Football

AlexanderJesse · April 21, 2021, 05:46:20 AM

Maybe that storm in the water glass was wanted to take away the attention from the UEFA CL changes?
The CL changes are quite unfair for smaller clubs... but maybe can now be used to "coax back" the ESL clubs... and will be undiscussed because they restore eternal peace (til the next undesired changes).
Honi soit qui mal y pense

Fardap · April 21, 2021, 11:26:07 AM

I think everyone is agreed looking the latest news that this is like the proverbial 'Norwegian Blue'...

Calnefoxile · April 21, 2021, 05:26:24 PM

Call me a cynic if you like, but was this all just a smoke screen so that UEFA could squirt the Champions League reforms through??

Even though the Gang of 12 said that the reforms didn't go far enough, to allow them to always play in Europe regardless of where they finish in their respective leagues, and therefore the Super League idea was born.

I'm actually still a bit confused by the reforms because I was lead to understand that if Leicester, for example, managed to finish 4th place in the PL, as this is a place in the CL Prelim stages, we would be usurped by either Liverpool, Arsenal, or Spurs even though they finished outside of the CL Places because of the UEFA Euro Co-Efficient.

However reading the changes properly, it seems that these clubs would only be allowed 1 of the 2 'extra' places and so we could end up with 5 teams in the CL instead of 4, but only if they've qualified for any other European Place, i.e. Europa League.

I think

Cheers

Neal.

LASteve · April 21, 2021, 06:08:43 PM

@Calnefoxile That's pretty much right, Neal. The Champions League (it still bothers me that it doesn't have an apostrophe adds four more teams to make 36. One more from the third-place finisher in the fifth-placed association in the UEFA rankings, one more from the preliminary rounds, and two from the "coefficient" pot.

The rider indeed is that the coefficient clubs must have actually qualified for another UEFA tournament, but UEFA are adding a new one - the snappily-named UEFA Europa Conference League, basically a third-tier competition - so if you're a "top, top club" that can't even summon up the energy to qualify for that, then you deserve to go empty-handed. I'm calling that one the "Juventus" clause - unless they get relegated again for match-fixing shenanigans, it's almost unthinkable that they couldn't scrape sixth place in Seria A to be eligible for a coefficient spot.

marco neri · April 22, 2021, 02:19:25 PM

No words about it...only one thing..
Andrea Agnelli (JUVENTUS F.C.).......the most famous uncle GIANNI AGNELLI is rounding itself down the grave!

All 12 ridiculous..this is not the right way to reform the UEFA CL.

Marco

LASteve · May 06, 2021, 10:12:59 PM

Looks like Italian football is going to get all kinds of interesting next year - Inter with a championship under Conte, Juventus wondering where it all went wrong - and "Roma - Daje Mou"!

marco neri · May 06, 2021, 10:34:14 PM

Quote from: LASteve on May 06, 2021, 10:12:59 PM
Looks like Italian football is going to get all kinds of interesting next year - Inter with a championship under Conte, Juventus wondering where it all went wrong - and "Roma - Daje Mou"!

Hi,
about Roma ....i can't know, can't say anything ..
Rome is not an easy place .....football especially , there are many and many "influencer and influences".......politic and politicians, priests, church, masonery, football supporter's groups ( Ultras ecc. ecc.)
Cheers.

Marco

LASteve · May 07, 2021, 09:28:46 PM

The Italian newspapers seem pretty happy about it. My favorite headline was "Il Ritorno Dello Special One".

marco neri · May 08, 2021, 09:13:29 PM

It is "the new of the year" speaking about football..
Here..no one was expecting it!...

Marco

Trainfish · May 21, 2021, 10:59:26 PM

Does anyone know who won the FA Cup final this year? I feel sure @Calnefoxile will know but I can't see it mentioned anywhere

weave · May 21, 2021, 11:06:20 PM

Lest we forget.

Calnefoxile · May 23, 2021, 03:40:34 PM

Quote from: Trainfish on May 21, 2021, 10:59:26 PM
Does anyone know who won the FA Cup final this year? I feel sure @Calnefoxile will know but I can't see it mentioned anywhere

John @Trainfish

Thank you for pointing out that LEICESTER CITY have won the FA Cup for the first time in 137 years & at the 5th time of asking. I believe we're still in the Guiness Book of Records for the most appearances at the FA Cup final and losing, but at least we've put that record to bed now.

I must admit I thought we'd blown it when Chilwell (Had to be him) put the ball in the net, but thanks to the 'wonderful' implementation of VAR, he was a hair follicle offside.

However they got their own back on the following Tuesday to put our qualification to the Champions League in doubt, which will be disappointing (why do we always get the toughest run-ins??) but we've already qualified for the Europa League.

Oh and did I mention LEICESTER CITY WON THE FA CUP

Regards

Neal.