May 26May 26 The person who thought of an enlarged tourny needs slapping as does anyone who sings its coming home. Going to get beats.
May 27May 27 16 hours ago, bluelightening said:The person who thought of an enlarged tourny needs slapping as does anyone who sings its coming home. Going to get beats.Right on both counts.
May 27May 27 I liked it when there was a tournament of 16four groups of four no messing aboutquarters, semis, final.No spaces for also rans.The current format lets every man and his dog in. Many almost meaningless matches. Minnows thrashing minnows.Entertainment and interviews at half time. Edited May 27May 27 by OTL
May 27May 27 25 minutes ago, OTL said:I liked it when there was a tournament of 16four groups of four no messing aboutquarters, semis, final.No spaces for also rans.The current format lets every man and his dog in. Many almost meaningless matches. Minnows thrashing minnows.Entertainment and interviews at half time.Yep and a wall chart that actually fitted on the fkg wall!!Remember the qualifying groups were also more exciting, 4 teams max groups (usually at least two very strong) and only one team qualifying. Remember watching an Italy v England qualifier at school in the science lab lol, no idea why it was being played in the afternoon but remember we lost 2-0 was absolutely gutted back in those days.
May 27May 27 Round of 16 and the round of 32 have become a badge of honour 😂At some point we will have some smaller teams boasting at reaching the round of 64 or even 128🤣and still Wales wont qualify. Edited May 27May 27 by OTL
May 27May 27 England at home, those nasty Argentinians, the cheeky North Koreans, the Germans as resolute as ever. Isnt it Arent they. Uwe Seeler, Tostao, Eusebio, Martin Peters. Oh suits you. Edited May 27May 27 by OTL
May 27May 27 You all know that theyre going to all try to play pep football. Except for Tuchel who will bore the wet out of a c**t getting us to the the quarters before a team (hopefully Brazil) shows us entertainment still matters and probably ancelotti who is going for every single cup win in the game. Roman was such a nob for sacking Carlo....
May 27May 27 6 hours ago, Blue Ram said:Yep and a wall chart that actually fitted on the fkg wall!!Remember the qualifying groups were also more exciting, 4 teams max groups (usually at least two very strong) and only one team qualifying. Remember watching an Italy v England qualifier at school in the science lab lol, no idea why it was being played in the afternoon but remember we lost 2-0 was absolutely gutted back in those days.if you look at group B its a waste of time and you could say the same for ....could our American forum dwellers look away now...for group Dwaste of space no hopers.
May 27May 27 7 minutes ago, OTL said:if you look at group B its a waste of time and you could say the same for ....could our American forum dwellers look away now...for group Dwaste of space no hopers.Group D has Australia and Turkey.The Australians work hard and the Turks have at least one player that can score from distance for the first time.It might got the wire or the best official that money can buy, remember Italy against Korea.
May 27May 27 6 minutes ago, strider6004 said:Group D has Australia and Turkey.The Australians work hard and the Turks have at least one player that can score from distance for the first time.It might got the wire or the best official that money can buy, remember Italy against Korea.sounds promising unless you play for USA
May 29May 29 Fifa must answer questions after allegations of "artificially inflating prices" and "misleading fans" over the sale of tickets for the 2026 World Cup.It comes as the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey officially launched an investigation into Fifa's practices.New Jersey attorney general Jennifer Davenport called the process a "gauntlet of confusion, fake scarcity and impossibly high prices".She added there would be a "thorough investigation of Fifa's conduct" with world football's governing body subpoenaed to provide information.A subpoena compels a party to release specified internal documents or information.
May 30May 30 On 27/05/2026 at 12:44, OTL said:Round of 16 and the round of 32 have become a badge of honour 😂At some point we will have some smaller teams boasting at reaching the round of 64 or even 128🤣and still Wales wont qualify.And Scotland will go down to Haiti…
May 30May 30 BBC SportBilly Gilmour: Scotland midfielder ruled out of World Cup...Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour is ruled out of the World Cup after picking up a knee injury during Saturday's 4-1 friendly win over Curacao.
May 31May 31 10 hours ago, Boyne said:BBC SportBilly Gilmour: Scotland midfielder ruled out of World Cup...Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour is ruled out of the World Cup after picking up a knee injury during Saturday's 4-1 friendly win over Curacao.Ah no, poor Billy 😪
May 31May 31 I've just thought of another reason why a 48 team world cup is a bad idea.........it's even harder to fill up those Panini Sticker albums now.
May 31May 31 9 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:I've just thought of another reason why a 48 team world cup is a bad idea.........it's even harder to fill up those Panini Sticker albums now.9 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:I've just thought of another reason why a 48 team world cup is a bad idea.........it's even harder to fill up those Panini Sticker albums now.Don't - Gives me bad childhood memories all that pocket money spent on Panini stickers at Martins the newsagents. I remember the one player that haunts me I just could not get was Teofilo Cubillas , although on second thoughts I probably got a lot nearer to him than Scotland ever did lol.
May 31May 31 2 minutes ago, Blue Ram said:Don't - Gives me bad childhood memories all that pocket money spent on Panini stickers at Martins the newsagents. I remember the one player that haunts me I just could not get was Teofilo Cubillas , although on second thoughts I probably got a lot nearer to him than Scotland ever did lol.The problem was that they were never available long enough. You had a 6-8 week window to get them all. After that, the best you could do was swaps with your mates.
June 1Jun 1 Interesting rule changes ahead of WC, including expanded VAR powers, and what looks to be limiting tactical slowdowns / injuries and time wasting. Arteta will need a new plan if some of these make their way to the Premier League, although knowing our lot, we'll find a way to limit ourselves here!https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12098/13549645/world-cup-ifab-confirm-new-var-powers-10-second-substitutions-and-tactical-timeout-ban-in-major-rule-changes Edited June 1Jun 1 by PhilH930
June 1Jun 1 8 hours ago, PhilH930 said:Interesting rule changes ahead of WC, including expanded VAR powers, and what looks to be limiting tactical slowdowns / injuries and time wasting. Arteta will need a new plan if some of these make their way to the Premier League, although knowing our lot, we'll find a way to limit ourselves here!https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12098/13549645/world-cup-ifab-confirm-new-var-powers-10-second-substitutions-and-tactical-timeout-ban-in-major-rule-changesOne or two of these might be very difficult to enforce without controversy.
June 1Jun 1 9 hours ago, PhilH930 said:Interesting rule changes ahead of WC, including expanded VAR powers, and what looks to be limiting tactical slowdowns / injuries and time wasting. Arteta will need a new plan if some of these make their way to the Premier League, although knowing our lot, we'll find a way to limit ourselves here!https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12098/13549645/world-cup-ifab-confirm-new-var-powers-10-second-substitutions-and-tactical-timeout-ban-in-major-rule-changesSurely the 2 things will pretty much cancel each other out. Less time wasting from the players but more time being wasted on ludicrously long VAR checks ?
June 1Jun 1 So it's looking likely that the current holder of the FIFA Peace Prize will still be embroiled in the war he started when the World cup kicks off.
June 1Jun 1 On 27/05/2026 at 12:15, Blue Ram said:Yep and a wall chart that actually fitted on the fkg wall!!Remember the qualifying groups were also more exciting, 4 teams max groups (usually at least two very strong) and only one team qualifying. Remember watching an Italy v England qualifier at school in the science lab lol, no idea why it was being played in the afternoon but remember we lost 2-0 was absolutely gutted back in those days.Panini albums were much cheaper to compile back then.
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