Maybe it's just and English thing but before they made winning the Europa League a automatic CL place it's hard to understand how little our clubs and fans seemed/seem to care about the Europa tournament. I'm not saying this is right or wrong. It's kind of understandable it's a second rate tournament for good but not the best teams in Europe each year. But it's also an actual piece of silverware that's not to be scoffed at too. It's an actual achievement winning the Europa League you will have played against some good sides to win it. I can see both sides. The FA cup final was once the pincial of club football in the UK. But now most clubs play second string squads and the stadiums are 2/3rds (in some instances) empty right up to like the quarter and semi finals where managers start to think they can win the thing. Maybe it's just a symptom of how the Premier League money makes it (and finishing top four for those lucrative CL places) the only thing clubs seem to care about in England. Money is both the making and ruin of UK football and everything to some extent to be honest.

sharkie

Austria18481 Posts

July 29 2020 16:28 GMT

#4182

I dont think football has brought anything good to English football. English football got great because wenger reformed it and forced others to do the same.

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

July 30 2020 14:40 GMT

#4183

Liquid`Drone

Norway28695 Posts

July 30 2020 14:54 GMT

#4184

whew.

sharkie

Austria18481 Posts

July 30 2020 16:33 GMT

#4185

Nathan Ake is not the solution to citys problems...

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts

July 30 2020 17:11 GMT

#4186

Solid centre back who is good on the ball, not a desired leader they require. Will work well alongside Laporte but i doubt he fixes the rest of their issues, is a very solid defender though think he doesn't get much credit cuz of the bournemouth tag there, but he hardly put a foot wrong there and his stats back it up.

Also lol Newcastle fans, finally get someone to buy them but the world blocks it haha

Liquid`Drone

Norway28695 Posts

July 30 2020 17:14 GMT

#4187

As a newcastle fan I would have been a former newcastle fan if we were owned by saudis, and that's from a position (shared by all newcastle fans) that mike ashley can go suck it.

Greg_J

China4409 Posts

July 31 2020 02:23 GMT

#4188

Not easy for Newcastle fans. But there must be a better owner out there somewhere. Mike Ashley from all football fans not just Newcastle fans can indeed go and suck it. But Newcastle don't want to be that girl jumping out of one abusive relationship straight into bed with someone even worse.

DropBear

Australia4371 Posts

July 31 2020 04:36 GMT

#4189

Who can afford 300 million for the club and also doesn't mind pumping millions more in and ISN'T a sportswasher (either business or political) though? I can't see James Dyson deciding to invest in a club that recruits lots of French and African players for example

haitike

Spain2716 Posts

July 31 2020 11:38 GMT

#4190

On July 31 2020 11:23 Greg_J wrote:
Not easy for Newcastle fans. But there must be a better owner out there somewhere. Mike Ashley from all football fans not just Newcastle fans can indeed go and suck it. But Newcastle don't want to be that girl jumping out of one abusive relationship straight into bed with someone even worse.

Look at Valencia. They finished 4th and won the Spanish cup and after that the retarded owner fired both the manager (Marcelino) and sport director (Pitarch). Placed a unexperienced coach, finished outisde of Europe spots and now they are selling almost free their best young promise to Manchester City. Peter Lim is just destroying the team.

Kotreb

Croatia1392 Posts

July 31 2020 16:21 GMT

#4191

On July 31 2020 20:38 haitike wrote:

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Still breaks my heart seeing how they royally destroyed that club

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts

July 31 2020 18:42 GMT

#4192

So....Wigan in championship got deducted points as soon as season ended and relegated for it....now Sheff Weds broke some rules and also got a 12 point deduction but that happened today.....so it counts for next season!! How awful lol

Rebs

Pakistan10726 Posts

August 01 2020 18:07 GMT

#4193

oh man, thats such a harsh af yellow card. Game is going so well to.. not Chelseas day

sharkie

Austria18481 Posts

August 01 2020 18:08 GMT

#4194

Fa cup: chelsea players finally getting all the yellows they deserve

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts

August 01 2020 18:26 GMT

#4195

Anthony Taylor is the worse ref in england haha, hilarious.

Firebolt145

Lalalaland34495 Posts

August 01 2020 18:29 GMT

#4196

Second yellow was ridiculous

Firebolt145

Lalalaland34495 Posts

August 01 2020 18:36 GMT

#4197

My Arsenal fan friend: 'thank you ref!'

sharkie

Austria18481 Posts

August 01 2020 18:56 GMT

#4198

On August 02 2020 03:29 Firebolt145 wrote:
Second yellow was ridiculous

first yellow was ridicilous too, should have been a red

InFiNitY[pG]

Germany3474 Posts

August 01 2020 19:16 GMT

#4199

Kinda funny how that season turned out. Who would've thought that all of the big six would get a spot in the european competitions.

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts

August 01 2020 19:25 GMT

#4200

Anthony Taylor what a piss taker, he was the same ref that let Maguire stamp on Dave's balls and did nothing about it, he is also the same ref that sent Moses off (rightfully i guess) in the lst fa cup final between the two clubs for a dive...second yellow dive in a semi final it was a first! Guy clearly is an Arsenal fan so gz to him and his club