World Cup Friday June 11th

Lay South Africa and lay France double its lookin like for me


Dont rate France whatsoever, were absolutely in shambles last week in a friendly wen they lost 1-0 to China and only drew 1-1 with Tunisia the week before that

South Africa bein the hosts is obviously a big boost for the team but they could nt even qualify for the African Nations Cup this year, they are a poor team and Mexico played very well in their last friendly b4 the WC wen beating Italy 2-1

Mexico are a much better side than SA but tis the opening game and all that, so it will be interesting to see how they react to a very vocal home crowd. No bet game for me.

France are going to have to pull form from somewhere if they are to achieve anything at this world cup...can't see it happening myself. Small back of no goalscorer in that one.

Think the bet of the tournament is Italy at 10/11 to beat Paraguay in their first match. On the outright front, I think Brazil are the team to side with even tho I've backed England and Argy. Brazil look to have everything in the right places and I'm backing them to win and Kaka top goalscorer double too!

Icchanatika, I actually consult Mystic Meg when I have a bet. Or sometimes I just roll a dice and if it comes out 6 I back or if 1 I lay.

I think there is a good chance both games could be end in draws. Especially the Urg/Fra game. Think Mexico might just sneak the first, so...

Lay South Africa
Draw Urg/Fra

COM im all over Paraguay to beat Italy and win the group

today have bet Mexico @ 2.84 and will either lay France or back Uruguay (ain't made my mind up yet)

Uruguay 1st goal is a great beat imo.

bet

PF, I hope you're wrong coz I have them in accs all over the place!

probably be a draw now

Don't think there's much value in laying SA, if they nick the first goal maybe via a home town decision they'll be hard to pull back. They can keep out teams. I think their difficulty will be in scoring. Draw no bet Mexico imo.

Any value in the Top4 goalscorer market iyo's??

Have Villa+Fabiano O/R along with a few big priced pokes but Robinho and Van Persie are interesting me for top 4 at 8/1 and 7/2

Yeah bet Robinho @ 40/1 and at 11/2 for top Brazil scorer.

Think the value has gone out of RVP now tbh, he was a good bet but to me think the value has been squeezed out.

Always worth throwing a few in at big big odds, someone like Oleg Salenko could pop up again

I have Milan Jovanovic at 75/80s top4.

have him @ 270 O/R das

The 40/1 Robinho was hoovered by the shrewdies a few days ago.

Yeah think I better cover the O/R aswell pf.

Whipping Boys = North Korea, New Zealand, Honduras

Is Cabanas out for Paraguay??

DOCTORS are fighting to save the life of Paraguay striker Salvador Cabanas after one of Latin America's most prolific goal-scorers was shot in the head at a bar.

The surgeon who operated on the 29-year-old, who had been expected to spearhead Paraguay's attack at the World Cup in June, said the player was critical but stable in a Mexico City hospital.

"We have not removed the bullet, we'd do more damage if we tried to take it out, but where it's lodged it's no longer causing any damage," Dr Ernesto Martinez told reporters.

"We can't be sure he is out of danger ... but his condition is very stable."

That would be a yes imo

I've posted on here before about Nelson Valdez who is a Paraguayan striker

He started 16 of their 18 qualifiers (scoring 5 goals in the process) and to me looks like a guaranteed starter, especially with the injury doubts about Cardozo & the inexperience of Barrios.

He is 1000 to be top scorer so that has to a worth a couple of throwaway quid IMO

yeah and they have to choose between Barrios, Valdez (who always starts seemingly), Santa Ctuz and Cardozo.
Barrios did very well in the friendlys leading up to the tourney but he seems doubtful to start, probably be Valdez and Santa Cruz

Wanna take a pop at a Paraguyan striker as i think they'll get a few in de group stages but its a lotto who'll start is nt it

Santa Cruz 69 games 21 goals

Cardozo 29 games 4 goals

Benitez 12 games 1 goal

Valdez 38 games 9 goals

Barrios 3 games 3 goals

Gammara 3 games 0 goals



So lookin at that Santa Cruz surely starts along with one of Valdez/Barrios????

Santa Cruz / Valdez imo

iam all over robinho an brazil.

france will win 1-0. S.A will get a result

think lucio/maicon a good bet for players of the tournament

Urugay at 160s was a good bet. No value now though. If they can manage to top the group they might have a relatively easy run of it. Not a huge IF either.

People are forgetting Brazil's 2nd round opponents.

France are a distinctly average team run by an idiot, with no leaders and divisions in the camp. Anybody backing them or calling them with certainty after their friendly internationals needs sectioning. Won't be a repeat of 2006.

Imagine if Brazil and Spain dont win their groups and won of them comes second

Brazil have possibly the hardest route to the final imo - i stil think they'll get there tho

Possibly Chile(who i av backed to win it, are no mugs)
Holland and England to get to the final
And could meet Spain in the 2nd round if things dont go to plan

agree re Chile [;)] have had a little on them and Paraguay at big prices

Backed minus a goal at 5s today n might lay France don't fancy them at all think they'll struggle ta come out of d group

Agreed, just laid em to qualify there [;)]

Uruguay HT/FT at ~8.0 is my bet of the day.

RTE cliche tracker: South Korea & "workmanlike" 1.01 landed.

RTE coverage embarrassing so far; Jimmy Magee cheating against a 6 year old kid on Joe Duffy in a quiz and Darragh Moloney coming out with some embarrassing stuff.

Its prob still better than ITV or the bbc.

you cud hear jimmy flicking thru program looking for awnsers!

Is there anyway of getting rte online up North?
My brother has Sky, but they are blanking out rte! He's not a happy camper
cheers

For GAA RTE stream to the 32 counties on their website. Not sure about soccer.

Depending where you are in the North you might be able to plug in an aerial? Either analog or DTT. And obviously if you can pay your Sky sub down here you can bring the box up there and just plug it in.

If RTE don't stream to the North, if you know somebody technically competent down here, ask them to set you up an anonymous proxy on their computer so you can make RTE's website think you're streaming from the South. GL.

Cheers will try that server option.

I thought there was a ban on dem annoyin f000kin horns

You thought wrong BJG

Yup, unfortunately, very annoying so they are

That any good to u down?



Stow_judge Joined: 10 Mar 01
Replies: 1279 11 Jun 10 14:54 
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http://portableapps.com/
Install in e.g. my documents folder if you don’t have permissions to install in program files

Download & install the flash plugin
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extract the files flashplayer.xpt and NPSWF32.dll into your Chrome-bin folder
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You can now watch Footie via the Flash links

http://www.atdhe.net/
http://www.smashiton.com/Main/FootballLinks.htm

Try here

http://www.eurovisionsports.tv/fifaworldcup/

I think he wants RTE specifically.

Will try after this game cheers BJG. [;)]

Well done RTE. Sound isn't synced with picture on DTT. I know it's a test service but it is irritating.

On the link I gave you, RTE is one of the channels on the site

The info on how to access the info is on RTE's website so it should be OK

http://www.rte.ie/sport/worldcup/ebu_cbp.html

Sweet. Free HD. But I don't think it's available in UK.

Yeah looks that way so no English commentary, just the horns!

Pity cos the stream is about 3 secs ahead of RTE's own stream

FFS Rte sort out the sync!!!!

Do you mean on DTT Down or are you on analog/NTL/Sky?

It's a common problem with DTT.

no, on ntl here ricky.
sync still out with their own pic's - the mexico shot showed it up.

They'll sort it at half time almost certainly.

It's a minor miracle there hasn't been a goal, two abysmal defences.

iav d draw backed 2.8, mexico layed also. shyte game, mexico over rated

Did you see the first half?

All Mexico 1st half - u just know SA are gonna get de 1st goal now

Both defenses poor. Could go either way. SA will be difficult to pull back.

Wow. What a goal. Mexico deserve that, they're by far the superior team and haven't pressed SA.

And there it is of course

Typical football!!! Should be out of sight n end up 1 down ha

Wat a save

Get hernandez on Franco is terrible

Very poor showing from a lot of Mexico's players. Disgraceful effort.

Mexico trying to play like Real Madrid v Shamrock Rovers. Trying to do the most elaborate skillful thing that comes to mind. Doing nothing in attack simply.

Thats better...

The defending has been the worst I've seen from both sets of teams there's under 8 teams no how ta mark better then south Africa

What price was both teams to score?

FFS. Had over 2.5.

20.5 mil matched on the game. Good ?

Biodiesel
iav d draw backed 2.8, mexico layed also. shyte game, mexico over rated




france to win 1-0

Game was ****.

Yes Biodiesel you are very clever. I'm sure you were itching to post when the draw touched 5s and when Mexico were all over them in the first half.

Phew, tank f00k for that goal- was gettin worried

Some miss by the SA player near the end there

De new ball seemed to be causin em a lot of problems

Draw no bet? BJG

Laid SA and have laid France in de next too

i went with a draw for the ladcrooks comp, 1-1, 4 more results to go for 10k smackers, waiting for

fra 1-0
arg 1-0
eng 1-1
gree 0-0

Uruguay HT/FT. Uruguay to score first. Suarez first goalscorer.

Uruguay a shocking team. Can't keep the ball. Thought better of them.

Playin poorly alright so far, are much better than this

they are probably better than this. Playing for the draw since the start, but are gonna lose if they keep inviting france on

Uruguay not playing to their strengths at all, need to push the two up front properly and start attacking.

They're playing cautiously but that's their way and their setup, they want to counter attack but they can't string 3 passes together. Huarez was born offside, to quote Alex Ferguson.

Uruguay obviously playing for the draw here, they'd make good Gaa ref's

Decent pace to the game, hop Forlan can nick a winner.

France have lost interest imo.

Keen Leader's draw backing strategy looks good now.

Domenech hasn't a notion France are woeful

True.

Going to dig myself a bigger hole. Dutching 1-0 for each team. Decent odds.

Can't wait to hear Eamo get stuck into him
Bill just winds him up and lets him off.

Why didn't I back a sending off, if you're ever to do it it's with Uruguay playing.

Surely brings on another striker now at least try ta win d game like

Was just thinking about Uruguay's past record about an hr ago, what year did they go mental?

94 was it With montero the madman at centre half

100% start, that'll do

downallstar     Joined: 08 Apr 06
Replies: 3811 11 Jun 10 10:36 
I think there is a good chance both games could be end in draws. Especially the Urg/Fra game. Think Mexico might just sneak the first, so...

Lay South Africa
Draw Urg/Fra

That'll do for day 1

Good call on the draws Down but I think Mexico failing to convert and hold on was criminal. Looking at the highlights they should have had 3 or 4.

Onwards and upwards tomorrow.

Cheers Ricky, yep, think you have to take it being day1, and vs hosts into it. Hope Mexico and SA go through.

Tomorrow n' onwards is more challenging.

Fair play to Keen Leader too, good strategy.

Yup, Mexico could had 4 de 1st half

3 games tomorrow