⚽️The Footy Thread: Lock Thread

[northoaklandfc]

Yea I don't know why so many people have a need to blame the coach.

They went so deep into the cave because they had to keep traversing inwards to higher ground or they were going to drown.

Apparently it's a well known attraction and one the team had enjoyed before. There are signs that say the cave is safe through the month of June, use caution July through October during the wet season, etc.

They went in during June. **** happens. It was a freak incident of nature.

 

[Kimchi Papi]

Believe it or not, the leading cause of death of children 15 & younger in low & middle income Asian countries is drowning. And not in swimming pools but it exposure to water like these kids in the caves.

Thailand in particular experiences an avg of 4 children dying per day from drowning per a report from 4 yrs ago. That’s a freakishly high number. These kids might’ve done it before but elders in the country have been telling their kids not to play in caves & such for years.

I didn’t know this until just now but it looks like this is how the coach initiates the kids. If the parents aren’t assessing blame on him, then who am I to judge.

http://www.searo.who.int/entity/dis...nces/situationofchilddrowning2014tha.pdf?ua=1

 

[Thierry Henry]

What about the availability of football pitches for the kids even in remote areas?
I live in a small rural town with a population of about 2000 people and we're surrounded by other similarly small rural towns.
We have a nice football pitch in the center of the town that's entirely free to use at all times, other than when the grass is being regrown. There's also pretty high fencing behind the goals to bounce back missed shots that otherwise may land in a moat or on top of a building.
All of the neighboring towns have at least one football pitch too. We're the only ones without a real football team that plays in a league, though we do share a sort of unofficial league consisting of local bars. One of those towns holds an annual U-13 cup that attracts talent from all over the country and even from abroad. I remember when I was little there were kids coming to the town all the way from Barcelona. Players like Kompany, Lukaku, De Bruyne, Courtois, Mertens, Witsel, ... have also played in that cup despite it being in the middle of nowhere.

The largest nearby city has a population of around 20k people and they have 4 full sized football pitches. They're part of a sports training facility so they're not entirely free but they only charge €1 for an hour or 2. Generally you're never far away from a football field and in many cases you can use them as much as you want for next to nothing.

Bassevelde???

 

[jape]

hot takes:
ronnie is gonna end up staying in madrid

lenglet is gonna end up being a great signing for us.
re-watched the match vs united and he was superb against united's speed.

 

[Verde Shuttles]

Alphonso Davies will be in Europe soon

 

[flyeed]

hot takes:
ronnie is gonna end up staying in madrid

lenglet is gonna end up being a great signing for us.
re-watched the match vs united and he was superb against united's speed.

Hope you’re right about Ronaldo. The way he takes care of himself barring injury he’s got at least 2 elite seasons left in him. I’d guess more likely 3 or even 4 if he’s rested/rotated properly.

 

[Kimchi Papi]

I think Ronnie has 2-3 more good years at which time he’ll be 35-36. Then he’ll have 2 more mediocre yrs (still better than someone’s career yr)at which time he’ll be 38-39. Then he’ll get a fat 3 yr record mls contract with some type of promise of ownership.

 

[rolaholic]

madrid gonna have to drop the biggest bag for a replacement striker

If both Benz and Ron bounce, out of the realistic targets (don't think Mbappe's realistic), I feel like Flo would be better served dropping a huge bag on Hurrikane. They could still add someone like Hazard too but they're gonna need someone to bring in at least a fraction of those guaranteed goals they'd be losing

 

[flyeed]

Think Spurs hold on to ‘Arry for at least one more season with the marketing potential increased from the World Cup

 

[noskey]

Hazard might be Real's best superstar bet. Chelsea needs money, Hazard needs a better surrounding cast, and Real need a superstar to replace Ronaldo. Works out great imo.

 

[rolaholic]

Hazard's been flirting with Real for a couple of years now too,with Belgum doing so well Flo could easily sell it as a big time Galactico signing

Think Spurs hold on to ‘Arry for at least one more season with the marketing potential increased from the World Cup

His value's probably gonna be the highest it'll be if he ends up with the golden boot, I could Levy being pragmatic and capitalizing on that with the new stadium being built.

 

[Verde Shuttles]

If Ronaldo & Benz go, the realistic options are Hazard/Kane (highly unlikely) will cost about 400 mill, Hazard/Icardi will cost about 200 mill. I don't see any other options besides maybe bringing Morata back.

 

[rolaholic]

Scumbag Icardi doesn't seem to be in a rush to leave



Can't see Inter selling with CL footy coming up for them and after signing that young Argentine striker to play with him

 

[tomdiginson]

Scumbag Icardi doesn't seem to be in a rush to leave



Can't see Inter selling with CL footy coming up

I mean where else is he going to be able to fly in his 40 goons

 

[Belgium]

I also think Harry's staying with us for at least the upcoming season. He signed a new contract and he has never really provided any indication to doubt his commitment.
He could've been making tons more money at other clubs for years now. Prior to his new contract he was on £110k/week, the same wage Walcott got at Arsenal.
After this season I can see us selling him though.

 

[Verde Shuttles]

Everybody's got a price

 

[Armada]

Gonna be real intersting to see if the Roberto Martinez redemption arc continues tomorrow

 

[nomadicsole21]

Believe it or not, the leading cause of death of children 15 & younger in low & middle income Asian countries is drowning. And not in swimming pools but it exposure to water like these kids in the caves.

Thailand in particular experiences an avg of 4 children dying per day from drowning per a report from 4 yrs ago. That’s a freakishly high number. These kids might’ve done it before but elders in the country have been telling their kids not to play in caves & such for years.

I didn’t know this until just now but it looks like this is how the coach initiates the kids. If the parents aren’t assessing blame on him, then who am I to judge.

http://www.searo.who.int/entity/dis...nces/situationofchilddrowning2014tha.pdf?ua=1

My mom is from the Chiang Rai region in Thailand and she always warned me against swimming in rivers and lakes even though I knew how to swim growing up.

That number is believable because multiple rivers run down almost the entirety of Thailand. In the rural areas people still live near or around bodies of water and I would assume drown when they either go play with their friends or dont get the right supervision. Even with the caution, kids will be kids and still let curiosity get the best of em, especially in parts of the world where they dont get good education or any at all.

The parents aren't laying blame on the coach at all. They probably do deep down inside but their kids are safe and looking like they're all going to get saved soon. I dont feel the reason for the need to blame anyone either. It's not monsoon season so I guess the coach didn't see an imminent danger. The coach is only 25 years old too so he probably wasn't well experienced in navigating the entirety of the place either. Like northoak said they probably got closed off and had to keep going inwards to higher ground for safety. So glad to hear a most of em are out.

 

[rck3sactown]

My mom is from the Chiang Rai region in Thailand and she always warned me against swimming in rivers and lakes even though I knew how to swim growing up.

That number is believable because multiple rivers run down almost the entirety of Thailand. In the rural areas people still live near or around bodies of water and I would assume drown when they either go play with their friends or dont get the right supervision. Even with the caution, kids will be kids and still let curiosity get the best of em, especially in parts of the world where they dont get good education or any at all.

The parents aren't laying blame on the coach at all. They probably do deep down inside but their kids are safe and looking like they're all going to get saved soon. I dont feel the reason for the need to blame anyone either. It's not monsoon season so I guess the coach didn't see an imminent danger. The coach is only 25 years old too so he probably wasn't well experienced in navigating the entirety of the place either. Like northoak said they probably got closed off and had to keep going inwards to higher ground for safety. So glad to hear a most of em are out.

is the thing about the ikea rioters helping the rescue these kids real news?

 

[rolaholic]

Silly season kicking into overdrive this last month of the window I see

 

[Armada]

lol after months of "jorginho to City to be done by end of the week" and weeks of the classic "To bE DeCiDed iN 48 hOUrs" he's about to sign for Chelsea.

We really need to get this DM situation sorted out cant do another season of Fernandinho now at 33 as our only DM. If we dont get Jorginho so be it we aren't entitled to players and if Txiki wants to haggle over a couple million for months it is what it is cant sign everyone you target. Although it is kind of annoying that we've only had two priorities the whole window Jorginho being the top one and we are about to lose out on signing him because of that.

 

[QU!K]

 

[Thierry Henry]

http://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-wor...iled-accountant-who-turned-french-firefighter

 

[yankeesking92]

Can't have England winning the World Cup, it'll be terrible for the world, and for the EPL enjoyment of non-English fans.

 

[Sinner]

Believe it or not, the leading cause of death of children 15 & younger in low & middle income Asian countries is drowning. And not in swimming pools but it exposure to water like these kids in the caves.

Thailand in particular experiences an avg of 4 children dying per day from drowning per a report from 4 yrs ago. That’s a freakishly high number. These kids might’ve done it before but elders in the country have been telling their kids not to play in caves & such for years.

I didn’t know this until just now but it looks like this is how the coach initiates the kids. If the parents aren’t assessing blame on him, then who am I to judge.

http://www.searo.who.int/entity/dis...nces/situationofchilddrowning2014tha.pdf?ua=1

I've been trying to understand more about this cuz from an outsider looking at it, taking a bunch of 12 year old kids into a deep cave, several kilometers in, sounds very risky and dangerous. But I guess it's normal for them to have these sort of hikes and it was more of a case of wrong place at the wrong time, with the waterlevel rising?

Now that the kids are getting out as we speak, they still have to deal with whatever diseases/viruses they might have picked up inside the cave... the water, the bats, etc.