What sports teams do you support?

[Lianachan]

Ah, the cycle. I went through that last year. it seems every fan except the we-love-ManU-Real-Bayern-Milan-because-they-always-win crowd seems to get that once in a while.

Indeed, or "proper fans" as they are correctly known.

And except Heid, of course, who can at least be dure that Rangers will always be at least second in the Scottish Premier League.

The Sharks and The Jets, the Ugly Sisters of Scottish football, are pretty much an irrelevance to most of us here. Or, again, "proper fans", as we are correctly known.

:)

[Heid the Ba]

But surely being born in the city of the team you support, with a father, grandfather and great grandfather supporting the team back to its formation you qualify as a "proper fan", even if most of the fanbase of your team are bandwagon jumping scum? :D

We have the other Ugly Sister in the cup replay tonight, hopefully this will go better than the last two times we have played them . . .

[Lianachan]

But surely being born in the city of the team you support, with a father, grandfather and great grandfather supporting the team back to its formation you qualify as a "proper fan", even if most of the fanbase of your team are bandwagon jumping scum? :D

Aye, don't get me wrong - there are proper fans of the big teams too. But the glory hunters with no ties and who live hundreds of miles away are annoying, especially there are local teams that need their money they could be supporting.

We have the other Ugly Sister in the cup replay tonight, hopefully this will go better than the last two times we have played them . . .

My tame Hun at work predicts a 2-1 victory for your lot over the tattie munchers. I told him I predict 2-0 the other way.

[Heid the Ba]

My tame Hun at work predicts a 2-1 victory for your lot over the tattie munchers. I told him I predict 2-0 the other way.

After the last two games I fear your's is likelier. Still if Motherwell can do it . . .

[Heid the Ba]

Oh my giddy aunt! England are managing to lose against Ireland despite defending a huge score and getting one of the pigfucker's openers out for a first ball duck. If it wasn't England there would be an enquiry that the result was fixed by the bookies. :D

[Enzo]

Jets and Sharks? Really?

[Heid the Ba]

Well that all went downhill fast.

[Lianachan]

Jets and Sharks? Really?

Check Mr the Ba's link above!

OK, so maybe there's not quite as much dancing - but the names do fit.

(It's just a nickname, in use around these parts although since I was the first here to coin it, it may not be common elsewhere).

[Lianachan]

Well that all went downhill fast.

My tame Hun's match analysis this morning was, in it's entirety:

The referee was shite.

[Heid the Ba]

Your Tame Hun exagerates; Whittaker's first booking wasn't a booking but his second was so he had to go, After that the Forces of Darkness were in the ascendancy. They scored a goal, we didn't and it all got a bit out of hand at the end. The ref really wasn't that bad.

Happy days. :D

I wonder what former Maryland Terrapin Maurice Edu makes of it all.

[Enzo]

You have a Terp?

[Heid the Ba]

Yep, we have a Terp. Her's a decent player who has been known to run about kicking people when required. :D

[Мастер]

Eighteen of the fourty two group stage matches have now been played. Bangladesh and West Indies are up next.

Warm-up matches:

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Australia      0-2
Bangladesh     1-1
Canada         0-2
England        2-0
India          2-0
Ireland        1-1
Kenya          0-2
Netherlands    1-1
New Zealand    1-1
Pakistan       1-1
South Africa   2-0
Sri Lanka      2-0
West Indies    1-1
Zimbabwe       0-2


Group A:

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Australia      2-0-0
Canada         0-3-0
Kenya          0-3-0
New Zealand    2-1-0
Pakistan       3-0-0
Sri Lanka      2-1-0
Zimbabwe       1-2-0


Group B:

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Bangladesh     1-1-0
England        1-1-1
India          1-0-1
Ireland        1-1-0
Netherlands    0-3-0
South Africa   2-0-0
West Indies    1-1-0


[Heid the Ba]

The Windies have already hammered Bangladesh in as one sided a game as you'll see. 30 overs of play required rather than the 100 usually played. Bangla were awful.

[Мастер]

Argh, I keep forgetting what time zone I'm in. So here are the updated standings:

Warm-up matches:

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Australia      0-2
Bangladesh     1-1
Canada         0-2
England        2-0
India          2-0
Ireland        1-1
Kenya          0-2
Netherlands    1-1
New Zealand    1-1
Pakistan       1-1
South Africa   2-0
Sri Lanka      2-0
West Indies    1-1
Zimbabwe       0-2


Group A:

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Australia      2-0-0
Canada         0-3-0
Kenya          0-3-0
New Zealand    2-1-0
Pakistan       3-0-0
Sri Lanka      2-1-0
Zimbabwe       1-2-0


Group B:

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Bangladesh     1-2-0
England        1-1-1
India          1-0-1
Ireland        1-1-0
Netherlands    0-3-0
South Africa   2-0-0
West Indies    2-1-0


Tomorrow it's Sri Lanka against Australia, Group A.

[Heid the Ba]

WIndies -v- Bangla should have been going on for another couple of hours yet, it was over in what may well be record time.

[Heid the Ba]

PSV tonight, not overly hopeful but the tried and tested 4-5-1 will see us through. High workrate, judicious thuggery, stop them playing and try to nick an away goal.

Ah, the beautiful game . . . :D

[Arneb]

Good times, these. Barca is playing the Platonic ideal of football; the Great Satan, for once, loses (AC Milan crash out against legendary football giants Tottenham); German players are sought, hired and actually put on the pitch by international top teams. Even Schalke (SCHALKE!) enjoy success against a Spanish heavyweight. Bayern (on the home front) lose three successive matches for the first time in ten years. Bayern (on the international front) are set to overcome the Small Satan (Inter) after a 1 - 0 away victory.

Hertha are top of the table. OK, second league...

Good luck for your Rangers, Heid. Beat them dang Kaasköppe.

[Heid the Ba]

Stage one successfully completed, we'll beat them next week . . . :D

[Heid the Ba]

Oh my giddy aunt, Bangla who were awful last time out have just beaten England in a game England had won several times but kept throwing away.

Beer and curry for all to celebrate! :D

This is not an anti-England celebration but Bangladesh have my support based on the quality of their food and the ownership of my favourite Indian (I know, I know) restaurant.

[Arneb]

And who wouldn't be happy if some nice little England bashing came along with the package? :D

[Мастер]

So in a few hours, we will see if Kenya can avoid the dishonour of joining the Netherlands as 0-6 in the group stage . . .

Quaterfinals start in a few days!

[Heid the Ba]

And our motley collection of Bosnians, Slovakians, Algerians, Senegalese, Norn Irish, the occasional Scot and our Terp beat their collection of scum to win the League Cup!

[Мастер]

So in a few hours, we will see if Kenya can avoid the dishonour of joining the Netherlands as 0-6 in the group stage . . .

And the answer is . . . they can't!

Quaterfinals start in a few days!

Zimbabwe, Canada, Kenya, Bengladesh, Ireland, and Netherlands are out.

23 Mar 2011 - Pakistan v. West Indies
24 Mar 2011 - Australia v. India
25 Mar 2011 - New Zealand v. South Africa
26 Mar 2011 - Sri Lanka v. England

[Мастер]

Zimbabwe, Canada, Kenya, Bengladesh, Ireland, and Netherlands are out.

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23 Mar 2011 - Pakistan v. West Indies       - Pakistan
24 Mar 2011 - Australia v. India            - India
25 Mar 2011 - New Zealand v. South Africa   - New Zealand
26 Mar 2011 - Sri Lanka v. England