dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Okay I am crying now.
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***Official*** English Football Season 2020-21
- Thread starter Lillian Thomson
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wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Following LT's recommendation, I watched the Scottish Cup Final yesterday. Great achievement for St Johnstone, but both sides would struggle in the Championship
grecian
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yeah the quality has nose-dived, fair few Exeter players that were released have done okay up there, think most of them would struggle in Division 3 or 4.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Vintage Rodgers choke-job.
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
That was really enjoyable considering. Newcastle 12th - 5 year contract for Bruce.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
The same thing happens in the Europa League. Group winners get to the last 16, playoff round is the 8 runners up vs 3rd place in the Champions League.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
I saw a stat (I'm going by memory which means the numbers might not be quite right but the general point remains) that Leicester have been in the top 4 for something like 68 out of the last 71 games but have failed to qualify for the Champions League twice.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
No **** given the lack of money in the game up here.
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
I know and I don’t like it. Winning the Europa League if you start in it is great, but if Manure win it this season it just has the feel of a booby prize.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Spent the most time in the top 4 of any club this season and still didn't qualify
Furball
Evil Scotsman
First time he's scored twice off the bench since his debut, which feels quite poetic.
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
Nice cosy day for the Puddle aside from the first 20 minutes.
I don’t know how the table stood when Poch took over but PGS not winning the league would be a good end to the day.
I don’t know how the table stood when Poch took over but PGS not winning the league would be a good end to the day.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah, I know. What I don't understand is how the talent pool has dried up so much that we don't have many Scottish footballers in the EPL. Showing my age, there was a time 40 years ago when a composite UK team would have included Hansen, Souness, Dalglish and Robertson as automatic picks. Plus another handful who would have genuinely been competing for a place in said starting XI. And a similar point could have been made throughout the 1970s and 1960s too. Doubtless this has been discussed elsewhere, but why does Scotland not produce that calibre of players nowadays? Or is it simply the lack of money that puts talented youngsters off even trying to make a career out of the game?