Monthly Archives: March 2010

Best of the Prem (“non-Big Four”)

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Dr Ted

WCC put together what it thought to be the best Premier League side, comprising players who were likely to be at the World Cup this year. All of these players were from “big four” clubs, so we’ve had a go … Continue reading →

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Dove v Hawk

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Dr Ted

John Maynard Smith introduced the concept of the evolutionarily stable strategy (ESS), which demonstrates how different behavioural strategies become balanced within a population. Maynard-Smith proposed a hypothetical case in which a member of a population could either be hawk or … Continue reading →

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England World Cup squad

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Dr Ted

Fabio Capello will name a provisional 28-man England World Cup squad on May 16th. After two friendlies, against Mexico and Japan, the final 23 for South Africa 2010 will be announced on 1st June. However, it’s important that intense and … Continue reading →

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Monotheism and Referees

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Dr Ted

Referees are often given a hard time in contemporary football and this state of affairs may partly be attributable to religion. In monotheistic religions, such as Christianity, it is conceived that a transcendental omniscient creator, God, exists over and above … Continue reading →

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Full-back

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Dr Ted

Until just a few weeks ago, left-back was England’s most settled position. Ashley Cole and Wayne Bridge were first and second choice respectively at World Cup 2002 – and this situation had remained unchanged. However, with Cole’s ankle injury putting … Continue reading →

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The Catalytic Synthesis of Phosphines

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Dr Ted

My friend Dr Colin actually has a real doctorate – he obtained a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Liverpool. Exclusively for WCC, Dr Colin offers some insight into how his research might assist England at World Cup … Continue reading →

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England 3 Egypt 1

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Dr Ted

Egypt set up under a 3-5-2 formation and this presented England with some difficulties in the first-half. The visitors retained the ball well and made the most of their numerical advantage in midfield. England could have taken the lead within … Continue reading →

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Group-mind team selector: the outcome

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Dr Ted

England’s football fans have spoken! World Cup College has harnessed and aggregated the thoughts of its readers to yield a democratically selected England team. As part of our group-mind team selector experiment, a massive 12 people picked their favoured England … Continue reading →

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