The English Football Thread

[cosmicway 1,333]

I swear a team in europa played Thurs then us early on the sat

That's quite likely.

But I said league matches.

[iseah100 5,612]

Mou would be proud of Monk.

[Jase 43,479]

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

That Claude bloke is alright talks a lot of sense and has passion he's an old school gooner. All those other young shitheads i can't stand. Real JCL's who just hang around so they can show there mates down the Juice Bars of Islington that there on Youtube.

[robdog 2,084]

now we know where all that noise about being entertained is coming from....Master Gooner Ivan Gazidis - funny gooners want to be boring now while CFC fans want wenger to stay

[bababoom 4,478]

Claude is always so angry and miserable, guess he's just very passionate, though i do think he plays up to the cameras a tad.

[robdog 2,084]

I respect Claude. He speaks a lot of sense.

each rant makes me feel good. Plus he can be funny. I LMAO when he said Giroud was a first class model. also this was a very good quote, "they've won the title, fourteen points clear! Oh that's very boring innit? VERY fuckING BORING!"

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Arsenal HAHAHAHAHA

Enjoy the 4th, Wenger

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Hey, I 'm stuck with something, can you help please ?

Is it possible for a team in England to play two league matches in two consecutive days ? One today and one the day after tomorrow ?

If you include boxing days, yes there was.

[didierforever 7,349]

Claude is always so angry and miserable, guess he's just very passionate, though i do think he plays up to the cameras a tad.

wont you be angry when your manager keeps on buying AM after AM when what they really need is a DM (for the last 8 or 9 years i think). arsenal have been a different team with coquelin. think what they would be with a matic or even with a william carvalho/kondogbia.

[Green Lantern18 54]

I think it's a bloody cheek for Arsenal fans to call us boring. Because they happily sing "One-Nil" to the Arsenal, which is a chant that refers to a period in Arsenal's history where they bored their way to several 1-0 wins.

Everyone knows that Arsenal fans have been singing “One-Nil to the Arsenal” since George Graham made the scoreline popular when he tried to bore us to death in the latter part of his tenure as Arsenal boss. And we've sung it ever since, mostly ironically for a few years, but more recently sometimes actually in celebration of being ahead against Sunderland or someone similar.

http://angryofislington.com/2012/10/16/where-did-the-chant-1-0-to-the-arsenal-come-from/

I also learned the other day that we apparently hold the record for the most one nil wins in a Premier League season. But what seems to have been forgotten, is the fact they are only two behind us. As they won NINE matches by the scoreline of one nil, when the won the title in the 1997-98 season.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Arsenal_F.C._season#Match_results

[Paul1970 250]

bourmouth,Bristol,burton,Barnet,Barrow and Bromley rest of the other league winners.though theres only Burnley in the prem so we sorta fit the patten.lil

Boring boring Chelsea....there...proplem solved.

[Special Juan 28,141]

Boring..... win 1-0......Arsenal-Free flowing.....lose 1-0 to Swansea.

Check and check mate.

[LAB 1,030]

Mou would be proud of Monk.

I think they like each other as well.

[Jase 43,479]

Claude is always so angry and miserable, guess he's just very passionate, though i do think he plays up to the cameras a tad.

Claude might be angry most of the time but like others have said, he's just being passionate and frustrated at his team's failings. He's one of the very few Arsenal fans who actually talks sense and isn't deluded.

[DYC. 7,542]

The Head and Shoulders bit was genuinely funny. I could imagine it immediately.

[Spike 12,049]

FLAVOUR OF THE SEASON 13-14

[Jase 43,479]

I think they like each other as well.

Monk recently said Mourinho should win the Manager of the Year award and incidentally, they both have their own unbeaten record against Wenger.

[KevinAshburner 1,270]

The FA has announced next season’s fixture calendar, with the 2015-16 FA Cup Final confirmed for Saturday 21 May 2016.

http://www.thefa.com/news/2015/may/fa-fixture-list-2015-16-120515

It means that three of The FA’s national competitions will be decided across one weekend, with both The FA Trophy and FA Vase taking place at Wembley as part of a pilot double-header on Sunday 22 May.
The traditional curtain-raiser for the season, The FA Community Shield, takes place on Sunday 2 August with Jose Mourinho and his newly-crowned Premier League champions at Wembley to face either Arsenal or Aston Villa at 3pm.
That will be the second time the Blues are at Wembley that weekend, as The FA Women's Cup Final between Chelsea and Notts County Ladies is taking place at Wembley for the first time in the competition’s history with a 3pm kick-off on Saturday 1 August.

The domestic league season across the Premier League, Football League and the National League System commences on Saturday 8 August with the FA Cup Extra-Preliminary Round kicking off on 15 August.
FA Cup Third Round weekend will be Saturday 9 January 2016 with the Semi-Finals on 23/24 April.

Click here to download the full fixture list for the 2015-16 season (pdf).

FIXTURE LIST – SEASON 2015-2016

July 2015
Tue 7 Jul UEFA Champions League 1Q(2)
Wed 8 Jul UEFA Champions League 1Q(2)
Thu 9 Jul UEFA Europa League 1Q(2)
Tue 14 Jul UEFA Champions League 2Q(1)
Wed 15 Jul UEFA Champions League 2Q(1)
Thu 16 Jul UEFA Europa League 2Q(1)
Tue 21 Jul UEFA Champions League 2Q(2)
Wed 22 Jul UEFA Champions League 2Q(2)
Thu 23 Jul UEFA Europa League 2Q(2)
Tue 28 Jul UEFA Champions League 3Q(1)
Wed 29 Jul UEFA Champions League 3Q(1)
Thu 30 Jul UEFA Europa League 3Q(1)

August 2015
Sat 1 Aug FA Women’s Cup Final (2014-15)
Sun 2 Aug FA Community Shield
Tue 4 Aug UEFA Champions League 3Q(2)
Wed 5 Aug UEFA Champions League 3Q(2)
Thu 6 Aug UEFA Europa League 3Q(2)
Sat 8 Aug Premier League Commences, Football League Commences, National League Commences
Tue 11 Aug UEFA Super Cup, Football League Cup 1
Sat 15 Aug FA Cup EP
Tue 18 Aug UEFA Champions League Qualifying Play-Off(1)
Wed 19 Aug UEFA Champions League Qualifying Play-Off(1)
Thu 20 Aug UEFA Europa League Qualifying Play-Off(1)
Tue 25 Aug UEFA Champions League Qualifying Play-Off(2)
Wed 26 Aug UEFA Champions League Qualifying Play-Off(2), Football League Cup 2
Thu 27 Aug UEFA Europa League Qualifying Play-Off(2)
Sat 29 Aug FA Cup P
Mon 31 Aug Bank Holiday

September 2015
Wed 2 Sep Football League Trophy 1
Sat 5 Sep San Marino v England – Euro 2016 Qualifier, FA Vase 1Q
Mon 7 Sep FA Youth Cup P+
Tue 8 Sep England v Switzerland – EURO 2016 Qualifier
Sat 12 Sep FA Cup 1Q
Tue 15 Sep UEFA Champions League MD1
Wed 16 Sep UEFA Champions League MD1
Thu 17 Sep UEFA Europa League MD1
Mon 21 Sep FA Youth Cup 1Q+
Wed 23 Sep Football League Cup 3
Sat 26 Sep FA Cup 2Q
Tue 29 Sep UEFA Champions League MD2
Wed 30 Sep UEFA Champions League MD2

October 2015
Thu 1 Oct UEFA Europa League MD2
Sat 3 Oct FA Trophy P
FA Vase 2Q
Mon 5 Oct FA Youth Cup 2Q+
Wed 7 Oct Football League Trophy 2
Fri 9 Oct England v Estonia – EURO 2016 Qualifier
Sat 10 Oct FA Cup 3Q, FA County Youth Cup 1*
Mon 12 Oct Lithuania v England – EURO 2016 Qualifier
Sun 18 Oct FA Sunday Cup 1
Mon 19 Oct FA Youth Cup 3Q+
Tue 20 Oct UEFA Champions League MD3
Wed 21 Oct UEFA Champions League MD3
Thu 22 Oct UEFA Europa League MD3
Sat 24 Oct FA Cup 4Q
Wed 28 Oct Football League Cup 4
Sat 31 Oct FA Trophy 1Q, FA Vase 1P

November 2015
Tue 3 Nov UEFA Champions League MD4
Wed 4 Nov UEFA Champions League MD4
Thu 5 Nov UEFA Europa League MD4
Sat 7 Nov FA Cup 1P, FA Youth Cup 1P*, FA County Youth Cup 2*
Wed 11 Nov Football League Trophy QF
Fri 13 Nov Possible England International
Sat 14 Nov FA Trophy 2Q
Sun 15 Nov FA Sunday Cup 2
Tue 17 Nov Possible England International
Sat 21 Nov FA Vase 2P, FA Youth Cup 2P*
Tue 24 Nov UEFA Champions League MD5
Wed 25 Nov UEFA Champions League MD5
Thu 26 Nov UEFA Europa League MD5
Sat 28 Nov FA Trophy 3Q

December 2015
Wed 2 Dec Football League Cup 5
Sat 5 Dec FA Cup 2P
Tue 8 Dec UEFA Champions League MD6
Wed 9 Dec UEFA Champions League MD6
Football League Trophy SF
Thu 10 Dec UEFA Europa League MD6
Sat 12 Dec FA Trophy 1P, FA Vase 3P, FA County Youth Cup 3*
Sun 13 Dec FA Sunday Cup 3
Sat 19 Dec FA Youth Cup 3P*
Fri 25 Dec Christmas Day
Sat 26 Dec Boxing Day

January 2016
Fri 1 Jan New Year’s Day
Wed 6 Jan Football League Cup SF(1)
Sat 9 Jan FA Cup 3P, FA Vase 4P
Wed 12 Jan Football League Trophy AF(1)
Sat 16 Jan FA Trophy 2P, FA Youth Cup 4P*
Sun 17 Jan FA Sunday Cup 4
Sat 23 Jan FA County Youth Cup 4*
Wed 27 Jan Football League Cup SF(2), Football League Trophy AF(2)
Sat 30 Jan FA Cup 4P, FA Vase 5P

February 2016
Sat 6 Feb FA Trophy 3P, FA Youth Cup 5P*
Sun 14 Feb FA Sunday Cup 5
Tue 16 Feb UEFA Champions League 16(1)
Wed 17 Feb UEFA Champions League 16(1)
Thu 18 Feb UEFA Europa League 32(1)
Sat 20 Feb FA Cup 5P, FA Vase 6P
Tue 23 Feb UEFA Champions League 16(1)
Wed 24 Feb UEFA Champions League 16(1)
Thu 25 Feb UEFA Europa League 32(2)
Sat 27 Feb FA Trophy 4P, FA Youth Cup 6P*, FA County Youth Cup SF*
Sun 28 Feb Football League Cup Final

March 2016
Tue 8 Mar UEFA Champions League 16(2)
Wed 9 Mar UEFA Champions League 16(2)
Thu 10 Mar UEFA Europa League 16(1)
Sat 12 Mar FA Cup 6P, FA Trophy SF(1), FA Vase SF(1)
Sun 13 Mar FA Sunday Cup SF
Tue 15 Mar UEFA Champions League 16(2)
Wed 16 Mar UEFA Champions League 16(2)
Thu 17 Mar UEFA Europa League 16(2)
Sat 19 Mar FA Trophy SF(2), FA Vase SF(2), FA Youth Cup SF(1)*
Fri 25 Mar Good Friday
Sun 27 Mar Easter Sunday
Mon 28 Mar Bank Holiday

April 2016
Sun 3 Apr Football League Trophy Final
Tue 5 Apr UEFA Champions League QF(1)
Wed 6 Apr UEFA Champions League QF(1)
Thu 7 Apr UEFA Europa League QF(1)
Sat 9 Apr FA Youth Cup SF(2)*, FA County Youth Cup Final (prov)
Tue 12 Apr UEFA Champions League QF(2)
Wed 13 Apr UEFA Champions League QF(2)
Thu 14 Apr UEFA Europa League QF(2)
Sun 17 Apr FA Sunday Cup Final (prov)
Sat 23 Apr FA Cup SF
Sun 24 Apr FA Cup SF
Tue 26 April UEFA Champions League SF(1)
Wed 27 April UEFA Champions League SF(1)
Thu 28 April UEFA Europa League SF(1)
Sat 30 Apr National League Ends

May 2016
Mon 2 May Bank Holiday
Tue 3 May UEFA Champions League SF(2)
Wed 4 May UEFA Champions League SF(2), Football Conference SF Play Offs to Sun 8 May
Thu 5 May UEFA Europa League SF(2)
Sat 7 May Football League Ends
Thu 12 May Football League Play-Off Semi-Finals to Fri 20 May
Sat 14 May National League North&South Promotion Finals
Sun 15 May End of Premier League, National League Premier Div Promotion Final
Wed 18 May UEFA Europa League Final
Fri 20 May End of Football League Play-Off’s
Sat 21 May FA Cup Final
Sun 22 May FA Trophy Final, FA Vase Final
Sat 28 May UEFA Champions League Final, Football League Championship Play-Off Final
Sun 29 May Football League 1 Play-Off Final
Mon 30 May Football League 2 Play-Off Final

June 2016
Fri 10 June UEFA Euro 2016 commences

July 2016
Sun 10 July UEFA Euro 2016 Final
FA Youth Cup Final 1st & 2nd Leg - dates to be confirmed
FA Women’s Cup Dates - to be confirmed

*closing date of round
+week commencing

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

FROM NEWSTHUMP WEBSITE.

YouGov defends poll which showed Liverpool as clear Premier League winners

Polling organisation YouGov has defended its prediction that Liverpool would win the Premier League by 8 points.

YouGov insisted its methodologies were sound and that the fact that the actual result bore no resemblance to their prediction was just ‘an anomaly’.

A spokesperson explained, “Polling is an inexact science based on gathering data, analysing it, then pulling conclusions out of our arses.”

“We looked very closely at the results up to the end of March 2015 and at that point we felt a prediction of a Liverpool title triumph by at least 8 points was the most likely result.”

“People will criticise our analysis, but they didn’t have access to the levels of detailed data that we did.”

“The fact that Chelsea have won by such a margin is just one of those things that you can’t predict, no matter how complex your algorithm.”

“And anyway, technically Chelsea’s title win was within the margin of error in our prediction. So there.”

YouGov predict Liverpool title win

Liverpool fans have been left distraught by the Premier League’s result, having believed until just two weeks ago that the title was theirs to lose.

Season ticket holder Simon Williams told us, “Chelsea winning the title so clearly is such a shock, I can’t believe they YouGov didn’t predict it. It’s the last time I’ll ever believe a polling organisation.”

“At least until they tell me something I want to hear, anyway.”