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Pavilionaire

Well-known member
Jul 7, 2003
31,273
If we draw Peru, the players best pack some ear muffs.



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Willow

Well-known member
Jul 6, 2003
1,673
Didcot
What did the pesky Peruvians get up to? I heard about the plane being diverted, but not seen anything else.

I did just type 'Peru antics' into google. I'm still none the wiser, but do now helpfully, know all about Macedonian basketball star Pero Antic :thumbsup:

Plane diverted for an unscheduled fuel stop in Chile
Coach driver 'got lost' on the way to the hotel
Training disrupted by Peruvian supporters
Fireworks at 3am and 4am directly outside the hotel before the game
Flypast by the Peruvian airforce at dawn
NZ team coach 'unable' to reach the stadium, the players disembarked among the Peru supporters
Laser pointers shone into the eyes of the goalkeeper and other players during the match

Oh yeah, and the local witchdoctors put a curse on them!
 


hans kraay fan club

The voice of reason.
Helpful Moderator
Mar 16, 2005
62,763
Chandlers Ford
Plane diverted for an unscheduled fuel stop in Chile
Coach driver 'got lost' on the way to the hotel
Training disrupted by Peruvian supporters
Fireworks at 3am and 4am directly outside the hotel before the game
Flypast by the Peruvian airforce at dawn
NZ team coach 'unable' to reach the stadium, the players disembarked among the Peru supporters
Laser pointers shone into the eyes of the goalkeeper and other players during the match


Oh yeah, and the local witchdoctors put a curse on them!

Mostly fairly standard 'hostile away match' stuff then. The ones I've bolded are out of order, but they should have been fully expecting the rest, tbh!
 






Triggaaar

Well-known member
Oct 24, 2005
53,200
Goldstone
The ranking system is far from perfect but how else would you rank the teams?
Simply by using a better world ranking method in the first place.
 


Triggaaar

Well-known member
Oct 24, 2005
53,200
Goldstone
Plane diverted for an unscheduled fuel stop in Chile
Coach driver 'got lost' on the way to the hotel
Training disrupted by Peruvian supporters
Fireworks at 3am and 4am directly outside the hotel before the game
Flypast by the Peruvian airforce at dawn
NZ team coach 'unable' to reach the stadium, the players disembarked among the Peru supporters
Laser pointers shone into the eyes of the goalkeeper and other players during the match

Oh yeah, and the local witchdoctors put a curse on them!

Mostly fairly standard 'hostile away match' stuff then. The ones I've bolded are out of order, but they should have been fully expecting the rest, tbh!
WTF?
 






Triggaaar

Well-known member
Oct 24, 2005
53,200
Goldstone
WTF, WTF?

When did a team travel to a South American / African / Asian capital and NOT have fans trying to make noise outside their hotel or disrupt their training??
Sorry, I don't follow footy over there and didn't realise it was par for the course.
 




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