ponsaelius Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I don't think Young is overrated at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Good deal for Young and Villa. Young gets to move to a bigger club, Villa get a decent fee for a player who hasn't performed for them for quite a while. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Sure the bloke on SSN just said Kelly Dalglish. That would be a shocker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacko Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Pretty sure ManU or Chelsea wouldn't like to be paired with Real Madrid in the group stage, instead of some French team or a second tier team from Italy/Spain/Germany Disagree. With another strong team in the group, chances are good they'll do the business on the pot 3 and 4 sides, leaving them little to play for. Of course, it leaves you with two difficult games, but if you do well against the pot 3 and 4 sides, too, it becomes a two-horse race and two go through anyway. I don't think it really makes much difference in the end; not when two go through. Ultimately, assuming my team were in pot 1, I'd prefer either the worst pot 2 side or the best to be in the same group. Goes without saying that I'd want to avoid any decent pot 3/4 sides, especially billionaire-backed newbies like Man City that should punch way above their ranking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Pretty sure ManU or Chelsea wouldn't like to be paired with Real Madrid in the group stage, instead of some French team or a second tier team from Italy/Spain/Germany Disagree. With another strong team in the group, chances are good they'll do the business on the pot 3 and 4 sides, leaving them little to play for. Of course, it leaves you with two difficult games, but if you do well against the pot 3 and 4 sides, too, it becomes a two-horse race and two go through anyway. I don't think it really makes much difference in the end; not when two go through. Ultimately, assuming my team were in pot 1, I'd prefer either the worst pot 2 side or the best to be in the same group. Goes without saying that I'd want to avoid any decent pot 3/4 sides, especially billionaire-backed newbies like Man City that should punch way above their ranking. dunno not finishing top of your group can have nasty consequences (like meeting Barcelona in the next round) and having a team like real in pot 2 and in your group is going to create the distinct chance you could finish 2nd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacko Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Pretty sure ManU or Chelsea wouldn't like to be paired with Real Madrid in the group stage, instead of some French team or a second tier team from Italy/Spain/Germany Disagree. With another strong team in the group, chances are good they'll do the business on the pot 3 and 4 sides, leaving them little to play for. Of course, it leaves you with two difficult games, but if you do well against the pot 3 and 4 sides, too, it becomes a two-horse race and two go through anyway. I don't think it really makes much difference in the end; not when two go through. Ultimately, assuming my team were in pot 1, I'd prefer either the worst pot 2 side or the best to be in the same group. Goes without saying that I'd want to avoid any decent pot 3/4 sides, especially billionaire-backed newbies like Man City that should punch way above their ranking. dunno not finishing top of your group can have nasty consequences (like meeting Barcelona in the next round) and having a team like real in pot 2 and in your group is going to create the distinct chance you could finish 2nd True enough, but as often as not, there are plenty of great sides finishing second in their groups. This season, it played out much as you would have expected, but both of last season's finalists came second in their groups, and the season before that had Chelsea, Inter, Arsenal and Real as group seconds, behind Roma, Panathanaikos, Porto and Juve respectively. It's also worth remembering that being in a group with Barcelona means you can't play them in the last 16. All in all, yeah, you're probably better off avoiding a top side in the group stage and topping your group, but I think the difference it makes is small. It's worse ending up with good sides from pots 3 and/or 4 in your group so you have to fight hard for every point, and get caught in a 3- or 4-horse race. Worse still is starting out from pot 3 or 4, where you're very likely to end up in a group with two other strong sides. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Could miss out on Europe with the disaster than ensued today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 The ink on King Kenny's contract has hardly dried and the results start turning sour. sweet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 No, sour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Shall I say it or you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 You can, because whatever joke it is has completely gone over my head. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 The moments gone. Now it will just sound shit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Go on. I'm sure it wasn't that bad... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Could miss out on Europe with the disaster than ensued today. Blessing in disguise. No Europe means they can have a proper go at the top 4 next season. Spurs won't cope with the extra fixtures and Arsenal are slipping a bit. Could work out well for them in the long run. More's the pity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Could miss out on Europe with the disaster than ensued today. Blessing in disguise. No Europe means they can have a proper go at the top 4 next season. Spurs won't cope with the extra fixtures and Arsenal are slipping a bit. Could work out well for them in the long run. More's the pity. Or they could implode Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toonlass Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 King Kenny has spent half his transfer budget this morning. UEFA have given England another Europa League place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Suarez looks money well spent. Jury well and truly out on Carroll though, the first couple of months next season are going to be massive for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesPaul Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Suarez looks money well spent. Jury well and truly out on Carroll though, the first couple of months next season are going to be massive for him. Think the fans are supposed to be loosing patience with him and the style of game they have to play when he plays. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 King Kenny has spent half his transfer budget this morning. UEFA have given England another Europa League place. Looks set to be Fulham or even Blackpool Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesPaul Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 What's the story about this? FIFA Fairplay or something? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuv Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 What's the story about this? FIFA Fairplay or something? Aye. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesPaul Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 What's the story about this? FIFA Fairplay or something? Aye. Can't see how a team with STEVIE G!!!11!!!! ELEVEN!!!!! could get a Fairplay award. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacko Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Could miss out on Europe with the disaster than ensued today. Blessing in disguise. No Europe means they can have a proper go at the top 4 next season. Spurs won't cope with the extra fixtures and Arsenal are slipping a bit. Could work out well for them in the long run. More's the pity. Like as not. The Europa Cup just isn't worth that much money or prestige in attracting players. The lack of distraction may help us. Wait for me to say the same when we go out of the cups next season... What's the story about this? FIFA Fairplay or something? Aye. It'll be Fulham, won't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The_Miz Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Sorry if already posted: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/may/16/manchester-united-19-times-banner-anfield Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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