Pop World Cupdate: Draw plus BOOZE details

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

There are two NO places left in the pop world cup. Blimey! Thanks for the orgafun enthusiasm!

Here's the list of managers and some seeding details (in true FIFA style some of the seedings are debatable):


H - Hard team
E - Easy team
B - Botherd

Me (B)
Marnameow (H)
Thenipper (B)
Braisedbywolves (H)
Martinskidmore (B)
Umlauts (H)
Julietk (B)
Catsgomiaow (E)
Boyofbadgers (B)
Katstevens (E)
Stevem78 (B)
Poptasticuk (B)
Anthonyeaston (H)
Zenith (E)
Alexmacpherson (B)
Atommickbrane (B)
Carsmilesteve (B)
Tim H (E)
The Roofdog (B)
Victor (B)
Steviespitfire (B)
Sbp (B)
Jel_bugle (E)
Juror_8 (B)
Giddyoldgoat (E)
Cis (B)
Darkpigeon (B)
Dorsalstop (B)
Anatol_Merklich (B)
James B (B)
dubdobdee (H)
skillextric (B)

Those 'easy teams' in full: Germany, Sweden, England, Trinidad & Tobago, Holland, Argentina, Portugal, Italy, USA, Brazil, Australia, Japan, France, Tunisia, Spain, Saudi Arabia

And the 'hard teams': Costa Rica, Poland, Ecuador, Paraguay, Serbia and Montenegro, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Iran, Angola, Ghana, Czech Republic, Croatia, South Korea, Togo, Switzerland, Ukraine


THE DRAW: The historic Draw for the Pop World Cup (i.e. who manages which team) will take place on Tuesday 10th January at 7.30 in The Shaston Arms, Soho, London. Participants and neutrals welcome but it's quite a compartmentalised pub so if lots of people are planning to come there might be a venue change.

The list of managers will go up here on Wednesday 11th and then the Group A match takes place a week after that. (If you know now that there's absolutely no chance of you nominating a song before the 18th let me know that and I'll make sure you don't get a Group A team.)

Comments

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

Saudi Arabia easier than Mexico or Ghana? Are you insane? That would be like seeding England #2 in oh.

I would like to be there at the draw. I would claim that as a distinguished (haha yes all right) old person I should be grabbing a ball or two, but as a participant this doesn't hold true.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Arab pop is pretty easy to come by, and loads of it seems to come out of Saudi.

Mexico, erm well, sorry Mexico.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Haikunym has tipped me off about some grebt Mexican pop! I'll happily pass on details to whoever draws them.

If you need a non-playing Sepp Blatter type to "oversee" the draw, I can probably make Tuesday.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

lord sukrat may be helpfully able to supply some "pop" from the "hard" countries!!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

can i change from 'botherd' to 'easy' please? i particularly want germany!

i will try to make it on tuesday!

[juror8.livejournal.com]

i particularly want germany!

I predict Rammstein! And lots of it!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

indeed Rammstein - Keine Lust (Black Strobe rmx) may make an appearance. if i get deutschland anyway. but if i do, i have a non-rammstein TRICK UP MY SLEEVE for the final (of course i'll be in the final).

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

deutschland grebo alles

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

I may come to t'pub!

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

I'll be at the pub, with balls on.

I am hoping to avoid being drawn as manager of Paraguay or Angola but remain BOTHERD generally. Can't wait for the draw.

[steviespitfire.livejournal.com]

I'm quite excited! Tho I wont be at the pub, 'cos I live in a different country and such things.

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

Is there not international television coverage?

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

different "country"



(sorry!)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It is in footballist terms!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

It isn't in tennisist terms!

[steviespitfire.livejournal.com]

If we have our own flag, we have our own country!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

dude the cornish have their own flag. even the people on the isle of sodding man have their own flag!

(i should be more loyal to my scottish roots shouldn't i)

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

(you could always dye them blue and white)

[steviespitfire.livejournal.com]

Ha! Nice one, Jeff!

[anatol-merklich.livejournal.com]

I am thrilled and excited at being seeded BOTHERD, but, um, what does it actually mean? (Feeling dim now.)

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

It's where you aren't fussed whether you have a hard or easy team.

[anatol-merklich.livejournal.com]

Aha, botherd = not bothered! I see.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I will be at pub. If not dead from ill by then.

[anthonyeaston.livejournal.com]

cornwalls flag is really sexy, one of my favourites

[(Anonymous)]

fuck i dont know if i did this right but it seems to have a problem... anyway it could be a bit bad for me to be put in group A, victor

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Hi sorry, no problem Victor I'll make sure you're not in group A.