Re: Season Ending Football Chat : Sun May 02, 2010 8:53 am  

if fulham win the EL then they will not be able to defend the trophy next season. the premier league stated a while back that if either liverpool or fulham won the EL they would not automatically qualify for next seasons competition, which in my mind is disgraceful.

Re: Season Ending Football Chat : Sun May 02, 2010 9:13 am  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

I know the scousers wanted to use winning the Europa League as a way to salvage something from a dreadful season, but is qualifying for the EL really something that they want?

If they don't have the EL next season, they can concentrate fully on the league and the FA Cup. While I thought their position last season of second was higher than their true position, there's no way on earth they are the 6th or 7th best side in England. A season of purely domestic football will enable them to regain their place among the top sides.

The EL is bloody brilliant for sides like Foolham. For Citeh it'll be a good stepping stone for their eventual appearance in the CL, but I just don't see what the EL holds for Liverpool. They are better off out of it.

Liverpool football club need to have some serious thought on the future if They are to get back amongst the european elite, At the moment They are some way off that position.

Re: Season Ending Football Chat : Sun May 02, 2010 9:20 am  

Javier Mascherano wrote:

if fulham win the EL then they will not be able to defend the trophy next season. the premier league stated a while back that if either liverpool or fulham won the EL they would not automatically qualify for next seasons competition, which in my mind is disgraceful.

It won't have been the PL's decision, would it? It's down to the FA how they allocate the European qualification places.

Given that the FA will have played a strong part in getting Liverpool into the CL when they didn't qualify, it's ridiculous that they've gone against that principle a few years later.

Re: Season Ending Football Chat : Sun May 02, 2010 9:39 am  

Come on Li... Li... Li... Liverpool.

Ouch.

Re: Season Ending Football Chat : Sun May 02, 2010 9:52 am  

Based upon how this season has gone, Chelsea will lose today to Liverpool.

Then Man United will win at Sunderland.

United will draw at home against Stoke. Chelsea will be beating Wigan until injury time, but then concede an equaliser to make United champions.

I had a nasty dream (nightmare really) yesterday that Chelsea took a 2-0 lead against the scousers, only to draw 2-2.

Normally I get to watch most Chelsea games live as they are featured on Fox Soccer Channel quite a lot. But if Chelsea aren't on I watch on a dodgy feed from anywhere I can. But with today being a special day I'm not going to risk the the dropped feeds and am going to pay to watch an authorised feed on Fox Soccer Online. But knowing my luck the torrential rain and thunder/lightning storms will knock out my leccy.

Re: Season Ending Football Chat : Sun May 02, 2010 10:16 am  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

It won't have been the PL's decision, would it? It's down to the FA how they allocate the European qualification places.

Given that the FA will have played a strong part in getting Liverpool into the CL when they didn't qualify, it's ridiculous that they've gone against that principle a few years later.

It's nothing to do with either the PL or the FA.

The winners of the Europa League gain automatic entry to the group stages of the competition for the next season, it's also now the same for the Champions League.

Re: Season Ending Football Chat : Sun May 02, 2010 10:45 am  

Rafa's last game at Anfield today.

Re: Season Ending Football Chat : Sun May 02, 2010 12:02 pm  

Come on Wednesday

Re: Season Ending Football Chat : Sun May 02, 2010 12:14 pm  

Invincible wrote:

Come on Wednesday

Come on The Wednesday

Re: Season Ending Football Chat : Sun May 02, 2010 12:23 pm  

Rafa Benitez says he is delighted with the versatility of £20million signing Alberto Aquilani, and with good reason. AA is just as effective in the stands as he is on the subs' bench.
The Liverpool boss has been criticised for getting a player who looks so unsuited to English football but this was a step-up - several of his previous buys were unsuited to football.
Aquilani wears the permanent look of a terror-struck female babysitter in an 80s slasher movie, a look shared by Kopites whenever they see him warming up.

Pretty much sums up why I don't read newspapers anymore. It's amazing that someone is paid to write this BS.