I will probably be banned for this but... Footie Thread

[anfield5]

What would stop a mass exodus of players leaving and going overseas where the money was better?

Even Australian Rules football has a salary cap of $9,630,000 which works over for a squad of 47 (most clubs do not have 47 in their first team) of $204,000 a year per player.

I did say that the proposal was to FIFA not UEFA, meaning the same rules for every FIFA country

[steveaki13]

I did say that the proposal was to FIFA not UEFA, meaning the same rules for every FIFA country

Everyone going to play in the brand new Palau league then

[anfield5]

Everyone going to play in the brand new Palau league then

I've played footie in Palau, it was erm... interesting. The national stadium in Koror is actually quite impressive for the size of the country, but the other pitches look like mine fields.

Football as it stands is dictated by 3 or 4 clubs who spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy success. This is destroying the game. You get over-paid ponces diving on the ground and rolling around as if they have been shot, every time a proper player takes the ball of them, and expect 100k per week for doing it.

I have supported Liverpool my whole life and always will, but in truth I would rather watch games from League 1 or League 2. The football is real and is played as it should be, with no over-inflated egos and pathetic ballet routines, every time a takle is made.

[steveaki13]

I've played footie in Palau, it was erm... interesting. The national stadium in Koror is actually quite impressive for the size of the country, but the other pitches look like mine fields.
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Wow. I am interested in football in strange places and thats amazing.

and not anything I ever thought I would read on this forum.

[anfield5]

Wow. I am interested in football in strange places and thats amazing.

and not anything I ever thought I would read on this forum.

My masters team have played in competitions all over the Pacific, we used to go every two years to a tournament some where or other. Palau, Cook Islands, Fiji, Surfer's Paradise etc.

The main problem was the state of some of the pitches and the heat. Being a goal keeper was a dangerous occupation

[steveaki13]

Sounds very fun though. Travelling the pacific playing football

[anfield5]

Sounds very fun though. Travelling the pacific playing football

Ah if only we were paid for doing it

[gadjo_dilo]

Euro 2016 qualifiers tonight and it's me vs. Ody. I'm used to be a loser so I won't be sorry if I llose.

So Ody please do tell me, is the lovely Samaras playing?

[steveaki13]

Some fun Qualifiers tonight for sure.

Gadjo v Ody is a good one.

Gibraltar playing their first competitive game since the old Island Game days v Poland. Will interesting to see how they do.

Germany v Scotland and Hungary v Northern Ireland.

The great thing about these new staggered qualifiers is that so many are being shown on TV. I can watch about 10 games in the next 3 days. As opposed to 2 or 3 in the past

[odykas]

Ahhh, why Romania again?

Probably Samaras will take care of the bench