Why do you have to differentiate between one group of people because of the colour of their skin? I donât, I see them all as people, skin colour is irrelevant. It seems to be a major issue for you though.
thats true - i have little time for pasty bogmen
Why are France are not seeded considering they won it in 1998 and only lost the last final on penalties? Smells like a FIFA conspiracy against them to me.
well since ireland didnt win their play-off, how the fuck would they be in it?
Probably because the exited in the group stages in 2002 and had an abysmal qualifying campaign this time.
Oh, in the spirit of ânot wanting to get over itâ and the fact that they are dirty rotten cheats.
Oh right. Who beat them in that?
france beat them. they are quite a good team, the french
I agree with alot of what your saying, but alot of those teams getting higher rankings from beating really shite teams, so the rankings means little enough in this debate, 10-15 places down at that level is very little.
They have improved i suppose, but are Japan or S. Korea better than 2002, i honestly donât know, but i doubt it.
Your not trying to logic with this man are you?
Sepp Blatter takes the piss - Quotes on Ireland
[quote=âcroppy_boyâ]Probably because the exited in the group stages in 2002 and had an abysmal qualifying campaign this time.
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Holland failed to ualify in 2002 and only reached the last 16 in 2006 yet are still seeded. Argentina also exited the group stages in 2002, only reached the quarter finals in 2006 and had an abysmal qualifying campaign this time. Little doubt that itâs a conspiracy against the poor French led by those horrible Irish and especially that cunt Bono.
In the group stages in both 2002 and 2006 France won just a single game (vs Togo 2006).
The Netherlands won 2, regardless of not qualifying for the 2002 tournament.
http://www.football-rankings.info/2009/02/2010-wc-seeding-formula-based-on.html
Explains that the seedings were biases towards teams that qualified automatically.
[quote=âcroppy_boyâ]In the group stages in both 2002 and 2006 France won just a single game (vs Togo 2006).
The Netherlands won 2, regardless of not qualifying for the 2002 tournament.
http://www.football-rankings.info/2009/02/2010-wc-seeding-formula-based-on.html
Explains that the seedings were biases towards teams that qualified automatically.[/quote]
Croatia and Turkey look nicely placed to mount a serious challenge to the big boys next summer, especially after both teams were such a force at Euro 2008.
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http://thefreekick.com/vbforum/picture.php?albumid=44&pictureid=312
[quote=âcroppy_boyâ]In the group stages in both 2002 and 2006 France won just a single game (vs Togo 2006).
The Netherlands won 2, regardless of not qualifying for the 2002 tournament.
http://www.football-rankings.info/2009/02/2010-wc-seeding-formula-based-on.html
Explains that the seedings were biases towards teams that qualified automatically.[/quote]
What? itâs a pic of a statue commemorating a Croppy Boy. Would you prefer I used the New Ross one?
[quote=âPikemanâ]<<<<<< :mad:
http://thefreekick.com/vbforum/picture.php?albumid=44&pictureid=312[/quote]
Everyone else seems to be ignoring this but itâs about the fourth time youâve caught me with it, you cunt.
Just shows how often people pay attention to his posts
A fair amount of shite being talked here. The seedings are based solely on the FIFA World Rankings from October (apart from the fact that SA are automatically top seeds due to being hosts). Iâm not sure exactly how these are calculated, but Iâd imagine results from 2006 arenât particularly relevant anymore. Iâd say results from before that probably arenât relevant at all.
It seems like a straightforward draw for once. One from each pot in each group. The only restrictions are that Brazil/Argentina canât get a South American team and South Africa canât get an African team.
More importantly, Charlize Theron will be in attendance.
They held a trial run for the draw today in SA.
During the draw, Theron pulled out France ball, and said âIrelandâ. At which point everyone laughed.
This is seriously getting out of hand.
[quote=âbraz83â]A fair amount of shite being talked here. The seedings are based solely on the FIFA World Rankings from October (apart from the fact that SA are automatically top seeds due to being hosts). Iâm not sure exactly how these are calculated, but Iâd imagine results from 2006 arenât particularly relevant anymore. Iâd say results from before that probably arenât relevant at all.
It seems like a straightforward draw for once. One from each pot in each group. The only restrictions are that Brazil/Argentina canât get a South American team and South Africa canât get an African team.
More importantly, Charlize Theron will be in attendance.
Braz, you are rapidly becommy favourite poster on TFK, your posts are intelligent, reasoned and relevant.
The fact that you then end them with pics of stunners like Charlize only adds bonus points.
You wonât last of course, youâll soon tire of the merciless boredom of having to deal with the likes of NCC or MBB. Keep up the good work while youâre here though!