Liverpool are awful

4 minutes ago, gonzo said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz44v2gxpx0o

 

Wolves fans not happy either 

That’s a disgrace considering how immaterial ticket revenue is when you’re in the prem. 

7 hours ago, tomski said:

You’d of won a few quid on that. Consensus was it was all done and dusted.

I had Bochum 3-0 win at 18-1 but bottled it & cashed out after 70 mins 

twenty minutes is a long time in football ! Hard to believe no more goals .

Wasn’t watching it by the way.

Have been in Düsseldorf’s stadium watched Leverkusen v Bayern in the German cup , fantastic stadium but hardly used then when Fortuna were in League 3 & playing out of the city on a shared ground watched by 7-8 thousand.

The inhabitants of Cologne will be delighted Fortuna didn’t make it as they have just been relegated from the top flight & the rivalry between the cities is ferocious.

Nice derby games for them.
 

More harvesting for the farmers tonight? Febrile atmosphere to overcome but it would not surprise me if they did.

9 hours ago, Eddie said:

That’s a disgrace considering how immaterial ticket revenue is when you’re in the prem. 

It is.

Illustrates the problem with increased revenue- increased (irresponsible) spending, so often no better off.

Players simply getting bigger and bigger wages.

7 hours ago, bolty58 said:

More harvesting for the farmers tonight? Febrile atmosphere to overcome but it would not surprise me if they did.

Wasn't sure what you was about so went and checked, what a pointless competition 

3 tiers of Europe ffs

 

48 minutes ago, L/H White said:

Wasn't sure what you was about so went and checked, what a pointless competition 

3 tiers of Europe ffs

 Pointless. Aye, reet. Ask Roma or West Ham fans or even Villa fans who wanted it badly.

Third tier European competition  is correct and probably more suited to your failed quadruplegics rather than anything higher?

5 minutes ago, bolty58 said:

 Pointless. Aye, reet. Ask Roma or West Ham fans or even Villa fans who wanted it badly.

Third tier European competition  is correct and probably more suited to your failed quadruplegics rather than anything higher?

for the fans yes I get that, but it's a meaningless comp all the same 

you need to finish about 7th in the league to qualify ffs 

1 minute ago, L/H White said:

for the fans yes I get that, but it's a meaningless comp all the same 

you need to finish about 7th in the league to qualify ffs 

...and finishing 7th in the PL is piss easy as we all know 

Anyway, we have the potential of great delight in Radcliffe Whites 'other team' Ratcliffe's Reds being relegated from the Europa League to the Conference League due to ownership rules. Ineos. Nice (see what I did there?).

12 minutes ago, bolty58 said:

...and finishing 7th in the PL is piss easy as we all know 

Anyway, we have the potential of great delight in Radcliffe Whites 'other team' Ratcliffe's Reds being relegated from the Europa League to the Conference League due to ownership rules. Ineos. Nice (see what I did there?).

whichever they end up in, it's the failure version anyway 

Who had the better season?

United or Liverpool?

2 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Who had the better season?

United or Liverpool?

Iirc I asked a similar question a while ago- most agreed they'd take an fa cup win and relegation over staying up and nowt else.

On that basis, I suppose you'd say Utd, as the FA cup is perhaps more prestigious.

Probably wouldn't get agreement though within either of their fan bases.

5 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Who had the better season?

United or Liverpool?

I see what you did there.

United (like Oxford) got the bigger trophy/prize, but Liverpool (and Bolton) had a 'better' season.

5 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Who had the better season?

United or Liverpool?

Liv

trophy and CL football secured 

3 minutes ago, L/H White said:

Liv

trophy and CL football secured 

United or Arsenal?

3 minutes ago, gonzo said:

United or Arsenal?

United 

6 minutes ago, L/H White said:

United 

Bolton or Oxford?

Just now, gonzo said:

Bolton or Oxford?

haha fuck off

Edited May 29, 20242 yr by L/H White

3 hours ago, bolty58 said:

...and finishing 7th in the PL is piss easy as we all know 

Anyway, we have the potential of great delight in Radcliffe Whites 'other team' Ratcliffe's Reds being relegated from the Europa League to the Conference League due to ownership rules. Ineos. Nice (see what I did there?).

It's easily sorted unfortunately 

As Villa did with Guimaraes along with Brighton and Union Saint-Gilloise

3 hours ago, L/H White said:

United 

champions league qualification is better than a cup, these days, so arsenal

10 minutes ago, Casino said:

champions league qualification is better than a cup, these days, so arsenal

Are you sure?

After all CL is just an extended cup.

Qualification and no trophy- would it get a bit dull after a while?

1 minute ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Are you sure?

After all CL is just an extended cup.

Qualification and no trophy- would it get a bit dull after a while?

It's all about attracting the best players, playing the best teams and trying to win the biggest trophy of them all 

I'd say for the "top" teams it's more desirable than the fa cup 

That said the top teams mostly always win it anyway 

I'm sure the clubs themselves would take CL every time 

I'm sure the fans wouldn't mind  an FA cup every now and again, but missing out on CL can be seen as a set back 

So depends really 

I'm sure City would rather CL over fa cup 

Am sure someone like Villa or Newcastle would love a cup as it's been so long 

What constitutes a top team in terms of Champions League?

I get where you're coming from, but that competition has been denuded for me, by the change to a mini-league.

As you say, fans may have different perspectives, but winning something is always a top feeling.

40 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Are you sure?

After all CL is just an extended cup.

Qualification and no trophy- would it get a bit dull after a while?

I think the ayatollah is correct. The megabucks involved with CL qualification trumps lifting some silverware. Not with fans BTW. With fat cat owners only in it for the money. They don't feel what we feel. We have longevity and tradition.

3 minutes ago, bolty58 said:

I think the ayatollah is correct. The megabucks involved with CL qualification trumps lifting some silverware. Not with fans BTW. With fat cat owners only in it for the money. They don't feel what we feel. We have longevity and tradition.

No doubt about that!

Wonder where a manager would stand: always looks good with trophies on a cv?