FIFA World Cup 2018

[MDK]

10 minutes ago, MexicoJack said:

I'm working. I'm so annoyed.

Gutted. Can't bunk off?

[gunnar hendershow]

2 hours ago, Sto Kerea said:

Yes......

To the original champions, Uruguay.

Home to Europe's (un)official capital, Brussels.

[MDK]

If you want to go for a walk with me then the World Cup was a continuation of the biggest football tournament at the time, Olympics, and guess who won the first Olympic gold in football?

Its coming home, lads.

[stokeriño]

7 minutes ago, PolaMDK said:

and guess who won the first Olympic gold in football?

Just looked this up. Great Britain won at the first Olympics featuring football by virtue of playing exactly one match.

[MDK]

Just now, Sto Kerea said:

Just looked this up. Great Britain won at the first Olympics featuring football by virtue of playing exactly one match.

Oh no that means Scotland and Wales also won.

Delete this.

[entiel]

Löw just announced he will stay on as Germany's coach after all.

[MDK]

1 minute ago, entiel said:

Löw just announced he will stay on as Germany's coach after all.

Is that good or bad?

[entiel]

3 minutes ago, PolaMDK said:

Is that good or bad?

I really don't know. It might not be a good thing, but I am okay with it. I don't like hot shoting coaches.

He has been nothing but solid for the longest time since he took over in 2006, only starting this year he seemed out of ideas and completely failed to adapt to a new generation of players. He should get a chance to learn from the current mistakes (even if they lead to a 'historic' disaster), but people will expect results soon (the first few games for the Euro 2020 qualifiaction have to go really well).

 

[Gazz]

11 hours ago, damsher hatfield said:

I feel like every betting agency in the world is gonna implode should England lose tomorrow. The payouts on any of those other sides making the final must be high.

Bookmakers set odds so that whatever the outcome is, they make money. You ever heard of a betting company going out of business?

[MDK]

8 minutes ago, entiel said:

I really don't know. It might not be a good thing, but I am okay with it. I don't like hot shoting coaches.

He has been nothing but solid for the longest time since he took over in 2006, only starting this year he seemed out of ideas and completely failed to adapt to a new generation of players. He should get a chance to learn from the current mistakes (even if they lead to a 'historic' disaster), but people will expect results soon (the first few games for the Euro 2020 qualifiaction have to go really well). 

 

Who would be in the running to take over if it all went tits up?

 

5 minutes ago, Gazz said:

You ever heard of a betting company going out of business?

A certain president managed to bankrupt a casino...

[METALMAN]

35 minutes ago, PolaMDK said:

If you want to go for a walk with me then the World Cup was a continuation of the biggest football tournament at the time, Olympics, and guess who won the first Olympic gold in football?

Its coming home, lads.

 

It’s not a continuation. It’s a new thing. For it to be a continuation of the Olympics it would require the olympics to become the World Cup, but it didn’t. It was merely surpassed in importance by the World Cup. The continuation of the Olympic gold in football was - and is - the Olympic gold in football.

 

So, in short, I agree with you. It’s coming home, because Uruguay (who won the first one)/France (where the World Cup was first conceived)/ Switzerland (where the WC’s owners Fifa live)/ Brazil (the spiritual home of the World Cup) are going to win.

[MDK]

2 minutes ago, metalman said:

 

It’s not a continuation. It’s a new thing. For it to be a continuation of the Olympics it would require the olympics to become the World Cup, but it didn’t. It was merely surpassed in importance by the World Cup. The continuation of the Olympic gold in football was - and is - the Olympic gold in football.

 

So, in short, I agree with you. It’s coming home, because Uruguay (who won the first one)/France (where the World Cup was first conceived)/ Switzerland (where the WC’s owners Fifa live)/ Brazil (the spiritual home of the World Cup) are going to win.

Gods, you are boring.

[Gazz]

4 minutes ago, PolaMDK said:

A certain president managed to bankrupt a casino...

There was several reasons for that happening and none of them had to do with the income being brought in through the tables.

[entiel]

5 minutes ago, PolaMDK said:

Who would be in the running to take over if it all went tits up?

I think Stefan Kuntz, the current U21 coach, would be the only obvious candiate.

Some will probably call for Klopp or Tuchel or some other big names, but I can't see those leaving their current occupations. Germany is probably too proud to consider a non-German as coach (maybe an Austrian or Swiss, if desperate).

But then again both Völler and Klinsmann/Löw came out of nowhere the two last times, so who knows?

[MDK]

Just now, entiel said:

I think Stefan Kuntz, the current U21 coach, would be the only obvious candiate.

It has worked for England.

So far

[lanky316]

I for one can't wait for the media to roll out this at every opportunity should that happen.

 

[MDK]

[King Ellis]

Isn't the asymmetric 2-1-1 featured in one of your old timey formation books?

[MDK]

I dunno how Maguire and Trippier made it though

[FLiam]