African Cup

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  1. Tyk

    Tyke1 Well-Known Member

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    Any of the games live on telly? cheers
     
    Tyke1, Jan 22, 2012
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    Hemsworth Tyke Well-Known Member

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    Itv4 i think T1
     
    Hemsworth Tyke, Jan 22, 2012
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    Farnham_Red Administrator Staff Member Admin

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    Farnham_Red, Jan 22, 2012
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  4. EastStander

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    Live on Eurosport and highlights in ITV4
     
    EastStander, Jan 22, 2012
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    arsenal v man utd or ivory coast v sudan. glad i have a choice. does anyone really think african nations should be played mid season. and i could be wrong, but isn't it every 2 years?
     
    ryhilltyke, Jan 22, 2012
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  6. Eaststand Lower

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    It is every 2 years, but for some reason they are holding 1 in 2013 in South Africa for some reason
     
    Eaststand Lower, Jan 22, 2012
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  7. RichK

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    It is off season in a lot of leagues. Why should other continents follow Europe? Global game.
     
    RichK, Jan 22, 2012
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  8. ryhilltyke

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    ok smartarse why should they have it every 2 years. the game as a whole is based around europe, and should be. even the best from elsewhere want to play here to improve
     
    ryhilltyke, Jan 22, 2012
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  9. EastStander

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    Because they want to have it every 2 years - money I guess.

    As for playing it in Jan....makes sense to play in the cooler months
     
    EastStander, Jan 22, 2012
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    Next One 2013

    Then every two years after so it won't clash with the World Cup.
     
    Scoff, Jan 22, 2012
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  11. ryhilltyke

    ryhilltyke Well-Known Member

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    brilliant, we blame players for chasing money, but it's ok for federations, ******.
    world cup every 4 years as is euros. should be same for african nations
     
    ryhilltyke, Jan 22, 2012
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    Simon De Montforte Well-Known Member

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    Cooler Months? In Africa? Most of it is Equatorial or Tropical and the temperature doesn't vary by more than a couple of degrees all year, they have dry seasons and wet seasons. Also depends whether the tournament is in North Africa or South Africa as to whether it's slightly cooler in Jan/Feb
     
    Simon De Montforte, Jan 22, 2012
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  13. MarioKempes

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    If the major European nations stopped signing African players then maybe their federations would get themselves in line with the rest of the world. Why should clubs lose players who they have a contract with and who they pay a fortune every week so they can play a tournament half way through a season.
     
    MarioKempes, Jan 22, 2012
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  14. EastStander

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    Tough ****.....sign an African international you know what can happen.

    Why should the African Nations Cup change to suit the European off-season?
     
    EastStander, Jan 22, 2012
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    English league is filled with foreign players and then we moan about the competitions they have at international level, it makes me laugh. Just because our FA is the b*tch to the Premier League, which means England will NEVER win a major tournement, doesn't mean other countries FAs should follow suit. Problem is the likes of Arsenal Man U and Chelsea are too used to dictating to the craven FA about how the game in England should be run, they sure do get shock when the African countries turn around and tell them to shove it!! I love it, more please.
     
    wakeyred, Jan 22, 2012
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    Conan Troutman Well-Known Member

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    January is their hottest month!
     
    Conan Troutman, Jan 22, 2012
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  17. MarioKempes

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    Exactly what I said. If they don’t like it then they should stop signing them and this would force a review. And because the vast majority of their players now play in Europe then maybe they should consider reviewing when they play their tournament. I know who needs who the most.
     
    MarioKempes, Jan 23, 2012
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    Strange that the holders dont automatically qualify. Eygpt having won it the last 3 times failed to qualify.
     
    MrsHallsToffeerolls, Jan 23, 2012
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    Why is that strange? The holders of the European Championships don't automatically qualify, neither do the holders of the World Cup.
     
    EastStander, Jan 23, 2012
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    Never really thought about it, but I'm shocked.
     
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