Netherlands : The Darkhorses

[Aussie!]

Well, the answer when asked who is going to win is always SPAIN/BRAZIL perhaps Argentina.
Hardly will you ever hear Netherlands.

They're fifth favourites at the bookies which is where people really do their talking.

Yep 5th.

37029 Spain 5.00 $
37004 Brazil 5.50 $
37008 England 6.50 $
37002 Argentina 7.00 $
37013 Holland 10.00 $

 

[Skashion]

They're fifth favourites at the bookies which is where people really do their talking.

Yep 5th.

Well, don't you think fifth sounds like they're well fancied, especially when they're ahead of the current world champions? I'd say dark horse is more like 25+/1.

 

[bluemoon32]

They're fifth favourites at the bookies which is where people really do their talking.

Yep 5th.

37029 Spain 5.00 $
37004 Brazil 5.50 $
37008 England 6.50 $
37002 Argentina 7.00 $
37013 Holland 10.00 $

Lots of patriotic Englishmen wasting their money at the bookies

 

[BornLate58]

Was it not John Motson who called Nigeria the dark horses of the competition in the last world cup.
He got a lot of stick from the p.c brigade

 

[Fanzone Danny]

I have fancied Holland to win the WC for a while, had them at 14/1 about 6 weeks ago and just had a cheeky 50/1 on them to win it and RVP to be top scorer

 

[Aussie!]

Yep 5th.

Well, don't you think fifth sounds like they're well fancied, especially when they're ahead of the current world champions? I'd say dark horse is more like 25+/1.

Yeh, no 5th is not considered 'well fancied' IMO. And just because they are fancied more than the current world champions is quite a weak point, Italy are a far cry from what they were 4 years ago.

Plus Italy's diving performance
2006: 10/10
2010: 6.7/10

 

[bluegonads]

if your thinking of placing a bet, it might be worth considering that no european team has won a world cup outside of europe.

 

[smeeagain]

danny
didnt RVP do his ankle in last week ??
see if you can get your money back quick !!

 

[Skashion]

Well, don't you think fifth sounds like they're well fancied, especially when they're ahead of the current world champions? I'd say dark horse is more like 25+/1.

Yeh, no 5th is not considered 'well fancied' IMO. And just because they are fancied more than the current world champions is quite a weak point, Italy are a far cry from what they were 4 years ago.

We'll just have to agree to disagree then because, to me, 5th favourites in a 32 horse race, is not a dark horse by any conceivable stretch of the imagination.

 

[SCF08]

danny
didnt RVP do his ankle in last week ??
see if you can get your money back quick !!

No, he didn't

Robben had a injury scare with his hamstring but he will make the World Cup. I think he will be sitting out the first game.