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Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by Sooperhoop, Feb 2, 2021.

  1. Star of David Bardsley

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    Must be worth a few quid if it’s still in tact
     
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    Yeah, I've contacted a sports memorabilia auction house for a valuation, just out of curiosity. The tickets are all in good condition. We might just put them in a frame and hang it on the wall.
     
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    Gareth Ainsworth is the new Shrewsbury manager. I hope he does well there.

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    Could you imagine todays pampered princesses playing on a pitch like this..

     
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  7. Star of David Bardsley

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    We might score a goal if we’re allowed to be that far offside.
     
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    Might improve madsens (sorry MADSENS)game and increase the chances of celar scoring
     
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    Great result for Gary O’Neil at Fulham.
     
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    This is what we've done with my brother-in-law's World Cup tickets....

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    BBC Women's footballer of the year is a player that has twice failed a Sex Validation Test...... Funny that nothing said about it in their artical on "her" winning......

    I suppose this ought to go on the any mixxes thread....
     
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  12. Steelmonkey

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    That's Coventry ****ed then...

    Lampard appointed head coach of Coventry
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    Former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard has been appointed head coach of Championship club Coventry City on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

    Lampard, 46, takes over with the club 17th in the Championship table, two points above the relegation places.
     
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    Poor bastards.
     
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    Wayne Rooney looking to book AirBNB holiday for Xmas as he's team get smashed again.
     
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    Dozens killed in crush at Guinea football match
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    At least 56 people have been killed in a crush at a football match in Guinea's second-largest city, Nzérékoré, the government says.

    That death toll is disputed by many in the country, who believe the true number of dead is closer to 100.

    Some reports indicate that events unravelled following a decision by the referee, who sent off two players from the visiting team, Labé, and awarded a controversial penalty kick.

    An inquiry is being launched to find those responsible, Prime Minister Oury Bah said in a statement, calling the events "tragic" and offering his condolences to the bereaved.

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    One doctor, who did not want to be named, told AFP news agency there were "bodies lined up as far as the eye can see in the hospital".

    "Others are lying on the floor in the hallways. The morgue is full," he added.

    Local media said police had used tear gas after supporters of the visiting team, Labé, threw stones towards the pitch in anger at the referee.

    "It all started with a contested decision by the referee. Then fans invaded the pitch," one witness told AFP.

    Videos and images on social media verified by the BBC show chaotic scenes outside the stadium, with large crowds attempting to climb over walls and numerous bodies on the ground.

    Some of those lying unresponsive on the ground appear to be children.

    Paul Sakouvogi, a local journalist in Nzérékoré, told the BBC that internet access in the region had been restricted, and that police were guarding the entrance to the hospital where the injured were being treated.

    "I observed six police pick-ups positioned in front of the three entrances to the hospital. They allowed only the medical staff to access the hospital, while the others were told to go back the way they came."

    Prime Minister Bah has paid tribute to the dozens of people killed and promised full medical and psychological support to all those injured.

    Guinea's football body, Feguifoot, has called it a moment of "intense pain" and said that football is meant to "unite hearts and bring minds closer" not cause "tragedy and grief".

    "May the souls of the departed rest in eternal peace," said the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in a statement from its president, Patrice Motsepe.

    Guinea is one of several countries - including Ethiopia, Gambia, Chad, Sierra Leone - that are currently banned from holding international football matches because CAF says its venues do not meet international standards.

    That meant that when Guinea took part in recent Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, all their home matches had to be held in neighbouring Ivory Coast.



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    Thousands of spectators were present when the crush happened at a match between Nzérékoré and Labé, local news website MediaGuinée reported.

    Sunday's match was part of a tournament in honour of President Mamady Doumbouya, who seized power in a coup in September 2021.

    The opposition says the matches are part of a wider campaign to drum up support for the junta leader ahead of a possible run for the presidency.

    On Monday, the opposition group National Alliance for Change and Democracy also accused the authorities of having "significant responsibility for these grave events".

    The government has not responded to this.

    In recent months there has been increased scrutiny of powerful figures in Guinean football.

    In July, Aboubacar Sampil, who is president of the country’s football body Feguifoot, became the subject of an investigation into corruption and violence in football.

    A junior colleague accused Mr Sampil, who also leads the board of directors for local team ASK, of facilitating violence and trying to influence referees at a match that ASK was losing 1-0 to Milo FC.

    The latter team had to abandon the game and had trouble leaving the ground safely, according to documents filed to Feguifoot’s ethics body.

    Among other things, Mr Sampil has also been accused of bypassing protocol and unliterally appointing people to jobs.

    He has always denied any wrongdoing.
     
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    West Ham striker Michail Antonio was in a car crash today and got airlifted to hospital after he crashed his car in Epping Forest.

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    Apparently he is “stable, conscious and communicating” in hospital which is pretty amazing when you look at the drivers side of that car. Of course he could be very seriously hurt.
     
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    Fifa confirms Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup hosts
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    Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa and Saudi Arabia's minister of sports and youth Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal celebrate the announcement

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    The 2034 men's football World Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia, while Spain, Portugal and Morocco will be joint hosts for the 2030 tournament, world governing body Fifa has confirmed.

    Three matches in the 2030 tournament will also be held in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay to mark 100 years of the competition.

    The hosts for both World Cups were confirmed at Wednesday's Extraordinary Fifa Congress meeting following a vote.

    All 211 of Fifa's member nations were represented at the meeting over a video link.


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    The hosts for both tournaments, and of the 2030 centenary celebrations, were confirmed via two separate votes.

    The first selected Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina as the centenary hosts.

    The second confirmed the three hosts for 2030, as well as Saudi Arabia being awarded the 2034 tournament.

    Nations gave their votes by 'acclamation' - clapping in front of their cameras via their video links.

    In all three decisions just one voting option was available, and prior to the acclamation Fifa's secretary general Mattias Grafstrom said "all 211 [member associations] have effectively cast their vote prior to the congress".

    Norway opted to abstain because of "concerns regarding the current Fifa World Cup bidding process", not because Saudi Arabia were named hosts.

    Switzerland's football association also asked for its observations to be included in the congress minutes.


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    On Tuesday, the Swiss FA had said it would approve the Saudi bid for the 2034 World Cup, but demanded human rights must be monitored by both Fifa and the international labour organisation.

    The Danish Football Union (DBU) said it supported the overall package of the two World Cup bids but wants Fifa to oversee human rights improvements.

    Jesper Moller, DBU chairman, said: "We would have liked to see more bids for both the 2030 and 2034 World Cups, and we are critical of the overall process."

    Saudi Arabia has been accused of 'sportswashing' in recent years - using its unprecedented spending on sport to improve the oil-producing kingdom's reputation over its human rights record and environmental impact.

    Of the 15 stadiums identified to hold matches at the 2034 World Cup, four have been built so far.
     
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