Comments on: The beautiful game http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/culture/the-beautiful-game/ European Opinion Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:36:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Nick Barlow http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/culture/the-beautiful-game/#comment-3237 Nick Barlow Tue, 30 Mar 2004 19:19:11 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=513#comment-3237 Well, of course. I see the AFOE vs CT match as one that will probably be very high-scoring with the ball flowing from end to end, though they'll no doubt have the edge with their Socrates-like (the Brazilian, rather than the Greek) skills. I presume the victors go on to meet the winners of the Volokh vs The Corner game in the final? Well, of course. I see the AFOE vs CT match as one that will probably be very high-scoring with the ball flowing from end to end, though they’ll no doubt have the edge with their Socrates-like (the Brazilian, rather than the Greek) skills.

I presume the victors go on to meet the winners of the Volokh vs The Corner game in the final?

]]> By: Mrs Tilton http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/culture/the-beautiful-game/#comment-3236 Mrs Tilton Tue, 30 Mar 2004 18:33:12 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=513#comment-3236 Playing 4-4-2, I'd suggest a line up of: Weman; Coleman, Tilton, Merrill, Smies; Schwarz, Barlow, Hugh (midfield playmaker extraordinaire), Turner; Martens, MacMillan. And a fluid and elegant 'total football' approach, I daresay, rather than the grim catenaccio so often on display in the blogging world. Playing 4-4-2, I’d suggest a line up of:

Weman; Coleman, Tilton, Merrill, Smies; Schwarz, Barlow, Hugh (midfield playmaker extraordinaire), Turner; Martens, MacMillan.

And a fluid and elegant ‘total football’ approach, I daresay, rather than the grim catenaccio so often on display in the blogging world.

]]> By: Nick Barlow http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/culture/the-beautiful-game/#comment-3235 Nick Barlow Tue, 30 Mar 2004 18:07:06 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=513#comment-3235 Well, I was going to make the point that even if we had the numbers, many of the other AFOErs aren't from rugby-playing countries, so it would have to be the game for gentlemen played by hooligans. (we'd have to call on guestbloggers for substitutes, though) Playing 4-4-2, I'd suggest a line up of: Weman; Coleman, Tilton, Merrill, Smies; Schwarz, Barlow, Hugh (midfield playmaker extraordinaire), Turner; Martens, MacMillan. Well, I was going to make the point that even if we had the numbers, many of the other AFOErs aren’t from rugby-playing countries, so it would have to be the game for gentlemen played by hooligans. (we’d have to call on guestbloggers for substitutes, though)

Playing 4-4-2, I’d suggest a line up of:

Weman; Coleman, Tilton, Merrill, Smies; Schwarz, Barlow, Hugh (midfield playmaker extraordinaire), Turner; Martens, MacMillan.

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