The magic of the FA cup is alive and well with Manchester United taking on Chelsea /s
It is actually Athletic Bilbao. Ha ha. It was set up by English people as was Real Racing Club De Santander. Racing isn't a Spanish word. I think it was a yacht racing club. The full name of the Genoa team in Italy is Genoa CFC, Genoa Cricket and Football Club. Funny old world. My favourite team names have to be The Strongest who are from La Paz in Bolivia (Seen their stadium), NOB or Newells Old Boys from Rosario in Argentina (Also seen their stadium) and also Deportivo Wanka from Peru. A rather sad aside, The Strongest lost 20 of their team in a plane crash in 1969.Jesus! (or should that be 'hezoos'?) - lol. I assumed that it was the team from Madrid because they have just won the Europa League (again). We all know the media are ignorant about spellings and names, anyway. For my part I do know that it is Atletic (not Atletico) Bilbao - or is there an "h" in it?
Put it this way; I do know there is no "g" in Altrincham; only one "e" in Dukinfield; the only "e" in Droylsden is the last vowel and there is no "h" in Tintwistle. Oh, and the really ironic one (politically/demographically) speaking; there is *definately* no "h" in Tameside.
Lacklustre game, poor atmosphere. I don't think the clubs or the fans care about the FA Cup anymore.The magic of the FA cup is alive and well with Manchester United taking on Chelsea /s
The problem is that if you did not have 3rd placed Champions league teams dropping down, the Europa league would be of far poorer quality and so would attract less money from TV. and so less prize money. As such, clubs would have less incentive in making a serious go of it. This is why they now award the winners a Champions league place.UEFA should really stop teams who have a terrible group stage in the champion's league being able to drop down to the Europa League, Marseille are the true champions this season as they had to fight their way through a tough campaign rather than being able to drop into the knockout stages after a rubbish group stage in the "Top 4" league.
(Just seems to me that the majority of winners in the past 10 years are Champion League rejects who could only finish 3rd in their group)
So Hebei China Fortune have announced on their Weibo account (Weibo is basically Chinese Twitter) that Pellegrini has left .
Surely David Sullivan hasn't actually managed to attract a respected, experienced, successful manager to the utterly shambolic three-ring-circus that is West Ham United?
I will be stunned, surprised, and elated if so!
West Ham United are delighted to confirm the appointment of Manuel Pellegrini as the Club’s new First Team Manager.
The former Villarreal, Real Madrid, Malaga and Manchester City boss – a Premier League title winner and Champions League semi-finalist – has signed a three-year contract at London Stadium after leaving Chinese Super League club Hebei China Fortune.
Well, you can count me stunned, surprised and elated!
http://www.whufc.com/news/articles/...-pellegrini-confirmed-west-ham-united-manager
When you've had to put up with Avram Grant, Sam Allardyce, Slaven Bilic and David Moyes, Pelligrini is a quantum leap in quality.I wouldn't be so happy..... The fans were pleased to see him leave City and saw no reason why he replaced Mancini. His success was based on the squad and ethos put in place by Roberto and he left Pep with an ageing squad that was resting on its collective laurels.
So Hebei China Fortune have announced on their Weibo account (Weibo is basically Chinese Twitter) that Pellegrini has left .
Surely David Sullivan hasn't actually managed to attract a respected, experienced, successful manager to the utterly shambolic three-ring-circus that is West Ham United?
I will be stunned, surprised, and elated if so!
Man Utd were absolutely diabolical in the first half though. It's one of those strange games where I don't want either to win.
Lacklustre game, poor atmosphere. I don't think the clubs or the fans care about the FA Cup anymore.
This came out of a desire to see who would be generally reckoned as the biggest 20 English Football Clubs and therefore the ideal club line up for a premier league season. Sorry that it is the Daily Hell but it is an interesting table. Who would members of this forum regard as the best 20 team line up for the premier league. I was surprised to see Forest as low as 20th but then they have been outside of the premier league for a long time. In case anyone is interested I'm a West Ham fan. https://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/...an-united-1st-arsenal-2nd-daily-mail-graphic/
Don't get your hopes up - those were all international players when they were signed who cost something like double West Ham's record transfer fee!
I reject the premise that there's an "ideal" 20 teams to be in the top flight other than the 20 teams that have earned their places there which by definition is the ideal line-up. Anything other than those 20 teams each season would compromise the sporting integrity (slight though it is) of the competition.This came out of a desire to see who would be generally reckoned as the biggest 20 English Football Clubs and therefore the ideal club line up for a premier league season. Sorry that it is the Daily Hell but it is an interesting table. Who would members of this forum regard as the best 20 team line up for the premier league. I was surprised to see Forest as low as 20th but then they have been outside of the premier league for a long time. In case anyone is interested I'm a West Ham fan. https://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/...an-united-1st-arsenal-2nd-daily-mail-graphic/
This came out of a desire to see who would be generally reckoned as the biggest 20 English Football Clubs and therefore the ideal club line up for a premier league season. Sorry that it is the Daily Hell but it is an interesting table. Who would members of this forum regard as the best 20 team line up for the premier league. I was surprised to see Forest as low as 20th but then they have been outside of the premier league for a long time. In case anyone is interested I'm a West Ham fan. https://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/...an-united-1st-arsenal-2nd-daily-mail-graphic/
A lad I know and a bunch of his mates are driving in a group of minibuses. They are stopping in Wroclaw tonight and heading on to Kiev tommoz. Another mate who actually lives in Madrid has got the train, don't think it is taking him quite as long, he is in Warsaw tonight.There's an article on the BBC web site telling the stories of the trips that some of the Liverpool fans are taking to get to Kiev.
One of them - Tom Whitehead, 22, from Heysham, Lancashire - says hat he's taking eight trainsto get from Lancaster to Kiev, via Paris, Frankfurt, Dresden, Krakow and Lviv. He bought all the tickets separately, it came to about £400 and takes four days - he set off on Tuesday. It doesn't say how he's getting back!
What do you reckon the ratio of Liverpool vs Real fans will be in the stadium 9?A lad I know and a bunch of his mates are driving in a group of minibuses. They are stopping in Wroclaw tonight and heading on to Kiev tommoz. Another mate who actually lives in Madrid has got the train, don't think it is taking him quite as long, he is in Warsaw tonight.
There will be thousands who don't support either team. It is always the case with high profile cup finals.What do you reckon the ratio of Liverpool vs Real fans will be in the stadium 9?
Is it likely to be 50/50? Or will some extra twelfth men find a way in?
It’s going to be quite some night.
What do you reckon the ratio of Liverpool vs Real fans will be in the stadium 9?
Is it likely to be 50/50? Or will some extra twelfth men find a way in?
It’s going to be quite some night.
How much does the winner and the losing finalist receive for reaching the final of the Champions League this season?
Did Juventus go through more qualifiers?Unless Paul means for the full participation over the course of the season. In which case it's around €90.8 million if winners or €86.3 million if runner up for Real Madrid. Or €87.8 million if winners or €83.3 million if runner up for Liverpool.
Interestingly, Juventus will receive more than both finalists.
Unless Paul means for the full participation over the course of the season. In which case it's around €90.8 million if winners or €86.3 million if runner up for Real Madrid. Or €87.8 million if winners or €83.3 million if runner up for Liverpool.
Interestingly, Juventus will receive more than both finalists.