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Internationals time again!

I've avoided going for boring 'home international' clashes and other meaningless games involving a bunch of overpaid oafs. Instead I've gone for top of the table games and those that certain sides really need to win if they are going to progress to the main event.

Czech Republic v Holland
Switzerland v France
Belgium v Spain
Crotia v Sweden
Slovakia v Estonia

And as all of those are a bit 'foreign', and hence odd. I'll go with an 'odd' time for all selections to be in - 4pm on Saturday please

Czech Republic v Holland 3-2(baros)
Switzerland v France 1-2(cisse)
Belgium v Spain 1-3(raul)
Croatia v Sweden 2-2(balaban)
Slovakia v Estonia 1-1(smirnov)


andy

thought id get my choices in quick makes no odds ill still lose lol

Ah ha! I am here to rectify last weeks dismal performance and lack of faith in my team by predicing some ludicrous results that may just come in, as Freud said, 'Is a cigar really just a cigar?'

Czech Republic 0 - 3 Holland (van Nistlerooy)
Switzerland 2 - 1 France (H Yakin)
Belgium 1 - 1 Spain (Mpenza)
Crotia 0 - 5 Sweden (Ljungberg)
Slovakia 1 - 2 Estonia (Smirnov)

I feel another Mpenza debate coming

Czech republic v. Netherlands 0-1 (van Nistelrooy)

Swizterland v. France 1-1 (Zidane)

Belgium v. Spain 1-3 (Torres)

Croatia v. Sweden 2-1 (Balaban)

Slovakia v. Estonia 2-0 (Nemeth)

Czech Republic 0-2 Holland (Robben)
Switzerland 1-3 France (Zidane)
Belgium 0-1 Spain (Raul)
Crotia 2-2 Sweden (Prso)
Slovakia 3-0 Estonia (Vittek)

Czech Republic 2 Holland 1 (Milan Baros)
Switzerland 2 France 2 (Alexander Frei)
Belgium 1 Spain 2 (Raúl)
Crotia 1 Sweden 1 (Zlatan Ibrahimovic)
Slovakia 3 Estonia 1 (Luboš Reiter)

Czech Republic 1-1 Holland (v. Nistlerooij)
Switzerland 1-3 France (Zidane)
Belgium 0-2 Spain (Villa)
Crotia 2-1 Sweden (Klasnic)
Slovakia 2-0 Estonia (Nemeth)

GD it appears that you are unsubscribed from the week 8 thread. Yet a few of us are seeking extra points which appear to have been left off our score for that week can you go have a look ad ammend as neccessary.

Czech Republic 0-1 Holland (van Nistelrooy)
Switzerland 0-0 France
Belgium 0-1 Spain (Raul)
Croatia 2-1 Sweden (Balaban)
Slovakia 2-0 Estonia (Vittek)

Czech Republic 1 Holland 2 Van Der Vaart
Switzerland 0 France 2 Zidane
Belgium 1 Spain 3 Raul
Croatia 0 Sweden 0
Slovakia 2 Estonia 1 Vittek
SBE

Czech Republic 1-1 Holland - Robben
Switzerland 0-2 France - Zidane
Belgium 0-1 Spain - Raul
Crotia 0-0 Sweden
Slovakia 2-0 Estonia - Nemeth

Bottletop

I'm not late am I?

**checks time in Post 1** Good-oh.

Czech Republic 2-2 Holland (Vennegoor of Hesselink) [I don't think he'll start, but he's got the best name]
Switzerland 0-1 France (Cisse)
Belgium 0-3 Spain (Raul)
Crotia 0-0 Sweden
Slovakia 2-0 Estonia (Hlinka)

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=344302&cc=5739 - Slovakia don't believe in packing the midfield, do they?

B

Czech Republic 2-1 Holland (Cocu)
Switzerland 1-0 France (Vonlanthen)
Belgium 1-4 Spain (Raul)
Croatia 1-1 Sweden (Ibrahimovoic)
Slovakia 2-0 Estonia (Mintal)

Good job we had the extra time this week

Czech Republic 2 v 1 Holland - Baros
Switzerland 0 v 0 France
Belgium 1 v 3 Spain - Raul
Crotia 2 v 1 Sweden - Klasnic
Slovakia 1 v 1 Estonia - Smirnov (It has to be)



Now back to fitting skirting boards ()

What's this about missing points in week 8

The striking thing about this week is the dearth of scorer points that got awarded. It kind of goes along with the dearth of scorers on the pitch really.

No, the *real* story is how 2 players got all five of the results W/L/D correct. I think we've had that before some where back in history, but not two of them. (I hope the pair of you had a bet on this week. You'd have made loads of dosh )

This 10 point slug has helped Orcus take the week's title with 13 points and a share of lead at the top of the table

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Results:

Czech Republic 0-2 Holland (Van der VAART, Opdam)

Switzerland 1-1 France (CISSE, Mangin)

Belgium 0-2 Spain (TORRES)

Croatia 1-0 Sweden (SRNA)

Slovakia 1-0 Estonia (HLINKA)

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The Points:

Orcus - 13 points (Czech Republic result; Switzerland result & score; Belgium result, scorer & 1st scorer; Croatia result; Slovakia result)

Ormondroyd - 10 points (Czech Republic result; Switzerland result; Belgium result; Croatia result; Slovakia result)

Master B - 8 points (Switzerland scorer & 1st scorer; Belgium result; Slovakia result, scorer & 1st scorer)

summerbayexile - 8 points (Czech Republic result, scorer & 1st scorer; Belgium result; Slovakia result)

me[Andy]g - 7 points (Czech Republic result & score; Belgium result; Slovakia result)

Demon Drawer - 6 points (Switzerland result; Belgium result; Slovakia result)

McKay The Disorganised - 6 points (Switzerland result; Belgium result; Croatia result)

riotact - 6 points (Belgium result; Croatia result; Slovakia result)

Bottletop - 4 points (Belgium result; Slovakia result)

GreyDesk - 4 points (Belgium result; Slovakia result)

Owlatron - 4 points (Switzerland scorer & 1st scorer; Belgium result)

Colonel Creachy - 2 points (Czech Republic result)

Not like me to get two first-scorers right. I remember not so long ago where I failed to get one right all season.

Indeed so, you're doing rather well this season, B.

Now what is the margin on yout bet with Ormondroyd? Forty-two points wasn't it?

Yes, B. Now you're doing better at that than me.

GD, if you go back to the Week 8 thread, the missing points are explained there. Please take a look, as it affects the top of the table.