The World Cup Discussion Thread (OOC, Version IV)

[Yttribia]

Heads up for the hosts - the Group 8 table in the Matchday Four post contains the Matchday Three table.

Fixed.

Yttribia internally sighs

[Alasdair I Frosticus]

The only people who really have any particular ground to criticise World Cup hosts are those people who have hosted a World Cup in the past - and these people know exactly how much hard work and effort goes into one of these competitions (when I hosted WC69 for example, the entire process took nearly three months from planning a bid to the final took three months, even if there was only a week or so where I was required to scorinate and grade a lot each day), and as a result, former hosts don't tend to criticise much.

It's a World Cup, people always make mistakes, and so far all the mistakes made this World Cup have been incredibly minor. Criticising the hosts will not help anything - it's enough hard work as it is.

Mistakes?

What are these mistakes of which you speak, youngling?

World Cup 69 was absolutely flawless, from the initial organisation* right down to the identity of the eventual winner. Especially the identity of the eventual winner.

*Though this might have been because you did most of the hard work.

[Audioslavia]

World Cup 69 was absolutely flawless, from the initial organisation* right down to the identity of the eventual winner. Especially the identity of the eventual winner.

*Though this might have been because you did most of the hard work.

*boos loudly*

WC71 is currently on the amount of mistakes that WC66 made, and WC66 was awesome.

[Tropicorp]

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[Jeruselem]

Jeruselem must like the number 2 - we lose 2-0, win 2-0 or draw 2-2?

[Alasdair I Frosticus]

Without giving anything away, my TGs suggest that the Lord Almighty Gregory is just slightly worried about what the Holy Empire might do in retaliation for his choosing to execute my squad (or the dream simulacra squad replacements, anyway).

So he should be.

Revenge is a dish best served with avocados, as we say in the Imperial City.

[HopNation]

Seriously in need of some rubber chickens or something to sacrifice to the high lady Margaret....


Away draw against an unknown, no roster, no rp, crazyness but I suppose crazier has happened. Home draw against a somewhat unknown, roster, RPer, okay okay okay but still crazyness.

Lady Margaret what do you want from me???

curls up to cry in the corner

[Pays den haut]

As a nation ranked #135, I'm actually enjoying my world cup 71:

P Group 18                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 The Calanian Union                        5    4   0   1    13    6   +7    12
2 Pays d'en Haut                            5    4   0   1    11    9   +2    12

[Polkopia]

Jeruselem must like the number 2 - we lose 2-0, win 2-0 or draw 2-2?

I feel you. Polkopia's had 5-2 as their result for three games now

[Costa de Ouro]

As a nation ranked #135, I'm actually enjoying my world cup 71:

P Group 18                                Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 The Calanian Union                        5    4   0   1    13    6   +7    12
2 Pays d'en Haut                            5    4   0   1    11    9   +2    12

While Maggie may like you now, she may not later...

[Pays den haut]

As a nation ranked #135, I'm actually enjoying my world cup 71:

While Maggie may like you now, she may not later...

I know, she didn't like me at the baptism of fire last cycle, I finished 1-3 but we've sacrified enough chicken since then.

[Chiata]

Seriously in need of some rubber chickens or something to sacrifice to the high lady Margaret....


Away draw against an unknown, no roster, no rp, crazyness but I suppose crazier has happened. Home draw against a somewhat unknown, roster, RPer, okay okay okay but still crazyness.

Lady Margaret what do you want from me???

curls up to cry in the corner

Last cycle I drew against an unranked, RPless and Rosterless nation when I was at home.

[NSWC Signups]

Well then, with everyone's favourite Polarian one being a bit awol at the moment, I guess it's down to me to get this whole Cup of Harmony voting instigated.

With the first half of qualifying reaching its end and a bid in from San Jose Guayabal and Ceni already, let's set a tentative timeframe (based on discussions with PIS) for bidding to end and host voting to start for Sunday 29th March (this all to be confirmed still), which should give plenty of time to have the CoH vote all sorted in a timely fashion.

So that gives those still thinking of bidding roughly 4 days to get any more CoH bids in

- #VPrezOut

[San Jose Guayabal]

Well then, with everyone's favourite Polarian one being a bit awol at the moment, I guess it's down to me to get this whole Cup of Harmony voting instigated.

With the first half of qualifying reaching its end and a bid in from San Jose Guayabal and Ceni already, let's set a tentative timeframe (based on discussions with PIS) for bidding to end and host voting to start for Sunday 29th March (this all to be confirmed still), which should give plenty of time to have the CoH vote all sorted in a timely fashion.

So that gives those still thinking of bidding roughly 4 days to get any more CoH bids in

- #VPrezOut

Okay, seems that the bid missed during the action of the forum, but let me provide the link for all of you if you want to check the bid and make questions or criticism of any kind.

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=330930&hilit=CoH

[Super-Llamaland]

Last cycle I drew against an unranked, RPless and Rosterless nation when I was at home.

*silently fumes in corner*

[Chiata]

Last cycle I drew against an unranked, RPless and Rosterless nation when I was at home.

*silently fumes in corner*

Oh yeah, I beat SLL both legs in '69. Luck has a way of getting around.

It certainly turned on me last cycle, though

[Jeruselem]

Well, if we keep on losing all our away games ... CoH here we come.

[Blouman Empire]

I may have missed it somewhere and did look on the host bid. The original bid was to have 30 groups with the winner of each group to qualify, since we only have twenty does that mean the winner of each group qualifies with the second best 10 qualifying or will there be a playoff amongst the 20 second placed teams to determine the final 10?

[Buyan]

I may have missed it somewhere and did look on the host bid. The original bid was to have 30 groups with the winner of each group to qualify, since we only have twenty does that mean the winner of each group qualifies with the second best 10 qualifying or will there be a playoff amongst the 20 second placed teams to determine the final 10?

There will be a play-off over two legs.
One thing I wondered, will the draw for the play-offs be guided?

[Northern Sunrise Islands]

The only people who really have any particular ground to criticise World Cup hosts are those people who have hosted a World Cup in the past - and these people know exactly how much hard work and effort goes into one of these competitions (when I hosted WC69 for example, the entire process took nearly three months from planning a bid to the final took three months, even if there was only a week or so where I was required to scorinate and grade a lot each day), and as a result, former hosts don't tend to criticise much.

It's a World Cup, people always make mistakes, and so far all the mistakes made this World Cup have been incredibly minor. Criticising the hosts will not help anything - it's enough hard work as it is.

Mistakes?

What are these mistakes of which you speak, youngling?

World Cup 69 was absolutely flawless, from the initial organisation* right down to the identity of the eventual winner. Especially the identity of the eventual winner.

*Though this might have been because you did most of the hard work.

There was that one flaw. You know, the one ugly logo in the last ten World Cups.

[Valanora]

Felix, why did Pasarga and Varmelle play each on MD7 after playing each other on MD6?

[Gregoryisgodistan]

I would like to hear from Felix why all these errors are happening in Group 8, seeing as he's about to take over the other 19 groups. To me, it seems the most likely possibility is that he accidentally rescorinated a matchday and had to do everything manually, though even then I don't see why he couldn't just scorinate it the normal way and just do the table manually. As long as it's some error that isn't likely to effect the other groups, I don't think we need to be too concerned, but I'm concerned that it will carry over, so I think some explanation is in order to make sure that won't happen.

[Electrum]

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[Felix]

I would like to hear from Felix why all these errors are happening in Group 8, seeing as he's about to take over the other 19 groups. To me, it seems the most likely possibility is that he accidentally rescorinated a matchday and had to do everything manually, though even then I don't see why he couldn't just scorinate it the normal way and just do the table manually. As long as it's some error that isn't likely to effect the other groups, I don't think we need to be too concerned, but I'm concerned that it will carry over, so I think some explanation is in order to make sure that won't happen.

Well this is highly embarrassing.

I've been doing everything manually ever since I messed up somewhere in the scorinating in one of the first two matchdays and I've been doing putting the matches myself. A mix of RL stress and tiredness resulting from the unusually heavy weekdays I've been having probably made me mess up the matches for certain matchdays and for that I am really, really sorry to everyone in Group 8. I plan to have a restful weekend and none of the mistakes made in Group 8 will transfer to my half of scorinating for the rest of the WCQ.

I will consult with my co-host and figure out what we are going to do with MD 7. MD 6 was done correctly whereas in MD 7 I mixed up the 6th and 7th teams.

Again, I can't say how sorry I am for messing this up big time and no amount of excuses will fix that. I promise the second half of WCQs will go much more smoother than first half. I will post an update on what my associate and I have decided to do with the MD 7 issue for Group 8.

[The Royal Kingdom of Quebec]

I would like to hear from Felix why all these errors are happening in Group 8, seeing as he's about to take over the other 19 groups. To me, it seems the most likely possibility is that he accidentally rescorinated a matchday and had to do everything manually, though even then I don't see why he couldn't just scorinate it the normal way and just do the table manually. As long as it's some error that isn't likely to effect the other groups, I don't think we need to be too concerned, but I'm concerned that it will carry over, so I think some explanation is in order to make sure that won't happen.

Well this is highly embarrassing.

I've been doing everything manually ever since I messed up somewhere in the scorinating in one of the first two matchdays and I've been doing putting the matches myself. A mix of RL stress and tiredness resulting from the unusually heavy weekdays I've been having probably made me mess up the matches for certain matchdays and for that I am really, really sorry to everyone in Group 8. I plan to have a restful weekend and none of the mistakes made in Group 8 will transfer to my half of scorinating for the rest of the WCQ.

I will consult with my co-host and figure out what we are going to do with MD 7. MD 6 was done correctly whereas in MD 7 I mixed up the 6th and 7th teams.

Again, I can't say how sorry I am for messing this up big time and no amount of excuses will fix that. I promise the second half of WCQs will go much more smoother than first half. I will post an update on what my associate and I have decided to do with the MD 7 issue for Group 8.

Relax Felix. Relax.

No need to panic. Everything's going to be alright, because both you hosts have been doing pretty well.