Is it Chile in here or is it just me?
14/06/14 09:24
Day 2 in the Footcall house (again!)...
Phew! I've just got back from a FIFA disciplinary hearing where the Footcall board were summoned to meeting following on from last night's (or should I say this morning's) report that the Chile Australia match finished 2-1 when in fact it finished 3-1.
They wanted to know all the ins and outs as to why this had been mis-reported, how we had let FIFA down, we had the Footcall fans down and more importantly we had let ourselves down! There was no excuse except to say that the Footcall reporter had been watching the match up until the 90th minute but missed the Beausejour goal in extra time saying in true Arsene Wenger style he "did not see it!" This might have been because A. He went for a cheeky smoke out by the Sulo bins. B. Was distracted by the glamorous people in the crowd or C. he was writing a letter to FIFA to enquire that now we have this amazing goal line technology whether we could have a review of the Frank Lampard disallowed goal in the England Germany game in 2010.
Whatever the reason it's a good job it was picked up early doors and it should be pointed out that it was a non-Footcaller who noticed it. Neil White's son, Callum spotted the mistake and got in contact with the Footcall hotline. In World Cup history this is second only to Pickles the dog finding the Jules Rimet trophy in a hedge!
And once again to the Footcall league...
This turn of events has put a slightly different complexion on the league table as all those who had picked 2-1 now only take home one point and some new players move into the frame for a red square. The table is now headed up by Russell (now it's my time to shine) Morris, Manoj (this Footcall lark is easy) Gupta and Clive (the hustler) Gigney. Helene (close friend of Didier Drogba) Wilkinson, Dan (the woodman) Wilks and Mark (what is this Footcall all about?) Mandry also collect three points and move topside. Eric & Alex Church, Kelvin Lander, Rachel Rowland, David Ginger, Mark (Hey Dan, check me out!) Paver, David (seasoned campaigner) Blakeman all collect a red square to enhance their league status. Well done folks.
I can only apologise on behalf of Footcall (and FIFA) for this almighty c**k up and to anyone who lost some points they thought they might have had. Needless to say the aforementioned reporter no longer works for Footcall nor does he live in a nice suburban part of the Home Counties, he's had to go away for a little while :-( On a plus point I moved up from 123rd to 118th, so every cloud eh?
Good luck for your next predictions, I know you'll all be watching me from now on!
David