Football! But in May!!

[Kikó]

#SomehowAboutKiko

I thought you'd like it. He's a pretty interesting guy, ran a successful hedge fund for twenty years, stepped in to help the club when they were at their lowest point and here we are.

[Offshore Toon]

That'll be BayCapital Rovers in twenty years.

[Giggles]

The Kiko stand.

[niko_cee]

ran a successful hedge fund for twenty years

A real fairy tale story.

[Boydy]

"Ran a successful hedge fund" does not sound "really interesting".

[Offshore Toon]

Nobody said it did mate.

[Baz]

Is it just relegation left to decide, or are some European spots still up for grabs?

Feels weird that either Leicester or Everton will definitely get relegated.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Villa get into Europe (presumably conference league) if they match Tottenham's result.

[Lewis]

I have a feeling Leicester might pull this off. West Ham have got nothing to play for and could even do to rest a few players.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Surely the Goodison Seethe will carry 'the blue half of Merseyside' over the line.

[Shindig]

What's up the top 4 going straight into the group stage? I'd assumed 3rd/4th had to do the last stage of qualifying but that seems not to be the case.

[Adramelch]

It used to be that the 4th team had to do qualifiers, but it hasn't been the case for the top 3-4 leagues for a few years now.

[Shindig]

Seems a bit shit towards everybody else, that. The chance of us getting knocked out to Zeljeznicar is off the table, then.

[Lofty]

Leeds to win, Everton & Leicester go down, Big Sam giving it large.

[Magic]

Shitting myself. No matter what happens, down, up, it all just feels terminal.

[Alex]

Shitting myself. No matter what happens, down, up, it all just feels terminal.

I very much agree. I hope whatever is going on with the ownership situation is clarified very quickly post game. I just want to crack on with sorting this fucking mess out, whatever happens.

[Max Power]

Fucking hate football. I was resigned to it for weeks and now I have hope

[Kikó]

A real fairy tale story.

Nice when the little guys do well.

[wullie]

I hope Leeds stay up just because I've not seen us play Leicester for at least a decade and twice that for Everton.

[niko_cee]

What's up the top 4 going straight into the group stage? I'd assumed 3rd/4th had to do the last stage of qualifying but that seems not to be the case.

Mate, I know your lot have been out of it for a while, but it's not 2005.


Seems a bit shit towards everybody else, that. The chance of us getting knocked out to Zeljeznicar is off the table, then.

You can satisfy yourself with the potentially catastrophic draw a 4th place seeding can get you, and getting no money because you've not been in Europe for years. #FinancialFairPlay

[Spikey M]

Tottenham need to win to have any chance of European Football. Leeds need to win to have any chance of staying up. It's essentially a cup final... so congratulations Leeds.

[Magic]

Tottenham need to win to have any chance of European Football. Leeds need to win to have any chance of staying up. It's essentially a cup final... so congratulations Leeds.

Two garbage sides that don't have anything in the tank after shocking seasons. It'll be a nervy bottle fest and Kane will be the difference.

[Baz]

I’ve captained Kane in FPL so he’ll no doubt get sent off after scoring an own goal.

[Gray Fox]

The goodison seethe should see them over the line.
I don't see Leeds winning by a significant margin though.

[Jimmy Floyd]

You can satisfy yourself with the potentially catastrophic draw a 4th place seeding can get you, and getting no money because you've not been in Europe for years. #FinancialFairPlay

Are we into the Swiss system now? Looking forward to the tedious fuck American sports mathematicians coming in to tell us who has the most favourable 'sked-yool'.

I say 'we', my team are in the Carabao Cup second round.

[Adramelch]

The new format kicks in the season after if I recall correctly.

[Waffdon]

Think Chelsea get CL next season if they finish 5th unless they’ve changed it all again.

[Giggles]

Can't wait to see the sport die and be stripped back.

[Gray Fox]

Leeds already fucked it.

[phonics]

Leeds off to a good start.

[Magic]

:D

Any tension has completely dissipated. And relax.

[Spikey M]

I’ve captained Kane in FPL so he’ll no doubt get sent off after scoring an own goal.

You may have to settle for a goal and an injury inside 10 minutes.

[John Arne]

Commentator I have reckons Liverpool are playing with an introverted right-back.

[Magic]

Going with 6 defenders and then conceding in the first minute. :drool:

[Adramelch]

Is that TAA? And if so is that why he doesn't do any defending? Doesn't want to be around other people?

[Gray Fox]

Is that TAA? And if so is that why he doesn't do any defending? Doesn't want to be around other people?

The working theory is that he's not that good at the defending but he's very good at the passing.

They've just been shoving him into midfield and leaving the RB spot wide open.

[John Arne]

Bobby :)

[Gray Fox]

This needs a Leicester or Bournemouth goal to spice things up.

[Baz]

No right back strikes again.

[Magic]

I really hope Everton go down too, horrible cunts.

[Gray Fox]

Oh hello. Goodison Seethe about to go into overdrive

[Spikey M]

Leicester :drool:

[Waffdon]

That Dyche line up doesn’t half sum him up, the negative cunt. 5 at the back with 3 defensive minded midfielders in a must win game

[Magic]

It's getting closer to hoping for a drubbing so the atmosphere turns even more toxic than it is just now.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Everton home end is right on the edge of something. You don't get these crowd noises anywhere else. Right on the precipice.

[John Arne]

If you like like Lyanco, I'm not sure you should be accusing other players of being soft.

[Vercetti]

Would gladly let Leicester have the win today, if it relegates Everton. :drool:

[Gray Fox]

The crowd is starting to turn. This really needs a Bournemouth goal.

[Magic]

Boos at half time. :drool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Are they even booing anyone in particular (the ref, their team, life) or is it just a reflex?

[Magic]

Are they even booing anyone in particular (the ref, their team, life) or is it just a reflex?

The team, the situation.

[Adramelch]

Themselves for supporting Everton.

[phonics]

My dads wanted Everton to go down for years for reasons I don’t understand so he’s loving this.

[Gray Fox]

As a Liverpool fan from the city, in the past I'd have wanted them to stay up. Not now though. Fuck 'em.

[Magic]

Haha.

No changes and they score immediately after half time. Great stuff. Bring on the boos.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The team, the situation.

I meant Everton. We've all watched our last of Leeds for a few years.

They've over-celebrated that goal. Are they going to do another pitch invasion if they stay up? Could make it an annual thing.

[phonics]

I did enjoy some Leeds fan on the Guardian Weekly saying 'The owners need to get out' like their last 10 owners haven't been an absolute shit show that almost destroyed the club.

[phonics]

I meant Everton. We've all watched our last of Leeds for a few years.

No-one loves a boo more than Everton, then joining forces with the ultimate boo boy Sean Dyche is like the Avengers of Grievance.

[Magic]

Fuck off Everton.

[Gray Fox]

Well this just got a lot shitter.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Fireworks going off with one goal in it and 30 minutes to go. We need to cut off all funding to that city.

[Magic]

Kane. :D

[Kikó]

Drama in the Barclays

[Lewis]

Harry Kane would have relegated anybody today to get his thirty goals.

[Manc]

Hopefully this time wasting comes back to haunt Everton.

[Guybrush]

Fireworks going off with one goal in it and 30 minutes to go. We need to cut off all funding to that city.

At least 40 years too late. But yeah, fuck Everton.

[Gray Fox]

Them sitting back from now could be their undoing.

[Waffdon]

The handball rule is mental. Dan Burn stops the ball from going in via his hand and it is not given. Surely it doesn’t matter if it is deliberate or not if he’s stopping a shot on goal with his hand. Had enough time to move it

[igor_balis]

Drama in the Barclays

stop calling it that you're doing my head in

[Magic]

10 minutes. Come on Bournemouth.

[phonics]

5 points behind so technically those 3 draws did matter. Damn.

[Spikey M]

Anyone losing to 2023 Tottenham as if they're 2018 Tottenham deserves to be relegated for that alone. Terrible from Leeds.

And yeah, fuck Everton. They don't deserve to survive this season.

[Lewis]

We're never going to see them relegated.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Everton staying up, ugh.

[Gray Fox]

Any chance FFP intervenes and sends them down?

[Vercetti]

The turd that just won't flush.

[Giggles]

I meant Everton. We've all watched our last of Leeds for a few years.

They've over-celebrated that goal. Are they going to do another pitch invasion if they stay up? Could make it an annual thing.

Could be worse, they could be Newcastle.

[Giggles]

The turd that just won't flush.

The turd is gone.

[Alex]

That last Spurs goal summed up our season at Leeds. Fucking pub team level defending.

[niko_cee]

Good year to get promoted in the Barling Carclaycard Premiership as there seems little chance that Wolves or Bournemouth are going to be staying up next season, and then there's the rest of the dross.

All three promoted sides stayed up, does that happen often?

[Raoul Duke]

Dave saves:


Mitrovic hit this to De Gea’s left and the Spaniard dived low to make a fine save, his first here from a spot-kick since a Leighton Baines effort in 2014.

2014 :cab:

[Spikey M]

Good year to get promoted in the Barling Carclaycard Premiership as there seems little chance that Wolves or Bournemouth are going to be staying up next season, and then there's the rest of the dross.

All three promoted sides stayed up, does that happen often?

Might stick a tenner on that to be fair. There's so much shite in the bottom half of the table.

[-james-]

Might stick a tenner on that to be fair. There's so much shite in the bottom half of the table.

This gets said every single season but I don't think it's ever been less true. Leicester getting relegated with that squad is mental, I reckon next season will probably be the worst season ever to be a Championship side.

[Dark Soldier]

Berghuis smacking an Ajax fan post game

https://twitter.com/VoetbalUltras/status/1662858009544933378?t=wPlfrL8JqT2cUxTDl0LVdw&s=19

Apparently it eas racist abuse of Brobbey that caused it.

[Offshore Toon]

Joelinton in the Brazil squad is the best thing to happen all season. What a don.

[Shindig]

Awesome. He's fully deserved that.

[Lewis]

Dave saves:



2014 :cab:

He saved a Robin van Persie one, saved a Leighton Baines one, and then dives out the way of them for ten years. Doesn't even elaborate. What an enigma.

[Waffdon]

Lol at Hamburg fans running on the pitch to celebrate promotion prematurely. FC Heidenhein (me neither) then scored in 93rd and 98th Min to win 3-2 and thus the league title.

German huns

[niko_cee]

I didn't see any of it but Southampton 4 [1.34] Liverpool 4 [4.00] just about sums this season up.

[Ben]

I feel like a broken record for saying xG is a load of shit but it’s a load of shit this season.

[Kikó]

In the bin with var.

[Giggles]

And Waff spelling player with 4 letters.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Surveying the scene, a lot of non-canon teams in the PL next year. 9 teams I have seen be in the third tier and 4 I have seen in the fourth tier. Luton v Brentford is not a top flight fixture.

[Magic]

I hope they all play such negative football and ruin the TOP FLIGHT.

[SincereTheRebel]

No idea how Super Lopetegui kept wolves up, given they were bottom over xmas. They have been shit for a few seasons now.

[niko_cee]

Negative football's an art form these days when players are being brought up to play passes like the one Lavia tried for Liverpool's first goal yesterday. What the fuck?

[Don]

I also think what works in Europa League winning, Spain Real Madrid and Porto managing Lopetegui's favour is that he wasn't inbred.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQywHWaDqhuCMBrwQF_VtF1fjmXAORsi PpB_A&usqp=CAU

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[Waffdon]

And Waff spelling player with 4 letters.

What?

[Baz]

What?
Plur

[Waffdon]

Exactly. :cool:

[Gray Fox]

I didn't see any of it but Southampton 4 [1.34] Liverpool 4 [4.00] just about sums this season up.

Having just got to the highlights, definitely feels like Kelleher should have stopped at least two of their goals, maybe even three.

Another example of the Trent role giving and taking away too.

[Baz]

Yeah with Alison in net it could have easily been 4-0.

[SincereTheRebel]

I also think what works in Europa League winning, Spain Real Madrid and Porto managing Lopetegui's favour is that he wasn't inbred.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQywHWaDqhuCMBrwQF_VtF1fjmXAORsi PpB_A&usqp=CAU

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https://i2-prod.nottinghampost.com/incoming/article7854520.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/0_Nottingham-Forest-boss-Steve-Cooper-against-Crystal-Palace.jpg

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:Lol:

[Jimmy Floyd]

End of this playoff final is getting good.

[Manc]

Keeper has to do better. Criminal.

[Baz]

Just seen 120+3. Must have been phenomenal scenes.

[Gray Fox]

Barnsley probably deserved the chance to take it to pens, but they didn't really have a sniff once extra time started. Keeper should probably have pushed it passed the post.

[Adramelch]

Keeper should have done better but let's also not forget that the guy was wide open for his whole run, no attempt to close him down whatsoever.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Keeps also kept them in it to that point so not really his fault.

[niko_cee]

Having just got to the highlights, definitely feels like Kelleher should have stopped at least two of their goals, maybe even three.


Yeah, I thought the same on the highlights the official site was doling out for free. Most of the goals seemed to be weakly hit and straight at him.

[igor_balis]

just me, or are this year's goal of the season candidates a bit shit?

[Jimmy Floyd]

After a few more years of analytics, the goal of the season candidates will all be 18 yard driven home shots from cutbacks.

[Boydy]

just me, or are this year's goal of the season candidates a bit shit?

I thought that when watching MOTD the other night too.

[niko_cee]

Enciso's goal was a worthy winner in any year. Absolute belter.

[wullie]

It would have been great if Jacob Murphy won it for tapping in after Isak's magical work.

[igor_balis]

Enciso's goal was a worthy winner in any year. Absolute belter.

it's good but it absolutely wouldn't be a worthy winner any year, I'm sure I could find 3 or 4 goals better most seasons. not that it really matters, and it's all subjective obvs

[Ian]

just me, or are this year's goal of the season candidates a bit shit?

A victory of stats over fun no doubt. Mazy dribbles and long range hits are almost certainly being coached out of top players for being low percentage.

And thank goodness too, if anything I don't think football is serious enough.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Quiet day at the office so I've been catching up on the ongoing Under 20 World Cup. Some takeaways:

- Former Spurs and Blackburn backup goalkeeper Bobby Mimms is the manager of Fiji under-20s. What?

- The England squad is pretty shit. The main selection criteria seems to have been picking people with the same names as more famous players - we have aftermarket versions of both Xavi Simons and Aaron Ramsey. Chelsea and City dominate but Alex Scott from Bristol City is the standout talent.

- Despite this, we're through to the knockout stages with wins over Uruguay (3-2) and Tunisia (1-0), and a goalless draw with Iraq. England play Italy in their last 16 match tonight, with the winner progressing to face one of Colombia or Slovakia.

- No such luck for France, who (à propos of nothing) named just three non-black players in their squad, two of whom are the number 2 and 3 goalkeepers. They crashed out in the group stage after losing to South Korea and Gambia.

- A sign of the times is that the Brazil squad features players from Watford and Norwich. They went through from a strong group along with Italy and Nigeria.

- The elephant in the room is Israel, who seem to have a bit of a golden generation going and saw off Japan and Senegal in the group before defeating Uzbekistan to reach the quarter-finals. Their opponents in that game will be either Brazil or Tunisia. If the latter win, it could be a real shitstorm - there are no diplomatic relations between the two countries.

- Argentina, the hosts, have been led so far by the three goals of Alejo Veliz, but their backup centre forward is someone with the glorious name of Ignacio Maestro Puch. I really hope he makes it.

- USA have won all four matches so far and yet to concede a goal. Beware the bros.

[Yevrah]

Where can one watch this?

[Jimmy Floyd]

The home of all such things, Eurosport.

[wullie]

England should be bolstered by the late arrival of Brooke Norton-Cuffy and Callum Doyle, fresh from their resounding success on Saturday a first class flight over

[Waffdon]

Quiet day at the office so I've been catching up on the ongoing Under 20 World Cup. Some takeaways:

- Former Spurs and Blackburn backup goalkeeper Bobby Mimms is the manager of Fiji under-20s. What?

- The England squad is pretty shit. The main selection criteria seems to have been picking people with the same names as more famous players - we have aftermarket versions of both Xavi Simons and Aaron Ramsey. Chelsea and City dominate but Alex Scott from Bristol City is the standout talent.

- Despite this, we're through to the knockout stages with wins over Uruguay (3-2) and Tunisia (1-0), and a goalless draw with Iraq. England play Italy in their last 16 match tonight, with the winner progressing to face one of Colombia or Slovakia.

- No such luck for France, who (à propos of nothing) named just three non-black players in their squad, two of whom are the number 2 and 3 goalkeepers. They crashed out in the group stage after losing to South Korea and Gambia.

- A sign of the times is that the Brazil squad features players from Watford and Norwich. They went through from a strong group along with Italy and Nigeria.

- The elephant in the room is Israel, who seem to have a bit of a golden generation going and saw off Japan and Senegal in the group before defeating Uzbekistan to reach the quarter-finals. Their opponents in that game will be either Brazil or Tunisia. If the latter win, it could be a real shitstorm - there are no diplomatic relations between the two countries.

- Argentina, the hosts, have been led so far by the three goals of Alejo Veliz, but their backup centre forward is someone with the glorious name of Ignacio Maestro Puch. I really hope he makes it.

- USA have won all four matches so far and yet to concede a goal. Beware the bros.

USA keeper looks a beast.

Chukwuemeka is in England team now so they’ll piss it. Surprised Lewis Hall is going to u21s rather than this.

[niko_cee]

The preview for the England game later on the fifa website is a laugh. Highlights are a missed chance and a missed penalty. Alex Scott is going to be amazing, hopefully someone like Brighton can pick him up. Villa were interested a few years ago when they played Bristol pre-season and had just sold Grealish but don't know if they still have the same DoF etc now.

[Lofty]

That yank youth coming through with Balogun up front is worth looking at the markets for them doing well in their WC.

[Don]

Not that U21 football is particularly credible but anything below it is truly worthless and has strangely little connection with the senior game.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'm properly invested in Mourinho winning this euro final. Mon Jose. Sevilla basically unbeatable in the comp though so it will be hard.

[Baz]

I'm properly invested in Mourinho winning this euro final. Mon Jose. Sevilla basically unbeatable in the comp though so it will be hard.

He's only 3/1 to get a card. :lol:

[Spikey M]

Bad news Ian; Southend United have just managed to avoid being kicked out of the league by getting a court order and paying the players. Also, in news that is almost certainly bollocks, we are being bought by The Rock. #ThePeoplesClub #TheMostElectrifyingClubInSportsEntertainment

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You have 4 and a half hours to draft the June thread. Let's go.

[Gray Fox]

I'd love a 1-0 Mourinho grind fest with some top Spanish SEETHE.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Decent tier Italian outfit v decent tier Spanish outfit, each with a shit ton of wank tattoos and 'fiery' South Americans thrown in, with a bald English referee, and Jose Mourinho and some 60+ grizzled fuck on the touchline. All the elements are in place for a true seethe festival.

[Adramelch]

That looked like a foul in the build up. Great counter nevertheless.

Edit: Nah, no foul.

[Waffdon]

José :cool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

English refs are such bad appointments for these games. We (English people) are just baffled by the emotional overflow.

[Gray Fox]

This is all bubbling along nicely.

[Gray Fox]

English refs are such bad appointments for these games. We (English people) are just baffled by the emotional overflow.

"Macca" on commentary really should know better as well, given he spent several years playing with Madrid at their peak.

[Adramelch]

That's such a bad dive. :D

[Jimmy Floyd]

Taylor's actually got every call right IMO (thus far), but still the game is out of control. Pretty difficult for any ref with the calibre of vermin on this pitch, but a greasy-haired shoutbox would be better placed.

Dybala looks a decent player.

[Don]

I was driving for the first half. What a second half/final 15 mins we have in store :drool:

[Gray Fox]

Popcorn time.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Should be mass reds for the Roma backroom staff under letter of law. Only the interests of keeping the peace preventing that.

[Baz]

How is that ever not a pen?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Commentators are thick as pig shit. He got the ball you mongs. Good VAR intervention.

Roma just horrible people from 1 to 11, though. Well, 1 to 8 and 10 to 11. With you Tammy.

[Ben]

Because a tiny bit of contact shouldn’t automatically warrant a penalty. Should be a yellow for throwing himself down like a knob.

[Gray Fox]

He pokes the ball away and the Sevilla lad participates in the long jump to try and sell it.

Anthony Taylor is doing well. Far too lenient with the Roma bullshit mind you.

[Ben]

Roma will go down swinging with about five red cards if Sevilla nick a late one.

[Yevrah]

Really enjoying this and I'd love to see England play in the same manner instead of the turgid passionless shite we serve up.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Really enjoying this and I'd love to see England play in the same manner instead of the turgid passionless shite we serve up.

No chance, these all have fire in their veins. We have the residue from a two-day-old bacon pan.

[Ian]

Bad news Ian; Southend United have just managed to avoid being kicked out of the league by getting a court order and paying the players. Also, in news that is almost certainly bollocks, we are being bought by The Rock. #ThePeoplesClub #TheMostElectrifyingClubInSportsEntertainment

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You have 4 and a half hours to draft the June thread. Let's go.

Nobody request football threads anymore. SAD.

Aside from Southend stuff that never actually comes to pass. I'm afraid you've hurt me before on this front.

[Adramelch]

How come the Europa League final is before the Conference League one? You'd think they would go from lowest to highest.

[niko_cee]

Is Chukwumeka any good or has he just dominated age group football because he's an absolute unit?

[Waffdon]

Played well whenever he’s had a chance. Lampard completely froze him out until the last few games for some bizarre reason. Potter was giving him game time but got an injury.

Presume he’ll get a loan at a PL club next season unless Poch fancies him to kick on.

Edit: he does need to find a pair of proper boots though. Loves to slip over

[Manc]

How many penalties did Bono save at the WC?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Stunned that it's 2023 and El Shaarawy is appearing in a European final.

[niko_cee]

Played well whenever he’s had a chance. Lampard completely froze him out until the last few games for some bizarre reason. Potter was giving him game time but got an injury.

Presume he’ll get a loan at a PL club next season unless Poch fancies him to kick on.

Edit: he does need to find a pair of proper boots though. Loves to slip over

He's got good feet. Maybe a bit lackadaisical, but perhaps that comes with feeling he might be better than this level.

Cracking finish by Harry Kane's replacement to make it 1-1.

[Adramelch]

McManaman's go-to line seems to be "he wasn't looking at that direction" as if peripheral vision is not a thing.

[-james-]

How come the Europa League final is before the Conference League one? You'd think they would go from lowest to highest.

This has always annoyed me with the English play off finals. Championship on the Saturday, League Two on the Sunday, League One on the Monday. Is there some logic I'm missing?

[Adramelch]

I could maybe see some logic to that one, as Sunday is when the last round of Premier League was on, so you put the lowest one there (although it was played earlier so who knows), then Saturday is your best option so you put the Championship there.

[Gray Fox]

I would imagine it's traffic/police management.

Highest traffic league on a separate day to the last Prem games. Stick the least traffic against the Prem and then the last the day after when there's nothing on.

[niko_cee]

This has always annoyed me with the English play off finals. Championship on the Saturday, League Two on the Sunday, League One on the Monday. Is there some logic I'm missing?

I always assumed it was because the pitch would get progressively shitter over the three days so you give the higher level first use. May or may not be an issue any more.

[Adramelch]

It's also a more "condensed" season due to the World Cup so not your usual scheduling. But the Europa/Conference League thing happened last season as well so it's on purpose.

[Manc]

I'll never understand teams playing for penalties.

[niko_cee]

With the European stuff they probably don't want the higher profile UEFA Cup Final getting in the way of the mandatory week long build-up to the European Cup Final.

[Magic]

Horrendous but oddly enjoyable shitfest.

[Adramelch]

With the European stuff they probably don't want the higher profile UEFA Cup Final getting in the way of the mandatory week long build-up to the European Cup Final.

That's how it was for years and years before the Conference League was introduced though.

Edit: Ah nevermind, it was only the most recent years that it was like that. That makes sense then.

[Waffdon]

This gotta be the longest match in a long while. Been over 20 mins added on at the end of halves.

[niko_cee]

That's how it was for years and years before the Conference League was introduced though.

Yeah, but in the past you didn't need a superbowl week before the European Cup Final, as no one is that bothered, it's just a football match. It was also a full week in between because they were both in midweek, where they should be.

[Jimmy Floyd]

146 minutes of 'football'. Neither team should be awarded the trophy or the Champions League place.

[niko_cee]

120+11 or whatever it is must be some sort of record.

There's usually about 2 mins max at the end of extra time.

[-james-]

That's one of the worst pens ever.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Bono is class.

[-james-]

Sevilla's record in this competition is proper absurd.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Bono :cool:

[niko_cee]

Sevilla's record in this competition is proper absurd.

They seem to inhabit a strange hinterland between being too good for this, but rarely good enough to get out of their Champions League group, and they've been there for years.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

They need the camera on Mourinho after the re-take.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Went in wanting Roma to win but very glad they have lost. Horrible approach to the game, horrible conduct and they deserved absolutely nothing.

[Waffdon]

Centre halves going up for penalties 2 and/or 3 always seems to happen and I don’t know why. Both Roma defenders looked petrified. What a shambles

[niko_cee]

Pretty lol way to finish it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This is the shittest pitch invasion ever.

Fuck all fans are on the pitch.

[Gray Fox]

Went in wanting Roma to win but very glad they have lost. Horrible approach to the game, horrible conduct and they deserved absolutely nothing.

Pretty much.

Not a fan of the retake at the end there, but it is what it is.

[Adramelch]

Not a fan of the retake at the end there, but it is what it is.

A fitting end to this match to be fair.

[Ian]

Sevilla winning again is obviously the most boring option but boring is better than Mourinho succeeding.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Also a big fan of the Sevilla manager's arc. Journeyman who has coached Eibar (twice), Athletic Bilbao, Valladolid, Osasuna, Levante and Alaves, must be the Spanish version of a proper football man. His previous European tie before this season (2005) was in the Intertoto Cup.

[niko_cee]

U20s just been the victim of a fairly comedy VAR hatchet job from some extra greasy officials.

[-james-]

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[Yevrah]

That's quite pathetic.

[Spikey M]

Nobody request football threads anymore. SAD.

Aside from Southend stuff that never actually comes to pass. I'm afraid you've hurt me before on this front.

Imagne passing up the scoop of the year. I'm giving you one more chance or I'm taking this to Pleb.

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(NB: when I said The Rock I obviously meant a syndicate that Ray Winstone is a small part of)

[Jimmy Floyd]

If Mourinho sees a UEFA touchline this side of next Christmas then they've been far too lenient on him. The post match comments and his general antics throughout the game were scandalous. He would have been sent off early on but for UEFA presumably agreeing with the referees not to send off managers in a final (something he would have known).

[Lewis]

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lol third world country.

[Jimmy Floyd]

That alone should see the club out of Europe for a year or two. It's getting really dangerous with refs. He had a fucking great game as well.

[Boydy]

That old security guard just palming the chair off. :cool:

[Shindig]

Stick him in goal. He would've saved one. :cool:

[phonics]

That alone should see the club out of Europe for a year or two. It's getting really dangerous with refs. He had a fucking great game as well.

Wild that he learnt absolutely nothing from the Anders Frisk situation.

[Giggles]

Well, that's fairly come full circle.

[Shindig]

Allardyce out. Lol.