DH1988 1,352 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Imagine being in the room selecting that referee for a billion pound game, almost think it’s on purpose as a joke. Vesper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,459 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 (edited) I'm more worried about Maresca tinkering with the lineup because of his obsession with the conference league., rather than the referee. He cares more about his CV, than the club, so a trophy will be more valuable than a top 5 finish. We might have already secured a top 5 spot by now if hadn't screwed up the lineup against Ipswich Town by resting key players, because of a dead rubber conference league game. If James is on the bench again on Sunday, you know where is priorities are. Edited May 21 by Blue Armour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDA 9,983 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 We aint winning this game. We will flop hard on Sunday and reality is going to hit the optimists in the nose when you realise we could be playing Conference League again next year and buying zero ballers in the summer market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kante 1,643 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 6 hours ago, Blue Armour said: I'm more worried about Maresca tinkering with the lineup because of his obsession with the conference league., rather than the referee. He cares more about his CV, than the club, so a trophy will be more valuable than a top 5 finish. We might have already secured a top 5 spot by now if hadn't screwed up the lineup against Ipswich Town by resting key players, because of a dead rubber conference league game. If James is on the bench again on Sunday, you know where is priorities are. This is the thing. A lot of people keep going 'Well if he gets top 5 and a trophy he has done well'. However, they seem to forget he sent us out against teams like Ipswich and Leicester where we struggled - I mean seriously 1 point from 6 against Ipswich and scrapping a 1-0 win against Leicester at home is awful. I am not ruling out us finishing 7th, losing to Betis, and being back in the Conference next season. bigbluewillie, Blue Armour and OneMoSalah 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,459 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 12 minutes ago, King Kante said: This is the thing. A lot of people keep going 'Well if he gets top 5 and a trophy he has done well'. However, they seem to forget he sent us out against teams like Ipswich and Leicester where we struggled - I mean seriously 1 point from 6 against Ipswich and scrapping a 1-0 win against Leicester at home is awful. I am not ruling out us finishing 7th, losing to Betis, and being back in the Conference next season. Absolutely. And Maresca doesn't care. Top 4 was never his priority. He changed his tune only midway through the season when he presumably got some PR pep talk from the club admin. The way he prioritized dead rubber EC games ahead of PL fixtures in the final third of the season is enough of an indication for me. And the fact that he's talking up the final and his relationship with Pellegrini bodes poorly. Have a sinking feeling that he's going to screw up the lineup for Sunday's game. And agreed. Even if it's a trophy, winning the EC final is a poor consolation prize for a club that desperately needs more sources of revenue. OneMoSalah and bigbluewillie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,187 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 He's looking forward more to seeing Pellegrini than being in the CL, blokes a fucking fraud and we will miss out on both CL and this ECL trophy, I just feel it Reddish-Blue and bigbluewillie 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,513 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 23 hours ago, Special Juan said: The ref won't come into it if we actually grow some balls and play how we should You know this has a 1-0 for the home side written all over it. They'll score in the first half, Nuno will have them play defensive and our players will be passing the ball around recycling possession for "stats". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,513 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 22 hours ago, Vesper said: ffs!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤬 We weren't going to beat Forest at their home ground, regardless of the referee. Even a draw isn't enough, unless Villa forget how to play football at Old Trafford 😆 Newcastle won't lose at home on final day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,539 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 After being in the top 5 for so long so lose out on the last day.... be so typical!!! I live in hope..but know this team and what they are capable of and its something like this!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Atomiswave 6,119 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 On 21/05/2025 at 14:11, Vesper said: ffs!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤬 You couldnt make it up, its always this bum when we have a crucial match......corrupt to the bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireBlue 3,295 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 On 22/05/2025 at 01:48, DDA said: We aint winning this game. We will flop hard on Sunday and reality is going to hit the optimists in the nose when you realise we could be playing Conference League again next year and buying zero ballers in the summer market. Imagine getting champions league also buying no ballers which we won’t, and getting embarrassed by proper teams all over Europe, embarrassing either way tomorrow goes most likely. TheHulk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,985 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 I’m oddly relaxed about this game. If we win and get UCL footy I’ll obviously be excited (perhaps naively) because it could mean better transfer targets and Championship League nights have been badly missed. But if we fail to win it’s not likely to change much in terms of targets judging by who were linked with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,327 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 2 minutes ago, Pizy said: I’m oddly relaxed about this game. If we win and get UCL footy I’ll obviously be excited (perhaps naively) because it could mean better transfer targets and Championship League nights have been badly missed. But if we fail to win it’s not likely to change much in terms of targets judging by who were linked with. but get ucl its important for the status of the club and respective reputation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kante 1,643 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 1 hour ago, Pizy said: I’m oddly relaxed about this game. If we win and get UCL footy I’ll obviously be excited (perhaps naively) because it could mean better transfer targets and Championship League nights have been badly missed. But if we fail to win it’s not likely to change much in terms of targets judging by who were linked with. Club cannot keep selling the hotels and women's team to itself. CL is vitally important with regard to avoiding accounting tricks. Additionally, reputationally too many years out of the CL means you become an Arsenal where 2nd becomes some sort of success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,327 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 36 minutes ago, King Kante said: Club cannot keep selling the hotels and women's team to itself. CL is vitally important with regard to avoiding accounting tricks. Additionally, reputationally too many years out of the CL means you become an Arsenal where 2nd becomes some sort of success. exactly thats my point its vital for any club play ucl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHulk 2,507 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Knowing targets are the same and Maresca is still here next season no matter what makes this match not so important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,527 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 2 minutes ago, TheHulk said: Knowing targets are the same and Maresca is still here next season no matter what makes this match not so important. I was thinking this too but it is so important though. We have the budget to build a squad for the Champions league and the league and Maresca or not, it is where the club needs to be right now Blue Armour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,069 Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 (edited) 1 hour ago, Strike said: I was thinking this too but it is so important though. We have the budget to build a squad for the Champions league and the league and Maresca or not, it is where the club needs to be right now It should be abundantly clear what Maresca's priority is. That's the sort of mentality (one of a small club) that I can't stand, which is evident in his post match interviews, win or loss. Edited May 25 by LAM09 mkh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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