It Is The Best Ones ([info]freakytigger) wrote in [info]poptimists,
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THE POP WORLD CUP - Managers needed!

This summer it is the football World Cup in Germany. Your attitude to this may be one of hope, excitement, joy, apathy, disgust or despair, but whatever your views on football there is a tournament you will be able to enjoy...

THE POPTIMISTS POP WORLD CUP

Before this can begin however we need YOU to join up as a manager.


In the real world cup, 32 nations compete at football until one wins. In the Pop World Cup, 32 nations compete at pop. The entrants, and the tournament structure, are the same, but crucially you need no knowledge of football to join in. As a manager, your job will simply be to find songs from a given country to compete and send them to me. For each round your country competes in (to a maximum of 5) you will need one song. You will also need to write a 'team talk' - a brief sentence or two about the song and why it should win. And that's all!

The five stages are as follows:

Group Stage (32 teams)
Round of 16 (16 teams)
Quarter finals (8 teams)
Semi-finals (4 teams)
Final (2 teams) (there will also be a third place play-off, obv)

Each team will be represented by one song from a different artist each stage. Competition rules to be published next week along with the list of managers.

By a masterpiece of orgafun planning this extravaganza of pop should end during the week the football World Cup ends - v. exciting.




If you're interested in managing in the Pop World Cup then please let me know in the comments box, and please also indicate whether you want an easy or hard team, and whether you'd be up for managing 2 teams if we don't get the full 32 participants. Which team you get will be random. And remember - you need no knowledge of or liking for football to join in. You don't even need MP3 capability - I can find named tracks for you (though MP3less people will be limited to managing one of the easy teams).

Ask any questions you have in the comments box too. ALLEZ TOGO!

CRUCIAL ADDENDUM: The draw for the Poptimists World Cup i.e. who gets which team will be made in AN BOOZER next week, probably on Tuesday. More details of this to follow.

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[info]marnameow

January 4 2006, 14:04:42 UTC 6 years ago

MEE PLEEESE! (I might as well have a hard team as an easy one because I will be rub either way.)

[info]freakytigger

January 4 2006, 14:07:04 UTC 6 years ago

(Obviously I will be managing.)

[info]thenipper

January 4 2006, 14:07:54 UTC 6 years ago

Me too!

[info]braisedbywolves

January 4 2006, 14:09:47 UTC 6 years ago

This is clearly a Game rather than a Sport, so is pleasing to me. I'll sign up, and you may as well give us a hard one(!)

[info]martinskidmore

January 4 2006, 14:11:42 UTC 6 years ago

Go on then. Any kind of team, two if needed. I can play and YSI and so on MP3s, and I use slsk and all that, so can cope. I think a cooperative attitude towards sharing some mp3s so that we don't get too stumped would be a good idea, though due to the unaccountable failure of Jamaica, Algeria, South Africa, Zambia, Zaire and so on to qualify, my big collection will be of less use than one might imagine.

Can we get a guarantee of peace in our time no subsequent History Of Our World At War In Pop Orgafun, please?

[info]freakytigger

January 4 2006, 14:13:20 UTC 6 years ago

Future orgafun plans remain confidential I'm afraid Martin.

[info]umlauts

January 4 2006, 14:16:30 UTC 6 years ago

I will take a hard team, or something, as I have super pop finding power.

[info]julietk

January 4 2006, 14:16:35 UTC 6 years ago

Ah, g'wan then!

[info]catsgomiaow

January 4 2006, 14:19:28 UTC 6 years ago

OK then but better make it an easy one as I doubt I'll have much time over the next month or two...

[info]boyofbadgers

January 4 2006, 14:22:34 UTC 6 years ago

I would like to take part in your topical orgafun.

[info]katstevens

January 4 2006, 14:25:49 UTC 6 years ago

Me! Would prefer easy but if there's not enough hards I'll give it a go (do hard teams get seeded?)

[info]chezghost

January 4 2006, 14:39:30 UTC 6 years ago

I am very up for this and willing to manage two or more teams if need be!

[info]freakytigger

January 4 2006, 14:41:27 UTC 6 years ago

Of course I've now realised that managers knocked out in the earlier group stages can have another go with different teams later on.

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[info]poptasticuk

January 4 2006, 14:43:52 UTC 6 years ago

I will join in! Don't mind how easy or hard the team is although it is already quite clear that Sweden will win so you should give me them.

[info]chezghost

January 4 2006, 14:45:12 UTC 6 years ago

will the group fixtures be the same as in the football World Cup i.e. England v Sweden in first round - or would you do a new, different draw?

[info]freakytigger

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[info]anthonyeaston

January 4 2006, 14:51:27 UTC 6 years ago

me too

i would like a hard one (always, darling) and two can be feasible.

[info]zenith

January 4 2006, 14:58:13 UTC 6 years ago

LIQUID POP

I would like to manage Easy FC please.

[info]alexmacpherson

January 4 2006, 15:12:49 UTC 6 years ago

was this ahem 'inspired' by my own world cup jump-offs?!

i would like to manage something in this, then.

[info]chezghost

January 4 2006, 15:28:04 UTC 6 years ago

i think Tom mooted Poptimists World Cup before Christmas - call your lawyers off!

[info]atommickbrane

January 4 2006, 15:14:05 UTC 6 years ago

Mandate</b>Manage my ass! I mean, can I... be one... please... thank you...

[info]carsmilesteve

January 4 2006, 16:21:38 UTC 6 years ago

me! me!

[info]the_roofdog

January 4 2006, 16:32:11 UTC 6 years ago

Me pls!

Anonymous

January 4 2006, 16:39:41 UTC 6 years ago

Me too. I am unable to do the MP3 thing. Just to make things easy. My name is Tim H.

Anonymous

January 4 2006, 16:48:47 UTC 6 years ago

me!

if theres still some places left i would like too also, victor

[info]freakytigger

January 4 2006, 16:50:28 UTC 6 years ago

20 places taken! 12 to go!

[info]steviespitfire

January 4 2006, 16:57:38 UTC 6 years ago

Go on then, I'll do one. :)

[info]sbp

January 4 2006, 17:12:18 UTC 6 years ago

Include me in.

[info]jel_bugle

January 4 2006, 17:47:35 UTC 6 years ago

I'm confused by the concept, but I would like to manage the German team.

[info]freakytigger

January 4 2006, 17:49:08 UTC 6 years ago

You don't get to choose who to manage sadly Jel. You might end up with anyone! We can put you down for an easy team if you want though.

[info]jel_bugle

January 4 2006, 18:02:21 UTC 6 years ago

Okay, put me down for an easy team! Cheers.
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