2005 Wales win the Grand Slam in Rugby The Pope Dies Liverpool lose in the League Cup final to the eventual League Champions that year (Chelsea)Tiger Woods wins his ninth major by winning the US MastersChampions League ????
― Dave B (daveb), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 17:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 17:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 18:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― chris/porkpie/cabbage, Tuesday, 12 April 2005 18:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dave B (daveb), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 19:25 (nineteen years ago) link
Prince Charles got marriedKen and Deirdre got marriedA new Doctor Who was appointedNorwich and Crystal Palace were relegated from D1Liverpool won the European Cup
― Dave B (daveb), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 19:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Horse of Babylon's Butler (the pirate king), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 20:46 (nineteen years ago) link
A general election.Steve Winwood's "Valerie" had been a hit only a year earlier.A man from Bolton is very popular (Tony Knowles).Scott Walker has reputedly finished a new LP.Liverpool go out of the European Cup in the quarterfinals.
― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 08:19 (nineteen years ago) link
Brighton relegatedTories win election
― Dave B (daveb), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 08:24 (nineteen years ago) link
(JtN: I may text you later if I'm up for watching this in town - depends how late I work...)
― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 08:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 08:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 09:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 09:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― Crackity (Crackity Jones), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 10:02 (nineteen years ago) link
― $V£N! (blueski), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 10:03 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 10:15 (nineteen years ago) link
The usual thing if a team or its fans muck about to the extent that a game can't be played to its conclusion is to award the match by the score of 3-0 to the innocent party. I expect this to be the outcome of the Inter-AC debacle. I dunno what would happen if a side aiming to recover a 1-5 first leg deficit went 2-0 up with 20min left and then the opposition all trooped off the pitch in some spurious protest.
― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 10:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 10:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 11:03 (nineteen years ago) link
One of my colleagues here, who glories in the name of M@x 0rlando, is Italian and a Juve supporter. I think I'll resist asking him to join me.
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 11:40 (nineteen years ago) link
(* - in a loose sense)
― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 12:18 (nineteen years ago) link
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 12:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― $V£N! (blueski), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 12:29 (nineteen years ago) link
(actually I was listening to Behind Closed Doors just a couple of hours ago, as it happens)
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 13:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― hold tight the private caller (mwah), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 19:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Horse of Babylon's Butler (the pirate king), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 19:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― L'il Michael Owen (daveb), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 20:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 20:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― $V£N! (blueski), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 20:59 (nineteen years ago) link
The Liverpool run must be stopped but I find it difficult to imagine one elite Premiership side sticking it on another for a fourth (or perhaps fifth) time in one campaign* (OK, LFC beat EFC four times in 86-87, if you count the "Super" Cup) even if there are 31pts between them in the table. No, I fear a similar scenario to last season when Arsenal beat Chelsea three times in domestic competition (and always by the odd goal) before coming unstuck in the Euro two-legger.
(* - tho' 0-0 Stamford and 1-1 Anfield would do it).
Still, Jellybean now has more midweek fixtures at the business end of the season to spread his hobbling squad around. Got to be worth some dropped league points.
― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 21:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 21:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dave B (daveb), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 22:55 (nineteen years ago) link
http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20050413/i/r2950699042.jpg
PS - you saw in Biscan and Alonso why Liverpool fans (at least the ones I've spoken to) really don't fear the loss of Gerrard. They rather not, but it's not the end of the world, and after Houllier's attempts to build a team around one man, they aren't so keen to repeat it.
― Dave B (daveb), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 23:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Thursday, 14 April 2005 01:36 (nineteen years ago) link
(they=Liv)
― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 14 April 2005 07:32 (nineteen years ago) link
Um, they won, didn't they?
― Onimo (GerryNemo), Thursday, 14 April 2005 07:52 (nineteen years ago) link
1965:There was a five in the year.Jonathan King was in the news.Some other stuff happened, eerily prescient of this year. (Spooky).Liverpool lost in the European Cup semifinals.
― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Thursday, 14 April 2005 08:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― $V£N! (blueski), Thursday, 14 April 2005 08:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dr. C (Dr. C), Thursday, 14 April 2005 08:36 (nineteen years ago) link
well done pool. can you imagine if they won the champions league? i still find it unlikely, but they've proven me wrong at every turn.
― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Thursday, 14 April 2005 08:36 (nineteen years ago) link
Basically, the FA can choose to nominate them as the fourth English representative in the 05-06 CL ahead of whoever does actually finish 4th in the Prem. And they will. There's no 5th CL place for England (or anyone) just cos someone outside the top four wins the damn thing.
― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Thursday, 14 April 2005 08:53 (nineteen years ago) link
If Liverpool do win it (highly unlikely) I'd feel very sorry for Everton if they finish 4th don't get into the CL next season. But it'd be even more scandalous if the FA didn't nominate the holders.
― frankiemachine, Thursday, 14 April 2005 08:58 (nineteen years ago) link
Martin, I've never heard it, that song.
!!!
I told you, I think, that Liverpool would be this year's Valencia.
I didn't really believe it though.
I would love Jellybean to get one over Miseryguts Mourinho, the Portuguese Plonker of Old Porto Town.
I had a Didier Drogba dream. Sounds like a song title for the Foxgloves.
I'm worried about your circulation, Chris.
― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Thursday, 14 April 2005 09:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 14 April 2005 09:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― $V£N! (blueski), Thursday, 14 April 2005 09:52 (nineteen years ago) link
Congratulations to Liverpool, and their supporters.
― the bellefox, Thursday, 14 April 2005 10:55 (nineteen years ago) link
If Liverpool win the CL, they go in next season and someone else finishing 4th doesn't - the FA announced this a while ago. This also applies to the UEFA, so in both it is possible that teams could get their presumed place taken away from them to give to local rivals!
Chelsea to win in the semi, I think, and meet Milan in the final. Could be a classic. PSV seem less appealing.
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 14 April 2005 11:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― Baaderonixxxorzh (Fabfunk), Thursday, 14 April 2005 12:35 (nineteen years ago) link
I can't see the picture, Jerry, but I can only infer from your comment that it's Grobbelaar putting through his own goal in the 1984 Charity Shield. -- Michael Jones (tourajsig...), April 6th, 2005.
― the bluefox, Thursday, 14 April 2005 13:01 (nineteen years ago) link
(Mike are you still Wirraling this w/e aussi?)
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Thursday, 14 April 2005 13:39 (nineteen years ago) link