The English Football Thread

[LAM09 7,043]

Just now, Vesper said:

yes!

Disasi burnt like toast

Citeh win it

we do not go 7th

Disasi still being fielded as a FB. He was done time after time against PSG.

I'm not exactly thrilled by the result, tbh. A draw would have been preferred. 

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Just now, LAM09 said:

Disasi still being fielded as a FB. He was done time after time against PSG.

I'm not exactly thrilled by the result, tbh. A draw would have been preferred. 

my wants are as few as points won the rest of the season by Villa, Forest and NUFC

 

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[Mhsc 1,093]

Would have preferred a draw but the good thing about the game was no matter what happened one of them had to lose points which is good for us no matter which way it lands

[nyikolajevics 2,690]

Just now, Vesper said:

Anything just not fucking 7th.. Avoid any possibility of ECL, then rather no Europe.

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Citeh have the easist of all top teams schedule left

AND

IF they get serious punishment, their CL spot may go away

[LAM09 7,043]

2 minutes ago, Vesper said:

my wants are as few as points won the rest of the season by Villa, Forest and NUFC

 

Wouldn't it be better for all teams below Arsenal to be in the mix?

More chances for us rather than just two considering City's favourable run after the cup semi.

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Just now, nyikolajevics said:

Anything just not fucking 7th.. Avoid any possibility of ECL, then rather no Europe.

ther easiest way to avoid the Conference League again is to win it this season

then we at least (at a minimum) have Europa league next season

and can still sneak into the CL as well via 5th or better in the final EPL table (or even 6th, IF Citeh are smashed by the PL for rule breaking)

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I really doubt they'll do anything meaningful to City. Those guys know how to cheat.

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Citeh will be clear favourites in their last 4 EPL fixtures

so I am not counting on them dropping points

[LAM09 7,043]

1 minute ago, Mhsc said:

I really doubt they'll do anything meaningful to City. Those guys know how to cheat.

The way they are dragging their feet with announcing the outcome, I'm starting to feel the same way. If it were so cut and dry, they'd be following a similar fate to Juve.

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1 minute ago, Mhsc said:

I really doubt they'll do anything meaningful to City. Those guys know how to cheat.

the only thing that saved them so far is that a corrupt (2 of the 3 judge panel had Citeh ties) voted 2-1 that Citeh's cheatig was 'time-barred' from being upheld

the neutral judge said no, not time barred and they should be punished

the 2 Citeh related judges said yes, the infractions werre time-barred and not allowed to be acted upon for punishment

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that is Villa's 15th straight EPL defeat to Citeh at Citeh

Edited April 22 by Vesper

[nyikolajevics 2,690]

21 minutes ago, Vesper said:

ther easiest way to avoid the Conference League again is to win it this season

then we at least (at a minimum) have Europa league next season

and can still sneak into the CL as well via 5th or better in the final EPL table (or even 6th, IF Citeh are smashed by the PL for rule breaking)

I know.. but I am not super confident we can beat Betis or Fiorentina any day or night. They are not thay bad teams, and we are few injuries away from total disaster. So losing that and finishing 7th is possible..

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31 minutes ago, nyikolajevics said:

So losing that and finishing 7th is possible..

I think that outcome is possible given the way we are playing