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Except with uglier football, probably. Twente have played great football this season. Haven't scored as many goals as Ajax but they play the usual Dutch 4-3-3 system and they're very good to watch.

McClaren shouldn't come back to England. He's got a good thing going abroad, taking the Wolfsburg job would be huge for him.

Azpilicueta is probably out of our range though.

Agreed. We still need to buy another striker next season though. Or atleast a second striker to play off Carroll.

If Fulham win the Europa League they are allocated a place as holders. It has no affect on League places.

They're flat pack stadiums apparently. They'll be able to be taken down piece by piece afterwards and moved to other countries where they can be used more regularly. I read they're only planning on keeping one stadium for the national team after it's finished.

Give them it! I heard they were gonna have like mental cooling systems so it wasn't even hot for the players. They need to sort out their national team first though, instead of just paying Brazilians to play for them.

Been Hartlepool's best player this season.

His reputation everywhere he's been is fantastic. I remember reading an article about his time with Switzerland, he qualified them for major tournaments for the first time in years but apparently he also worked tirelessly behind the scenes in setting up a youth system etc which laid the groundwork for continued success. He took an Inter side at their lowest eb to a UEFA Cup final only to lose on penalties aswell, subsequently the team Hodsgon built their went on to win the league the next season under different management.

What. A. Man.

Aye, remember when Rayo Vallecano got a spot that way in 2000. They got to quarter finals, it was the season of their lives. I remember them getting knocked out by Alaves aye. Who also had one mental European campaign only to subsequently dissapear after that, that final against Liverpool was incredible.

1 Arsenal 8.59 2 Tottenham 8.48 3 Fulham 8.43 4 Man Utd 8.41 5 Chelsea 8.39 6 Burnley 8.24 7 Aston Villa 8.23 8 Man City 8.15 http://www.premierleague.com/page/FairPlayTable If Fulham lose the final, they're on course to be in it next season anyway - so long as the Premier League doesn't go card mental in the last couple of weeks. As I said, if Fulham win it then Burnley are the next to be allocated the position. Gotta say I think rewarding teams for Fair Play in this way is a great idea.

If Fulham win the trophy they will be allocated a place in the competition as holders, which will have no affect on the league qualifying positions. 4th-7th will still go into the UEFA Cup. Also if Fulham win the UEFA Cup and the Premiership stays in the top 3 fair play leagues in Europe (currently 3rd) then Burnley will be allocated a European place due to being the highest ranked fair play team in the Premier League that wont have already qualified for Europe.

Aye. First European final for Atlético since 1986, and would be their first proper European trophy since the early 60s. (they happen to be the only club to have won the Intercontinental Cup without winning the EC/CL before!) Exactly, Liverpool were treating this as some shitty little consolation for their terrible season. As if it's some kind of European Carling Cup. Fulham get to end their fairy tail against a side every bit as passionate about the competition as themselves. I hope the final is a great occasion. Always had a soft spot for Atletico anyway, they seem similar to us in being a complete circus at times.

Geeet in. Fulham - Atletico is a great final. Would mean loads to both sets of supporters to win it.

120+1

All English final would be shit. Said it before but Fulham deserve to play a proper European final, than play a team they play twice a season anyway and would probably lose to.

That Petric free kick was one of the best I've seen in along time. Superb pace and curve on it.

Hodgson pulls 'a Fergie' and starts Zamora. Fulham and Atletico wins tonight plz.

Robben VS Sneijder in the final. Nice one Real.

May aswell close the thread. Worst thing I have read in a while, some people are just lower than scum.

It proves exactly that ffs

I can't actually see Barca scoring twice.

Here we go again.

Never a red card like. Then again it was probably deserving of a yellow, which would have seen Motta off anyway.