Olympics Football Spoilers

Visionary · 7 Aug 2008 at 13:30

Anyone watching the Argentina game? Messi has just scored the opener. It's on iplayer atm, so cool, I can watch while working

Ripper · 7 Aug 2008 at 13:32

I don't get why Barcelona bothered if he's playing anyway.

Visionary · 7 Aug 2008 at 13:33

Me neither lol, they went to court to keep him in Barcelona then just let him play :confused:

I guess they'll recall him just before the Champ League qualifier.

BaZ87 · 7 Aug 2008 at 13:34

Ripper said:
I don't get why Barcelona bothered if he's playing anyway.

Because he'll miss the start of their season :confused:

Visionary · 7 Aug 2008 at 13:36

I think Ripper means why did they bother going to court if they are going to let him play anyway.

BaZ87 · 7 Aug 2008 at 13:37

Fair enough

They haven't let him play though, Argentina just haven't released him iinm.

NokkonWud · 7 Aug 2008 at 13:42

I think they've thought about it and come to the conclusion that you don't want to upset your most important player.

Visionary · 7 Aug 2008 at 13:44

Exactly. I think it's Barcelona compromising with Messi. I reckon he'll stay with Argentina then until Barcelona actually need him, then he'll be dragged back to Spain.

BaZ87 · 7 Aug 2008 at 13:45

Just read an article on the BBC and they're saying that Barca are yet to make a decision.

I wouldn't mind us bringing Babel back tbh. Unlike Mascherano, he wasn't adamant on going to the Olympics so i can't see him being too bothered if we recalled him.

Visionary · 7 Aug 2008 at 13:59

1-1

Bad keeping IMO.

jakeke · 7 Aug 2008 at 14:34

Messi = god

Ripper · 7 Aug 2008 at 14:36

BaZ87 said:
Because he'll miss the start of their season

He's staying with them for the whole tournament. So after going through all that effort they've agreed to let him stay there anyway.

BaZ87 · 7 Aug 2008 at 14:50

I didn't know you were talking about the CAS thing, thought you were wondering why they're bothered about him playing at all.

It does seem pointless though as they're now saying that they're letting him play because he wants to.

DavidQ · 7 Aug 2008 at 15:00

Did Anderson even play for brazil?

NokkonWud · 7 Aug 2008 at 15:01

Visionary said:
1-1

Bad keeping IMO.

Where abouts were you watching it?
I thought the match had already been played?

Visionary · 7 Aug 2008 at 15:03

NokkonWud said:
Where abouts were you watching it?
I thought the match had already been played?

iplayer. I think it was live. Brazil's game and a few others were earlier on today but I'm sure the Argentina game was live.

Ripper · 7 Aug 2008 at 15:03

DavidQ said:
Did Anderson even play for brazil?

Yes

NokkonWud · 7 Aug 2008 at 15:04

I couldn't see any on iPlayer. When you were commenting on the goals there was already a post up on the BBC Sport website with the result, so I don't think you were watching live. Let us not forget the 2002 World Cup had 7am kick-offs in Asia.

Visionary · 7 Aug 2008 at 15:09

It was 12.45 kick off, it must have been live.

Ripper · 7 Aug 2008 at 15:10

Aye it was live I was watching it for a bit on iplayer

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