Easy Money

[steevie]

Reckon if we built Kirkby 200ft in the air more people might be in favour?

Quite possibly. La Paz, the capital of Bolivia stands at 3,600 meters above sea level, 118 feet and is the greatest fear of all South American opponents. Peru are most suitable to play in Bolivia but many others struggle if they do not prepare correctly to acclamatise.

 

[DENNIS STEVENS]

Reckon if we built Kirkby 200ft in the air more people might be in favour?

I doubt it would make it any less accessible!
Mind you, if it sits atop a multi-storey car-park we can dispense with the park & ride

 

[steevie]

Brazil are starting to struggle here. No need for the magic sponges, oxygen tanks are required instead.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

has brazils number 8 been any good ? they said he plays for benfica.

 

[steevie]

I cant say i have noticed mate, been flicking from website to website. MG or TsarDiniyar may have observed better.

Brazil pull a goal back. Slightly bitter because Brazil's number 5 should have been sent off imo. Bolivia took the free-kick but Brazil broke away and scored.

 

[Blue Truth]

2-1 could of been 2-2. 20 mins left

 

[steevie]

2-1 could of been 2-2. 20 mins left

Dont say that mate, i have a tenner riding on this.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

fifa try to get games moved from too high, they try to get Ecuador(2,850m) to move as well.

Mexico City is classed as at altitude being 2,240 m so this place is 50% higher.

fifa did put a ban on games at high altitude

The High altitude football controversy arose in May 2007 when FIFA introduced a ban on international matches at more than 2,750 metres above sea level, citing concerns about players' health and the "unfair" advantage to acclimatised home teams. The ruling meant that Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia would be prevented from hosting FIFA World Cup qualifiers in their own capital cities, as well as preventing a number of leading club teams in Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Mexico from playing in their own stadia.

The ruling followed complaints by the Brazilian Football Confederation that La Paz and other Andean venues left visiting players gasping for breath and with pounding hearts. Brazilian club Flamengo had vowed to boycott high-altitude games after several of their players resorted to using bottled oxygen during a Copa Libertadores fixture against Real Potosí of Bolivia, held in rainy conditions at an altitude of 4,000 metres.[2] Following this complaint a number of other Brazilian clubs declared that they would not play Copa Libertadores games at high altitude and put pressure on the Brazilian Football Confederation and FIFA to impose a ban on football at high altitude.

The ruling requiring players to arrive at the host city a week before international games above 8,200 feet (2,500 meters), and two weeks for matches higher than 9,800 feet (3,000 meters), to allow time to adjust to the thin air.

All of the football associations in South America except Brazil stated that they would ignore the ban on high altitude football, and play fixtures in the stadium of their hosts choice whether or not they had the opportunity to acclimatise for a week.

In June 2007 FIFA raised the limit from 2,500m to 3,000m, meaning that the only capital city effected by the ban would be La Paz.

High altitude football controversy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[steevie]

Your right mate, i heard this about a year ago hence why i tipped Bolivia to win Brazil tonight. The controversy is that not being allowed to play in your neck of the woods is deemed to be unfair and in all fairness, it is. It is up to the opposing visitors to acclimatise to the conditions. Why should Bolivia etc be penalised from playing certain games at home? Is it there fault they play at high level altitude?

 

[Goat]

has brazils number 8 been any good ? they said he plays for benfica.

Benfica have 2 players in this game, Number 4 Luisão and Number 8 Ramires, havent watched enough of the game to comment really.

Was watching some Goldmember with the missus, I LOVE GOLD!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

wtf is going on with skysports1, last 2 mins then goes to some kids in the horse of the year show, then the match, then nascar, now nothing.

 

[steevie]

Full Time: Bolivia 2 Brazil 1.

I very much doubt that anyone took a gamble on my tip but if anyone did, congratulations, Now i can say I TOLD YOU SO! Only 88 views for a thread entitled Easy Money. Obviously not many read my posts. Enough blowing my own trumpet, just listen next time will you lids.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

is ossie ardiles on whizz

i didn't catch a single word of what he said

 

[bluebastardo]

Full Time: Bolivia 2 Brazil 1.

I very much doubt that anyone took a gamble on my tip but if anyone did, congratulations, Now i can say I TOLD YOU SO! Only 88 views for a thread entitled Easy Money. Obviously not many read my posts. Enough blowing my own trumpet, just listen next time will you lids.

Nice of you to pass the tip on while I wasn't reading the forum.

 

[NeoNaoNeo]

Full Time: Bolivia 2 Brazil 1.

I very much doubt that anyone took a gamble on my tip but if anyone did, congratulations, Now i can say I TOLD YOU SO! Only 88 views for a thread entitled Easy Money. Obviously not many read my posts. Enough blowing my own trumpet, just listen next time will you lids.

Good on you mate. Thought these lads were far too quick to criticise.