Guest Chocolate Teapot Posted 25 June 2021 Posted 25 June 2021 3 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: fair play to them. We’re the same. Hes got a release clause id bet. Villa trying to offer him a new deal without one. Villa fan or not its his big chance to play champions league. Villa fans won't accept it but this suits all parties IMO.
BenTheFox Posted 25 June 2021 Posted 25 June 2021 33 minutes ago, Koke said: Mixed reaction to scrapping away goals rule. Managers of 'elite' clubs moan about the busy schedule enough. Can you imagine what they'll be like withe more games going to extra time?
Duquesne Whistle Posted 25 June 2021 Posted 25 June 2021 31 minutes ago, Koke said: Mixed reaction to scrapping away goals rule. It's a bit of a tough one. The away goals rule has led to some absolutely classic cup ties in Europe. Time moves on though and those types of 2nd leg, away goals classics will be replaced by extra time ones I suppose. I'm not sure which'll prove to be better, but, ultimately, I find 30 minutes extra quite boring most of the time. More often than not, neither team seems to really go for it. There's obviously been some great exceptions. Penalties after extra time never seems particularly satisfactory either, but they can't play all night.
RowlattsFox Posted 25 June 2021 Posted 25 June 2021 For a neutral away goals haven't been too bad I don't think, but I'd hate to be club going out on that rule. Extra times are a waste of time, I don't know stats but most go to penalties anyway. Removed it because home teams were worried about conceding away goals in the first leg. But now makes the away team more likely to sit back and play for the 0-0. Also on Grealish, there is no way Man City sign Kane and Grealish this summer for that kind of money is there?
Duquesne Whistle Posted 25 June 2021 Posted 25 June 2021 9 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said: For a neutral away goals haven't been too bad I don't think, but I'd hate to be club going out on that rule. Extra times are a waste of time, I don't know stats but most go to penalties anyway. Removed it because home teams were worried about conceding away goals in the first leg. But now makes the away team more likely to sit back and play for the 0-0. Also on Grealish, there is no way Man City sign Kane and Grealish this summer for that kind of money is there? Agree regarding extra time. Footballs teams will always find a cagey way of playing, whatever the rules. Again, I agree that 1st legs may not get the improvement UEFA are looking for with this rule change. For as long as Man City continue to fail in the Champions league, they'll continue with their scattergun approach to transfers. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see them sign Kane and Grealish. At one point, they signed about 2 complete defences over an 18 month period, none of them bargain basement buys.
Leicester_Loyal Posted 25 June 2021 Posted 25 June 2021 Said for a while that Grealish would end up at Man City, english and home grown as well.
Popular Post Xen Posted 25 June 2021 Popular Post Posted 25 June 2021 Ditched their previous sponsor-to-be (a shady Asian betting firm with very questionable marketing), and swapped it for a local British* company (NOT a betting firm!) that actually matches their club colours as well. Talk about an upgrade, their fans must be very happy. 13
KrefelderFox666 Posted 25 June 2021 Posted 25 June 2021 2 hours ago, urban.spaceman said: fair play to them. We’re the same. According to one of his family members (used to play in a football team with him), the contract with Man City is long signed. Would assume they signed it before the EUROs but will keep quiet until England are finished.
AjcW Posted 25 June 2021 Posted 25 June 2021 43 minutes ago, Xen said: Ditched their previous sponsor-to-be (a shady Asian betting firm with very questionable marketing), and swapped it for a local British* company (NOT a betting firm!) that actually matches their club colours as well. Talk about an upgrade, their fans must be very happy. Yeah.... almost like the whole thing was an elaborate 3 way PR stunt....
BenTheFox Posted 25 June 2021 Posted 25 June 2021 1 hour ago, Xen said: Ditched their previous sponsor-to-be (a shady Asian betting firm with very questionable marketing), and swapped it for a local British* company (NOT a betting firm!) that actually matches their club colours as well. Talk about an upgrade, their fans must be very happy. I do like the Norwich badge you know.
ealingfox Posted 25 June 2021 Posted 25 June 2021 Not a fan of away goals personally as I think they're given too much weight as a consequence. Keeping a clean sheet away from home is arguably just as good so I feel its a bit shit for a team to lose 1-3 at home, then win 0-2 in the second leg and go out. However I do understand the arguments in favour. As a compromise I've always suggested that away goals should only come into play if both games in the tie were draws.
KrefelderFox666 Posted 25 June 2021 Posted 25 June 2021 10 minutes ago, ealingfox said: Not a fan of away goals personally as I think they're given too much weight as a consequence. Keeping a clean sheet away from home is arguably just as good so I feel its a bit shit for a team to lose 1-3 at home, then win 0-2 in the second leg and go out. However I do understand the arguments in favour. As a compromise I've always suggested that away goals should only come into play if both games in the tie were draws. As with many things there is an argument either way. Personally, I think it has served its purpose recently because teams were setting up to not conceed at home and away teams who had got a clean sheet at home would shut up shop away knowing that one goal means two required from the home team (and them therefore having to open up more). I always preferred to play at home first with the away goal rule. Get a solid start and keep a clean sheet, go away and get a goal and you would be 2 goals up at least.
Torten Posted 25 June 2021 Posted 25 June 2021 I wasn’t really bothered about the away goals rule until realising that if a game goes to extra time, the away side playing have an extra 30 minutes to score a more valuable goal than the other team. It is literally unfair.
KrefelderFox666 Posted 25 June 2021 Posted 25 June 2021 7 minutes ago, Torten said: I wasn’t really bothered about the away goals rule until realising that if a game goes to extra time, the away side playing have an extra 30 minutes to score a more valuable goal than the other team. It is literally unfair. That's another thing with it. You could argue they are disadvantaged as playing 30 mins more away from home but less of a disadvantage than having to score one more goal than the away team.
Corky Posted 25 June 2021 Posted 25 June 2021 Benitez to Everton is just hilarious. It's as though their owners can't stand the fans. He'll play similar football to Ancelotti whilst having a huge past with their greatest rivals and making disparaging comments about them previously. Plus there are questions as to whether he's a top manager any more. He'll be on a huge amount of money, spending a huge amount of money with barely any backing in the ground and will get a better reception at Anfield than Goodison Park. Bonkers.
Finnegan Posted 25 June 2021 Posted 25 June 2021 3 hours ago, Xen said: Ditched their previous sponsor-to-be (a shady Asian betting firm with very questionable marketing), and swapped it for a local British* company (NOT a betting firm!) that actually matches their club colours as well. Talk about an upgrade, their fans must be very happy. Chinese*
Koke Posted 25 June 2021 Posted 25 June 2021 41 minutes ago, Torten said: I wasn’t really bothered about the away goals rule until realising that if a game goes to extra time, the away side playing have an extra 30 minutes to score a more valuable goal than the other team. It is literally unfair. Had they scrapped the extra time away goal unfairness I'd been happy with the away goal rule. I'm not bothered either way. But the away team getting an extra 30 mins to score an away goal is farcical
weller54 Posted 25 June 2021 Posted 25 June 2021 Does Nuno Espirito translate to No Spirit?.. ... perfectly suited to The Spuds 😂😂
The People's Hero Posted 25 June 2021 Posted 25 June 2021 3 hours ago, Xen said: Ditched their previous sponsor-to-be (a shady Asian betting firm with very questionable marketing), and swapped it for a local British* company (NOT a betting firm!) that actually matches their club colours as well. Talk about an upgrade, their fans must be very happy. Whilst Lotus have a presence in Norfolk and I believe is still headquartered there; it is definitely Chinese owned. I agree its an upgrade though and a nice touch.
foxile5 Posted 25 June 2021 Posted 25 June 2021 19 minutes ago, The People's Hero said: Whilst Lotus have a presence in Norfolk and I believe is still headquartered there; it is definitely Chinese owned. I agree its an upgrade though and a nice touch. Like like they've got the old ACAB cunningly hidden in their their logo. Bravo.
Carl the Llama Posted 25 June 2021 Posted 25 June 2021 6 minutes ago, foxile5 said: Like like they've got the old ACAB cunningly hidden in their their logo. Bravo. *CCAB Collectively Cops Are Bad?
foxile5 Posted 25 June 2021 Posted 25 June 2021 4 minutes ago, Carl the Llama said: *CCAB Collectively Cops Are Bad? Yeah that's even better.
Carl the Llama Posted 25 June 2021 Posted 25 June 2021 1 minute ago, foxile5 said: Yeah that's even better. It actually is, has a bit of nuance. For some reason my fingers really wanted to spell that as newance so I'm typing it in a sentence to satisfy the craving. Newance newance newance. 1
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