The CW Cup: battle of the association football teams

[The Sean]

West Brom
Boca

 

[biased indian]

West Brom
Boca

 

[BoyBrumby]

It's a bad day for the English as both Wellington Phoenix &, horrifically, Boca Juniors both advance by 11-7. Would've probably backed Wellington on underdog grounds, but Boca Juniors?!?! Not in this lifetime.

Anyway, next up:

17. Partick Thistle v 18. Plymouth Argyle

19. Sydney FC v 20. Cheltenham Town

Stedly's Jags face Langers's green army and, in the rubbish accent derby, the pride of New South Wales face Gloucestershire's finest.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

17. Partick Thistle v 18. Plymouth Argyle
19. Sydney FC v 20. Cheltenham Town

 

[NUFAN]

Partick Thistle and Cheltenham Town.

 

[grecian]

Partick, just because

Sydney

 

[GIMH]

Partick Thistle, Sydney

 

[The Sean]

Partick Thistle Nil
Sydney FC

 

[The Sean]

It's a bad day for the English as both Wellington Phoenix &, horrifically, Boca Juniors both advance by 11-7. Would've probably backed Wellington on underdog grounds, but Boca Juniors?!?! Not in this lifetime.

Is the Boca hatred because of their Argentineness, or is there more to it?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Is the Boca hatred because of their Argentineness, or is there more to it?

More. They're Maradona's () team*. First he played for and his boyhood fancy. As a consequence River Plate are my nominal Argentine side, purely because they hate Boca so very much.

*The fact I've adopted Andoni "The Butcher of Bilbao" Goikoetxea as my avatar should tell you how I feel about Dirty Diego. Andy forever won himself a place in my heart thanks to this wonderfully cynical lunge.

 

[The Sean]

More. They're Maradona's () team*. First he played for and his boyhood fancy. As a consequence River Plate are my nominal Argentine side, purely because they hate Boca so very much.

*The fact I've adopted Andoni "The Butcher of Bilbao" Goikoetxea as my avatar should tell you how I feel about Dirty Diego. Andy forever won himself a place in my heart thanks to this wonderfully cynical lunge.

Ha ha fair enough mate. As I mentioned in another post I was actually at the Boca stadium a few weeks back and it's certainly dominated by Diego. Made it all the more surprising when I was looking at the club stats and he'd played less than 100 games for them - he's revered in a way that none of the club record breaking stalwarts are or ever will be.

 

[Indipper]

More. They're Maradona's () team*. First he played for and his boyhood fancy. As a consequence River Plate are my nominal Argentine side, purely because they hate Boca so very much.

I'm pretty sure he played for Argentinos Juniors before.

Also: Partick Thistle & Cheltenham

 

[The Sean]

I'm pretty sure he played for Argentinos Juniors before.

Yep, that's right mate - he started his career with them as a teenager before moving to Boca.

 

[Michaelf7777777]

Patrick Thistle - Sir Alex's younger brother used to play as well as manage them

Sydney FC

 

[steds]

Partick Thistle & Sydney

 

[Neil Pickup]

Partick and Cheltenham

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Partick - partial to yer Scots
Sydney - as there's actually one or two who kick a round ball there

 

[Simon]

17. Partick Thistle v 18. Plymouth Argyle

19. Sydney FC v 20. Cheltenham Town

 

[biased indian]

17 & 20

 

[BoyBrumby]

BI's vote makes it 11-1 to Partick, so I'm invoking the mercy-kill rule. Sydney lead Cheltenham 8-4, but the pride of the west country still has a little over two hours to come back.

Meanwhile:

21. FK Bodø/Glimt v 22. Celtic

Sam Vimes's boys take on the, er, Bhoys. Sydney v Cheltenham remains in progress lest there be any doubt.