Midweek football

[Mad Ferret]

What do we reckon for the League Cup semis then?

I have a feeling Arsenal will turn over Newcastle and get to the final. Seems like the Geordies are already planning their Trafalgar Square piss up...can see Arsenal shocking them.

As for Spurs, I think that lead from the 1st leg is absolutely vital for them. Can see them battling for a draw at Anfield, and progressing to the final.

A NLD in the cup final would be a sight to behold. Bit of a lose/lose for us whoever wins.

[Mad Ferret]

Slot out.

Really can’t understand why he’s thrown this game with that lineup.

They could seriously do with a win at the moment.

[twoleftfeet]

Slot out.

[Mad Ferret]

Have Palace taken any fans to Anfield?

[Mad Ferret]

Palarse lose at home to Larnaca! 

We made the winning the Conference look like a walk in the park.

Thank you, Mr Moyes.

[onsideman]

Yes, the sale of Latte Lath appeared odd for a supposedly ambitious club, but Aziz, Hackney and Ben Doak and others were blowing people away earlier in the season so something's not clicking

[Fauxstralian]

That’s going to see him under pressure for sure
Was reading that he is getting criticised for not making subs mainly because Bristol made 3 & Earthy scored twice
Havent watched Championship football hardly at all this season but did see they sold Latte Lath to the MLS last month

They have the classic Tuesday night at Stoke & he definitely needs a win

[onsideman]

5 pts off the playoffs with a game in hand
Sold their best striker in January I think

 

I think 5 losses on the bounce might be a more relevant stat? 

[Mad Ferret]

Not going well for Carrick though... those calling for his appointment might be having a rethink 

Boro fans want him out.

[Fauxstralian]

5 pts off the playoffs with a game in hand
Sold their best striker in January I think
 

[onsideman]

Not going well for Carrick though... those calling for his appointment might be having a rethink 

[onsideman]

Imagine how sick Van Nistelroy's record would look had he not beaten Lopetegui's West Ham. Christ we've been shit

[Fauxstralian]

We should have been 3 or 4 down at h/t
Brentford got their eye in this week 
10 points clear of us now

[Mad Ferret]

0-4

Makes our 0-1 defeat to Brentford look more respectable.

[Fauxstralian]

Leicester getting the 3-0 beating from Brentford that we should have got
Understand Leicester have now lost 6 home games in a row without scoring 
Beat them next Thursday & they are as good as done

[twoleftfeet]

That will shut the yid wankers ladyboy and ferret up 

oh I’m sure it won’t

[Browno22]

That will shut the yid wankers ladyboy and ferret up 

[twoleftfeet]

2 for Earthy, you fucking beauty

[Mad Ferret]

Earthy scores

So pleased for him.

He’s streets ahead of Potts in terms of development.

[twoleftfeet]

Earthy scores

[Sir Alf]

We need to recruit and / or develop our own Mnbeumo’s,  Norguerd and Wissa’s. Buy them relatively cheap and/or young and develop them. 

We cannot follow the Sullivan model any longer. Buying older, experienced players for too much and/or on high wages and getting rid of them incirimg huge losses.

If Potter or any manager for that fact is to be successful longer term, we have to go in the direction outlined and the one I think Macaulay and Potter currently have us heading in for recruitment. 

The risk or threat to it not working is threefold. Potter never seeing emough victories to survive in the short term,  fans and owner not having the patience for a slower evolution assuming Potter does get up and running in the games remaining this season or the start of next. The 3rd and biggest threat is Sullivan overriding or undermining Potter and Macaulay’s recruitment and continuing to being in players through his agent mates, players that are older, more expensive and unlikely to be sold for a profit.  

At this juncture, we just need a win asap.  

[ragingbull]

Next season we could look at mbeuono or that mo farah bloke up front for Brentford,plenty of pace.

[twoleftfeet]

Leicester are so bad, I reckon RVN will get the boot and Dyche in.

New manager bounce against us

[John Drake]

It's an horrendous revenue generating merry-go-round designed to maintain the status quo for the richest clubs. The money each club earns is not only determined by their performances in this years competition but also how they have fared in previous seasons. Thus, Man City earned more than Aston Villa in the group stage despite Villa's superior showing.

The only element of interest for me is the schadenfreude that accompanies the exit of the Premier League teams.  

[ironsofcanada]

Personally I think the new format is a big improvement, at least for neutral viewers. In the old format you pretty much knew exactly which 2 teams would go through in every group, apart from the single group of death that sometimes popped up (and really that was the ONLY time there was ever a risk of a big club going out). Also, there were a lot of dead rubbers and strategic playing for a draw in that setup. 

With this format there were always at least one high profile game each matchday and on the final matchday things could have swung either way for a lot of the clubs involved. Man City, PSG and Juventus were all close to not even making the playoffs, and two of them are now out. The big clubs are guaranteed a higher minimum amount of games but they're also more at risk of not making the final 16.

There are more clubs involved so there will always be an degree of things being watered down - blowouts etc. And of course that is down to money.

That said, the format itself provided me with a lot of interest (beyond my main one which happened to be following Canadians.)  

The idea that your postion by position placement in the table - not just your general grouping - affects who you play in the playoff/knockouts made sure there was some interest all the way through. For me at least.

I have enjoyed it. 

[Jean-Luc Paul Goddard]

Yup I think it's messy too. The old format was much better and more straightforward but there was more risk of a big club crashing out I guess (Although hey it's happened early this year anyway, so did it actually accomplish anything?) Yes they have 8 fixtures rather than 6 now so absolutely extra money for those poor cash strapped clubs and UEFA. 

Personally I think the new format is a big improvement, at least for neutral viewers. In the old format you pretty much knew exactly which 2 teams would go through in every group, apart from the single group of death that sometimes popped up (and really that was the ONLY time there was ever a risk of a big club going out). Also, there were a lot of dead rubbers and strategic playing for a draw in that setup. 

With this format there were always at least one high profile game each matchday and on the final matchday things could have swung either way for a lot of the clubs involved. Man City, PSG and Juventus were all close to not even making the playoffs, and two of them are now out. The big clubs are guaranteed a higher minimum amount of games but they're also more at risk of not making the final 16.