General Football Thread - Any other business

Discussion in 'England' started by Marcho Gamgee, Apr 12, 2018.

  1. roverman

    roverman Member+

    Dec 22, 2001
    I'd say 7 were successes. Kane Bale Ronaldo Bellingham caicado mbappe rice
     
  2. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
    Fernandez is becoming a success.
     
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  3. lanman

    lanman BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 30, 2002
    Not in terms of the fee. You could have got a similar level of performance for half the price.
     
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  4. roverman

    roverman Member+

    Dec 22, 2001
    Agree. Just doesn't offer much. He can't pass the ball well. Doesn't score enough and doesn't offer any tenacity in midfield
     
  5. lanman

    lanman BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 30, 2002
    I'd say the unqualified successes would be Mbappe, Ronaldo x2, Kane & Bale. Bellingham and Rice would be close (just due to timeframes - Kane's goals make it much easier to assess), and Caicedo has really stepped up in the latter part of this season.
     
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  6. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
    Bale was a success but is probably wrongly going to be seen in history as an underperformance or even a failure by many because of how the later part of his time went.
     
  7. BarryfromEastenders

    Staff Member

    Jul 6, 2008
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    I wonder if there is a poster on the Italian forum called something like fuocobrucia who has been saying because of the lack of options Italy might end up hiring someone like Gattuso :ninja::ROFLMAO:
     
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  8. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
  9. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021

    Liverpool will be a very non British zone as I think Jones might be their only senior British player.
     
  10. roverman

    roverman Member+

    Dec 22, 2001
    Keith Andrews in line to be Brentford manager. Would be a bizarre appointment. He was a decent player at Blackburn
     
  11. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
    The club world cup opening bits were quite ott. I bet the main world cup is like that as well next year.
     
  12. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
     
  13. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
     
  14. TRS-T

    TRS-T Member

    Aug 21, 2014
    Club:
    Aston Villa FC
    And yet Brazil have Ancelotti. So wrong.
     
  15. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
  16. Marcho Gamgee

    Marcho Gamgee Member+

    England
    Apr 25, 2015
    Somewhere in English Arrogance land
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    Just happened to turn on channel 5 to see what sort of crowd there is for this Chelsea game…….the stadium is mostly empty and the players are being introduced one by one. Think the players look embarrassed. This tournament is surely going to flop with empty stadiums.
     
  17. Regis Prograis

    Regis Prograis Member+

    Tottenham Hotspur
    Feb 8, 2020
    It’s 3pm on a Monday afternoon not sure how many fans you can realistically expect.
     
  18. Marcho Gamgee

    Marcho Gamgee Member+

    England
    Apr 25, 2015
    Somewhere in English Arrogance land
    Club:
    Manchester City FC
    Ah yeah, fair point, I somehow forgot about the time difference, lol.
     
  19. horrisengleton

    horrisengleton Member+

    Arsenal
    England
    Jul 18, 2023
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    I really think FIFA expected attendances to be strong, even for the group games. The World Cup games next summer will have arses on seats, even those kicking off at 3pm on a Monday. I think FIFA genuinely thought this tournament would generate comparable interest.
     
  20. Gaz811

    Gaz811 Member+

    Everton FC
    England
    Oct 15, 2018
    Delap and George on for Chelsea at the club WC
     
  21. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
    The tickets were very expensive and they hasn’t been any international travel except for Latin American fans.
     
  22. Gaz811

    Gaz811 Member+

    Everton FC
    England
    Oct 15, 2018
    Asisst from Delap
     
  23. Fireburn47

    Fireburn47 Member+

    West Ham United
    England
    Nov 5, 2021
    I have family in the USA within driving distance of at least one of the venues who love Football and I don’t think they going to a match. Wouldn’t be surpsied if they go to a match next summer through even one not near them.
     
  24. horrisengleton

    horrisengleton Member+

    Arsenal
    England
    Jul 18, 2023
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Yeah I think FIFA realised a fair while ago that the hype wasn't there, I'm more talking about when they first announced the plans. I guess that's why they set ticket prices so high initially.
     
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  25. Placid Casual

    Placid Casual Member+

    Apr 2, 2004
    Bentley's Roof
    The nearest one to me is about a 2 hour drive.

    Current cheapest ticket on stubhub is $13 for Pachuca v Salzburg. I'm surprised they aren't cheaper.

    It's a strange tournament with weird qualification criteria.
     

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