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2016 Ballon D'or Shortlist

Postby Wonderwall » Fri Oct 02, 2015 11:51 am

Coutinho!! Yes, thats right a Liverpool player who has achieved nothing, ever, has made the list! Mind you so has Rooney?!!
And Bony.... but Silva hasnt?!!!!

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Re: 2016 Ballon D'or Shortlist

Postby Dubciteh » Fri Oct 02, 2015 2:47 pm

I fancy Christian Atsu to win.......did great in his tow appearances combined last year...joke of an award at this stage
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Re: 2016 Ballon D'or Shortlist

Postby ruralblue » Fri Oct 02, 2015 3:29 pm

Why is Bony on that list and Silva isn't? Is that yo appease us or piss us off?
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Re: 2016 Ballon D'or Shortlist

Postby Foreverinbluedreams » Fri Oct 02, 2015 3:41 pm

ruralblue wrote:Why is Bony on that list and Silva isn't? Is that yo appease us or piss us off?


Would've thought its to appease Africa.
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Re: 2016 Ballon D'or Shortlist

Postby Tokyo Blue » Fri Oct 02, 2015 9:37 pm

Is there anyone watching football in the world who genuinely thinks Shinji Okazaki is a better footballer than Dave Silva?
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Re: 2016 Ballon D'or Shortlist

Postby Blue Since 76 » Fri Oct 02, 2015 9:49 pm

If you asked a City fan to name the best players in the world, how long would they be going for before they finally said Bony? I'd say 23 hours.

As for Shrek, most rags don't want him in the team, so how's he got there? Utter joke of a list.
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Re: 2016 Ballon D'or Shortlist

Postby The Maine Man » Sat Oct 03, 2015 7:49 am

Where is the wunderkind and Ballon D'Or in waiting? Someone's head will roll!

Seriously though, where the fuck is Dave. Take off the 'yet to prove himself' Bony and 'turns up when he can be arsed' Yaya and put in one of the world's top 5 players.
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Re: 2016 Ballon D'or Shortlist

Postby Mase » Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:11 am

What the fuck?!!!! Where's Kolarov!?
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Re: 2016 Ballon D'or Shortlist

Postby Socrates » Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:22 am

Ignoring Silva is bizarre and ridiculous, makes a nonsense of the whole thing.
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Re: 2016 Ballon D'or Shortlist

Postby dazby » Sat Oct 03, 2015 10:15 am

Massimo Luongo is a shoe in.
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Re: 2016 Ballon D'or Shortlist

Postby DoomMerchant » Sat Oct 03, 2015 12:43 pm

Socrates wrote:Ignoring Silva is bizarre and ridiculous, makes a nonsense of the whole thing.


It's always a joke when it comes to analysis of the shortlist. The shortlist is basically an ass kissing exercise in making certain clubs and countries FA organizations feel good about themselves. In terms of the award, messi is a stone cold lead pipe lock.

I'm bored of the Messi/Ronaldo cartel. But I suppose in 30 years people will look back and say it was the most important story about who was the greatest of their generation and they'd be right.
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Re: 2016 Ballon D'or Shortlist

Postby Hutch's Shoulder » Tue Oct 20, 2015 11:51 am

The official shortlist of 23 candidates for the Ballon has been published and includes Manchester City trio Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne and Yaya Toure. No Dave :-(
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Re: 2016 Ballon D'or Shortlist

Postby Wonderwall » Tue Oct 20, 2015 12:30 pm

Hutch's Shoulder wrote:The official shortlist of 23 candidates for the Ballon has been published and includes Manchester City trio Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne and Yaya Toure. No Dave :-(


Crazy. Whoever makes the decisions is a numpty anyway. We have known this for a long time. I mean Wingerworth has been shortlisted for the manager award.

Still it shows we have come a very long way to have 3 nominated players in the shortlist.
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Re: 2016 Ballon D'or Shortlist

Postby iwasthere2012 » Tue Oct 20, 2015 1:01 pm

Hutch's Shoulder wrote:The official shortlist of 23 candidates for the Ballon has been published and includes Manchester City trio Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne and Yaya Toure. No Dave :-(


He wins the Ballon D'argent every year. There is no-one else comes close.
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Re: 2016 Ballon D'or Shortlist

Postby Hutch's Shoulder » Tue Oct 20, 2015 1:06 pm

Full list:

Fifa Ballon d'Or shortlist: Sergio Aguero (Argentina/Manchester City), Gareth Bale (Wales/Real Madrid), Karim Benzema (France/Real Madrid), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Real Madrid), Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/VfL Wolfsburg/Manchester City), Eden Hazard (Belgium/Chelsea), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden/Paris Saint-Germain), Andres Iniesta (Spain/FC Barcelona), Toni Kroos (Germany/Real Madrid), Robert Lewandowski (Poland/FC Bayern Munich), Javier Mascherano (Argentina/FC Barcelona), Lionel Messi (Argentina/FC Barcelona), Thomas Muller (Germany/FC Bayern Munich), Manuel Neuer (Germany/FC Bayern Munich), Neymar (Brazil/FC Barcelona), Paul Pogba (France/Juventus), Ivan Rakitic (Croatia/FC Barcelona), Arjen Robben (Netherlands/FC Bayern Munich), James Rodriguez (Colombia/Real Madrid), Alexis Sanchez (Chile/Arsenal), Luis Suarez (Uruguay/FC Barcelona), Yaya Toure (Côte d'Ivoire/Manchester City), Arturo Vidal (Chile/Juventus/FC Bayern Munich).

Fifa World Coach of the Year for Men's Football shortlist: Massimiliano Allegri (Italy/Juventus), Carlo Ancelotti (Italy/Real Madrid), Laurent Blanc (France/Paris Saint-Germain), Unai Emery (Spain/Sevilla FC), Pep Guardiola (Spain/FC Bayern Munich), Luis Enrique (Spain/FC Barcelona), Jose Mourinho (Portugal/Chelsea), Jorge Sampaoli (Argentina/Chilean national team), Diego Simeone (Argentina/Atletico Madrid), Arsene Wenger (France/Arsenal).
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Re: 2016 Ballon D'or Shortlist

Postby Cocacolajojo1 » Tue Oct 20, 2015 1:07 pm

He wins the Ballon D'argent very year. There is no-one else comes close.


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Re: 2016 Ballon D'or Shortlist

Postby Grandad Rosler » Tue Oct 20, 2015 4:04 pm

Wenger?!?? I actually had to check the official list in case I was fallng for a bit of a wind up. Evidently not.
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Re: 2016 Ballon D'or Shortlist

Postby bayblue » Tue Oct 20, 2015 4:07 pm

Grandad Rosler wrote:Wenger?!?? I actually had to check the official list in case I was fallng for a bit of a wind up. Evidently not.

Can anyone even have a stab at a logical reason for this? They won a cup? He's a long serving manager and so gets on there for that?
I like Wenger and admire his approach and contribution to playing good football but this strikes me as totally bizarre.
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Re: 2016 Ballon D'or Shortlist

Postby patrickblue » Tue Oct 20, 2015 4:14 pm

This constant omission of Spanish Dave is fucking criminal.
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Re: 2016 Ballon D'or Shortlist

Postby dazby » Tue Oct 20, 2015 10:38 pm

Massimo Luongo has been culled from the list! A disgrace.
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