FIFA club world cup

[64]

Anyone watched any of it?

[MK Iron]

Not a second of it.

Not many Americans pitching up to watch it either.

We might look back on this joke of a tournament as the moment so called top level football disappeared up it’s own greedy backside.

[Awaywego]

Its all about the money and always will be, while the Arabs keep offering prize money like they have teams will keep turning up.

No doubt we will enter that shity National league cup given the chance. It’s all about the money!

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Iron-awe

[premier iron]

Absolute waste of time.Our players have been playing since last August,how are they going to cope for a full season starting in a matter of weeks

[cassidystash]

I’m sure the poor, precious boys will be comforted by the wads of cash.

[Ironfan]

Read a report of Bayern thrashing Auckland City 10-0 early in the tournament then promptly forgot about it until now

[Northumbiron]

I want to know how Chelsea got the nod over clubs like Liverpool, Arsenal & Man Utd?

[SouthYorksIron]

Northumbiron wrote:

I want to know how Chelsea got the nod over clubs like Liverpool, Arsenal & Man Utd?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c1e611ee307o#:~:text=Chelsea%20and%20Manchester%20City%20are,places%20at%20this%20summer's%20tournament.

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Northumbiron

[Deereyme66]

Haven’t been watching any of that nonsense. England U21s V Holland on C4 might be worth a watch though.

[Iron-awe]

Been enjoyable watch England U21’s the last week or so, entertaining stuff to knock out Spain last round and currently playing well against the Netherlands in the semifinal ( kiss of death no doubt ).

[Northumbiron]

Red Bull Salzburg – (Austria) Ninth best non-Champions League winners

LOL!

[Iron-awe]

Iron-awe wrote:

Been enjoyable watch England U21’s the last week or so, entertaining stuff to knock out Spain last round and currently playing well against the Netherlands in the semifinal ( kiss of death no doubt ).

Harvey Elliott just scored a cracker for young England, hopefully final bound.

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Deereyme66

[Iron-awe]

England in the final, cracking game and two excellent finishes from Elliott, good opportunist equaliser from Netherlands who played their part in an entertaining game, England deservedly through.

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Awaywego, MK Iron

[Deereyme66]

Yeah, good game and some promising players, particularly Elliott

[Iron-awe]

Good first half in the final with England 2-1 ahead, Germany pulling one back in stoppage time but overall England have been better and could have been more in front, interesting second half in prospect, come on England.

[Iron-awe]

Missed the extra time winner as I was watching Neil Young’s Glastonbury set but what a great result for the young Lions and thoroughly deserved for their overall performances during the tournament. Always tough against Germany but it always feels good to beat them, well done young England.

[Rene Artois]

Who won it?

[Awaywego]

Seen that Carlisle have declined entry to the National league cup.
Hopefully in the coming days the club will give us their position on where we stand.
Not a criticism of the club by the way.

[64]

We should enter it,we should respect where we got ourselves

[Rene Artois]

64 wrote:

Anyone watched any of it?

No.
How did we get on? lol

[Awaywego]

Butler has said he’s open to entering the NL cup, 5 others already declined “if there’s a grubby pound to be had our club will seek it.
We dont need them extra games with the thread bare squad we have.

[Rene Artois]

Awaywego wrote:

Butler has said he’s open to entering the NL cup, 5 others already declined “if there’s a grubby pound to be had our club will seek it.
We dont need them extra games with the thread bare squad we have.

Probably not the most reliable source (Reddit – Sept 2024):

“NL teams will get £10k for participating.
£8k for a group win.
£4k for group draws.
£15k for knockout round wins.
£60k to winners.
£30k runners up.”

4 group games, all at home v U21 teams.
QF, SF, F

So, if you are unlucky enough to play 4 and lose 4, then you only pocket the £10k participation fee.
Home team pockets all Att monies.

We’ve no reserve or U18 team, so why not. A few might need game time?

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cassidystash

[Awaywego]

Average attendance for 16 group games for our area last season 334, don’t think any team will be pocketing any money from the gate receipts.
Don’t see now we could afford to play when we couldn’t even play at home on new years day and had to play behind closed doors against the cods.

[another fed up fan]

I think we should withdraw as enough to do to stay in the division without picking up injuries in this meaningless competition.
Also didn’t this take the place of Fa Cup replays which at least brought revenue not sure even Leeds took their 500,000 fans to the the final last season

[ironfromafar]

another fed up fan wrote:

I think we should withdraw as enough to do to stay in the division without picking up injuries in this meaningless competition.

100% .. ENTER at your own risk

IMO give it a miss and focus on NL survival not some tin pot cup that means naff all and risks unnecessary injuries

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