and I will be participating fully. I'm not desperate enough to win my own cup by cheating during the scorination, if I wanted that I'd just RP my own cup with just my puppets. If you don't like it that way, don't enter, 'cos you'll only complain later if I happen to do well :)

What's that? There's a Di Bradini Cup on? Heavens, I'd clean forgot and no mistake, guv'nor.

After skipping the 6th, we will be returning for the 7th!

Tortuga y Hispaniola would be delighted to participate

Myedvedeya in.

We'll be back!

A champion must defend its' crown.

We go live now to Land de Wood FA Headquarters where Andrew Wood has just returned following the Cup of Harmony and made this following announcement:

I am proud to announce that Land de Wood will again be sending a team to the Di Bradini Cup this being the seventh one and the number seven being an important number in our religion (Protestant to keep things simple) we trust it will bring us success.

Why is seven important?
Seven is the number of completeness.
Well God created the world in SEVEN days.
In the book of Revelation there are SEVEN churches.
There are prophesied SEVEN years of tribulation.
During which there are SEVEN seals, SEVEN trumpets, SEVEN vials poured out.
Where else in the Bible is SEVEN mentioned well to name but a few:
Noah took SEVEN of the clean animals on to the ark.
During Joseph's time there were SEVEN good years and SEVEN bad years.
On the day of atonement, the mercy seat was to be sprinkled SEVEN times.
There are SEVEN feasts of Jehovah in the Old Testament.
Jesus said SEVEN sayings from the cross.

So it is into the SEVEN Di Bradini Cup (our second but we won't go into the number two in the Bible for now)

According to the hosts there have been four years since the last Di Bradini Cup, and yet there has only been one in the Land de Wood, due to the Wood busy time continium thingy. So while everyone else's players may have aged by four years ours seem only to have aged by one, one presumes the hosts will be happy with this explanation as to why most of our team are still eligible.

were back again

Greal wishes to join this as part of expanding our international football areas.

Perhaps this time we can get out of the group stage too, without resorting to RPspam.

We'll have another go ... not that we'll actually win this thing.

bump!!!

oh, I mean we sign up!

A fresh group of youngsters will be eagerly awaiting this cup. Well almost fresh there are one or two boys from last time.

Qazox will send its first ever team to this tourney, considering that the Oxen Cup is not being held in this quadrennial season.

Lovisa in

Sixteen teams? I believe we have a nice, even, four groups of four - hurrah!

Sign-ups are now closed.

The RP/Scores/Rosters thread will be up either today or tonight

I was about to say that I haven't forgotten about Myedvedeya's kit, but it seems you've deleted that request so there are no hold-ups - bar me!

Absolutely nothing personal about the kit request deletion. I found a kitmaker with only 2 or 3 national teams to their name, and thought they could probably use the business. Does ediraf do U-21 kits, because I could do a completely different design for this tournament.

Land de Wood Sports international news

Land de Wood today announced an investigation to try and find out what has happened to the 7th Di Bradini cup. Are the organisers waiting for more sign ups or has there been a problem with the stadia or have we just completely missed something.

The Newmanistan Football Association is requesting information about the status of the tournament and will offer its assistance with the tournament if non-football matters (OOC: real-life) in Starblaydia are preventing the running of the competition.