Comments on: Groan’s 10: Ten things we learnt from the latest snoreville of international football http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/2009/10/16/groans-10-ten-things-we-learnt-from-the-latest-snoreville-of-international-football/ Arsenal News and Views - An Arsenal Blog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:28:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Pete http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/2009/10/16/groans-10-ten-things-we-learnt-from-the-latest-snoreville-of-international-football/#comment-31391 Pete Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:40:37 +0000 http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/?p=941#comment-31391 I think the timing of the ACN in the season is fair enough, but I agree that all continental competitions should probably happen in the same year - how much will Egypt really celebrate winning their third ACN in a row if they know they aren't going to the World Cup just months later? I'm glad the real football is back at last! I think the timing of the ACN in the season is fair enough, but I agree that all continental competitions should probably happen in the same year – how much will Egypt really celebrate winning their third ACN in a row if they know they aren’t going to the World Cup just months later?

I’m glad the real football is back at last!

]]> By: jar0909 http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/2009/10/16/groans-10-ten-things-we-learnt-from-the-latest-snoreville-of-international-football/#comment-31389 jar0909 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:24:56 +0000 http://www.thebeautifulgroan.com/?p=941#comment-31389 Heh Pete, Couldn't agree with you more. National football is such a waste of time now with the only focus appearing to be how much money FIFA/UEFA and the national associations can make from each (non)event. It is such a pain having these continous breaks in the season - why can they not organise all these matches into a single period out side of the season plus a two-week break period in Dec/Jan and be done with it? How can they organise ACN and similar local events in the same year as a World Cup?! Surely aternating years would increase interest in each event and most importantly protect the players from burn out? They are in serious danger of devaluing their product with too many cups/competitions being played on a never-ending sequence. Anyway at least we are now almost back to what really matters - real football at last! I think we will be too strong mentally to let Birmingham mess with our game. And they certainly do not have the same level of skill as our players. I think with our strength of chracter as it is now we will win comfortably and I hope we don't let up even when we are 5-0 up!! As they say revenge is a dish best served cold. Heh Pete,

Couldn’t agree with you more.

National football is such a waste of time now with the only focus appearing to be how much money FIFA/UEFA and the national associations can make from each (non)event.

It is such a pain having these continous breaks in the season – why can they not organise all these matches into a single period out side of the season plus a two-week break period in Dec/Jan and be done with it?

How can they organise ACN and similar local events in the same year as a World Cup?! Surely aternating years would increase interest in each event and most importantly protect the players from burn out?

They are in serious danger of devaluing their product with too many cups/competitions being played on a never-ending sequence.

Anyway at least we are now almost back to what really matters – real football at last!

I think we will be too strong mentally to let Birmingham mess with our game. And they certainly do not have the same level of skill as our players. I think with our strength of chracter as it is now we will win comfortably and I hope we don’t let up even when we are 5-0 up!!

As they say revenge is a dish best served cold.

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