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*Official* English Football Season 2011-12

GIMH

GIMH

Norwood's on Fire
Ikki said:
The few times he's played for 'Pool there this season he was actually very good. His crossing to Carroll was wonderful as well. I think with Kenny resting him the last few weeks he has basically prepared himself for the Euros.

Anyway, was thinking about the Europa league and IMO they should give a qualifying spot to the winner for the Champions league. I know people think it would devalue the comp but everyone already knows that the CL > EL. This way, every team will try far harder to win IMO.
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I agree. Have said it before, not on here but. Would add prestige.
 
GIMH

GIMH

Norwood's on Fire
I also think the CL winner should get a nationless spot, what I mean by that is the team who wins qualifies and then that coUntry gets their usual allocation on top.

I could be wrong but I think this might have happened back when only the champs qualified. Certainly, there were two English teams in it a few times in the late 70s and early 80s.
 
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Pothas

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Agree regards the Europa thing, whole tournament should be knockout as well I think, would cut down the number of games and make the whole thing a lot more fun.
 
cpr

cpr

International Coach
GIMH said:
I could be wrong but I think this might have happened back when only the champs qualified. Certainly, there were two English teams in it a few times in the late 70s and early 80s.
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They did, hence how Forest won it twice despite only winning the league once
 
Jarquis

Jarquis

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Andy Townsend in that Milner/Terry clip. Remind me why everyone thinks he's a moron again?
 
Furball

Furball

Evil Scotsman
GIMH said:
I also think the CL winner should get a nationless spot, what I mean by that is the team who wins qualifies and then that coUntry gets their usual allocation on top.

I could be wrong but I think this might have happened back when only the champs qualified. Certainly, there were two English teams in it a few times in the late 70s and early 80s.
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That happens for all bar the top 3 ranked nations. UEFA's rules are that a country can have no more than 4 entrants, so if a team from Italy won it but failed to finish in the top 3 then there wouldn't be a problem.
 
BoyBrumby

BoyBrumby

Englishman
sledger said:
Arsenal confirm assistant manager Pat Rice will leave at end of season, with Steve Bould to replace him - Telegraph

Will seem a bit weird for a while. Pat is pretty much synonymous with Wenger.
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What a servant he's been. Kind of bloke who, if you cut him in half, you'd expect to see "Arsenal" written through him like a stick of rock.

Hope it is just a well-earned retirement & nothing more sinister.

Telegraph's all over the place with Stevie's stats tho:

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The 49-year-old made 72 appearances for the club as a player between 1998 and 1999, winning three league titles, two FA Cups, a League Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1994.
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Just 72 games in two years, during which he won three titles & a CWC four years before he joined.
 
sledger

sledger

Spanish_Vicente
Steve Morrow iirc.

Edit: according to wiki it was actually the FA Cup Semi-Final, and he missed the final itself as a result of the injury haha.
 
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GIMH

GIMH

Norwood's on Fire
Reckon wiki is wrong but no doubt Brumby will confirm. I reckon it was the League Cup Final which was not long before the FA Cup Final that season.
 
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