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 Lanzo-Ad  Lanzarote 27 Dec 21 3.03pm |
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I know the first game is Jan 9th but does anyone know if Norwich or West Spam is their last game.
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thechaddyboy  Peterborough 27 Dec 21 3.06pm |
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Thought AFCON had been called off ?
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eagleman13  On The Road To Hell & Alicante 27 Dec 21 3.10pm |
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2nd time ive helped you with this . . .
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| Lanzo-Ad Lanzarote 27 Dec 21 5.07pm |
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Thank you, you are the font of all knowledge.
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| chris123 hove actually 29 Dec 21 7.09pm |
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Group stages 9th - 20th Jan Last 16 23rd - 26th Jan Qtrs 29th - 30th Jan Semis 2nd - 3rd Feb Final 6th Feb.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 31 Dec 21 1.38pm |
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I see Ian Wright is moaning about the lack of respect for AFCON the implication being it's racist. It probably isn't Ian, AFCON is the only tournament that takes place in the middle of the European season which is why clubs, managers and fans get fed up. FIFA needs to sort this out whatever happened to the so called Global Calendar? I get that January is a good time for Africa due to the temperatures so why not have the rest of football play international qualifying games and friendlies then we can get back to what most of us care about.
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 31 Dec 21 2.15pm |
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Originally posted by Badger11
I see Ian Wright is moaning about the lack of respect for AFCON the implication being it's racist. It probably isn't Ian, AFCON is the only tournament that takes place in the middle of the European season which is why clubs, managers and fans get fed up. FIFA needs to sort this out whatever happened to the so called Global Calendar? I get that January is a good time for Africa due to the temperatures so why not have the rest of football play international qualifying games and friendlies then we can get back to what most of us care about. Exactly, they shouldn't be released for this in the middle of a season. It would get a much bigger audience if it were done in the summer, in the years the World Cup or European Cup aren't on, i.e odd years. We'd probably all watch it then, and it would get respect. As it is, I find it an annoyance. Take Zaha, he's now getting a few hundred grand from us but won't play for several weeks. Funny how my job, and everyone else's, doesn't work like that.
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| Beastie 31 Dec 21 2.20pm |
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Originally posted by Badger11
I see Ian Wright is moaning about the lack of respect for AFCON the implication being it's racist. It probably isn't Ian, AFCON is the only tournament that takes place in the middle of the European season which is why clubs, managers and fans get fed up. FIFA needs to sort this out whatever happened to the so called Global Calendar? I get that January is a good time for Africa due to the temperatures so why not have the rest of football play international qualifying games and friendlies then we can get back to what most of us care about. Yeah, he doesn’t half spout some b*llocks. If top players were disappearing half way through the season to play in Oceania or whatever, people would be asking the same questions.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 31 Dec 21 3.03pm |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
Exactly, they shouldn't be released for this in the middle of a season. It would get a much bigger audience if it were done in the summer, in the years the World Cup or European Cup aren't on, i.e odd years. We'd probably all watch it then, and it would get respect. As it is, I find it an annoyance. Take Zaha, he's now getting a few hundred grand from us but won't play for several weeks. Funny how my job, and everyone else's, doesn't work like that. The problem is playing in Africa in those temperatures could be dangerous for players and spectators. The answer is to block off a January window when no club football is played. This year how many times did England internationals disrupt the PL was it 3 times? Why not just have the WC or EC qualifying games played at the same time as AFCON then everybody's happy.
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cryrst  The garden of England 31 Dec 21 8.38pm |
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Originally posted by Beastie
Yeah, he doesn’t half spout some b*llocks. If top players were disappearing half way through the season to play in Oceania or whatever, people would be asking the same questions. Afcon affects clubs from the top down. High end PL clubs have more african players so the more missing shows the stature of the club and how far African football has come in say 20 years. Its brilliant tbh and This must even it out. Not sure how many from each club unless some one can post the numbers.
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| deleted 25 31 Dec 21 9.56pm |
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Originally posted by cryrst
Afcon affects clubs from the top down. High end PL clubs have more african players so the more missing shows the stature of the club and how far African football has come in say 20 years. Its brilliant tbh and This must even it out. Not sure how many from each club unless some one can post the numbers.
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| Elpis In a pub 31 Dec 21 11.23pm |
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Originally posted by Badger11
I see Ian Wright is moaning about the lack of respect for AFCON the implication being it's racist. It probably isn't Ian, AFCON is the only tournament that takes place in the middle of the European season which is why clubs, managers and fans get fed up. FIFA needs to sort this out whatever happened to the so called Global Calendar? I get that January is a good time for Africa due to the temperatures so why not have the rest of football play international qualifying games and friendlies then we can get back to what most of us care about. I think most other European leagues have a winter break in January or at least just play cup games which is minor fodder to most .
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