henke Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 If just England pulled out the premier league would still have to stop because half the players would be away, certainly all the best ones. Like i was getting at above though, it's two fingers up to FIFA and if any other countrys want to follow suit so much the better. People seem to have forgotton that Qatar was handed the world cup because they claimed they could cool the stadia, which was obviously bullshit from the start. But Qatars bribe was clearly the biggest so let them get on with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Can imagine a winter break will be a permanent fixture after this. It will probably mean at least a break of a couple of months from the league because countries will need a couple of weeks to prepare and then post tournament will need another pre-season. Not sure whether players involved will need a break post tournament as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiesteve710 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Anyone got any more ideas on how FIFA/UEFA can further screw international football up? Bunch of clueless self-interested wankers ruining what should be the pinnacle of the game. Would be genuinely interesting to see what happened if the powerful European associations did just tell them to do one. FIFA would be fucked. Not nearly as much money knocking around from advertising etc without the European nations. Without the bribe money knocking about to line their pockets, it wouldn't surprise me if half the FIFA delegates from developing nations lost interest in bothering with the whole thing. They're not exactly bothered about the good of the game, are they? Even better if we can get the South Americans onside too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Can imagine a winter break will be a permanent fixture after this. I look forward to the Asian Premier League Winter Break Quadrangual Playoffs and the USMPLCup not featuring USMNT live from Dayton, Ohio. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I'd be happier if they just kept running the Premier League during the World Cup. Would make the league table significantly more FUN. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I'd be happier if they just kept running the Premier League during the World Cup. Would make the league table significantly more FUN. Slightly different but they do it for the rugby world cup and it makes it interesting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I'd be happier if they just kept running the Premier League during the World Cup. Would make the league table significantly more FUN. We'd still be fucked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Can imagine a winter break will be a permanent fixture after this. I'm all for a winter break tbh. As long as it comes right after the christmas fixtures. Trouble is it would mean decreasing the number of teams in the league and less teams = less fixtures = less cash. So i don't see it happening, unless they start the season in July. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppe Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hey FIFA, maybe you should have given the World Cup to someone who can actually host it in the summer eh? Greedy dick gobblers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Colossus Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Can imagine a winter break will be a permanent fixture after this. I'm all for a winter break tbh. As long as it comes right after the christmas fixtures. Trouble is it would mean decreasing the number of teams in the league and less teams = less fixtures = less cash. So i don't see it happening, unless they start the season in July. I'm in favour of keeping the Boxing Day and New Year's Day fixtures for the sake of tradition (and something to fucking watch) and having a week or two either side of these for the players' sake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 As good a thread as any... @SkySportsNews UEFA change the rules for Euro 2016 - hosts France will play qualifiers but there'll be no points at stake in their games! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 No fucking way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I don't see the difference between this and just playing friendlies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I don't see the difference between this and just playing friendlies. It's an outrageous waste of time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Lets ruin football!! I fear this ship has sailed... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 What the fuck is this, what a waste of fucking time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 It doesn't take a whole lot to baffle me, admittedly, but waffa have managed it again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider Jerusalem Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 So what the fuck happens to the group they're in? Surely this is a wind up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 There's no points involved, it's just daft. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 “The teams drawn into the group of five teams will have France added to their group for the purpose of playing centralised friendlies.” Guess it stops them going off to Qatar, Asia, etc. playing meaningless money spinning games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 pointless Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Don't see whats wrong with it tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I find it a good option. They'll be in the group with five teams, so once each round lne team needs to play a friendly instead of a qualifier. Adding France makes it all much more neat and easy and France gets a decent amount of matches without being in the actual qualifiers. Poland and Ukraine struggled with arranging frinelies when they arranged it. It's basically a pre-arranged set of friendlies rather than anything else, and it gives teams the same advantage. (I.e France playing shit teams and not just Brazil over and over again in Abu Dhabi or some shit.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DebuchyAndTheBeast Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 As good a thread as any... @SkySportsNews UEFA change the rules for Euro 2016 - hosts France will play qualifiers but there'll be no points at stake in their games! http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W6ti67rs4b0/T1UBjzMY3-I/AAAAAAAAAz8/4nRiPiADOI8/s1600/ed-nortan-laptop.gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I say it's a stupid idea. Why must they insist on making things more complicated than they should be? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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