*Official* English Football Season 2012-13

[Ikki]

Agree that EL can't get away from the fact that it is lower value title than the CL...but I've watched the football this year and many matches were better than the CL ones if I'm being honest.

 

[BoyBrumby]

The fact that this year's final was contested between two teams that were jettisoned into the competition because they weren't good enough to progress in the Champions League surely doesn't help its image either.

That's the worst thing about it, IMHO. Just adds to albatross it carries around with it as the tournament for losers; it's like the Egg & Spoon Race of Yurp.

IIRC when we made the Wafer Cup final in 2000 (**** you, fat Dave!!! ) the Arse and Galatasary were both similar demotees.

 

[The Sean]

Lewandowski's agent confirms that he's signing for Bayern. Sigh.

 

[Pothas]

Yeah it is just crap.

Falcao to Monaco looks like it is actually going to happen as well.

 

[sledger]

It's weird how two really high profile transfers can be just so unexciting.

 

[Pothas]

Money. I mean I know it has been like this for years but feels like it just getting even more depressingly obvious.

 

[sledger]

Yeah, it's becoming more of a case of who can out oil baron/super club one another these days.

At least neither of them are joining Man Utd or Chelsea though, I suppose.

 

[luckyeddie]

"A wild luckyeddie appears, *throws Masterball*"

You can tell I'm bored. Can't wait for the next football season to start - I'm even going over to Dublin to watch Derby in a friendly in July.

 

[Eds]

Money. I mean I know it has been like this for years but feels like it just getting even more depressingly obvious.

Harsh on Lewandowski, no? Bayern are quite obviously the best club team in the world and he plays in one of the areas of the pitch where they arguably don't have a world class player, as good as Mandzukic is.

 

[Pothas]

Oh I am not blaming the players at all, just find it all rather depressing.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Interesting how when only English clubs were backed by petro-chemical money Fatini was mentioning "financial doping" in his sleep. Now PSG & Monaco have the wedge to compete, not so much.

WAC he is.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Interesting how when only English clubs were backed by petro-chemical money Fatini was mentioning "financial doping" in his sleep. Now PSG & Monaco have the wedge to compete, not so much.

WAC he is.

He's a cheese eating surrender monkey what do you expect?

 

[Pothas]

Haha Kevin Phillips, never going to miss.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Ha, up the Palace!!

Rekindles one's faith in an interventionist deity.

 

[Pothas]

Congratulations Palace.

Can't really see any of the promoted sides adding much to the Premiership next year though, Holloway will do some fun press conferences but that is about it.

 

[sledger]

Hopefully Hull and Cardiff will go straight back down. Not fussed on Palace, but if I had to pick one I would like to stay up, I would pick them.

 

[GIMH]

No coincidence that Finn bowled that awesome bouncer shortly after Watford lost

 

[Furball]

Harsh on Lewandowski, no? Bayern are quite obviously the best club team in the world and he plays in one of the areas of the pitch where they arguably don't have a world class player, as good as Mandzukic is.

It's just ****ing annoying. Obviously Bayern are under no obligation to keep things competitive but signing the 2 best players from the one team that could challenge them at home and in Europe is just really annoying.

 

[Pothas]

Benitez confirmed as new Napoli manager then. Now we wait for the inevitable meeting with Chelsea in the Champions League next season.

 

[Nate]

Happy for Palace (and Jedinak).