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10-06-2012, 18:39
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You weren't.
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Are you sure, because it looks like the pedant in you took control here:
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There has never been such a country as "West Germany;" it's a nickname for what was, and still is, the Federal Republic of Germany, which has existed since about 1950.
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You were pulled up for arguing that the country which won three times is not the same country as the one still entering under the name of Germany - because you were wrong.
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I wouldn't really call it an argument as I accepted you were right in my very next reply to your post, as I admitted I was wrong I said the facts only use was to wind up Germans.
Anyway lets not spend an entire evening arguing over pointless issues.
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I know, West Germany never accepted the split of their country so refused to change there country to reflect the lost territory, but it's great to wind Germans up with this stat. Do you know that three German teams entered the 1954 World Cup?
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Maybe you missed this point?
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Incidentally, repeating gibberish in different words doesn't make it any less gibberish.
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Maybe if you looked at the context in which I used that "gibberish" it might make more sense. I was admitting that you were right, and explaining why.
Anyway lets not spend all evening arguing over pointless issues.
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10-06-2012, 21:26
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Maybe you missed this point?
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That you don't know the difference between facts and nonsense? No, I caught that in the first post you made. You've only repeated it four times since then.
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10-06-2012, 21:29
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Originally Posted by HeadingNorth
We haven't finished as high as sixth place in any major tournament since 1990. Prior to 1990, we hadn't done it since 1966.
It does rather cast doubt on just how useful these rankings could ever be.
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How do you mean finished higher than 6th in a tournament?
Wouldn't Euro 96 be included?
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11-06-2012, 06:29
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Anyway, did you know that three German teams entered the 1954 World Cup?
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The Saarland?
Last edited by md00071; 11-06-2012 at 06:35.
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11-06-2012, 06:44
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How do you mean finished higher than 6th in a tournament?
Wouldn't Euro 96 be included?
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Third in Euro 68?
The World Cup of 1982 is one that is looked back on unfairly as a failure. We started the tournament with Keegan and Brooking injured, yet won every group match convincingly. This includes beating Platini's France 3-1 (who lost on penalties in the semi-finals). We then went out in the second group stage after two draws, and this was seen as a disaster. Brazil went out at the same stage, that's the '82 Brazil of Zico, Socrates, Falcao etc - rightly seen as one of the best Brazil teams of all time. We have a habit of seeing any exit before the semi's as a total failure, no matter who it is who has beaten us.
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11-06-2012, 15:25
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Originally Posted by HeadingNorth
That you don't know the difference between facts and nonsense? No, I caught that in the first post you made. You've only repeated it four times since then.
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Wow, so you actually did notice that I acknowledged you were right and it was only meant as a bit of fun; and you continued with your tirade! Imagine how you would have responded if you thought I disagreed with you! Defcon 2 maybe? 
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11-06-2012, 15:25
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The Saarland?
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That's the one.
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12-06-2012, 06:41
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That's the one.
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12-06-2012, 07:49
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Originally Posted by JFKvsNixon
I know, West Germany never accepted the split of their country so refused to change there country to reflect the lost territory, but it's great to wind Germans up with this stat. Do you know that three German teams entered the 1954 World Cup?
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who was the three ?
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13-06-2012, 06:25
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who was the three ?
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East Germany (DDR), West Germany (FRD), and The Saarland
The Saarland is a German state which is on the border with France. It was occupied by the French after World War II under the peace terms agreed, and remained so until it's reunificataion with West Germany in 1956. It entered the 1954 World Cup and failed to qualify for the finals after finishing second in it's group. This was the only tournament it ever played in.
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17-06-2012, 09:55
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as for the euro 2012, not a chance! weakest quad we've ever had!
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