The Beautiful Pool

Football is a matter of life and death, except more important.

Bill Shankly

Sorry for the delay.  The complete updated standings are here, and here are the leaders…

As before, anyone who can’t get any more points because their picks have been eliminated are stroked-out.  So it is all down to Sofia, Dan, and Mauricio.   Good luck to all of you.

Here’s what I believe:

• Mario Balotelli is one strange dude.
• We need more of Howard Webb’s refereeing.  Too bad he is out of the final.
• Having solo commentary for a 90 minute game usually just leads to tedious naming of each player to touch the ball.  But, sometimes, the need to fill air-time produces inspired descriptions:  My favourite was “the large-framed Gomez”.  Sounds like something from a bird-spotting book…”Oh look, can it really be?  My first large-framed Gomez sighting.”

Here’s what we know for sure:

• Joe P takes $107.50 for having the best score (14/16) at the end of the Group Stage.
• Sean G and Sherman H are crouched in the cellar waiting to grab their half of the $10 mercy prize.

Bad news for the CIBC Drones, I’m afraid.  The Normal People have edged ahead.  Both groups are still well back of the Other FI Slaves.

I was out at Colin’s graduation last night so can’t publish the complete standings yet.  Full update coming soon.

If ESP beats ITA on Sunday, Mauricio C takes 1st place and Sofia I comes in second.

If ITA wins, Sofia comes 1st, and Dan E is the runner-up.

Either way, Joe P takes 3rd place for his Group Stage score.