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Comments: ![[rofl]](https://cdn.websitetoolbox.com/images/boards/smilies/rofl.gif "Rofl - :lol:")
Comments: I did the math! If I predict every single game going forward with a tie and pick the winner perfectly and the top 3 players get everything wrong, I could finish 1st!!! Possibility? 0.00001%! Still doable…
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Comments: With 5 games remaining, it will be tight!
Comments: "Faramarz, I told you. And it was easy too. :)
Comments: Iran announces closure Strait of Hormuz until further notice
Comments: Faramarz, You might catch up to me for the race to bottom!
Comments: My only problem with GN was the player selection. Against Belgium and one red carded, I would have thought GN brings one or two younger/faster players with 3 subs remaining. He went for a tie! Also bringing few players who didn’t play at all. Those spots could have gone to some young players to get the WC experience.
Comments: It is now 1-1 Curse alert? Fans nervously recall England's July 11th losses in 2018 and 2021 as they face Norway on the same date.
Comments: England has had one shot on goal in the whole half and none on target. 😂
Comments: Norway up!!! 🙌
Comments: I didn't say I am coming aorund. I said I am having difficulty giving up GruhbAn Ghandali. ![[biggrin]](https://cdn.websitetoolbox.com/images/boards/smilies/biggrin.gif "Big Grin - :D") Motivation was definitely there. Whether GG was behind this or you are being too kind to him is the question.
Comments: Things that make you go hmmmm?
Comments: So, the Qatari MFer put a $400M bill on our hands for upgrading the donated jet and still wasn't good enough. The expense continues as the jet is sitting in England getting inspected. Oh by the way, do you guys not find it odd that the President's jet is being inspected for safety by a foreign government, however an ally?
Comments: I am very excited about the Norwegian bacheh ghool vs Harry Kane match up today. The game is basically an all star EPL match Let's see what happens!
Comments: doktor I am glad you are coming around as it relates to GN. He did a good job with the players he had in hand. He got the boys very motivated, proof is that we came back 3 times from a goal down and didn't lose. So we did pretty good in attacking phase. Defending was average, we blanked BEL which no other team could. I think our main problem was not having solid DMs like we used it when CQ was in charge, Nekonam, Andranik, even an aging Omid Ebrahimi could have been useful
Comments: What a shit show New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One stories, raising press freedom concernsWASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Justice has subpoenaed New York Times journalists after they reported on security concerns involving the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One, marking a dramatic escalation of President Donald Trump ’s campaign against the media that has drawn condemnation for eroding a fundamental freedom of American democracy. The new jet, a present from the U.S. ally that the administration spent $400 million on to retrofit and upgrade, entered service last week. But Trump used an older model Air Force One jet to leave a NATO summit in Turkey and later referenced threats against him made by Iran. The subpoenas seek to force the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan next week, the Times said, adding that federal agents delivered some subpoenas to the reporters at their homes. They were issued after FBI Director Kash Patel and other Justice Department officials met at the White House on Friday to talk about the matter, according to a person familiar with the discussions who was not authorized to discuss the issue publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity. The journalists subpoenaed included Julian E. Barnes, Eric Lipton, Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt, the Times reported.
Comments: Comparing with the past is challenging and I feel torn. From the point's side, CQ's team got four points and so I could argue that team did better. They also played very organized. From the style side, many do not like parking the bus. So, may be this team was better. I do not know.!
Comments: I can only compare how TM did to how I expected them to do. Compared to my expectations, I am happy to say that they did much better than I thought. This became especially true after I saw how strong the two teams that came out of our group were. One might argue that those two teams were not hitting on all cylinders yet. This may be true but still they did better than I was expecting them. I was only expecting 1 point from the three games, or optimistically, three points only from the first game. I much prefer this type of 3 points. So, even then they did better than I was expecting. This creates a dilemma for me. Why did they do so much better? 1) better than expected training, 2) better than expected friendlies, 3) better than expected recruitment, 4) better than expected coaching, 5) better than expected motivation among the players, 6) better than expected team management (including management on the field), ... I can dismiss all but #4, #5, and partially #6. I think #5 is definitely true given all the interviews we have seen from behind the scene and the injustice that USA/FIFA put them through. #6 might be partially true in terms of on the field team management. I think Taremi took the leadership of this team and delivered. His speech about just run that many (especially shahollahis) are making fun of was one of the most motivating speeches I have see in several world cups or ever. #4 is something that most bothers me, especially if I find out that Ghandali has done a better job of coaching/managing. Many unpleasant consequences will follow: a) I have to pay some respect to Ghandali, 2) stop calling him that, and 3) have to start agreeing with lol. On the bright side, I can champion vatani coaches and call for an end of foreign coach hiring trend. In aggregate though this would be very bad for me, especially having to give up the name Grouhban Ghandali. I love that name. 
Comments: The 2027 AFC Asian Cup will be the 19th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The tournament will involve 24 national teams after the expansion in 2019. It will be held in Saudi Arabia from 7 January to 5 February 2027. |
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