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Re: The Football Thread 2023/24: City and Arsenal crash out of CL, millions rejoice!
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 3:07 pm
by Moggy
If they want to scrap replays then they should also scrap the preliminary rounds and shove the Premier League/Championship teams in with the part time pub teams.
Re: The Football Thread 2023/24: City and Arsenal crash out of CL, millions rejoice!
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 3:22 pm
by Ecno
Benzin wrote:It was awful when they did the cup final before the seasons ended last time. But they'll be hedging bets on English teams getting to European finals.
No replays should mean that any lower ranked side should pick where they play. So long money spinning replays that keep a club in financial order for a year.
More midweek Premier League games as well. Though if that's known in advance that will help a bit.
I fundamentally dislike this, ruins the 'levelness' of it and makes it seeks the big clubs are only in it to do a favour towards the smaller clubs.
The bag of balls should pass no judgement.
Re: The Football Thread 2023/24: City and Arsenal crash out of CL, millions rejoice!
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:25 pm
by Cuttooth
Unless I’ve got the calculations wrong, it’s still technically possible for 5th place to get a Champions League spot, if Aston Villa get a minimum of five points across the semi-final and final of the Conference League (make it to the final and win at least two of those three games) but all three of Leverkusen, Dortmund, and Bayern need to lose both ties of their semi-finals.
Re: The Football Thread 2023/24: City and Arsenal crash out of CL, millions rejoice!
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:33 pm
by Dowbocop
Cuttooth wrote:Unless I’ve got the calculations wrong, it’s still technically possible for 5th place to get a Champions League spot, if Aston Villa get a minimum of five points across the semi-final and final of the Conference League (make it to the final and win at least two of those three games) but all three of Leverkusen, Dortmund, and Bayern need to lose both ties of their semi-finals.
Yeah, if that's accurate it's over.
Villa might well do it. Dortmund and Bayern might well do that too. But Leverkusen won't lose two legs in the form they're in.
Re: The Football Thread 2023/24: City and Arsenal crash out of CL, millions rejoice!
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:20 am
by DML
The FA Cup stuff really boils my piss. Still bending over backwards for the Super Leaguers when they should have had the book thrown at them long, long ago. Utter pisstakers. Even more annoying when sone if the culprits aren't even successful teams right now.
Re: The Football Thread 2023/24: City and Arsenal crash out of CL, millions rejoice!
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:15 pm
by Preezy
BBC Football wrote:Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann has signed a contract extension running until after the 2026 World Cup.
Nagelsmann, 36, was appointed as Hansi Flick's successor in September 2023 and has won three of his six games in charge.
Guess he's not going back to Bayern this summer after all. Wonder who they're going to end up bringing in?
Re: The Football Thread 2023/24: City and Arsenal crash out of CL, millions rejoice!
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:19 pm
by Memento Mori
Preezy wrote:BBC Football wrote:Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann has signed a contract extension running until after the 2026 World Cup.
Nagelsmann, 36, was appointed as Hansi Flick's successor in September 2023 and has won three of his six games in charge.
Guess he's not going back to Bayern this summer after all. Wonder who they're going to end up bringing in?
Jose's out of work and hasn't managed in the Bundesliga.
Re: The Football Thread 2023/24: City and Arsenal crash out of CL, millions rejoice!
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:29 pm
by Cuttooth
Joe Hart taking the fifth penalty for Celtic to put them into the Scottish Cup final and missing it probably sums up his career.
Re: The Football Thread 2023/24: City and Arsenal crash out of CL, millions rejoice!
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:24 pm
by Peter Crisp
After the disgraceful performance of the English teams in this year's Champions League I think they should all be relegated in shame.
Did they not think about the coefficient points before they decided to crash out this early?
Absolute omnishambles!!!!!!!!
Re: The Football Thread 2023/24: City and Arsenal crash out of CL, millions rejoice!
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:49 pm
by Mommy Christmas
Cuttooth wrote:Joe Hart taking the fifth penalty for Celtic to put them into the Scottish Cup final and missing it probably sums up his career.
2 prem league wins
2 jock prem league wins
1 fa cup win
1 jock fa cup win
2 league cups
2 jock league cups
He's definitely over achieved, considering he's shite.
Re: The Football Thread 2023/24: City and Arsenal crash out of CL, millions rejoice!
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 5:02 pm
by Imrahil
Well, he gradually became shite(r). Early years he was decent.
Re: The Football Thread 2023/24: City and Arsenal crash out of CL, millions rejoice!
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 5:36 pm
by Mommy Christmas
Imrahil wrote:Well, he gradually became shite(r). Early years he was decent.
At Shrewsbury?
Re: The Football Thread 2023/24: City and Arsenal crash out of CL, millions rejoice!
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:26 pm
by Return_of_the_STAR
twitter.com/tenhagera/status/1781738179881574482
Not only did VAR review this and not award a penalty for handball, they also didn’t award the corner
so incompetent
Re: The Football Thread 2023/24: City and Arsenal crash out of CL, millions rejoice!
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:30 pm
by Tomous
Return_of_the_STAR wrote:
twitter.com/tenhagera/status/1781738179881574482
Not only did VAR review this and not award a penalty for handball, they also didn’t award the corner so incompetent
VAR can't give a corner but regardless, them not awarding a penalty there is a disgrace.
