NationStates Jolt Archive

Eviscerate...at a later date!

Let's review the record then shall we? Number of times Snub Nose 38 has defeated Tanah Burung: zero.

Just remember who does the eviscerating, why dontcha? :P

Ah...but that's just it. It's our turn...we think... :wink:

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World Cup 7

2nd Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals


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Squornshelous --- |
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Ariddia --------- |
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Dark Outcasts ---

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Yay! WC5 Quarterfinal Rematch! Only this time I'm ranked 15th and I'm undefeated! Die Svecia Die! all previous statements are the product of a diseased mind, pay no attention to them

To: Appropriate Tanah Burung Officials
From: Oglethorpian Trade Division

"We are curious as to what the eviceratamo is grown on. We'd like to import 100 or so for examination."

SIGNED,
Some Lowly Trade Dude

Final Group A Table

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Q/E POS TEAM P W D L PTS
QLF 1ST MALUNDAR 3 3 0 0 9
QLF 2ND AUDIOSLAVIA 3 2 0 1 6
ELN 3RD LIV-ENGLAND 3 0 1 2 1
ELN 4TH KINGSFORD 3 0 1 2 1 (GOAL DIFFERENCE)
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San Diego Wins BFL's First Season

COLUMBIA, FD -- An exciting match at Holmes Stadium today between the San Diego Iguanas and the Carbondale Boars resulted in a 1-0 victory for San Diego, giving them the first ever BFL Cup.

Here are the final league standings prior to the playoffs:
[code:1:53f3daf518]Southern Division P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Dennis Bears 38 15 14 9 60 54 +6 59
Ilium Dragons 38 13 16 9 55 53 +2 55
Alexandria Porcupines 38 13 12 13 43 45 -2 51
Midway Wolves 38 13 11 14 47 49 -2 50
Columbia Sharks 38 12 10 16 48 60 -12 46

Northern Division P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Hampton Paladins 38 17 6 15 55 51 +4 57
Carbondale Boars 38 13 13 12 59 48 +11 52
High Mountain Buffalo 38 14 10 14 55 57 -2 52
Griffin Zebras 38 9 16 13 40 48 -8 43
New Town Red Devils 38 10 10 18 46 54 -8 40

Eastern Division P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Jamestown Jaguars 38 17 6 15 54 51 +3 57
Jamaica Giants 38 15 9 14 53 51 +2 54
Hillcrest Hawks 38 14 10 14 42 47 -5 52
Grant City Lions 38 11 11 16 46 53 -7 44
Eastfield Rogues 38 11 8 19 44 56 -12 41

Western Division P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Graceville Salamanders 38 19 5 14 55 44 +11 62
San Diego Iguanas 38 16 9 13 58 50 +8 57
Washington Tigers 38 16 7 15 63 50 +13 55
Sonoma City Volcanoes 38 15 10 13 54 52 +2 55
Amissville Antagonists 38 16 7 15 46 50 -4 55[/code:1:53f3daf518]

In the playoffs, San Diego took home first place, Carbondale finished second, and Graceville was third. However, due to overall performance, Graceville will have the #1 ranking going into the 2013 season.

Squornshelous, Svecia is still ranked higher than you...We'll see if it means anything though. And undefeated streaks have to come to an end sometime. I think we have a good chance of ending yours :D

To: Appropriate Tanah Burung Officials
From: Oglethorpian Trade Division

"We are curious as to what the eviceratamo is grown on. We'd like to import 100 or so for examination."

SIGNED,
Some Lowly Trade Dude

AUGH!!!
!)(%)(!_@(#$_(* Invalid_Session ate my post responding to this.
A pox on the server, invalid_session, slow internet connections, slow dinosaur PCs, getting disconnected, blah, blah, blah. :roll:

To: Appropriate Tanah Burung Officials
From: Oglethorpian Trade Division

"We are curious as to what the eviceratamo is grown on. We'd like to import 100 or so for examination."

SIGNED,
Some Lowly Trade Dude

AUGH!!!
!)(%)(!_@(#$_(* Invalid_Session at my post responding to this.
A pox on the server, invalid_session, slow internet connections, slow dinosaur PCs, getting disconnected, blah, blah, blah. :roll:

Ah, must be the curse! :wink:

To: Oglethorpian trade division, c/o HE the Ambassador of Oglethorpia
From: Grouphug Agricultural College, overseas enterprises division

You're on, baby. The evisceratomato is available to all nations. 100 samples will be made available to you for research & assesment purposes. In the absence of Hooligans, they also go great on toast. Enjoy!

CH: Here you go, a whole slew of WC5 and WC6 results (though not all of them):
Actually, I suppose I'm more interested in the WC1 results that never got posted in the thread (at least not that I saw). This would include most of the 3rd-day matches from the group stage and the Ziotah-Terracossa quarterfinal match. I can probably find everything else on the forums, but any help is appreciated (other than the games I mentioned, I have all WC1 scores, all WC2 scores, and all WC5/6 scores that Bedistan posted). ;)

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Malundar
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Bedistan
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Busby
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Pure Evil
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Errinundera
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Audioslavia
Vs ...............
Runaway Moose
Vs ................
TnUI
Vs
Svecia
Vs ................
Squornshelous
Vs ...............
Arridia
Vs ................
Dark Outcasts
Vs ................
Halfassedstates
Vs ................
The Belmore Family
Vs ...............
Snub Nose 38
Vs ................
Spaam
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<OOC>For anyone who's interested, here is my germinal website: http://homepages.nyu.edu/~pcj1

I've begun archiving the Clem and Gil posts. I've also uploaded a few of my songs, as someone expressed interest as a result of "Gil."</OOC>

<OOC>For anyone who's interested, here is my germinal website: http://homepages.nyu.edu/~pcj1

I've begun archiving the Clem and Gil posts. I've also uploaded a few of my songs, as someone expressed interest as a result of "Gil."</OOC>

Lemm, who's playing the guitar in your songs?

Also, i'll assume someone's using a drum machine :wink:

TBF, we already have one, made by TnUI that is much nicer:

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World Cup 7

2nd Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals

Malundar --------
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Busby ----------- |
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Pure Evil -------

Errinundera -----
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Audioslavia ----- |
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Runaway Moose --- |
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TnUI ------------

Svecia ----------
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Squornshelous --- |
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Ariddia --------- |
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Dark Outcasts ---

Halfassedstates -
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Snub Nose 38 ---- |
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Ack to work!

Anyway, updated results and table.

http://nswcc.tripod.com/results.html

Squornshelous, Svecia is still ranked higher than you...We'll see if it means anything though. And undefeated streaks have to come to an end sometime. I think we have a good chance of ending yours :D
If we're getting into that, the 'undefeated streak' kinda came to a half-assed halt in the last game, but you should probably read Squorn's small print disclaimer :!: :!:

Here are the final league standings prior to the playoffs <snip>

Playoffs? :P

HSMG News bulletin.
Flu stricken team prepare for the next step.

The Halfassedstates football side has been struck down just before their WC7 second round match against The Belmore Family.

First team regulars, Jones, Robertson, Lee King, Thumb, Wallace and Hope all missed training to-day.
The sextet where all reported as 'ill' by manager Sir James Munro, when we asked him about their absence.
It is thought that only Thumb and Hope stand any chance of recovering in time, and Sir James must be hoping that no more of the players become affected.

If the 2 defenders (Jones and Robertson) don't recover, it will most likly mean debuts for Harry Hunt and Joe King. Mel Ward and Al Bundy are the likely stand-ins in midfield, with Hendry and Orean Utd bound Crewgar the obvious replacements up front, although Sir James was keeping quiet on the possible line-up for the game.

The Halfassedstates football side has been struck down just before their WC7 quarter final match against The Belmore Family.

This is all AS' fault.

Here are the final league standings prior to the playoffs <snip>

Playoffs? :P

Yep. I do mine my own way. :P

///////////CLASSIFIED - TOP SECRET - CLASSIFIED//////////////
To: Ministry of Super Secret Sleuthery
From: Ministry of Athletics, Olympics, and Alcoholic Beverages
Authorized by: The Guy Currently in Charge of Stuff for the Borderlands of Snub Nose 38
Subject: Evisceratomato Interdiction and Erradication

As you are aware Tanah Burung has developed, and is distributing to the world at large, a "vegetable" of dubious worth. This biological freak has been declared illegal in the Borderlands. It must be stamped out world wide. The question of whether or not this "evisceratomato" may have some actual use vis-a-vis the Hooligan Cheerleaders is still open, but we must nip this thing in the bud, so to speak.

You are directed to:

1 - Find and destroy all evisceratomato plants world-wide. Seeds must be destroyed as well.
2 - Find and destroy any and all copies of the biological/genetic formula for this viscious vegetable.
3 - Locate within Tanah Burung the laboratory or laboratories that create this monstrous menace to mankind, and permanently incapacitate them.
4 - Interdict world wide all shipments of e-matoes and ensure their destruction.

As always, should you or any member of your team be caught, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of you or your mission.

This message will self destruct in 10 seconds. Step away from the message.

For the Minister of Athletics, Olympics, and Alcoholic Beverages:
Margaret

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:wink: OOC: fully expect the minister of super secret sleuthery to fail in this mission.

Team captain Ranjit Khan had one word to describe Ariddia's match against Spaam: "YEEEEESSSS!"

There was much celebration after Ariddia completed a perfect round, now having a record of twelve victories, one draw and zero losses in this Cup.

"I'm not daring to hope yet," veteran player Ralph Khaled admitted. "I get this nagging feeling the dream will be shattered as usual. But we are going to do our damn best to keep this up..."

Haha Snub.

The Minister's plan to stamp out the eviceratomato should be sabatoged by dire-FIFA spiders.

Haha Snub.

The Minister's plan to stamp out the eviceratomato should be sabatoged by dire-FIFA spiders.
:idea: I like it! If I can come up with something good...

*slips quietly and unobtrusively into the stadium at peltier park in commerford, audioslavia. stops at a water fountain and takes a drink. wonders where the concession stands are. oh, yeah, that's right...there's no match on, the concession stands would be closed anyway. wanders around in the labrynith of hallways for awhile. stops in front of a door with a sign on it that says "locker room", and a cardboard sign that says "spaam". takes a piece of paper out of his pocket, and tapes it neatly below the cardboard sign. departs quietly. the piece of paper says*

"Spaam - so, we meet again, here in the second round of World Cup 7. Should be a smashing match. May the oldest man win"

Stubby (aka "Snub Nose 38")

(This post courtesy of FOS(tm). FOS(tm) and Friends of Stubby(tm) are registered trade marks)

Scuttlebutt – Morning Edition

Second Round Match for Hooligans
sten, snub nose 38

The Snub Nose 38 International Football side, the Hooligans, will have a difficult time of it in their Second Round Match of World Cup 7. They’re paired with Spaam, a side that has an incredible win-loss record in international play, especially at the higher levels. Spaam seem to play at their best when truly challenged. A quick check of records did not reveal any previous meetings between the two sides. In reaching this round, the sides compiled these records:

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Group Play Results

Team P W D L F A D Pts
Spaam 3 2 0 1 7 4 3 6
SN38 3 2 1 0 6 2 4 7

Qualifiers

Spaam 10 6 1 3 25 12 13 19
SN38 10 9 1 0 35 3 32 28[/code:1:553f45069d]

The Hooligans will field their regular starting side, according to manager Ben Dover. “No point in changing horses – ya dance with who brung ya,” Dover said, mixing his metaphors.

This is only the second time in the history of international play that Snub Nose 38 has advanced to the second round. In World Cup 6, the Hooligans made it to the third round, which did much to enhance their international reputation (frequently tarnished by appearances of the other Hooligans – the national sides cheerleaders), and to drive the sides international ranking up.

Justin Case, offensive coach for the Hooligans, expects a hard fought, high quality match – and a win. “It’s our time,” said Justin, “The Hooligans are now among the best of the best in international football. We have a real chance to take the cup home this time around.”

That, of course, remains to be decided on the pitch. A win against Spaam would, of course, take the Hooligans one step closer. A loss, however, will only take them home. While we love our Hooligans, we don’t want them home just yet.

The Halfassedstates football side has been struck down just before their WC7 quarter final match against The Belmore Family.

This is all AS' fault.

HSMG News bulletin.
[Cuts straight to Dr.Gee Sput (Halfassedstates Foreign Minister) reading a statement]
"In response to the TnUI comments The Halfassedstates leadership wants to release the following statement;
Our team has had a great time in this WC and have enjoyed the sights and sounds of Audioslavia. We hope to be able to continue further in the Cup and hopefully visit Lemmintania before we head home. In no way are these players illnesses linked to their celebrations in Soundgrad after the last match."
[cuts back to the studio]
In related news,
The Halfassed team doctor, Dr.Buddy Snatcher gave the following statement a short while ago, "A few of the lads travelled into Soundgrad after the Squorn match. They decided to try some Tanah Burung cuisine. So they had a bite to eat in a local Tanah Burung eatery. Unfortunatly, some of the lads have came down with what seems to be food poisoning afterwards. Now whether it was from the food in the restaurant or the kebab they ate on the way back to the hotel, we cannot be sure, although all the lads affected had Soup of the Day for starter."
When asked if it was known what kind of soup it was, Dr. Snatcher replyed with one word, "Tomato".

It seems the investigation will continue for a while yet!

I was saying its the second round :P

I was saying its the second round :P
We Americans are just used to "Playoffs" - we have 'em in baseball, we have 'em in basketball, we have 'em in our own quaint brand of football, etc, etc, etc. We even have 'em in our MLS (Major League Soccer). It's just another case of "Round of 16". :wink:

[The BSTV theme music plays, but it is drowned out by some very different music apparently being played very loudly by very many people. Various instruments of musical amplification can be seen as the camera pans over the stadium.]

Sam: Hello, friends, and welcome to--

Joey: Joey, I can't even hear you; I doubt the people at home can.

Sam: [adjusts the volume on his headset] WHAT?

Joey: [does likewise]Not that loud, Sam!

Sam: Oh, whoops, sorry about that. Um, let's try this again. [pause] Hello, friends, and welcome to Soundgardia National Arena here in Cornellby, Audioslavia, where we are preparing for the beginning of the Bedistan Lions' first ever second round World Cup match!

Joey: Once again, the odds were strongly against us, but we prevailed once again.

Sam: That was pretty redundant, Joey.

Joey: What was pretty redundant, Sam?

Sam: You said "once again" twice.

Joey: Does it really matter?

Sam: Um...no, I guess not.

Joey: Good.

Sam: Anyway, we're about two or three hours from kickoff. Two or three HOURS? Why the hell did they send us up here this early?

Joey: Hell if I know...

Sam: I do see, however, that the crowd has wasted no time getting here. I'd say the stadium is already about 80 percent filled.

Joey: That's because they know this should be a great match between two very equal teams. As I'm sure you know, we are playing Malundar, the winners of Group A.

Sam: Ah yes, Malundar, ranked 27th in the world, only slightly below us at 24th. However, they have a pretty good offense on that team. Luckily, though, Olivia Bream and the four guys and girls in front of her give us a very respectable defense. This should be a close game.

Joey: Yes, indeed. But you say we have two hours before the game starts?

Sam: If my watch is right, yes.

Joey: You've set it to Audioslavia time?

Sam: Umm....actually, I don't remember. What time zone is Audioslavia in anyway?

Joey: Same as Lemmitania, I think.

Sam: I didn't set my watch in Lemmitania, I know.

Joey: Oh great. Well, folks, we'll be back about fifteen minutes before kickoff. Whenever that is...

Sam: Oh shut up.

[fade out]

I was saying its the second round :P

Assuming you're still talking to me, that was on a totally separate time frame from the World Cup. :P And in the BFL, only 8 of the 20 teams go to the playoffs, so we start by going directly into the quarterfinals. :P

1. I was talking to HAS, who was TBF vs HAS as the QF when its the 2R.

2. Playoffs are stupid.

3. :P

1. I was talking to HAS, who was TBF vs HAS as the QF when its the 2R.

2. Playoffs are stupid.

3. :P

Trying to confuse me, eh? I understood all of that, so :P right back at ya. ;)

...(stuff)...2R...(other stuff)
2R or knot 2R, that is the question...

Actually, the question is..."Will the 2R results be TGed, or posted?"

<OOC>
Lemm, who's playing the guitar in your songs?
Me.
Also, i'll assume someone's using a drum machine :wink:
Sample/playback software, actually. Unless I've got a drum kit in my basement. Which I don't.
</OOC>

1. I was talking to HAS, who was TBF vs HAS as the QF when its the 2R.


Cheers - never even noticed - and did wonder who ya where talking to - hey its 4.25 on friday - i finish in 5 feckin mins :D

Hey I need admin acess to get to either of the spreadsheets.

The Halfassed team doctor, Dr.Buddy Snatcher gave the following statement a short while ago, "A few of the lads travelled into Soundgrad after the Squorn match. They decided to try some Tanah Burung cuisine. So they had a bite to eat in a local Tanah Burung eatery. Unfortunatly, some of the lads have came down with what seems to be food poisoning afterwards. Now whether it was from the food in the restaurant or the kebab they ate on the way back to the hotel, we cannot be sure, although all the lads affected had Soup of the Day for starter."
When asked if it was known what kind of soup it was, Dr. Snatcher replyed with one word, "Tomato".

It seems the investigation will continue for a while yet!

Camera crews and print and radio journalists gather outside the fortress-like campus of Grouphug Agricultural College. The head of the New Vegetable Research and Production Division, Bi Ar Dee, steps up to the podium. She is carrying a basket of bright red fruit and wearing her trademark chef’s hat, emblazoned with a “No snub nose pistols” logo.

Bi Ar Dee: I have a short statement to make. Our newest product, the Evisceratomato, is now available for global distribution. My team and I are extremely proud of our work in developing this new miracle product.

Press TB International: Chef, there are reports from Soundgrad that the Evisceratomato may have given food poisoning to the Halfassedworldcupteam. Any reaction?

Bi Ar Dee: Our information is that the Halfassedplayers made the very wise decision to eat at a Tanah Burung restaurant. Our cuisine is renowned all around the world for its excellence. Using the simplest ingredients, we add just the right amount of spices to create culinary masterpieces. Most people who consume this style of cooking are transported to a plane of ecstasy. However, some used to blander foods may on occasion find themselves affected negatively. Those whose idea of a fine meal is something apparently referred to as a "large Mack" or some similar title can occasionally experience digestive troubles.

PTBI: You mean the runs?

Bi Ar Dee: It is commonly referred to as "revenge on the soft-bellied imperialist." But yes. It’s especially nasty for those with only half an ass.

Green Farmer News: What about this genetic modification thingy? My readers aren’t altogether sure it’s such a good idea. If God had meant us to mess about with chromosomowhatsits, wouldn’t she have said so?

Bi Ar Dee: The purpose of the Evisceratomato is to feed the world and increase leisure time for the hard-worked chef and house-spouse. By splattering easily on impact, it reduces the need to skin and pulp vegetables and thus accelerates food preparation time. The evisceratomato is a safe food product. It has been fully tested on spiders and found to be both nutritious and safe. To show how safe it is, I ate one just before coming out. I’d eat it here in front of you, but it’s so filling, I couldn’t possibly eat another bite. But here, have one yourself.

(Aides begin to hand Evisceratomatoes to the assembled reporters.)

Daily Crocodile: Yeah, but didn’t you just develop this vegetable as part of an elaborate plot to get back at the Hooligans?

Bi Ar Dee: First off, the Evisceratomato is not a vegetable, it is a fruit. Second, I categorically reject that allegation. Tests have shown that it will go rotten quickly when in proximity to a Snub Nose 38 citizen. This is merely a coincidence. Let us assure the international community: the purpose of the Evisceratomato is peaceful. There is no secret research programme known as “Project Death to the Hooligans.” Let me put it in terms they will be able to understand: It is not happening. It never happened.

Church Times: Chef, what is the religious significance of the Evisceratomato? Does it stand for both the body and blood of Christ in one handy package? Or are you starting a new religion?

Bi Ar Dee: No! Honestly, it’s just a fruit. I’m getting a bit tired of this compulsion to make every passing fad into a religion. I mean, get a life, people!

(The reporters look unsettled. Some begin to fondle their Evisceratomatoes thoughtfully.)

24-Hour Radio of Gil: Chef, that’s a pretty strong statement. Have you accepted Gil Lemson as your personal saviour?

Bi Ar Dee: Good Lord, no. Look. I’m talking about exciting advances in the field of genetically modified fruit. I’m talking about advances against world hunger. This obsession with some two-bit radio commentator from a fourth-rate country is getting silly.

(A shocked gasp from the press. Their hands go to their Evisceratomatoes. One by one, they begin to pelt the scientist. As advertised, the Evisceratomato splatters very nicely indeed.)

Second round scores have been TGed.

Hey I need admin acess to get to either of the spreadsheets.

Was it like that before? TG me your email and I'll email them to you.

...funny stuff..."Bi Ar Dee"...more funny stuff...only half an ass...more funny stuff...Project Death to the Hooligans...really funny stuff..."It is not happening. It never did happen"...As advertised, the Evisceratomato splatters very nicely indeed...lol
*spends several minutes recovering before he is able to properly breath, much less type.*

"It will never happen" :wink:

Our cuisine is renowned all around the world for its excellence. Using the simplest ingredients, we add just the right amount of "spices" to create culinary masterpieces. Most people who consume this style of cooking are transported to a plane of ecstasy. However, some used to "blander" foods may on occasion find themselves affected negatively...

PTBI: You mean they go all trippy?


24-Hour Radio of Gil: Chef, that’s a pretty strong statement. Have you accepted Gil Lemson as your personal saviour?

Bi Ar Dee: ...This obsession with some two-bit radio commentator from a fourth-rate country is getting silly.

Heh heh. And heh heh again. :)

OOC: *thinks you're all mad, in a nice way of course!* :D

IC: [loads of applause as Mr D. Mon enters the studio]

D.Mon; "Hello and welcome to 'The Round-up of Today's Relatively Interesting News'. [VERY LONG PAUSE, TENSION GROWS] I am sorry to say that [huge groan from audience]..........you'll have to go through it all again.....because OUTCASTS BEAT ARRIDIA!

[Huge cheers heard as if coming from the entire nation (and those currently on space missions)]

What else is there to say except that it was a 2-1 score line with the goals coming from A. Roman and K. Geddes, and we'll see you next week.

[moments later]

oh yeah...also some dustbin men found a dead mouse in some rubbish and a winning lottery ticket found by a drug addict but was later deemed out of date.

[cue ending credits]

*two figures dressed in black sackcloth are walking down the road towards us. the taller appears to be crying and is carrying a beat up suitcase, the shorter is whistling a merry tune and has a knapsack slung over one shoulder. behind them is the expansive lawn of an estate, covered with furniture and furnishings. there is a small crowd gathered at the bottom of the mansion’s front steps, at the top of which stands the auctioneer.*

- It’s just not fair!
- Oh, come on. We had a good run, and now it’s over.
- But I liked the estate, and the Bentley, and the title…
- Well, as for the title – it was BS anyway. I kept telling you we don’t have a peerage system.
- But what will I do? I’ve lost my job, all my money, my pretty medals, and…
- Chum, your head is still firmly attached to your neck. You’re not on a transport to exile on Elba. Count your blessings. And, I’ve lost my job too, ya know.
- Don’t say “count”. I’m not a count anymore. Oh, woe is me!
- That’s right, get hysterical. That’s gonna help.
- It’s all because of those damned Hooligans! How could they lose. They scored that nice goal just before half time.
- The lost because Spaam scored two goals in the last five minutes. They lost because it just wasn’t in the cards. Maybe it was the rubber chicken.
- Rubber chicken!? You’ve been using real chickens.
- Well, I ran out. Last night I went to the freezer, and it was empty. I had to use the ol’ rubber fella. It was a little difficult, what with it being bronzed and attached to a plaque and all, but I thought it was gonna work.
- Then it’s all your fault, Margaret! You’ve cost me everything!
- I got you everything in the first place, bud. Get off my case.
- If I’d known you were running out of chickens, I wouldn’t have had the cook make me cordon bleu yesterday.

*margaret stops dead in her tracks. she turns slowly, and glares at the ex-minister.*

- You ate the last chicken?
- Well, I didn’t know it was the last one.
- Again, I can only conclude that you do not have a single clue. Who reminds you to breath periodically?
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*we are in total blackness. not a ray of light anywhere. we know we’re not alone, because we hear breathing. quite some time passes in utter silence. then -*

- Ben?
- …Um?
- This must be what Bi felt like.
- I guess so…unpleasant, isn’t it?
- Do you think Justin is really the right choice as the new Manager for the Hooligans?
- Whatever. It’s got nothing to do wi’ me anymore, does it, Eileen?
- Don’t be despondent, Ben. We’re not through. We can…
- We can what? We’ve been canned, is what.
- Something will come along.
- As long as it’s not a guillotine, then, love.
- Look on the bright side.
- Can’t. Lights are out.
- They only lost by one bloody goal, Ben! In the last minute of added time.
- True…but, then, why couldn’t they have won by one goal in the last minute of added time, eh?
- Que sera, sera.
- Whatever will be, will be.
- The future’s not ours to see.
- Que sera, sera.
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”Scuttlebutt – Evening Edition

Hooligans Head Home
Commerford, Audioslavia

The Snub Nose 38 International Football side, the Hooligans, headed home today, after suffering a 2 – 1 defeat at the hands of Spaam. The players were offered a choice of taking a ship home to Snub Nose 38, or flying by zepplin. Upon discovering that the ship was named “The Titanic”, and the blimp “The Hindenberg”, the team elected to a man to pay for their own plane tickets. The Hooligan Cheerleaders were seen hitching for rides outside the stadium at Peltier Park after the game. They seemed to be chanting something under their breath. This reporter approached close enough to hear what it was. The were chanting, ”Spaam, Spaam, Spaam, Spaam, Spaam, Spaam, Spaam. I don’t like Spaam.”
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apologies to "Monty Python" :wink:

Errinundera 2 Audioslavia 2
Err goals: joyhilla, longipesp

Extra time: Errinundera 2 Audioslavia 0
Err goals: antarcticad, joyhilla

Err best: codith, joyhilla, melanoxylona

Lemmitania in WC6, now Audioslavia in WC7.

Are we becoming the host assassins? 8)

Full report later today.

Lions' Luck Not Running Out Yet

CORNELLBY, AUDIOSLAVIA -- Bedistan and Malundar: two very equal teams. One ranked 24th in the world, the other 27th. Malundar with its offensive strength and Bedistan with its decent defense. It was literally anyone's match.

Malundar's offense came out very strong at the start of the match, though Olivia Bream did keep their strikers at bay for a while. Twenty-four minutes in, though, one of them managed to send one into the lower right corner of the goal. The Lions managed to equalize ten minutes later, making the score 1-1 at halftime.

The second half showed some masterful play by both sides. Malundar threatened several times to retake the lead, but Bream was playing at her best. A penalty twenty minutes before full time sent in by captain Gene Barber secured the 2-1 lead for Bedistan, which would remain in place through the end of the match.

"Holy freakin' crap," commented coach Jim Parker. "I couldn't believe that we made it into the second round, but the quarterfinals? Hell yeah!"

It is rumored that the Bedistan Department of Sports and Games is giving a þ2,000,000 [$1,258,200 US] bonus to each player on the World Cup Seven squad, though a representative for the DSG would not answer our questions.

Final score:
Bedistan 2 (Lewis 34, Barber 72)
Malundar 1 (24)

<OOC>
Lemm, who's playing the guitar in your songs?
Me.
Also, i'll assume someone's using a drum machine :wink:
Sample/playback software, actually. Unless I've got a drum kit in my basement. Which I don't.
</OOC>

Awesome. That'd be even more awesome if you sang and played guitar at the same time.

Anyways, I ALSO assume you recorded it in the fine facilities of NYU?

Anyways, I ALSO assume you recorded it in the fine facilities of NYU?

Near Your Underpants?

That'd be even more awesome if you sang and played guitar at the same time.

Anyways, I ALSO assume you recorded it in the fine facilities of NYU?

I don't really know much about NYU's recording facilities. I'll let you in on a little secret: I'm a librarian.

I recorded it in my basement. tbh, I think it sounds like I recorded it in my basement. And while I didn't sing and play the guitar at the same time for these recordings (because that makes for noisy recordings unless you have more, and better, equipment than I have), I have been known to sing while playing.

You have so little faith in me, Ogle. It makes me sad. :cry:

:wink:

singing and playing isnt as hard as it looks :) obviously you couldnt sing whilst shredding like Kirk Hammett (unless your James Hetfield who can sing whilst chugging out a complicated riff, or Matt Bellamy who can sing, play piano, guitar, swing from a chandelier and beat Gary Kasparov at chess at the same time....) but when your just playing chords or something with a simple ruythm its a piece of piss :)

Thats why bands like Stone Temple Pilots, Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave and Alice In Chains have complicated riffs during the vocals, (because theyre singers dont play anything) and why the likes of Muse, Nirvana, Placebo and Jeff Buckley have simpler parts accompanying vocals because in those bands the singer is the only guitarist.

anyway... back to football.. :p

TnUI bow out in the Second Round, yet again. Full match report to come later, if you're lucky :P

Check out my new flag :)

That'd be even more awesome if you sang and played guitar at the same time.

Anyways, I ALSO assume you recorded it in the fine facilities of NYU?

I don't really know much about NYU's recording facilities. I'll let you in on a little secret: I'm a librarian.

I recorded it in my basement. tbh, I think it sounds like I recorded it in my basement. And while I didn't sing and play the guitar at the same time for these recordings (because that makes for noisy recordings unless you have more, and better, equipment than I have), I have been known to sing while playing.

You have so little faith in me, Ogle. It makes me sad. :cry:

:wink:

Think of it this way: I don't want to make grand claims about how awesome you are, playing guitar, singing and playing drums all at the same time, then end up looking like an idiot.

I still think it's pretty awesome you recorded your own music at home :wink:

TnUI bow out in the Second Round, yet again.

Hah! I'm better than TnUI! :P

singing and playing isnt as hard as it looks :) obviously you couldnt sing whilst shredding like Kirk Hammett (unless your James Hetfield who can sing whilst chugging out a complicated riff, or Matt Bellamy who can sing, play piano, guitar, swing from a chandelier and beat Gary Kasparov at chess at the same time....) but when your just playing chords or something with a simple ruythm its a piece of piss :)

Thats why bands like Stone Temple Pilots, Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave and Alice In Chains have complicated riffs during the vocals, (because theyre singers dont play anything) and why the likes of Muse, Nirvana, Placebo and Jeff Buckley have simpler parts accompanying vocals because in those bands the singer is the only guitarist.

anyway... back to football.. :p

RATM, STP and Audioslave all rock.

I haven't listened to AIC, but due to the fact that they're grunge, along with the likes of Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam, I bet they're worth a listen.

TnUI: Your new flag is awesome :wink:

9AM LATEST!!!
Gil Lemson spotted at LE restaurant!!!

There has been a breaking news. Gil Lemson, the reportedly dead Lemmitanian Dean of Sports, has been seen in a posh restaurant near the Lemmitanian Embassy in CCL. We will bring you more breaking news when it happens.

TnUI bow out in the Second Round, yet again.

Hah! I'm better than TnUI! :P

That'll help me decide who hosts.

TnUI bow out in the Second Round, yet again.

Hah! I'm better than TnUI! :P

That'll help me decide who hosts.

Heh, just some friendly messing around, eh? ;)

Check out my new flag!

Lol... one little difference to your TnUI flag....... but its brilliant, if it will get me hosting rights for the next World Cup!

but its brilliant, if it will get me hosting rights for the next World Cup!

Disclaimer: The Democratic Republic of Bedistan does not condone attempted bribery of World Cup Committee members.

;)

8pm news

Yasmina Jones: "And in sports news, Ariddia's line of victories in the football World Cup has been shattered by Dark Outcasts, knocking the team out of the competition. Despite a goal by Terrell, Ariddia conceded two goals, to suffer its first defeat in fourteen matches... at the worst possible time. Let's listen to player Ralph Khaled."

Khaled: "Maybe we got too confident. Our quarter-finals match was to be our big match, and we didn't focus enough on getting there. Well, Ariddia will be back in four years. This was my last Cup but I can't say I'm too disappointed. We made a slip-up, but there's no shame in losing to a good opponent, and we can't be ashamed of our overall performance, either."

hmmm...

Group F:
Arridia - 1st
Spaam - 2nd

Group H:
SN38 - 1st
Dark Outcasts -2nd

Then both 2nd place sides proceeded to knock out both 1st place sides.
:(
eh...there's always WC8

EDIT: Scratch that....

Check out my new flag :)
Clever. Very clever.

I believe nations have been deleted for that.

'Course, I reckon that'd make TnUI pretty happy, if they could be rid of the Jackass party once and for all.

Spaam Has Affair With Lady Luck

Or maybe we're just good? Spaam last night defeated a strong Snub Nosw 38 team to progress to the Quarter Finals of World Cup VII. With striker Teinwë still out due to a stretched ligament and having suffered a loss at the hands of Ariddia in the previous match, Spaam was definitely the underdog. A big crowd in Audioslavia turned out to see these two play, and the Hooligan Cheerleaders were at the rowdiest and best.

The atmosphere paid off for Snub Nose as well, with the first goal coming in the 17th minute from a penalty corner. The ball was kicked to right in front of the goal, and Snub Nose striker Frisky headed it in past keeper Súrion. Snub Nose continued the pressure on the Spaam defense but luckily were not able to get through. Half time came, and Spaam was down 1 nil.

Keeping a 4-3-3 lineup, the Spaam midfielders got into their groove after the break, which balanced the game out, and started putting the pressure onto Snub Nose, who had moved to a more defensive lineup. THis turned out to be a mistake, as Sëhelin and Dorth, the teenage striking wonder duo struck in the 69th minute, with Sëhelin scoring past Snub Nose keeper Pancake from a Dorth cross. 5 minutes later they struck again, with Dorth scoring off a Sëhelin cross.

Now 2-1 up, Spaam continued the pressure on the Snub Nose defense, reversing the roles in the first half. There was a scare in the 91st minute, where Snub Nose striker Brad almost got the equaliser, but keeper Súrion just deflected it, making one of the best saves of the World Cup. The victory puts Spaam into the Quarter Finals, where they will meet the winner of the Halfassedstates vs The Belmore Family match.

The match was not without incident though, as Spaam defender Amras Celebri was kicked from the side in disgrace, after it was revealed he had been sleeping with a Hooligan Cheerleader. Noone was available for comment, though Assistant Coach Hoopai was heard muttering under her breath "f***ing Hooligans.... bunch of whores....". :P

Spaam 2 (Sëhelin 69, Dorth 74)
Snub Nose 38 1 (Frisky 17)

BRAZ INACTIVE FOR 19 DAYS
Oglethorpian football fans stunned; curse of previous hosts strikes Brazillico?

Oglethorpian football fans across the nation are baffled at Brazillico's lack of activity the past 19 days, fearing that the nation may disappear off the face of the map if Brazillico's government continues to remain inactive for another two days. "Man, that'd like, be really lame, like, man. Those guys were like, awesome, because they won like, one World Cup or two. Man," said a local hippy. Whatever the true case, this reporter hopes that Brazillico's government takes action before they magically disappear into nothingness.

hmmm...

Group F:
Arridia - 1st
Spaam - 2nd

Group H:
SN38 - 1st
Dark Outcasts -2nd

Then both 2nd place sides proceeded to knock out both 1st place sides.
:(
eh...there's always WC8

Yeah, we'll get our own back. :P

Looks like most of the big teams are dropping out early, anyway. :?

PLEASE remember that I am ranked number 3 in the world, and the number 2 seed in this Cup. I'm technically a big gun :P

Oh yeah.... I'm assuming cos TBF hasn't said anything yet, that he's been kicked out. In which case.... WOOHOO! :D

Oh yeah.... I'm assuming cos TBF hasn't said anything yet, that he's been kicked out. In which case.... WOOHOO! :D
*aknowledges that he has lost. Notes that spaam needs to get a life. Thinks about deleting the previous comment as it may harm my bid. Then decids that the truth is better than a lie.*

Oh don't get me wrong. I didn't want to face you cos you had a very good chance of beating me :P And me needing to get a life was established a loooong time ago ;)

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World Cup 7

Quarter Finals Semi Finals Finals

Bedistan --------
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Pure Evil? ------ |
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Errinundera ----- |
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Runaway Moose ---

Svecia? --------
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Dark Outcasts --- |
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Halfassedstates - |
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Spaam -----------
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Now you know what would be magic? To have a replay of last Cup's 3rd place playoff.... as the finals :D

Looks like most of the big teams are dropping out early, anyway. :?

The #2, #3 and #4 seeds are still there.

:wink:

Looks like most of the big teams are dropping out early, anyway. :?

The #2, #3 and #4 seeds are still there.

:wink:

OK, maybe I can post my comment again after next round. :P

Yeah, and the number 2 seed is playing the number 4 seed who ownz me.... I am soooo going down! At least I made it to the top 8 :D

Simulations have shown that Halfassedstates have a 41% chance of winning, a 28% chance of drawing, and a 31% chance of losing.

Progressa Tele At The World Cup
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(With Rara Sodruk and Sobar Fareal)

RS: Welcome *hic* to our World Cup coverage.
SF: Welcome indeed. Rara, you need to come off the Lemmings' beer.
RS: I suppose so.
SF: It's something like 15% alcohol by volume.
RS: Something stupid like that.
SF: Anyways, to the football. We're awaiting the quarter-finals now, and while the Audioslavians are out, the Errinunderans are not.
RS: After how impressive they were in the qualifying, we should not be surprised.
SF: They were in the wrong group.
RS: Just because OUR nation was in it doesn't mean it was WRONG! Wrong for US maybe, but not for THEM!
SF: Whatever, whatever, Rara, calm down. Who do you fancy to win the Cup now?
RS: The Errinunderans HAVE to be...
SF: Calm down, just a little bit. And cough out the beer.
RS: Whatever Sobar! Anyway, Errinundera will win!
SF: Right, calm...
*Cut to commercials as Rara coughs up the beer and goes on a drunken rampage around the studio*

~smacks head~

I just realised why I had such a feeling of deja vu....

LAST World Cup, guess who I met in the quarter finals? Halfassedstates.... Of course then, I beat them only after penalties.... But noooo they're going after revenge! I'm soooo going down :( Though if I beat them, wouldn't it be funny it Errinunderra and I both lost in the semis and met each other in the thrid place playoff AGAIN? Heh....

I believe nations have been deleted for that.

I asked Slag before I did it.

Are 4 legs okay?

4 legs good, 2 legs bad.

...but I'm not sure if he understood what I was talking about.

though Assistant Coach Hoopai was heard muttering under her breath "f***ing Hooligans.... bunch of whores....".
:shock:

lol

PLEASE remember that I am ranked number 3 in the world, and the number 2 seed in this Cup. I'm technically a big gun :P
If anyone is a big gun... 8)

OK, maybe I can post my comment again after next round. :P
Nah...it's appropriate. Spaam even put 2 question marks in there. I was thinking there should have been more.

And, for those who are thinking - "Sour Grapes", all I can say is...Yup. :wink:

Major news items from the Fanny Moo Examiner On-line:

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FANNY MOO COW REMAINS RECEIVE SOLEMN INTERMENT

Following receipt of the final test results from the University of Milosis, the last remains of the victims of the Ploser - Maw bovine genocide were laid to rest beneath the spreading branches of Fanny Moo's sacred tree, CUNNUSVACCAE. In all 45 footballs, 89 football boots, 1024 other shoes of various descriptions, 33 whips, 247 corsets, a saddle and 2 car bucket seats were buried in a moving ceremony led by the village mayor, vacam, and local magistrate, carmenl.

FORMER TRADE PROTECTOR INTERCEPTED AT McKILLOPS BRIDGE

The former Protector of Trade, invidio, tried to slip unnoticed into Errinundera recently. Advance warning of his arrival was received in time for thousands of stern and determined McKillopians to intercept him at the city docks as he came down the Snowy River. After haranguing him for four and a half hours the crowd then dumped him in the bin marked "Please leave all meat, leather, guns and cars in bin provided". He managed to climb out 24 hours later, reportedly a broken man.

Football star and final-year undergraduate Magistracy student at the McKillops Bridge Polytechnic, snapier, is shocked at what happened. "Errinundera is a party to the United Nations covenant prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment. Being thrown in a container of rotten meat, mouldy leather plus assorted guns and cars is just about the worst thing I can imagine being done to a person. The trauma he must have suffered is hard to imagine. He is lucky that Errinundera has a free and extensive health system. Furthermore, I am in touch with community organisations that are happy to shelter him and provide him with all the tender, loving care he needs."

SANDRAB BANISHED FROM FANNY MOO

Fanny Moo magistrate, carmenl, today completed her enquiry into the alleged assault of our reporter by former international football star, sandrab. In a sad demonstration of how low she had sunk, sandrab appeared at the hearing, held under the spreading branches of the sacred tree CUNNUSVACCAE, in an inebriated state. carmenl found that the alleged assault had occurred and sentenced the one time leighm medallist and 1st division coach to 2 years banishment from the village.

A contrite sandrab told journalists as she waited at the nearest train station that she was headed for McKillops Bridge. "My heart is broken. Fanny Moo is my soul. Fanny Moo is Forest. Forest is Fanny Moo. Nothing can ever replace my home forest. My village has decided and, because I love Fanny Moo, I gladly accept my punishment. Luckily I am good mates with snapier who will look after me until I can get back on my branch again."

FANNIES CONTINUE TO FREEZE UP ON THE FIELD

Despite the complete upheaval of the coaching staff and senior team members, Fanny Moo looks to be headed for relegation into the EFA 2nd division. Convenor of the Ferals, extrica, admits now that sandrab's coaching and playing was not the root cause of the club's problems. "Frankly, the village of Fanny Moo is too small to support a top football side anymore. Unless a village team can acquire a nationwide support base, as Ellery Camp has managed, then it will fade away. Football in Errinundera started as a village sport and the EFA was an association of like-minded towns and villages who wanted to share their joy in the game. Now it has become so popular that a village of 450 people simply cannot compete with a city of ten million, like Bonang, when it comes to the available player pool and financial resources. Since sandrab first played we have only had one villager, pomaderrisa, who is a genuine 1st division quality player."

POMADERRISA RAGES AGAINST THE CLOCK IN AUDIOSLAVIA

"Audioslavia is so sick!" said an excited pomaderrisa at 4am in a dingy nightclub in the back streets of Marby. With snapier in tow, she has been spending her nights doing the Audioslavian club crawl and her days sleeping if off. Fortunately for them both, their scheduled games in Audioslavia are being held at night under lights.

"The ground is really eerie," the Fanny Moo football star told us exclusively. "Everything - the stadiums, the seats, the lighting towers, you name it - is painted matt black. The Marby Audioslavian supporters also dress in black. Oddly enough, this worked to our advantage. Our main team colour is white. The AS supporters faded into their surroundings. So it looked like the entire stadium was filled with Errinundrian supporters. The black flags couldn't be seen but the white flags stood out like kangaroo testicles."

The brown-eyed "hazel" raves about the AS bands and DJs. "Errinundera's top band, mikasa matilda, would struggle to impress in Marby. It seems each night that everybody is either playing in a band or skipping band practice so they can listen to another band. And if you go somewhere quiet someone is sure to complain to the management. It seems the older the Slaves get the more intolerant they are. I saw an old lady screaming her face off at staff in a department store when 'OK Computer' stopped coming out of the store speakers due to a malfunction. The singer in one of their top grunge bands is so old he has to support himself with a walking frame."

ANOTHER EPIC ERRINUNDERA WORLD CUP GAME
UNGRATEFUL LONGFOOTS ASSASSINATE ANOTHER HOST

For the third time in 2 World Cups an Errinundrian game has gone to extra time. Although not as heart stopping as the semi-final against Quohog in the World Cup 6 (the longest match in Cup history), the match against Audioslavia was a classic in its own right. The two teams fought for supremacy: first Errinundera had the upper hand, then Audioslavia, but finally the longfoots prevailed.

The match began with the Errinundrian midfield and forwards in total control, with codith, joyhilla and melanoxylona running riot. Both joyhilla (16) and longipesp (22) scored early, the first from a frantic dash from the centre and the second converting a booming pass from codith. But that was not the only excitement for Errinundera in the fist half-hour. Several shots on goal just missed, hit the crossbar or were saved or deflected by their goalkeeper. It was almost as if their goalie were the only AS player to turn up for the match. Given the pressure, it was a gritty performance.

To the Slaves credit they slowly began to turn the game around. A goal early in the second half set the tempo for the next 45 minutes. Clearly down on skill level compared with the more accomplished longfoots the Slaves doggedly stuck to their game plan and shut down the Errinundrian attack. The pace was fast and furious with the famed longfoot defence equally sticking to their tasks. At the 68th minute the Audioslavians found a crack in the defence and equalised. For the rest of normal time it was their turn to attack relentlessly and regnanse's turn to put up a desperate effort in the goalmouth.

Sadly for the hosts, only the Errinundrians enjoyed the extra time. The visitors quickly realized that the Slaves were beginning to wilt under the intensity of the pressure. First, antarcticad slipped a knife between the ribs of the Audioslavian football body and then joyhilla gleefully turned it (metaphorically speaking of course - we are a vegetarian nation after all). As they had done to Lemmitania last cup, Errinundera had eliminated the host team.

Coach fionar is quietly satisfied with the progress of the team. "For sure, the remaining sides are the best in the world, however Spaam, Halfassedstate and Errinundera stand out. The cup is likely to be won by one of us. But football is a funny game. Anything can happen but, whatever that may be, we have not shirked our duties. I am extremely proud of the all the blokes and even if we get eliminated next match I know that Errinundrians will give them an atomic homecoming like they did last cup."

That post has a sad and dark feel to it.

'Game of the Day' theme fades,
Gary Luniker: Welcome once again folks to highlights of to-days second round games in WC7.
After losing 5 of their normal starting 11 to a suspected bout of food poisoning, it was a depleted Halfassed side that took on The Belmore Family in Soundgrad, Audioslavia to-day.

The Halfassed starting team was;
O'Malley,
Stun, Hunt, J.King
Samuelsson, R.King, Ward, Bundy
Murphy, Hendry, Crewgar.
Surprisingly, despite rumour Sir James opted to stay with his regular 3-4-3 formation and not play an extra defender, to man mark Alan Belmore.
Over to the highlights - {cuts to in depth highlights, we're going go get the local newspaper report coverage}

The first half of the game was evenly contested, and Sir James' decision seemed to be justified, as Stun successfully shackled Alan Belmore for the first 45. Unfortunatly, Halfassed were creating little at the other end of the park as the players struggled to read each others intentions, causing numerous passes to go astray and leaving the Belmore back line with little to worry about.
5 mins into the second half, that all changed, as the young Cenataur connection of Bundy and Crewgar connected. Bundy broke down the left and his inch perfect cross found Crewgar who headed it beyond William Edwards in the Belmore goal.
With 15 mins to go, it looked all over for TBF as Ree King curled home a trade mark free-kick after Hendry had been taken out by Jake Belmore on the edge of the box.
However, TBF have looked down and out before and lived to tell the tale, and it looked a possibility again, as Alan Belmore finally lost Stun at a corner, and when Nick Belmores header crashed off the post, Alan was there for the rebound.
A nail biting fianl 5 mins had been set-up, Alan Belmore got loose again, only for Joe King to pull off a tremendous last gasp tackle and prevent the shot getting away. Laurence Belmore had the final chance to save his team when he broke through 1-on-1 with O'Malley, but the keeper got enough on the shot to slow it down and Stun redeemed himself by hooking the ball off the line. Before the corner could even be taken, the whistle had blown.

Final Score Halfassed 2 - The Belmore Family 1
{cut bck to studio}

GL - A tremendous game, which didn't really deserve a loser, but there always had to be one. And with Halfassed through, we now have a repeat of WC6 with Spaam Vs Halfassed in the quarters.

AH - Should be a cracker

Gl - Indeed!

AH - See you then folks
[end of program]

OCC: sorry its a bit short, but i gotta head for work :cry:

Full second round results have been posted.

Full second round results have been posted.
The Guy Currently In Charge Of Stuff For The Borderlands Of Snub Nose 38 has declared a national day of mourning. Tomorrow will be a national day of evening.

Silver goal: Errinundera 2 Audioslavia 0


What is a silver goal? I only heard of golden but not silver.

Official Odds on Bedistan-Pure Evil Quarterfinal Match

Detailed Results (not including extra time)
Bedistan by 5: 100-1
Bedistan by 4: 30-1
Bedistan by 3: 12-1
Bedistan by 2: 7-1
Bedistan by 1: 6-1
Draw (requiring extra time): 4-1
Pure Evil by 1: 5-1
Pure Evil by 2: 16-1
Pure Evil by 3: 20-1
Pure Evil by 4: 100-1

Simple Results (including extra time)
Bedistan victory: 5-3
Pure Evil victory: 5-2

It is predicted to be a close game, with Bedistan having a 56% chance of winning to Pure Evil's 44%. Interestingly, a simulation of 100 matches between these sides produced two results of 7-4, one in favor of each team. Fluke?

It means it should read Errinundera 4 Audioslavia 2 AET.

You play 15 mins each way. If the score is tied at the end, pens.

So officially, is it 4-2 or 2-2?

It was what I just said.

*kicks something* Dammit! I just had my best ever qualifying and group stage and I lose. At least I have 9th place.

Stop Press news item from the Fanny Moo Examiner On-line:

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ERRINUNDRIANS PRAISED FOR POLITICAL COMMITMENT

In news just breaking, a survey by the United Nations has rated Errinundrians as being in the top 0.9% of most politically committed citizens in the world. That is, we are rated as 649th least apathetic out of 73,153 nations. No wonder we trash the premises of businesses that step out of line, throw misbehaving politicians into recycling bins and forfeit World Cup matches rather than kick dead cows around.

National head honcho, willd, is thrilled with the result. "I'm not sure if it's because voting is compulsory or if it means something more significant. But it's wonderful anyway. Once again we are showing the world how to do things The Other Way."

23 Dire-FIFA Spiders Captured
Oglethorpia to try and teach 23 25-foot tall spiders how to play soccer

Last night, 100 Oglethorpian Tactical Forces were dropped into the rainforests of Southern Oglethorpia and successfully captured 23-dire-FIFA spiders which are now in capitivity, waiting to be trained. Said Ben Morrison, the primary proprietor of the project: "We'll see if we can tame them, teach them to eat something other than people, like evisceratomatos, and hope that they know what to do with the soccer ball."

Skeptics believe that the effort is just a waste of money. "They're giant spiders and some crackpot wants to see if they can play our national sport? What a waste of Pachinkos." However, Phillip Neuman of the Oglethorpian Association of Fútbol thinks differently. "Giant arachnid football could really take off. We've got ample protection for human spectators, and after the success of movies like 'Eight-Legged Freaks' I don't see how we could possibly go wrong with 22 25-foot tall spiders playing football against each other."

"I mean, if we really get them to figure out the game, that is."

And in response to that article from the Fanny Moo Examiner, a snippet of an article from the October 5, 2012 edition of the Columbia Times:

Poll: 64% Don't Know of Presidential Election Next Month

GRANT CITY, SA -- A recent poll conducted by the Bedistan News Network, a subsidiary of the PariMedia News Corporation, shows that nearly two-thirds of Bedistani citizens are blissfully unaware of the presidential election taking place next month.

"What? You mean President Henderson might be thrown out or something?" asked a man on the street in Eastfield. "You're lying to me, aren't you?" At this point we told him that Henderson's third and final term ended almost two years ago and that Mark Stevens is the current Bedistani president.

It gets worse, though: of the 36% of citizens who do know that there is an election next month, 80% of these admitted that they do not know who is running against President Stevens.

"Well, Stevens is doing a pretty good job as it is, so we may as well just re-elect him," offered one woman in Hampton.

The results of this poll were confirmed by a recent report by the United Nations ranking Bedistan as the most politically apathetic nation in Paripana and the 1,822nd most apathetic in the world.

Bah. Who cares, anyway?

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World Cup 7

2nd Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals

Malundar ----------
| Bedistan ----------
Bedistan ---------- |
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Busby ------------- |
| Pure Evil ---------
Pure Evil ---------

Errinundera -------
| Errinundera -------
Audioslavia ------- |
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Runaway Moose ----- |
| Runaway Moose -----
TnUI --------------

Svecia ------------
| Svecia ------------
Squornshelous ----- |
| -------------------
Ariddia ----------- |
| Dark Outcasts -----
Dark Outcasts -----

Halfassedstates ---
| Halfassedstates ---
TBF --------------- |
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Snub Nose 38 ------ |
| Spaam -------------
Spaam -------------
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World Cup 7

2nd Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals

Malundar ----------
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Bedistan ---------- |
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Busby ------------- |
| Pure Evil ---------
Pure Evil ---------

Errinundera -------
| Errinundera -------
Audioslavia ------- |
| -------------------
Runaway Moose ----- |
| Runaway Moose -----
TnUI --------------

Svecia ------------
| Svecia ------------
Squornshelous ----- |
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Ariddia ----------- |
| Dark Outcasts -----
Dark Outcasts -----

Halfassedstates ---
| Halfassedstates ---
TBF --------------- |
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Snub Nose 38 ------ |
| Spaam -------------
Spaam -------------
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gues who I'm supporting and win 300,000 Alans

Looks like most of the big teams are dropping out early, anyway. :?

The scene: a square, amidst crumbling monuments to faded past glories. A wake for the upcoming demise of Brazillico, once the greatest of us all. Tattered flags fly of the old giants, once superpowers of the game, now vanquished: Ariddia, TnUI, Giant Zucchini, Europa Britannia, Quohog, and others. Tombstones adorned with flowers bear the mottos of dead empires: Al Quds, Crosshill, Communism & Vodka. Another is being readied, bearing the timeless motto of Brazillico: "No Fat Chicks."

To the podium comes the dessicated but re-animated corpse of Rudyard Kipling, who begins to declaim:


God of our fathers, known of old,
Lord of our far-flung battle-line,
Beneath whose awful Hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pine --
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget -- lest we forget!

The tumult and the shouting dies;
The Captains and the Kings depart:
Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice,
An humble and a contrite heart.
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget -- lest we forget!

Far-called, our navies melt away;
On dune and headland sinks the fire:
Lo, all our pomp of yesterday
Is one with Nineveh and Tyre!
Judge of the Nations, spare us yet,
Lest we forget -- lest we forget!

If, drunk with sight of power, we loose
Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe,
Such boastings as the Gentiles use,
Or lesser breeds without the Law --
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget -- lest we forget!

For heathen heart that puts her trust
In reeking tube and iron shard,
All valiant dust that builds on dust,
And guarding, calls not Thee to guard,
For frantic boast and foolish word --
Thy mercy on Thy People, Lord!


Edit to add:
Brazillico last active: 4 hours ago! Yay!

Belmore proves---No hope for Newbs
I will run off a few results Between The Belmroe Family(28 ) and God Squad(100)
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1 .The Belmore Family 3 God Squad 0
2 .The Belmore Family 5 God Squad 0
3. The Belmore Family 5 God Squad 2
4. The Belmore Family 1 God Squad 1
5. The Belmore Family 3 God Squad 0
6. The Belmore Family 4 God Squad 0
7. The Belmore Family 3 God Squad 0
8. The Belmore Family 1 God Squad 2
9. The Belmore Family 3 God Squad 1
10.The Belmore Family 4 God Squad 1
11.The Belmore Family 5 God Squad 0
12.The Belmore Family 5 God Squad 0
13.The Belmore Family 3 God Squad 0
14.The Belmore Family 1 God Squad 2
15.The Belmore Family 5 God Squad 0
16.The Belmore Family 4 God Squad 3
17.The Belmore Family 3 God Squad 1
18.The Belmore Family 2 God Squad 2
19.The Belmore Family 4 God Squad 0
20.The Belmore Family 2 God Squad 0
Total Goals:The Belmore Family 66 God Squad15
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Chances
10% Chance of a draw
10% Chance of God Squad Winning
80% Chance of Belmore winning

Averages
Belmore average 3.3 goals per game
God Squad average 0.75 goals per game

Other facts
Belmore scored 5 goals 5 times
God Squad scored no goals 11 times
Belmore never scored less than 1 goal
God Squad never scored more than 3 goals

BRAZILLICO ALIVE AFTER ALL
Oglethorpians rejoice

Oglethorpian football fans across the nation rejoiced this morning after learning that the Jingoistic States of Brazillico are indeed active and alive as ever. Said a local hippy: "Yeah man, that's pretty awesome, and all, man. Me and a few other hippies were tryin' to communicate with Braz, ya know, tell him to stay away from the light, but man, am I glad he's alright and all." The back-to-back World Cup champions are adored throughout Oglethorpia, whose own team can hardly make it past the first round.

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World Cup 7

2nd Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals

Malundar ----------
| Bedistan ----------
Bedistan ---------- |
| -------------------
Busby ------------- |
| Pure Evil ---------
Pure Evil ---------

Errinundera -------
| Errinundera -------
Audioslavia ------- |
| -------------------
Runaway Moose ----- |
| Runaway Moose -----
TnUI --------------

Svecia ------------
| Svecia ------------
Squornshelous ----- |
| -------------------
Ariddia ----------- |
| Dark Outcasts -----
Dark Outcasts -----

Halfassedstates ---
| Halfassedstates ---
TBF --------------- |
| -------------------
Snub Nose 38 ------ |
| Spaam -------------
Spaam -------------
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Bedistan Vs Pure Evil
Soundgardian National Arena, Cornellby, Audioslavia

Errinundera Vs Runaway Moose
Republic Stadium, Marby, Audioslavia

Svecia Vs Dark Outcasts
Lemmitania National Stadium, Lemmington, Lemmitania

Halfassedstates Vs Spaam
NAA, Soundgrad, Audioslavia

Anyone object to my running the quarterfinals this evening? Instead of tomorrow, I mean.

Anyone object to my running the quarterfinals this evening? Instead of tomorrow, I mean.

By all means, I say.

Svecia continues to the quarterfinals on a 1-0 win over rival Squornshelous. They will play Dark Outcasts, ranked 16th coming into the tournament.

Anyone object to my running the quarterfinals this evening? Instead of tomorrow, I mean.

Go ahead! I want you to put me out of my misery :P

Belmore proves---No hope for Newbs

Spaam proves---Even less hope for Newbs
I will run off a few results between Spaam (2) and Nonexistentcitygrad (100)

[code:1:403ae4acda]Spaam 8 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 1 Nonexistentcitygrad 3
Spaam 3 Nonexistentcitygrad 1
Spaam 4 Nonexistentcitygrad 1
Spaam 3 Nonexistentcitygrad 1
Spaam 1 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 2 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 2 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 4 Nonexistentcitygrad 2
Spaam 2 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 5 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 4 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 5 Nonexistentcitygrad 2
Spaam 3 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 3 Nonexistentcitygrad 1
Spaam 3 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 3 Nonexistentcitygrad 1
Spaam 1 Nonexistentcitygrad 1
Spaam 2 Nonexistentcitygrad 2
Spaam 3 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 2 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 2 Nonexistentcitygrad 1
Spaam 3 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 5 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 5 Nonexistentcitygrad 1
Spaam 7 Nonexistentcitygrad 1
Spaam 3 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 4 Nonexistentcitygrad 2
Spaam 2 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 3 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 1 Nonexistentcitygrad 1
Spaam 2 Nonexistentcitygrad 1
Spaam 3 Nonexistentcitygrad 1
Spaam 3 Nonexistentcitygrad 1
Spaam 5 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 2 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 3 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 8 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 3 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 5 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 3 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 2 Nonexistentcitygrad 1
Spaam 4 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 2 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 6 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 2 Nonexistentcitygrad 1
Spaam 4 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 2 Nonexistentcitygrad 3
Spaam 3 Nonexistentcitygrad 0
Spaam 2 Nonexistentcitygrad 0

Spaam 158 Nonexistentcitygrad 25 [/code:1:403ae4acda]

Chances
6% Chance of a draw
4% Chance of Nonexistentcitygrad winning
90% Chance of Spaam winning

Averages
Spaam averages 3.2 goals per game
Nonexistentcitygrad averages 0.5 goals per game

Other facts
Spaam scored at least 5 goals 9 times
Nonexistentcitygrad scored no goals 29 times
Spaam never scored less than 1 goal
Nonexistentcitygrad never socred more than 3 goals

Anyone object to my running the quarterfinals this evening? Instead of tomorrow, I mean.

Please.


All the RPing for the 2nd round has finished.

To the podium comes the dessicated but re-animated corpse of Rudyard Kipling, who begins to declaim:


God of our fathers, known of old,
Lord of our far-flung battle-line,
Beneath whose awful Hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pine --
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget -- lest we forget!

The tumult and the shouting dies;
The Captains and the Kings depart:
Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice,
An humble and a contrite heart.
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget -- lest we forget!

Far-called, our navies melt away;
On dune and headland sinks the fire:
Lo, all our pomp of yesterday
Is one with Nineveh and Tyre!
Judge of the Nations, spare us yet,
Lest we forget -- lest we forget!

If, drunk with sight of power, we loose
Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe,
Such boastings as the Gentiles use,
Or lesser breeds without the Law --
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget -- lest we forget!

For heathen heart that puts her trust
In reeking tube and iron shard,
All valiant dust that builds on dust,
And guarding, calls not Thee to guard,
For frantic boast and foolish word --
Thy mercy on Thy People, Lord!


Following Kipling to the podium is the mummified remains of Percy Bysshe Shelley who whispers so softly that all must strain to listen.

I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said:—Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shatter'd visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamp'd on these lifeless things,
The hand that mock'd them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains: round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away.

Yup, that's the other one. Do they still teach this stuff in high school, i wonder.

A third shrouded figure comes to the podium.


"Behold the lot of man," said the veiled Ayesha, as she drew the winding sheets back over the dead lovers, speaking in a solemn,
thrilling voice, which accorded well with the dream that I had
dreamed: "to the tomb, and to the forgetfulness that hides the
tomb, must we all come at last! Ay, even I who live so long. Even
for me, oh Holly, thousands upon thousands of years hence;
thousands of years after you hast gone through the gate and
been lost in the mists, a day will dawn whereon I shall die, and
be even as thou art and these are. And then what will it avail
that I have lived a little longer, holding off death by the
knowledge that I have wrung from Nature, since at last I too
must die? What is a span of ten thousand years, or ten times
ten thousand years, in the history of time? It is as naught -- it is
as the mists that roll up in the sunlight; it fleeth away like an
hour of sleep or a breath of the Eternal Spirit. Behold the lot of
man! Certainly it shall overtake us, and we shall sleep. Certainly,
too, we shall awake and live again, and again shall sleep, and
so on and on, through periods, spaces, and times, from æon
unto æon, till the world is dead, and the worlds beyond the
world are dead, and naught liveth but the Spirit that is Life. But
for us twain and for these dead ones shall the end of ends be
Life, or shall it be Death? As yet Death is but Life's Night, but out
of the night is the Morrow born again, and doth again beget the
Night. Only when Day and Night, and Life and Death, are ended
and swallowed up in that from which they came, what shall be
our fate, oh Holly? Who can see so far? Not even I!"

And then, with a sudden change of tone and manner --

"Hast thou seen enough, my stranger guest, or shall I show thee
more of the wonders of these tombs that are my palace halls?
If thou wilt, I can lead thee to where Tisno, the mightiest and most
valorous King of Kôr, in whose day these caves were ended, lies
in a pomp that seems to mock at nothingness, and bid the
empty shadows of the past do homage to his sculptured vanity!"

"I have seen enough, oh Queen," I answered. "My heart is
overwhelmed by the power of the present Death. Mortality is
weak, and easily broken down by a sense of the companionship
that waits upon its end. Take me hence, oh Ayesha!"

Silver goal: Errinundera 2 Audioslavia 0


What is a silver goal? I only heard of golden but not silver.
FIFA changed from the Golden Goal to the Silver Goal. Instead of ending play when the first goal is scored in an extra period of play, play continues until the period is over - and then, if one side has scored more goals in that period, they win. SO, the winning goal is now called a Silver Goal.

Silver goal: Errinundera 2 Audioslavia 0


What is a silver goal? I only heard of golden but not silver.
FIFA changed from the Golden Goal to the Silver Goal. Instead of ending play when the first goal is scored in an extra period of play, play continues until the period is over - and then, if one side has scored more goals in that period, they win. SO, the winning goal is now called a Silver Goal.

Thanks for the enlightenment, SN38. :wink:

Anyone object to my running the quarterfinals this evening? Instead of tomorrow, I mean.

Well, I guess that bright idea came to nought. Quarterfinal results have been TGed.

~grumbles about results~

I hate being proven wrong :P

[We see a reporter behind a typical news desk. He is an older man, about fifty or so, and is wearing a white suit with a dark blue tie. Emblazoned on the front side of the desk he sits at is the logo of BNN, the Bedistan News Network.]

Reporter: And so, with 94% of precincts reporting, the incumbent Mark Stevens has a definite lead with 3,822,095 votes to his main opponent Dean Reynolds' 2,579,684. Voter turnout this time, as you'll notice, is significantly higher than last time, with nearly 2.5% of eligible voters coming out to vote. It certainly appears that Mark Stevens will remain President of Bedistan for at least another two years. And with that, we now take you to live BNN/BSTV coverage of Bedistan's quarterfinal match against Pure Evil in the World Cup.

[Music plays and screen fades; then the screen comes back in showing crowded Soundgardia National Arena.]

Sam: Well, congratulations to President Stevens for his victory there. But on to far more important matters: we are getting ready for kickoff in the Bedistan Lions' first ever quarterfinal match against Pure Evil.

Joey: Say, Sam, do you know anyone who voted?

Sam: Umm...oh yeah, my uncle Bob voted.

Joey: Really? Wow.

Sam: Yep. He didn't know who he'd vote for, though. I think he just picked a random number and chose whoever that happened to be.

Joey: From what I hear, that's how most people do it. After all, the UN says we're in the top 3% of nations for political apathy.

Sam: Anyway, let's stop discussing useless politics and get on with the match.

Joey: Looks like that election coverage went on longer than I thought, because there's the toss! One of the evil ones wins it, and he'll start with possession.

Sam: Nice catch there, Joey. We'll break for some oh-so-important messages, and we'll be back for kickoff.



I hate being proven wrong :P

Cliche time:

"I told you so!"

:P

Cliche time:

"I told you so!"

:P

Bitch :P

Sam: Evil Guy #1 takes the ball, and the game is afoot!

Joey: Do they have names, Sam?

Sam: Apparently not; I'm not seeing anything on the roster. But we know they're all evil.

Joey: How do we know that?

Sam: Joey, what's the name of the team?

Joey: Which team?

Sam (exasperated): The team we're playing...

Joey: You mean Pure Evil?

Sam: Yes. Exactly. Now, wouldn't it be obvious that everyone on the team is evil?

Joey: Not necessarily.

Sam: Give me one reason.

Joey: Well, our team is called the Lions, right? Looking out there, I see eleven humans. No lions at all.

Sam: "Lions" is our team's nickname. Officially, we take the name of the country, which would obviously be Bedistan.

Joey: Well, Pure Evil is probably the other team's nickname too.

Sam: No, I assure you, their country is actually called "Pure Evil". Doesn't sound like a very nice place to visit, does it?

Joey: I suppose not. Still, you're stereotyping. They can't all be evil.

Sam: Wanna bet?

Joey: Sure. A hundred bakrani says they're not all evil.

Sam: Deal. [shakes hands with Joey]

Joey: So, let's see, back to the game...looks like Pure Evil's #12 with the ball, he passes it over to #5...he makes a shot on goal, but as usual, Olivia Bream is right there to stop it.

Sam: A fantastic goalkeeper she is.

Joey: Indeed. She's been with the squad since it debuted in World Cup 5, and has only allowed 40 goals in 41 matches. Plus, she's only 29 years old, so I'd say she has at least one more Cup left in her.

Sam: Which reminds me -- I think our WC8 roster is supposed to be announced later today. That'll tell us who all is retiring. Who do you think will step down?

Joey: Well, our players aren't all that old; there's nobody older than 32. If anyone on the main squad does retire, it'll probably be Jeff Whitehurst. He's been the second-best scorer on the squad, but whether he'll want to go on, being 36 by the time next Cup rolls around, I don't know.

Sam: It'd kinda be a shame to leave the squad now, as we're definitely on our way up.

Joey: True. We came into WC5 as a brand-new team and came out as the 27th best team in the world. Nothing much happened in Six, we gained two positions, and then another after the Brazillico Chili Bats announced their retirement. But going into World Cup 8, we should be in the top ten, certainly a force to be reckoned with.

Sam: Barber with the ball, he sends it over to Leigh Black, up to Whitehurst, and...he BURIES it! Jeff Whitehurst opens up the scoring, and it's 1-0 Bedistan!

Joey: Well, he's still performing well now, that's for sure.

Sam: And now Pure Evil starts off their next attack.

Joey: You know, it's a wonder I'm not falling asleep right here in the booth today, Sam.

Sam: Why's that?

Joey: Apparently I lost my earplugs somewhere walking around yesterday, and the immense noise found at your average Audioslavian hotel continues well into the night. I think I got something like half an hour of sleep total.

Sam: That's why I brought two pair. Out of pure goodwill, I'll let you have the extra.

Joey: You truly are the greatest, Sam.

Sam: And...there's the whistle. First half over, and Pure Evil trails Bedistan by a score of 0-1. We will return for the second half.

[camera fades]

Belmore's predictions
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World Cup 7

2nd Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals

Malundar ----------
| Bedistan ----------
Bedistan ---------- |
| Bedistan-----------
Busby ------------- |
| Pure Evil ---------
Pure Evil ---------

Errinundera -------
| Errinundera -------
Audioslavia ------- |
| Errinundera------
Runaway Moose ----- |
| Runaway Moose -----
TnUI --------------

Svecia ------------
| Svecia ------------
Squornshelous ----- |
| Dark Outcasts------
Ariddia ----------- |
| Dark Outcasts -----
Dark Outcasts -----

Halfassedstates ---
| Halfassedstates ---
TBF --------------- |
| Spaam--------------
Snub Nose 38 ------ |
| Spaam -------------
Spaam -------------
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Then
1st Errinundera
2nd Spaam
3rd Bedistan
4th Dark Outcasts

'Game of the day' theme fades,
GL: Hello again folks, and welcome to Quarter-finals day in WC7.
With me as always in the studio is Alun. Whats Halfassed chances to-day then Alun?

AH: Well Gary, the team had been performing well through the qualifiers and the group stages. However, the loss of almost half of the first team due to food poisoning has seriously affected preparations for the later stages of the cup.

GL: Yes Alun, we saw evidence of that in the last game against TBF, the team just didn't look cohesive at all.

AH: No they didn't perform as well as may have been expected, but the job was done, hopefully they can do that again to-day.

GL: What about our oppoents then?

AH: Well Spaam are recognised as one of the true superpowers of the game, they've been ranked in the top 15 or so teams in the world since before we started playing the game!

GL: Yet there have been rumours that they weren't exactly confident going into this match-up.

AH: I think thats a bit of the old mind games going on. I think the manager doesn't want the team to rest on their laurels - that can lead to disaster.

GL: Although in saying that, we are ranked 4th in this cup, with Spaam at 2nd. This should be a very close game.

AH: Yes, but it was a very close match the last time we met, back at this stage of WC6. Spaam only just made it on penalties, before going on to claim 3rd in the tournament.

GL: Well, lets have a look at who will be representing Halfassed to-day,
In goal once again; Brendan O'Malley.
A back 3 of; Jon Stun, Harry Hunt And Joe King.
In midfield; Bryan Samuelsson, Ree King (C), Mel Ward, Al Bundy
Up front; Sean Murphy, Lee Hendry and Freddy Crewgar.

AH: A strong line-up considering the circumstances, although with 5 of the 11 aged under 20, I'm a bit concerned how they'll perform late on if the game stays tight.

GL: Well its going to be a steep leaerning cuvre for the lads anyway!

AH: It sure is.

GL: Well will be going over to Soundgrad after this short break, in a change from the norm, we're going to tune in to the Spaam commentary, as Big Run and John Mutsun have also been affected by the food poisoning.

[cut to commercial]

{as per usual, the two guys break into the HalfHeartedHooch}

Val: Val and Amras here, and we'll be broadcasting to Spaam, East Spaam, and as a sign of goodwill, Halfassedstates.

Amras: We hope that their commentating team recover quickly, and we send them our best wishes :)

Val: Anyway, lets have a look at the lineups for these two teams....

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Spaam:

Sëhelin Dorth
Lossë Choi
Ar-Fein
Tinúviel Elanessë
Londë
Ringer Telemnar
Súrion
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Amras: Well, its a pity that Teinwë is still out, but the starting lineup still looks familiart, with a nice balance 4-3-3 lineup. Might be interesing to note that 3 of our 4 forwards are female. I wouldn't be suprised though if Yatan steps up the attack later in the match, since Halfassedstates are known for their defense.

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Halfassedstates:

Hendry
Murphy Crewgar
Samuelsson Bundy
King Ward
Hunt
Stun King
O'Malley
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Val: And Half also with a typical 3-4-3 lineup. They have a much younger side than Spaam, with 5 under 20, against just the two strikers here. But no doubt that they will bring it us today.

Amras: Well, this will be an incredibly exciting match, with 2 of the top 4 teams going up against each other, in a replay of last World Cup's quarterfinals. Spaam won it last time in extra time, and Half will be looking for revenge. And you have to say they are the favourites, with a brilliant qualifying.

Val: Very true indeed! However, Spaam has an incredible knack of pulling wins out of the thin air. Anyway, the match will be beginning in a few minutes, so we will go to a quick break.

Those line-ups look wrong, and so do the #-#-#s :P

1st minute

Val: Murphy with the ball, running with it, Telemnar going up to the tackle, nice pass there! Hendry makes a shot and SAVE! Súrion makes a nice save there.

Amras: Well, that could've been unfortunate.... just one minute into the game, and Halfassedstates already with a chance. Spaam is hoping that their defense will hold, or else they are in big trouble.

****

7th minute

Amras: Crewgar with the ball this time, Ringer for the tackle..... over to Murphy, and to Hendry, back to Murphy, a shot and SAVE! Londë takes it away, and she's tackled! Hendry has the ball again, a shot and SAVE! This time Súrion takes the ball and quickly puts it upfield towards Ar-Fein.

Val: Another chance to the Halfassedstates side, and they are really putting the pressure on today.

****

17th minute

Amras: Bundy has the corner, the player are in position.... a cross, headed by Hendry, and kept down by Súrion. The chances are coming in droves here tonight....

****

23rd minute

Val: Hendry and Murphy moving up.... against Telemnar and Londë.... over to Bundy.... marked by Ringer..... Crewgar's free! He's against Súrion and SAVE! That one was close there....

****

25th minute

Val: Again, its Hendry and Murphy, and mistake my Telemnar! Londë is against two and she can't hold them.... two against Súrion.... he tries to commit and GOAL! Hendry has the opener, and Spaam has finally broken!

Amras: With that kind of pressure, against a team thats not known for their defense, you can't expect them to hold. And Halfassed states is leading 1 nil with the goal coming from Hendry.

Val: We'll go to a quick break.....

37th minute

Val: Spaam is getting more of the possession here.... Lossë with the ball, and tackled by Hunt! Ouch, she's down on the floor....

Amras: She looks hurt there. Hunt is getting a yellow card, and I think Yatan will make a replacement here.... Londë is also coming off.... and he's putting on Fan and El Sar.... he'll probably be moving Ar-Fein up, and that will make it 5-3-2. Yatan is really pushing for the equaliser here....

****

43rd minute

Amras: Forwards all over the place.... the Halfassedstates defense is not having a good time here.... and Sëhelin and Dorth are clear! Big mistake.... coming up against O'Malley.... and GOAL! No chance there, you just cannot defend against these two, and the changes have paid off here. Sëhelin coming up with the equaliser with support from Dorth.

Val: That makes it Sëhelin's 5th for the Cup and again, these two 19 year olds are proving their worth. We'll be seeing a lot of them in the future I bet.

****

45th minute

Val: And thats half time! Spaam and Halfassedstates tied 1 all in the first quarterfinal. Off to a quick break.

Sam: Welcome back to the second half of this classic match of good vs. evil -- specifically, Bedistan vs. Pure Evil. The Lions lead 1-0 coming into the second half, and of course the big question is: can we hold on to that lead?

Joey: Well, coach Parker isn't taking any chances. As usual, he's put an extra defender in the back, but this time instead of taking out one of the forwards, he's removed a midfielder. Ken Sierra is out, and 21-year-old Tabitha Morgan is playing her very first match.

Sam: Going into the 5-3-2 eh? Parker usually prefers the 5-4-1 for defensive mode, but we'll see if it works.

Joey: Gene Barber has the ball now, and he passes over to Black -- no! Intercepted by Pure Evil's #2!

Sam: Evil Guy #2 sends it back into safer territory, Evil Guy #10 now with the ball. He sends it up to #8; he takes a shot, deflected by Bream, but right back to Evil Guy #5 -- he shoots and scores!

Joey: Goal by Pure Evil's #5 in the 50th minute, tying the match at one.

Sam: Well, it would seem that Parker's gambit might not be working as well as he expected, though I don't see him making any changes. Hopefully that was just a fluke.

Joey: Speaking of which, my daughter has a band concert back home tonight...

Sam: What does your daughter's band concert have to do with Coach Parker's defensive strategy?

Joey: Well, you were talking about flutes...

Sam: Flutes? No, no, no, I said fluke. With a K.

Joey: Actually, her flute does have a K on it. My daughter's name is Kelly, and she wrote her name on it.

Sam: ...

Joey: But anyway, it's her very first concert and I wish I could be there to see it.

Sam: Well, you know, she'll have other concerts. The World Cup only happens every four years.

Joey: Yeah, I suppose that's true...

[35 minutes later:]

Sam: And neither team has managed to get anything else going here in the second half. The clock has nearly run out, and it's still tied up at one.

Joey: Looks like we might have to go into extra time...should be exciting!

Sam: And there's the whistle. After 94 minutes, including injury time, the score is tied at one. So we'll leave you with some more important messages and we will return for the conclusion of this quarterfinal match, right here on BNN and BSTV.

46th minute

Val: Ar-Fein has been moved back, meaning we have a 4-4-2 setup, and Halfassedstates are also in attacking mode, the main changes being Ward off and Milton on, making it 4-3-3. This is going to be interesting....

Amras: The midfielders are getting a lot of action here, with both teams fighting for possession. The will to win is very strong between these two teams, and I think whoever gets the next goal will win.

****

56th minute

Amras: The game has slowed down to a snails pace here guys! Fan is off for Spaam and Pasier is on, meaning 3-5-2 for Spaam, and Crewgar is off and the other King on for Halfassedstates putting it back to 3-4-3. This is a real battle of the midfield here....

*****

66th minute

Val: There are some hard tackles coming in here, and both the teams are tiring.... this is exciting football, though slow, and there haven't been any real chances this half. Spaam is doing a good job of keeping it away from their half, but so are Halfassedstates. Who is going to break first?

*****

81st minute

Val: OUCH! That was bad! No, taht was just wrong, and yes, Pasier is given a red card. Oh no, this is looking bad for Spaam, down to 10 players. Can they hold on until full time? And Halfassedstates is taking the injured Hunt off and replacing him with Stun.

****

94th minute

Amras: This is incredible.... Spaam's defense is holding and they have kept possession of the ball, even with only 10 players.... this looks like it is going into Silver Goal! Again, these two teams have taken it down to the wire.

Val: There's the whistle! WE'll go to a break and come back before Silver Goal time.

Go on Spaam, go on Bedistan

Val: Well, the Halfassedteam is looking more tired than Spaam.... almost to the end of Silver Goal time.... but no goals have been forthcoming.... its a miracle that Spaam has managed to keep the Halfassed team at bay here.

Amras: As you said though, they ARE more tired, and so it balances out. But the Spaam team has kept possession for most of this extra time.

Val: Ok, Sëhelin and Dorth combining again.... this is looking like a real chance.... but no.... the defenders are keeping them down.... and WAIT! Choi is free and she has the ball! SHe's going up to O'Malley who SLIPS! ITS A GOAL! SPAAM HAS SCORED A GOAL SECONDS FROM THE END OF SILVER GOAL TIME!

Amras: Thats it folks! Spaam are through! And there's the whistle! Spaam has scored a last minute goal in Silver Goal time, thanks to an unfortunate mistake from O'Malley, and triumphed over Halfassedstates!

Val: What a game! One man down, and Spaa, have gone through to their second straight semifinals. And don't the Halfassedstates side look heartbroken.....

Amras: Well, the Spaam side are definitely celebrating here. What did you say about plucking wins from this air? Well they did it yet again tonight! 2-1 over Halfassedstates to progress to the semifinals.....

Val: This is a once in a lifetime achievement.... and its nice to see the two sides congratulating each other on a fantastic game. We much apologise to the Halfassed viewers out there, but remind them that their team played brilliantly today.

Amras: O'Malley is there on the ground.... he's sobbing.... you have to feel for him.....

Val: Ok, we have to go to a break, and to all the Halfassedstates viewers, goodnight!

Spaam Through to SemiFinals

Coach Yatan declares bankruptcy after betting against Spaam

Spaam Through to SemiFinals

Coach Yatan declares bankruptcy after betting against Spaam
Yey go spaam
What about Bedistan then?

Sam: And we're back. The first hour and a half wasn't sufficient to give us a conclusive result, and Bedistan and Pure Evil are tied at one.

Joey: Several of the players on both sides seem to be getting pretty tired. This has been a hard fought match. Let's look at Coach Parker's substitutions going into extra time:

[code:1:f2200dcac6]Defense:
Greene (30) in for Weiss (18)
Thomas (22) out

Midfield:
Hill (28) in

Forward:
Eckerley (24) in for Whitehurst (16)

Goal:
Mitchell (10) in for Bream (23)[/code:1:f2200dcac6]

Sam: Four out, four in, and Parker goes back to the 4-4-2. Also a similar number of substitutions on the Pure Evil side.

[103rd minute]

Sam: Evil Guy #22 in possession...he goes left, delayed reaction by Mitchell, and he JUST grabs the ball, keeping it from going in! Oh man, that was too close for comfort.

Joey: Chuck really has to step it up out there, especially in a match as crucial as this one.

[117th minute]

Sam: Hey, hey, hey, that wasn't nice! Evil Guy #4 takes down Eckerley in the box. Red card for #4, and Eckerley will have to leave the pitch. #12 Becky Taft will take his place.

Joey: Barber lining up for the free kick...he goes left, the goalie goes right! It's IN! Bedistan takes the lead with just eight minutes left!

Sam: Now we just have to hold it...

[125th minute]

Sam: And there's the whistle! We're in the semifinals, Joey!

Joey: Yessss! Bedistan 2 - 1 Pure Evil after extra time. The Lions are going to the semifinals! Sam, I never even dreamed we'd make it this far!

Sam: Well, I've dreamed it, but I never honestly believed it. Holy cow! And look out there, the crowd is going absolutely wild!

Joey: As well they should, Joey. Well, we will return next time with coverage of our SEMIFINAL match against either Errinundera or Runaway Moose! For Bedistan Sports Television and the Bedistan News Network, I'm Joey Stanton.

Sam: And I'm Sam Murphy. So long, everyone.

[end]

Final score:
Bedistan 1 - 1 Pure Evil

After extra time:
Bedistan 2 [Whitehurst 34, Barber 118]
Pure Evil 1 [50]

Hours after Spaam victory, ciritcs predicting loss to Svecia/Dark Outcasts victor

Assitant Coach Hoopai quoted as saying "Knowing Murphy, we'll meet Erri in the third place match and lose"

The Oglethorpia Times

Coach Yatan declares bankruptcy after betting against Spaam
Spaam's World Cup team coach bankrupt!

Oglethorpia Times writers have uncovered betting records, showing that Coach Yatan is now bankrupt after betting his entire bank's savings against the Spaamian World Cup team. "Whoa man, why would you like, do something that dumb, man? Man, he totally deserved it, because that was like, not cool at all, man," said a local hippy. More later as it comes.

Bedistan defeats Pure Evil 2-1
Oglethorpians rejoice!

After Oglethorpia's first round World Cup exit, rabid World Cup fans have been flocking to Audioslavia and Lemmitania to suport Bedistan's team, on a roll after defeating Malundar. Bedistan would take down Pure Evil 2-1, Barber scoring the decisive extra time goal to give Bedistan the victory. "Man, that's really cool, man. Since Oglethorpia's out, ya know? So like, now we can watch Bedistan, man, cause like, they're doin' awesome, man. That's pretty radical," said a local hippy.

Oh, and its Spaamanian :P

^ Mah :P

BTW, darn puppet.

Once again, researchers from the BFA have spent countless hours (well, not really) trying to determine Bedistan's chances in their next match. The semifinal match will be played against the winner of the ongoing quarterfinal between Errinundera and Runaway Moose. After simulating 100 matches against each potential opponent, here is what they came up with:

vs. Errinundera

Detailed Match Results
BED by 6: 200-1
BED by 5: 100-1
BED by 4: 50-1
BED by 3: 25-1
BED by 2: 10-1
BED by 1: 5-1
ERR by 1: 4-1
ERR by 2: 6-1
ERR by 3: 10-1
ERR by 4: 20-1

Simple Match Results
Bedistan victory: 5-2
Errinundera victory: 5-3

vs. Runaway Moose

Detailed Match Results
BED by 3: 10-1
BED by 2: 7-1
BED by 1: 5-1
RAM by 1: 5-2
RAM by 2: 10-1
RAM by 3: 20-1

Simple Match Results
Bedistan victory: 2-1
Runaway Moose victory: 2-1

Studies show that Bedistan has a 38% chance of defeating Errinundera and a 46% chance of defeating Runaway Moose. Time will tell.

[OOC: Chances are the 6-0 victory I generated over Errinundera is more like a one-in-a-million thing, but it was nevertheless there...]

[EDIT: Lunatic Goofballs != Runaway Moose :P]

Oh, and its Spaamanian :P

Now you are just copying my silly Insanician. :P

--post brought to the front of thread (or is it back? whatever....)--

Why did everyone vote against us to win? :lol:

SVECIA SURVIVES LATE RUN BY DARK OUTCASTS TO BOOK PLACE IN LAST FOUR

After Hans Svensen made it 3-1 with 10 minutes to go in the game it looked as though Svecia would run away with a quarterfinal victory. But the squad from Dark Outcasts wouldn't give up. They took advantage of a seemingly complacent Svecian team and scored a quick counter-attack goal in the 83rd minute on a surprised Svecian defense, but that goal seemed to wake the Lightning up and although Dark Outcast controlled the ball almost all of the last 7 minutes and got off another 3 shots on goal, Svecian keeper, Matt Fijts did not let another ball past him.

The victory led Svecia into the second semifinal appearance in the last three World Cups. Last time in the semis Svecia was trounched by Brazillico 3-0, but this time they hope to overcome all the doubt about the team with so many new players and advance into the championship match.

Why did everyone vote against us to win? :lol:

SVECIA SURVIVES LATE RUN BY DARK OUTCASTS TO BOOK PLACE IN LAST FOUR

After Hans Svensen made it 3-1 with 10 minutes to go in the game it looked as though Svecia would run away with a quarterfinal victory. But the squad from Dark Outcasts wouldn't give up. They took advantage of a seemingly complacent Svecian team and scored a quick counter-attack goal in the 83rd minute on a surprised Svecian defense, but that goal seemed to wake the Lightning up and although Dark Outcast controlled the ball almost all of the last 7 minutes and got off another 3 shots on goal, Svecian keeper, Matt Fijts did not let another ball past him.

The victory led Svecia into the second semifinal appearance in the last three World Cups. Last time in the semis Svecia was trounched by Brazillico 3-0, but this time they hope to overcome all the doubt about the team with so many new players and advance into the championship match.
Ha, that sent us all wrong. O.K the final will be Svecia Vs Errinundera.

Why did everyone vote against us to win? :lol:

Not everybody... In fact, at the start of the quarterfinals I expected to eventually meet you in the 3rd place match, which would have required the win over DO. :P

[OOC]It's 5:00am on Monday morning here in Yarra Glen and I couldn't sleep so I decided to log on and check out WC7. Whoo![OOC]

Errinundera 4 Runaway Moose 0
Err goals: codith, joyhilla, longipesp, antarcticad
leighm medal: snapier 3, regnanse 2, adealbata 1

Full report tonight (about 14-15 hours away: I've got about 1.1 hours of sleep time left before my alarm goes off).

Previous results against Bedistan

WC7 1st round: Errinundera 0 Bedistan 0 (Lemco City)
Err goals: nil
leighm medal: no votes recorded

WC6 special qualifying: Errinundera 1 Bedistan 0 (Wulgulmerang)
Err goals: longipesp
leighm medal: fionar 3, snapier 2, antarcticad 1

Bedistan 4 for 4 on Quarterfinal Predictions; Makes Predictions for Rest of Tournament

Bedistan, Errinundera, Svecia, and Spaam all won their respective quarterfinal matches. Despite most others doubting Svecian capabilities and Spaam's own lack of self-confidence, Bedistani researchers accurately predicted the winners of all four matches.

And now, here are additional predictions being made for the semifinals and the two final matchups:

Semifinals

Errinundera 3
Bedistan 2

Spaam 3
Svecia 1

3rd Place Match

Bedistan 2 (probably in extra time)
Svecia 1

Championship Match

Spaam 2
Errinundera 1

This would result in the following standings:

1st: Spaam
2nd: Errinundera
3rd: Bedistan
4th: Svecia

After the accuracy of the quarterfinal predictions, we shall see if that continues.

The Seabrough Post

Northern & Southern league hype begins building up
The World Cup nears it's end, and Oglethorpia's domestic football league gears up for another exciting season

As World Cup Seven nears it's end, Oglethorpia's Northern Premier League and Southern Championship League gear up for another season of exiting football. "This year we've got several football prodigies, notably on Oglethorpia City FC and with Tripoli FC," said Phillip Neuman, President of the Assocation of Fútbol. Last year's standings stacked up like this.

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Northern & Southern Overall Rankings

Club Points Record
Oglethorpia City FC 45 14-3-3
Arkham United 41 12-5-3
Tripoli FC 40 12-4-4
Seabrough United 35 10-5-5
Lukin Lightning 34 9-7-4
Edinway United 33 10-3-7
Stubford Volunteers 30 8-6-6
Greenwood FC 23 6-5-9
Hanford FC 18 4-6-10
Garland FC 16 4-4-12

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All teams played every other team twice; then finally each team played two more games against similarly placed teams in their leagues to determine final ranking going into the Midshire Cup. Arkham United, 2nd in the combined rankings behind Oglethorpia City FC (both in the Northern Premier League) would face off in the Midshire Cup to 110,000 people. Arkham put up a good fight before losing in extra time 3-2.

This season is geared up to be just as exciting, with Benny Hill of Total n Utter Insanity playing for Arkham United, and Southern Oglethorpian football prodigies Tomas, Manuel and Javier playing for Tripoli FC. Danny Bolton, with two hat tricks through World Cup Seven is poised to be a valueable striker for Seabrough United and Jim Thompson of Northern Oglethorpia is also looking to lead the Stubford Volunteers in goals scored for his club.

Why did everyone vote against us to win? :lol:

Not everybody... In fact, at the start of the quarterfinals I expected to eventually meet you in the 3rd place match, which would have required the win over DO. :P

{Sigh} Thanks for the confidence Bedistan. I guess I'll just have to show everyone's wrong by beating Spaam. Then I suppose everyone will think we're going to lose in the championship, right? But that's good. All this lack of confidence will make the team want to play harder and prove everyone wrong. In fact, one of the better known newspapers in Svecia predicts that Spaam will beat Svecia. Who else wants to bet against mighty Svecia?

Hey, I never predicted against you.... and I've always said you'd beat me! Trust me, you're into the finals :P

In recent simulations....

Svecia win: 66%
Draw: 18%
Spaam win: 26%

I've come from behind to win two matches, there's no way I'm going to win THIS one! Hell, Svecia's better than me in everything bar ranking! Nah, I'm looking forward to my 3rd place playoff against Erri or Runaway :P

In recent simulations....

Svecia win: 66%
Draw: 18%
Spaam win: 26%

I've come from behind to win two matches, there's no way I'm going to win THIS one! Hell, Svecia's better than me in everything bar ranking! Nah, I'm looking forward to my 3rd place playoff against Erri or Runaway :P

Won't be Runaway :P - he's gone already.

I mean Bedi :P

Hell, I'd much rather play either of you than Svecia.... you have to admit, I've got the hard semifinal. I mean, I can beat Bedi, and you and me Erri would be very very very close. But Svecia? Oy, vey....

In recent simulations....

Svecia win: 66%
Draw: 18%
Spaam win: 26%

I've come from behind to win two matches, there's no way I'm going to win THIS one! Hell, Svecia's better than me in everything bar ranking! Nah, I'm looking forward to my 3rd place playoff against Erri or Runaway :P
Svecia - don't let yourself get fooled - i'm sure this is some kind of secret spell or something that Spaam puts on the results generating thing

gah mumble grumble bah humbug (insert more sore loser noises)

:wink: :wink:

my predictions
1. Errinundera
2.Spaam
3.Svecia
4.Bedistan

On another note, were's that leave the rankings for WC8 then?

I dunno, Lemmy hasn't posted all the results yet.

Major news items from the Fanny Moo Examiner On-line:

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HUNT FOR MISSING BOOT

The Vegan Marxist Party Ltd has complained to Fanny Moo authorities that insufficient football boots were buried at the recent interment of bovine relics. "It's simply a matter of arithmetic," says VMPI activist, aroha. "89 football boots were buried. Boots are always sold in pairs. There must be at least one other boot somewhere. This wrecks the credibility of the entire ceremony. How many other leather items are still out there awaiting a decent burial?" Through an interpreter sniffer wombat, kaboof, said she would look out for any leather items in her normal rounds. "Does leather taste good?" was her concluding remark as she dragged her trainer, whoaboy, into the Fanny Moo undergrowth in pursuit of another meal.

ERRINUNDERA WITHDRAWS CUP BID

In a shock announcement last night, the Protector of Sport advised that Errinundera would not be seeking to co-host World Cup 8. "It grieves my heart to do it," said a sombre filthyl, "but we had been put in a difficult position by some indiscreet, poorly advised and contradictory announcements from the World Cup Committee. The upshot of it was that rival bidders, Bedistan and Oglethorpia, thought they had been successful and made an official announcement to that effect which included the unveiling of their World Cup 8 logo. Shortly after, another leak suggested the bid from The Belmore Family and Errinundera had, in fact, been chosen. Again, later, yet another announcement said that the committee was still evaluating the bids.

"The EFA, with my full support and the support of the Assembly of Protectors, decided to withdraw their application to prevent bloodshed within the WCC and to allow Bedistan and Oglethorpia to move ahead with their preparations for World Cup 8 with a sense of legitimacy.

"We are embarrassed by the whole affair and feel that we have let down our supporters and our partner, The Belmore Family. We believe, however, that the game is bigger than its practitioners and look forward to competing in WC8. The EFA and the government are considering whether to apply to host WC9."

Some of the longfoots who were likely to play in WC8 will probably not be around for subsequent cups. "Sure, it is disappointing," says star striker, antarcticad. "I'll be 33 in 8 years time. I'd like to be playing then, but luck would have to be with me. What a thrill it would be to play in the final before your home crowd. But I, and all my teammates I've spoken with, agree with the action taken by mountd and filthyl. When the announcement came out that Errinundera had overturned Bedistan and Oglethorpia for the bid, we all felt terrible. What must the Bedis and the Oglies have been feeling?"

FANNIES MAY BE LET OFF HOOK

News today from Rodger River Catchment has given hope to the village of Fanny Moo. The two neighbouring Monkeytop Ridge teams, Big Tree Camp and Monkeytop, have announced that they will amalgamate for next season's first division championship. The new team will be called Monkeytop United and have the nickname of the Hawks. The Big Tree Camp Ampitheatre will be used for home games. In a joint news conference, the convenors of Monkeytop, alpinea, and Big Tree Camp, hini, said that both clubs would have withered if they tried to go it alone.

hini was blunt. "We are out-populated and out-resourced by the huge northern cities which are making their way up through the divisions. McKillops Bridge is about to have a second side in the 1st division and Bonang who, even as a second division club, could afford to build a 101,000 seat capacity stadium, are also about to be promoted. We wanted to improve the Ampitheatre but the credit co-operative told us that Big Tree Camp did not have the supporter catchment to warrant it. But without improvements we are going to go backwards, in a relative sense. Monkeytop has a tiny ground and nowhere to build a new one. It was a case of unite or perish."

This has left a vacancy in the first division. The EFA has announced that only 2 teams will be relegated at the end of the season, however 3 2nd division teams will be promoted. With Fanny Moo currently in fourth last position with 5 games to play this materially improves our chances of avoiding relegation.

LONGFOOTS SEND RUNAWAYS PACKING

In one of the most one-sided world cup quarterfinals in recent memory, the Errinundrian national side brusquely disposed of Runaway Moose in a 4-nil drubbing. The Runaways never had a look in and spent most of the day fruitlessly chasing the backs of white shirts. The rot started for the outsiders when up-and-coming midfielder, codith, ran three-quarters of the length of the pitch to tuck the ball into the goals. Two more first half goals followed from joyhilla and longipesp who each have 5 goals in the World Cup 7 tournament. The game settled down in the second half with the longfoots taking it easy in preparation for the semi-final showdown with Bedistan. Nevertheless, antarcticad popped up with a goal midway through the half to give him 13 since the qualifiers began.

Local star, pomaderrisa, is excited by the prospect of meeting Bedistan. "As you progress in this tournament the skill levels of your opponents steadily increase. Playing such amazing sides is a real thrill for all of us in the team, even for an oldie like moschatuma. To think that I am out there mixing it with these incredibly talented international sides is mind-boggling. I'd be happy to just stand there and watch the other players - they are that good."

"Our guys know they are a special side," said coach fionar at the post-match press conference. "They realize that this is the best chance they may ever get to win that silver cup. Of course, the other sides are special too and we admire them all. But, of course, we aim to give them all a good thumping, like we managed against Runaway Moose today."

My predictions:

1. Svecia
2. Erri
3. Bedi
4. Spaam

I am a very confused person just spent ages going yay! coz i thought i'd got through only to realise it was someones predictions. The shame! i will now spend hours saying Damn!

DO - if ya think thats bad, this is how I found out Spaam had won our 1/4 final
~grumbles about results~

I hate being proven wrong :P


:cry: kinda spoiled the whole excitment of the telegram thing :cry:

Quarterfinal results have been posted.

shame, that wasn't nice. Oh well at least the outcasts made an improvement on last year's performance, and the year before that.

~waits for the telegram saying I've lost~

If you thought you needed to put me out of my misery before, heh, think again....

~waits for the telegram saying I've lost~

I could be wrong, but I think you'll be waiting until tomorrow for that :P Sure, all the quarterfinal RPs have been posted, but it's usually two days between these anyway. ;)

Semifinal results have been TGed.

xanaka is da best yo

You reeeeealy love this, don't you Lemmy :P

I'm not the one who said you suck. :P

Who said I suck? :twisted:

Who said I suck? :twisted:

You suck.

So what is you ranking again? :P

It's bigger than ours :P

It's bigger than ours :P

How can you ranking be bigger than your ranking? :?

typo

ours = yours

That's what happens when you type to quickly :P

Semi-final result

Errinundera 2 Bedistan 1

Err goals: longipesp 2
Leighm medal votes: moschatuma 3, longipesp 2, snapier 1

More details in the Fanny Moo Examiner On-line tonight.

Hi ho. Hi ho. It's to the cup we go.

Ha, that sent us all wrong. O.K the final will be Svecia Vs Errinundera.

Once again, wrong, unfortunately.

A splendidly played match by both teams should have ended in a tie. It's a damn shame that one of these teams had to win like this in a semifinal match. A 0-0 tie after regulation and a 0-0 tie after both overtime periods let to the shootout. Both the Spaam keeper, and your very own Svecian keeper, Matt Fijts, were outstanding throughout the entire game, only letting in one goal apiece on the penalties at the end. But the sudden death period was the killer for Svecia. After a near miss by newcomer Nikolay Sostrüm in the first round of the sudden death, the Spaam player blazed one that Fijts got a hand on, but couldn't completely deflect as it careened off his hand, hit the left post, and bounced into the net. The Svecia team was distraught to say the least, as was the entire nation of Svecia, which also suffered the death of its beloved Prime Minister today, after an agonizing week where he lay in critical condition in a hospital after he was shot by two illegal immigrants. The squad had hoped to win the World CUp in his memory, but now it seems as they can only hope to finish in 3rd, their best finish ever.

[OOC: I was going to post a longer, more drawn-out commentary, but I got my new DSL modem today (w00t! :P) and just got it installed half an hour ago. So I'll do my usual news report instead.]

No Cup for Lions, but Third Place Still Possible

(Location Unknown) -- A hard-fought rematch today between the Bedistan Lions and the Errinundera longfoots resulted in an expected, but nevertheless disappointing loss for the Lions.

Errinundera opened the scoring twenty minutes in, with moschatuma executing a very nice across-field pass to longipesp, who caught Bedistani goalkeeper Olivia Bream off her guard. Just before halftime, longipesp received another beautiful pass, this time from adealbata. She then masterfully aimed the ball directly between the legs of the dumbfounded Bream, putting her team up 2-0.

After halftime, it was Bedistan's turn to put on the attack. Jeff Whitehurst, who has certainly had his share of goals for the team, added one to his total on a corner kick in the 72nd minute. Finally, captain Gene Barber attempted one of his own with just a couple minutes remaining on the clock, but regnanse managed a spectacular diving save to prevent the equalizer. The Lions did not get another chance.

"I'm not disappointed," Bream remarked after the match. "We've played far, far better than we thought we would in this Cup. I certainly didn't expect to make the semifinals. And of course it's not over yet. We can still get a very respectable third place, and even fourth is not bad at all."

In their final match of this Cup, Bedistan will face Svecia, who lost to Spaam in their semifinal match.

Final score:
Errinundera 2 (longipesp 21, 41)
Bedistan 1 (Whitehurst 72)

Spaam Into Grand Final

Spaam is into its first ever Grand Final today, after perhaps the most exciting and closest game in World Cup history, against Svecia, last night. The defense of both teams was of the highest calibre, with the scores remaining nil all after full time. Overtime refused to let a goal in either. In the penalty shootout, Svecian Sostrüm got a goal past keeper Súrion after the first round, simply fooling the keeper. However, both keepers remained resolute, and did not let another goal in, until the very last penalty. Behind 1 nil, teenage striker needed to get the ball past Svecian keeper Fijts to keep Spaam in the game. This he did, with a ball to the upper right corner, that was simply too fast for the keeper. At 1 all after the shootout, and the game having now taken over 2 and half hours, it was finally decided on the sudden death shootout. Sostrüm again faced Súrion, but could not fool him, though the keeper only just managed to knock the ball out with his fingertips. With this in mind, Sëhelin, star of the Spaam team, could win this game by merely getting the ball past Fijts. As has been the case on too many occasions, Spaam had been sleeping with Lady Luck.... the ball was touched by Fijts, but came off his hand, hitting the upper left post, and bounced onto the line, and spun into the goal.
After the game, the Spaam and Svecian teams showed great solidarity by shaking hands all around, taking a lap of honour together, and then standing for 5 minutes of silence for the recently deceased Svecian Prime Minister. Coach Yatan said after the match, "We were just happy to have gotten where we have gotten, and there is no shame, no shame in all in losing to the Svecians. However, we are over the moon to reach the Grand Final, showing that all our hard work has paid off. We will of course be putting our all in against whoever we will be playing in the Final, but I can safely say, that we will be proud of wherever we finish." Spaam plays Errinundera in the Grand Final, as a repeat of last World Cup's third place match. In other news, Coach Yatan is in even more financial strife, after again betting against Spaam. It is expected that he will be arrested once he reenters the country.

Spaam 2 (Penalties Dorth, Sëhelin)
Svecia 1 (Penalties Sostrüm)

OOC: I can't believe I've beaten these last 3 teams.... but I am over the moon that I get to play Erri in the finals. Means I can lose and not be upset 8)

It's an all "down under" final! So yes, Spaam, let's use Oz terminology:

The WC7 Grand Final: Spaam v Errinundera

Coach fionar: "Spaam is the toughest, meanest, most skillful side Errinundera will have had to face since the qualifiers began. Specially programmed computers at the McKillops Bridge Polytechnic have rated the 2 sides and put Spaam marginally ahead. Indeed the computer now rates Spaam as #1 in the world, and Errinundera as #2.

"Spaam are physically stronger than Errinundera and, perhaps, a little more skillful. We flatter ourselves that we are the canniest team out there.

"The longfoots are big fans of the Spaam style of play. We attended all their World Cup games and continually watch video replays, and it's not simply to study their methods. We also do it for the sheer pleasure it gives us to watch this magnificent team in action.

"I hope last Cup's wonderful 3rd place play-off is a pointer to what will happen in the Grand Final (but not the result) - a close fought, don't give in encounter."

Too right! No matter what happens, Australia has won the World Cup mate :) And I just want to make one point. No matter how good your team is, Spaam will always score a goal. Only two occassions in 5 World Cups has this not happened. Just remember that ;)

Its gonna be a ripper match, with the two crowd favourite teams up against each other. Last World Cup they played each other for 3rd place. Now they play each other for the top honours in International Football.
Nothing separates these two teams in terms of skill - computer simulations have Erri winning 44% oif the time, Spaam 43%, and a draw 13% of the time, and scoring the same number of goals on average. Spaam is perhaps known for its incredible luck, and its teenage striking dynamic duo, Sëhelin and Dorth. Erri is known for its all round talent and canniness.

However, Spaam has an Achilles heel, and that is its defense. Too many times has Spaam's defense let them down, with teams that would not normally have done so well, taking advantage of the lack of talent in the back lines. If Spaam are to win, the defense needs to hold together, otherwise they deserve to lose to Erri.
Everyone is hoping that this will be the best match of the Cup, and both teams will be going out there to make sure of that. There is only one certainty though. There will be no losers this time, only winners.

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SPRING EQUINOX TRAGEDY

Fanny Moo's Spring Equinox celebration ended in disaster yesterday when a giant limb fell from the sacred tree, CUNNUSVACCAE, crushing 15 people. Meteorologists had warned celebrators all over the plateau that high winds would make under-tree activities hazardous.

Typically, Errinundrians ignored the warnings and cavorted anyway.

In Kanooka Creek one particularly large housetree was uprooted, destroying three houses. Fortunately, in this instance, none of the residents were in the tree - they were all out dancing naked in the wind. "Just goes to show that staying indoors wasn't the answer either," said a relieved ex-householder, smacko.

Here in Fanny Moo the 15 victims will be buried once the winds die down.

STRANGE CASE OF THE PURPLE PEOPLE

In an odd aside to the recent football match between Bedistan and Errinundera, several Errinundrian and Snub Nose 38 officials and scientists were spotted with glowing purple auras at the Marby Stadium. "It was really spooky," said Errinundrian fan, ewide. "The stadium here is painted completely black - seats, walls, fittings, everything, so any bright object is very noticeable. Next thing I see is this bunch of people all glowing purple. They seemed normal enough and I think they were a bit drunk but they made everyone around very nervous. All the seats in their vicinity were vacated. People thought they might explode, or were radioactive."

The Errinundrian bureaucrats and scientists involved have admitted to a friendly experiment undertaken with counterparts from Snub Nose 38. "As you know, we have genetically modified Tanah Burung's evisceratomato with genes from the infamous atauro plant," said University of Milosis professor, mindboggle. "You will recall that the atauro plant, also from Tanah Burung, is the source of the mind-altering drug, depa. This gene insertion has produced the most delicious tomato any of us have ever tasted but it does have a temporary unpleasant side effect - a ghastly attack of the runs. Tolerance develops over time so that one does reach the stage where one can eat these tomatoes and produce stools of a pleasing consistency, albeit with a eye-catching purple colour."

"We were having discussions with our Snub Nose 38 counterparts who asked us if the evisceratomatoes went well with beer. As SN38s are, for the moment, banned in Errinundera and as the tomatoes are banned in SN38 we decided to conduct tests on neutral soil, ie before the big game in the pub across the road from the stadium. Fans at the game saw the results. Actually the beer seems to have alleviated the unpleasant side effects of the tomato: no diarrhoea and no purple stools. Oddly enough, we happened to be drinking Tanah Burung beer on that occasion. Subsequent tests with other beers have failed to reproduce the results."

"The gene technology we have used is patentable and we are in negotiation with the SN38s and the Tanah Burung government to set up a corporation to market the new tomato. It would be a sensation at parties. We are currently investigating whether other colours can be induced."

WORLD CHAMPION KINGFISHERS WIN EFA TITLE

Close on the heels of their NSCL win, the McKillops Bridge Kingfishers have taken out the 1st division championship in the domestic competition. "It was a cakewalk in the end," said Kingfisher coach, azureb. "Rooty Break fell away when the pressure was on and major rivals, Ellery Camp, just couldn't make up lost ground. At last we have won the national championship. Coming on top of our win in the Champions League in The Belmore Family, this is the icing on the cake."

McKillopian midfielder, melanoxylona, expressed his relief. "For years we have played second fiddle to Ellery Camp. In 3 of the previous 4 seasons we have been runners up to them. We have finally got this monkey off our back."

For melanoxylona and teammate snapier, things could get even better. They have been selected to play for the longfoots in the World Cup final against Spaam. "What a year this is turning out to be," said the 22-year-old defender, snapier. "Domestic team champions, world team champions and maybe even World Cup champions." What the modest snapier left out was that she won the EFA best and fairest award for the season; was adjudged best player in the NSCL; and is currently leading Errinundera's leighm medal in the World Cup.

Some people are so good they make you want to throw up.

ERRINUNDERA BOOKS PLACE IN WORLD CUP FINAL

Early this morning, Errinundrian time, the longfoots earned a place in the WC7 final by defeating the recently announced WC8 hosts, Bedistan, in the semi-final. Once again, Errinundera has defeated a World Cup host. moschatuma played a sensational game in the midfield, with many penetrating passes to the forwards, particularly longipesp who is having a memorable World Cup campaign. With 2 more goals she has brought her tally to 7 for the series. "I was riding on the back of moschatuma," said a modest longipesp. "He was so courageous and creative. He does the hard work and I get the glory. It's not fair really." snapier played yet another eye-catching game in defence. (Looks like I'm going to be sick again.)

Coach fionar is very proud of her team. "They have nothing left to prove. They know they are a great side. They love the game so much that they actually enjoy the achievements of their opponents. I am telling them to go out in the final and scream out to the crowd, "YES, WE ARE HERE!" This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Enjoy it to the hilt, guys. It will probably never happen again. It is something to savour for the rest of your lives. Even if we lose I know that all Errinundrians will give us a huge welcome upon our return."

Scuttlebutt

Errinundera Engineered Evisceratomato Equals Excellent Eats!
Sten, Snub Nose 38

Recently, during the World Cup 7 Tournament being hosted by Audioslavia and Lemmitania, scientists from the Snub Nose 38 Academy of Science and Errinunderas University of Milosis conducted a series of experiments with the Errinunderian genetically modified version of the evisceratomato. The evisceratomato was originally developed by Tanah Burung scientists from the humble tomato, and is banned in Snub Nose 38 as an extremely harmful and dangerous product. Errinunderian scientists at the University of Milosis have re-engineered the fruit with the genes from the atauro plant.

Albert Onestone, current Chair of the Academy of Science, participated in the experiments. At a press conference held later that day, he said, “The experiments conducted between Errinundera and Snub Nose 38 in Audioslavia indicate that this new version of the evisceratomato has lost its dangerous aspects. At the same time the Errinundera Engineered Evisceratomato is both incredibly tasty, and has developed some very interesting new aspects that do not appear to be harmful in any way. Further tests will be conducted to ensure that eating EEEs does not have any harmful side effects.”

University of Milosis professor mindboggle said, "You will recall that the atauro plant, native to Tanah Burung, is the source of the mind-altering drug, depa. This gene insertion has produced the most delicious tomato any of us have ever tasted but it does have a temporary unpleasant side effect - a ghastly attack of the runs. Tolerance develops over time so that one does reach the stage where one can eat these tomatoes and produce stools of a pleasing consistency, albeit with a eye-catching purple colour."

The convened scientists wondered if the EEEs went well with beer, so additional experiments were devised that included both eating EEEs and drinking beer. It seems the beer alleviated the unpleasant side effects of the EEE: no diarrhoea and no purple stools. Those who ate the EEEs and drank the tasty Tanah Burung brew also developed a highly visible temporary purple aura. Oddly enough, it was only Tanah Burung beer that produced this result - other beers that have since been tried failed to have this same serendipitous effect.

The governments of Errinundera, Tanah Burung, and Snub Nose 38 are negotiating the proposed establishment of a corporation to market the new tomato. Further tests with a variety of Tanah Burung beers are underway to see if auras of other colors can be induced. One sticking point is the anticipated difficulty in marketing a product with the unwieldy, and almost unpronounceable, name “Errinundera Engineered Evisceratomato”. Snub Nose 38 scientists have adopted the acronym “EEE” for the time being. Some consideration is being given to running a contest to find a new name under which to market this incredibly tasty and fun food.

The Tanah Burung Rain Forest: It's a Good Thing!

From the Sunny Tanah Burung Tourism Bureau

Hey friends -- did your government bulldoze its rainforest? For shame! Look at all the good things that come from the rain forest in Tanah Burung. The modest tomato, simple and red (like the blood of the martyrs, no wait, wrong spiel, try again). The modest tomato, simple and self-effacing. Lovingly crafted to serve a better purpose. Lovingly modified in Errinundera -- ah, lovely Errinundera -- into something even more delightful. A product of the rain forest, this evisceratomato.

The atauro plant, lovingly grown and harvested by fully-bonded unionized members of popular rural cooperatives, and lovingly crafted to make an even lovelier hallucinogenic. The extra ingredient is love!

The Burung Bud Brew, made famous by the Lemmitanian broadcasters, just one of the fine beers made with products of the rainforest. And why not try one of our other fine beers? Don't like alcohol? Try a ganja cola!

And now, the Errinunindrian Engineered Evisceratomato, with a cool glass of beer. The EEE-fruit goes down EEEasy. Eventually, Everyone Eats the EEE-fruit. EEE Equals Excellence & Ecstasy. Etcetera.

ORD Top-4 Match Predictions 62.5% Correct and 37.5% Wrong


I'm going for:

1st Spaam
2nd Errinundera
3rd Dark Outcasts
4th Bedistan


We might be out of the WC race but we are still active where prediction is concerned. HA! :lol:

Spaam d HAS
Beddy d Pure Evil
Svecia d DO (predicted wrongly :cry: )
Errin d Moose

Spaam d Svecia
Errin d Beddy

Svecia d Beddy (predicted wrongly :cry: )

Errin d Spaam (predicted wrongly :cry: )

Such is the consequence of underestimation...

The Tanah Burung Rain Forest: It's a Good Thing!

From the Sunny Tanah Burung Tourism Bureau

Hey friends -- ...(stuff that was very funny was in here)...EEE Equals Excellence & Ecstasy. EtcEtEra. :wink:

Final results have been TGed.

Note to Errinundera: The score was 2-1, not 2-0. ;)

RP of the 3rd place match against Svecia will come tomorrow. My DSL connection has already gone wonky on only my second day of having it, and I'm on a backup dialup connection, which only gives me 20 hours a month (free at least). Hopefully it'll be fixed by tomorrow. And no, I'm not giving the score yet :P

Note to Errinundera: The score was 2-1, not 2-0. ;)

Yeah, I knew that (see earlier post). Just testing.

Fixed. :oops:

whoa beddy's really up there!

Ha, that's right!

SVECIA 1, BEDISTAN 0

Svecia takes third place in the World Cup for the second time in the last three tournaments. Congratulations to all and for all those predictors, keep betting against us please!

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Sorry for the delay.

This is a great result for the pure evil team.

WORLD CUP 7 FINAL DAY IN FANNY MOO

So far, dear reader, during this World Cup 7
campaign you will have followed the fortunes of the Errinundera
longfoots through the pages of some of our newspapers,
principally the Fanny Moo Enquirer On-line. On this day of days let
us experience the heartaches of football supporters at home. We
will visit the village of Fanny Moo and spend a few hours with
them.

Firstly, where is Fanny Moo? It is in the northwestern part of the
great central plateau. The looming bulk of Mount Ellery can be
seen on the southern horizon. Unlike the southern escarpment
with its spectacular drops and waterfalls, the northern plateau
descends gently to the northern plains. Fanny Moo is situated near
the headwaters of the mighty Delegate River that flows north,
through the plains and across the northern border. Here, though,
the Delegate is a clear, sparkling stream. There is a ridge a couple
of kilometres to the south. On the other side the streams feed into
the Brodribb River which descend through gorges to the south.
Fannies like to think that the ridge is the heart of Errinundera. But
then, every village has a similar fantasy.

The centre of life for most plateau villages and towns is their
sacred tree. In Fanny Moo it is a gigantic Shining Gum named
CUNNUSVACCAE. It may have been noted by readers that the
names of trees have embraced capital letter technology whereas
the names of people have not. This ties in with Errinundrian
philosophy concerning the insignificance of the individual compared
with the forest and the earth. People may also wonder about the
extreme profanity of the Latin name. (I dare not translate it in the
forum, although the village name is a rough translation.) Well I
guess it might be said that whilst Errinundrians have beliefs, they
don't take them TOO seriously. Trees ARE important but it doesn't
mean you can't take the piss out of them. Births, deaths,
weddings, anything really, are celebrated under the massive
arching branches of the sacred tree.

Like many plateau villages, Fanny Moo is in slow but inexorable
decline. Not much of a living can be scraped out of the forest. The
main employer is the local shoe factory that, for a time provided
microfibre footwear to the world. The factory has fallen on hard
times although new owners and new managers are beginning to
revive its fortunes. Young people know they are abandoning
paradise but the big cities are calling, calling, calling.

When filthyl brought football to the nation just twelve years ago,
the fiercely proud Fannies answered the call. They saw it as their
chance to put themselves on the map. It was a dream taken up by
many villages so that, in its first few years, the EFA was viewed as
a rustic organisation made up of many disputing, parochial clubs.
Two factors weighed against this. Firstly, the 2 most important
cities of the nation, the capital First Creek Falls and the financial
and intellectual hub McKillops Bridge, alone of all the great cities
took up the game in its formative years with enthusiasm. The early
success of First Creek Falls, in particular, encouraged the other
great cities to take part, squeezing out the resource poor villages.
Secondly, the immediate and unexpected success of the longfoots
in WC5 electrified the nation, making football a universal passion.

Some village teams have prospered. Ellery Camp has thrived by
the canny decision to create the National Football Academy and to
forge football links with other nations such as Tanah Burung. Of
course the sexy antarcticad and oreadest didn't harm the team's
aura. To this day, if you don't have a local team in the competition
then you probably barrack for Ellery Camp. Some village teams, like
Fanny Moo prospered because they had the good fortune to be
home to a star player. For the Fannies it was sandrab, the feisty
defender who won the inaugural leighm medal for best longfoot
player in WC5. But sandrab has retired and her star is in decline
today. And so is her village.

Errinundera is on the opposite hemisphere to Audioslavia. Live
broadcasts of the evening games in Audioslavia are watched at
sunrise in Fanny Moo.

It is 5 am and almost the entire population of 450 are rousing
themselves to watch the game. It will be displayed on three huge
screens set up in a triangle in the centre of the village. The
housetrees form a ring around the screens. People can sit on their
branches or on the beautiful arching skywalks that connect the
housetrees. There is plenty of room for everybody. Few people
have breakfast before the game. It is an Errinundrian tradition to
eat cake and drink champagne during these dawn games.

As the sun begins to rise the people come out of their homes and
begin to gather in their favourite spots. The ferals are coming in
from their hideouts in the forest. The villagers don't mind the
ferals: they're either committed conservationists, in which case
they are deeply respected, or they are mentally disturbed, in which
case they are sincerely pitied. Or both. People from the nearby
treetown of Cobb Hill are also arriving. They prefer the village
atmosphere. There are even some relatives come up from
Goongerah who are treated as if they never left.

As the sun begins to peek through the trees on this fine morning
the screens come to life in a blaze of colour. The teams come on to
the ground and a hush comes over the village. For the first time
there will be an Errinundrian commentary team at the World Cup
stadium, consisting of three former longfoot players: the
much-loved but injury prone gabriellen, the current Protector of
Sport, filthyl, and every Fannies hero, the banished sandrab. The
hush gives way to applause as the team is introduced and finally
450 people lose all restraint as local player, pomaderrisa,
acknowledges the Audioslavian crowd with a wave. Is she thinking
about the people on the other side of the world whose hearts are
busting on her behalf?

WORLD CUP 7 FINAL DAY IN CORNELLBY

Any visitor will tell you. Audioslavia is the loudest country in the
world. And on World Cup Final day, I can tell you that Cornellby
must be the noisiest place in Audioslavia. And the Soundgardian
National Arena has to be the biggest din in all of Cornellby. So
put in your earplugs and grab your tickets. We are off to the final
of World Cup 7.

Spaam and Errinundera: the stand out sides of the Cup series.
Rated as # 2 and # 3 respectively in the World at the start of the
Cup, the unexpected early demise of favourites Quohog (on
previous form if not in national character) brought these 2
nations to prominence. In the last cup they met in the play-off
for third place and had to go into extra time before Spaam
emerged as victors.

Dozens of stages have been set up outside the stadium. From
each a band or DJ provides their own special brand of
enlightenment. Our favourite is still the grunge outfit led by a
man so old he needs a walking frame. His voice is a high pitched
keen that makes you feel as if a chainsaw is running amok inside
your brain. Now, I have to tell you that a chainsaw, even before
it starts up, will set an Errinundrian's teeth on edge. I think you
get the picture.

Riot police are everywhere. In back alleys near the stadium you
will find serried ranks of personnel carriers. Audioslavia is a
progressive nation but, just the same, the government doesn't
quite trust its citizens: football disturbances aren't unknown here.
Riots in Audioslavia are less directed than ours. Audioslavians like
to go on a general rampage. We pick our targets and destroy
them utterly. So perhaps the authorities here have heard about
our antics? Do you notice how the large corporations are
particularly well guarded?

The sun is setting on this beautiful autumn day. Hey, some of the
Errinundrian fans are glowing purple. These lucky sods have
managed to get hold of some Eeesy Tomatoes and Tanah Burung
Beer. Where did they get them? The tomatoes aren't in general
production and the TB beer supplies in Audioslavia reportedly
sold out within 24 hours of the Errinundera v Bedistan game.
The world is full of wonders.

Now we have made it into this giant and weird stadium. Normally
it holds 105,000 people but extra scaffolding has been
suspended from the roofs and added to uncovered decks. It
looks spidery and unsafe but, as the fans will tell you, they may
never see their nation in a World Cup final again. An extra 25,000
get to see the match thanks to these pipes and planks.

The giant light towers are blazing so that it seems like daytime
on the pitch. Yet the surrounding city is in dark relief. It is
strange, this combination of day and night in the light bloom of
an evening game. Steely bright and dewy dark: ah, unmistakably
the atmosphere of a very special football match.

Just as we find our seats the ground erupts in a heart-thumping
roar: the players have appeared. The fans have prepared
gigantic crepe-paper run-throughs. The Spaam run-through
reads, "We like you Errinundera but, sorry, we have to bury you."
For Errinundera it's a picture of a gorilla with huge feet kicking a
tiny footballer in Spaam colours. The teams burst through.
Somehow the roar gets loader.

Black and red flags for Spaam; white flags with green trees for
Errinundera. It's Mordor v Gondor all over again. Will our modern
day Aragorn, moschatuma, lead our team to victory? Or will the
orcs and cave trolls hold the day? A hush comes over the crowd
as the players line up for their introduction to the crowd. For the
red-kitted Spaam it's:

Goal Keeper: Fin Súrion
Striker: Méla Sëhelin
Striker: Rohir Dorth
Striker: Fin Teinwë
Forward: Inwë Lossë
Mid/Forward: Darát Ar-Fein
Midfielder: Amras Tinúviel
Midfielder: Decán Elanessë
Midfielder: Súri El Sar
Defender: Nessa Ringer
Defender: Tathar Telemnar
Defender: Sára Londë
Defender: Amras Celebri

These are elven names. Perhaps they are not Sauronic after all.

In white are the longfoots. As they are introduced their fans
burst into their now familiar gorilla dance and a tremendous
"Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo" resounds through the crisp night air. Oh no!
Some of the scaffolding has collapsed. People from all sides rush
to help the victims but the game must go on.

Forward: antarcticad
Forward: longipesp
Forward: joyhilla
Midfielder: moschatuma
Midfielder: adealbata
Midfielder: melanoxylona
Midfielder: codith
Defender: horstrac
Defender: snapier
Defender: pomaderrisa
Goal Keeper: regnanse
Substitute forward: firset
Substitute defender: delegatensise

The players line up for the national anthems. Each team pays
more respect to the other side's anthem than they do for their
own. That's the way it should be. 130,000 people have tears in
their eyes, lumps in their throats and imminent heart attacks. I
can see the people around me trembling. Is it excitement or
fear?

The players go to their positions, the umpire presents the ball to
the Spaam striker and blows her whistle to commence the
game.

WORLD CUP 7 FINAL DAY IN FANNY MOO


The Fannies are quiet as the game commences but begin to murmur as the first few minutes tick by. Something unusual is happening here. The players of both sides don't have that pinched, drawn look so typical of grand finals. They are not making mistakes. The skill levels displayed are extraordinary. But the oddest thing is, it's attack, attack, attack from both sides. The coaches must have used the same message to their respective teams.

There's no cautious testing out of the opposition; no sideways or backwards passing. It's tearaway runs down the pitch, booming 30 metre passes, sure gathering of the ball, great tackles, shot after shot on goal, and great saves from the goalkeepers. But it's the speed of the game! Up, down, up, down the pitch goes the ball like lightning. How long can the players keep this up? How long before a defence is cracked? How long before the goalkeeper doesn't quite get there. After 30 minutes, antarcticad has had 4 shots on goal, longipesp and joyhilla 2 each. For Spaam Méla Sëhelin, Rohir Dorth and Fin Teinwë have had 3 each: goalkeepers regnanse and Fin Súrion are playing the games of their lives. And whenever pomaderrisa touches the ball, her family, her friends and, indeed, the whole village whoops with delight.

The telecast is so spellbinding that the Fannies forget their cakes totally. Realizing their opportunity, brushtail possums come out onto the branches and skywalks to help themselves. They needn't be so cautious - the Fannies would happily share with them. The possums start to notice the gigantic moving images and they too came under its magic. They aren't quite so foolish as the humans. No matter how moving the image you gotta keep chomping on the mudcake. What to do the possums make of the football? Errinundrian animal linguists report that possums find all human activity bizarre but, apparently, so long as humans live in trees they can't be all bad. Their attitude to football has not been ascertained yet.

Some possums get into the champagne. Before the game is over a major rumble has broken out between local tribes. We later discover that a major marsupial war spreads throughout Errinundera that takes 18 months to run its course. Down below on the forest floor the potoroos look up at the people and the possums and the giant screens and say to each other, "Farrout, they're a weird mob."

In the last minutes of the half, the pace slackens a little, the attacks begin to lack penetration, the defenders are having an easier time of it, and there are fewer shots on goal. The Fannies begin to relax a little and rescue the remains of their cakes and champagne. Fingers are nipped, as resentful possums have to relinquish their food.

The commentary team sounds as drained as the footballers. gabriellen, sandrab and filthyl agree that the emphasis on attack is not having the expected results. "You would expect a high scoring game with the tactics being used but both the goalies have been magnificent," says gabriellen. sandrab is angry that the defenders of both sides are neglecting their defensive games in favour of all out attack. "Good defenders can shine in both areas; they are just not tightening up enough when they have to." filthyl is looking ahead. "If this continues it will be a case of last player standing. I think the fittest team will hold out and eventually score. It seems both teams had the strategy of overwhelming the other in the first half. It's turned into a weird but magnificent half of football."

The players, the commentators, the villagers and the possums all seem relieved when the umpire blows the whistle to end the first half. Despite all the attacking no goals have been scored. Surely, this cannot continue?

WORLD CUP 7 FINAL DAY IN CORNELLBY


At the half-time break of most sports events the crowd, whatever its size, hurries off to the loos and the food stalls. Despite the fact that the Audioslavians made a special effort to provide lots of vegetarian food the crowd has remained standing in their places after giving the teams a standing ovation as they left the field.

There is a buzz in the crowd. Spaamers and Errinundrians turn to each other. At first they have an amazed look in their eyes, then they shrug and laugh. "Isn't this the most amazing game you've ever seen?" is the inevitable ice-breaking question. All around the stadiums erstwhile football enemies are reliving the magical highlights of the first half, the acrobatics of longipesp, the amazing skills of moschatuma and Fin Teinwë, and the steely ruggedness of Nessa Ringer who reminds the Errinundrians so much of sandrab. But above all the crowd is humming about the achievements of the respective goalies: the surprisingly nimble 214 cm regnanse and Fin Súrion who so unluckily missed the World Cup 6 because of a torn cruciate ligament.

A clamouring from the vendors along with close to bursting bladders brings the fans to their senses and they rush off to satisfy their divers urges. Due to the delay, many fans haven't returned to their seats before the next half is underway and a crush develops. The surging crowd pushes against the scaffolding and another section topples over. Again the match continues despite the injuries.

To everybody's amazement the 2 teams start off just like they did in the first half. It's booming, attacking, running, exciting football from the word go. "Ooh," sounds 130,000 people in one voice, "ahh". There are near misses, crunching collisions and more saved shots on goal. Neither team will renounce its policy of attack and nothing but attack. Yet, neither goalkeeper is giving an inch.

But people do begin to sense a change coming over the game. The pace is slackening just a little. Now we see some players bent over with hands on knees trying to catch their breath. Shots on goal are more often going wide or over the top and when they are heading for the net don't seem to strike the goalie quite so hard. Are the goalkeepers going to fade as well?

Yes. It is regnanse who cracks. In the 77th minute young Méla Sëhelin, at only 19 years of age and perhaps with an edge in fitness finally does what has seemed impossible so far - she has the strength of body and presence of mind to send the ball into the top right hand corner of the net.

The Spaamers dance around the field in ecstasy. Their supporters dance in the stands. For the first time in the match the gorilla stomping stops. After the bonhomie of the half-time break the Errinundrian supporters once more hate the Spaamers bitterly.

But this game has some twists to go yet. Truly these sides are evenly matched. Within 2 minutes Errinundera's great disappointment of World Cup 7, antarcticad, redeems himself and the team with a header past Fin Súrion who seemed to move a little bit slowly into position. Perhaps his knee has reached its limit.

In the stands the dancing of the Spaamers has stopped almost as quickly as it started. All the fans look at each other and wonder what is going to happen next. A rare thing happens in Audioslavia. 130,000 people are gathered together and are quiet.

Now the shouts and groans and grunts of the players can be heard distinctly. The strikers and midfielders, who have done most of the running so far, are in worse condition than the defenders. The game looks like going into extra time. There are a couple more tired shots at goal just before injury time but that's it. The reserves of energy are depleted. Again it seems an act of mercy when the umpire calls full time. But is it really? The poor bastards from the two sides have to do it all again in extra time.

Extra time is an excruciating affair. Only the comparatively fresh substitutes show any sparkle. Both teams have driven themselves into the ground in their Herculean striving for ascendancy. Not one shot on goal occurs. Everyone's worse fears are about to be realized. World Cup 7 is going to be decided by penalties.

It seems so unfair. Why does one team have to win this way? The Errinundrians have bitter memories of the loss to Quohog in the semi-finals of World Cup 6. Then, it took 15 penalty shots to determine who would play in the final. Why can't the WCC saw the cup in two and give half to each of the teams? A wonderful final deserves more than this.

Even the previously effervescent Snub Nose 38 umpire looks grumpy when she blows the whistle to end extra time with the score one-all.

World Cup 7 is going to be decided by penalties.

It seems so unfair. Why does one team have to win this way? The Errinundrians have bitter memories of the loss to Quohog in the semi-finals of World Cup 6. Then, it took 15 penalty shots to determine who would play in the final. Why can't the WCC saw the cup in two and give half to each of the teams? A wonderful final deserves more than this.

Even the previously effervescent Snub Nose 38 umpire looks grumpy when she blows the whistle to end extra time with the score one-all.
Look! SN38 made it into the final! (probably the only way we ever will) 8)

(thanks, err :wink: p.s. very entertaining rp of the match)

WORLD CUP 7 FINAL DAY IN FANNY MOO


The sun has risen above the trees in Fanny Moo. The images on the screens are no longer quite so distinct. The 450 gathered Fannies and sundry possums - it's way past their bedtime - and magpies and currawongs and crimson rosellas don't mind. This is a day to remember.

The commentators are at odds with what to make of the game. gabriellen says its the best game of football she has ever seen. sandrab disagrees vehemently. She reckons the defenders for both sides have been deplorable. filthyl doesn't know what to think. Football in Errinundera has been his dream. Twelve years ago it wasn't played here at all. He roved the forests and mountains and plains and valleys and got all the original teams going. He cajoled the Assembly of Protectors to generously fund the project. In its first attempt the national team had qualified for World Cup 5, much to everyone's amazement. They had barely missed the second round, finishing 17th. In World Cup 6 they had made the semi-finals only to be beaten after 15 penalty shots each. They lost the play-off for third, against Spaam of all teams. He should be deliriously happy. How he wants this penalty shoot-out to be over and done with! How he dreads it at the same time!

Like all good politicians, he instinctively reflects the average person's feelings. All the Fannies are suffering the same sensation. Should they be delighted if the team loses? Or should they despair?

They watch as young Spaam striker, Rohir Dorth, takes the first shot. He shoots low to the left. regnanse dives low to the left. Nil-all.

antarcticad comes up for his turn. 450 people in Fanny Moo stop breathing simultaneously. For their sake I hope he doesn't take his time. Fin Súrion goes the wrong way. A goal. One-nil.

adealbata steps up. Again Fin Súrion guesses wrongly but fortunately for him adealbata hasn't put enough power into the kick. The Spaam goalie is able to change directions and deflect the ball. One-nil.

The Spaam captain has his turn. Amras Tinúviel makes out to kick to the left but goes straight and high. A goal. One-all.

At this point, Fanny Moo model car collector, oldandlo, in his excitement loses his balance on his branch and falls off. Several people scramble down to help him. They will miss the final shots.

Fin Teinwë now comes forward. He takes his time, has a couple of false starts then blazes directly ahead. regnanse moves too slowly and doesn't dive either left or right. He realizes his good fortune in time to stand his ground and clasp the ball in his arms. One-all.

Now it is moschatuma's turn. He places the ball perfectly so that it is just beyond the fingertips of Fin Súrion. It grazes the inside top right corner of the goal and deflects into the back net. You would expect nothing less from the captain and most skillful player in the side. Two-one.

joyhilla has the chance here to put the longfoots in a commanding position. If she scores the best the Spaamers can do is level. If she scores, and either remaining Spaamer miss, the Cup belongs to Errinundera. She shoots right but her movements give her intentions away. Fin Súrion sees it and anticipates correctly. Two-one.

Méla Sëhelin doesn't waste any time. She rushes up to the ball and blazes away. regnanse goes in the right direction but is too slow. Two-all.

Spontaneously, the Fannies start chanting "potoroo, potoroo, potoroo". Little do they know that the same chant has started up many kilometres away in her home town in Rodger River and many thousands of kilometres away in Cornellby.

On the screen appears curly headed Decán Elanessë. He tries to blaze away as well. This time regnanse is ready and makes an easy save. Two all.

The Fannies are standing on their branches and standing on the skywalks. One kick to go. If longipesp can score the Cup is Errinundera's. If not, it's a sudden death shoot out. The chanting grows in volume.

longipesp, aka potoroo, steps up to the ball, smiles sweetly at Fin Súrion and scores.

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In a post-match interview the longfoots coach, fionar, said, "It is a shame that it all came down to one kick. Really, Spaam was our equal on the day. We do not feel that we are better than them. We are proud to have played such a skillful and courageous side. Spaam deserves the respect of the entire football world."

Congratulations to Errinundera, World Cup 7 champions!

Congrats to Errinundera, Spaam, Svecia and Bedistan!

And - thanks, Lemmy and Aud, for a really good WC. :wink:

Congrats to Errinundera, Spaam, Svecia and Bedistan!

And - thanks, Lemmy and Aud, for a really good WC. :wink:

Thanks, Lemmitanian and Snub Nose 38.

It's been the best run World Cup I've been in. Mind you, winning helps. 8)

OOC:

Oh yeah.... 2nd spot.... I rock.... 8)

Just want to say CONGRATULATIONS to Erri, on a well played game. You deserved it kiddo!

Halfassedstates wins the betting comp :P

IC:

Spaam Coach In Biiiig Twouble

After last nights thrilling WC final, in which Spaam was beaten by a truly deserving Errinunderran team, Coach Dan Yatan went missing. He was due to arrive back in Spaam on Monday, to face bankruptcy, and charges of misappropriation of funds. Apparently, after a 3 weeks of betting against Spaam, he placed all the remaining money he could get his hands on on Spaam to win the World Cup. Of course, he lost everything. Meanwhile, the Spaamanian team arrive back on Monday to a tickertape parade throughout the nation, starting with Artanis. Assistant Coach Hoopai had this to say: "I am over the moon. Second place to the Errinunderrans is like being beaten in basketball by Michael Jordan, cricket by Don Bradman, Aussie rules by the Brisbane Lions. There is no shame."

Congrats to Errinundera, Spaam, Svecia and Bedistan!

And - thanks, Lemmy and Aud, for a really good WC. :wink:

Thanks, Lemmitanian and Snub Nose 38.

It's been the best run World Cup I've been in. Mind you, winning helps. 8)

Thank you. To be fair, World Cup 5, hosted by Tanah Burung, was the best-run I've been in. And World Cup 6, hosted more or less by me, was the worst-run. Having a partner helped a lot; thanks to Audioslavia, who's off to Uni and no longer reading the thread.

Best of the Cup awards to follow later this evening (NA EST).

The all-Cup squad

Goalkeeper:
Olivia Bream, Bedistan

Defenders:
Rosa Bibere, Tanah Burung
Zurk, Total n Utter Insanity

Midfielders:
Gene Barber, Bedistan
Ree King, Halfassedstates
Knuckles, Snub Nose 38

Forwards:
longipesp, Errinundera
joyhilla, Errinundera
Hans Svensen, Svecia
Mela Sehelin, Spaam
Myrtille Ford, Ariddia

Coach:
fionar, Errinundera

Special award for overcoming adversity: Errinundera
Most dastardly manager award: Ron Manager, TnUI
The Eternal Patience award: Margaret, Snub Nose 38

Thanks to everyone who participated. We've had some lovely RPing these last several Cups. All who post make it fun.

And that wraps up Lemmitanian hosting duties forever.

Let us hope.

To be fair, World Cup 5, hosted by Tanah Burung, was the best-run I've been in.

Yeah, that was the best too.
:roll:

NEWSFLASH:

Errinundera wins the 7th World Cup on penalties against a strong Spaam team. Head Coach Mr Hurr, "I think they played very well and deserved to get the trophy. I wish them the best in their next cup." Meanwhile, the Zucchinis, yet again headed by Mr Hurr, are in preparations for their next World Cup. "Our immediate aim was to qualify once again for the World Cup. Now that we have done that, I feel it's time to take on the World again."

OOC:

Halfassedstates wins the betting comp :P


Wahoo - what do I win :lol:


Congrats to Erri on a fine win and a great match commentarry!

IC:
Sowhatsville News

Halfassed Captain named in team of the tournament.

Halfassedstates very own Ree King has been named by the tournament organisers in their team of the tournament.
On hearing of his accolade Ree is reported to have said 'H0ly crap' although his offical statement read -
"I am delighted to have been given such an honour, I think all the Halfassed players performed brilliantly, it's great to have helped put our nation on the map!"

Thanks, Halfassedstates and Giant Zucchini.

WC7 summary - Errinundera
Results:

Qualifiers

Q1: Europa Brittania 0 Errinundera 1 (antarcticad)
Player of the Tournament: snapier 3, regnanse 2, moschatuma 1
gk: regnanse

Q2: Sliponia 0 Errinundera 2 (longipesp, antarcticad)
PotT: adealbata 3, regnanse 2, horstrac 1
gk: regnanse

Q3: DePaul 2 Errinundera 0
PotT: horstrac 3, codith 2, snapier
gk: sedinburgh

Q4: Errinundera 2 Kaze Progressa 1 (antarcticad 2)
PotT: antarcticad 3, moschatuma 2, snapier 1
gk: regnanse

Q5: Errinundera 1 LordSquall 1 (longipesp)
PotT: adealbata 3, longipesp 2, codith 1
gk: regnanse

Q6: forfeited

Q7: LordSquall 1 Errinundera 3 (antarcticad 2, longipesp)
PotT: antarcticad 3, longipesp 2, moschatuma 1
gk: regnanse

Q8: Errinundera 5 DePaul 0 (antarcticad 3, nyleptha, sorais)
PotT: antarcticad 3, regnanse 2, snapier 1
gk: regnanse

Q9: Kaze Progressa 1 Errinundera 4 (adealbata, antarcticad, nylephtha, sorais)
PotT: adealbata 3, delegatensise 2, codith 1
gk: regnanse

Q10: Errinundera 1 Sliponia 0 (joyhilla)
PotT: scaroline 3, sedinburgh 2, longipesp 1
gk: sedinburgh

FR1: Errinundera 0 Bedistan 0
PotT: no points awarded
gk: regnanse

FR2: Errinundera 2 Haraki 1 (joyhilla, longipesp)
PotT: snapier 3, moschatuma 2, longipesp 1
gk: regnanse

FR3: Errinundera 4 Lunatic Goofballs 1 (longipesp 2, antarcticad, joyhilla)
PotT: longipesp 3, adealbata 2, pomaderrisa 1
gk: regnanse

SR: Errinundera 2 Audioslavia 2 (joyhilla, longipesp)
Extra time: Errinundera 2 Audioslavia (antarcticad, joyhilla)
PotT: codith 3, joyhilla 2, melanoxylona 1
gk: regnanse

QF: Errinundera 4 Runaway Moose 0 (antarcticad, codith, joyhilla, longipesp)
PotT: snapier 3, regnanse 2, adealbata 1
gk: regnanse

SF: Errinundera 2 Bedistan 1 (longipesp 2)
PotT: moschatuma 3, longipesp 2, snapier 1
gk: regnanse

The Final: Spaam 1 Errinundera 1 (antarcticad)
AET: Spaam 1 Errinundera 1
Penalties: Spaam 2 Errinundera 3
PotT: regnanse 3, moschatuma 2, longipesp 1
gk: regnanse

Goals
(not including penalty shoot-outs):
(Score in brackets indicates actual World Cup goals)
antarcticad 14 (4)
longipesp 10 (7)
joyhilla 6 (5)
nyleptha 2
sorais 2
adealbata 1
codith 1 (1)

Goalkeeping - goals conceded
(not including penalty shoot-outs):
regnanse 10 goals in 14 matches (6 goals in 7 World Cup games)
sedinburgh 2 goals in 2 matches

leighm medal: Errinundera's player of the tournament
(Points in brackets are actual World Cup votes):
snapier 13 (7)
adealbata 12 (3)
longipesp 12 (7)
regnanse 11 (5)
moschatuma 10 (7)
antarcticad 9
codith 7 (3)
horstrac 4
scaroline 3
delegatensise 2
joyhilla 2 (2)
sedinburgh 2
melanoxylona 1 (1)
pomaderrisa 1 (1)

Achievements
1. snapier and melanoxylona played in the following championship teams this year:
Errinundera (World Cup Champions)
McKillops Bridge (NationStates Champions League)
McKillops Bridge (Errinundrian Football Association 1st division)

2. nyleptha and sorais also played in the championship winning McKillops bridge teams. They were members of the World Cup squad but were not selected for the final.

3. Defender snapier won the following awards.
The leighm medal for best Errinundrian player in the WC7 campaign.
The EFA best and fairest award
The McKillops Bridge outstanding player

4. fionar was voted the coach of the WC7 All Cup Squad. In two world cup campaigns she has achieved a fourth and a first place.

5. joyhilla and longipesp were selected as forwards in the WC7 All Cup Squad. After quiet qualifiers both had successful Cups.

6. antarcticad with 14 goals was the highest scorer in all matches including qualifiers (10) but excluding penalty shoot-outs. longipesp was the outstanding Cup forward with 7 goals.

7. adealbata was the outstanding midfield player.

Two Bedistan Players Part of All-Cup Squad

The all-Cup squad

Goalkeeper:
Olivia Bream, Bedistan

Midfielders:
Gene Barber, Bedistan

"Oh my gosh, I am so honored," Bream remarked upon hearing the news. "I thought I did a pretty good job out there, but I had no idea I'd even be considered for such an award. I'd like to thank, first of all, our coach, Jim Parker, and all our defenders for making my job easier. I'd also like to thank Audioslavia and Lemmitania for hosting the event..." [16 additional minutes removed -ed] Olivia Bream allowed just 13 goals in her 17 WC7 matches.

Gene Barber was equally surprised. "Quite frankly, I'm flabbergasted," he commented. "I certainly couldn't have done it without the rest of the team."

"Gene's a good man," chimed in Coach Parker. "His leadership has brought this team up from being nothing ten years ago to being the fifth-best team in the world. I agree that he deserves this award, and it will be really sad to see him go." Barber recently announced his retirement from international play, giving up his captaining spot to forward Johnny Lewis.

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