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Tom Semmens

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:00:40 +1300

Hahahahahahahaha.

But I am reminded of some dialogue from the Jaquie Brown Diaries. Jaquie is on a celebrity reality TV show:

Jaquie: "So why are you on the show?"

Contestant "I'm an All White?"

Jaquie: "Nah...."

LegBreak

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:40:27 +1300

Hey, at least England and Argentina have an easy road to the top 16, right?

Yup; but not seeded to meet until the final. That was one of the first things the English twitters checked after the draw for some reason.

Here’s a great photo of Slovakia qualifying (in Poland)…

Naly D

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:15:57 +1300

Hey, at least England and Argentina have an easy road to the top 16, right?

Yamis

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:42:34 +1300

I think TVNZ or TV3 should start by showing the NZ population where Slovakia and Paraguay are on a map. And then discuss how good they are at rugby and how many olympic gold medals they have won.

What would be really interesting would be for them to send reporters…

Tony Parker

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:17:59 +1300

I don't think I've heard anybody mention the name of a single player from Paraguay or Slovakia

Skrtle from Liverpool is in the Slovakian team, and he's a pretty mean player.

LegBreak

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:39:34 +1300

Leg Break, good work by you and the team on the Guardian coverage. I had it on together with the TV coverage (which provided ample time for checking the net, as Monsieur FIFA explained the draw once more, slowly

Cheers; it did feel like being in a massive pub with…

Born Lippy

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:46:06 +1300

derby derby derby. Just to keep it in there. Oh yes.

simon g

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:55:24 +1300

Leg Break, good work by you and the team on the Guardian coverage. I had it on together with the TV coverage (which provided ample time for checking the net, as Monsieur FIFA explained the draw once more, slowly).

You're right, Australia really can feel hard done by. They leave…

LegBreak

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:47:37 +1300

Simon, don’t think the Aussies will lose 3 out of 3, but they won’t make it through.

Poor Australia. For so long victims of cruel twists of fate. Allocated play-offs against the 5th South American team; hoping for Venezuela and getting Argentina etc. And now the draw from hell.

There’s…

Graeme Edgeler

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:46:18 +1300

My pool prediction didn't come to pass, and I owe Graeme Edgeler a beer, but I still think we did alright.

The odds were just too good to pass up! I've a DVD heading this way from Amazon which includes among its special features the complete 6th game of the…

simon g

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:41:50 +1300

My pool prediction didn't come to pass

So do I get the blog now?

Personal magnificence aside, I've been amused by the general reaction to our draw. In all the range from over-confidence to doom-mongering, I don't think I've heard anybody mention the name of a single player from Paraguay…

Public Address

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:41:50 +1300

Discussion from blog post.