World Cup time

Opted out of a tough session today avoiding the HuRTS boys by just doing one loop of the normal 10k from the Sunday long run. Very easy to be honest and made even easier by having Sharonne keep me company throughout.

47.40 minutes working around 4.45s for the 10ks was all that was needed to keep the legs turning over before Sundays run.

Well its come around yet again, 4 years after Spain smashed Holland its World Cup time. Can’t wait and first match kicks off in the morning (although you wouldn’t know it looking around the Aussie households) with home nation Brazil taking on Croatia. Very open World Cup this time I’m thinking, although I’m going to tip Argentina to be lofting the famous cup come 13^th July

England take on Durante’s Boys Italy  on Sunday morning (8am kick off), already had the ‘Stallion’ on the blower to me wanting to have a wager – He sounds pretty confident as well even saying that come mid morning Sunday that I will be wanting to change my name to Giancarlo Lindoppio once his boys get up.

A friendly $20 was bet , but I really fancy the outcome to be 1 -1  if I’m to be honest

Other bold predictions and some of my fancies are .

1.       Winners – Argentina

2.       England to reach the Quarter Finals

3.       Top goal scorer  Aguero (Argentina) 14/1 – with a sly few bob on Benzema (@ 25/1 e/w)

4.       Lowest Scoring Team – Australia (can’t see a goal being scored?)

5.       Sturridge to score against Italy

6.       Best Smokey (outsider) – Bosnia

A few other bets 1.– Enda, Kanser and Paulie Cement Hanley all have $20 saying that England will NOT get out of the group stages ( funny how they are all Irish?)

2. An hour’s FREE drinks with the local landlord that Aussies DON’T score a single goal

3. $20 as mentioned with Durante on the Italian game

Brazil first up in the morning – Timmy’s Tip , take them to win a less then exciting opening match 1 -0

Cheers