Your “Syndicate
Hangover” is proudly presented by “Heineken 0.0”
All of the calories
and none of the intoxication!
This dog don’t bite ;
)
Day 24: Recap
Record—
Spread: 25-39
Straight up: 35-22-6
Hot
Girl Standings
Country
|
Tally
|
Games Played
|
Russia
|
76
|
5 (finished)
|
Brazil
|
64
|
5 (finished)
|
Croatia
|
63
|
6
|
Belgium
|
51
|
7 (finished)
|
Sweden
|
51
|
5 (finished)
|
France
|
43
|
6
|
Colombia
|
41
|
4 (finished)
|
Mexico
|
40
|
4 (finished)
|
England
|
40
|
7 (finished)
|
Spain
|
34
|
4 (finished)
|
Argentina
|
34
|
4 (finished)
|
Poland
|
32
|
3 (finished)
|
Iceland
|
31
|
3 (finished)
|
Germany
|
31
|
3 (finished)
|
Switzerland
|
30
|
4 (finished)
|
Japan
|
30
|
4 (finished)
|
Portugal
|
29
|
4 (finished)
|
Denmark
|
29
|
4 (finished)
|
South Korea
|
28
|
3 (finished)
|
Uruguay
|
27
|
5 (finished)
|
Nigeria
|
24
|
3 (finished)
|
Senegal
|
23
|
3 (finished)
|
Iran
|
22
|
3 (finished)
|
Egypt
|
21
|
3 (finished)
|
Tunisia
|
20
|
3 (finished)
|
Australia
|
20
|
3 (finished)
|
Costa Rica
|
20
|
3 (finished)
|
Serbia
|
19
|
3 (finished)
|
Morocco
|
18
|
3 (finished)
|
Peru
|
18
|
3 (finished)
|
Panama
|
13
|
3 (finished)
|
Saudi Arabia
|
11
|
3 (finished)
|
Only two remain. It all comes down to this. A great final
awaits us all. Our time together draws to a close. Time to crown a new
champion.
Congrats to those who cashed in on the over/under today.
Sympathies to those who couldn’t resist taking Mother England for the maudlin
money. Wasn’t quite the shootout I predicted, and that’s a damn shame
considering England missed out on the chance to mettle and Lukaku totally blew
his chance at the Golden Boot. Oh well. Tomorrow will make up for it.
“Riffs
of the Day”—Day Twenty-Three
Reader:
Kane just isn’t quality today.
Vicey:
…or for most of the days in the tournament. Still only one true quality goal
from the almost certain Golden Boot Winner.
Reader:
These teams need to wake up!
Vicey:
Sigh. The Germans would have known how to appreciate a Third Place Playoff. Remember
how hard they ran in 2006 and 2010? Yes...those wounds haven’t healed yet.
Reader:
Did Arsenal overpay for Sokratis?
Vicey:
It’s too early for transfer talk, 56-M! We’ve got the whole rest of the Summer
for that. Nevertheless, the answer is yes. You poor Gunners fans are in for
several long seasons at the Emirates. Unai Emery has just depleted your coffers
with horrible moves.
Your
friendly bookie plans on introducing all of you impatient and unappreciative bastards—scattered
throughout the Syndicate—to each other for a “Misery Conference Call”. I’ll get
this done before the next major tournament. This will be the highlight of my
year. You’ll be pining for Arsene by Halloween. Torreira in the midfield? Bernd
Leno in the Premiership? Oh dear lord.
Reader:
You should re-write the website for AFC 2019.
Vicey:
Thanks for the endorsement, 43-M. I’ll put in a call to the Sheiks. Be sure to
come visit me in Dubai!
Reader:
$40 on Raheem Sterling scoring for England before 2020.
Vicey:
Hmmmm….okay. Wager Accepted. Good luck, 8-M.
DAY TWENTY-FIVE—PREVIEW
Just a few minutes and I’ll have the pick for you. It’s our “Last
Day Alive”.
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mJMKWMjJzU&list=RDMM9mJMKWMjJzU&start_radio=1>
Love this song being used by the American Broadcasters
throughout the knockouts. We have our official “Song of the Tournament”.
Beautiful stuff.
