Cornish Steve Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 One of my cousins posted this video online earlier today. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35821827 Silly boys, but is it just me that laughed at the MK player being told off by his chairman who's called Pete Winkelman ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35821827 Silly boys, but is it just me that laughed at the MK player being told off by his chairman who's called Pete Winkelman ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 Nice one this.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35819200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/mar/17/premier-league-retain-fourth-champions-league-spot Thank you, Bayern. Now sort your shit out English sides! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/mar/17/premier-league-retain-fourth-champions-league-spot Thank you, Bayern. Now sort your shit out English sides! The coefficient still benefits England eh? Man city left in CL, and one of Man U/shite left in Europa. I think Italy just have lazio left in Europa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 http://www.espnfc.us/barclays-premier-league/story/2830773/premier-league-secures-4-champions-league-places-for-2017-18 rest easy Romey, england secured the 4th spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 http://www.espnfc.us/barclays-premier-league/story/2830773/premier-league-secures-4-champions-league-places-for-2017-18 rest easy Romey, england secured the 4th spot. I know, that's why I posted the earlier article that you responded to. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I know, that's why I posted the earlier article that you responded to. damn i had a Louis moment as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 damn i had a Louis moment as well You had two of them to be accurate . markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/mar/17/premier-league-retain-fourth-champions-league-spot Thank you, Bayern. Now sort your shit out English sides! And Lazio are going to go out tonight now unless they can score four pdq, 3-0 down at home to Sparta Prague (4-1 agg) with an hour gone. That should let us build up a bit of a buffer so we're safe for a few more seasons. markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 And Lazio are going to go out tonight now unless they can score four pdq, 3-0 down at home to Sparta Prague (4-1 agg) with an hour gone. That should let us build up a bit of a buffer so we're safe for a few more seasons. yes but it's not like liverpool/man u or man city are going to be going any further. i expect both to be knocked out next round and i expect the battle with the italians to rage on next year. they closed the gap from 10 back to what 3-4 back now, they are closing in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 yes but it's not like liverpool/man u or man city are going to be going any further. i expect both to be knocked out next round and i expect the battle with the italians to rage on next year. they closed the gap from 10 back to what 3-4 back now, they are closing in. Don't know exactly how the formula works but it's weighted towards the CL, where we've done better than them, and we've also done better in the Europa. That's not them closing in, that's them falling back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 (edited) Don't know exactly how the formula works but it's weighted towards the CL, where we've done better than them, and we've also done better in the Europa. That's not them closing in, that's them falling back. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/country/ mike the way it works is previous season count up to a certain point. as you can see 11/12 will be gone (where england did a lot better than italy) next year so the gap will be closed even more, i could see it being 16 eng to 14 italy again this year unless the english teams do well. that would make the gap a 2 pointer, even closer than this year. Edited March 17, 2016 by markjazzbassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/country/ mike the way it works is previous season count up to a certain point. as you can see 11/12 will be gone (where england did a lot better than italy) next year so the gap will be closed even more, i could see it being 16 eng to 14 italy again this year unless the english teams do well. that would make the gap a 2 pointer, even closer than this year. We'll drop the four points we beat them by in 11/12 but we're already guaranteed to beat them by minimally three points this season by my reckoning even if City and the winners of tonight's game go no further. Then we only have another two point advantage to defend for the next season, before they drop their five+ point advantage the year after. Possible (but unlikely imo) we might lose a place in 17/18 but even if that happened we'd be more than likely to have it back the following year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 We'll drop the four points we beat them by in 11/12 but we're already guaranteed to beat them by minimally three points this season by my reckoning even if City and the winners of tonight's game go no further. Then we only have another two point advantage to defend for the next season, before they drop their five+ point advantage the year after. Possible (but unlikely imo) we might lose a place in 17/18 but even if that happened we'd be more than likely to have it back the following year. yes it will still be tight next year, the sad thing for the italians is that Juve is really the only team competing well, Roma didn't do well, and Inter and AC Milan are shadows of their former selves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I despair. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-35836303 markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 I despair. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-35836303 yeah just saw that. scumbags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 They really are a horrible set of fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Have they changed the rules in Rugby League so that you can now pass the ball forward ? At least two in this, arguably three... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/35870115 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Have they changed the rules in Rugby League so that you can now pass the ball forward ? At least two in this, arguably three... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/35870115 Looks like 3 to me. Don't understand that. Sideways (level) passing is acceptable. Forward certainly isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Looks like 3 to me. Don't understand that. Sideways (level) passing is acceptable. Forward certainly isn't. Don't understand why the commentators don't mention it, or how the officials didn't see it, or why the BBC can call it an amazing try when it blatantly should've been called back :dont know:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Have they changed the rules in Rugby League so that you can now pass the ball forward ? At least two in this, arguably three... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/35870115 It has always been the case in Rugby League. In the 1950's when I lived in Leeds, I saw the odd Rugby League game as I lived 5 minutes walk from Headingley. Regularly saw forward passes let go. When the odd forward pass is missed by a ref at a Union game you will always hear a comment about 'are we playing League rules'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 It has always been the case in Rugby League. In the 1950's when I lived in Leeds, I saw the odd Rugby League game as I lived 5 minutes walk from Headingley. Regularly saw forward passes let go. When the odd forward pass is missed by a ref at a Union game you will always hear a comment about 'are we playing League rules'. Hmmmm. OK. I thought one of the fundamental tenets of both codes was that you passed the ball backwards. It's kind of the whole point of the game isn't it? Apart from the scrum....oh wait a minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/35878010 Really sick of all this now - personally I think Djokovic missed a trick. How can female tennis players ask for equal pay when they only play best of 3 sets? Men have to play the best of 5... Imagine... men playing best of 3, women playing best of 5 and the men having all that spare energy to win ££££ in the doubles matches - I'm sure there wouldn't be a kick off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/35878010 Really sick of all this now - personally I think Djokovic missed a trick. How can female tennis players ask for equal pay when they only play best of 3 sets? Men have to play the best of 5... Imagine... men playing best of 3, women playing best of 5 and the men having all that spare energy to win ££££ in the doubles matches - I'm sure there wouldn't be a kick off. Only in the Grand Slams where ironically the prize money is already equal. Andy Murray... "At the US Open last year, the tickets for Serena's matches were selling out much quicker than the men's matches," The clue's in the name of the tournament Andy, she's an American (and the Americans don't have a top male player currently) so people want to see her! At Wimbledon tickets for your matches would sell out first, and in the Serbian Open (if there is such a thing) Novak's would sell out first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 Only in the Grand Slams where ironically the prize money is already equal. Andy Murray... "At the US Open last year, the tickets for Serena's matches were selling out much quicker than the men's matches," The clue's in the name of the tournament Andy, she's an American (and the Americans don't have a top male player currently) so people want to see her! At Wimbledon tickets for your matches would sell out first, and in the Serbian Open (if there is such a thing) Novak's would sell out first. Plus, wasn't that the final where if she won she'd hold all Slam's at the same time? So people were bound to be clamoring for those tickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 Plus, wasn't that the final where if she won she'd hold all Slam's at the same time? So people were bound to be clamoring for those tickets. Yup, and people paid large sums of money to watch Flavia Pennetta beat Roberta Vinci in it (who and who?) after Vinci knocked Serena out in the semi . Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 Jada Pinkett-Smith will be at the ready - telling the world she will boycott this years U.S Open... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogsy Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 (edited) Johan Cruyff sadly passed away from lung cancer Sad news Legend of the game Edited March 24, 2016 by mogsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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