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Tom Dunne

As per feedback.

Over to you.....

hawaii501

Chile the darkhorses to lay a marker down tonight. Huge price at 1/2 too.

Bateman

Jesus I wouldn't say they're huge but they should get it done by at least 2.

JONJO THE MISER

No bets today for me, just got up with a nasty hangover on me.

shamdrog63

Sanchez to score 1st goal for me at 6.2 on betfair

Johner

Cameroon to win at 29/10 for me.

bellybuster12

Mexico on the wrong side of a few here.

JAORTA

Chile are my only bet today at 1-2...money for jam

Johner

Cameroon have looked utter toilet.

Nulty

My worry is if Spain still have the hunger. There's not doubting their quality but that alone doesn't win world cups

sdoc13

Spain Spain Spain

bellybuster12

Whats with the booing at Costa?

Johner

bellybuster12 wrote: »

Whats with the booing at Costa?

Brazil fans.

Brazilian born and he played a couple of friendlies for Brazil but then declared for Spain.

sdoc13

Great great goal RVP

Johner

Cracking game! Come on Spain ffs!!

bellybuster12

World cup has really started now, great game

sdoc13

Great finish robben belter of a match

Nulty

I think Spain have eaten all they can. Don't have the hunger.

They'll be playing Brazil in the next round probably.

Nulty

And the Dutch are starved!!

unitedrover

Lol. Poor Spain.

sdoc13

I can tear up my Spain docket I think!

unitedrover

Oh dear. 6 or 7 for Holland?

Johner

Ah Spain ffs.

Nulty

How quickly Spain capitulated is clear sign that they aren't that interested. They're embarrassed but not interested.

JONJO THE MISER

No draw yet, going to keep backing draws until one comes up.

unitedrover

sdoc13 wrote: »

I can tear up my Spain docket I think!

If Spain don't get 6 points in the next two games, I doubt they'll qualify. They're never a team to score that much so they could lose out on a head to head battle.

unitedrover

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

No draw yet, going to keep backing draws until one comes up.

Probably not the wisest betting strategy, given that a lot of the group games are fairly predictable.

sdoc13

unitedrover wrote: »

If Spain don't get 6 points in the next two games, I doubt they'll qualify. They're never a team to score that much so they could lose out on a head to head battle.

Even if they di get out. No chance. Legs gone. In that heat dont think they can recover.

unitedrover

sdoc13 wrote: »

Even if they di get out. No chance. Legs gone. In that heat dont think they can recover.

Ya I see your point. It would probably be a major major surprise if they managed to bounce back and win the whole thing. The champions of these tournaments go through the competition winning nearly all their games and drawing 1 or 2. No one has ever won a tournament with a defeat like that. I don't think they'll qualify from the group and if they do they are facing Brazil so that's as far as they'll go.

jimjamcos

Only bright side for Spain is that they have quality on the bench to make improvements, just a question of whether Del Bosque has the cajones to drop the likes of Casillas.

sdoc13

jimjamcos wrote: »

Only bright side for Spain is that they have quality on the bench to make improvements, just a question of whether Del Bosque has the cajones to drop the likes of Casillas.

Ya with hindsight he really needed to freshen up the team. Would need 5/6 changes and even if he does no guarantee they would click. Torres should never wear a spain jersey again. What a useless prick.

Gregk961

Spain in a hoop up front, costa clearly dosnt belong and torres is afraid to score. Not great signs elsewhere either, never seen xavi use the ball so poorly and defense a shambles for most of the game.

Drop casillas for chile game, couldnt do any harm to play koke instead of one of the old guard either

Bateman

Costa doesn't fit into that team, was obvious enough from the off. Torres might start the next game, he'd hold it up and bring the other midfielders into it

jimjamcos

sdoc13 wrote: »

Ya with hindsight he really needed to freshen up the team. Would need 5/6 changes and even if he does no guarantee they would click. Torres should never wear a spain jersey again. What a useless prick.

De Gea, Koke, Fabregas and Villa ahead of Torres would make a difference. Maybe even Martinez at the back too. They've options and little to lose by making wholesale changes after that performance.

sdoc13

jimjamcos wrote: »

De Gea, Koke, Fabregas and Villa ahead of Torres would make a difference. Maybe even Martinez at the back too. They've options and little to lose by making wholesale changes after that performance.

Agree they kind of have no choice but to try. Might not work though. so many changes would pose there own difficulties.

Johner

Chile -1 at 11/8 here for me.

JONJO THE MISER

Footballs hakka?

Nulty

Gone for Chile 3-0 @ 10/1

JONJO THE MISER

This could be 6 or 7 nil.

Johner

-1 looking good already. :pac:

JONJO THE MISER

One of the best matches so far.

Johner

**** sake Chile!!!

Gregk961

Great game. On the chile -1 not sure how i feel about it, seems like one of those crazy ones could be any score

JONJO THE MISER

Well done -1 backers.

Johner

Yesssss -1 you beauty! Just woke the house up cheering that goal! Jean Beausejour you sexy Wigan man.

Cracking game that was!

tomaussie

Johner wrote: »

Yesssss -1 you beauty! Just woke the house up cheering that goal! Jean Beausejour you sexy Wigan man.

Cracking game that was!

You were made sweat a bit more than you thought for that money.

Good game. Very open. Both teams looked wrecked for most of the game.

Johner

Greece at a price for me today. Might wait until they get a bit bigger than 4's before having a bet. They have a mean defence and are hard to break down, Columbia are a very good side but obviously not having their star man weakens them a bit.

Mocha Joe

Johner wrote: »

Greece at a price for me today. Might wait until they get a bit bigger than 4's before having a bet. They have a mean defence and are hard to break down, Columbia are a very good side but obviously not having their star man weakens them a bit.

Like Atletico Madrid this season, Columbia might be a better team and play better overall without Falcao. Can definitely see Greece nicking a goal against them but I'd expect Columbia to beat them.

Slattsy

Wahey!
I'm scooped up in letterkenny.

Had a wee bet on Greece thereafter they went out nil down. A bit of interest!

droidman123

Slattsy wrote: »

Wahey!
I'm scooped up in letterkenny.

Had a wee bet on Greece thereafter they went out nil down. A bit of interest!

Donegal will never be the same again! : )
Can't wait for my beloved Argentina tomorrow night,I haven't seen any team so far that would trouble them.

tomaussie

Just putting my Italian shirt on.