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If such Atlantic league ever came about then I can imagine UEFA would put rules in place so the winners don't qualify for the CL. Therefore the clubs at this meeting would have to work out what is more beneficial, a weekly competitive league or staying put and hoping for qualification with the likes of Barca, Munich etc. It would really come down to what nations are involved, if the likes of the Dutch and Portuguese clubs could be swayed then it could only leave the CL league having the big boys from England, Germany, Spain and Italy along with champions from the likes of Romania, Bulgaria and Poland. That would see a huge gap in the CL group stages meaning UEFA would likely have to throw out the seedings rule and the rule that you cant play a team from the same FA.

Make the top flight 16 or 18 teams and another 4 or 6 clubs will get more TV exposure.

Great comeback and win for Bournemouth. Pundits were slamming the Swansea 5-4 Palace game as a poor standard of defending - yet I thought its brilliant entertainment as is 4-3 Bournemouth. Wonderful weekend results for Chelsea and Arsenal with a busy December schedule. Arsenal away to Man City in 2 weeks is massive. Annoyed I didn't get to the bookies in time to back 1-1 at Goodison. But that's Man Utd 13 points behind the leaders. A turnaround is always possible but Chelsea would need to have some blip.

Sanchez upfront is becoming a bit like Suarez. He could be even better, Arsenal need to give him a new contract now.

Remembering Dyer and Bowyer at Newcastle. Good win for Sheff Wed, ive always had a soft spot for them and hope they go up this season. Talk about a sleeping giant, they potentially have everything to be a top 8 club in England. They can get 40000 every week. The Championship is some league, it should be renamed and be Premier League 2 to give it some cash injection, its more competitive than the top flight. Leeds doing well which is also good to see, Swansea were silly to get rid of Monk. Its Villa first defeat for Steve Bruce but I still fancy them to get into the play offs. Newcastle 2 defeats in a row keeps it open at the top.

Wonder if Neilson wanted away because Levein was interfering. Its one thing being ambitious to go down south but the 3rd tier isn't a step up IMO considering he probably could get European football with Hearts.

Real nick a point in the last minute. Barca not clicking at the moment, 3 draws in a row. Still think they will win the league.

That would be a loss IMO. Waghorn should be in the starting XI. I know posters are saying Garner put in a good shift but I still dont see him doing the business week in week out.

Agree, I thought we were due to give someone a cuffing weeks ago but it just hasn't happened. As such Im happy with just getting 3 points in a game. Hearts will be interesting now they have lost Neilson, a good chance to give them a doing over.

Looking at his time at Liverpool with hindsight he is probably right that its the equivalent of Man Utd now. He went there after their domination period and couldn't win but a FA cup. You just wonder how long its going to take Man Utd to get over Ferguson. Cant see them waiting 26 years like Liverpool for a title but they didn't win a league for 26 years before Ferguson went there.

Nice win and its sweet to get one over Aberdeen. I just hope it wasn't a one off performance following Wednesday. Same again against Hearts please.

6 results out of 7, not to bad at all. Won 360 bucks out of it.

Why would you put Miller in midfield and that formation? Its nothing like how we should line up

Chelsea exposed Man Citys non defence. What a win for them. On to Arsenal....

How depressing is that. Halliday, Holt and Garner.

Come one the Teddys.......A reaction is a must today. Surely got to batter someone

John Brown is still embarrassing.

Well done Super Ally, what he does outside is up to him. Still a hero...but laudrup out done him in that stake.....

Agreed Steve but who else in the holding role??

Ok swap with McKay:thup:

Here's my tips for the weekend. Considering ive had a few decent returns lately of 650 and 580 bucks Im going to be putting a bet on a few games. Man City 1-1 Chelsea Palace 1-0 Southampton Stoke 2-0 Burnley Sunderland 1-0 Leicester Tottenham 4-0 Swansea West Brom 2-1 Watford West Ham 0-3 Arsenal Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool Everton 1-1 Man Utd Middlesbrough 1-0 Hull

Big game today. The players owe the fans a performance. Good preview. Considering I went to school in Aberdeen I know the hatred is vile. I remember being spat on and kicked as a 15 year old coming out of Pittodrie after Rangers won there by grown ups...mind you I was giving it the full Gers songs in the wrong end if you like - A lot of Gers fans used to sit in Section F of the main stand. I would like to see this but no chance MW will pick it: Foderingham Hodson Senderos Hill Wallace Halliday Waghorn Forrester Windass O'Hallaran Miller

I want the players to do their talking on the pitch this Saturday. We are due a good performance with 3 points.

Wind up or not in the OP it may be a bit valid. (Although I think saying we could still win the league would have been a more obvious wind up merchant). Expectations this season were based on last seasons good football and a semi final where we played extremely well. Assumptions kicked in that because we had a bit of a cash injection and 50000 sell outs every week that we could straight away be top 2. But after a mass overhaul of the squad just 3-4 months ago it doesn't quite work like that. Now for me we could be easily sitting second place if we changed tactics - this IMO is the reason we aren't sitting 2nd, its our own issues which have been discussed this week i.e. the formation isn't right. There is no doubt that when every team in this league play us its their cup final and re-union with the Ex wife that they love to hate - therefore they up there game 20%. So yes we are going to find games more challenging, but I still think overall there isn't much between half the teams in the top flight compared to the Championship. We seemed to have a better relationship with the teams outwith the SPL and was welcomed all over the country expect for when Hibs and Hearts dropped in and possible St Mirren. I said at the start of the season while Europa League would have been financially welcomed this season it would have hampered our league position. Can you imagine the current performances in Europe then going from Thursday to Sunday? It would possibly have cost us a league position or two. So for me this season is about solidarity and improvements - something the management and players have to get right starting on Saturday against Aberdeen who haven't won at Ibrox in a quart of a century. Judgement will be at the end of the season. If we was sitting around 7th right now then alarm bells should be ringing, but two good wins in the next 8 days puts us in a nice position. Second should be the target now with 3rd probably acceptable should there not be a big gap between 3rd and 2nd. If we ever get the Ashley issue sorted then further funds would flood in and then you could start talking about budgets.

Agree with much of that. The best centre half pairing has to be Hill and Senderos. The latters confidence is shot after his debut but he has done much more in his career that Kiernan and Wilson who are going backwards. Senderos just needs a run of games and he can adapt just like Hill did who started poorly first few games but started to come good. Hodson, Senderos, Hill and Wallace may be what is required for a few games at the back.