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Group C: You must rank your top 10 favourite songs in each group This will go from +10 to +1The Top 4 songs will automatically qualify for the next stage, while the next 2 will progress into a wildcard elimination round - the idea being that 40 songs will be left to be whittled down into the final (this round therefore will be very brutal)You have until 12am on Monday 13th August to submit your nominationsGroup C Blondie - Rapture Brandy - Who Is She 2 U Christina Milian- Dip It Low Ciara feat. Chamillionaire - Get Up Coolio feat. L.V - Gangsta's Paradise Donell Jones feat. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes – U Know What’s Up Fergie feat. Ludacris - Glamorous Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne - Down Kelis - Milkshake Lil Wayne - A Milli Lumidee - Never Leave You (Uh Oh) Nas feat. Lauryn Hill - If I Ruled The World Pras feat. ODB & Mya – Ghetto Superstar Shaggy - It Wasn't Me Timbaland feat. Keri Wilson & DOE - The Way I Are Warren G feat. Nate Dogg - Regulate Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow

Group B: You must rank your top 10 favourite songs in each group This will go from +10 to +1The Top 4 songs will automatically qualify for the next stage, while the next 2 will progress into a wildcard elimination round - the idea being that 40 songs will be left to be whittled down into the final (this round therefore will be very brutal)You have until 12am on Monday 13th August to submit your nominationsGroup B 2Pac feat. Elton John - Ghetto Gospel Aaliyah - More Than a Woman Aaliyah - Try Again Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force - Looking For The Perfect Beat Alexandra Burke feat. Flo Rida - Bad Boys Dr. Dre feat. Eminem & Skylar Grey - I Need A Doctor Drake - Best I Ever Had Drake - Over Fat Joe feat. Ashanti – What’s Luv? Fatman Scoop feat. Crooklyn Clan - Be Faithful Kendrick Lamar feat. MC Eiht - m.A.A.d city Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On Outkast - Ms Jackson R.Kelly – Ignition (Remix) Rihanna feat. Drake - What's My Name Sean Paul - Get Busy Snoop Dogg feat. Justin Timberlake & Charlie Wilson- Signs Tinie Tempah feat. Eric Turner - Written in the Stars Enjoy!

Thank you everybody for the nominations from the previous round... in total we had 144 songs put forward! Looks a very strong field and I have decided to randomly divide the songs into eight groups of eighteen songs each. The rules are as follows; You must rank your top 10 favourite songs in each group This will go from +10 to +1The Top 4 songs will automatically qualify for the next stage, while the next 2 will progress into a wildcard elimination round - the idea being that 40 songs will be left to be whittled down into the final (this round therefore will be very brutal)You have until 12am on Monday 13th August to submit your nominationsGroup A 2Pac – Changes A Tribe Called Quest feat. Busta Rhymes - Scenario Big Brovaz – Nu Flow Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow Brandy - Afrodisiac Daddy Yankee - Gasolina Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy Ghost Town DJs - My Boo Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger Kevin Lyttle - Turn Me On Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) Ludacris feat. Mary J Blige - Runaway Love Madcon - Beggin' Mary J Blige - Family Affair Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland - Promiscuous Richard Blackwood – Mama Who’s Da Man? T.I. feat. Rihanna - Live Your Life Twista feat. Anthony Hamilton - Sunshine Enjoy!

'Sicko Mode' is probably one of the best urban songs to chart this year, the beat change up reminds me of 'Mercy' by Kanye West!

Didn't go nah :lol: listened on the radio and chatted to some Forest fans when I was out in town Saturday evening. Shame Joe Bryan looks like being sold, especially to another Championship team - he's looked very good whenever I've seen him and who can forget his goal against Man United.

Sicko Mode sound great over a loud speaker, espically those beat changes!

Voting closes midnight tonight - great to see so many people nominating and the next rounds look very strong! Plenty of classics haven't been picked so far (most of which Mack has highlighted) so plenty of possibilities for those who haven't voted yet.

Yesterday was interesting... City started brilliantly, first 20 minutes they should have scored more than once but once Forest equalised they offered nothing. Had to defend for long periods just to get a draw. Based on that, I think another mid-table finish - not a disaster at all. It would be a shame though, as I think City's style could potentially thrive in the Premier League and the whole Bristol area would relish top-flight football.

Nominated song list updated... 134 entries so far! Still got until the end of Monday to submit your unnominated favourites!

What's a Robyn?

Good luck to Bristol City for the upcoming season... sold some of their best players this summer but signed some good ones too! Wouldn't discount them from a promotion push fingers crossed.

I think FIFA want each game to have it's own individual slot - a game such as China v Ivory Coast would not massively appeal to the host nation but still have a huge TV audience worldwide. Also, in a 3 team group there will be no simultaneous last group games! I think Argentina/Uruguay including Paraguay would be like England including Wales just for the Millennium Stadium. I assume most of the stadiums would be Argentinean.

If we're wishlisting songs for other people to nominate.. :wub: Wayne Wonder - No Letting Go Kevin Lyttle - Turn Me On Snoop Dogg - Beautiful 112 - Only You (Bad Boy Remix) Ice Cube - You Can Do It Busta Rhymes - I Know What You Want

With 48 teams, 16 groups and 80 games to fit into the current month-long structure, I think 4 games a day is unavoidable.

Please nominate songs that aren't already selected! Multiple nominations will have no impact on the next rounds...

A potential solution could be to put the games involving Asian teams as the early kick offs and games involving teams from the Americas as the late games.

All of these have already been nominated, a song only needs one nomination to go into the next round! You're welcome to pick some more.

I imagine England would cope better with the infrastructure demands of hosting a World Cup than Uruguay/Argentina would. However, I do see the romantic appeal of hosting the tournament there, especially considering the 100 year anniversary and how competitive both nations are (Paraguay are historically a step above Wales and Scotland too). If England were to host, I imagine Leeds would a definite host city. The FA love Elland Road (successfully hosted the Costa Rica friendly in June), the stadium would be revamped for the tournament and Leeds would be able to cope with the hordes of visiting supporters.

I've entered (as Michael)

Great taste! Amazed 'Forever' never charted Top 40, it was so big at the time.

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I think it goes without saying that England could host a fantastic World Cup... similar to Russia but with more European fans attending (those in Russia were largely from the other continents). The question is whether they will co-host with Scotland/Wales/Northern Ireland... with the increased number of teams and matches I suspect they will do. Plus, the likes of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff and even Belfast would be quality host cities for visiting fans. Also, I hope they would spread the English venues across the country rather than a London-Manchester monopoly. Cities such as Bristol, Sheffield, Leeds, Nottingham and a South Coast venue alongside more obvious choices like Newcastle, Liverpool, Sunderland and Birmingham are vital for a geographical spread and to involve the whole country. Also, you don't need a large stadium for every game (especially group matches). Wary after our last bid, but excited.

Great response so far... 75 nominations - and a diverse set of songs! I'm in the same position as a few of you, in that I could nominate so many more different songs. Keep them coming in...

Also, you'll need to change one of your entries to a song that wasn't a UK Top 40 hit! Just had a quick Google and they all did!

I'm going to say the Timbaland/Katy Perry song is slightly too pop... Have another pick!