The English Football Thread

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

15 minutes ago, KevinAshburner said:

here are the Manchester City details for how and when they have to play their two legged Home and Away Matches to Qualify for UCL Group Stage for finishing 4th.

 

2016/2017 champions league playoff round

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_UEFA_Champions_League#Play-off_round

 

Phase        Round                 Draw date            First leg                         Second leg

Play-off     Play-off round     5 August 2016    16–17 August 2016       23–24 August 2016

Couldn't give a flying fuck about this mate.

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

Tottenham 2-0 up against us full of optimism and bravado giving it the Billy Big Bollocks. Roll on a couple of weeks and they've just lost 5-1 to a relegated team with 10 men and have finished behind Arsenal ha fucking ha. Really think this hangover could continue into the new season it's quite a psychological blow.

[OhForAGreavsie 5,773]

1 minute ago, Iggy Doonican said:

Tottenham 2-0 up against us full of optimism and bravado giving it the Billy Big Bollocks. Roll on a couple of weeks and they've just lost 5-1 to a relegated team with 10 men and have finished behind Arsenal ha fucking ha. Really think this hangover could continue into the new season it's quite a psychological blow.

Oh please let it be so.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Tottenham completely punched above their weight this season because of a system that worked incredibly well for them. But teams started to learn how to play against them and they couldn't handle the pressure. If they lose Kane in the summer, they'll have entirely replicated Rodger's Liverpool 'cycle' and they go back to being a mid-table/EL team.. 

[Blue Armour 4,158]

5 hours ago, Term-X said:

Actually not too happy about Arse finishing 2nd but whatever, slightly annoyed about City getting 4th too. Oh well.

On the flip side, Guardiola will now have to focus on all competitions next season. more distractions..It might have been easier for him to settle in by just focusing on the league alone

[BlueLyon 9,359]

6 hours ago, DYC. said:

Spurs enjoying their best campaign since the 60s or whatever and they end up finishing 3rd.

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That team has a lot of potential though. That's why I think any way. They're without a doubt the team I'm most interested to see next season.

I would say that opposition is poor, rather than Spurs being so great. I mean, two best teams of last year finished 4th and 10th, while United, Pool, Arse are no title challengers either. Leicester (with all respect tho) won the league. Its amazing and they did super job, but if Spurs were actualy that quality, they should of won the league. Even Chelsea team of last season would have no place in top of PL between lets say 2005-2010, nevermind Spurs. At best spuds 2016 is on par with Modric, Bale, Vdw spuds, but difference they have now is a team and more potential. 

But yeah for current state of PL, they have a very promising squad.

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This season was simply unbelievable. But Im looking into next season with my eyes wide open. Its so unpredictable right now. What will happen with Leicester? Pep City? United? Kloop Pool, Spurs? Will we climb on top again?...Its gonna be one interesting season. This is why the PL is still the best league. Perhaps not most competitive EU wide, but best to watch and follow.

[Laylabelle 9,292]

Woops!!! 'Bomb' was a training device.still better to be safe but Woopsie to the company that left it

[Special Juan 27,093]

Spurs....the only team that could finish 3rd in a two horse race.

[KevinAshburner 1,270]

here are all the links for chelsea and tottenham being fined by the fa. news was released in the past 30 minutes.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/chelsea-and-tottenham-fined-by-the-fa-after-failing-to-control-their-players-during-stamford-bridge-a7032696.html

 

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-and-tottenham-fined-combined-600000-pounds-fa-failing-to-control-their-players-stamford-a3249401.html

 

http://www.eurosport.com/football/premier-league/2015-2016/chelsea-and-spurs-fined-for-match-fracas_sto5574526/story.shtml

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/05/16/chelsea-and-tottenham-fined-total-of-600000-by-fa-after-stamford/

 

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36307519

 

Chelsea and Tottenham have been fined £375,000 and £225,000 respectively after admitting a charge of failing to control their players in the 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.

 

http://www.thefa.com/news/governance/2016/may/chelsea-tottenham-fined-160516

 

 

 

[xPetrCechx 13,546]

How on earth we got a bigger fine?!?!??! 

[LAM09 6,535]

Don't know how the hell they came to that conclusion.

[OhForAGreavsie 5,773]

11 minutes ago, xPetrCechx said:

How on earth we got a bigger fine?!?!??! 

Must be to do with it being our 5th offence vs, their 3rd. Otherwise the decision would be inexplicable.

[Fulham Broadway 16,386]

TOTTENHAM Hotspur demolished their season at St James’ Park yesterday.

Following reports of something resembling optimism among supporters, the club dispatched its 11-man hope-disposal squad to lay down on the Newcastle pitch.

Manager Mauricio Pochettino said: “The main thing is that no Arsenal fan’s pride was hurt and we managed to get our fans out of the stadium as quickly and quietly as possible.

“I’d also like to thank the players for ending the season in such a calmly inept manner.”

It has been confirmed the suspiciously high level of optimism had been left behind in February as part of a training exercise in winning the league.

Questions are now being asked as to how it could have stayed in people’s minds for this long unnoticed.

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

2 hours ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

Must be to do with it being our 5th offence vs, their 3rd. Otherwise the decision would be inexplicable.

That's exactly why our fourth mass confrontation since 2014. We are funding those bent bastards at the F.A.They most rub their hands every time lets put it into perspective there's a bit of pushing and shoving involving Chelsea.

[Captain Ahmed 528]

Awesome picture

 

[BlueStorm1003 539]

So i just got up to date with the fine we received for the draw with spuds.

 

What the fuck FA? they got, like, 3 times the amount of yellow cards, try to gouge Costa´s eye and basically assaulted Guus, and we are the one with the bigger fine?

 

Fuck off.It´s fucking disgraceful 

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

19 years to date when Chelsea won FA CUP in final match against Middlesbrough.

2:0

Watching highlights now. But there's one thing that bothers me. How the hell there was only three substitutions on the bench in each team ?

[Fulham Broadway 16,386]

15 minutes ago, Blue Colored Sky said:

19 years to date when Chelsea won FA CUP in final match against Middlesbrough.

2:0

Watching highlights now. But there's one thing that bothers me. How the hell there was only three substitutions on the bench in each team ?

Try our 1970s matches, when there was only one 'reserve' allowed