Paid Members TheBurningRed Posted June 5 Paid Members Posted June 5 9 minutes ago, SuperBacon said: Brilliantly seen Belgium described as dark horses, which will be the 400th tournament they've been labelled that I remember being down the pub before the 2022 World Cup and not only hearing them being described as dark horses, but a bloke claiming they were going to win it because “they have Dries Mertens”. Who was 35 years old at the time. Quote
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted June 5 Paid Members Posted June 5 2 hours ago, SuperBacon said: I look at their squad, and think only Spain can rival it in terms of depth, especially the attack options. Have France boycotted or something? I don't think England win a tournament in those conditions. We already struggle because of the load on the players when we arrive at most tournaments but at least the Euros only being 6 games and being held in familiar climate gives us a chance. I think we'll do well but run out of steam against Brazil/Spain/France in the QF or SF. Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted June 5 Author Members Posted June 5 3 minutes ago, tiger_rick said: Have France boycotted or something? Their attacking options are ridiculous, but I look at the rest of the squad and don't think it's all that to be honest. Probably comparable to England in my opinion. Need a bit of luck and all that, but I don't see why England can't go really deep into the competition. Apart from the issues I've mentioned. Quote
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted June 5 Paid Members Posted June 5 3 minutes ago, SuperBacon said: Their attacking options are ridiculous, but I look at the rest of the squad and don't think it's all that to be honest. Probably comparable to England in my opinion. I think it's stacked all over. Possibly centre-mid isn't what it was but they've got a top keeper, great starting defence and good options, quality at number 10 and then ridiculous attacking options. No out and out striker as good as Kane but as a collective, Mbappe, Olise, Dembele, Doue, Barcola, Thuram and Mateta are better than anyone elses by miles. As long as the heat doesn't ruin it, I think it's a fascinating comp because I could see Spain, France, England, Brazil, Argentina or Germany winning it, wouldn't be at all surprised if Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, Croatia, Norway or Mexico went real deep and then there are an absolute ton of dark horses like Japan, Turkey, USA, Ghana, Senegal, Colombia, Ivory Coast and Morocco who could do a "Morocco" with the right conditions and momentum. It's only a pity it's a nocturnal event and Trump and Infantino have spent years wiping the shine off it. Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted June 5 Author Members Posted June 5 On to more important things, apparently these are coming to McDonalds next week! Do I, a 41 year old man, want them all? Of course I do. If you find any other good World Cup tat, whack it in here. Quote
Paid Members TheBurningRed Posted June 5 Paid Members Posted June 5 22 minutes ago, SuperBacon said: On to more important things, apparently these are coming to McDonalds next week! Do I, a 41 year old man, want them all? Of course I do. If you find any other good World Cup tat, whack it in here. Don’t like Budweiser but I had to get these for the cans as I like collecting tat like that. Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted June 5 Author Members Posted June 5 Yeah I don't drink, and I desperately want them! Quote
Browser Brady Posted June 5 Posted June 5 (edited) 5 hours ago, SuperBacon said: I can't be arsed to do a whole prediction, but I do think England will win it, and have said this since the last World Cup. I look at their squad, and think only Spain can rival it in terms of depth, especially the attack options. The only thing holding them back would be the heat and humidity, but the majority of European countries will struggle with that probably. Cue a disappointing QF exit for them again. Brilliantly seen Belgium described as dark horses, which will be the 400th tournament they've been labelled that. Was flirting with the idea of an England Win and Kane top scorer double . Edited June 5 by Browser Brady Quote
Paid Members Arch Stanton Posted June 5 Paid Members Posted June 5 (edited) 1 hour ago, SuperBacon said: On to more important things, apparently these are coming to McDonalds next week! Do I, a 41 year old man, want them all? Of course I do. If you find any other good World Cup tat, whack it in here. Odd selection. Is world football in such a state that there are not nine stars at this world cup big enough to grace the side of a McDonald's cup? Assume the image rights of some big names like Messi and Ronaldo weren't attainable. Edited June 5 by Arch Stanton Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted June 5 Author Members Posted June 5 17 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: Odd selection. Is world football in such a state that there are not nine stars at this world cup big enough to grace the side of a McDonald's cup? Assume the image rights of some big names like Messi and Ronaldo weren't attainable. I've had to take that from the yank ones they've had, maybe we'll get different ones? Can't wait for a BIG DAN BURN cup. I think Messi is a Pepsi man, the twat. Quote
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted June 5 Paid Members Posted June 5 Just read that Guillermo Ochoa's in the Mexico squad. Absolutely love that guy, possibly my favourite keeper of the last 20 years. Definitely one of the most under-appreciated. Quote
TibBo Posted June 5 Posted June 5 50 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: Assume the image rights of some big names like Messi and Ronaldo weren't attainable. Looks like they couldn’t get the rights to Beckham either by the state of that picture? Quote
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted June 5 Paid Members Posted June 5 Why there aren't 12 cups with a 1 to 11 of famous footballers and Grimace as the substitute is beyond me. Quote
Rossman Posted June 5 Posted June 5 1 hour ago, TibBo said: Looks like they couldn’t get the rights to Beckham either by the state of that picture? Thought it was The Miz by the state of his teeth. Quote
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