Hong Kong in meltdown after Messi no-show for kickaround

PragueAddick

I know I shouldn’t but I’m really enjoying this, some of the comments are hilarious. 

https://on.ft.com/3OzFBRz

Wheresmeticket

Paywall

Stuart_the_Red

The conspiracy theories make laugh.

grumpyaddick

Try this.  Big story in Hong Kong where non-competitive exhibition games featuring top stars are very popular.

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3251516/disappointed-fans-could-be-given-partial-refund-over-lionel-messi-no-show-during-inter-miami#comments

follett

It's poor all round. Hong Kong is football crazy and the standard of the League means these exhibition games are a rare chance to see stars of the sport they love.

The organisers guaranteed Messi would play and of course all the advertising was focused on Messi, with fans paying hundreds of pounds for tickets. Obviously injuries happen but they continued this guarantee at kick off and Messi was named on the bench to never come on.

Additionally, Inter Miami didn't really start any of their 'stars'. If Beckham is going to rip off fans and pocket millions for silly exhibition games where he doesn't want his stars to get injured in, he shouldn't set them up in the first place.

JustFloydRoad

Seems this becoming an issue in the MLS period. They lack the community side of the game in my opinion.

Imagine going watch your team only for the opposition player.

I had a conversation (with some Ronaldo fans) about seeing
CR7 at the Valley before he became CR7.

He didn't do much United still won 3-1 but I was there for Charlton first and a potential future Ball d'Or winner second. (You could say the same with that 0-3 cup defeat to Tottenham, but Modric ruined that game).

Briston_Addick

JustFloydRoad said:

Seems this becoming an issue in the MLS period. They lack the community side of the game in my opinion.

Imagine going watch your team only for the opposition player.

I had a conversation (with some Ronaldo fans) about seeing
CR7 at the Valley before he became CR7.

He didn't do much United still won 3-1 but I was there for Charlton first and a potential future Ball d'Or winner second. (You could say the same with that 0-3 cup defeat to Tottenham, but Modric ruined that game).

Was that the game where he had Kish as his shadow all day and Kish all but followed him to the Man Utd dressing room, the shower and even the dunny?

EDIT: I loved Kishishev, he was my favourite player of the Premier League era. If I ever bought a Charlton shirt and had a player's name on the back it would be between Radostin and Johnny H (my all-time fav).

Kap10

Briston_Addick said:

JustFloydRoad said:

Seems this becoming an issue in the MLS period. They lack the community side of the game in my opinion.

Imagine going watch your team only for the opposition player.

I had a conversation (with some Ronaldo fans) about seeing
CR7 at the Valley before he became CR7.

He didn't do much United still won 3-1 but I was there for Charlton first and a potential future Ball d'Or winner second. (You could say the same with that 0-3 cup defeat to Tottenham, but Modric ruined that game).

Was that the game where he had Kish as his shadow all day and Kish all but followed him to the Man Utd dressing room, the shower and even the dunny?

EDIT: I loved Kishishev, he was my favourite player of the Premier League era. If I ever bought a Charlton shirt and had a player's name on the back it would be between Radostin and Johnny H (my all-time fav).

I believe so and at one stage Keane had a go at CR7 for keep on going down and being soft.

SuedeAdidas

Kap10 said:

Briston_Addick said:

JustFloydRoad said:

Seems this becoming an issue in the MLS period. They lack the community side of the game in my opinion.

Imagine going watch your team only for the opposition player.

I had a conversation (with some Ronaldo fans) about seeing
CR7 at the Valley before he became CR7.

He didn't do much United still won 3-1 but I was there for Charlton first and a potential future Ball d'Or winner second. (You could say the same with that 0-3 cup defeat to Tottenham, but Modric ruined that game).

Was that the game where he had Kish as his shadow all day and Kish all but followed him to the Man Utd dressing room, the shower and even the dunny?

EDIT: I loved Kishishev, he was my favourite player of the Premier League era. If I ever bought a Charlton shirt and had a player's name on the back it would be between Radostin and Johnny H (my all-time fav).

I believe so and at one stage Keane had a go at CR7 for keep on going down and being soft.

If memory serves- that happened right in front of me. Used to sit in the front row of the East Stand. 

thai malaysia addick

JustFloydRoad said:

Imagine going watch your team only for the opposition player.

I went to see a game in Kuala Lumpur once between a Young 

Malaysian XI against Manchester United. Malaysians are big fans of MU. If either side attacked, the crowd volume rose significantly; they were supporting both sides. The final score was 0-8 to MU. Just to show they were taking it seriously, Barthez went up front second half.