gingerjon Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Tommygilf said: Getting worse for Chelsea now, credit cards and bank accounts suspended. Also a key point that Abramovich can't write off his £1.5 billion loan to Chelsea to make them an easier purchase, as that would make it a gift and break every financial fair play/profit and sustainability rule going. Basically, unless something major changes, looks like Chelsea are doomed. And its not even Christmas! Can hot NSFW posts be marked as such? 1 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drake Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Keep this thread to discussion of on field football stuff please. If you want to discuss the Chelsea/Abramovich situation or matters related to that, do it in the politics sub forum, not in here. Thanks. 1 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 4 hours ago, John Drake said: Keep this thread to discussion of on field football stuff please. If you want to discuss the Chelsea/Abramovich situation or matters related to that, do it in the politics sub forum, not in here. Thanks. What if we want to just laugh about it amongst friends because, politics aside, it is very funny seeing Chelsea - CHELSEA! - in the mire? 1 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Can they get relegated ? Just asking with no vested interest at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 2 minutes ago, DavidM said: Can they get relegated ? Just asking with no vested interest at all If they enter administration before the end of the season then potentially. Otherwise - no. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 I thought watching the Bulls' obsessive five-drives-and-a-kick was bad but it's even worse for the Jacks fans. https://www.dai-sport.com/i-cant-wait-for-next-season-says-russell-martin-after-swansea-have-77-per-cent-possession-and-one-shot/ Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cw25 Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 The Reds are staying up. Massive match at Sheffield United on Saturday. Poya is brilliant. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef K Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 17 hours ago, Cw25 said: The Reds are staying up. Massive match at Sheffield United on Saturday. Poya is brilliant. A fantastic win for you last night CW, it’s a battle between yourselves & Reading now. In Lge1 the battle to avoid the drop looks like it’s between five clubs, Doncaster, Morecambe, Gillingham, Wimbledon, Fleetwood. Crewe are gone now. In Lge2, it looks as if Stevenage will be the other side that will follow Scunthorpe into the abyss. In the National League, Dover (who are still on -4pts) King’s Lynn & Weymouth are on their way out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleEyePie Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 On 10/03/2022 at 08:12, HawkMan said: Unbelievable! PSG have blown it again, they just can't crack the Champions League. Pochettino devalues himself in the race for Man Utd job, the guy is just not a winner. Looks like Erik Ten Haag for O.T. And now Ten Haag has blown it too. To be fair to Pochettino, it's hard to put the blame on him for PSG's failure. They've been doing it since before he arrived. He essentially just hasn't been able to stop PSG doing a PSG, but there's a long list of managers who failed to stop PSG doing a PSG. Just look at Ancelotti and Tuchel as examples of coaches going on to have success almost immediately after they left Paris. Pochettino might end up being a good fit at Utd. Picking managers is a bit of a lottery. Klopp has been successful but he was a slow starter at Dortmund and Liverpool in terms of getting teams up the league. By the end of his time at Dortmund they were going downhill but he's been great for Liverpool. There are probably a few decent candidates for the Utd job but the board will still play a huge part in whether any manager can be successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbruce Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Pretty impressive from Kane as he breaks the record of most premier league away goals with 95 from 139 games. Next best is Rooney with 94 from 243. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 (edited) Champions League quarter-final draw Chelsea v Real Madrid Manchester City v Atletico Madrid Villarreal v Bayern Munich Benfica v Liverpool Champions League semi-final draw Manchester City or Atletico Madrid v Chelsea or Real Madrid Benfica or Liverpool v Villarreal or Bayern Munich Europa League quarter-final draw RB Leipzig v Atalanta Eintracht Frankfurt v Barcelona West Ham v Lyon Braga v Rangers Europa League semi-final draw RB Leipzig or Atalanta v Braga or Rangers West Ham or Lyon v Eintracht Frankfurt or Barcelona Europa Conference League quarter-final draw Bodo Glimt v Roma Feyenoord v Slavia Prague Marseille v PAOK Salonika Leicester v PSV Eindhoven Europa Conference League semi-final draw Leicester or PSV Eindhoven v Bodo Glimt or Roma Feyenoord or Slavia Prague v Marseille or PAOK Salonika Edited March 18, 2022 by HawkMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Apologies for not being up on this but what is the europa conference league , and why ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, DavidM said: Apologies for not being up on this but what is the europa conference league , and why ? It's the third tier tournament. So, if you remember far enough back that there was the European Cup, the UEFA Cup *and* the Cup Winners Cup then it's *sort of* like that. It looks like some teams are taking it seriously and others are not. 2 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef K Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, DavidM said: Apologies for not being up on this but what is the europa conference league , and why ? I was going to say the same, i know RL have come up with some crazy ideas in the past but what are all these different comps. A large percentage of fans from English clubs would rather not qualify for what i call the UEFA cup. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 (edited) 18 minutes ago, DavidM said: Apologies for not being up on this but what is the europa conference league , and why ? Up to this season the Europa League group stage has been a massive 12 groups with the top two of each group going into the last 32 along with the 8 third place teams from the Champions League groups. UEFA felt this was too much and decided to basically split the Europa League in two at the qualifying stages. The idea also is to give teams who finish further down their domestic leagues a place in Europe to widen the size of clubs who can enter, not just the big teams. This is to be applauded. So teams failing to qualify for the slimmed down Europa League were given another bite of the cherry as it were , and went into this new competition. And it's worked, teams left behind by the big bucks teams like Feyenoord for example have managed to get a bit of glory again. watching the Leicester/Rennes match yesterday, the stadium was full, not a seat anywhere, so it's all good, actually watching the highlights show on BT I saw packed stadiums at all Conference League games. Maybe important as well it is UEFA's intention to have possibly unfashionable venues for the final. Tirana will host the first one in their new National Stadium. Edited March 18, 2022 by HawkMan 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef K Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, gingerjon said: It's the third tier tournament. So, if you remember far enough back that there was the European Cup, the UEFA Cup *and* the Cup Winners Cup then it's *sort of* like that. It looks like some teams are taking it seriously and others are not. I was talking to some United fans after their European Cup loss and they said they’re not interested in all that finishing 5th palaver. If Arsenal qualify for the European Cup this season then them not qualifying for any European competition in 20/21 has worked out well for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 23 minutes ago, Josef K said: I was talking to some United fans after their European Cup loss and they said they’re not interested in all that finishing 5th palaver. If Arsenal qualify for the European Cup this season then them not qualifying for any European competition in 20/21 has worked out well for them. Aye, some teams will not give a wotnot and others will really go for it. It's not a tournament that specifically interests me but it's clear for a lot of supporters and clubs in Europe, it's an enjoyable tournament to be part of. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 1 hour ago, HawkMan said: Champions League quarter-final draw Chelsea v Real Madrid Manchester City v Atletico Madrid Villarreal v Bayern Munich Benfica v Liverpool Champions League semi-final draw Manchester City or Atletico Madrid v Chelsea or Real Madrid Benfica or Liverpool v Villarreal or Bayern Munich Europa League quarter-final draw RB Leipzig v Atalanta Eintracht Frankfurt v Barcelona West Ham v Lyon Braga v Rangers Europa League semi-final draw RB Leipzig or Atalanta v Braga or Rangers West Ham or Lyon v Eintracht Frankfurt or Barcelona Europa Conference League quarter-final draw Bodo Glimt v Roma Feyenoord v Slavia Prague Marseille v PAOK Salonika Leicester v PSV Eindhoven Europa Conference League semi-final draw Leicester or PSV Eindhoven v Bodo Glimt or Roma Feyenoord or Slavia Prague v Marseille or PAOK Salonika Liverpool and Man City will be happy enough with that draw. Some are saying Chelsea will feel confident after beating Real Madrid en route to the final last year, but it’s a difficult tie I feel and their circumstances seem insecure. West Ham should have enough to get past a Lyon side who’ve had a shocking season in France. Braga and Rangers is a coin toss for me. Think PSV Eindhoven could prove a tough test for Leicester City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 17 minutes ago, gingerjon said: Aye, some teams will not give a wotnot and others will really go for it. It's not a tournament that specifically interests me but it's clear for a lot of supporters and clubs in Europe, it's an enjoyable tournament to be part of. Let’s face it that it’s a chance to do European away trips for teams and fans that might miss out otherwise. Also the Europa League was getting unwieldy. My main complaint with the Europa Conference League is that it’s a pretty awful name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 15 minutes ago, Gerrumonside ref said: Let’s face it that it’s a chance to do European away trips for teams and fans that might miss out otherwise. Also the Europa League was getting unwieldy. My main complaint with the Europa Conference League is that it’s a pretty awful name. It is a terrible name. But then in RL we have had the equally awful National Conference League for decades now. 1 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbruce Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 1 hour ago, gingerjon said: It's the third tier tournament. So, if you remember far enough back that there was the European Cup, the UEFA Cup *and* the Cup Winners Cup then it's *sort of* like that. It looks like some teams are taking it seriously and others are not. I thought at the time getting rid of the cup winners cup was a terrible idea. This new trophy makes it even worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbruce Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 I can see Real Madrid v City Liverpool v Villarreal semis ending with a Liverpool v City final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graveyard johnny Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 1 hour ago, bobbruce said: I thought at the time getting rid of the cup winners cup was a terrible idea. This new trophy makes it even worse. swerving the checkatrade see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, bobbruce said: I thought at the time getting rid of the cup winners cup was a terrible idea. This new trophy makes it even worse. Gave me one of my best memories as a kid . 1985 Rapid Vienna 3-1 after dumping Bayern Munich Edited March 18, 2022 by DavidM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 The bids are in from potential new owners of Chelsea. Mordor Holdings The Latverian Public Investment Fund Hank Scorpio Omni Consumer Products Weyland-Yutani Alucard PLC Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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