Tonight's football thread

[Danbert Nocurry]

No you don't. Am gutted for spurs, I wanted Bayern to win, in my opinion a better football team overall. But fair play to Chelski they did the business on the night. The same bunch of players who were clueless and pretty apathetic with a 'new manager' at the start of the season. I don' think that it is a particularly good day for football, Man City play a better brand of football than Chelski. I was hoping that Spurs would be in the champions league again, feel sorry for them.

I know what you mean - Chelseas performances against Barcelona and Bayern Munich were anti-football but i suppose at the end of the day they won the cup.:closed:

[that_fjell_guy]

I never get this anti-football thing. Footballs whole appeal is the contrast of styles and tactics, Chelsea did the job...twice!!! Bayern knew how they'd play!! Also from the parts I saw...1 a.m. this morning fast forwarding thro'...I thought Chelsea played some neat football and came into the game as it wore on. I had a bit of a 'Likely Lads' evening in Cockermouth 'cos I'd gone for a drink with friends, one of which bizarrely was a Chelsea fan, and Id recorded it to watch 'live' when I got in!!! No idea what Nige (the Chelsea fan) was doing in the pub with us!!!? Great result!!

BTW. I dont get what happens with Spurs, surely it should be them that now take the Europa Cup place and Newcastle slip out of europe altogether!!?

[The General]

The Chelsea story is actually not unfunny. Spend loads of money, build a machine, cheat like crazy, don't win. let it all fall apart, let them get old, blow your only money on a goal drought, lose half your team to suspension and the other half to injury, give up mid-season, bring in a caretaker just to get your sorry arses limping over the line until you have time to reorganise in the summer... hello cups. They've been shit. It's the future. We might be bad enough to win a trophy in a couple of years.

[that_fjell_guy]

I guess that theory give all us Leeds fans hope then, cos we'll definately be sh*#%e next season!!

The Chelsea story is actually not unfunny. Spend loads of money, build a machine, cheat like crazy, don't win. let it all fall apart, let them get old, blow your only money on a goal drought, lose half your team to suspension and the other half to injury, give up mid-season, bring in a caretaker just to get your sorry arses limping over the line until you have time to reorganise in the summer... hello cups. They've been shit. It's the future. We might be bad enough to win a trophy in a couple of years.

[dominion]

5 days since a City vs United argument???

England 1 up, but what's with the kit? Marketing ploy to flog more shirts??

[superflyguy]

Brilliant day in the sun at Wembley for the Alex yesterday. promoted to League1 after a great display against Cheltenham. Good to see quality football bettering hoof & head tactics. Nick Powells goal was spectacular and a great way to get the party started. pity it was probably his last game for us.

[IainR]

No talk of Rodgers..

Brave call..

But need to give him time, could be there for 25 years, so they have to give him 3 years.. they can't keep sacking managers after 12 months.. but financially can they afford to keep missing out on CL football.. with Spurs, Arsenal, Chelsea, United and City the top 5 is hard to get into, never mind the top 4... then the likes of Newcastle etc..

He's done well at Swansea for a few years but he didn't set the world alight before then so the jury's out on him I reckon..

[The General]

No talk of Rodgers..

Brave call..

But need to give him time, could be there for 25 years, so they have to give him 3 years.. they can't keep sacking managers after 12 months.. but financially can they afford to keep missing out on CL football.. with Spurs, Arsenal, Chelsea, United and City the top 5 is hard to get into, never mind the top 4... then the likes of Newcastle etc..

He's done well at Swansea for a few years but he didn't set the world alight before then so the jury's out on him I reckon..

Don't see Rodgers being a success - he's not a "messiah" and will come under pressure if they don't get good results straight away. He'll need to start talking about Hillsborough and singing Ferry Cross the Mersey pretty sharpish to get the scousers on his side. :w00t:

[Stolly]

Using the BBC predictor, you heard it here first....

Top 4

Man City 89 points
Man Utd 88
Arsenal 77
Tottenham 75

Apologies for the delay asI've been away but can I just refer you to my prediction made on 2nd April (and yeah I appreciate the points tally wasn't exactly right but what skill)

[Danbert Nocurry]

Apologies for the delay asI've been away but can I just refer you to my prediction made on 2nd April (and yeah I appreciate the points tally wasn't exactly right but what skill)

Well done Stolly - it was never in any doubt really though was it? :w00t:



As for Rodgers at Liverpool, i'd say Liverpool fans shouldn't be too despondent. We underachieved for about 30 years and in the main it was a right laugh. They may as well embrace their new status as the laughing stock of English football. The wheel of football fortune has turned and now it's their turn for some 'character building' years in the wilderness.