The Football Thread

[Roger Allott]

Originally Posted by Roger Allott

So, when will the inaugural Sore Arse Day be? I'm putting my hat in the ring (so to speak) for the glorious occasion to be none other than Sunday 30th April, when they'll have to put up with the embarrassment of it happening just after the final whistle of what is scheduled to be the last ever derby game at WHL.

Well then, last night's results tee things up nicely for my prediction to potentially come true. It's a bit of a pain that they seem to have found a bit of form recently, but if we can win on Sunday we'll have given them the leaky bum they've deserved for years.

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[countjimmoriarty]

Originally Posted by victor meldrew

This from the Beeb, I see Dan Roan still hates us.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39716009

Bit paranoid to draw that conclusion! Just doing his job.

[victor meldrew]

Originally Posted by countjimmoriarty

Bit paranoid to draw that conclusion! Just doing his job.

Not where we are concerned ever since Tevezgate takes every opportunity to put us down.
No impartial reporting on us from him.

[mitchspur]

I see the last name on that list is Sissyssoko???

As with Tevezgate, West Ham were sussed when Liverpool bought Mascarponi.

You don't think Spurs grassed West Ham and Newcastle up when 'they' bought him???

I'm quite hoping when we arrive next Friday the gates will be locked and a big HMRC sign will be hanging there and a notification of the three points have been handed to us.

Tee-hee, revenge for Lasagnagate!!!!!

[Fondue 1970]

Manchester derby stalemate was a snore fest

[victor meldrew]

[QUOTE=mitchspur;4019496]

As with Tevezgate, West Ham were sussed when Liverpool bought Mascarponi.

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Congratulations to Kia Joorabchian , Egghead and Duxbury for truly fookin things up. Had it not been for London getting the Olympics everything would be fine and we would still be at Upton Park.

As for next Friday, gates open or closed, the only way we win is if you fail to turn up. On current form I doubt we could beat Boro or Sunderland.
18th is a realistic possibility for us.

[buttsie]

Originally Posted by pierrelm

It also casts doubt on the ability of some of the more exhaulted coaches in the top division to coach defenders?

Liverpool, Man City, Arsenal..hmm. are we perhaps talking zonal marking?

Man City - Bravo gone everything improves 50%
- worse GK since Taibi (Guardiola can really pick them)
Stones will take years to get anywhere near the level kompany was at in his prime.
An ageing injury prone squad at best

Liverpool - more injury prone players so little continuity - shows in their defensive lapses at corners which reminds me of Mario Balotelli when he first arrived "I dont defend at corners"
I dont think he was alone.

Arsenal - their French captain gets injured and they turn into the headless chicken bunch
If BFS can spot their defensive weakness one wonders why their coaching staff cant.

[m100]

what happens if united finish fifth but win the Europa to get a champions league place. Does the fourth place team drop down to the Europa?

[Roger Allott]

Originally Posted by m100

what happens if united finish fifth but win the Europa to get a champions league place. Does the fourth place team drop down to the Europa?

No. It used to be the rule that if a team finishing outside the CL qualifying places won the CL, they'd get one of the following season's allotment of CL places at the expense of the 4th placed team (as happened in 2012 - 6th placed Chelsea shoving 4th placed Spurs into the EL).

That rule came in to counter the situation in 2005, when Liverpool won the CL but didn't qualify by right to defend their trophy. It was an even bigger hoo-har because the 4th placed team was neighbours Everton. Eventually a bodge-job was done to add Liverpool to the 05-06 CL as England's 5th entry through a back passage.

Now that the EL winners get automatic qualification to the following season's CL, they'll get a 5th spot for England if they finish outside the top 4 of the PL.

Note that this waiver is removed in the very unlikely scenario of both the CL & EL winners come from the same country and neither qualify for the next CL by finishing in the top 4. For example, this could have happened this season if, as well as Man U winning the EL, Leicester had gone on to win the CL. Then, Man U would have dropped into the 2017-18 EL.

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[m100]

another scenario: united finish fourth and win the Europa. I'm guessing the runners up in the Europa league would get the champions league place. Though I'm also guessing the fa and eufa might conspire if it meant city or arsenal back in.