New Posts For Thread: What have we learned from the World Cup so far?https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31783255/what-have-we-learned-from-the-world-cup-so-farApart from the fact football has a real corruption problem.Germany won't win itBelgium won't win itNetherlands won't win itSpain look usefulFrance look okayTrouble is now teams know wasted time will be added on they are having surreptitious breaks. An injury now becomes a timeout.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31783255/what-have-we-learned-from-the-world-cup-so-far?post_id=562757001#562757001Trouble is now teams know wasted time will be added on they are having surreptitious breaks. An injury now becomes a timeout.Tue, 29 Nov 2022 08:37:59 -0600I get what you're saying, you might be right. I'm not that bothered personally. Just hypothessing about away fans at evening games, and how they might feel about having their arrival home delayed by up to 25 minutes or so. Especially if they have tohttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31783255/what-have-we-learned-from-the-world-cup-so-far?post_id=562756971#562756971I get what you're saying, you might be right. I'm not that bothered personally. Just hypothessing about away fans at evening games, and how they might feel about having their arrival home delayed by up to 25 minutes or so. Especially if they have toTue, 29 Nov 2022 08:19:52 -0600It's only about 5-8 mins more than current and that's where there's VAR. KO at 7.30 instead of 7.45. Very few games kick off at 8, way more at 7.45. There are already a few that KO at 8.15 on Amazon. Bring them all forward by 15 mins and everyone wilhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31783255/what-have-we-learned-from-the-world-cup-so-far?post_id=562756683#562756683It's only about 5-8 mins more than current and that's where there's VAR. KO at 7.30 instead of 7.45. Very few games kick off at 8, way more at 7.45. There are already a few that KO at 8.15 on Amazon. Bring them all forward by 15 mins and everyone wilTue, 29 Nov 2022 06:15:13 -0600Well they're not locking you in, Des..leave early if you want. Don't forget there is a much bigger tv audience getting short-changed at present.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31783255/what-have-we-learned-from-the-world-cup-so-far?post_id=562756653#562756653Well they're not locking you in, Des..leave early if you want. Don't forget there is a much bigger tv audience getting short-changed at present.Tue, 29 Nov 2022 05:56:58 -0600We have learned that inconsistency is still rife even with VAR. Toss of a coin for penalties.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31783255/what-have-we-learned-from-the-world-cup-so-far?post_id=562756455#562756455We have learned that inconsistency is still rife even with VAR. Toss of a coin for penalties.Tue, 29 Nov 2022 04:22:49 -0600Agreed on that des Stadiums will empty once the 14 minutes comes up on the board ffs, I want to get out and catch the bus back home around 85 minutes usually unless its 0-0/1-1 and looks like a late winner either way goes in. Amd thats home games I dhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31783255/what-have-we-learned-from-the-world-cup-so-far?post_id=562756145#562756145Agreed on that des Stadiums will empty once the 14 minutes comes up on the board ffs, I want to get out and catch the bus back home around 85 minutes usually unless its 0-0/1-1 and looks like a late winner either way goes in. Amd thats home games I dMon, 28 Nov 2022 16:50:51 -060015-20 minutes or more, added on to the 90 is tolerable in a place like Qatar, when it doesn't take long to get home or to your Hotel. I'm not sure it would go down too well for an 8 O'Clock Kick Off, on a cold winter's night in the North. When away fhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31783255/what-have-we-learned-from-the-world-cup-so-far?post_id=562756083#56275608315-20 minutes or more, added on to the 90 is tolerable in a place like Qatar, when it doesn't take long to get home or to your Hotel. I'm not sure it would go down too well for an 8 O'Clock Kick Off, on a cold winter's night in the North. When away fMon, 28 Nov 2022 16:06:36 -0600Semi-automatic VAR and stopping the clock for timewasting have transformed the game for the better! I suppose when we get back to the Premier League after Christmas we'll be back to the regulation second-half spectacle: 30 seconds before any throw, thttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31783255/what-have-we-learned-from-the-world-cup-so-far?post_id=562755897#562755897Semi-automatic VAR and stopping the clock for timewasting have transformed the game for the better! I suppose when we get back to the Premier League after Christmas we'll be back to the regulation second-half spectacle: 30 seconds before any throw, tMon, 28 Nov 2022 14:57:10 -0600I never listen to the pundits before a game because they are just guessing what will happen.Likewise after a game they are only telling me what I have just seen.At halftime i listen for a minute before I get bored.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31783255/what-have-we-learned-from-the-world-cup-so-far?post_id=562753739#562753739I never listen to the pundits before a game because they are just guessing what will happen.Likewise after a game they are only telling me what I have just seen.At halftime i listen for a minute before I get bored.Mon, 28 Nov 2022 02:55:35 -0600There was plenty of political stuff on Irish TV at the start and for the first few days. It has died down now but if there is an incident like players not singing anthems or armband stuff they will cover it like it's a highlight.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31783255/what-have-we-learned-from-the-world-cup-so-far?post_id=562753729#562753729There was plenty of political stuff on Irish TV at the start and for the first few days. It has died down now but if there is an incident like players not singing anthems or armband stuff they will cover it like it's a highlight.Mon, 28 Nov 2022 02:44:13 -0600