Euro 2012
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Jesus, the guy could stink out the Nou Camp if he was managing the current Barca squad.
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Win number one under our belt. 
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Yes Bosnia-Hercegovina were a hard nut to crack but we did it.GLCQuantum wrote:Win number one under our belt.
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Gambling to hike spending during Euro 2012: UTCC poll
Petchanet Pratruangkrai
The Nation May 30, 2012 1:00 am
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/busines ... 83080.html
Some Bt65 billion is expected to spur the economy as a result of the upcoming Euro 2012 soccer tournament, of which gambling on matches will account for an estimated Bt41.7 billion, according to a survey by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC).
The amount represents an 8.1-per-cent increase over tournament-related spending during the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa.
However, despite higher spending during the Euro 2012 tournament benefiting the overall economy, the expected huge outlay on gambling could create economic problems as well as difficulties for society, Thanavath Phonvichai, director of the UTCC's Economic and Business Forecasting Centre, said yesterday.
It seems that people of late have shown less of an interest in football matches themselves than in the potential benefits of gambling during a time of economic slowdown, he said.
The total value of gambling in Thailand is estimated at between Bt800 billion and Bt1 trillion a year, he added.
The UTCC poll of 1,196 people showed that 43 per cent of respondents expected to make a return from gambling during the tournament in Poland and Ukraine from June 8 to July 1, while the figure was only 30 per cent during the last Euro finals in Austria and Switzerland in 2008.
Besides the financial motive for gambling, other stated reasons for betting are doing so for fun, because of persuasion by friends, and because it is a trendy thing to do.
The poll also showed that people are likely to bet 63 per cent more in financial terms than they did during the last World Cup, with the average per respondent being Bt8,138 per match.
Thanavath said the trend would lead to more crime, debt and social problems, while damaging the futures of a great number of young people, as the majority of soccer gamblers are teenagers.
When asked whether football betting should be made legal, 65 per cent of respondents said it should not be, because people racked up too much debt and could become addicted to having a wager, while 25 per cent said the government should open up gambling itself and 10 per cent said it should be openly operated by private enterprises.
Besides spending on gambling, the poll results suggested that Bt19.67 billion would be spent on food, drink and parties during the tournament, Bt2.25 billion on electric appliances and on cable-TV installations, and Bt1.29 billion on souvenirs, newspapers and postcards.
Wachira Khuntaweethep, lecturer at the university, said utility bills are also expected to increase by 52.1 per cent during the tournament compared with normal circumstances.
On a more general level, the poll showed that people's greatest worry remained the higher cost of living.
Petchanet Pratruangkrai
The Nation May 30, 2012 1:00 am
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/busines ... 83080.html
Some Bt65 billion is expected to spur the economy as a result of the upcoming Euro 2012 soccer tournament, of which gambling on matches will account for an estimated Bt41.7 billion, according to a survey by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC).
The amount represents an 8.1-per-cent increase over tournament-related spending during the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa.
However, despite higher spending during the Euro 2012 tournament benefiting the overall economy, the expected huge outlay on gambling could create economic problems as well as difficulties for society, Thanavath Phonvichai, director of the UTCC's Economic and Business Forecasting Centre, said yesterday.
It seems that people of late have shown less of an interest in football matches themselves than in the potential benefits of gambling during a time of economic slowdown, he said.
The total value of gambling in Thailand is estimated at between Bt800 billion and Bt1 trillion a year, he added.
The UTCC poll of 1,196 people showed that 43 per cent of respondents expected to make a return from gambling during the tournament in Poland and Ukraine from June 8 to July 1, while the figure was only 30 per cent during the last Euro finals in Austria and Switzerland in 2008.
Besides the financial motive for gambling, other stated reasons for betting are doing so for fun, because of persuasion by friends, and because it is a trendy thing to do.
The poll also showed that people are likely to bet 63 per cent more in financial terms than they did during the last World Cup, with the average per respondent being Bt8,138 per match.
Thanavath said the trend would lead to more crime, debt and social problems, while damaging the futures of a great number of young people, as the majority of soccer gamblers are teenagers.
When asked whether football betting should be made legal, 65 per cent of respondents said it should not be, because people racked up too much debt and could become addicted to having a wager, while 25 per cent said the government should open up gambling itself and 10 per cent said it should be openly operated by private enterprises.
Besides spending on gambling, the poll results suggested that Bt19.67 billion would be spent on food, drink and parties during the tournament, Bt2.25 billion on electric appliances and on cable-TV installations, and Bt1.29 billion on souvenirs, newspapers and postcards.
Wachira Khuntaweethep, lecturer at the university, said utility bills are also expected to increase by 52.1 per cent during the tournament compared with normal circumstances.
On a more general level, the poll showed that people's greatest worry remained the higher cost of living.
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Welcome to Hodgson everybody, the match hasn't finished yet but this is the turd that Roy serves up with his 934 years of experience in hicktown. Enjoy!
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Reminds me of the 2 banks of 4,Mike Bassett shite we got served. Sat back, defending, at home. It's tactically known as the Hodgson.caller wrote:Looks like a typical England performance to me?
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How much did Hazard cost?
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Arcadian wrote:How much did Hazard cost?
£32'000'000 and £130'000 a week. He's ripped up the French league though.
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Has anyone bought him yet? Club football at the highest level is in most cases above international standard. Should he come to the Bridge, its apparant to me that he'll do very well.Arcadian wrote:How much did Hazard cost?
Talk is cheap
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BaaBaa. wrote:Arcadian wrote:How much did Hazard cost?
£32'000'000 and £130'000 a week. He's ripped up the French league though.
So did Ghervino and Chamakh
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That was my point. He is a talent to be fair, some think he's got Cristiano Ronaldo level of potential, he's already got his smug arrogant unlikeableness.Arcadian wrote:BaaBaa. wrote:Arcadian wrote:How much did Hazard cost?
£32'000'000 and £130'000 a week. He's ripped up the French league though.
So did Ghervino and Chamakh
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Ah okay, that translates as meaning he's not heading to Anfield.BaaBaa. wrote:He is a talent to be fair, some think he's got Cristiano Ronaldo level of potential, he's already got his smug arrogant unlikeableness.
Talk is cheap
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Nope, it translates as we haven't got a Russian sugardaddy who throws his roubles at 21 year old no mark nobheads. We're a Football Club.caller wrote:Ah okay, that translates as meaning he's not heading to Anfield.BaaBaa. wrote:He is a talent to be fair, some think he's got Cristiano Ronaldo level of potential, he's already got his smug arrogant unlikeableness.
A bigger one than Chelsea.
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BaaBaa. wrote:Nope, it translates as we haven't got a Russian sugardaddy who throws his roubles at 21 year old no mark nobheads. We're a Football Club.caller wrote:Ah okay, that translates as meaning he's not heading to Anfield.BaaBaa. wrote:He is a talent to be fair, some think he's got Cristiano Ronaldo level of potential, he's already got his smug arrogant unlikeableness.
A bigger one than Chelsea.
Define "big" (in terms of recent success)