tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057172811780038014.post3642103183802857398..comments2023-04-06T04:38:01.767-07:00Comments on The Official WCP Cup Blog: Power RankingsMike Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12998556858710155557noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057172811780038014.post-64919588470645409062012-04-15T12:59:08.377-07:002012-04-15T12:59:08.377-07:00Not everyone has a single country that they have g...Not everyone has a single country that they have great pride in. People like you who carry their pride so strongly are what make the atmosphere of this tournament what it is, but many of us have heritage from 5 or 6 different countries and the national pride is hard to find.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057172811780038014.post-2467555140779260592012-04-14T19:51:26.875-07:002012-04-14T19:51:26.875-07:00Mike,
My heritage comment is an observation not an...Mike,<br />My heritage comment is an observation not an accusation. I used the term significant contribution, I didn't say anything about the overall numbers of heritage players. I obviously take great pride in representing the country of my heritage and have a hard time getting my head around the idea that other men don't. You may be sick of hearing question these things but my comments are certainly no less valuable than most of the bloggers on here talking about how everybody sucks at everything all the time.Ian McLarennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057172811780038014.post-59320931449905195052012-04-14T15:44:05.395-07:002012-04-14T15:44:05.395-07:00For your own sake, have the rankings done and publ...For your own sake, have the rankings done and published after the group stages. It looks as you are giving people the wrong idea on what is going on, as usual being bias and not even reporting on games that you don't care. Oh, I forgot! you are too good to be watching those games and actually care that its a Mini World Cup up. It looks ( by your writings ) as this is the Poland, ROI, maybe Laos and France Cup ! There noone else and only your buddies are good ! Stop living in a bubble !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057172811780038014.post-57425021241424861552012-04-14T09:44:45.296-07:002012-04-14T09:44:45.296-07:00First of all did anyone else notice that Poland ha...First of all did anyone else notice that Poland has 5 staff?? Is this the real world cup, or a rec men's tournament. Let's see 5 staff; coach, assistant coach, manager, trainer, who is the 5th? Is it Bart's oil boy? Tough to say but no wonder why Collins thinks they are hands down the best with that type of support.<br /><br />Joker, your blog ratings is your first post that has really impressed me so these would be my ranking bloggers (based on who I find entertaining). I can't rank you yet as you need more quantity and quality.<br /><br />1 Julio<br />He is the king, there is no match for Julio. Even though he fantasizes about me in a Robin costume, I can look over that. Nobody will ever top his Chico ads.<br /><br />2 Riggs<br />I don't care if anyone else likes my posts, I thouroughly enjoy reading them repeatedly.<br /><br />3 Dufus<br />I just love reading his Norway posts. Very entertaining and always unbiased.<br /><br />4 O'Dooley<br />I don't know if any of you have had the chance to check out his blog, but it is electrifying. I don't know how he finds the time in his schedule to write one entire article during the whole tournament. This guy definitely deserves more credit than he gets.<br /><br />5 Nate<br />Wouldn't have been on my list last week, but had some good comebacks for our buddy gow, which moved him up the list.<br /><br />6 GOW<br />He got a little carried away with the personal attacks, but the blogs were pretty interesting when he was on his tirade. Just learn how to play a little nicer and you could be a fan favorite.<br /><br />7 Bartosz<br />He doesn't post enough, but had a couple good ones and needs to be on the list just for having such a sweet name: Bartosz Wasdancingonapolski<br /><br />8 DB<br />Love how this guy writes blogs and is an expert when he hasn't set foot in Regina in 11 months. Keep those blogs coming Brown!<br /><br />9 DG<br />What would it take to make this guy say anything negative? His overflowing positivity makes us all want to make a campfire hold hands and sing.<br /><br />10 Collins<br />He runs the blog so had to mention him. Takes the opposite approach of dufus and tries to pump other teams tires to get spotlight off of roi, but at times comes up with some good stuff.<br /><br />Honourable mention: AK47, Summers, Joker<br /><br />Some good games tonight people, get over there and check them out.<br /><br />RiggsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057172811780038014.post-63399322479768621362012-04-13T15:39:16.251-07:002012-04-13T15:39:16.251-07:00Joker, maybe you're just incontinent.Joker, maybe you're just incontinent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057172811780038014.post-12035485237219396802012-04-13T15:36:03.974-07:002012-04-13T15:36:03.974-07:00Lets get back on topic and talk about some soccer....Lets get back on topic and talk about some soccer. Half the people on here never get there questions answered. What is this penguin talk and rating top bloggers have anything to do with the wcp soccer games? Come on people ... Not cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057172811780038014.post-35571874663097137452012-04-13T12:21:13.501-07:002012-04-13T12:21:13.501-07:00I know, I have played on every contitent in this t...I know, I have played on every contitent in this tourneyThe Jokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02279708521418946385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057172811780038014.post-91181027550913083612012-04-13T10:55:23.132-07:002012-04-13T10:55:23.132-07:00yeah...the heritage rules for this tournament are ...yeah...the heritage rules for this tournament are pretty relaxed, so you don't need much to qualify as heritage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057172811780038014.post-19148929520485244992012-04-13T08:02:40.147-07:002012-04-13T08:02:40.147-07:00Regarding heritage - Poland has 17 of 23 players w...Regarding heritage - Poland has 17 of 23 players who are heritage. All 5 staff are heritage (coaches, manager, trainer). Just because you can pronounce their last name doesn't mean they don't have Polish heritage!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057172811780038014.post-76978504375562900832012-04-12T20:53:15.491-07:002012-04-12T20:53:15.491-07:00Mr. David Brown I like your list a little better t...Mr. David Brown I like your list a little better than Mike's. I don't think Poland will beat Sudan but it will be a good game if this matchup happens. To win the tournament I'd like to see either Sudan or Laos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057172811780038014.post-46573539335001331292012-04-12T19:52:09.679-07:002012-04-12T19:52:09.679-07:00Ok here's the top fans so far
1 Poland
2 Lao...Ok here's the top fans so far<br /><br />1 Poland<br /><br />2 Laos<br /><br />3 ES<br /><br />4 Afghan<br /><br />5 Jamaica <br /><br />6 Columbia <br /><br />7 Nigeria<br /><br />8 Greece<br /><br />9 ROI crew<br /><br />10 GermanyThe Jokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02279708521418946385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057172811780038014.post-34990272359366643152012-04-12T19:28:48.585-07:002012-04-12T19:28:48.585-07:00I am not sure why you'd rank yourself number o...I am not sure why you'd rank yourself number one Joker.... you haven't had the type of publicity that Chico has brought to the blogs... that I actually think Chico needs to be ranked much higher than that. I would also put Bart above many of the others too... DG is a little too high up, not much for entertainment value, but he does have solid content.<br /><br />So if I am the Penguin are you trying to make a bond with me and become partners in crime? As I think I make a better Mr. Freeze if anything. Riggs makes a solid Robin... as we all know that Robin swings both ways.<br /><br />JulioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057172811780038014.post-70506351234146040322012-04-12T19:10:32.145-07:002012-04-12T19:10:32.145-07:00I really don't see N any of the other teams be...I really don't see N any of the other teams being better than N. Ireland in my mind 16-23 are all pretty interchangeable. If they were in a pool could you pick a winner.<br /><br />And enough with the bottom 4 teams are heritage and the top 4 aren't. It's just not true. I can only speak for my team but like I said before ROI has 16 heritage players. I also know that Poland has a large heritage contingent. That myth has been debunked time and time again. Get your facts straight before you throw around accusations. I am just tired of hearing it.<br /><br />And according to my ranking on ES I obviously believe they will beat Norway. If they don't I will have to rethink my rankings.Mike Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998556858710155557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057172811780038014.post-83063724223949222882012-04-12T17:47:39.629-07:002012-04-12T17:47:39.629-07:009.(11) El Salvador - "They have beaten everyo...9.(11) El Salvador - "They have beaten everyone since they lost to Italy. But they lost to Italy so can I really rank them higher than this. That's unacceptable in my books."<br /><br />They haven't played France or Norway yet. Let's see how they make out with those teams. They Won against Greece 3-2 and S.Korea 11-1 not real strong teams. Just saying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057172811780038014.post-19614288559158632332012-04-12T17:18:17.712-07:002012-04-12T17:18:17.712-07:00Interesting that the bottom four teams are made up...Interesting that the bottom four teams are made up almost entirely of heritage players and the top four teams all get significant contributions from players whose heritage would seem to be more closely connected to other teams.Ian McLarennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057172811780038014.post-61987792445049052962012-04-12T16:51:07.975-07:002012-04-12T16:51:07.975-07:00No, wrong those rankings are all wrong
There can ...No, wrong those rankings are all wrong<br /><br />There can only be 1! And that is Me!! The Joker #1<br /><br />Ranking top bloggers<br /><br />1 me(Joker)<br /><br />2 Julio aka the penguin<br /><br />3 Riggs <br /><br />4 Husdals<br /><br />5 DG<br /><br />6 DB<br /><br />7. Mike C <br /><br />8. Afghan team and Chico<br /><br />9. Nate Reiss<br /><br />10. Bart<br /><br />This is based on entertainment for meThe Jokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02279708521418946385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057172811780038014.post-57739212217533441602012-04-12T16:23:59.262-07:002012-04-12T16:23:59.262-07:00The only one that is way out whack on Mike's l...The only one that is way out whack on Mike's list is N. Ireland...by all accounts of that Jamaica game it had more to do with Jamaica making big time mistakes late in the game than it had to do with any skill level of N. Ireland. Without a doubt N. Ireland is in the 19-22 at best for ranking. They're getting older and their only asset is physical play. As team build faster teams N. Ireland will be left behind. For the most part any of the top 12 or so can be swapped around a spot or 2 and it wouldn't be off the mark, same goes for the 13-about 18, and the 19-24 rankings...within their little groups it's hard to say who is better than who as they rarely play each other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com