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Argies

Abbreviated term for Argentineans

Known for coming a very poor second in a Little Unpleasantness in 1982

Every four years the Argies assemble a group of long-haired gangsters, thieves and ne'er-do-wells with swarthy looks and short legs to do battle with our stout and honest young men. According to tradition the Argies cheat and we retire with honour

In 2002 they broke with tradition by sending a group of actual footballers

Two-Nil to us was I think, the score