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Georgi · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:37 pm **Posts:** 9165

Congrats Bones lad.

pgm · **Posted:** Sun Aug 21, 2016 9:12 pm

Boom!

Led for your Head · **Posted:** Mon Aug 22, 2016 8:53 pm

Sick Burnley

kosherrock · **Joined:** Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:35 pm **Posts:** 3187

Bones wrote:

kosherrock wrote:

let's see how you feel about this...germany has overtaken brazil as the greatest footballing nation of all-time.

welcome back, dude.

if a German thrashing gets you to leave a year later, hope it doesn't happen again

kosherrock · **Joined:** Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:35 pm **Posts:** 3187

I wouldn't lean on Olympic gold to further a case, but that's just me.

Tim · **Joined:** Mon Mar 18, 2013 7:47 pm **Posts:** 11198

Anybody followed champions league play-off round?

pink · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:42 pm **Posts:** 8450

Tiny Tim wrote:

Anybody followed champions league play-off round?

Looks like another successful year for Roma.

pgm · **Posted:** Tue Aug 23, 2016 6:36 pm

kosherrock wrote:

I wouldn't lean on Olympic gold to further a case, but that's just me.

This seems wrong.

pink · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:42 pm **Posts:** 8450

pgm wrote:

kosherrock wrote:

I wouldn't lean on Olympic gold to further a case, but that's just me.

This seems wrong.

Why? Olympic soccer is a joke.

pgm · **Posted:** Tue Aug 23, 2016 8:25 pm

pink wrote:

pgm wrote:

kosherrock wrote:

I wouldn't lean on Olympic gold to further a case, but that's just me.

This seems wrong.

Why? Olympic soccer is a joke.

I just don't think it can be discounted entirely.

pink · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:42 pm **Posts:** 8450

I can, especially now when nations send youth and their C and D squads. It's less than a Mickey Mouse tournament.

pink · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:42 pm **Posts:** 8450

It had historical significance, but now it doesn't. Your overall point is irrelevant. Better arguments factor in head to head records, and winning major tournaments (Word Cup, European Cup, Copa America, etc). I've never heard anyone bring up Olympic soccer victories in any argument in all of my years watching the sport. It just doesn't matter in the modern era.

Avery_Island · **Posted:** Wed Aug 24, 2016 8:44 am

Olympic football is nowhere near the prestige of the Confederations Cup.

The latter has nations playing their first teams.

The Olympics is an U23 tournament in which many players who qualify for it even don't take part. It is not a full international tournament, it's a youth international tournament.

Look at the German side you beat. That isn't Germany's full international side, it's their U23 side with most of their biggest name U23 players (Draxler, Can, Kimmich) missing.

pink · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:42 pm **Posts:** 8450

Exactly. Laughable to even suggest it matters.

pink · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:42 pm **Posts:** 8450

You are literally the only person who cares about Olympic soccer. It's taken less seriously than glorified friendly tournaments like the confederations cup.

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