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France Olympic Squad - JPM & Olise
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 YT  Oxford 03 Jun 24 2.26pm |
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Originally posted by Badger11
What a joke. Just hoping our boys get a tournament ban 5 minutes into the first game. Football, Golf, Tennis, Basketball are just a few of the sports that should not be at the Olympics. The Olympics as the name suggest should be the pinnacle of a sportsperson career, the gold medal the one that everyone in that sport wants to win.
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| Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 03 Jun 24 3.03pm |
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With Chelsea and Arsenal, along with some European clubs, refusing to send players to the Olympics, it's disappointing to learn that we are likely to see two key players miss pre-season and risk injury. In addition to the four in the England squad for the Euros, that's a big chunk of the team potentially missing Ollie's build up. I realise it's unlikely they'll all be playing, but the club seems enthusiastic about their being selected. I conclude that we are doing all we can to encourage them to stay.
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| MrRobbo Chaldon 03 Jun 24 4.05pm |
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Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer
With Chelsea and Arsenal, along with some European clubs, refusing to send players to the Olympics, it's disappointing to learn that we are likely to see two key players miss pre-season and risk injury. In addition to the four in the England squad for the Euros, that's a big chunk of the team potentially missing Ollie's build up. I realise it's unlikely they'll all be playing, but the club seems enthusiastic about their being selected. I conclude that we are doing all we can to encourage them to stay. Its a huge annoyance, but players playing on the biggest stage will further highlight our pathway. In Whartons case a very short one at that.
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Daddyorc  Atlantic Highlands, NJ 03 Jun 24 4.23pm |
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Olise was always going to the Olympics when not picked for the Euro squad. Mateta is kind of a surprise. If the Olympics weren't in Paris, he probably wouldn't be in the squad, as not so key that France wins. They want to win the gold in the Olympics they host. I don't love it either, but hopefully our first few games are either with bottom teams or MC/Arsenal where their presence may not be missed as much.
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 03 Jun 24 4.34pm |
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Originally posted by Daddyorc
Olise was always going to the Olympics when not picked for the Euro squad. Mateta is kind of a surprise. If the Olympics weren't in Paris, he probably wouldn't be in the squad, as not so key that France wins. They want to win the gold in the Olympics they host. I don't love it either, but hopefully our first few games are either with bottom teams or MC/Arsenal where their presence may not be missed as much. If our players do well - it'll increase the interest in them. If they do badly it could dent their confidence. If they get injured then it's tough sh1t for us. I'm not seeing much of an upside. I've never watched the olympic football before. I maybe watched Denmark win it once or something like that in the eighties. I doubt I'll watch it this time even with our players in it.
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| monkey Sittingbourne,but made in Bromley 03 Jun 24 4.48pm |
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Really doesn’t bother me this, for one they might not even be our players by then, especially Olise, and if they are at least it’ll make the Olympic football slightly more interesting and worth having a look at something I wouldn’t normally bother with.
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| ambrose7 Croydon 03 Jun 24 5.54pm |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
If our players do well - it'll increase the interest in them. If they do badly it could dent their confidence. If they get injured then it's tough sh1t for us. I'm not seeing much of an upside. If you're a top player and have the European clubs after you, Palace can't offer you their European opportunities, their cup silverware and sometimes their salaries. The minimum we can really do is encourage their international success. C'est la vie!
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| Vaibow vancouver/croydon 04 Jun 24 4.00am |
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Originally posted by PatrickA
To have one of our front three out from the early games of the new season is bad enough; to have two out is even more irritating. How many can even name the last three Olympic winners? The start of the season is important in terms of building early confidence and momentum and you don’t want to go into it with one hand tied behind your back. If britain won it, you'd remember... I'm sure an olympic medal would be something to talk about...
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| PatrickA London 04 Jun 24 5.54am |
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For me international football disrupts the season with constant pauses in the season and , as for the Olympics, it was previously never seen as a vehicle for professional footballers. It may be perceived as a narrow and parochial view, but my main desire is for us to carry the momentum of the end of last season into the new season. Originally posted by Vaibow
If britain won it, you'd remember... I'm sure an olympic medal would be something to talk about...
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| ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 04 Jun 24 10.50am |
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Originally posted by Vaibow
If britain won it, you'd remember... I'm sure an olympic medal would be something to talk about... Used to only send amateurs, but these days do they even compete in it? Presumably the ladies? I remember Vauxhall Conference players being selected when I used to follow Kidderminster Harriers.
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radicalsteve  ottawa 05 Jun 24 12.54am |
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Originally posted by ambrose7
If you're a top player and have the European clubs after you, Palace can't offer you their European opportunities, their cup silverware and sometimes their salaries. The minimum we can really do is encourage their international success. C'est la vie! Its not a bad thing for our players to get a medal - has not exactly been something we have had seen recently - I wouldn't object to an Olympic Gold medal in my collection of trophies.
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| Vaibow vancouver/croydon 05 Jun 24 1.11am |
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lol that's down to you not being a professional athlete. Originally posted by PatrickA
For me international football disrupts the season with constant pauses in the season and , as for the Olympics, it was previously never seen as a vehicle for professional footballers. It may be perceived as a narrow and parochial view, but my main desire is for us to carry the momentum of the end of last season into the new season.
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