manc_don Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 With the new swiss italian (Gianni Infantano) coming in, he certainly making the right noises. But I think FIFA have gone too far. They should have just disbanded it and started afresh. Taken the farcical WC from Qatar set about re-tendering it or awarding it to the US or Oz. Will be interesting to see what he actually manages to get done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_widdows Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35966433 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlg1903 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 The king is dead long live the king Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Id almost forgotten about this waste of space: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36245660 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Seems like the most apt place to put this: Fifa have just agreed to enlarge the competition to 48 countries...how to kill the tournament completely. As if any of those will add anything to the tournament. International football is dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jute Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 Seems like the most apt place to put this: Fifa have just agreed to enlarge the competition to 48 countries...how to kill the tournament completely. As if any of those will add anything to the tournament. International football is dead. That is an absolute farce. It will just dilute the quality even further. Bet we still don't qualify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stupie82 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Seems like the most apt place to put this: Fifa have just agreed to enlarge the competition to 48 countries...how to kill the tournament completely. As if any of those will add anything to the tournament. International football is dead Fixed it for you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Fixed it for you!! Not going to lie, I did have that written in the first instance but it depressed me so changed it to international. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrant Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Can FIFA just push this through or is there a vote involving the FAs of members? I know England and Germany are against it and the majority probably will be. Just hope common sense prevails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jute Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 48 team World Cup passed unanimously apparently. These clowns are going to destroy the tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyBiscuit Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 48 team World Cup passed unanimously apparently. These clowns are going to destroy the tournament. 16 groups of 3. Horrendous idea. They should have looked at the state of the Euros last summer and realised expanding tournaments isn't necessarily a great idea. Modern day football has eaten itself. The sport is great, all the noise around it, all the greed around it is disgusting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 16 groups of 3. Horrendous idea. They should have looked at the state of the Euros last summer and realised expanding tournaments isn't necessarily a great idea. Modern day football has eaten itself. The sport is great, all the noise around it, all the greed around it is disgusting. Agree with every word you have typed Bobby. Feel about as excited about this as I do about every years Chumpions League and i think my feelings on that are already well documented. Beautiful game......You're having a laugh. The game is destroying itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket_scientist Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 16 groups of 3. Horrendous idea. They should have looked at the state of the Euros last summer and realised expanding tournaments isn't necessarily a great idea. Modern day football has eaten itself. The sport is great, all the noise around it, all the greed around it is disgusting. Excellent words. The greed was so short term in its thinking, they failed to appreciate the bigger picture. Not that they give a fuck. It was ever thus. Go in, make money, piss off, leaving a massive mess behind. It happens every day in business. It's happened big time in football. Speaking of asset-stripping, my favourite band just now, the Sleaford Mods have a new album coming out in March. One of the songs on it is a tribute to Sir Philip Green. It's called BHS. Youtube it being played live. It's brilliant. Jerry Sadowitz recited a poem in his gig at the Music Hall 7 or 8 years ago. Just like he saw through Jimmy Saville in 1986, he saw through Green a long time ago. His poem had 6 words in it. "Fuck off ye big nose Kike" was all he said, in a manner that only genius Sadowitz can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 16 groups of 3. Horrendous idea. They should have looked at the state of the Euros last summer and realised expanding tournaments isn't necessarily a great idea. Modern day football has eaten itself. The sport is great, all the noise around it, all the greed around it is disgusting. As sad as it is true couldnt have put it better Bobby. The games a sham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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