Football 2021/2022

[charlierc]

4 hours ago, kaosmark2 said:

It's incredibly mock-able habit. Main thing is when these cheesy things work no-one gives a shit.

 

Exactly. I can imagine it feels more noteworthy by its absence at this point tbf.

[charlierc]

On 4/21/2022 at 7:44 AM, thetime said:

You could finish above united at this rate. 🤣

 

Admittedly it'd need the banter club from Old Trafford to lose all their last 4/4 and Newcastle to win all their last 4, but it's genuinely quite something that we even have a shout at it given we gave everyone else a 14 game head start.

Seeing as Man United put in another terrible defensive disasterclass even with Wan-Bissaka and Maguire dropped, and Bruno Fernandes continued his drop-off with a missed penalty and general scowling, I don't think the first part of that is necessarily impossible.

[thetime]

1 hour ago, charlierc said:

Admittedly it'd need the banter club from Old Trafford to lose all their last 4/4 and Newcastle to win all their last 4, but it's genuinely quite something that we even have a shout at it given we gave everyone else a 14 game head start.

Seeing as Man United put in another terrible defensive disasterclass even with Wan-Bissaka and Maguire dropped, and Bruno Fernandes continued his drop-off with a missed penalty and general scowling, I don't think the first part of that is necessarily impossible.

well you do have liverpool, city and arsenal to go. No matter though Newcastle have done very well since Jan and spent wisely. Be interesting what happens at your place in the summer. Just hope Burnley and Everton Survive.

[efcfanwirral]

How many will liverpool win by today then? We need to keep the score down with our goal difference being so similar to Burnley's. The sort of scoreline we all know is possible could essentially give Burnley an extra point

[efcfanwirral]

Well we fought better than expected but we just don't have the quality in front of goal. If Burnley beat Watford next week then I think we're done. 

[thetime]

10 minutes ago, efcfanwirral said:

Well we fought better than expected but we just don't have the quality in front of goal. If Burnley beat Watford next week then I think we're done. 

Leeds?

[lost]

I still think there will be a points deduction incoming for breaching sustainability and profit rules. I guess the league will hope they can do it so it doesn't affect anything but sends a message to other clubs trying to break into the super league 6's group.

Edited April 24, 2022 by lost

[Neil]

Record low possession by Everton in todays Derby. 

[Neil]

How come origi is allowed to play against the club he owns? 

[efcfanwirral]

2 hours ago, thetime said:

Leeds?

That is definitely a possibility but that would probably rely on them getting almost no points for the rest of the season, and us winning 2-3  games. I don't see it, but until its mathematically done then it's not over. Need Palace to win tomorrow 

[WS_Jack_III]

5 hours ago, efcfanwirral said:

Well we fought better than expected but we just don't have the quality in front of goal. If Burnley beat Watford next week then I think we're done. 

It's starting to look that way.

 

Rafa lost 10 out of 19 and Lamps has lost 8 in 12. 

[DareToDibble]

Call me crazy but I actually fancy Everton to get a result against Chelsea. Also their April is grim but fixtures take a turn for the better in May for the final run in.

[pink_triangle]

11 hours ago, WS_Jack_III said:

It's starting to look that way.

 

Rafa lost 10 out of 19 and Lamps has lost 8 in 12. 

As football law tells us we must always compare the two. It's interesting that neither Lampard or Gerrard seem to be doing much in the premiership, maybe they can't coexist in the same league.

[Neil]

18 minutes ago, DareToDibble said:

Call me crazy but I actually fancy Everton to get a result against Chelsea. 

are you drunk?

[pink_triangle]

West Ham stadium announced to hold national league play off final. The amount of teams currently in the top 7 within 100 miles of the stadium 0. Thinking of fans as always!

[DareToDibble]

59 minutes ago, Neil said:

are you drunk?

Unfortunately not. I think Chelsea are pretty comfortably getting 3rd now (and almost certainly top 4) so don't really have a great deal to play for in the league other than the FA Cup in a few weeks. I wouldn't be surprised if he starts rotating a bit.

[Gnomicide]

7 minutes ago, DareToDibble said:

Unfortunately not. I think Chelsea are pretty comfortably getting 3rd now (and almost certainly top 4) so don't really have a great deal to play for in the league other than the FA Cup in a few weeks. I wouldn't be surprised if he starts rotating a bit.

Could actually do with him rotating a few, players keen to force their way into cup final reckoning might put on a better showing than Chelsea have been doing lately.

[thetime]

2 hours ago, DareToDibble said:

Unfortunately not. I think Chelsea are pretty comfortably getting 3rd now (and almost certainly top 4) so don't really have a great deal to play for in the league other than the FA Cup in a few weeks. I wouldn't be surprised if he starts rotating a bit.

Plus they have a difficult game on Thursday. 🤣

[rock the clock]

4 hours ago, DareToDibble said:

Unfortunately not. I think Chelsea are pretty comfortably getting 3rd now (and almost certainly top 4) so don't really have a great deal to play for in the league other than the FA Cup in a few weeks. I wouldn't be surprised if he starts rotating a bit.

we haven't had a solid first xi all season due to different injuries/lukaku beef/contract stuff etc.

a lot of players really aren't arsed right now so i think anyone could pull a result on the day. 

[rock the clock]

5 hours ago, pink_triangle said:

West Ham stadium announced to hold national league play off final. The amount of teams currently in the top 7 within 100 miles of the stadium 0. Thinking of fans as always!

is it not usually at wembley?

west hams stadium is one of the worst modern footballing experiences. a horrendous choice. 

it could be such a good event is they a) chose a stadium equidistant between the finalists and b) chose a stadium that would likely fill up. but logic never prevails with them  

[kingbadger]

7 hours ago, Neil said:

are you drunk?

Chelsea were absolutely diabolical against West Ham. Could see it happening similar to how Everton turned over Man U.

[pink_triangle]

38 minutes ago, rock the clock said:

is it not usually at wembley?

west hams stadium is one of the worst modern footballing experiences. a horrendous choice. 

it could be such a good event is they a) chose a stadium equidistant between the finalists and b) chose a stadium that would likely fill up. but logic never prevails with them  

I have seen us lose the play off final in Wembley. Last year it was Bristol city. The teams likely to be in the play offs are Wrexham, Halifax, Solihull, Chesterfield, notts County and Grimsby. The Midland or Manchester area is the obvious choice. Trouble is it's hard to know how big a stadium you need. Final could be Wrexham v notts County but also could be Solihull v Halifax abs and that's a huge difference in fanbase.

[charlierc]

1 hour ago, rock the clock said:

is it not usually at wembley?

west hams stadium is one of the worst modern footballing experiences. a horrendous choice. 

it could be such a good event is they a) chose a stadium equidistant between the finalists and b) chose a stadium that would likely fill up. but logic never prevails with them  

I thought it was at Wembley as well and a Google says in 2012-20 it had been there. The odd one out in 2011 (when Wembley was hosting a Champions League final) had AFC Wimbledon vs Luton Town at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, which is the inverse problem.

Bristol City last year seems a bit random. Though must've been a covid-related workaround. Similar to when Ashton Gate was used by Russell Howard for a week of stand-up comedy gigs last year to make up for the nearby theatre still being shut due to covid.

[charlierc]

23 hours ago, lost said:

I still think there will be a points deduction incoming for breaching sustainability and profit rules. I guess the league will hope they can do it so it doesn't affect anything but sends a message to other clubs trying to break into the super league 6's group.

I'd have thought that might be a problem for next season at this point. Seeing as we saw the struggles the EFL had applying a points deduction to Derby for last season, and ended up giving both points deductions on top of one another for this season instead.

[DareToDibble]

Absolutely ridiculous game with Man City v Real Madrid last night. City were unreal, should have put some more chances away. Benzema being on the pitch means you can never count Real out, that penalty was obscene. 

Still fancy City to reach the final but it’s a lot harder work than it probably should have been.

In contract I expect a pretty tight, boring (for the neutral) game tonight. I’ll go 1-0 Liverpool.

Edited April 27, 2022 by DareToDibble