All-Star Games ?

redout

Whats peoples take on this. I think that it could be an interesting thing to have a Premiership side play an Italian, Spanish and German All-Star side every summer much the way they do in the NFL and NBA. As with these things in the states its really a day for the fans. Something along the lines of the winning manager of each league gets to choose his own 21 man squad from his own league.

Melion

I think it would be brilliant

bohsman

Good in theory but cant see the players or other managers being happy about it, expect 100 withdrawals at least. An u21 version might work.

DSB

Would just be another step towards destroying everything good about football. Cheerleaders will be the next step.

titan18

DSB wrote: »

Would just be another step towards destroying everything good about football. Cheerleaders will be the next step.

I agree with that idea tbh

bohsman

Id be well in favour of scrapping internationals and having league allstar teams play competitions instead.

And +1 on the cheerleaders - the underage ones werent really a hit in the loi.

Töpher

bohsman wrote: »

Id be well in favour of scrapping internationals and having league allstar teams play competitions instead.

And +1 on the cheerleaders - the underage ones werent really a hit in the loi.

Dude, we're sick, but not that sick! :eek:

Would much rather all-star league competitions to the international setup too, think it'd be brilliant to be honest.

Carcharodon

redout wrote: »

Whats peoples take on this. I think that it could be an interesting thing to have a Premiership side play an Italian, Spanish and German All-Star side every summer much the way they do in the NFL and NBA. As with these things in the states its really a day for the fans. Something along the lines of the winning manager of each league gets to choose his own 21 man squad from his own league.

Its a good idea in theory but it doesn't really work in reality.
The NFL AND NBA All Star games are more about getting selected for the games rather than the game itself. I personally and I think most people want to watch a competitive game and it would just be frustrating t o watch.
Is it not enough to have player of the year and is there not a team of the year as well, maybe that could be revamped a bit.
Its not too practical either with internationals and such.

Mitch Connor

London vs the Rest instead of the Community Shield.

bohsman

Töpher wrote: »

Dude, we're sick, but not that sick! :eek:

Agreed, but they did have them at nearly every loi game there for a while a few years ago.

Last season we were treated much better with the NOTW girls.

Helix

bohsman wrote: »

Id be well in favour of scrapping internationals and having league allstar teams play competitions instead.

thatd be a feckin brilliant idea

Daemos

Remember they did something similar a few years ago to celebrate 50 years of the European Union and 50 years of Man Utd being in European competition? It was Man Utd against a European XI. I think it finished 4-3 to Man U. It was a very entertaining game, and a similar setup would be great.

However, I also agree that many would not want to take part. Jermaine Pennant was on the team, for God's sake!

Jam-Fly

Yeah, I'd be in favour of something like this. Insted of a German XI though, have a La Liga XI, Prem XI, Serie A XI and a 'Rest of Europe' XI.

Also, when people say scrap internationals, I assume you mean international friendlies?

Another idea I was thinking of was a Monthly Crossbar Challenge Competition (similar to the NBA's Slam Dunk competitions).

DSB

Jam-Fly wrote: »

Yeah, I'd be in favour of something like this. Insted of a German XI though, have a La Liga XI, Prem XI, Serie A XI and a 'Rest of Europe' XI.

Also, when people say scrap internationals, I assume you mean international friendlies?

Another idea I was thinking of was a Monthly Crossbar Challenge Competition (similar to the NBA's Slam Dunk competitions).

Whats wrong with football as it is?

CiaranC

They should include extra-time multiball too! :rolleyes:

Bleedin plastics

Jam-Fly

DSB wrote: »

Whats wrong with football as it is?

It doesn't have an all-star game

Smegball

CiaranC wrote: »

They should include extra-time multiball too! :rolleyes:

Was gonna say that meself :pac:

Jazzy

CiaranC wrote: »

They should include extra-time multiball too! :rolleyes:

Bleedin plastics

The level 12 has spoken! no more need for this thread

Helix

Jam-Fly wrote: »

Also, when people say scrap internationals, I assume you mean international friendlies?

nah, the whole lot

gets in the way of proper football imo

Kinetic^

No. I'm a big fan of Basketball and American Football but the All-Star game and Pro-Bowl are a waste of time. They're a joke and not taken seriously at all. It's just more air time for the corporate sponsors, as if they need it.

As someone stated, you'd have too many people pulling out or not turning up.

themont85

The NFL Pro Bowl is a joke, been selected isn't even that big a deal anymore because the selection process is a complete joke. Most players treat it as a jolly up. If the EPL one was anything like that then nay. One thing though, a positive could be instead of the mooed 39th game would be such a Premier League series.

It'll never happen though, the clubs are reluctant enough to release for internationals.

keane2097

DSB wrote: »

Would just be another step towards destroying everything good about football. Cheerleaders will be the next step.

I wonder where people pull statements like this from sometimes...

ROCKMAN

TOP 4 v The rest of league

everdead.ie

How demoralising would it be not to be selected by your own manager in a team so if Ferguson wins this year he gets to pick his squad if he doesn't pick his entire team then think how demoralising it'd be for them at the start of the next season wouldn't work.

Would end up as inter v united and Barcelona v hoffenhiem/hamburg/whoever

CiaranC

Most of you lads would be better off sticking to playing your playstations and fantasy football.

keane2097

everdead.ie wrote: »

How demoralising would it be not to be selected by your own manager in a team so if Ferguson wins this year he gets to pick his squad if he doesn't pick his entire team then think how demoralising it'd be for them at the start of the next season wouldn't work.

Would end up as inter v united and Barcelona v hoffenhiem/hamburg/whoever

Well you could always let someone not involved be manager... Championship winning guy or something...

redout

It could be just used as a pre-season type of game in fairness. The winning manager gets to pick his 21 players and a one off match to entertain the fans. Hardly detrimental to clubs to release a player for one pre-season game. How long is a flight to Italy or Spain, 2hrs no ?

RichTea

everdead.ie wrote: »

How demoralising would it be not to be selected by your own manager in a team so if Ferguson wins this year he gets to pick his squad if he doesn't pick his entire team then think how demoralising it'd be for them at the start of the next season wouldn't work.

Would end up as inter v united and Barcelona v hoffenhiem/hamburg/whoever

Say a maximum of 4 players in the squad from each team.

How would people see any of these teams shaping up?


Serie A XI

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Buffon

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Maicon--Chiellini--Barzagli--Jankulovski?

Kuzmanovic----De Rossi----Kaka

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Del Piero----

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Ibrahimovic

Supermanscat

RichTea wrote: »

Say a maximum of 4 players in the squad from each team.

How would people see any of these teams shaping up?


Serie A XI

---

Buffon

---

Maicon--Chiellini--Barzagli--Jankulovski?

Kuzmanovic----De Rossi----Kaka

---

Del Piero----

---

Ibrahimovic

Thats a good team but imagine if it had eleven players :D

RichTea

Supermanscat wrote: »

Thats a good team but imagine if it had eleven players :D

It'd be too good then. :pac:

Lash Totti in there.

Benedict XVI

Kinetic^ wrote: »

No. I'm a big fan of Basketball and American Football but the All-Star game and Pro-Bowl are a waste of time. They're a joke and not taken seriously at all. It's just more air time for the corporate sponsors, as if they need it.

As someone stated, you'd have too many people pulling out or not turning up.

Totally agree, I hate the All Start games in US sports, a soccer all star game would be equally mundane

Plus in the likes the MLB all star game a certain percentage of the players are selected by fan voting.

You often get players selected that are injured for the entire season because the fans of their team just vote for them anyway.

the same would happen in soccer.

pablomakaveli

They do charity all-star games for UNICEF every now and again. Those matches are usually shown on eurosport. They usually get big name players and managers to take part and all players get a bit of a run out although the games are more like friendlies and aren't that competitive.

CiaranC

Benedict XVI wrote: »

Plus in the likes the MLB all star game a certain percentage of the players are selected by fan voting.

Brilliant! They could have a phone-in competition at half time where the guy with the least votes gets substituted!

shane86

Melion wrote: »

I think it would be brilliant

IIRC dont you think international football is past it yet you are up for this computer gamey sh1te with a lineup straight out of a Nike ad?

All star exhibition matches, mother of god. Can there be anything more meaningless and pointless? Grand if it is for charity or whatnot but if it was pay per view or something, it is a joke of a concept.

Benedict XVI

shane86 wrote: »

IIRC dont you think international football is past it yet you are up for this computer gamey sh1te with a lineup straight out of a Nike ad?

Isn't it sad that people have to put smileys on their posts in order to convey sarcasm

shane86

Benedict XVI wrote: »

Isn't it sad that people have to put smileys on their posts in order to convey sarcasm

I find following club football over your own country to be nearly as bizarre a form of glory hunting as all star crap like this, so how am I to know?