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(They've only got eight points from their least eight league games)

― groovypanda, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 10:21 (eight years ago)

Everyone at Chelsea appears to have given up, including Conte.

― Matt DC, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 10:32 (eight years ago)

I have been told that if Arsenal win the EL then the 4th placed team don't go into CL. Is that not correct?

Even leaving AFC out of it, 4th place has always meant a qualifying round, and 3rd place hasn't - that's quite a big difference, if it still applies.

― the pinefox, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 10:47 (eight years ago)

That didn't happen when United won it last year and I haven't seen anything suggesting the rule have changed.

― Matt DC, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 10:50 (eight years ago)

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/the-5001-shot-that-would-cost-tottenham-champions-league-football-even-if-arsenal-and-chelsea-finish-a3786196.html

― the pinefox, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 10:50 (eight years ago)

Looks like it's if AFC win EL, AND CFC win CL -- then THFC don't go into CL.

― the pinefox, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 10:51 (eight years ago)

Chelsea are already out.

― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 10:55 (eight years ago)

This is a great and very welcome reminder.

― the pinefox, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 10:56 (eight years ago)

Even leaving AFC out of it, 4th place has always meant a qualifying round, and 3rd place hasn't - that's quite a big difference, if it still applies.

It doesn't anymore. From next season's CL (i.e. based on this season's final places) all of the Top 4 from Spain, Germany, England and Italy go straight into the Group Stages.

https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2499801.html#/

― groovypanda, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 11:02 (eight years ago)

Crikey, that's big news - the kind of thing that determines what goes in sport, but also goes under the radar.

― the pinefox, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 11:05 (eight years ago)

O'er here it was reported quite a bit, through Dutch eyes: the big countries get more spots, the smaller ones less. The Dutch champions won't even enter the group phase any more, and need to qualify. Which will be nearly impossible. The gap's gotten too big.

― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 11:07 (eight years ago)

I agree -- anything that is bad for equality and open competition, bad.

Real vs Juventus tie reminded me of their meeting in the 2nd round in 1986 -- when it was all knockout rounds and when two European Giants could randomly be drawn against each other at that stage. Eventual winner: Porto.

― the pinefox, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 11:11 (eight years ago)

Sam Allardyce sums up the Merseyside Derby pic.twitter.com/QSme634OhS
— Anthony Martial (@EliteMartiaI) April 7, 2018

― Number None, Saturday, 7 April 2018 13:25 (eight years ago)

looking at newcastle's squad compared to leicester's it's amazing how close they are

― ogmor, Saturday, 7 April 2018 14:33 (eight years ago)

I don't think Kane touched that.

― ogmor, Saturday, 7 April 2018 15:23 (eight years ago)

what was mourinho's team talk like i wonder

― ogmor, Saturday, 7 April 2018 16:54 (eight years ago)

Good Kompany

― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Saturday, 7 April 2018 16:59 (eight years ago)

Appalling Smalling

― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Saturday, 7 April 2018 16:59 (eight years ago)

Holy shit, Gundogan

― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Saturday, 7 April 2018 17:01 (eight years ago)

xp lol

― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Saturday, 7 April 2018 17:01 (eight years ago)

united getting absolutely rinsed. liverpool need salah much more than city need de bruyne

― ogmor, Saturday, 7 April 2018 17:09 (eight years ago)

they could have played Toure today

hapless

― Number None, Saturday, 7 April 2018 17:20 (eight years ago)

that assist was the tits

― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Saturday, 7 April 2018 17:41 (eight years ago)

LOL

― Buff Jeckley (Tom D.), Saturday, 7 April 2018 17:41 (eight years ago)

fuck yes!!!

― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Saturday, 7 April 2018 17:42 (eight years ago)

holy shit! Pogda is totally in the zone.

― calzino, Saturday, 7 April 2018 17:43 (eight years ago)

well

― Number None, Saturday, 7 April 2018 17:43 (eight years ago)

I can't find a single fucking pub showing the football and now I'm actually annoyed about it.

― Matt DC, Saturday, 7 April 2018 17:44 (eight years ago)

amazing. mb they could do w a bit of kev

― ogmor, Saturday, 7 April 2018 17:51 (eight years ago)

LOL worst player on the park in the 1st half

― Buff Jeckley (Tom D.), Saturday, 7 April 2018 17:56 (eight years ago)

Fucking hell chrissy boy!

― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Saturday, 7 April 2018 17:56 (eight years ago)

Really don't want these pricks to win the league at Wembley.

― Matt DC, Saturday, 7 April 2018 17:57 (eight years ago)

wtf!

― calzino, Saturday, 7 April 2018 17:57 (eight years ago)

Actually I just realised they can't win it at Wembley if the score stays like this.

― Matt DC, Saturday, 7 April 2018 18:03 (eight years ago)

Pogba going full macgregor

― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Saturday, 7 April 2018 18:05 (eight years ago)

Holy shit that save

― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Saturday, 7 April 2018 18:16 (eight years ago)

Ugh five minutes of ET

― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Saturday, 7 April 2018 18:18 (eight years ago)

I love football :)

― Number None, Saturday, 7 April 2018 18:25 (eight years ago)

half time they were dead and in the cave then smallsy rose again from the transfer list and rolled away the stone

― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Saturday, 7 April 2018 18:27 (eight years ago)

SOUNESS IS FUMING. HOW MANY TIMES ARE PUNDITS GOING TO WRITE OFF TECHNICALLY GIFTED BLACK PLAYERS LIKE THIS??.....#POGBA pic.twitter.com/2z3a4mg32l
— Titi (@Yaga_yawww) April 7, 2018

― Number None, Saturday, 7 April 2018 20:10 (eight years ago)

Not sure Graeme would recognize technically gifted if it lunged in and broke his leg

― vermicious kid (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 7 April 2018 20:31 (eight years ago)

I love football :)

― the salacious inaudible (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 7 April 2018 21:07 (eight years ago)

can't stop watching this wellbz miss

Arsenal Standards by Danny Welbeck pic.twitter.com/l0Gm9rIwzX
— Özilinho (@WoolWitchGooner) April 8, 2018

― i'm surprised to see your screwface at the door (NickB), Sunday, 8 April 2018 15:12 (eight years ago)

Top 4 certainly all over now

― groovypanda, Sunday, 8 April 2018 17:28 (eight years ago)

I will be quite happy if that bottom 3 remains unchanged, looking at Southampton's run-out I don't think they'll get more than 6 pts, so perhaps we are just one win from safety.

― calzino, Sunday, 8 April 2018 17:37 (eight years ago)

(xxp) Go on to Youtube to look up that Welbeck miss and you could be there for a while looking at numerous other howlers from him.

― Buff Jeckley (Tom D.), Sunday, 8 April 2018 17:50 (eight years ago)

Giving Kane that goal is, with no exaggeration, the most disgraceful decision in the history of the sport

― Number None, Wednesday, 11 April 2018 22:45 (eight years ago)

Well tbf it's either that or we kill his daughter

― tsrobodo, Thursday, 12 April 2018 07:02 (eight years ago)

I like it, seeing as footballer's kids will be the next gen of Tory brats, liquidate 'em as early as poss!

― calzino, Thursday, 12 April 2018 09:30 (eight years ago)

that's a particularly wild post

― imago, Thursday, 12 April 2018 09:31 (eight years ago)

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'Even allowing for inflation, this thread is not worth 198 Terry Francises' - EPL 2017-18