[essexspireman]

Anybody bothered?

[Waller is my hero]

Betting heaven for goals! Munich v some team from Australia…be gold 😂😂

[Blue95]

 Waller is my hero, on 13 June 2025 - 08:08 PM, said:

Betting heaven for goals! Munich v some team from Australia…be gold 😂😂

Auckland’s in New Zealand

[CFC91]

 essexspireman, on 13 June 2025 - 08:01 PM, said:

Anybody bothered?

I’m quite intrigued. Love South American football but more so for the fan culture and style of football rather than quality of it.

Some of the South American teams should be good to watch, anyone who’s watched the Copa Libertadores will know they are usually pretty fiery. Someone mentioned goals as a bet, wouldn’t be swerving cards when these teams are playing either.

There’s some dross in the group stages from across the Middle East, Asia etc but the knockouts should be relatively good to watch. Most games are on C5 btw or all are free on the DAZN platform for anyone wanting some summer footy.

Just need lindave to come along now and tell us he’s only interested in town

[Waller is my hero]

 Blue95, on 13 June 2025 - 08:11 PM, said:

Auckland’s in New Zealand

Oh yeah 😂😂 it’s a crazy competition…having a team from New Zealand playing one of europes greatest in a global tournament

[The Earl of Chesterfield]

Year round footie is terrific for us punters.

But at what point do we consider player burn out...

[twistedspire]

When the players and clubs don't feed us lies about needing to stop fa cup replays & needing a winter break because of burn out, only to travel half way round the world for a mid season friendly.

[Benno Spire]

I have absolutely no interest in this club World Cup

[Dougspireite78]

Don't even think I will watch any games, they are just glorified friendlies. It's just a FIFA publicity stunt, take the other day, Cristiano Ronaldo's Saudi team didn't qualify so they said they were talking to teams so he could temporarily play for one of the teams who were in it.

This post has been edited by Dougspireite78: Yesterday, 02:33 PM

[Blue roan lily]

CFC91, on 14 June 2025 - 07:51 AM, said:

I’m quite intrigued. Love South American football but more so for the fan culture and style of football rather than quality of it.

Some of the South American teams should be good to watch, anyone who’s watched the Copa Libertadores will know they are usually pretty fiery. Someone mentioned goals as a bet, wouldn’t be swerving cards when these teams are playing either.

There’s some dross in the group stages from across the Middle East, Asia etc but the knockouts should be relatively good to watch. Most games are on C5 btw or all are free on the DAZN platform for anyone wanting some summer footy.

Just need lindave to come along now and tell us he’s only interested in town

Regarding South American teams I can remember when Flemengo beat Liverpool in the similar tournament decades ago.
What a team Flamengo had then. (1981)

This post has been edited by Blue roan lily: Yesterday, 05:29 PM

[Tha Knows...]

Remember the pink shirts

[spireitetoo]

 Blue95, on 13 June 2025 - 08:11 PM, said:

Auckland’s in New Zealand

They might identify as Australian..

[Misnomer]

 The Earl of Chesterfield, on 14 June 2025 - 08:42 AM, said:

Year round footie is terrific for us punters.

But at what point do we consider player burn out...

Probably about the same time we consider brickie and postman burn out....

[Blue95]

 Waller is my hero, on 14 June 2025 - 08:23 AM, said:

Oh yeah 😂😂 it’s a crazy competition…having a team from New Zealand playing one of europes greatest in a global tournament

I think they’d be on a par with a good national league side

 twistedspire, on 14 June 2025 - 08:46 AM, said:

When the players and clubs don't feed us lies about needing to stop fa cup replays & needing a winter break because of burn out, only to travel half way round the world for a mid season friendly.

Now that really pisses me off, Klopp and Pep have ruined the FA cup.

[Mr Mercury]

Blue95, on 14 June 2025 - 08:33 PM, said:

I think they’d be on a par with a good national league side


Now that really pisses me off, Klopp and Pep have ruined the FA cup.

The one who really winds me up is Wenger. When Arsenal manager is was all about less games, quality over quantity, yet now he’s taking the FIFA dollars he’s promoting bigger World Cups, more games more meaningless team competitions.

[CFC91]

 Dougspireite78, on 14 June 2025 - 02:33 PM, said:

Don't even think I will watch any games, they are just glorified friendlies. It's just a FIFA publicity stunt, take the other day, Cristiano Ronaldo's Saudi team didn't qualify so they said they were talking to teams so he could temporarily play for one of the teams who were in it.

With £120m for the winner, more than the CL, I highly doubt it given various clubs PSR positions

[ash_cfc]

 CFC91, on 15 June 2025 - 08:08 AM, said:

With £120m for the winner, more than the CL, I highly doubt it given various clubs PSR positions

Staggered bonuses depending on where you finish also. I expect the European teams to take it serious based on that. Especially now UEFA have similar PSR rules in place for champions league teams.

[CFC91]

 ash_cfc, on 15 June 2025 - 11:15 AM, said:

Staggered bonuses depending on where you finish also. I expect the European teams to take it serious based on that. Especially now UEFA have similar PSR rules in place for champions league teams.

Straight up Bayern chuck all the boys out and batter Auckland 10-0

[Johnnyspireite7]

 CFC91, on 15 June 2025 - 06:48 PM, said:

Straight up Bayern chuck all the boys out and batter Auckland 10-0

And without any goals by Kane. Against a pub team?

[CFC91]

 Johnnyspireite7, on 15 June 2025 - 07:54 PM, said:

And without any goals by Kane. Against a pub team?

Pretty much, commentator made reference to one of the Auckland players having to use all his annual leave to be able to come and play