The NotsoWorld Cup.
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What lose, and bore us all to death. If Spurs did that you would be the first to complain.
When did I complain about England and Southgate?
International tournaments are completely different to club football for me.
I don't remember you complaining about England and Southgate on the contrary, hence my comment.
More bizarre than Spence?
The only upside is that this selection might work like hypnotism, and somehow convince him he's a half-decent professional footballer!
I think this season at Spurs has shown how important players are who can put the ball in the net. Toney is exactly the kind of player to bring on late in a game if you need a goal.
I’d have preferred Wharton, but I suppose he’s there for experience. He’s nowhere near first choice for central midfield, so I can’t see him playing, but maybe he’s useful in and around the squad for all that comes with big tournament experience.
But that doesn’t explain why Maguire would be left out. Or Shaw. Or TAA. Or even Palmer and Foden, who have been there too recently.
If you are going to pick players to make up the squad, who probably won’t play, I think experience - and the ability and temperament to step in at short notice and cope with the pressure if required - would be the way to go.
You see it many other squads.
Depends whether the French can get them into a cohesive team
We all remember Brazil's utterly mental 4222 formation back in 2006 as they tried to get Ronaldo, Adriano, Ronaldinho and Kaka into the starting lineup as the coach definitely decided all on his own...
Craziest thing is I reckon it could work superbly - without Mbappe.
Mbappe’s too much of a selfish superstar. A front three of Olise, Dembele and Doue (or a four with Cherki in behind) would rip defences to shreds. But it’s almost a certainty Mbappe starts and for that I think he’ll expect to just be the focal point of the team.
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No idea why Tuchel is getting all the hate over his squad selection. Toney's experience playing in half-empty stadiums under an authoritarian regime could prove invaluable.
The Attorney Generals of the States of New York and New Jersey have launched a joint commission into accusations that FIFA artificially inflated ticket prices and created false scarcity of supply to scare fans into spending thousands on tickets that in reality still haven't sold out.
This comes in the wake of the American Hotels and Accommodation Association launching its own commission into tens of thousands of hotel rooms that were booked by FIFA and then cancelled due to lack of demand.
As of this morning, only 20% of all world cup fixtures have actually sold out, and the tournament starts in a matter of weeks.
FIFA are such pricks.
This comes in the wake of the American Hotels and Accommodation Association launching its own commission into tens of thousands of hotel rooms that were booked by FIFA and then cancelled due to lack of demand.
As of this morning, only 20% of all world cup fixtures have actually sold out, and the tournament starts in a matter of weeks.
FIFA are such pricks.
The never ending gravy train that is football makes some people is powerful positions very greedy indeed.
It really is something when they make the Yanks look reasonable.
Watching live events - whether it’s football, most other sports, concerts etc - is not worth the outlay.
The days of turning up on the door and getting on for £5 or £10 are long gone.
And where do people get their money from which they are happy to part with so easily?
I've got no idea.
I buy my boys fake replica kits every year for about £20 each and unless you're holding a microscope to them, you can't tell the difference from the £80 version I simply can't afford.
And I feel absolutely zero moral qualms about it, not least of all since it was revealed a few years ago that 60-70% of all kit sales is pure profit for the manufacturer.
Football is the world's most popular sport for a reason and the increased publicity it gets from wall to wall TV coverage has convinced wealthy people to go to live matches. I think it was an unforeseen side effect. Originally everyone was more worried that being able to watch on TV would reduce crowds. But it has led to people being priced out instead.
FWIW I had an ad for tickets at the two New Jersey stadiums this morning. I checked it out in interest - one of the warmup games at the NYRB stadium is still going for 100s of dollars, and tickets in the cheap seats for the actual WC games on the weekends, or evening during the weeks, are generally around 500 a head still. This was on Stubhub, granted.
The pricing for this tournament is outrageous. Let alone transport and accommodation for fans who need to travel.
My cousin buys stuff from DH Gate, I’d never have known they were dupes until he told me.
I always thought that was you.
And that you'd eloped to Devon to make yourself harder to find.
Fake kits officer? Me? No, can't be me. I'm just an honest hard working dairy farmer. I just sound a bit cockney for fun, me old mucker.
