WARNING - it's a footie thread

8 Jul 2012

the thing is that foreign players of the same standard as home grown players are far cheaper - for example, English player than show a bit of promise get signed up to huge deals - players like Andy Carroll and Jordan Henderson. Clubs are just businesses and will do what's best for their business - hence the go for best value.

15 Jul 2012

And just to prove my point, Liverpool sign a young Italian striker for a fraction of what it would cost for an equivalent English player.

15 Jul 2012

Quote by MidsCouple24
Now then, while we are talking about things getting lost in translation, how about your name, is that your given name, something that means something to you or is it the English use of abbreviation ? ie
AWOL - A military term meaning Absent Without Leave - having no pass to be away from the base - not a deserter because it is deemed that the said person was going to return to the base at some stage.
A chargeable offence under the terms of the Kings Regualtions and Army Act 1955 (in that he at xxxxx on or about the xxxxxxx did absent himself without leave contrary to Section 69 of the Army Act 1955 blah blah blah, yea I served many a day, week, month in jail for that one (I was young and in love) and even my spell in Colchester didn't cure me but I always returned to camp after a week or so.

Sorry about the late reply... I did go AWOL just there smile

To reply to your question, yes AWOL means something to me in more ways than one. I also used to be a soldier (not a pro just a conscript) and I do understand the term very well. Why I use it here because I tend to wander off as it were; go AWOL from SW and come back again.
Now as this is a thread about football... can you or someone explain a couple of things to me please.
1. How do clubs distribute the money from tickets sold? For example if a club from Manchester comes to play a club from London in the London grounds. Do they split the takings 50-50? What about when they win/lose/draw? Or the local team keeps the lot? Just curious.
2. Why does England go to play in international football tournaments as England (what happens to Scotland, Wales and N.I? Don't they qualify?) and for the Olympics England goes with the rest of the UK as GB?
Qestions, questions...
:)

16 Jul 2012

Quote by awol

Now then, while we are talking about things getting lost in translation, how about your name, is that your given name, something that means something to you or is it the English use of abbreviation ? ie
AWOL - A military term meaning Absent Without Leave - having no pass to be away from the base - not a deserter because it is deemed that the said person was going to return to the base at some stage.
A chargeable offence under the terms of the Kings Regualtions and Army Act 1955 (in that he at xxxxx on or about the xxxxxxx did absent himself without leave contrary to Section 69 of the Army Act 1955 blah blah blah, yea I served many a day, week, month in jail for that one (I was young and in love) and even my spell in Colchester didn't cure me but I always returned to camp after a week or so.

Sorry about the late reply... I did go AWOL just there smile

To reply to your question, yes AWOL means something to me in more ways than one. I also used to be a soldier (not a pro just a conscript) and I do understand the term very well. Why I use it here because I tend to wander off as it were; go AWOL from SW and come back again.
Now as this is a thread about football... can you or someone explain a couple of things to me please.
1. How do clubs distribute the money from tickets sold? For example if a club from Manchester comes to play a club from London in the London grounds. Do they split the takings 50-50? What about when they win/lose/draw? Or the local team keeps the lot? Just curious.
2. Why does England go to play in international football tournaments as England (what happens to Scotland, Wales and N.I? Don't they qualify?) and for the Olympics England goes with the rest of the UK as GB?
Qestions, questions...
:)
I'm not 100% certain but I believe that in the Premier League, the home club keeps all the gate receipts. Some of the bigger clubs will have sold most of their seats in the form of season tickets, in advance of the season starting.
The 4 home nations have always had their own separate Football Associations and therefore all enter both the European Championships and World Cups but sadly these days, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland usually fail to qualify for the finals.
For the Olympics, all teams enter under the Great Britain banner. I believe that there are a couple of Welsh players in the GB team but no Scottish players ( not sure about NI) due to the fact that the Scottish FA harbours concerns that if they participated in a combined GB team, FIFA would at some point in the future insist upon a combined GB team participating in the World Cup and European Championships.

16 Jul 2012

Nowadays the gate receipts are for the home club ... so another shafting for the smaller clubs who use to rely on playing the bigger clubs and gaining revenue.
Something else that was used to make the "elite" unbreakable. No surprise you don`t see the likes of Narrrrrrrwich in Europe any more. No longer will a manager like the great Brian Clough take a small club and be able to compete.
The FA Cup is the one exception where gate receipts are still split 50:50

16 Jul 2012

Quote by Max777
For the Olympics, all teams enter under the Great Britain banner. I believe that there are a couple of Welsh players in the GB team but no Scottish players ( not sure about NI) due to the fact that the Scottish FA harbours concerns that if they participated in a combined GB team, FIFA would at some point in the future insist upon a combined GB team participating in the World Cup and European Championships.

The Welsh FA didn't sanction it either ... the fact there are no Scottish Players is that they are all crap ! One or Two made the initial squad but didn't make the final cut ... there aren't any NI Players to my belief.
This will probably be the last time a Team GB competes ... we don't usually but because we are hosting it was decided to enter a team .. without Beckham !

18 Jul 2012

It think its a good thing that the GB football team is a one off. Also I hope Giggs does really well, he deserves it.

26 Jul 2012

Quote by Max777
I'm not 100% certain but I believe that in the Premier League, the home club keeps all the gate receipts. Some of the bigger clubs will have sold most of their seats in the form of season tickets, in advance of the season starting.
The 4 home nations have always had their own separate Football Associations and therefore all enter both the European Championships and World Cups but sadly these days, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland usually fail to qualify for the finals.
For the Olympics, all teams enter under the Great Britain banner. I believe that there are a couple of Welsh players in the GB team but no Scottish players ( not sure about NI) due to the fact that the Scottish FA harbours concerns that if they participated in a combined GB team, FIFA would at some point in the future insist upon a combined GB team participating in the World Cup and European Championships.

Thanks for that Max

5 Sep 2012

If i was a club manager and had players miss pre season to play in the olympic GB team id be going mad!!
Not all Scottish players are crap either, at least two are decent and the only thing Giggs deserves is a kicking .. dirty hairy git .. brothers wife!! Outrageous even for a footie player that one
Id play Beckham too .. game winner still ...
J smile

10 Sep 2012

Quote by VoyeurJ
If i was a club manager and had players miss pre season to play in the olympic GB team id be going mad!!
Not all Scottish players are crap either, at least two are decent and the only thing Giggs deserves is a kicking .. dirty hairy git .. brothers wife!! Outrageous even for a footie player that one
Id play Beckham too .. game winner still ...
J

Cheating on your partner I hate it, I think there is no excuse, I think those that do it are scum, but that is thier choice, thier private lives and none of my business, a role model, Giggs, I doubt kids will think about cheating on thier partners because of his actions but I do think they will aspire to play football like him, be loyal to his club and his nation as he has.
I believe many people would disagree with my view on swinging and think that I am as bad as him, each to thier own and are those that condemn Giggs as squeaky clean in thier own personal lives or are they just hypocrits ?

11 Sep 2012

Even if he did cheat with his brothers wife .. one fantastic player he is still ...
J