O/T World Cup - Belgium

Before you all start piling your hard-earned on Belgium, take note that no European nation has won the WC when it's been held in The Americas.

 

And?


That doesn't mean anything when it comes down to it.

 

Don't know whether Man Utd even use them anymore.

The eternal underachievers of Belgian football.

 

Except maybe, as i said above, it's bloody hot over there.

 

My original statement is fact.

Belgium might win it, it's possible but very unlikely, I agree.

 

He's only checking to see if he's in there!!

 

I didn't say it wasn't fact, it's well known.

But it is meaningless at the end of the day. It's like when you get 'previous meetings' stats before a game, they mean nothing because most of those games were ages ago and the two sides are much different now.

 

having been to Belgium a few times i have already got myself a soft spot for them .
As for as international football is concerned i dont feel an affinity with the England squad right now -
OK now it is free from Beckham , Owen ,Rio ,Terry and Lampard (the premiership idols of 2002 and 2006) i may be able to get behind the lads in Brazil ,
but my god is our squad boring on paper and boring to look at .
If all we have to coo over is Andros Townsend the OX/Gibbs/Walcott and the lads at Southampton then lets not expect much flair to get us out of the group.

 

Wish we had Walcott - he's out injured until next season

 

TBH if Ireland were playing all our lads I'd probably want them to beat England. Brady/Meyler/Long/Macca/Quinny seem like top lads and I feel a much bigger connection to them than the undertalented prima donnas representing England

 

seriously? lived there 10 years and I have to be forced to go back there.

 

Belgium look to have a good chance, the only thing is that I think no European team has won the world cup in South America, so it will be a tough ask.

 

Transfermarkt estimates their squad of 23 to be worth £315million.

 

Belgium won't win World Cup, no chance but the Euro 2016 will be their chance.

 

I've said it before. We need a Belgian, we're established premier league now, its the only thing we lack.

Frank Moussa at Cov, said him before.

 

only Scifo from that era would get into their current first XI

 

Laurent Ciman, CB plays for Standard Liege, about £2million. There's your Belgian sorted.

 

I say something similar but about Holland. I know we had vinegar off of Hessle road but would have loved Dirk Kuyt at City.

 

Last thing you want are the Dutch charlie. Trouble causing bastards, smashing footballers mind.

 

Not sure I can agree with Chazzy. Been to Holland many many times, most of it to watch football tournaments. I love the Dutch. Only place I'd consider living apart from here. Pity we don't have better footballing links at a bigger level than kids football.