[essexspireman]

How did 8 time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi’s team qualify?

[1978blue]

I've been watching the Under 21 tournament on channel 4 rather than this World club cup thing and one funny moment in the England match earlier was when Beadle the England goalkeeper sat down on 35 minutes the camera panned straight over to the England bench and stopped on Tommy Simkin !!!

[spireitetoo]

 1978blue, on 15 June 2025 - 08:31 PM, said:

I've been watching the Under 21 tournament on channel 4 rather than this World club cup thing and one funny moment in the England match earlier was when Beadle the England goalkeeper sat down on 35 minutes the camera panned straight over to the England bench and stopped on Tommy Simkin !!!

That game was like watching paint dry, an absolute repeat of all the recent senior performances, if they're taught to be that slow at u21 no wonder were so boring at senior level.

This post has been edited by spireitetoo: Yesterday, 07:54 AM

[lindave]

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

Anybody bothered?

No,it's not much better than the Freight Rover Trophy from years gone by.

[Wooden Spoon]

lindave, on 16 June 2025 - 07:57 AM, said:

No,it's not much better than the Freight Rover Trophy from years gone by.

That trophy still exists- different sponsor these days.


We won it and also finished runners up not so long ago

[Goku]

spireitetoo, on 16 June 2025 - 07:53 AM, said:

That game was like watching paint dry, an absolute repeat of all the recent senior performances, if they're taught to be that slow at u21 no wonder were so boring at senior level.

Missing a good number of players who would be starting otherwise, but yeah, was a drab performance and even missing those players, the quality of players remaining in the squad should've been enough to comfortably dispatch Slovenia.

[Westbars Spireite]

Big crowd in for this one 😂

[Waller is my hero]

Porto match was a great watch…very entertaining 0-0 draw

[Wooden Spoon]

It’s a crap version of the FA cup third round where Dulwich Hamlet get drawn against Arsenal.


But with £100 million to the winner.

[spireitetoo]

Do chelsea not have a current shirt sponsor? Or are their sponsor not allowed / recognised in the USA or by FIFA??

[Wooden Spoon]

 spireitetoo, on 16 June 2025 - 08:30 PM, said:

Do chelsea not have a current shirt sponsor? Or are their sponsor not allowed / recognised in the USA or by FIFA??

I noticed that



Probably not a sponsor for this competition it being a new format

[CFC91]

 spireitetoo, on 16 June 2025 - 08:30 PM, said:

Do chelsea not have a current shirt sponsor? Or are their sponsor not allowed / recognised in the USA or by FIFA??

They didn’t have one all last season I’m sure

[spireitetoo]

 CFC91, on 16 June 2025 - 08:34 PM, said:

They didn’t have one all last season I’m sure

Looks like they agreed a deal with DAMAC (whoever they are?) But looks like it was only for a few games.. and don't seem to have a current sponsor

[clarevoyant.]

Waller is my hero, on 16 June 2025 - 07:13 PM, said:

Porto match was a great watch…very entertaining 0-0 draw

Soilyhull v Bromley was an interesting watch they even got the colours right (almost) proper sh..housery and ref baiting. Only difference being on the occasions Boca or Benfica tried to play football, they could.

[Painted Wagon]

 lindave, on 16 June 2025 - 07:57 AM, said:

No,it's not much better than the Freight Rover Trophy from years gone by.

Are you thinking of the Simod Cup? The short lived competition held whilst English clubs were banned from Europe

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[Cartman]

Pretty dull so far and locals don’t seem bothered if attendances are anything to go by

Might get better in latter stages

[JonB]

spireitetoo, on 16 June 2025 - 08:30 PM, said:

Do chelsea not have a current shirt sponsor? Or are their sponsor not allowed / recognised in the USA or by FIFA??

Apparently they had a short term deal with this Damac lot, Dubai based property company, but the rules of the Club World Cup meant they couldnt have another short term deal. Any sponsor they had for this tinpot cup would have to be signed up for the whole of the forthcoming season.
https://chelsea.news...-sponsor-damac/

Westbars Spireite, on 16 June 2025 - 07:03 PM, said:

Big crowd in for this one 😂

Just over 22,000 there apparently but the stadium holds over 70,000 which explains the numerous empty seats.

I did see something on twitter i think it was where initially tickets for the games were quite expensive but as the start got closer and ticket sales were poor they got the point of nearly giving them away.