World Cup predictions please....

Here are my offerings to go with my previous predictions.

Belgium is a lovely place
So many famous persons.
I think there is a cycling chap
But of Jacques Brel I'm certain.

In Mexico they cook their beans
With lots of spice and chilli
And then they dance upon their hats
Which some folk think is silly.

Russia's an enormous land
It flows with oil and money
But if you're short of roubles
The future's not that sunny.

Predictions were sent in at 10.36.25

Belgium win

Brazil win

Russia v South Korea draw

I'll get working on the poems when I get home from work. I'm impressed with the entries so far!

" Didn't understand the brief because my brain was slow,
So now I've got to write a poem about bloomin' Mexico!!!"

" KatGransnet said I should write again,
This time about Algeria.
Think I'll turn my laptop off
and pretend I didn't hear ya!"

Belgium win

Brazil win

Russia win

Poetry is beyond me.

Ok, here goes -

This is all a bit of a pain
But I really expect Brazil to win again!!

Belgium has to be my choice
Or so says my inner voice

Russia against South Korea will be a draw
As that's what the tea leaves foresaw

Boom boom!!

I deserve double bonus points for that - I've got a headache now!!

Little Belgium could win in the FIFA World Cup
They’ve got Eden Hazard – it must be made up
He sounds like a rock band or a Mills & Boon cad
But if he scores a few goals his fans will go mad.

I wandered lonely as a cloud
Why would this be so?
Every football fan I know
Is watching Mexico.
They’re playing Brazil, the fans will go nuts
If there’s plenty of goals, fouls and saves
I just hope the Mexicans can keep up
While they’re doing their famous waves.

Cabbage soup for dinner, beetroot soup for tea
Oh to be a Baboushka in Mother Russia
Where the wind blows free.

Netherlands 2-1

Spain 2-1

Cameroon v Craotia 2-2

My previous teams have not done me proud, maybe this lot will do better.

I have led a sheltered life so will have to forego the bonus points.

Netherlands WIN
Chile WIN
Cameroon v Croatia DRAW

Difficult one for listings but I have added a hotel in *Holland on Sea*

There are Chilean flamingos at Colchester Zoo.

Netherlands, Spain and Croatia all to win please.

I'll maybe have a go at adding the listings later.

Netherlands and Spain to win

Cameroon & Croatia to draw.

Local listings when I'm summoned up the courage!!

Netherlands win
Spain win
Croatia win

Can't see me finding any listings to add.

I've done a listing for Spain (a tapas bar) and for Australia (a zoo which has lots of Australian animals - not just kangaroos)

Croatia and Cameroon have me stumped! DH did suggest I tried to find a cake shop that sold cameroons

I could do a link to a travel agent or EM airport but that seems like cheating!

Off for a lie down now - oh, b****r, I've still not done the flipping ironing!

Pinsticking today;
Netherlands win
Spain win
Croatia win

I've added a travel agent. And I still haven't finished the ironing!!

My listings are in various places as we live on the borders of Leics, Notts and Derbys. I wonder if it's a bit odd to have Leicester and Leicestershire (for example) as separate entities as one of my listings would be appropriate to the whole of Leicestershire (and we don't have an editor in either!)

I'll be back later to try to do links on here BUT I really must finish the ironing!

Working late so missed the opportunity to forecast the 5pm match.

Spain and Croatia to win their respective games.

Not got time to provide the links tonight I'm afraid.

Right, I've bitten the bullet and learnt how to add local listings and (possibly) how to convert hyperlinks. I'll just have a go:

My first listing is a charity partnership set up by Leeds Trinity's Sports Development Co-ordinator, who volunteers for Cricket without Boundaries as the Cameroon Country Manager.

Wayhay, it worked!

My second is a lovely Spanish tapas restaurant.

And my third is the beautiful Victoria Quarter, where there is an UGG Australia shop.

Definitely time for a or now to steady the nerves!

I have a question though, KatGransnet or Pittcity. Dare I feel free to copy any images, text etc from company websites if I list them on a local site? Or will an angry Victoria Quarter webmaster come marching over in his/her UGGs to give me a right good kicking if I breach their copyright?

I can't vote on the games today as won't vote for or against an England win. C'mon England!