World Soccer thread III

[MikeH]

We only got as low as 61 once in the last 8 years!

[MikeH]

If your point is that your season wasn't as bad as Chelsea used to be in the early 90s and before then

[Maquiladora]

Originally posted by MikeH

http://www.soccerway.com/news/full/?page=details&area=1115330056

This seems to sum up the position

Just read from a comment there

http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/news/Kind=1/newsId=268457.html

seems UEFA need to update their site, "TH" goes straight to group phase.

[reds4ever]

And the world was created 8 years ago?

I'd never truly realized just how sh!te Chelsea were until I looked at that table!

Prior to 1996/97 hadn't achieved this paltry total of 61 points since 1985/86!

Out of 19 seasons that have had 3 points for a win, Chelsea have failed to get 61 points on 11 occasions.

[reds4ever]

Originally posted by Maquiladora


Just read from a comment there

http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/news/Kind=1/newsId=268457.html

seems UEFA need to update their site, "TH" goes straight to group phase.

....or you need to stop linking to 20 day old news items and expecting them to be gospel?

[MikeH]

Congratulations Liverpool used to be better than Chelsea. Well done.

Originally posted by Maquiladora


Just read from a comment there

http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/news/Kind=1/newsId=268457.html

seems UEFA need to update their site, "TH" goes straight to group phase.

I saw that, the commenter didn't do his homework it's because Portugal only have one spot normally. If England had less than 4 spots we'd get an extra one.

Here's the rule, it's very clear:

http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/19071.pdf

UEFA Champions League Regulations

1.03

At the request of the national association concerned, the UEFA Champions League title-holders may be entered for this competition as an additional representative of that association, if they have not qualified for the UEFA Champions League via the top domestic league championship. If, in such a case, the title-holders come from an association entitled to enter four teams for the UEFA Champions League, the fourth-placed club in the top domestic league championshop has to be entered for the UEFA Cup.

So it's up to the FA who've said that Everton are in.

CASE CLOSED!

[reds4ever]

I know you're not stupid, so I guess you must just like being awkward?


I don't dispute the existance of those rules and I never have, I have never said Liverpool will get Evertons spot.

What I have said is if Liverpool win CL then a way for them to enter the competition next year will be found by UEFA (ie 5 places for English clubs this year and the rules changed for the year after to ensure such a problem does'nt occur again)

Oh, and TYPING SOMETHING IN CAPITALS DOES NOT MAKE IT COME TRUE!

[MikeH]

I know. I just disagree that they'll change as you said.

The CASE CLOSED! is (or used to be) Ming's trademark sign off before he closed a thread to indicate no discussion would be entered into.

[reds4ever]

Originally posted by MikeH


The CASE CLOSED! is (or used to be) Ming's trademark sign off before he closed a thread to indicate no discussion would be entered into.

You need to be able to delete/lock threads in order to wield that sentence effectively

[MikeH]

That's why I think it's funny when I use it. BWAH HA HA HA HA HA!

[Maquiladora]

Oh no Kewell is starting

[Krill]

Goal!!

[Maquiladora]

Well if you thought the final was gonna be dull it will be now. Milan move to a 9 man defence.

[Maquiladora]

Kewell is ****, he just stood with it in the corner, i thought he was supposed to be able to run with it past people...

[Maquiladora]

Kewell is now injured, what a waste of a ****ing sub