13-10-2015, 12:55
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Re: Football Season 2015/2016
If you needed further proof that the Fifa world rankings are a load of rubbish here it is...
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Belgium will be No1 in Fifa world rankings if they beat Israel – despite playing one tournament in 13 years
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...-13-years.html
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13-10-2015, 14:55
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Re: Football Season 2015/2016
Pathetic...
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13-10-2015, 15:54
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Re: Football Season 2015/2016
Meh they should do away with friendlies affecting rankings. Could strip Pele of his Exhibition goals and the goals he scored in his sleep whilst they're at it.
Pointless bothering with anything FIFA do, you have to take it for granted now that everyone in any position of power is corrupt. Tear it down, it's getting ridiculous now.
Proven the voting system is a shame and both the Russian and Qatar world cups were rigged and yet Blatter was content on just leaving it at that. Even now though there's very little being done about it. Sends a very good message out.
Another one was something that popped up a year or two ago now, UEFA were apparently investigating match fixing in the champions league but refused to disclose when or who, it then just disappeared without any public release. Transparency at it's finest.
I mean it's crap like this that makes me avoid international football, I'll still watch England in the cups but my caring days are disappearing and it started with that disgusting Lampard no goal in South Africa. A mix of FIFA dogcrap balanced with just how overhyped and poor the England team are and you get a cruise control effect.
As much as we rant about the FA it's still a whole load better than the stuff FIFA pull out. I and many others are content with club league football. Gone for the moment are the great English Champions league nights. My last memory of a great night being Chelsea beating Barca at the Nou camp with 10 men and following it up by winning the trophy against Bayern in Germany on penalties. That's not a UEFA fault though it's our own.
My last piece then and something I've never been vocal about before. I'm not a rugby fan. I can't stand it and I don't wish to explain why, I just don't. It was a world cup and I just found myself sticking the England-Aussie game on in the background. The first thing I noticed was the ability to hear the ref and their conviction along with the respect the players had for him. No one back chatted and no one argued. The second I've heard before was the way they used a video to confirm a decision. I.e you could hear someone saying you may award a try or so on. Football is absolutely desperate for this even if just for big decisions. Someone has to make it happen. Eradication of so many dodgy decision. The likely end of diving and whatever else.
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15-10-2015, 05:28
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Re: Football Season 2015/2016
Some interesting new facts and figures released today in a new study about the price of football.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34531731
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17-10-2015, 11:54
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17-10-2015, 12:56
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Re: Football Season 2015/2016
Very sad news, a loss to the game.
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17-10-2015, 13:12
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Re: Football Season 2015/2016
Yes he will certainly go down as Everton's most successful manager but he was also a gentleman of the game.
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17-10-2015, 15:35
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Bloody says something when it comes down to the goalkeeper to score a goal for Stevenage! And if it is the goal that wins a match, then how useless does that make the strikers look?
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17-10-2015, 15:36
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Crikey Mark you are never happy. 
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17-10-2015, 15:45
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No, I'm in a bit of a grump today den. That's what comes of just 3 hours sleep for me. Anything less than 7 and I am a grumpy miserable old sod.
Hoping Watford can win this evening.
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18-10-2015, 17:23
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Re: Football Season 2015/2016
Keegan football is back, Mitrovic has arrived, Perez is flying. Up the toon!
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18-10-2015, 17:32
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Keegan football is back, Mitrovic has arrived, Perez is flying. Up the toon! |
l wonder how long the euphoria will last. 
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18-10-2015, 17:45
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Re: Football Season 2015/2016
I don't know if that got a nick on the defender but if not that was a sensational strike, what a player, what a game.
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18-10-2015, 17:49
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Re: Football Season 2015/2016
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I don't know if that got a nick on the defender but if not that was a sensational strike, what a player, what a game.
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It was deflected but Wilnadum certainly is a excellent player.
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18-10-2015, 18:04
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Re: Football Season 2015/2016
Anyone know the record for most assists in a single game? Sissoko got four today.
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