Greenlizard0 Weekend Football Thread ** spoilers ** [9th - 11th May 2015]

Listening to Garry Monk earlier he has no aspirations of getting in to the EL next season due to the increased rewards for staying in the PL.
Swansea won't win this, or even try.
 
JohnnyG said:
Listening to Garry Monk earlier he has no aspirations of getting in to the EL next season due to the increased rewards for staying in the PL.
Swansea won't win this, or even try.
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Denying the opportunity for your fans and players to experience other historic clubs and cities because you're afraid your squad is going to be 'stretched thin' is so backwards to me. Sevilla's dominance in the competition speaks volumes as their budget is no where near PL clubs 'competing' for it, but for some reason they still cannot cope.

Fine and deduct points from both Spurs and Southampton for doing everything they can to avoid it, IMO. We better get out of the Europa League early so we can focus on finishing in the same spot for next season LOL
 
The Europa League is a good competition, no idea why clubs and the British media seem so against it (besides money).
 
Moses said:
Because of the impact it can have on the domestic performances of the English clubs which participate, and/or the increase in squad size it requires when it could be the case that the club isn't in European competition every year.
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European clubs manage fine with the increased fixture list. I literally do not buy that as an excuse (not aimed at you) from ~clubs~ in the competition, a lot of the media say similar.
 
No English team does well after a Europa game, they all struggle in the Sunday PL game after coming back from the middle of nowhere in Eastern Europe. The addition of the CL dropouts has a negative effect too.
Newcastle got 5th, struggled in the following season. Spurs one point of CL and being above Arsenal in 2013 but they lost PL games to rubbish teams after the Thursday EL game etc
 
It's somewhat understandable for a club in Swansea or even Southampton's position for the points Moses makes. It wouldn't be impossible for either to potentially go down if their league form was affected and it would be hard for them to justify carrying a bigger squad for such small returns.

It's harder to understand Spurs not wanting EL. They're not likely to be hugely effected by the extra games and the prize for winning the EL is what they strive to achieve in the League - a place in the CL. You could even say it's easier to get into the CL by winning the EL than via the League.
 
Travelling is a factor for all the clubs in the competition. It's a good competition, gives European experience for the fans, players and coaches.
 
Spurs want CL, they aren't far of from a top 4 spot. In the EL they do try but they come up against a better team and lose. Their league form after a EL game is really poor too, those dropped points could be not lost if they weren't in EL and end up in a top 4 spot.
 
BaZ87 said:
I'm not being condescending. Your posts have shown that you don't understand the laws of the game. You said there needed to be intent numerous times which is factually wrong. You claimed that a red card is for reckless and out of control challenges, again this is factually wrong.

Had you simply gave an opinion that Fabregas' challenge didn't use excessive force I'd have disagreed and that would have been that. What you said though wasn't an opinion which is why I corrected you.
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In your opinion.

I am not factually wrong regarding the intent so there is nothng to 'correct'. What is a reckless or out of control challenge if it is no 'excessive force'. Jesus christ talk about trying to split hairs to prove a point.

I suggest you go on a course on how to inetrpet the laws of the game and then you may 'understand' them. I don't agree with many of the laws but I do understand them. Personally there should be tackling like there was thirty years ago, when that tackle wouldn't have even been deemed a foul. But thats another issue.

I have replied when I hadn't intended too, so please feel free to make sure you do indeed have the final word as it seems so important to you (and yes that was condescending).
 
Goal-line technology working well, such weird celebration when nobody thought it was in other than Gomis.
 
The other leagues yoyo up and down. Apart from the usual suspects like Bayern, Barca, RM etc at the top, the league table after that changes a lot every year. In England, its pretty consistent every season.
 
Frankiemac said:
In your opinion.

I am not factually wrong regarding the intent so there is nothng to 'correct'. What is a reckless or out of control challenge if it is no 'excessive force'. Jesus christ talk about trying to split hairs to prove a point.

I suggest you go on a course on how to inetrpet the laws of the game and then you may 'understand' them. I don't agree with many of the laws but I do understand them. Personally there should be tackling like there was thirty years ago, when that tackle wouldn't have even been deemed a foul. But thats another issue.

I have replied when I hadn't intended too, so please feel free to make sure you do indeed have the final word as it seems so important to you (and yes that was condescending).
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Seeing as we're discussing what I'm supposed to be doing or not doing, my opinion is fact as only I know if I'm being condescending or not ;)

And again, you're showing you don't know the laws of the game to the extent I'm starting to think you're telling lies about going on a refereeing course. Go to the link and read the laws, they clearly distinguish between reckless challenges and challenges with excessive force. For somebody that's supposed to have gone on a refereeing course you should know they're differentiated.

And the final word isn't important to me but I'll keep pulling you up every time you post factually incorrect info and try to blag your way out of it by lying about going on a referring course.
 
Moses said:
a) do they? I'm not saying they don't, but do the stats evidence it? Eg. league appearances the weekend after Europa League? Or are they treated the same? Eg. I'm sure I remember something about La Liga being nicer with scheduling when it comes to their clubs which are in Europe.
b) what impact do winter breaks have when it comes with dealing with an increased number of fixtures over the course of a season
c) how many matches do clubs actually play in different countries? Eg. in Germany they obviously have fewer teams in their top division, so instead of 38 games they play 34. Then they don't have a league cup, whereas if a club wins our League Cup they play six games.
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Oh, I undoubtedly agree with some of your points, however, I just do not see that as a reason for English sides to not take the competition seriously.

The lack of a winter break, fixture list changes are problems for the FA. I would have thought that European football is good from the FA's point of view, so they should be more accommodating.
 
What could possibly explain Tottenham's current form? Maybe they're having flashbacks of the EL or something.

They may want CL but 10 points is not even close in this league. Unless they cloned Bale (insert a picture of his doppelganger here) they won't be challenging for a while.
 
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