ceudmilefailte

Only game I ever took the wife to. She kept asking me wh Sweden hadn't scored yet

Cheers Your link doesn't work( for me any way) but found it on youtube 3200 views in 24 hours, hard to believe.

Did you get that on DVD, it's the only video left in my house, nothing to play it on now either.

No hiding behind the couch now.

Had an uncle who used to use it for cigarette papers if he ran out on a Sunday, kind of ironic really. For younger posters everything used to be shut on a Sunday.

Only if you promise to read it too. That's the beauty of sport we all see it as it develops and can discuss it accordingly. Could all get a copy of the bible, that's something we could all have different opinions on.

Insurance.

Think Petes nailed it with mentioning insurance. It might only be 50 people but some of them are worth rather a lot. I doubt putting players at needless risk is covered no matter how minimal you or I might see it

Thanks, you should have mentioned that in the first place it would have explained a lot for me. We can all get back to I want the cup cos I'm top and shit like that.

Perhaps the experts should look at the schools next or were the ones involved with football ahead of the game so to speak. Every effort is being made to continue as normal in other areas so as cut back on the inevitable social shut down. I cant see any reason why football should have been any different. Football associations made these desicions not experts.

I'm looking at it one way those with a financial interest are looking at it another way. Who are the experts who told football clubs to stop competing?

Nobody is talking about that level of football.

The percentage of people who go to games is far smaller than the figure that watches games on TV. Also there are TV cameras at all games these day.. Thats neither here nor there, I give up on trying to explain the sociological reasons to continue to conduct life as normal as is possible at times such as this. It would appear that I am wrong and the decent into chaos is inevitable

Sport provides entertainment and distraction, I would say we need both more than ever just now.

So football should simply because it can afford to? Lots of businesses will close and never open again but ones that provide a service at next to no risk should shut up shop?

As far as I am aware there aren't many people bothered about the scores in the kick abouts she supervises The point is that you have to balance the risks with the benefits. And the benefits for society outweigh the risks to me. I take it you have completed your panic buying and feel the time is right for total lock down?

Surely an important aspect of dealing with a pandemic is to continue as much as possible without disrupting normal day to day activity. Enjoyment of sport is a huge example of this. I don't see how misfortunes to one team more than another should lead to the event being cancelled, it will still be a contest.. It will still give many of us more to do than watch sky news 24/7. My daughter is a PE teacher and has not been told to stop teaching because of the risks, so the physical contact aspect looks like baloney to me There is more than enough money in football to minimise the risks to an acceptable level even if it does lead to games not being as competitive as they might be the benefits for society are far more important. Slightly of topic but with the likes of tennis and golf also getting postponed it it makes the whole of top level sport look 100% money orientated. We really should all pop ourselves if these sports cant be played with out paying customers. Society will have to make a lot of sacrifices over the next few months. Looks like our overpaid sportsmen are exempt. Disclaimer- I couldn't care less who wins or loses gets promoted or relegated

He's a better player, but not a better striker. His overall contribution in the Sheffield United team has been massive, his goal return hasn't. Just depends what you want from your striker and what you can expect from your other ten players.

Either this thread is a joke or Clarke is, find out next week I guess.

I noticed that too but the the game was over by then. Perhaps they just wanted to let him get a sight of the goal. Probably like most technically good players he could play any were in the midfield,

Took a bigger chance with Burke.

Maybe he's trying to convince the rest of the squad they are better than the Chelsea one?

Well that's a massive generalisation of a very complex condition. Can we please leave any discussion on this in anything goes.

Seven out of last eight, yes

Curiosity, who was the Liverpool kid?