The Football News Thread 2016/17 - everything not Wolves

[visage]

Am they richer than us? :icon_cry:

Nope. The parent company has a market cap of under 2B, and relatively small profits.

 

[Stan Hullis]

That's not going to go down well considering who they were linked with a few weeks ago

 

[visage]

ALbion fans putting on a brave face - money isnt everything, its what you do with it etc etc

 

[playtheace]

Blimey, only need Walsall to be bought out by Lim's Takeaway for a full sweep.

 

[Kenny]

That's not going to go down well considering who they were linked with a few weeks ago

Moaning about being owned by a Company valued at just below $2bn!!.....how the fuck will they survive.

 

[playtheace]

ALbion fans putting on a brave face - money isnt everything, its what you do with it etc etc

Well, havent we always had richer owners in recent history?
Doesnt seem to have worked too fantastic* for us.


*If the idea of fantastic is being in the Premier League.

 

[NorwayFB]

Champions League Playoff draw:

Champions path:

Seeded: Vic Plzen, Celtic, RB Salzburg, APOEL, Legia W
Unseeded: Dinamo Z, Ludogorets, FC København, Hapoel Beer, Dundalk


League path:

Seeded: Man City, Porto, Villarreal, Ajax, Gladbach
Unseeded: AS Roma, Steaua, AS Monaco, Young Boys, FK Rostov


The draw taking place in a few minutes.

 

[Dublin Drummer Wolf]

Blimey, only need Walsall to be bought out by Lim's Takeaway for a full sweep.

Also known as a Set Menu

 

[NorwayFB]

The new guys even more boring than Infantino.

Champions path:
Ludogorets v Plzen
Celtic v Hapoel Beer Sheva
FC København v APOEL
Dundalk v Legia W
Dinamo Z v RB Salzburg

 

[NorwayFB]

League path:

Steaua v Man City
Porto v AS Roma
Ajax v Rostov
Young Boys v Gladbach
Villarreal v Monaco

 

[Lycan]

If you haven't seen Aberdeen's own goal from last night go and search for it.

Every bit as good as Peter Enkelman's vs Blues or Carl Ikeme's vs Bristol City.

 

[Parkins left foot]

:icon_lol:

Just seen it - if you are going to back pass make it just outside the goal & let the keeper come out to it just in case

 

[Kenny]

Klopp fully settled in up in Scouseland...refused to answer a question from a Sun journalist today.

 

[Tredman]

Good on him.

 

[NorwayFB]

Anyone else heard the proposal on a new CL format?

The top 4 leagues will all get 4 places, top 3 qualify and the 4th place to be selected on 'historical merit'. :uhoh2:

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Hmmmm - the "Liverpool must always qualify" clause.

Arsenal should be worried. They have the same Champions League pedigree historically as Leeds, and rather less than Villa or Forest.

 

[NorwayFB]

Hmmmm - the "Liverpool must always qualify" clause.

Arsenal should be worried. They have the same Champions League pedigree historically as Leeds, and rather less than Villa or Forest.

When Liverpool and United finish top 3 clubs like Forest, Leeds and Villa should have a strong case, ofcourse they won't. Football hadn't even started properly back then.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

What is "historical merit" then, if winning the competition twice like Forest did doesn't count? I am guessing it really means, let's ensure that the usual clique are allowed to play. Pathetic really.

 

[NorwayFB]

What is "historical merit" then, if winning the competition twice like Forest did doesn't count? I am guessing it really means, let's ensure that the usual clique are allowed to play. Pathetic really.

I'm guessing only merits since it became Champions League in 92-93 will count.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

So Blackburn could be in with a chance for their magnificent efforts!

Leeds were semi-finalists in that era, don't forget. I am sure all it really means is 3 plus whichever one of Liverpool, Man United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs has missed out. Contemptible stuff.