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Big Guns Firing Blanks - Who'll Benefit?

  • 09-06-2002 2:47pm
    #1
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭


    Some speculative fun:-

    Could we reach the second round without Germany, France, Italy, Argentina and Portugal, and if so who is most likely to benefit? England or Ireland?

    Mike.


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  • #2
    Littletinyman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,196 ✭✭✭Littletinyman


    Originally posted by mike65
    Could we reach the second round without Germany, France, Italy, Argentina and Portugal

    No. Shut up you silly silly man :)


  • #3
    Pigman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,092 ✭✭✭Pigman


    Originally posted by mike65
    Could we reach the second round without Germany, France, Italy, Argentina and Portugal


    You forgot to include England there Mike!


  • #4
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    We'll see who's a silly man, Littletinyman (eh?)

    As for England, they ain't big guns, not really.

    Mike.


  • #5
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Okay Germany got through, but France and Argentina are gone
    (good riddence to the latter!) so who's next Italy anyone, they play Mexico and I would'nt bet against an upset. Potugal have South Korea to face and again a surprise may be not such a surprise...

    Mike.


  • #6
    castie
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 3,807 ✭✭✭castie


    lol no way protugal and italy will go throw


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  • #7
    Stinkah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 158 ✭✭Stinkah


    lol no way protugal and italy will go throw

    Think you mean, there's _No way_ the above will fail to go throw. Come on... Portugal... maybe drawing with South Korea-- just can't see it. And of course Italy got through today.


  • #8
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Originally posted by Stinkah


    And of course Italy got through today.

    By the skin of thier teeth!

    Mike.


  • #9
    Pigman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,092 ✭✭✭Pigman


    Not really!

    They could have even lost todays match 3-1 and still got through.


  • #10
    suppafly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,055 ✭✭✭suppafly


    Originally posted by Stinkah
    Think you mean, there's _No way_ the above will fail to go throw. Come on... Portugal... maybe drawing with South Korea-- just can't see it. And of course Italy got through today.

    So italy got through barely and Portugal r out! The Koreans looked pretty good!


  • #11
    Bateman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,818 ✭✭✭Bateman


    I'd fancy Italy to beat Korea, but to answer your question, England will undoubtedly benefit more from all the big guns going out, as France and Argentina were on their side of the draw. Although they have beaten Argentina, and wouldn't have feared them anyway, England will benefit from playing Denmark instead of France. Not that the Danes will be pushovers, but I think its fair to say that they are a better draw than France.


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  • #12
    plastic membrane
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    I'd like to have seen Spain do well, but bugger it, they only went and drew Ireland in the second round. Damn.


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