[Football] Time for another meaningless moronic international break

[Swansman]

Lets begin with the good things:
- No Alzate for Colombia and no Trossard (injured) for Belgium. Good.

Lets continue with the bad things:
- There is a pandemic in the world and travelling around in it for no plausible reason is idiotic. FIFA = idiots. National FAs = idiots. National governments making exceptions for sport stars = idiots. Players = idiots.
- There will be no integrity whatsoever in these games. I.e. Denmark had to call up nine new players today because some governments did not make the idiotic decision to allow sport stars and because a lot of players are infected themselves or got infected team mates.
- The tight schedule is ridicilous and got a large impact on the quality of football.
- Its ****ing dull. Feels like the national teams are playing every other week and that every single game means absolutely nothing.
- As for you and me, no one wants to watch Southgate's England and no one wants to watch current Sweden.

All that said... any upsides? Looking forward to any games?

 

[studio150]

Not a fan, but assuming England v Ireland goes ahead, we could see up to 3 Albion players taking on England, which will be worth a watch.

Agree on stupid schedule and silly in current virus world.

 

[GREASED WEASEL]

Well we have Northern Ireland & Scotland in the play offs

Might be unpopular on here,but I'd like to see them both win

Then Portugal v France, knowing how much the French hate losing to the Portuguese, I'll be watching that one

And of course, always cheer on England

 

[blue-shifted]

Nations League should have been suspended for this year due to the pandemic. A totally unnecessary risk

However, UEFA have their nose in the trough and the broadcasting deals have been signed off on, so no chance at all of this happening.

Champions League and Europa League shouldn't be going ahead either, but they are even bigger cash cows

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Gives Potter time to learn some more in readiness to win a few points, maybe.

 

[bhafc99]

Chance for a couple of the lads to shag some local Tinder talent while they’re away from the missus?


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[Iggle Piggle]

Potentially, one less England game to watch

https://www.skysports.com/football/...-have-to-forfeit-iceland-nations-league-match

 

[Guinness Boy]

Chance for a couple of the lads to shag some local Tinder talent while they’re away from the missus?


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I imagine most of them have ridden the Wembley bikes?

 

[Pint of Ale and a Burger]

It's one of those that's great for the fans if you can get a ticket, especially if it's away. and it's a good TV spectacle seeing the teams play Infront of the fans for the atmosphere.
But in the current covid situation, obviously the fans can't go and it seems an unnecessary risk to have players traveling to another country to play and potentially risk our already safe but very fragile domestic game.
And without the fans at the stadium it's not worth watching on tv anyway.
I agree with those that say internationals should have been stopped completely.

 

[southstandandy]

At least we won't have to go through a weekend of lamenting another disappointing Albion result.

 

[Invicta]

Mostly lost interest in International football. Feels an age of a gap between Albion games. It is also spread out over too many days for my liking.

 

[Falmer Wizard]

Nations League should have been suspended for this year due to the pandemic. A totally unnecessary risk

However, UEFA have their nose in the trough and the broadcasting deals have been signed off on, so no chance at all of this happening.

Champions League and Europa League shouldn't be going ahead either, but they are even bigger cash cows

You are Spot On !!!

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

It is farcical that they’re carrying on with the Nations league this season. Football administrators once again showing they lack any common sense. Or decency.

International football should have been put on hold until the summer.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Chance for a couple of the lads to shag some local Tinder talent while they’re away from the missus?

 

[Rinkmaster]

Lost interest in our national team. Won't be watching it at all.

 

[Easy 10]

Lost interest in our national team. Won't be watching it at all.

Did you lose interest before or after the World Cup semi-final ?

 

[GT49er]

Footballers shouldn't be flying off to foreign parts to play football until Covid is under some sort of control - sod the Europa League (or whatever it's called), the Champions League and UEFA cup (or whatever that's called); should all have been cancelled until next season, end of.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Are many Villa players involved in the games? Let's hope they all get injured. Except Mings, obviously. I feel our chances will be greatly improved if he plays.

 

[Peteinblack]

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Lets begin with the good things:
- No Alzate for Colombia and no Trossard (injured) for Belgium. Good.

Lets continue with the bad things:
- There is a pandemic in the world and travelling around in it for no plausible reason is idiotic. FIFA = idiots. National FAs = idiots. National governments making exceptions for sport stars = idiots. Players = idiots.
- There will be no integrity whatsoever in these games. I.e. Denmark had to call up nine new players today because some governments did not make the idiotic decision to allow sport stars and because a lot of players are infected themselves or got infected team mates.
- The tight schedule is ridicilous and got a large impact on the quality of football.
- Its ****ing dull. Feels like the national teams are playing every other week and that every single game means absolutely nothing.
- As for you and me, no one wants to watch Southgate's England and no one wants to watch current Sweden.

All that said... any upsides? Looking forward to any games?

Agree totally.
Do away with them during the season.
Shorten the league season and have them at the end.


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