Copa America

[TheHowieLama]

US v Colombia kicks this off tonight.

 

Usually a great tournament. 

[Paulie Dangerously]

The Hipster-Euros. 

[Trumo]

If Argentina don't win it this year, they really are bottlers. All the other genuine contenders are going through a transitional period whereas Argentina have a more settled squad and real attacking depth.

[TheHowieLama]

I had completely forgotten Hulk played football.

[A_S]

Why is it being held in the US?

[Kevin D]

Which channel will be showing it?

[Jairzinho]

If Argentina don't win it this year, they really are bottlers. All the other genuine contenders are going through a transitional period whereas Argentina have a more settled squad and real attacking depth.

 

Six of the top 13 teams in the world are in this competition. I think it's a bit of a stretch to say Argentina are bottlers if they don't win it.

[TheHowieLama]

Why is it being held in the US?

 

Trump.

[TheHowieLama]

Six of the top 13 teams in the world are in this competition. I think it's a bit of a stretch to say Argentina are bottlers if they don't win it.

 

All that and Mexico.

[Chairman Meow]

Trump.

 

He's going to host this tournament and make Argentina pay for it. 

[Trumo]

Six of the top 13 teams in the world are in this competition. I think it's a bit of a stretch to say Argentina are bottlers if they don't win it.

 

If you are going by the FIFA rankings, they are a complete load of shite. And Argentina have made a habit of so-near-yet-so-far in the last 25 years that the bottlers tag is pretty appropriate.

[TheHowieLama]

Still a bunch of good tough sides who are always up for it no matter what the ranking. 

I'd rather play Slovakia than Costa Rica for instance. In Colombia, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay you have top quality.

[Jairzinho]

If you are going by the FIFA rankings, they are a complete load of shite. And Argentina have made a habit of so-near-yet-so-far in the last 25 years that the bottlers tag is pretty appropriate.

 

They clearly aren't "a complete load of shite". They may throw up the odd strange placing, but they're reasonably accurate. Accurate enough to suggest that whilst the "bottlers" tag for Argentina may well be perfectly reasonable, them not winning this one very strong competition is hardly conclusive of anything.

 

Whoever is about to host a tournament is usually slightly artificially low, and the odd European team that has pissed an easy qualifying group is usually slightly artificially high. However, even if you push the top 13 out to top 20, are you suggesting that any of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Columbia and Ecuador aren't in the top 20 teams in world football?

[Russ Atmosphere]

It's all on at daft o'clock. I need 8 hours these days.

[Allan]

Which channel will be showing it?

 

Premier Sports have the Copa coverage this year.

[Kevin D]

Premier Sports have the Copa coverage this year.

You've clearly made them up.

[Allan]

You've clearly made them up.

 

Knocked this website up between posts...

 

Premier Sports

[moof]

I reckon Wales are gonna win.

[Trumo]

Premier Sports have the Copa coverage this year.

 

Virgin Media provided that channel for free for a month during last year's Copa. Are they doing the same again or charging for it this time?

[Allan]

Virgin Media provided that channel for free for a month during last year's Copa. Are they doing the same again or charging for it this time?

 

Not sure. Can't see anything on either company's site, so I would expect that last year may have been a one off.

[ZonkoVille77]

It's fuckin shite.

[Carvalho Diablo]

Won't be complete without some good old fan on ref aggro.

 

 

Is the last one Ste Gandy ?

[Tony Moanero]

People intend to watch the Copa America?

[Arl arse]

02:10 kick off. Selfish bastards.

 

 

Won't somebody think of the Asian European market!

[Trumo]

People intend to watch the Copa America?

 

Tu madre.