The Football Thread 2023/24: CL Semi Finals - BAYERN vs REAL / DORTMUND vs PSG

[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.

[Ecno]

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.

[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.

[Dowbocop]

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.

[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.

[Preezy]

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?

[Memento Mori]

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.

[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.

[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!!!!!!!!

[Mommy Christmas]

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.

[Imrahil]

Well, he gradually became shite(r). Early years he was decent.

[Mommy Christmas]

Well, he gradually became shite(r). Early years he was decent.

At Shrewsbury?

[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

[Tomous]

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.

[BOR]

Absolutely.

VAR was utterly rubbish today.

[Denster]

I expect us to win today but i've just got this feeling of dread.

[Dowbocop]

twitter.com/NFFC/status/1782056187652960764

They were bad decisions but this tweet is unhinged

[Tomous]

Assumingly their options are which font to use for the strongly worded letter?

[Moggy]

twitter.com/NFFC/status/1782056187652960764

They were bad decisions but this tweet is unhinged

The Forest legal team has now called a press conference.

[Benzin]

They've been listening to Clattenburg too much.