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 gloryhunter  EDINBURGH 24 Jan 17 8.34pm |
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Wilf subbed
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| chateauferret 24 Jan 17 8.34pm |
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Substituted for Kodjia.
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bifffabazz  Highworth, Wiltshire 24 Jan 17 8.35pm |
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Wilf will love reading this thread! In spite of the tournament's timing/inconvenience/status/pitches, I think Wilf should be supported in his decision. I'm desperate for him to come home but all the time he's playing I want him and his country to do well.
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| chateauferret 24 Jan 17 8.36pm |
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Concur. But it does look as if they're goosed. They've got to score two goals in ten minutes and their striker is Bony the Pony.
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anerley_eagle  Mid Wales 24 Jan 17 8.38pm |
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Why do people wish that Wilf's tournament ends early, just so that he comes back to play a few extra games for the club? If Wilf is so important to us and regarded as one of our 'own', surely the logical thing to do is hope that he has a successful tournament and wish him all the best. I don't understand how the logic of wishing ill-fortune on someone that is supposedly 'loved' by the fans.
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| chateauferret 24 Jan 17 8.40pm |
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Originally posted by anerley_eagle
Why do people wish that Wilf's tournament ends early, just so that he comes back to play a few extra games for the club? If Wilf is so important to us and regarded as one of our 'own', surely the logical thing to do is hope that he has a successful tournament and wish him all the best. I don't understand how the logic of wishing ill-fortune on someone that is supposedly 'loved' by the fans. Moreover, I would think that if IC had done well Wilf would come back with confidence which would help break the losing pattern we have back at Palace. This would be worth more than an extra performance. Unfortunately it doesn't look likely to happen - IC have been poor.
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| Alex1991 Ashford 24 Jan 17 8.41pm |
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Originally posted by anerley_eagle
Why do people wish that Wilf's tournament ends early, just so that he comes back to play a few extra games for the club? If Wilf is so important to us and regarded as one of our 'own', surely the logical thing to do is hope that he has a successful tournament and wish him all the best. I don't understand how the logic of wishing ill-fortune on someone that is supposedly 'loved' by the fans. Because he is currently by far and away the best player that we have, and we are in a dire situation. I can't imagine anybody wishing him to get knocked out if this tournament was held in the off season. As it is we are struggling to book a win and he is playing in a tournament that holds little relevance to the majority of our fan base.
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| GlaziertoEagle Coventry 24 Jan 17 8.41pm |
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Originally posted by Alex1991
If the money is sparse, then a 4 year tournament cycle would alleviate the financial pressure on the federation and would become more of an event. I was unaware of the temperatures in Northern Africa. And you are quite right, Qatar is going to be a massive c**k up ! Completely agree with you, it should be a 4 year rotation. I think the reason for the 2 year cycle was due to the state of the game in Africa. CAF have always been keen to drive up interest in 'sleeper' nations and to showcase African talent to European clubs. It's why it is often held in countries that really don't have the infrastructure, in order to push public interest and to encourage the governments in those nations to invest. Some of the nations that have been hosts really should never have been selected, I mean could you imagine the next Euros being in Albania or Moldova?
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| leejaneagles 24 Jan 17 8.45pm |
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Originally posted by bifffabazz
Wilf will love reading this thread! In spite of the tournament's timing/inconvenience/status/pitches, I think Wilf should be supported in his decision. I'm desperate for him to come home but all the time he's playing I want him and his country to do well. He's hardly Ivory Coast born and bred though is he? It hasn't really been mentioned perhaps because it gives the connotations of racism but the lad has a Croydon accent, has played tournaments for England and this whole Ivory Coast decision came about when he realised his at his prime age now and not going to be a starter for England in the next 2 tournaments. I know we were all baffled when our very own Big Sam chose Townsend over Zaha last year but there was never any doubt of Wilf rejecting the call had it come. I don't think Zaha has been umming and arring about this for a while, there was never any hint of Wilf rejecting England if they wanted him. Also, this may be too cynical but his "other" nationality is one of the top teams in Africa, as I mentioned earlier they won the AFCON last time and Wilf could well see another one in the future. I wonder how patriotic he'd of been had his second nationality been one of the African whipping boys of the competition. Edited by leejaneagles (24 Jan 2017 8.46pm)
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| gloryhunter EDINBURGH 24 Jan 17 8.46pm |
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Albania or Moldova - sshhhhh don,t give them any more silly ideas.
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| Alex1991 Ashford 24 Jan 17 8.47pm |
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Originally posted by GlaziertoEagle
Completely agree with you, it should be a 4 year rotation. I think the reason for the 2 year cycle was due to the state of the game in Africa. CAF have always been keen to drive up interest in 'sleeper' nations and to showcase African talent to European clubs. It's why it is often held in countries that really don't have the infrastructure, in order to push public interest and to encourage the governments in those nations to invest. Some of the nations that have been hosts really should never have been selected, I mean could you imagine the next Euros being in Albania or Moldova? Like Qatar ! And we all know that the high ranking officials are pocketing serious wedge from those deals....
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| Alex1991 Ashford 24 Jan 17 8.51pm |
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Originally posted by leejaneagles
He's hardly Ivory Coast born and bred though is he? It hasn't really been mentioned perhaps because it gives the connotations of racism but the lad has a Croydon accent, has played tournaments for England and this whole Ivory Coast decision came about when he realised his at his prime age now and not going to be a starter for England in the next 2 tournaments. I know we were all baffled when our very own Big Sam chose Townsend over Zaha last year but there was never any doubt of Wilf rejecting the call had it come. I don't think Zaha has been umming and arring about this for a while, there was never any hint of Wilf rejecting England if they wanted him. Also, this may be too cynical but his "other" nationality is one of the top teams in Africa, as I mentioned earlier they won the AFCON last time and Wilf could well see another one in the future. I wonder how patriotic he'd of been had his second nationality been one of the African whipping boys of the competition. Edited by leejaneagles (24 Jan 2017 8.46pm) I agree with your points, but I do believe that he spoke French at home and sends a portion of his wages to Ivory Coast. So it's not a completely tenuous link.
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