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From: jvazquez on 24 Jun 2010 12:44

Congratulations New Zealand. Quite decent showing.

I started my kind of affection with this country when I first read
Jules Verne's "Two years holiday" (Deux ans des vacances), the
adventures of 15 schoolboys of the Chairman School of Auckland in the
1880's, adrift in the Pacific in the schooner Sloughi and then in a
"remote" island.

The first novel I read by Verne. Later New Zealand is also visited by
Verne's characters in Les enfants du Capitaine Grant (In search of the
Castaways).

Regards Gordon, Brian, Santiago, Doniphan, Service, Moko, Cross etc.

Juan Vazquez







From: The Scrutineer on 24 Jun 2010 12:56

>>> Italy was going nowhere because there was no potential.
>>
>> They had potential, just a shame certain decisions were made by certain
>> people!!!
>
> Yeah the coach. Oh well, I'm still on a high from 4 years ago.
>
> That will last at least until the next WC;)

You may be on a high, for me I hope Lippi gets what he deserves, NO
ridicule, it's easy to be an armchair expert, some people have already
forgotten what he achieved with the team four years ago!!!

From: Diabolik on 24 Jun 2010 13:00

"The Scrutineer" <vlade4(a)bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:n7MUn.22$vD2.20(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>
>>>> Italy was going nowhere because there was no potential.
>>>
>>> They had potential, just a shame certain decisions were made by certain
>>> people!!!
>>
>> Yeah the coach. Oh well, I'm still on a high from 4 years ago.
>>
>> That will last at least until the next WC;)
>
> You may be on a high, for me I hope Lippi gets what he deserves, NO
> ridicule, it's easy to be an armchair expert

You don't know what has been going on in Italy the last year in the
media...if you only knew.


> some people have already forgotten what he achieved with the team four
> years ago!!!

I don't think so.

At Juve he had a huge management team behind him, including Moggi.

The last WC was a fluke.

From: The Scrutineer on 24 Jun 2010 13:13
>> You may be on a high, for me I hope Lippi gets what he deserves, NO
>> ridicule, it's easy to be an armchair expert
>
> You don't know what has been going on in Italy the last year in the
> media...if you only knew.
>
>
>> some people have already forgotten what he achieved with the team four
>> years ago!!!
>
> I don't think so.
>
> At Juve he had a huge management team behind him, including Moggi.
>
> The last WC was a fluke.

Well I dont know about fluke, I hold firm to the belief that the best team
always wins, regardless of other teams that may be more talented.

He was replaced by Donadoni, who lost in Euro2008 to the eventual champions
in a shootout, and the people in charge sought him out, maybe the board
jumped the gun.

From: Lord of War on 24 Jun 2010 14:49
On Jun 24, 12:20 pm, "Diabolik" <diabo...(a)nospam.com> wrote:
> "The Scrutineer" <vla...(a)bigpond.com> wrote in message
>
> news:3zLUn.12$vD2.8(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>
> > Winless, and unbeaten, finished 0-0 and were within a single goal of
> > topping the group!!!
>
> > Great World cup for the Kiwis, have made the whole country proud, and for
> > me, made us, on the other side of the ditch smile too!!!
>
> > Finish ahead of Italy, WOW!!!
>
> Australians always claim Kiwis (Australasians) as their own when they win;)
>
> Congrats to all in the group who finished ahead of Italy! ;)

Italy - 4 World Cups
Paragay - 0 World Cups
New Zealand - 0 World Cups
Slovakia - 0 World Cups

Ya, congrats on finishing ahead of Italy. You have really accomplished
something there.
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