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Shedite
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KingKenny
Alan Kernaghan Joined: 15 Jan 2022 Status: Offline Points: 139 |
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Test series are much older than the RWC. Not sure it was a PR spin for a tournament that wouldn't exist for about 100 years apart the first test match.
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Banjaxed
Liam Brady Joined: 21 Feb 2014 Status: Online Points: 2965 |
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Genuinely open to correction here, but isnt the idea of "test" matches born from the fact that there is very little competition relative to soccer. Especially if you go back 30 years ago before more professionalism entered rugby.
So you play a six Nations every year and a world cup every 4 years (that you dont even have to qualify for)? I do get the reason that test matches have been seen as competitive, but let's be honest, it's a collective state of mind to make them competitive.
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Bandwagon
Ray Houghton Joined: 07 Feb 2021 Location: Dublin Status: Online Points: 3321 |
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A bit like the Nations League. Micky mouse "tournament designed purley " to give friendlies more of a competitive edge while making sure theres a safety net for the big Nations to not miss out qualifying for the Euros and World Cup. The rugby team winning this test series would be equivalent to us winning that Carling Nations Cup if England had been included. Something we'd obviously take a bit of joy from but the Brits wouldnt give a sh*te about. Edited by Bandwagon - 17 Jul 2022 at 9:38pm |
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You Tell Me
Jack Charlton Joined: 05 Sep 2010 Status: Offline Points: 6773 |
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Given that there's a bit of a meltdown taking place among the NZ sporting public after the series and the coach is on the verge of the sack I'm not sure that's the best comparison.
I don't think you can directly compare football and rugby or the competition systems they operate - they're just too different. Better to just enjoy either or both for what they are, or ignore one if you don't enjoy following it. For what it's worth rugby has a major issue relating to concussion and early onset dementia bubbling just under the surface and I wouldn't be surprised if the game is almost unrecognisable in 10 or 20 years time compared to what we watch today. That's much less of an issue in football thankfully.
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KingKenny
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But only if the Carling Nations Cup was a regular tournament they we didn't conpete in every time, that England dominated and we were one of a miniscule few who managed to beat them. And if "wouldn't give a sh*te about" meant widespread anger from their fans and possibly sacking their manager.
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BrendanD88
Jack Charlton 99% of my posts are emojis Joined: 29 Mar 2013 Location: Co Down Status: Offline Points: 9994 |
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BrenC
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New book out the other week called The Beautiful Game and the Ugly Truth looking at the growing evidence of a link between playing professional football and dementia.
Edited by BrenC - 17 Jul 2022 at 11:05pm |
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darmack
Ray Houghton Joined: 24 Mar 2011 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 4692 |
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So..... do we have a game in November or what?
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The dark side.. And the light
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lassassinblanc
Paul McGrath Cheese, it’s not just for eating Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Clairefontaine Status: Offline Points: 16467 |
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I don't think there will be November games as most leagues finish up on 12/13th November and the World Cup starts on 21st so unless teams play 1 friendly during the midweek I doubt there will be
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Fozz
Liam Brady Joined: 08 Oct 2019 Location: Dublin Status: Offline Points: 2248 |
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So is September (end of NL) the only International window left this year? |
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Paulie
Liam Brady Joined: 06 Jan 2010 Status: Offline Points: 2977 |
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Well there's a November home game on the season ticket anyway and from what I've heard there will be an away fixture as well. Sure all the qualified teams will want a warm up game or two.
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lassassinblanc
Paul McGrath Cheese, it’s not just for eating Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Clairefontaine Status: Offline Points: 16467 |
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There might be games for non qualified teams , so yeah perhaps Italy might fancy a game. But as I said there is 1 week between majority of the leagues finishing up and the World Cup starting so unless they play midweek games there isn't much room
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colemanY2K
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don't brazil charge a fairly hefty appearance fee? can't see the fai with the means to stump up for a home game against brazil. perhaps some promoter may arrange it for london but i doubt it'll happen.
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"One of the dominant facts in English life during the past three quarters of a century has been the decay of ability in the ruling class." Orwell, 1942.
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Sham157
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There is a home and away friendly, sorry test match in November.
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J89
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Can't see the qualified teams wanting to play friendlies with that short turn around. They'd surely wanna get over to Qatar asap and get settled in. |
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You Tell Me
Jack Charlton Joined: 05 Sep 2010 Status: Offline Points: 6773 |
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Only 13 European teams have qualified for the World Cup so presumably there will be plenty of options for friendlies among the other 40 or so that haven't qualified. The likes of Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Czechs, Slovakia and Austria could all be options that don't involve too much travel.
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Hotlips_Hoolahan
Jack Charlton Joined: 04 Aug 2020 Status: Offline Points: 6615 |
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Sick and tired of Slovakia. Norway would be an interesting test for our young defenders up against two beasts in Haaland and Sorloth.
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