world cup

[The Nal]

ah cool, I never really venture out of the Glastonbury forum, it all looks like a big scary world out there

[Tugger2k]

You’re missing out on Worm then. I think him and Mike99 could be the same person.

[Langdale Wolf]

oh to have missed out on worm.

your a lucky guy mardy!!

[Tugger2k]

He never comes on here and never wants to go to Glastonbury.

So I think I might stay in here!!

Anyway, go into the games thread, mardy. It's very, very mild for discussions. Just never use the words 'post' and 'modern' in the same sentence.

[Mardy]

ah shit, and I've just ordered modern warfare 2 to be delivered by post.

f**ked before I even started.

[Langdale Wolf]

ah shit, and I've just ordered modern warfare 2 to be delivered by post.

f**ked before I even started.

[potters whirl]

football is absolutely everywhere these days. A lot of people see glastonbury as 5 days to get away the outside world, 5 days of absolute freedom. I am shocked that people cant go without their precious sport for just a measly 5 days. Why cant you just let go?

I dont want to see football anymore than I want to hear the latest political developments or which celebrity is now sleeping with who. Why cant we just leave all that crap at the gates for 5 days?

You have 360 other days to worry about pointless crap like football.

What a sad, sad reflection of todays typical glastonbury goer.

Edited October 14, 2009 by potters whirl

[Langdale Wolf]

Well bumped.

[potters whirl]

Well bumped.

[MrZigster]

Bump.

The groups are being drawn on Friday.

Do you think Bono will let us watch England if any England games clash?

[Langdale Wolf]

Bump.

The groups are being drawn on Friday.

Do you think Bono will let us watch England if any England games clash?

[cejx]

Group E or F is what we need for England. Shout it at the telly during the draw.

Those groups ensure only 1 game over the weekend, and that will be on either Wednesday or Thursday. Perfect.

[Langdale Wolf]

oooooh, forgot about this. How excited am I?!

[cejx]

Exactly? I calculate about 1/14 as excited as I am.

[Langdale Wolf]

Probably! I'm a girl! ;0)

[cejx]

I know. In which case you're to be commended for being even slightly excited about something you clearly have absolutely no idea about.

[In transit]

Group E or F is what we need for England. Shout it at the telly during the draw.

Those groups ensure only 1 game over the weekend, and that will be on either Wednesday or Thursday. Perfect.

[Langdale Wolf]

Ha! My knowledge comes from years of supporting Hereford Utd!

[Langdale Wolf]

Good shout - G wouldn't be a disaster as it would mean 3rd group game Friday afternoon, hopefully we're already qualified and it's a formality.

Any of A,B,C or D could mean a headliner clash on Saturday or Sunday (or depending on where we finish an afternoon match on those days). H means a guaranteed headliner clash on the Friday.

Would be a complete nightmare but as an obsessive football fan I've come to the conclusion that you have to watch the music as scenario a) England lose, we all accept it and not having watched it, we don't get tremendously f**ked off for the evening or England win, we have a QF final to look forward to when we get home, who cares about R2.

[LondonTom]

It wouldn't clash with a headliner - the games should be over by about 9.30. Granted, it'd eat into some acts, but not the headliners.

Let's just hope for E or F.

[Langdale Wolf]

E is for England, therefore I think we should be drawn in E

[fullfathom5]

Anybody know what time the draw is made? It's this Fri isn't it?

[dan05delaney]

The 32 qualifiers will be assembled into eight groups on Friday in Cape Town when the draw is made for next summer's tournament from 1745 GMT,

Edited December 2, 2009 by dan05delaney

[Okky]

E is for England, therefore I think we should be drawn in E

[dan05delaney]

There are 8 groups, and it is obviously dependent on which group England are drawn in as to what days the matches are on. We find this information out on 4th December 2009, so that gives them plenty of organising time.

The options are:

Group A Second round match on Saturday (15:00)/Sunday(19:30), depending on if England finish 1st or 2nd

Group B Second round match on Saturday (15:00)/Sunday (19:30), depending on if England finish 2nd or 1st

Group C Group match on Wednesday (15:00) AND second round match on Saturday (19:30)/Sunday (15:00), depending on if England finish 1st or 2nd

Group D Group match on Wednesday (19:30) AND second round match on Saturday (19:30)/Sunday (15:00), depending on if England finish 2nd or 1st

Group E Group match on Thursday (19:30)

Group F Group match on Thursday (15:00)

Group G Group match on Friday (15:00)

Group H Group match on Friday (19:30)

So with them knowing over 6 months before Glastonbury, they know what they are planning towards.

Groups E or F : won't affect the bands at all;

Groups G or H : will be a definite time to maybe leave empty on the Pyramid Stage;

Groups A or B : will have 2 options available, with it becoming definite on the Tuesday. I would personally try and book a band that are flexible enough to play either of the 2 slots. If England don't get through the group stage, a contingency plan could be put in place to have another band that have played on another stage to play a second time.

Groups C or D : group match won't affect the bands at all, but 2nd round match foolows the same rules as Groups A and B (although it will be Wednesday that it becomes definite which time slot England will be playing).