The Football.....

[AndyRM]

As corrupt as FIFA undoubtedly is, the whole "They want Argentina to win" thing is just conspiracy theory hokum.

What really skewers the idea is that there are already grumblings from UEFA about FIFA, especially about the 64 team idea, being heavily pushed by CONMEBOL.

If there's any suggestion that FIFA have somehow favoured Argentina (letting them play in their navy kit doesn't count), then UEFA could quite easily say "Righto, we're off" and FIFA falls apart.

 

[T4tomo]

(letting them play in their navy kit doesn't count)

yet the won they world cup finals in 78, 86 and 22 wearing their tradition pale blue and white stripes? Why is navy blue favoured?

 

[AndyRM]

yet the won they world cup finals in 78, 86 and 22 wearing their tradition pale blue and white stripes? Why is navy blue favoured?

England are wearing white for a start...

 

[AndyRM]

Anyway who cares about all this World Cup nonsense? The real action tonight is Killie v Raith in the League Cup group stage.

We're playing at Talbot's Beechwood Park as Rugby Park's new grass surface, though down, isn't quite ready for action yet.

 

[Binky]

As corrupt as FIFA undoubtedly is, the whole "They want Argentina to win" thing is just conspiracy theory hokum.

What really skewers the idea is that there are already grumblings from UEFA about FIFA, especially about the 64 team idea, being heavily pushed by CONMEBOL.

If there's any suggestion that FIFA have somehow favoured Argentina (letting them play in their navy kit doesn't count), then UEFA could quite easily say "Righto, we're off" and FIFA falls apart.

You might want to not take every post literally, mine was obviously (I thought) somewhat tongue in cheek.
However, when you consider how Infantino and FIFA was influenced by Trump regards red card then maybe some conspiracy theories have a grain of truth!

 

[AndyRM]

You might want to not take every post literally, mine was obviously (I thought) somewhat tongue in cheek.
However, when you consider how Infantino and FIFA was influenced by Trump regards red card then maybe some conspiracy theories have a grain of truth!

I hadn't, apologies, I got where you were coming from. I was just off the back off a chat with a pal who is adamant FIFA want Argentina to win for some indefinable reason and my comment here spilled over from that idiotic conversation.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

I hadn't, apologies, I got where you were coming from. I was just off the back off a chat with a pal who is adamant FIFA want Argentina to win for some indefinable reason and my comment here spilled over from that idiotic conversation.

A mate of mine is of the same opinion. When I ask him why, he just says "Because they do".

The mind boggles.

 

[AndyRM]