Folks:
Let me start the first post in this thread.
In regards to the questionnaire (4 questions). I believe it is too early to respond to them. I need more time/info to do analysis. Preliminaries are not even over & the 8 groups are not decided yet! Later on, I am going to answer the questionnaire above.
But I am going to respond to our friend IAB
:
IAB wrote:
"Argantina!! What kind of team is that. They have been dead for a few years. Germany will win this one playing against Brazil in the final. I would like to see USA do very well as well."
Bazam sang endakhti?
Man, check it out, I did not ask you who will win the cup, but I have asked you which is your favorite team? What is it with you that you always want to stick with the winner? You are what is called: "The Seasonal Fan"! The Seasonal Fans are the worst fans a sport team can have! Every season, you jump in the strong team's arms! I also notice that somewhat you do the same in politics! Now the first one is called Sports Opportunism & the second one is called Political Opportunism!
Myself, I am not a seasonal fan. I stick with one department store, one barber, one tailor, one brand, & definitly one favorite team all my life. Rain or snow, good times & bad times, win or lose I make the conviction & due to my principles I stick with my team.
Iranian First Division League:
Since I was in elementary school, my favorite Iranian Soccer Team was "
Taj" Tehran (Esteqlal) & my second team was "
Malavan" Bandar Pahlavi. In addition, I always respected "Pas" Tehran as a worthy team but I always despised "Persepolis" with a full passion!
World Cup:
Since 1974 world Cup in Germany, I became a hard-core
Argentina fan. That year, they did not even do anything amazing, Dutch beat them badly. But next cup, 1978 Argentina, they won the championship & they destroyed the Dutch. Since then, win or lose, I follow Argentine soccer & I am a Argentina Fanatic. After Argentina, of course I like
America (Home Team) and indeed
Iran. However my love towards Iran, since it has become Islamic Republic of Iran, had declined! For instance, when USA played Iran (that famous cup), I was a fan of USA (eventhough they lost)! I cannot stand Dutch (Holland) & I have mixed feelings mixed with hatred for Brazil, because I am into South American Soccer & Brazil is always the main competitor to Argentina in the "South American National Championship" and in the World Cup! I am pro South American Style of soccer rather than European.
Football:
As an Ex-Football Player (Inside Line Backer) in College & Semi Pro (Local County League), I love Football. I have been a
Pittsburgh Steelers fan forever. When I lived in Philly or now in San Diego, I had never rooted for the home team & I was always in trouble with the home fans, yet I always stuck with Steelers.
Steelers has been a steady powerful team in NFL forever! They always go to playoffs, they almost always go to AFC Championship & sometimes to Super Bowl but they lose! So far they have won 4 super bowls (Ancient History) but last year we almost done it & I have a good feeling about this year!
It is too early for me to give you my top 4 World Cup Soccer favorites for 2006 & it is also too early for me to give you an analysis. Later on would do.
So as you see, I stick with my teams forever. Maybe you need to get some conviction, make a decision & stick with your teams, rain or shine! Stop jumping in winner's arms! Have consistency!
So if you can answer the above questions, then go for it.
Adios
AX