deep blue Posted 9 February 2021 Posted 9 February 2021 Given our model, of which buying rough diamonds is becoming a significant part, I think it's essential that any manager we look at in the near future must be one who is very good at developing players.
filbertway Posted 9 February 2021 Posted 9 February 2021 1 hour ago, peach0000 said: The odd thing about this is that it happened in like the 94th minute and was overturned. The decision didn't even have any impact on anything. Tell that to my fantasy team! 1 1
StanSP Posted 9 February 2021 Posted 9 February 2021 1 hour ago, howie said: Arsenal's home game against benfica has been switched to Athens we play them 3 days after so hopefully the travelling can knacker them They're playing in Rome, not Athens. Man Utd to play in Juventus' stadium for their game against Real Sociedad.
Bob Farley Posted 9 February 2021 Posted 9 February 2021 2 hours ago, peach0000 said: The odd thing about this is that it happened in like the 94th minute and was overturned. The decision didn't even have any impact on anything. It effected my FPL points 😂
howie Posted 9 February 2021 Posted 9 February 2021 16 minutes ago, StanSP said: They're playing in Rome, not Athens. Man Utd to play in Juventus' stadium for their game against Real Sociedad. The away tie is in Rome, their home leg is in Athens 1
lnkstern Posted 9 February 2021 Posted 9 February 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, howie said: The away tie is in Rome, their home leg is in Athens Last I heard Juventus and their stadium were in Turin... Edit: To clarify, Man U plays in Turin first leg. Edited 9 February 2021 by lnkstern
casablancas Posted 9 February 2021 Posted 9 February 2021 51 minutes ago, deep blue said: Given our model, of which buying rough diamonds is becoming a significant part, I think it's essential that any manager we look at in the near future must be one who is very good at developing players. Would Thomas Frank be worth a punt? 2
howie Posted 9 February 2021 Posted 9 February 2021 4 minutes ago, lnkstern said: Last I heard Juventus and their stadium were in Turin... Correct. We were talking about Arsenal v Benfica. One game is in Rome the other leg is in Athens. Makes a lot of sense 1
lnkstern Posted 9 February 2021 Posted 9 February 2021 1 minute ago, howie said: Correct. We were talking about Arsenal v Benfica. One game is in Rome the other leg is in Athens. Makes a lot of sense Yes, corrected my post. I am apparently unable to follow a conversation. 1
StanSP Posted 10 February 2021 Posted 10 February 2021 Chelsea going to Bucharest instead of Madrid for their tie with Atletico in a couple of weeks time
ealingfox Posted 10 February 2021 Posted 10 February 2021 15 hours ago, howie said: Arsenal's home game against benfica has been switched to Athens we play them 3 days after so hopefully the travelling can knacker them 13 hours ago, howie said: Correct. We were talking about Arsenal v Benfica. One game is in Rome the other leg is in Athens. Makes a lot of sense 2 minutes ago, StanSP said: Chelsea going to Bucharest instead of Madrid for their tie with Atletico in a couple of weeks time This all sounds absurd. 1
Sol thewall Bamba Posted 10 February 2021 Posted 10 February 2021 30 minutes ago, ealingfox said: This all sounds absurd. Yep. Make two squads and the full entourage travel instead of one. How is that less of a risk? I get the travel bans ect but surely neutral venues are more of a risk. 1
SuperMike Posted 10 February 2021 Posted 10 February 2021 Chilwell obviously learned nothing from the experience of Danny Drinkwater. Not to worry, Ben, you'll probably get a game against Barnsley tomorrow!
KFS Posted 10 February 2021 Posted 10 February 2021 14 minutes ago, DanNDH88 said: Thoughts on this then? The man is regularly tested and is in a controlled environment. Guess the counter argument is Salah’s brother’s infamous wedding and the fact it would be one rule for the rich etc ...
CosbehFox Posted 10 February 2021 Posted 10 February 2021 2 hours ago, ealingfox said: This all sounds absurd. What’s more absurd is that a Norwegian club are going to play a German club in Spain as well
RowlattsFox Posted 10 February 2021 Posted 10 February 2021 Yeah the travelling around different countries for games is ridiculous. Obviously countries don't want to be seen to making exemptions to travel rules for sports, but surely common sense would allow it to happen with regular testing, bubbles on their visits etc. The clubs are having contact with the same people whether they are in Madrid, Athens or Budapest surely? The only concern i can thin off is teams staying in hotels etc but surely that is manageable? I wonder if we'd try and use Leuven if situation arose in future rounds? Can definitely see them trying to get through another round and maybe trying to have a similar end to last years tournaments.
Simonb Posted 10 February 2021 Posted 10 February 2021 1 minute ago, RowlattsFox said: Yeah the travelling around different countries for games is ridiculous. Obviously countries don't want to be seen to making exemptions to travel rules for sports, but surely common sense would allow it to happen with regular testing, bubbles on their visits etc. The clubs are having contact with the same people whether they are in Madrid, Athens or Budapest surely? The only concern i can thin off is teams staying in hotels etc but surely that is manageable? I wonder if we'd try and use Leuven if situation arose in future rounds? Can definitely see them trying to get through another round and maybe trying to have a similar end to last years tournaments. The stupid thing about this is, surely there is a way to make every game a neutral so no one gains an advantage Therefore, just play one leg and reduce fixture congestion for everyone? 1
KingsX Posted 10 February 2021 Posted 10 February 2021 20 minutes ago, Simonb said: The stupid thing about this is, surely there is a way to make every game a neutral so no one gains an advantage Therefore, just play one leg and reduce fixture congestion for everyone? Sorry mate, it's about making sure that TV money makes it from the broadcasters' accounts into UEFA's. The competition, and the impact on the teams involved, is secondary. 2
peach0000 Posted 10 February 2021 Posted 10 February 2021 1 hour ago, DanNDH88 said: I thought the travel restrictions on entering Germany was just for foreign nationals surely Klopp would be fine.
Popular Post Fox92 Posted 10 February 2021 Popular Post Posted 10 February 2021 1 hour ago, DanNDH88 said: Probably explains why he's been more aggressive than usual with the media. People never know what is going on behind the closed doors of sport. 5
Simonb Posted 10 February 2021 Posted 10 February 2021 46 minutes ago, KingsX said: Sorry mate, it's about making sure that TV money makes it from the broadcasters' accounts into UEFA's. The competition, and the impact on the teams involved, is secondary. Yea I know that, but it's just stupid... governments shouldn't allow it ... managed to change it all around last year to be played in a week, so surely they can just reduce to one game a month I get it though, money talks
LCFCJ Posted 10 February 2021 Posted 10 February 2021 On 24/07/2020 at 15:35, Stadt said: I think we’ll be closer to bottom. That’s not outrageous doom mongering, I just think we won’t be able to add to our squad in a way we would have hoped pre covid. We’ll have extra games and we look really leggy currently, it’s not as if the players are going to come back completely rejuvenated like they would over a regular preseason. We’ll be better than our current form because we have so many missing but I think mid table and possibly lower mid table is more realistic next season, all things considered.
Stadt Posted 10 February 2021 Posted 10 February 2021 6 minutes ago, LCFCJ said: Perhaps was a bit doom monger-y but I think we're probably only a Tielemans or Maddison injury away from a collapse again. We've got at least 18 games left this season and I'd expect it to be more like 20 or 22+ with a bit of a threadbare squad.
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