Other football - 2020/21

[Frank Dacey]

I was listening to BT Sport tonight complaining about the VAR system not being able to freeze precisely the moment the ball is kicked with offside decisions. Didn't hear them make that point for Saturday's fiasco, but hopefully it might start a conversation about the technology and whether it is good enough to make these tight decisions.

[Strontium]

Below David Moyes in the league with two thirds of the season gone. What a time to be alive.

[an tha]

22 minutes ago, Strontium Dog™ said:

Below David Moyes in the league with two thirds of the season gone. What a time to be alive.

You just have to applaud such incompetence.

[Stickman]

28 minutes ago, Strontium Dog™ said:

Below David Moyes in the league with two thirds of the season gone. What a time to be alive.

Think it shows what Moyesie is capable of at a big club 

[dockers_strike]

Self flagellation over west ham is pointless when chelsea are a far bigger issue now fat fwank has been replaced.

[an tha]

Getting a top 4 place is gonna be very tough isn't it?

[Halcyon Days]

Just be glad we’re still in touching distance. If this league was even half decent I’d be worried.

[Special K]

Currently 6th

[an tha]

Pts required to finish 4th last 5 seasons.

 

15/16: 66

16/17: 76

17/18: 75

18/19: 71

19/20: 66

 

Think it will be much closer to 66 than 76 this season.

 

As it stands we are on track to get 63.

 

 

[Megadrive Man]

9 minutes ago, an tha said:

Getting a top 4 place is gonna be very tough isn't it?

 

Yeah I don't think West Ham will be right up there by the end of the season, but we are in a scrap with United, Leicester and Chelsea for the 2nd to 4th spots. 

[Jairzinho]

Hope PB is watching the Bayern game. 

[an tha]

Just now, MegadriveMan said:

 

Yeah I don't think West Ham will be right up there by the end of the season, but we are in a scrap with United, Leicester and Chelsea for the 2nd to 4th spots. 

I wouldn't totally rule out us finishing below Tottenham and/or Arsenal either.

 

Arsenal are as close to us as we are to Leicester and Man Utd.

[Megadrive Man]

1 minute ago, an tha said:

I wouldn't totally rule out us finishing below Tottenham and/or Arsenal either.

 

Arsenal are as close to us as we are to Leicester and Man Utd.

 

I think both of them will look at winning the Europa as the best route in to next years Champions League, particularly Mourinho. Of the top 5 favourites, 4 of them are English teams. I think United and Leicester won't take it that seriously unless they get to the semi final stage which will help Arsenal and Spurs. 

 

 

[an tha]

1 minute ago, MegadriveMan said:

 

I think both of them will look at winning the Europa as the best route in to next years Champions League, particularly Mourinho. Of the top 5 favourites, 4 of them are English teams. I think United and Leicester won't take it that seriously unless they get to the semi final stage which will help Arsenal and Spurs. 

 

 

Does that then limit places from league to 3 if a team who finish outside top 4 win uefa cup?

[Megadrive Man]

1 minute ago, an tha said:

Does that then limit places from league to 3 if a team who finish outside top 4 win uefa cup?

 

No. Nations are allowed up to 5 teams in the competition.

 

If Chelsea were to finish 5th and win the Champions League and then Arsenal or Spurs won the Europa then only the top 3 league places would get in, but I think that's an unlikely scenario. 

[dockers_strike]

Doyle and his chums on the Echo dreamed up a scenario where 4th place in the PL wouldnt get a CL place next season.

[an tha]

1 minute ago, MegadriveMan said:

 

No. Nations are allowed up to 5 teams in the competition.

 

If Chelsea were to finish 5th and win the Champions League and then Arsenal or Spurs won the Europa then only the top 3 league places would get in, but I think that's an unlikely scenario. 

Nice one

[an tha]

1 minute ago, dockers_strike said:

Doyle and his chums on the Echo dreamed up a scenario where 4th place in the PL wouldnt get a CL place next season.

If it could happen to anyone, it would be us.

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

4 minutes ago, an tha said:

If it could happen to anyone, it would be neverton.

 

[sir roger]

On a related topic , Scotland's champs will get an automatic place in the CL group stages via co-efficient if Rangers do better than the Ukranian teams left in the Europa.

 

 

 

[TheDrowningMan]

1 hour ago, dockers_strike said:

Self flagellation over west ham is pointless when chelsea are a far bigger issue now fat fwank has been replaced.

Oh, Chelsea are essentially guaranteed to finish second this season. There’s next to no doubt when you look at their remaining fixtures. Looking further ahead, as things stand, a manager who is merely competent is all that’s required to have them as City’s default challenger for the next few seasons given the squad they have and money they’ll continue to spend. The question is whether Abramovich will tolerate a run of poor form or end up getting trigger happy if they’re ten points off the top next season; their trademark lack of stability is probably the biggest threat to their chances.

[Ronnie Whelan]

1 hour ago, an tha said:

Pts required to finish 4th last 5 seasons.

 

15/16: 66

16/17: 76

17/18: 75

18/19: 71

19/20: 66

 

Think it will be much closer to 66 than 76 this season.

 

As it stands we are on track to get 63.

 

 

No game is easy right now for us, but we have played Spurs, West Ham, Leicester and City twice. Think we have a much easier run in than those around us.

 

United are dropping a lot of points. I think Leicester might come second. Chelsea have a far better manager now Frank has gone but they aren't anything special.

 

Wouldn't be shocked if it came down to us or the Mancs for fourth but I don't rate Chelsea so probably two from those three.

[an tha]

11 minutes ago, Ronnie Whelan said:

No game is easy right now for us, but we have played Spurs, West Ham, Leicester and City twice. Think we have a much easier run in than those around us.

 

United are dropping a lot of points. I think Leicester might come second. Chelsea have a far better manager now Frank has gone but they aren't anything special.

 

Wouldn't be shocked if it came down to us or the Mancs for fourth but I don't rate Chelsea so probably two from those three.

We need to start winning some games and soon....very soon, like Saturday.

 

We'll probably need to win at the toilet this season as well, something we never seem to do..that would be massive.

 

Hard to see us doing anything at present, but it feels (as shit as it is anyway) that finishing in top 4 is crucial to us - can see some hard days ahead if we don't, players being sold and no money being spent.

 

We should if we miss out just act like we are a club on a one off one season absence from the top table - the worry is we won't and we'll slip back to what we were when Klopp came as a result.

[Jairzinho]

The "easier run in" thing might be relevant to other teams but we've been at our most spectacularly shit this season against the sides at the bottom of the league. There isn't a single fixture home or away that I'd be confident of us winning. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apart from home to Everton. 

[manwiththestick]

12 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

The "easier run in" thing might be relevant to other teams but we've been at our most spectacularly shit this season against the sides at the bottom of the league. There isn't a single fixture home or away that I'd be confident of us winning. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apart from home to Everton. 

What the fuck have you just done there.