On May 06 2014 06:56 Mensol wrote: im afraid that we might not see Liverpool at CL after this year.
Yanited will be much stronger with new coach and signings, Chelsea will sign shitton of new players. Arsenal likely to sign a striker and strengthen their deep? idk. City already strong enough to beat the shit out of anyone.
Let's dont forget Everton and Tottenham too. We dont know If Suarez and Sturridge can give same performance in the next season. Like i mentioned above, sell Suarez and create a new and more balanced roster. If Suarez doesnt give same performance in this season then they'll become top half/mid table team again.
^ lol
But Liverpool has already secured a spot for the UCL next season.. It's mathematically impossible for them to not qualify for the group stages. If you're saying they won't be able to make an impact, even then, I don't see them going out until the knockout stages. They should be getting relatively strong signings, and (hopefully) with Suarez staying, Sterling and Coutinho coming into their own, we should have some decent depth to manage both league and European competition.
He says after this year. Liverpool will probably end 3rd in their group and be out of the CL before the end of 2014 (and possibly not make it next year).
Yeah someone posted the weekend that Napoli fan was murdered before the cup final. So epically sad Rivalry is good but when it turns into extreme violence it is so stupid.
In response to Liverpool situation. They are screaming out for Ashley Williams in their defense next season. I can see Swansea at the start of next season being the favorites to go down along with the 3 teams that come up. I see them getting cleared out in terms of transfers. Ashley Williams should be at Barcelona but they have missed the boat, Arsene is to fucking damn cheap to pay the money they wanted for him (like £12million or something? fuck me) and that leaves the door wide open for Brendan to take him to Liverpool and play him alongside either Agger or Skrtl. Then Liverpool still need a few more players, Enrique looks like he has to retire thanks to very bad knee problems. Johnson is probably just about good enough to keep his place due to going forward, but defensively he is average best. So the need a clear out pretty much
Back to the Swansea point, the rest of the ones to go will be;
Ashley Williams - As stated above. Bony - Hopefully to Chelsea this time! But i see him defiantly going to an Everton/Tottenham level team. He has the potential to be fighting for a place in a top 4 team personally. Great forward. Michu - Has had torrid injury troubles which might push suitors away from him but i can see teams taking a risk on him and snapping him up. Hell maybe even Atletico Madrid might want him to replace Costa.
Take those 3 out of Swansea and they are pretty poor side. However easily 40 maybe even £50million worth of sales there.
£12-15million Williams £15-20million Bony £15-20million Michu
Yeah there you go, i mean who wouldn't want to go from Swansea mid table premiership to Dortmund champions league every year fighting hard in Bundesliga? Yes please and he deserves it, a fantastic striker.
60 million + only 21 players in CL next season for Manchester City
and for PSG: 60 m + 21 players + a light transfer stop they can buy a player for 60M, but not 2 for 30M or 3 for 20M. I just read that from german media so no details about the exact rule.
UEFA set to fine Manchester City £50m and restrict Champions League squad size
Manchester City are set to be fined £50m and will have to contest next season's Champions League with a squad size limited to 21 players, after being found guilty of breaching UEFA's financial fair play rules.
Sky sources understand the fine will be payable over three years although City are reportedly contesting the sanctions.
And with City deciding to appeal, the case will now be handed to a panel whose non-negotiable decision will be final.
The reduction in the size of their Champions League squad however, from 25 to 21, will hit the club hardest, with City having to ensure that there are still eight locally-trained players in their squad.
Lololol ^_^ So not only fewer squad, but more kids in it hahaha. Richards is AFAIK the only player who is from the academy at City that they use in the "squad"
So with that being said i have now gone from LOL FFP to nice, looks like it should work. Having your squad cut when your a big team. Or if your PSG have your wage bill cut and a bigger fine is defiantly good.
Premier League clubs will be allowed to enter 'B' teams in the Football League under proposals to be considered by the Football Association (FA) board on Wednesday.
Sky News understands that, under reforms put forward by FA chairman Greg Dyke's commission on the future of the English game, a new "fifth division" of B teams from leading clubs would be created between the Football League and the FA Conference.
The intention is to improve the quality and opportunities available to English players in the 18-23 age group, but it is likely to meet with opposition from both the Premier League and the Football League.
Under the scheme, clubs with category A-ranked academies, primarily Premier League and Championship clubs, would be able to enter teams in the new division and gain promotion to the Football League.
Anyone compare to debate this one? I see a very selfish view from myself in how awesome this would be for Chelsea. Having Chelsea's kids able to grow up playing football that is meaningful and gaining promotions and such and seeing how good they are quicker. But i can see the otherside from being from a City who play football in the lower lower leagues (1 below Conference) that it would be another step to go before they even have a shot at getting into the Football league. I mean im pretty sure Chelsea Yanited City and Arsenal youth teams could get into League and even League 1 pretty comfortably? To then maybe even get into the Championship then all hell would break loose :s
Premier League clubs will be allowed to enter 'B' teams in the Football League under proposals to be considered by the Football Association (FA) board on Wednesday.
Sky News understands that, under reforms put forward by FA chairman Greg Dyke's commission on the future of the English game, a new "fifth division" of B teams from leading clubs would be created between the Football League and the FA Conference.
The intention is to improve the quality and opportunities available to English players in the 18-23 age group, but it is likely to meet with opposition from both the Premier League and the Football League.
Under the scheme, clubs with category A-ranked academies, primarily Premier League and Championship clubs, would be able to enter teams in the new division and gain promotion to the Football League.
Anyone compare to debate this one? I see a very selfish view from myself in how awesome this would be for Chelsea. Having Chelsea's kids able to grow up playing football that is meaningful and gaining promotions and such and seeing how good they are quicker. But i can see the otherside from being from a City who play football in the lower lower leagues (1 below Conference) that it would be another step to go before they even have a shot at getting into the Football league. I mean im pretty sure Chelsea Yanited City and Arsenal youth teams could get into League and even League 1 pretty comfortably? To then maybe even get into the Championship then all hell would break loose :s
Not sure about this one...
Am i getting this right that this is a own league for B teams? And if you are good enough you can play against "real" teams?
I am not sure about this. First it could be problematic for amateur teams because there is more competition and more mouths to feed.
Also it is kinda good for the clubs but i dont think that it will help the english national team. If you are between 18 and 23 and didn´t made it to the first (practice)squad you will most likely never play for a big club. The real development happens between 13 and 16 were you set the base for a career in terms of physical ability and professional behavior. So in my opinion this could help average players to be good but will not help England as a nation to get great players.
On May 06 2014 21:57 SatedSC2 wrote: We have a loan system for players who want/need to be given first team experience. It works pretty well. I think it's a ridiculous proposal. If they really want to make "B" teams more competitive, make the U21 and U19 leagues run in parallel with the main leagues; same teams and same league structure as the main leagues so that the number of games is the same and there's plenty of experience to be had.
I don't know, the B system works very well in Spain and lot of teams create greats players every year. Just look at the whole Athletic de Bilbao is 4th just with their B this last years playing in the third level of football of Spain before the main team. Or the Spanish National Team Squad this last years. Barcelona B is right now 2nd in the division 2 of la liga. Players just get lof of experience and they can be called by the Main team in any moment of the season if they try hard.
I prefer England clubs don't improve their second squads, they already have lot of money and international players, I don't want they improve their local players as much at Spain or Germany, they would win the champions league winners every year xDDDDD
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