darra Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveprice/2021/05/22/fifa-wants-a-world-cup-every-two-years-but-that-could-be-too-much-of-a-good-thing/amp/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlinexile Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 That way they will be able to award tournaments to double the amount of godforsaken shitholes.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Money money money i bet Sep Blatter is wishing he was still pulling the strings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darra Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share Posted September 4, 2021 Said on the radio this morning one plan being talked about is a world cup every year for three years then play the Euros etc then go back to three years world cup then Euros etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddogbob Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 (edited) That's going to cause some serious burn out, player wise. At some point you need to let players have a rest. Potentially you could ruin career's. Clubs won't want this. Edited September 4, 2021 by Maddogbob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 (edited) Nope. Stupid decision and will make the World Cup lose its value please don’t mess with the World Cup. It’s the pinnacle of sporting greatness Edited September 4, 2021 by FreshOwl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 1 minute ago, FreshOwl said: Nope. Stupid decision and will make the World Cup lose its value We have the Champions League year and that is pretty important still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beswetherick Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 1 hour ago, darra said: Said on the radio this morning one plan being talked about is a world cup every year for three years then play the Euros etc then go back to three years world cup then Euros etc. Truly mental Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Ellis Rimmer said: We have the Champions League year and that is pretty important still It still doesn’t compare to the World Cup, which is almost like a festival 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 38 minutes ago, FreshOwl said: It still doesn’t compare to the World Cup, which is almost like a festival True that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever the pessimist Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 They’ve already devalued it by expanding it to 48 countries in 2026. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest T Hardy Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 3 hours ago, darra said: Said on the radio this morning one plan being talked about is a world cup every year for three years then play the Euros etc then go back to three years world cup then Euros etc. Yeah that’s daft. I’d be in favour of the WC every two years though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever the pessimist Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Apparently Wenger is a key driver behind this, which is odd as he was always very vocal about player burnout when at Arsenal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 VVank idea by a vvank organisation run by vvankers 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 19 hours ago, Ever the pessimist said: Apparently Wenger is a key driver behind this, which is odd as he was always very vocal about player burnout when at Arsenal. Player burnout is something for a manager to worry about though isn’t it. Entertainment wise we don’t care about player burnout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever the pessimist Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 39 minutes ago, Ellis Rimmer said: Player burnout is something for a manager to worry about though isn’t it. Entertainment wise we don’t care about player burnout True, although in the long / medium term the entertainment will drop if the better players are burned out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, Ever the pessimist said: True, although in the long / medium term the entertainment will drop if the better players are burned out. That’s a whole different thread as to whether better players = better entertainment, as I’m not sure it does. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plonk Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 I love that one of the reasons given is too much of the money in concentrated in certain areas ( ie the big European clubs). Well do something about that then! Instead of trying to drag more money out of the paying public. Make it a level playing field like it used to be, when the likes of Wimbledon could go all the way to the top, and forest and derby could win the European cup. It’s the governing bodies who have rolled over and allowed this situation to develop. And now their answer to the problem is make more money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever the pessimist Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 59 minutes ago, Plonk said: I love that one of the reasons given is too much of the money in concentrated in certain areas ( ie the big European clubs). Well do something about that then! Instead of trying to drag more money out of the paying public. Make it a level playing field like it used to be, when the likes of Wimbledon could go all the way to the top, and forest and derby could win the European cup. It’s the governing bodies who have rolled over and allowed this situation to develop. And now their answer to the problem is make more money! Pedantry time: Derby never won the European cup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darra Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 Burnout is a problem in many other sports and professions like tennis and nursing. It loses its impact with football not recently due to the pandemic restricting travel. In the past we've had the likes of Wenger saying players are tired they need a winter break then in the close season they're jetting off to the far east, America, Australia to play matches. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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