Scott7

1 hour ago, ChelseaBoy said:

From Football 365. 

UEFA reportedly offered the Premier League clubs who signed up for the Super League ‘significant’ money to withdraw from the breakaway competition.

Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal and Chelsea announced their intention to join the Super League on Sunday night, but have already withdrawn from the competition.

 

The outrage of the fans, pundits, players, managers, other clubs and stakeholders is thought to have been a major factor in their decision to back out and John W Henry claims the project would never have gone ahead without the support of the Liverpool fans.

 

But according to Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo (via Caughtoffside) there was another key factor in the U-turn from the Premier League six.

The report claims it wasn’t quite the righteous win for football we had hoped, with the six not reversing their decision due to ‘threats’ but because they were ‘offered a lot of money’. With the future of the Champions League and Europa League threatened, UEFA dug into their pockets for a solution.

Mundo Deportivo adds that the Spanish trio of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are seen as the ‘main enemy’ of UEFA and the money was not offered to those clubs.

If true the Spaniards must have a grounds for action against Uefa. Inducement to breach contract, perhaps.

That’s a lot of face painting. 

England will always have a viable domestic league. I wonder if the fourteen would accept a replacement giant from what may soon be a foreign country.

Chelsea 3-1 Brighton

‘Spurs 2-2 So’ton 

Villa 1-3City

Leicester 2-0 Baggies

5 hours ago, ian1964 said:

Klopp trying to work his ticket to parkhead to manage his boyhood heroes.

We know that compo is not a slave to the fiend intemperate but if he were, he would have a rather good Veuve Clicquot. The elite don’t sup on Buckfast.

City and ‘Spurs are the other two according to some reports.

celtic will of course be automatic entrants.

City buggered about too much. Serves them right.

I wonder if Kane would fit into a Guardiola team. He’d be better off at United.

Chelsea are the form team no doubt though the semi final was tedium. City need to find a new David Silva and get an Aguero style finisher. 

Late again.

Magpies 1-3 Hammers

Wolves 1-0 Blades

Gunners 2-0 Fulham

United 3-0 Burnley

Leeds 1-2 Scousers

Effy Cup:

Chelsea 2-0 City

Leicester 3-0 So’ton 

10 hours ago, ChelseaBoy said:

I always think Brian Clough was the ultimate turn a small club around

Only lasted the customary 44 days at Leeds. I knew he was in and out at Elland Road but I hadn’t realised it was the same period as Stein.

Clough was an excellent centre forward before a bad injury finished him. Saw him score two in a 6-6 draw in a friendly at Easter Road. Joe Baker got four for the Hibs.

That is excellent work. Thank you.

Some records have RC making his first appearance for City on 2 December 1893 at the age of sixteen years, two hundred and three days. Elgin didn’t join the Highland League until 1896 so in that respect the inscription is accurate.

1 hour ago, Gribz said:

I had no idea Stein even went to Leeds. Was this around the time Brian Clough went there for about 40 days or something like that

Correct. You’re a bit hard on Stein, though. He did 44 days.

I think Chelsea are going to win it.

Stein is a classic example. Won a cup at Dunfermline, changed Hibs into a football team and transformed a bunch of also-rans in the east end. Failed at Leeds but that wasn’t surprising in the circumstances. 
 

I wonder what Hibs would have achieved if he had stayed.

Good player, Roofe, but for various reasons frequently unavailable.

The Albion storming up towards second bottom.

17 hours ago, compo said:

Scott7 has still to put on his forecasts 

I was waiting for the results. I would have been wrong about Fulham v Wolves. Relegation seems settled now. Disappointed about the three going done. There are others I would have preferred and the likely replacements aren’t electrifying. 
 

May as well have a go at the rest of the card:

City 2-1 Leeds

Liverpool 3-0 Villa

Palace 0-2 Chelsea

Burnley 1-0 Mags

Hammers 2-1 Leicester

Hotspur 2-2 United 

Blades 0-2 Gunners

Baggies 2-1 So’ton 

Brighton 2-1 Everton

50 minutes ago, Bluedell said:

Look at the year Steaua won

Another team got to a final by way of Nantes, Vojvodina and Dukla (whether Prague or Pumpherston) probably not much different.

On 06/04/2021 at 15:51, MacK1950 said:

No doubt she will cow tow to UEFA

A more common spelling is “kow tow” but I’d say that this time you are 100% right.

9 hours ago, Gonzo79 said:

Is this a teuchter thing

North east mafia.

1 hour ago, MacK1950 said:

Sorry that can't be on no matter who their manager is.This would drag us down to the lowest of the low and that is not us.

Nothing to do with their manager. Vengeful tribalism. On this occasion, ignore me, Mack.

9 hours ago, 26th of foot said:

 

Of course, I don't want to jinx it; however, Paul's results have been poor : Alloa lost 7-0, Dundee lost 4-0 and, Falkirk succumbed 4-1. 

A seven goal victory might do, I suppose but I want more. I want to see Cove humiliated. No plucky lower league nonsense. No consolation goal at the end. Make them change in the bus and no cup of tea at half-time either. If Rangers don’t dish out a good trouncing Mr Gerrard may have questions to answer. 

Shoulda gone to Dubai.

The Presidents of Real and Bayern will be on the ‘phone to one another to coordinate a response to this. 
 

Do Cove have permission to use Rangers’ logo?