Safe as Milk

The book on the GUADEC football match

July 12, 2007 1:25 pm Dave Neary freesoftware, gnome

If anyone wants to run a book on the FreeFA rematch, I figure that the odds on the various teams are (updated after news about Dodji):

• 2/1: Red team (from 6/4)
• 2/1: Black team (from 5/2)
• 4/1: Marine Blue team
• 5/1: White team

The Red team from last year ran the blue team very close, and should probably have won their semi-final – they’ve kept most of their players from last year, and should be a force to reckon with. Zaheer Merali, Glynn Foster and Dodji Seketeli in particular played their socks off, and they’ll be up for it again this year.

Update: Dodji went to get a visa for GUADEC, and was given an appointment at the embassy on the 5th of September – so he won’t be in GUADEC. This sucks in so many ways – and it’s incredibly frustrating to see bureaucracy keep one of our community away from the conference.

The Black team made the final last year, and have some good talent on there (footie mad Bastien Nocera, in spite of being a bad loser ;-), stands out, as does Daniel Glassey, a rock in defense).

The Blue team have lost a few players from last year, including their inspirational defender (no, not me) Alvaro Del Castillo. They still have the extraordinary Fernando San Martin Woerner in goal, and with the likes of Alberto Ruiz, Rodrigo Moya and Juanjo Sanchez Penas, they will play well. They may make the final, but don’t expect them to win this year.

And finally the white team – completely renovated from last year – will be the dark horse, but as the unknown quantity, must figure as the underdog.

So – who’ll put me down for a tenner on the Red team?