All-Star Games ?

redout · 16-02-2009 09:16PM #1

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 · 16-02-2009 09:26PM

I think it would be brilliant

bohsman · 16-02-2009 09:31PM

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 · 16-02-2009 09:33PM

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

titan18 · 16-02-2009 09:36PM

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 · 16-02-2009 09:37PM

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 · 16-02-2009 09:56PM

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 · 16-02-2009 10:22PM

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 · 16-02-2009 10:23PM

London vs the Rest instead of the Community Shield.

bohsman · 16-02-2009 10:27PM

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 · 16-02-2009 10:30PM

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 · 16-02-2009 10:48PM

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 · 16-02-2009 10:55PM

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 · 16-02-2009 11:03PM

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 · 16-02-2009 11:11PM

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

Bleedin plastics

Jam-Fly · 16-02-2009 11:20PM

DSB wrote: »

Whats wrong with football as it is?

It doesn't have an all-star game

Smegball · 16-02-2009 11:22PM

CiaranC wrote: »

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

Was gonna say that meself :pac:

Jazzy · 17-02-2009 01:12AM

CiaranC wrote: »

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

Bleedin plastics

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

Helix · 17-02-2009 01:34AM

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^ · 17-02-2009 01:38AM

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 · 17-02-2009 03:57AM

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 · 17-02-2009 01:11PM

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 · 17-02-2009 01:17PM

TOP 4 v The rest of league

everdead.ie · 17-02-2009 01:19PM

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 · 17-02-2009 01:20PM

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

keane2097 · 17-02-2009 01:20PM

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 · 17-02-2009 01:21PM

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 · 18-02-2009 11:46AM

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

Buffon

Maicon--Chiellini--Barzagli--Jankulovski?

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

Del Piero----

Ibrahimovic

Supermanscat · 18-02-2009 12:06PM

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 · 18-02-2009 01:47PM

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 · 18-02-2009 02:17PM

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.

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