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Post by supersonic1983 on Mar 19, 2015 10:57:58 GMT -5
Can't wait until United are knocked out in next year's quarter finals.
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Mar 19, 2015 18:00:53 GMT -5
Can't wait until United are knocked out in next year's quarter finals. You do realize this isn't the Europa League thread, right? |
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Post by jakob61907 on Mar 19, 2015 19:53:37 GMT -5
Can't wait until United are knocked out in next year's quarter finals. Yeah United won't be in the Champions League next season... |
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Post by Billy Davey ツ on Apr 14, 2015 10:27:36 GMT -5
it's back! and it's our competition. Can't wait for it.
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Post by MG on Apr 14, 2015 12:40:41 GMT -5
it's back! and it's our competition. Can't wait for it. Can see a draw in the first leg and Real hammering them at the Bernabeu. Have Juve -1 in an acca plus Teves first goal scorer, can see Juve putting a few past Monaco tonight |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2015 13:46:37 GMT -5
I think Juventus and Atletico will win tonight
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Post by MG on Apr 15, 2015 8:54:26 GMT -5
it's back! and it's our competition. Can't wait for it. Can see a draw in the first leg and Real hammering them at the Bernabeu. Have Juve -1 in an acca plus Teves first goal scorer, can see Juve putting a few past Monaco tonight Got the results right but Juventus not getting a second made me lose out on €100!  |
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Post by MG on Apr 16, 2015 10:14:05 GMT -5
I'm a sucker for the accas, and a sucker for one team fucking me up too!!
Juventus -1 fucking up a 50/1 7 fold on Tuesday,
Rangers fucking up a 4 fold Wednesday
Today is just a fiver double on Sevilla & Wolfsburg
Surprised at the Bayern result last night, anyone watch it??
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Post by Billy Davey ツ on Apr 16, 2015 14:27:25 GMT -5
You gambler! I think the 2nd keg between Madrid and Atleti will be though... I don't see many goals there.
About Porto... Well, that what happens when you have that defensive line and make mistakes. This is Champions league, no team is a pie!!!
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Post by Billy Davey ツ on Apr 22, 2015 17:34:50 GMT -5
Well, Porto were a pie after all.
But now... now, no team is a peach. I'm happy to see my team there, for the fifth consecutive year. I hope we make it this year too!
¡Hasta el final, vamos Real!
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Post by Guy Fawkes on Apr 24, 2015 16:10:43 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2015 7:57:15 GMT -5
Real Madrid - Juventus tonight, I think 2-1
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Post by MG on May 6, 2015 8:00:44 GMT -5
Real Madrid - Juventus tonight, I think 2-1 Hope ya had money on it! I fancied Juve myself, second leg is going to be interesting! Ca n see a score draw or Barca scraping it tonight Edit: Just saw you had the teams the wrong way around |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2015 9:02:58 GMT -5
Real Madrid - Juventus tonight, I think 2-1 Hope ya had money on it! I fancied Juve myself, second leg is going to be interesting! Ca n see a score draw or Barca scraping it tonight Edit: Just saw you had the teams the wrong way around I had teams wrong way too, I meant juve-real |
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Post by Gin & Tonic on May 7, 2015 13:01:53 GMT -5
Are people not bored of this corporate pish with the same teams in the latter stages every single year? The rich getting richer etc.
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Post by allingoodtime on May 15, 2015 13:45:24 GMT -5
Ole ole ole oleeee Juveeee Juveee
Unfortunately I cant see us beating Barca atm tbh..but its football, you never know!
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2015 21:41:31 GMT -5
Are people not bored of this corporate pish with the same teams in the latter stages every single year? The rich getting richer etc. Not reallyb, cause I'm bored with all of footballs major leauges , it seems whether it's the CL The premiership,seriA ,Laliga, bundlesliga, It's the same suspects , and that just trickels, down or up if you like to the CL ONLY Way to liven up all leauges , and thus CL is with american football HARD SALARY CAP .....but the big money owners wont vote for it And Fifa seems content with this boredom |
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Post by Gin & Tonic on May 16, 2015 3:08:06 GMT -5
Are people not bored of this corporate pish with the same teams in the latter stages every single year? The rich getting richer etc. Not reallyb, cause I'm bored with all of footballs major leauges , it seems whether it's the CL The premiership,seriA ,Laliga, bundlesliga, It's the same suspects , and that just trickels, down or up if you like to the CL ONLY Way to liven up all leauges , and thus CL is with american football HARD SALARY CAP .....but the big money owners wont vote for it And Fifa seems content with this boredom In the last 10 years out of a possible 40 places there has only been 14 different semi finalists. Don't get me wrong, I obviously know the teams with more money have better players therefore will have a much better chance of advancing as far as possible. However the "Champions" (4th place in the Premier League can get in, Champions my arse) League format is set up in such a way to give the big teams as easy a ride as possible towards the final therefore getting as much money as they can along the way. Gone are the days of the smaller teams having any chance whatsoever. |
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2015 10:31:31 GMT -5
Not reallyb, cause I'm bored with all of footballs major leauges , it seems whether it's the CL The premiership,seriA ,Laliga, bundlesliga, It's the same suspects , and that just trickels, down or up if you like to the CL ONLY Way to liven up all leauges , and thus CL is with american football HARD SALARY CAP .....but the big money owners wont vote for it And Fifa seems content with this boredom In the last 10 years out of a possible 40 places there has only been 14 different semi finalists. Don't get me wrong, I obviously know the teams with more money have better players therefore will have a much better chance of advancing as far as possible. However the "Champions" (4th place in the Premier League can get in, Champions my arse) League format is set up in such a way to give the big teams as easy a ride as possible towards the final therefore getting as much money as they can along the way. Gone are the days of the smaller teams having any chance whatsoever. could not agree more mate  which is why a HARD SALARY CAP would help erase this ...... the mid level table clubs would become a attractive landing spot for big name free agents , if UNITED , CHELSEA ,CITY,ARSE, were not able to bid for them because they were over budget , thus the top 4 would not have such a edge . look how it has worked in the big 2 usa sports ,,,american footy powerhouses change yearly , small market clubs have shot and actually win super bowl ( green bay , st louis , pittsburgh , seattle ,and the like ) are not huge money cities ( seattle is close ) but every team can win and COMPETE
IN baseball small market clubs have been resurrected with revenue sharing fron tv money teams that were doormats for years ( baltimore ,kansas city ,pittsburgh,ect ect ) now compete the same could happen for footy , but fifa gotta do something |
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Post by Billy Davey ツ on May 19, 2015 2:29:32 GMT -5
There's financial fair play, something similar to the cap (big money from outside own resources is not allowed). And TV rights are gonna be better shared from now on, at least in Spain.
Uefa keeps on changing things: for example, on next CL the winners of the best 8 leagues will have an easier draw. And winners of little leagues have it easier to advance to group stage.
I wouldn't copy many things from American sports system. There, players are like stickers in the hands of rich kids.
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Post by jakob61907 on May 19, 2015 2:48:41 GMT -5
There's financial fair play, something similar to the cap (big money from outside own resources is not allowed). And TV rights are gonna be better shared from now on, at least in Spain. Uefa keeps on changing things: for example, on next CL the winners of the best 8 leagues will have an easier draw. And winners of little leagues have it easier to advance to group stage. I wouldn't copy many things from American sports system. There, players are like stickers in the hands of rich kids. Financial Fair Play is a sham and clearly doesn't work. It's a system based on not spending more than you earn. Thats fine except obviously the big clubs earn more now than the smaller clubs so will still spend more on players and be able to do it. |
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Post by Billy Davey ツ on May 19, 2015 5:58:06 GMT -5
It's getting some results. For example PSG or Chelsea can't spend dozens of millions this summer unless they sell players. That helps with not making the gap bigger.
And they're making more things, like taking the champion of Europa League to CL, what will give a not so big club a lot of cash (Sevilla or Dnipro this year).
I know there's a lot that can be done, but football can't be in another reality. Even if FIFA thinks it can. It's the same that happened after Bosman, many people said it would kill little clubs and they're still around.
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Post by Ross on May 20, 2015 17:06:43 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2015 17:10:19 GMT -5
Good to have you back. |
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Post by matt on May 20, 2015 17:35:37 GMT -5
Are people not bored of this corporate pish with the same teams in the latter stages every single year? The rich getting richer etc. You're right mate, the writing was on the wall ten years ago when Abramovich started buying trophies for Chelsea. Since then, any billionaire with a bit to spare has run rampant with a football club. The days when Nottingham Forest would jump from the old Division 2 to European Cup winners in two years is over, heck, as globe knows, Dundee Utd even got to a European Cup semi-final once, only edged out by Roma. It was varied, exciting stuff years ago. Let alone these teams, even the likes of well established European teams - but outsiders today - like Porto or Liverpool winning it ten years ago will never come back. Only the very select few super rich teams will. It's not about who is the most innovative, forward thinking team nowadays, it's about who has the best balance sheet. And the same goes for the Premier League. Football = it's fucked. |
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