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CLYDEBANK29
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Wonder what they make of the state of Bulgarian football?  There can't be another nation that has gone downhill as fast at football.  A nation that qualified for the World Cup 7 times in 10 editions between 62 and 98.  Even post 98 they had decent qualification efforts.  Finished 11 points ahead of Georgia in 2010 qualification, including a 6-2 home hammering.  It's literally been downhill every year for 30 years

To see the 2025 version 14/1 against at home to Turkey and the same price away to Georgia, you'd have to group the current crop alongside the likes of Luxembourg and Cyprus.
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Report CLYDEBANK29 October 7, 2025 11:41 AM BST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1pdvqyHHY0
Report CLYDEBANK29 October 7, 2025 11:57 AM BST
"Between 2003 and 2013 The Bulgarian First League 15 owners were killed in the space of 10 years.  Lokomotiv Plovdiv had 3 presidents killed in 2 years"  Freak acts of misfortune!!
Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- October 7, 2025 12:18 PM BST
Like Russians falling out of windows.

If the gangs see football clubs as prizes to be fought over and cherished...


I saw Bulgaria at sjp at euro 96


Bulgaria
Coach: Dimitar Penev
1C
Mihaylov (C)
2
Kishishev
3
Ivanov
6
Yankov
7
Kostadinov
8
Stoichkov
9
Penev
10
Balakov
11
Lechkov
15
Yordanov
18
Tsvetanov
Romania
Romania
Coach: Anghel Iordănescu
1
Stelea
2
Petrescu
3
Prodan
4
Belodedici
5
Lupescu
6
G. Popescu
7
Lăcătuş
9
Răducioiu
10C
Hagi (C)
11
D Munteanu
13
Selymes


Not sure I could name any Bulgarian/Romanian starters
in their next match.

They were 2 top teams back then.
Report penzance October 7, 2025 12:48 PM BST
West Ham paid a few quid for Raducioiu.
He was useless.
Report mesmerised October 7, 2025 1:12 PM BST
I'd imagine it's a they were ahead of time and then tie caught them up, with other wealthier European nations simply concentrating their efforts more on player development, academies etc, bearing in mind Romania and Bulgaria are really just two poor Easter European countries who's income is best spent elsewhere, that said still surprising in the last 3 decades that no diamonds in the rough have been unearthed a la a Stoichkov or a Hagi, unless you want to put someone like Berbatov into that category.

Kind Regards.
Report CLYDEBANK29 October 7, 2025 1:19 PM BST
The only Bulgarian player currently playing at a high level is Gruev at Leeds.  Born in Germany.  Bulgarian football infrastructure virtually non existent added to a birth rate rapidly declining and ever increasing childhood obesity

That video is staggering.  The level of corruption and incompetence is off the charts.
Report FATTIEWHITEYSLOVEADRINK October 7, 2025 2:45 PM BST
Asked this question to fella I worked with
Why Romania? Not had any players
Simple anyone that wanted better them self’s moved away

Even in early 90s late 80s
Bucharest were a good European team
Report FATTIEWHITEYSLOVEADRINK October 7, 2025 2:47 PM BST
Boarders open
Everyone **** off
To France Germany or England
Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- October 7, 2025 3:21 PM BST
They are still Romanians if they play in France or England.
Report DIE LINKE October 7, 2025 3:28 PM BST
Fattiewhitey thinks when people shout fcku and fckoff at England matches, they are shouting at Romanian players.
Report CLYDEBANK29 October 8, 2025 2:49 PM BST
Bulgaria almost twice the price to win at home to Turkey than the Faroe Islands are to win at home to Czechia
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