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The Road to World Cup 2026 and UEFA Nations League

As an Italy fan I could be accused of being biased here but there are certain teams that I like to always see at the World Cup otherwise something is missing. Off the top of my head, Italy, England, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil. I have no real desire to see New Caledonia or Outer Mongolia in a WC due to their qualifying competition while teams like those might miss out
 
Tony Towner said:
Nobody else has put themselves on the pedestal you have and you comment in real time on games that you can't get on Now TV, so you watch games via those who are illegally steaming them. You've made two ridiculous comments on here today, don't expect them to just be waved through
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What pedestal am I on? I just read the moaning about more football and smaller countries being at world cups as old men shouting at the clouds and elitism. That's my genuine view - Tories moan about how good it used to be in the past too...

Also the end of FA cup replays being so happily "waved through" was in total contradiction to the general political mindset of this forum.

Not sure what the other comment I made that was ridiculous/you disagreed with?
 
Deutsch Wolf said:
What?

This is fucking absurd mate.
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It was absurd to be so keen for it.

Now we have teams flying off all over the world for cash grab games having moaned that they are far too tired for the occasional replay that whilst inconsistent and no, clubs can't budget for it, but it objectively helps smaller clubs.

But you were happy with it, wanted it in fact.
 
Elephant Pyjamas said:
Not entirely sure why you are gunning for me directly.

But as I stated, the clamour by a few on here for the end of FA cup replays was also "Tory" and detestable. We now see Villa and others off to play friendlies in Abu Dhabi, whilst those clubs also moaned about the potential of having a replay against, I don't know - Solihull Moors.

Football is elitist, football is completely top heavy just like society, and I hate that aspect of it.

Funnily enough, no, I neither have a sky subscription or have attended a game (yet) this season. But even if I had I can both think football elitism is "Tory" and call it out as such, but also enjoy the sport itself? No?
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Then if that is your stance then you shouldn’t support a club that has spent the last 7 season in a greed league. You can’t take the moral high ground whilst openly supporting a club that takes its share of that greed. It’s not a pick and choose buffet where you get to keep the bits you want.
Interesting to know how you are so front centre of opinion on all games but have zero access to watch it?
 
Elephant Pyjamas said:
It was absurd to be so keen for it.

Now we have teams flying off all over the world for cash grab games having moaned that they are far too tired for the occasional replay that whilst inconsistent and no, clubs can't budget for it, but it objectively helps smaller clubs.

But you were happy with it, wanted it in fact.
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Because the vast majority of replays are crap that no-one wants. Speaking as someone who paid money to watch ours vs Brentford last season.

Occasionally getting Tamworth a plum game doesn't outweigh that.

And I don't give a shit if you disagree with me but calling me 'Tory'...what the fuck?
 
Deutsch Wolf said:
Because the vast majority of replays are crap that no-one wants. Speaking as someone who paid money to watch ours vs Brentford last season.

Occasionally getting Tamworth a plum game doesn't outweigh that.

And I don't give a shit if you disagree with me but calling me 'Tory'...what the fuck?
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It's a Tory type mindset for sure.

If you don't want to watch it great, but it has factually sut another potential revenue source for clubs who are already strangled of funds where the top teams get so much more. Much like society isn't it
 
jd1981 said:
Then if that is your stance then you shouldn’t support a club that has spent the last 7 season in a greed league. You can’t take the moral high ground whilst openly supporting a club that takes its share of that greed. It’s not a pick and choose buffet where you get to keep the bits you want.
Interesting to know how you are so front centre of opinion on all games but have zero access to watch it?
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Like I have already said, I can simultaneously think that the way football is set up, how little money "trickles down" is absolutely wrong, but also still enjoy the sport as a spectacle, can I not? Or are you telling me I can't?

There are thousands/millions of people who share that view, loads of them on here.

Do you think it's absolutely fine how money is distributed given you've called it a greed league, it seems you shouldn't support Wolves either by your own standards??

Likewise how do you have a view on games?
 
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Deutsch Wolf said:
No, not really.
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It is.

Trickle down economics, top 1% earn the most, everyone else feeds off the scraps, it's extremely similar.

It was an inconsistent revenue source, but a source none the less. But you thought "fuck that" I don't want to watch it, so I don't care.

That is an extremely selfish Tory-esque view, and now, obviously these Prem teams that moaned for it are filling any spare time raising money in Arab countries with awful human rights records, great. That's much better than a replay between Oldham and Southampton isn't it..

Likewise with the world cup. Whilst I agree 48 teams is awkward, I have no issue with smaller sides playing one another, I don't have to watch it, I don't have to watch league 2 football either, doesn't mean I don't want it to exist.
 
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Make it fucking 96 teams then. Equality for all.

Except that would be rubbish, wouldn't it.
 
Lupo said:
As an Italy fan I could be accused of being biased here but there are certain teams that I like to always see at the World Cup otherwise something is missing. Off the top of my head, Italy, England, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil. I have no real desire to see New Caledonia or Outer Mongolia in a WC due to their qualifying competition while teams like those might miss out
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If those major sides don't qualify with how things are set up at the moment they have monumentally fucked up.

If they end up playing New Caledonia (they wont) then they have earned the right to batter them.

I'd be much more interested in seeing that game than watching England play Andorra again, which are destined to do soon, again..
 
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