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Posted July 25, 2015 23:17 · last edited July 25, 2015 23:26

patrick478 wrote:

el grapadura wrote:

Also, it's funny how Andy Martin, Anthony Hudson & co kept saying we would most likely play the 5th placed Asian team, arranged friendlies with Asian teams exclusively, and then this happens.

#fingeronthepulse

#alignment

Not sure why they could have possibly thought that. It was always going to be a random draw, so there was only a 33% chance we'd get Asia. 

Also, I hope nobody thinks that voting against Sepp actually had anything to do with this.

You've got greater faith in the integrity of FIFA than most. It's pretty easy to rig these sort of draws - you put one ball in the freezer before the draw and then whoever draws it out feels around for the cold one and brings it out and hey presto, it was randomly selected! 

I don't think who we voted for makes a difference either way, but I definitely wouldn't discount the draw being rigged in some way. This would have been the result that makes the most FIFA members happy...

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ConanTroutman edited July 25, 2015 23:26
patrick478 wrote:
el grapadura wrote:

Also, it's funny how Andy Martin, Anthony Hudson & co kept saying we would most likely play the 5th placed Asian team, arranged friendlies with Asian teams exclusively, and then this happens.

#fingeronthepulse

#alignment

Not sure why they could have possibly thought that. It was always going to be a random draw, so there was only a 33% chance we'd get Asia. 

Also, I hope nobody thinks that voting against Sepp actually had anything to do with this.

You've got greater faith in the integrity of FIFA than most. It's pretty easy to rig these sort of draws - you put one ball in the freezer before the draw and then whoever draws it out feels around for the cold one and brings it out and hey presto, it was randomly selected! 

I don't think who we voted for makes a difference either way, but I definitely wouldn't discount the draw being rigged in some way. This would have been the result that makes the most FIFA members happy...