DUTCH FANS RAGE AS REF SENDS HOLLAND HOME

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Group C Report

Group C has given us some fantastically tense football and its final matches were no exception, with Holland boss freakytigger raging at the ref's decision to disallow a last-minute goal that would have sent his side through and Serbia and Montenegro home. As it is the ugly draw between these sides means the Balkan nation goes through on goals scored and it's manager umlauts who will be celebrating tonight. "The decision was a travesty," ranted the angry freakytigger, "That referee should never have been officiating at this level." The controversy centred on an intervention by miss_newham, whose ballot reading in part "Give Holland one or two extra points" was rendered invalid by FIPA for not having specified points totals. A FIPA official, coincidentally also named freakytigger, dismissed the Dutch protests: "The referee's decision is final and the Dutch manager of all people should know this."


Ivory Coast fans celebrate their Group C triumph

In Group C's other game Cote D'Ivoire gave a vibrant second-half display to defeat Argentina and send the Africans through to the second round as group winners. "This is a magnificent day for all of Africa," said a spokesman. The Ivoirian pop federation had surprised many by its appointment of poptasticuk, a young manager with a seeming lack of interest in African football, but she's proved her doubters wrong and will face the runner-up in tomorrow's Group D clash. Argentina supremo carsmilesteve saw his side play bright football but was left ruing their lack of stamina in the final stages of the game.

Final Score
IVORY COAST - 132 points (Qualify as Group winners)
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO - 130 points (Qualify as runners-up)
HOLLAND - 128 points
ARGENTINA - 110 points

Comments

Re: WHERE IS THE LOVE... :(

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

too pussy to rock out w.focus = IRAN CANNOT NOT REWARD SUCH TIMIDITY

haha

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

DID YOU SEE WHAT I DID THERE?

Make 'Em Mokum Crazy

[(Anonymous)]

Mr. Freakytigger, do you not know of Technohead's "I Wanna Be a Hippy" and Back 2 Bass's "I Wanna Be With You"? I wouldn't say they would have defeated the passionate Serbo-Montenegrans on my ballot, but even a tie would have gotten the Dutch into the next round, and a 1 point defeat would have pulled them into a tie. (Assuming I remember how I voted, which I'm not sure I do.)

Re: Make 'Em Mokum Crazy

[(Anonymous)]

Could "Double Dutch Bus" snuck in under the rules?

Kogan the Nihilator

Re: Make 'Em Mokum Crazy

[dorsalstop.livejournal.com]

Technohead were English, though (but based in Amsterdam).

Re: Make 'Em Mokum Crazy

[(Anonymous)]

Ah, my total ignorance revealed. What about Arling & Cameron? Or were they also immigrants?

Re: Make 'Em Mokum Crazy

[dorsalstop.livejournal.com]

I never found out if Richard Cameron was called Richard Cameron because of a British/Irish/American/etc father or sth.
I think they were of pure Dutch blood, yes :-)

But I support the Holland manager's decision in the end, if only out of regionalism (Nance is a fellow southerner).