The world cup has really crept up on me this year – I can’t believe that it starts on Friday, with England’s first game on Saturday!<\/p>\n
With some prompting<\/a> by Massimo* (is he a glutton for punishment<\/a> or what?!), I have set up a bloggers’ pool. In case anyone needs reminding, the last one was more fun than a barrel of monkeys, and prior knowledge of the game was not predictive of success or enjoyment! So even if you’ve never watched a game in your life, sign up and join in the fun! <\/p>\n I’ll post updates and graphs after each stage of the tournament, for the purpose of public humiliation of To join, go to http:\/\/www.myofficepool.ca\/world_cup\/?o=1<\/a><\/p>\n After you’ve registered and entered your picks (the teams that you think will survive the first round), join the group VWXYNot? , using the password trashtalk2010. Email me (vwxynot at gmail) if you run into any problems.<\/p>\n The official FIFA world rankings are here<\/a> in case you need them! <\/p>\n Good luck!<\/p>\n —————– The world cup has really crept up on me this year – I can’t believe that it starts on Friday, with England’s first game on Saturday! With some prompting by Massimo* (is he a glutton for punishment or what?!), I … Continue reading Massimo<\/s> whoever happens to be in last place. No prizes other than bragging rights – but oh! The bragging rights are sweet!<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n
*Who also kindly tested the pool for me to make sure that people can join without being sent a personal invitation by email. Thanks Massimo!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"