The NCAP Soccerball Thread

[TailWindHome]

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[AndyRM]

Like we needed any more reasons not to watch the World Cup, there's going to be a half time show at the final...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c5yrl54561do

WTAF?

 

[TailWindHome]

3-1
Celtic break and score into an empty net

Fans on the pitches....but it isnt't over

 

[TailWindHome]

It's over
Celtic are champions

 

[Pblakeney]

Like we needed any more reasons not to watch the World Cup, there's going to be a half time show at the final...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c5yrl54561do

WTAF?

A straight choice between that or Lineker (or whoever)?
Tricky. 😉

 

[spen666]

shades of 1985-6 season

I did call it
Hearts needing a draw on last day to win title lose it

 

[spen666]

Southampton or not Southampton

 

[The Crofted Crest]

Sinners not Saints

 

[Stevo 666]

The Boro should call Southampton and tell they will need to do an extra special 'Father Ted' style forfeit for being such cheating b@stards.

 

[Beebo]

There is no easy solution here. The punishment seems fair to me, you just have to ingore the significance of the fans and treat it like any other match. No one would care if it was the 3rd round of the league cup that they were banned from.

This video just about sums the whole thing up for me. Totally pointless, and they have been punished for being stupid.


View: https://youtube.com/shorts/tMDJB5tM8rs?si=_MlNAt0RYQvRgVVd

 

[First Aspect]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c9q34pxv79eo

Interesting perspective on hotel pricing, that FIFA are potentially helping price increases. I can't help but wonder whether this is a fairly routine but of corruption to give host countries a perk at supporters' expense.

I desperately hope there are lots of empty seats in the US, but not Mexico and Canada.

 

[AndyRM]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c9q34pxv79eo

Interesting perspective on hotel pricing, that FIFA are potentially helping price increases. I can't help but wonder whether this is a fairly routine but of corruption to give host countries a perk at supporters' expense.

I desperately hope there are lots of empty seats in the US, but not Mexico and Canada.

They're fleecing people in Mexico and The People's Fighting Republic of Canadia too.

 

[Beebo]

Trump can’t even blame anyone else for this, as it was awarded in 2018 when he was president. So if it’s a shambles, it’s on him.
And I hope it’s a total flop.
FIFA and US companies have lost the plot on pricing.
No one has £10k to blow on a trip to the World Cup.

 

[First Aspect]

They're fleecing people in Mexico and The People's Fighting Republic of Canadia too.

True, but the worst excesses seems to be in the US.

 

[PurplePenguin]

I don't see how one stadium having a match should materially affect hotel bookings in a big city. It's different from the Olympics where there are a lot more seats and venues. Also, when the Olympics is on, most countries suffer from a lack of bookings in the rest of the country, so overall they lose tourists. The main advantage is it markets the country for the future.