Other games (2024/25)

[Funtime Frankie]

Why aren't they playing in LA for this game at least the crowd would be larger. 20% full this ground.

[Miggys First Goal]

It’s fucking shite. Can’t see it lasting beyond this tournament. 

[HayDen Traces]

Was this Chelsea game played during lockdown... wtf is going on here

[Scoot]

1 minute ago, frankpingel said:

It's standard for this tournament. Horrific stuff.

 

It's cringe. Looking at some of the players faces, they'd rather be anywhere but there.

[Tsunami]

It’s no Sela Cup.

[The Fountain]

Looks like a midweek game at the Stadium of shite.

[Dr.Spaceman]

Countdowns prior to kick off can get in the bin

[Turnbull2000]

FIFA will surely want to bin off the smaller clubs, and invite more prestige names for 2029.

 

Or maybe the crowds will improve if held in a footballing nation?

[La Parka]

This tournament is just out of touch execs spunking ideas in a pot and playing soggy biscuit with influencers 

[Kilcline]

Wonder if FIFA have been consulting the mackematics textbewk for when they give the attendance 

[KennyUtd]

6 minutes ago, La Parka said:

This tournament is just out of touch execs spunking ideas in a pot and playing soggy biscuit with influencers 

I don't want to play that, ever.

[KaKa]

Great play from Jackson. Goal Neto.

[Bizza]

Goal, the empty seats go wild. 

[Stifler]

38 minutes ago, Miggys First Goal said:

It’s fucking shite. Can’t see it lasting beyond this tournament. 

They’ve priced it incorrectly.

They have taken an NFL price structure for tickets simply because it’s being hosted on the USA.

They’ve also read far too much into the Messi Inter Miami tickets selling for hundreds.

 

If this was held in the U.K. or a European country, every game would be a sellout (although not with the initial pricing structure), same for South America.

[midds]

The whole thing is best taken for what it actually is - a huge charade to distribute as much wealth as possible to a few carefully selected clubs. Not one of the teams want to be there, not a single player wants to play the games, the ticket prices are irrelevant, the attendances don't matter and the fact it's being broadcast for free tells you how much 'the product' is actually worth. It's been arranged with the sole intention of pumping more Saudi cash into the sport in order to exert power and influence over future decisions FIFA will make in the next 20+ years. 

 

Anyone taking it seriously needs to take a few steps back, take off the normal glasses and fuck the whole thing off. It's a piece of jewel-encrusted shit of a tournament 

[tgarve]

10 minutes ago, midds said:

The whole thing is best taken for what it actually is - a huge charade to distribute as much wealth as possible to a few carefully selected clubs. Not one of the teams want to be there, not a single player wants to play the games, the ticket prices are irrelevant, the attendances don't matter and the fact it's being broadcast for free tells you how much 'the product' is actually worth. It's been arranged with the sole intention of pumping more Saudi cash into the sport in order to exert power and influence over future decisions FIFA will make in the next 20+ years. 

 

Anyone taking it seriously needs to take a few steps back, take off the normal glasses and fuck the whole thing off. It's a piece of jewel-encrusted shit of a tournament 

Would wait until after the knockouts for a full opinion it might break into life

[Sibierski]

It’s only taking place because Infantino is a proper egotistical bellend, where he wants it to be all about him and this club World Cup is all about him. Then it’s only happening financially because the Saudis have brought the 2034 World Cup, so as a thank you conventiently purchased a stake in DAZN that covers the TV costs.

[midds]

6 minutes ago, tgarve said:

Would wait until after the knockouts for a full opinion it might break into life

 

Think I'm good tbh

[The College Dropout]

This is an awful watch. 

[Mike]

It's time to fold the MLS.

[TheBrownBottle]

1 hour ago, Stifler said:

If this was held in the U.K. or a European country, every game would be a sellout (although not with the initial pricing structure), same for South America.

It really, really wouldn’t be.  There’s pretty much zero interest in it.  Games between two big European clubs would probably sell out - probably. 

[Yorkie]

1 hour ago, Turnbull2000 said:

FIFA will surely want to bin off the smaller clubs, and invite more prestige names for 2029.

 

Or maybe the crowds will improve if held in a footballing nation?

 

 

He can't bin off the smaller confederation teams for various reasons but mainly political ones. They'll get more bigger teams by just expanding it to 48 I imagine. 

[Miggys First Goal]

Would anyone want Newcastle participating in this? Say you get to the final, there’s like a four week break until the season starts. Where’s the rest for the players. 

[TheBrownBottle]

5 minutes ago, Miggys First Goal said:

Would anyone want Newcastle participating in this? Say you get to the final, there’s like a four week break until the season starts. Where’s the rest for the players. 

No - the money is the only reason for it.  I wouldn’t watch it if we were in it.  It’s a glorified pre-season friendly - I stopped watching friendlies yonks ago

[Stifler]

6 minutes ago, Miggys First Goal said:

Would anyone want Newcastle participating in this? Say you get to the final, there’s like a four week break until the season starts. Where’s the rest for the players. 

£100m if you win it. Realistically you get the equivalent of the Champions League qualification money just for getting out of the group stages.

Aye.