Unbroken1 …FFS
, lifelong Toon fan, he’s a Geordie alright.
Hehe. At this point he could be Scouse for all I care considering all he’s done for us. I think you missed the cheek of my reply. When you listen to him talk it’s pretty bloody obvious!
General Football Nonsense
Echo Loopster already predicted they’ll get through the group stage, without even knowing the make-up of the actual group at the time, which is quite the bravado considering they’ve not qualified for a WC in over three decades.
Eh? In this thread? I don’t recall having said that personally but don’t deny that may have sounded like something that would have come out of my mouth whilst riding the high of our success! Haha.
2022 World Cup Participants (Ordered based on world rankings)
FIFA ranking Team Odds to win
1 Brazil +500
2 Belgium +1100
3 France +650
4 Argentina +1100
5 England +700
7 Spain +750
8 Portugal +1200
9 Mexico +10000
10 Netherlands +1600
11 Denmark +2800
12 Germany +900
13 Uruguay +5000
14 Switzerland +8000
15 United States +10000
16 Croatia +5000
18 Wales (playoff) +20000
20 Senegal +10000
21 Iran +35000
22 Peru (playoff) +25000
23 Japan +20000
24 Morocco +20000
25 Serbia +8000
26 Poland +10000
27 Ukraine (playoff) +15000
29 South Korea +25000
31 Costa Rica (playoff) +100000
35 Tunisia +25000
37 Cameroon +20000
38 Canada +25000
39 Scotland (playoff) +35000
42 Australia (playoff) +40000
46 Ecuador +20000
49 Saudi Arabia +50000
51 Qatar +20000
60 Ghana +20000
101 New Zealand (playoff) +100000
loopdokter We’ll see what the groups are like next Friday, but I honestly feel we can get out of the group stage with the way we’ve been playing
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It’s semantics, but feeling like and actually saying we will are quite different to me.
That’s fine. I’ll roll with it. I’m not walking back my stance! I have faith in this side. The hard work WILL pay off.
I predict we’ll score pur fist goal, win our first game and get out of our group too. So there. Last time in 1986 we did none of these things and I know Herdman is very competent at making our lads hungry to achieve.
loopdokter Please explain to me the North American way of stating odds in hundreds. Brazil’s odds are 5-1 right? Is it to avoid fraction calculations like those in European odds? (5-2, 11-4 etc etc)?
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vinnyt77 it’s in relevance of a fraction, so 50,000 chances to 1 that they will do x. Don’t quote me on that because I don’t bet on sports based upon odds or really at all, but that’s my understanding.
The board must be happy that I’ve brought Loopstick back to our warm bosom.
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Who would have thought it would only take Canada to qualify and we have our very own Richard Keys spilling his football knowledge all over the board like vomit over Romford High Road on a Friday night
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loopdokter it’s in relevance of a fraction, so 50,000 chances to 1 that they will do x. Don’t quote me on that because I don’t bet on sports based upon odds or really at all, but that’s my understanding.
Well I am going to quote you on that, because even a cursory glance at the numbers alongside what you posted earlier will show that you’d have to be absolutely retarded or with zero knowledge of a tournament whatsoever to recognise that what you posted as your “understanding” is clearly nonsense.
For what you said to be right, then the favourites for the whole tournament, Brazil, would only be expected to win the tournament once in every 500 hypothetical tournaments?! Even though there are only 32 teams? Ermmmm….
As @vinnyt77 pointed out, Brazil’s odds are 5-1 to win, and the US odds show how much you’d be expected to win if you bet $100 on the option.
loopdokter If I were English I’d say we’d be going out on penalties - again!
If we’re lucky!
England’s next games against Germany and Italy in this upcoming shit show of a competition (Nations League) will further solidify Southgate’s 10 men behind the ball approach as we’re played off the park as always. It’ll have us well prepared to play out nervy one goal games against Iran, USA and other in the World Cup. Zero faith in this melter of a manager.
Christ it’s going to be a long World Cup isn’t it? 
SM001 will be if Hendo goes
ScottBailey You need to see a doc mate! This Hendo obsession is breaking you 
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Hursty he’s one of the only English ‘LiverPOO’ players I can bash, so what do you expect?! Could replace Hendo with TAA, but he’s half decent and I’d probably have the old bill knocking on my door before long 
Come on Burnley
Defo. Looking like he’s hungry. Played well the last 2 games
Shambolic Chelsea. Hilarious scoreline
Brentford fans singing “We want 5” lol