WCO has been ‘on’ a Holland v. Spain final since the draw. We see no reason to change our minds on that and expect Holland to win the trophy for the first time. No other country has brought more to the game and failed to win the big one so it’s long overdue and will [...]
Entries Tagged as 'World Cup'
Final Analysis – WCO goes all Statto and runs the numbers
July 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Features, Football, Statistics
Bafana Skins – what went wrong for Africa?
July 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Features, Football
Ghana, adopted by South Africa after the hosts failed to qualify for the second round, had been nicknamed BaGhana BaGhana locally. Sadly for the locals, and many millions across Africa willing them on, they failed to reach the semi-finals in one of the cruelest games we’ve witnessed. High hopes before the tournament turned to fear [...]
The Unlikely Lads
June 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Football
What shall we talk about today? Oh I know, how about England v. Germany – in 2014. Although the media are firmly fixed on the past [insert war pun here] I’m more interested in what happens next. Without being too dramatic one of the key impacts of today’s result is the future shape of English football. [...]
Sofaering Eeejits
June 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Features, Football
Don’t know if I can stand any more inane banter from the ITV and BBC sofas. Just four days in and they are all looking like the’ve run out of whatever passed for intelligent comment. I guess they can just about swing it for an hour a week but this is descending into torture [for [...]
Will you be watching in the office or in bed?
June 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · De Bunker, Features, Football
WCO will certainly be watching in the office. Well, it’s less an office, more a windowless, high-security bunker that we are not allowed out of for a month. But if you count that as an office, then yep, we’ll be watching at work. But what about you? Our lovely WCO followers are the world over [...]
